Recent Reviews for Blade Runner
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MCT:July 25, 2008I prefer the title of the short story which it is based off called 'do robots dream of electric sheep'
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MCT:July 24, 2008
Every time I go to watch this movie, it becomes more and more interesting to me. The first time I saw it, I thought it was rather boring with a misleading title (Blade Runner? Yeah, that doesn't sound off the wall action packed at all) but the second time, I was captivated by it.
The other day I was bored so I watched it, and I was literally enthralled with all the detail, symbolism, and near perfect script.
So unique, its like a trip through a world that could easily become real. But what makes it more amazing is its attention to detail, and the fact that everyone involved does wonders with their role. Nothing here is wasted, the direction is top notch, the cinematography is perfect, even the score has grown on me.
I never thought I'd say Blade Runner was one of my favorite movies, but after watching it over and over, its easy to see how this flick was so inspirational to a lot of today's writers and directors. -
MCT:July 22, 2008One-Sentence Review:
"Sci-Fi Masterpiece"
(It is one of the very few films that has left me stumbling out of the cinema, stunned.
it questions many of life's great imponderables in a way no other movie ever has. It is uncompromising in its vision of the frailty and deep flaws of mankind, and its uncertain future, and provides no easy answers, but when I saw it, it touched something deep inside that has stayed with me ever since.) -
MCT:July 21, 2008wow what a future film. great performed by harrison ford and rutger hauer is brilliant to play villian(most villians of his film).
based by novel called "do androids dream of electric sheep?" novel by phillip k. dick -
MCT:July 21, 2008Just, boring =/
Takes itself too seriously, and as me and my mate assessed is practically Judge Dredd but not as funny.
If it had Sylvester Stalone, it would be brilliant - "I am the law" (Spitting everywhere).
BUT it doesn't and therefore is far too serious. -
MCT:July 15, 2008
One of the best sci fi films ever made. It introduced R.Scott to American audiences, and boy it sure blew me away with its great visuals, score. Also, the acting was brilliantly done. It's a great outlook on what the future could be as put by Philip K. Dick. Just a great overall unique movie that just leaps out at you. It's just brilliantly done.
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MCT:July 14, 2008Quite an interesting movie. it has some pretty deep themes with it, the movie was a bit dark and the storyline a tad confusing at places. I thought it was quite funny seeing how a 1980's movie thought things would look 30 years from "then" xD Entertainment factor was a bit lacking though.. a lil too much dialogue for me!
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MCT:July 14, 2008
The Sci-Fi genre is easily one of my favorite genres to watch. These movies usually offer one of two things: either a completely different world in which the director immerses the audience into full of wonder and excitement, or a futuristic look at the way our world is progressing and different possibilities of how certain aspects of society, if not all of mankind, could turn out to be. These type of social commentaries are always interesting to watch and give the audience an insight into the world of ethics. Blade Runner is one such movie.
Genius minds like Fritz Lang, George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick, and Ridley Scott have all contributed immensely to the Sci-Fi genre. Scott first made his impact with a little film called Alien. All throughout the 70's, many filmmakers were trying to bring back the classics that the 50's brought about like Forbidden Planet and The Time Machine, but attempts like Soylent Green and The Omega Man failed commercially and failed at what they were attempting to do. But at the end of the decade, Ridley Scott entered with his sublime masterpiece. How was he to top that after shaking the genre forever? With this of course.
From the get go however, Blade Runner was plagued with way too many production problems. Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott did not get along. Producers were pushing ideas on to the film that made no sense and dumbed the film down. Companies backed out of financing the movie. It seemed like a disaster. Scott did manage to salvage a great movie and managed to polarize critics, whether it was a masterpiece or just another sci-fi piece. And from there everyone knows the stories about the future releases of The Director's Cut and so on. Finally the Final Cut came out in 2007 and Scott's true vision fully realized. But enough about the history. Why is the movie brilliant?
The visuals from Blade Runner, much like 2001, hold up even to this day. They simply blew most people away and had a truly unique view of the future and how globalization will affect us all. The cinematographer knew what he was doing and the dark, surreal atmosphere is the stuff of brilliance.
Harrison Ford gives one of the best performances of his life here as the confused and torn Deckard. Without the stupid VO, he really shows that he has the acting chops to be a serious actor. All the supporting cast were great as well, especially Rutger Hauer who seems like he was born for this role.
The movie keeps up enough ambiguity to have viewers constantly questioning what is real and what is not. The obvious big moral issue is over genetic engineering, or cloning, and the religious and moral debates that ensue over the topic. It's definitely interesting to see these clones have some of the same feelings as real humans and how its unclear whether what our scientists are doing are moral or not. All these issues make Blade Runner as relevant as the day it came out, reinforcing its status as a classic.
