3!

dude, i want one

are they up for grabs or a promo thing?

7/15/2006 5:54:23 PM

They didn't send us many, so I'm still figuring out what I want to do with them. We do have a shitload of buttons and temporary tattoos, though. I think the posters are all gone.

7/15/2006 5:56:11 PM

I stole a poster.

But dude, LIVESTRONG BRACELETS?! That's even too emo for me.

7/15/2006 6:01:43 PM

Hopefully that won't red x.

7/15/2006 6:03:27 PM

They should've just handed out little red caplets.

7/15/2006 7:39:39 PM

I'm assuming the customers have brought their own.

I was really hoping for the big reveal to be that D doesn't do anything, a la Supercool in UCB. I mean, everybody in the film is so fucked up on other stuff...it wasn't an impossible outcome.

7/15/2006 7:44:56 PM

I knew I forgot to bring something.

7/15/2006 7:46:52 PM

My migraine pills look like that.

omg drugz lol

7/15/2006 7:48:08 PM

this was awesome

I need to rewatch it though because I am a bit confused

7/15/2006 10:46:57 PM

The people I was with kept saying that, but what is there to be confused about?

7/15/2006 11:03:30 PM

I thought this movie was great. Hilarious at points. Didn't think it was too confusing, but I can see why some would think so.

Spookyjon.... if there is a way I can get a hold of one of those Desertion arm bands, let me know.

I'm sure there are plenty of posters or whatever I might be able to get a hold of for you.

7/16/2006 8:20:34 AM

What a lousy movie.

7/16/2006 12:50:14 PM

i enjoyed it

7/16/2006 1:22:12 PM

robert downy jr was amazing in this movie

7/17/2006 12:53:57 AM

Yeah, who ever thought Robert Downey Jr. of all people could play a drug addict.

7/17/2006 1:10:53 AM

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"Yeah, who ever thought Robert Downey Jr. of all people could play a drug addict."

hahah fucking damn, haahahahah

7/17/2006 1:25:45 AM

Rory Cochrane was my personal favorite. <3

7/17/2006 1:27:33 AM

I was so glad when he died. I thought it meant I'd never have to see him on screen again.

7/17/2006 2:11:42 AM

omg i am NEVER doing drugs again

i thought the movie was ok

7/17/2006 11:00:10 PM

No, silly, you say "omg i am NEVER doing drugs again" after things like Requiem for a Dream.

D was actually kinda lame. The withdrawal looked much worse than being on the drug.

Anyway, this isn't my favorite Linklater movie by any means, but it was decent enough.

7/17/2006 11:23:18 PM

I thought D looked rather unappealing after seeing what it did to Freck, not to mention making Arctor a retard

7/17/2006 11:26:59 PM

Well Arctor wasn't really a shell until after rehab.

But yeah, imaginary bugs would probably suck- I forgot about that.

7/17/2006 11:38:34 PM

he wasn't a shell until after rehab, but he was clearly having some problems with the basic cognitive tests before he got shipped off to new path

7/17/2006 11:40:19 PM

Well I saw the sheep, too.

7/17/2006 11:46:48 PM

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"No, silly, you say "omg i am NEVER doing drugs again" after things like Requiem for a Dream. "

notice my rolly eyes

7/18/2006 1:07:38 AM

notice my

7/18/2006 8:49:22 AM

I <3 galaxy

7/18/2006 9:19:32 AM

This movie was retarded.

7/18/2006 9:34:18 AM

care to elaborate?

7/18/2006 10:05:20 AM

No not really.

I honestly don't want to waste any more words to describe the 2 or so hours of my life burned.

I'm a big RDJr. fan though.

7/18/2006 10:11:47 AM

great expectations

7/18/2006 10:17:26 AM

^^

well, i guess your opinion will have the weight it deserves

...

it was a pretty ok movie, a little trippy.

I would definitely go see it.

7/18/2006 10:18:50 AM

It was only "trippy" because it was rotoscoped.

It's the old "use gimmick visuals to make up for a lack of depth" trick that filmmakers are so popular of.

7/18/2006 10:33:29 AM

sure

7/18/2006 10:35:34 AM

Then do tell, what exactly was trippy?

The complete lack of emotional investment in the well-being of the characters?

The complete lack of common sense by the protagonist?

Or the fact that everyone was just seeing shit?

7/18/2006 10:43:50 AM

All three of those things, sure.

7/20/2006 10:11:29 AM

i saw it.

very odd.

7/20/2006 10:47:54 AM

I think the trailer is very misleading. Also while watch this, it seemed like there were a lot of scenes that had a false sense of importance placed on them, but they weren't significant at all. I think if you just take it for a drug movie, it's great.

7/20/2006 10:50:55 AM

Like I said, just a dumb movie.

7/20/2006 10:54:31 AM

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"I think if you just take it for a drug movie, it's great."

No, a great drug movie is Requiem for a Dream. A Scanner Darkly is a shitty drug movie because at no point do you feel any kind of connection to any of the characters, which is pretty integral to the genre.

Then again, you're never going to get good results in a movie where:
A) It hinges around a drug they never tell you much at all about (Oh no! It's D!!!1)
B) Relies on uninteresting characters
C) Doesn't go anywhere

[Edited on July 20, 2006 at 12:05 PM. Reason : .]

7/20/2006 12:05:17 PM

Not every film has to be a character-driven story. As with many of Linklater's films, the real story is the society, the interactions between characters, and not the characters themselves. That may not interest everybody. It's interesting to me.

7/20/2006 12:29:24 PM

I thought it was very average. The long diatribes get old fast when there's really no substance to the plot. Just alot of talking just to sound deep.

7/20/2006 1:05:01 PM

Ehh whatever.

I prefer a storyline to go with my movies.

7/20/2006 1:28:41 PM

Quote :

"Not every film has to be a character-driven story. As with many of Linklater's films, the real story is the society, the interactions between characters, and not the characters themselves. That may not interest everybody. It's interesting to me."

The movie only gives passive references to how society is affected, while at the same time showing a world which seems be exactly the same. They talk about how D is this massive problem and yet the only real time they show that society has changed is when they nab the guy off the streets. Otherwise, it seems to be business as usual.

And I fail to see how you can say the real story is the interaction between characters, when all of the characters are amazingly one dimensional.

7/20/2006 1:41:09 PM

the redhead 18 year old working at the theater winked at me

7/20/2006 2:17:49 PM

Quote :

"I prefer a storyline to go with my movies."

Yeah, that's most people. It's easy to hate this movie, but I think it could've been a lot worse.

7/20/2006 2:20:44 PM

Yes. It could have had a shitty storyline instead of none whatsoever.

7/20/2006 4:43:22 PM

phil dick

7/20/2006 6:43:24 PM

this movie was great

4.5 / 5 stars

tons of twists -- lots of humor

good message, no preaching

Quote :

"A) It hinges around a drug they never tell you much at all about (Oh no! It's D!!!1) B) Relies on uninteresting characters C) Doesn't go anywhere "

a. we know a hit ton about D, we know how it damages the brain, we know what it does, and where it comes from, and how addictive it is, who funds it, how many people are effected. maybe you just have no memory

b. all characters are highly complex

c. there are twists, and plenty of progress and paradigm shifts


[Edited on July 21, 2006 at 4:56 AM. Reason : this is not a drug movie, its about the scanner, and the future of drugs]

7/21/2006 4:53:17 AM

Quote :

"effected"

7/21/2006 8:44:54 AM