Hmmm.. sorry all, but I find Susan to be the strongest voice in the podcasts as well. She certainly isn't mean or emasculating, though, she's just with very definite opinion and stance, and everyone else obviously has a high level of respect for her. You can just tell that there's a general feeling of "when Susan speaks, we listen" even if that is because to not do so would mean being subject to an endless parade of cute animal pictures as punishment.
I'd also say that Bladerunner is better then the book it's based on (as is Minority Report. another of Dick's stories). While "Do Adroids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Bladerunner's source material) is actually very good too, the movie tackles pretty much the same material but in a different way and, with all of the perfectly crafted visual spectcle and perfect casting, it only enhances would was originally there. Both great in their own ways but if I had to choose, I'd take the movie.
I also found The Running Man to be much better than the original book.. but I've also got a soft spot for early Arnold movies.
As soon as I heard the question get raised, this is exactly the answer I came up with too.. and I have read the book. The movie is way better than the book in almost every way imaginable and, honestly, if I had read the book before seeing the movie, I probably wouldn't have bothered going to see the movie.bravetoaster said:This may be cheating, as I've not read the book (nor will I ever--I could barely stand reading part of the preview on Amazon), but the film DRIVE is... infinitely better than the book.
I'd also say that Bladerunner is better then the book it's based on (as is Minority Report. another of Dick's stories). While "Do Adroids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (Bladerunner's source material) is actually very good too, the movie tackles pretty much the same material but in a different way and, with all of the perfectly crafted visual spectcle and perfect casting, it only enhances would was originally there. Both great in their own ways but if I had to choose, I'd take the movie.
I also found The Running Man to be much better than the original book.. but I've also got a soft spot for early Arnold movies.