I could go on all day about the magnificence of Blade Runner, but most of it has to be viewed for yourself. One of my closest friends watched this once and said it felt generic to him and he didn't see its significance. But I respect his opinion. You are either going to see Blade Runner as one of the best sci-fi movies ever or just another run-of-the-mill movie. If you find it as something special though, you will most likely have the same thought running through your mind: utterly mind-blowing. -
MCT:July 8, 2008
Best Sci-Fi Movie. Ever! Capas y más capas de profundidad, siempre hay algo nuevo a descubrir, una interpretación distinta, un guiño sorprendente, un debate por poner sobre la mesa. Irrepetible
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MCT:July 6, 2008Ridley Scott's space opera set in 2019, with Harrison Ford as a detective chasing down andorid bad guys called Replicants. Several versions exist. The director's edition without the overdub is better. Good if you like unicorn dreams and electric sheep. Based on Philip Dick's short story.
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MCT:July 3, 2008
CLASSIC. OWN THIS NOW. If you don't, you're not a movie buff. Update: The Final Cut (2007) features a remarkable video transfer - looks like the movie was made recently. Brilliant film.
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MCT:July 1, 2008
Ridley Scott's orgy for the senses Blade Runner is about a bleak future (notice how the future is always bleak in cinema) and the technology that man has created that has gone out of control. Harrison Ford plays Deckard, a Blade Runner whose soul job is to "retire" Replicants, man made humans that are illegal on Earth and have a life averaging four years.
Harrison Ford is great in the Deckard role, a loner who is trying to retire himself but gets pulled back in when four Replicants (played by Joanna Cassidy, Brion James, Daryl Hannah, and the incredible Rutger Hauer) land in Los Angeles. In the process Deckard meets Rachel, a Replicant that doesn't know she's a Replicant.
Blade Runner is still a visually stunning film, even with the advent of CGI and new ways of hocus pocus. What gives Blade Runner its style is the way that the film hypnotizes us with its beauty, even though the film is all night scenes and grungy exteriors. In one shot you can see the marvel of progress in the background while the past lies in decay in the foreground.
Blade Runner is one of the greatest noir films ever made. The dark tone of the film and Deckard's relationships with his superiors and Rachel is pure noir at its finest. It's the sci fi twist that pulls you in. This could be another detective story, but with the futuristic direction and Scott's fabulous direction it becomes the classic that it deserves to be.
Scott may have tweaked his project over the years (four released cuts that include his Final Cut, which is what I reviewed) due to the harsh atmosphere that the film was originally produced in (you can give him the George Lucas criticism, though it doesn't really stick since Scott doesn't pretend the other cuts don't exist ala Lucas). Over the years Scott has molded this film into a dark exploration of mankinds push for technology that backfires in its face.
Blade Runner is a film that can't have judgment passed upon its first viewing, which also depends on which cut your a viewing. It's a great film that deserves the praise it has gotten over the years. A true classic that everyone should view at least once.. -
MCT:June 30, 2008
What a classic film this is. This film reminds me a lot of Star Wars: Episode II Attack Of The Clones because the scenery and the area of this film is a lot like Coruscant. Also, this film is similar to A.I: Artificial Intelligence because of the difference between artificial people and normal people. The art direction and visual effects were absolutely fantastic particularly for a film that was made in 1982. One of the best films of the 1980s and definitely one of the best science fiction films of all time too. This is definitely one of Harrison Fords most famous films. He has played some of the most famous and heroic film characters in film history. Characters like Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and also the archaeologist Dr. Henry INDIANA Jones in the four films that Indy has appeared in. After playing these characters and all of the other films he has been in, he is one of the best actors of all time. This is my second favourite Ridley Scott film after Gladiator. I also love Alien, American Gangster, Thelma & Louise and A Good Year. This film will always be remembered for the classic story and the classic characters within the film aswell.
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MCT:June 30, 2008"i want more life...fucker!" - probably one of my favourite film quotes. i feel like this film was released ahead of its time, sci-fi fans owe it many thanks (especially you BSG fans!). great sets, perfect soundtrack and standout performances (especially hauer). of all the "cuts" i think i like the internationl version or scott's final cut, so if you haven't seen it i recommend one of those two first. lastly, does anyone else think that pris looks like a member of dir en grey?
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MCT:June 30, 2008
...not sure what's so great about this one. I mean, come on. One clever twist and some decent scenery construction and creation all of a sudden make this thing timeless. Average rating for an average movie.
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MCT:June 29, 2008
''Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.''
Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker...
