Roadside Picnic

[Perry Noid]

I worked at a university film center a while back and was fortunate enough
to see stalker multiple times over the Soviet sci fi weekend we held.
Private screenings too. Our whole sick crew got to pick and book all of the
films over the four years. We lost the university a profound sum of money.

It was certainly one of the more memorable films we screened even if we
only sold a handful of tickets. Most of the occupied seats for any given
screening were occupied by our friends.

Stalker was also made into a couple-three computer games. I have not played
them but they are well-regarded. I have played the Stalker-inspired
game-based-on-a-book Metro 2033 however and that one is brilliant.
Extremely difficult as well so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone just
passively interested.



On Thursday, December 17, 2015, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've finally been spending a few days with the Strugatsky Brothers'
> Roadside Picnic - I'm pretty sure it was on the P-list that I first
> read several recommendations. It's such a great book! Buy it! Or there
> seems to be a pdf floating around online if screen reads are more your
> caper.
>
> Was also the basis for Tarkovsky's Stalker which I saw maybe 20 years
> ago and which altered my consciousness quite profoundly. The (slim)
> book is quite different but man, both are things I can highly
> recommend. Stalker should be seen in a cinema if possible, though, and
> DEFINITELY in one sitting.
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
>
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