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Originally Posted by panerd
Flow my Tears, The Policeman Said.
Though when I searched a second ago to see if it was a movie already it looks like somebody has the rights just hasn't made the movie. Anything of Phillip Dick's really could be an outstanding adaptation.
Blade Runner: A+
Total Recall: A
Minority Report: A
Next: B-
Adjustment Bureau: B
Scanner Darkly: Never saw the movie but now will have to check it out.
Man in the High Castle: The tv series isn't my cup of tea especaily when they decided to make it multiple seasons but I think it is one of Amazon Prime's big hits.
Electric Dreams: Seemed to try too hard to be Black Mirror. Some great episodes, some misses. (I admit too that I am not familiar with most of the source material as it is from his short stories and not his books, sort of like Stephen King's Night Shift)
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I'd love to see Flow My Tears made. He had a short story I read as a teen about robots that were supposed to be helping mankind but had basically been programmed wrong and were destroying them and forcing people underground - can't remember the title, but I think it's influenced a lot of different stories. I'll be watching a random sci fi movie or a Black Mirror episode and it makes me think back to it. Even watching Wall-E a few months ago made me think back to it.
I saw A Scanner Darkly when it was released and from memory it was a pretty straight adaptation with a funky animation style. It was I think the first PKD book I ever read, and I enjoyed it, but I haven't watched it again since.
A non PKD story I'd love to see done again and pretend the initial horrible adaptation never happened would be The Dark Tower.