Harrison Ford: Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer: Roy Batty
Bladerunner is definitely one of the most visionary films I've ever had the pleasure to view, it's right up there with 2001 in being incredibly ahead of its time artistically, visually and idealistically. As an end product The Final Cut, Director's Cut & Theatrical, all feel ahead of their time, but I admit the final cut adds more tantilising questions and answers that will spark debate for many more years to come.
While 2001 presents a relatively light futuristic reality, Blade Runner is a dark dystopia overwhelmed with vast metropolises.
The wide shots of futuristic LA are both stunning in their visual representations and terrifying at the same time.
The numerous huge advertisements, show a world with capitalism run riot, not something terribly different from our reality, in this modern day. Blade Runner is over 20 years old but somehow it manages to be relevant and knock out other films these day's effortlessly.
Story-wise Blade Runner is a mixture of two of my favourite genres, film-noir and science fiction.
Would have liked to see more of Deckard's exploits, but there's vast amounts to satisfy my artistic and deep needs.
The issues of humanity that it raises are intriguing yet revolutionary, and The Final Cut leaves the ending ambiguous as to Deckard's true identity. In fact, it leaves the entire film ambiguous...does Roy know Deckard? Is Deckard the missing replicant? Or is he not? Again this will be open for debate for countless years, even Harrison and Ridley Scott have their own agendas to what is and what isn't.
This is one of the most stunning films I've seen.
The dark view of the future is achieved mostly by the terrific production design, something like 1940s lucid Los Angeles with a digital edgy gloss. Not only does it look great, but the design is flawless.
It makes sense that immigration is out of control and the future has become over populated and vast.
And the music, while obviously from Vangelis fits perfectly.
I don't remember ever being this blown away by a film upon first viewing and made to think on higher aspects of life in general.
it usually takes multiple viewings for a film to gain my love. As it stands, this is Ridley's Scott's take on answers and questions regarding existence, time and our fear of mortality and it's deathly touch.
Blade Runner is greatness that is deep and hypnotic in all it's glory. -
MCT:June 29, 2008
I've watched this a couple of times, and can see that the future could be claustrophobic like the movie. Rutger Hauer is such an underrated actor and never gor the recognition he deserved. Love the movie.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
Classic 80s sci-fi...Visionary, Atmospheric to the maximum degree...a bit murky and dark, and plodding at times..still a landmark and breakthrough film for its genre...Hauer and Hannah provide convincingly scary performances...
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MCT:June 24, 2008
With the possible exception of Star Wars, the greatest sci-fi movie ever made. Ford (in possibly his most overlooked role) plays Deckard, a jaded ex-cop who's job it is to "retire" genetically altered beings known as replicants. He ends up discovering that replicants are not bad, but are driven to corruption by the society that created them; his society. He ends up falling for a woman who it transpires is a relicant and attempts to remove her from their corrupted society. And then there's the ending. Phenomenal. Is Deckard a replicant? Is he not? Do all androids dream of electric sheep? Stick with the directors cut, it leaves more to the imagination, and gets a star more than the regular due to the ommision of the annoying voiceover. Everyone in this film is great, but the real treat here is Rutger Hauer, who gives one of the most under-rated performances in the history of film (adlibbing a huge portion of his lines) and showing, at the end, that replicants do have good left in them after all. A Masterclass in filmmaking, and still my favourite film ever.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
Truly a work of visual art, as well as a masterclass of restraint. It could have been made so much more blockbuster, instead we end up with a stunning piece of filmatography that even non-sci-fi people can (and should) watch. A must for any student film-maker.
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MCT:June 21, 2008
Just didn't like this film, there didn't really seem to be any point in Harrison Ford going after the replicants, and he didn't manage to save who he was kind of supposed to save. Basically, I thought it was a bit boring.
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MCT:June 20, 2008I can't rate "Blade Runner" because while perhaps a splendid movie and innovative beyond imagination to scifi and arthouse dramas, I cannot review it because of my extreme love for Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? the novel by Phillip K. Dick from which this movie takes some plot elements and the main character. Nothing can compare with the visuals in my head when I read DADOES? .
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MCT:June 17, 2008
Sir Ridley Scott made a masterpiece. This is a work of dark beauty, from the sets and lighting to Vangelis's eerily powerful electronic music. Perhaps my favorite SciFi movie of all time.
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MCT:June 16, 2008
This film is just masterful, it has inspired countless filmmakers such as Katsuhiro Ôtomo's "Akira". Ridley Scott is undoubtly one of the best film director's of all time, this classical film is "The Don Quijote" of motion picture science fiction.
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MCT:June 16, 2008I want to like this film but I just can't really, it was just kinda boring. Too slow and nothing really seemed to happen much which left me feeling confused trying to figure out what I was missing.
