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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
Is the movie Johnny Mnemonic based on Gibson's novel?
I've never seen that film, but Gibson's fiction is very good.
I find the Matrix a little trite. Actually, whilst I liked the first movie (kind of...), I haven't even bothered with renting the second.
Mr Mephisto
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Yes actually it is from William Gibson. Most movies based on books aren't nearly as good as the books themselves so having read the book I don't think the actual movie would do you justice you'd probably hate it like everyone else seems to do. I looked on Rotten Tomatoes.com and found nothing but <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/JohnnyMnemonic-1062593/reviews.php">bad reviews</a> about the movie saying it's a "Blade Runner Knockoff" and "Just a remake of Tron". I think most of those people are just assholes who think a little too much rather than just enjoying the fuckin movie. Like Christopher Null's review for example
Chistopher Null
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The main problem with Johnny Mnemonic (as if I hadn't listed enough already) is the plot: the bad guys are trying to get Johnny's head in order to extract the information. What's the point of a human courier if you can get the info out just by chopping his head off? Maybe a portable hard drive would be cheaper next time.
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This guys obviously trying to sound fuckin smart cause what he said has no logic to it all what a psuedo he thinks obtaining a portable hard drive is harder than a persons head? It's obvious why they chose to place the information inside of a persons head rather than a disk. I mean the information was on a disk in the begining of the movie and they would have had it easily if they hadn't burned it. Johnny got away though...with the information. What a tool.
Asta!!