A Scanner Darkly (2006)

My Collection, Part 1 - Animation (60 movies items)

"This is a unique animation intended for adult viewers. The style of the animation is very unique, and it is presented very well. Audiences are brought into the dystopian future world, and Robert Downey Jr is a welcome addition to voice acting. A really interesting movie that is well worth a watch."

Watched in 2013 with Commentary (57 movies items)

" First viewing Note: I had to watch this movie for a homework project and I knew nothing about this movie until I saw it. I thought it was a really cool movie and the animation was really neat. I do wish that they make more movies like this, but I guess this be a type of film that you will see once in a decade or two. The characters in this movie were well done and I thought the acting was pretty good. I do feel like the third act of the movie felt very rushed. Overall, it was a really cool mo"

Writer/Director: Richard Linklater (6 movies items)

"A Scanner Darkly borrows from Philip K. Dick's novel by the same name. It follows Bob Arctor as he struggles with his sense of identity and purpose. The plot also involves the attempt to find the source of a drug called Substance-D. Many of Philip K. Dick's novels feature characters that are tortured and damaged. This is highlighted very well in the movie. Although in this movie, much of that damage is due to the abuse of Substance-D. I'm sure you noticed that a similar rotoscoping technique"

My Film Collection (329 movies items)

"Everybody slept on this one. Too bizarre for most people but I like it alot."

The 10 Films that I want a sequel for (10 movies items)

" A Scanner Darkly has a lot of great ideas hanging with it. Along with it's bitter-sweet open ending, I would like to see what happens to Arctor and whether or not he recovers from rehab and see if the drug distributor disguised as a rehabilitation clinic would be dealt with. I'd like to see and explore more of this dystopian world and focus more on how the drug epidemic affects society, not just on individual characters. "

Watched in 2013 (142 movies items)

"Positiivinen yllätys. Onnistuu säilyttämään kiinnostuksen ja pistää ajattelemaan. Myös animaatioratkaisu alun totuttelun jälkeen paljastuu ainoaksi oikeaksi ratkaisuksi eikä elokuvaa voisi edes kuvitella millään muulla tavalla toteutettuna. Mahtava elokuva. Alkuperäinen romaani ei itselleni ole tuttu, mutta tämän jälkeen pitänee se hankkia käsiini ennemmin tai myöhemmin."

Most Anticipated Films - 2006 (35 movies items)

"Result: #77 on "Best Films of 2006" list. "