Posted on 04/14/2012 10:52:26 AM PDT by Perdogg
After three days of what is becoming a new trend in Hollywood advertising – trailers for a trailer – Apple.com unveiled the first official teaser for time travel movie “Looper.” The action flick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and is directed and written by Rian Johnson, who introduced the film in three vignettes that counted down to Thursday’s preview release.
(Excerpt) Read more at herocomplex.latimes.com ...
I wonder if this movie is based on the P.K. Dick short story “The Skull”.
“what is becoming a new trend in Hollywood advertising”
Um, no. Teaser trailers have been around since FDR was in short pants (and could walk).
“I wonder if this movie is based on the P.K. Dick short story ‘The Skull’.”
Probably, they’ve adapted every other damn story of his, some more than once. Except the best one, that I’ve read anyway (The Man in the High Castle).
“Hey! If you’re violating causality, take it outside!,” says the bartender.
“Here you go,” it says, taking money from the bartender before giving him a beer and a shot.
It says to the bartender, “If my wife calls, tell her I’m not here yet!”
A rowdy tachyon leaves a bar.
A physics joke.
interesting twist. could be good.
as a side note, bruce willis is in it. might be worth going to see it
It is not officially based on a PKD short-story, but..
http://manybooks.net/titles/dickp3025530255.html
Thanks Perdogg, and I think I’ll explore that website some more.
A thriller.
Okay, now I’m spooked. We watched this movie tonight on pay per view, and then this thread comes back from the past...
That’s called time traveling and it is here already ;)
And yes, I also watched the movie last night.
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