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Summary: Ridley Scott has just demolished what was best
Review: The first time I saw this movie, it was in a theater. And what a movie! I saw it three times in a single day: The first time to "hear" the story Deckard was telling me. The second time, to "hear" the dialogues. And the third one was to savor the imagery of it. I wanted to see it once more that day but there was no other run then. Deckard narrating the story was what made this movie unique: it was not a mere science fiction, it was a story someone from a (probable ?) future was telling me, citizen of the past (his past), warning me about loosing the faith or trusting too much in Science. There should be a place for humanity as shown by the last replicant while in his "time to die". I felt like I was inside Deckard's heart and soul while he was narrating his story, trying to explain why he killed and why he did not feel good killing, but doing it. And now, Ridley Scott just "killed" that aura the voiced over version had. Scott killed the soul of this movie (if you saw Babylon 5, which uses the same "narrating" approach, you will understand why B5 is so special). No matter he goes deeper in his version (who indeed wanted him to go deeper ? Not me, for sure), he missed completely the point. I am trying to find the voiced over version. And if you are considering buying this: see it first, see both versions, then buy it if you like. I doubt you would not end up wanting to buy the voiced over version. And if Harrison Ford made it really bad for he didn't want to have the movie voiced over, well, he should watch carefully the scene where the last replicant is "loosing his moments like tears in the rain..." :^)
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Summary: One of the best
Review: When I started to watch this movie, I thought is was going to be a non-stop action film with guns and explosions like Die Hard or Air Force One, but when I watched the whole movie I found out that I was very wrong. I am a big fan of action movies, and if you've seen Blade Runner, you would think that I was very disapointed with the movie. Even though there wasn't a lot of action, I still liked it. In fact, I loved it. It was pure genius. The acting, script, and the special effects were absolutely marvelous. The plot was a little hard to follow, especially without the narration that was in the origanal but didn't make it to Director's Cut. But one of the good parts about that is that the Director's cut made you think. It isn't one of those movies where you know everything right from the beginning. Basically, it's a dark, mysterious, gothic, science fiction movie in the deepest sense. The setting was wonderful. The camera pans around a lot on the city shots so you can see a lot of the dark, futuristic Los Angeles in the year 2019. Along with The Matrix, Star Wars, and Alien, (yet another film by director Ridley Scott) Blade Runner stands out as one of the best science fiction films ever made.
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Summary: This film has haunted me for almost 20 years
Review: In thirty words or less, if I were stranded on a desert island with only one DVD to watch on my coconut shell DVD player for the rest of my life, this would be the DVD. There have been many thoughtful and insightful analyses of "Blade Runner" over the years--my favorite being that "Blade Runner" is a post-modern retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein--but what this movie is *really* all about is *humanity*. Deckard can easily be argued to be a replicant, just as the replicants can easily be said to be human. The point is that, essentially, what constitutes being human has less to do with the nature of our physical construction than the traits for which we consider ourselves to human. So, in that sense, *yes*, Deck is a replicant--but not the sort manufactured by Tyrell Corporation--and, *yes*, the replicants are human--but not the sort manufactured by our creator.
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Summary: BLADE RUNNER- EDITORS CUT
Review: BRILLIANT MOVIE. GREAT VISUAL TRIP AS WELL AS A GOOD MYSTERY AND OUTSTANDING ACTORS. ONE OF MY FIVE TIME ALL BEST MOVIES.
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Summary: Blade Runner, but not enough
Review: Please don't let my rating fool you. This is an awesome specticle of a movie - and probably my most favorite of all time. The potential of this boxed set is missed by a fair margin though. It does include a lot of hard copy material (folded poster, lobby cards, film cell), but it misses out by simply dropping in the Director's Cut version of the movie and not including the original theatrical release, or the the color storyboard info from Syd Mead's production design (found in the Criterion LD). These additions would make it more the difinitive release for true movie buffs. There's also several minutes of reconstructed footage (Holden's hospital scenes) that could be included - or even still shots that I know are out there, screen tests for the actors and SFX test shots. This should have been better put together. It does inlcude the screenplay - although its missing some pages that were apparantly missing from the original copy (there really isn't a complete copy, but it could've been reconstructed better than this). Some of the missing material still exists in the "Illustrated Blade Runner, '82" sketchbook. Whoever put this package together should have done their homework or called Ridley Scott, or Paul Sammon (Future Noir). I hope Criterion will put out their version on DVD someday .
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Summary: A thinking man's movie
Review: "Blade Runner" is, in my mind, one of the most underrated masterpieces of all time. The movie takes place in the early part of the 21st century. Harrison Ford plays a cop whose job it is to track down illegal artificial life forms called "replicants." So, sounds like just another action / beat-em up / shoot-em up, right? Wrong. This movie is not an action movie. It is, if anything, a drama. It deals with the 20th century postmodern condition and has many philosophical implications. For one, it deals with the rights of artificial life forms and what, exactly (if anything?) distinguishes them from us; something that is not far fetched at all considering the horrifying technology we are right on the brink of having in regards to microbiology and gene manipulation. The sets are lavish & have a haunting, gothic feel to them. The acting, with Harrison Ford in the lead, is top notch. This is one of the few movies where I can say that Sean Young turned in a credible performance. Also, the soundtrack is by Vangelis; it is subtle....stirring....perfect for this movie. This is a movie I would highly recommend to ANYONE who lives in this day & age of scientific marvels & their potential hideous consequences. Even if you don't like science fiction, per-se, this movie is worth watching at least once.
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Summary: LA 2019
Review: Blade Runner should not be considered as a prophecy of a dark futuristice world, but a fascinating tale of what it means to be human. Though you don't need to appreciate this deeper meaning to enjoy the film. In fact you don't need to pick up on it at all. The film has plenty of action. On the down side the film was shot in the 80's, and can seem somewhat boring compared to modern films. If you already have the VHS there is almost no advantage to the DVD. There weren't really many extra features. If you have the original you should get the Director's Cut. The Director's Cut really is a better cut than the original.
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Summary: round deft caught fad kin
Review: great classic. sci-fi, mystery, action, suspense, philosophical. earnest, tough Deckard (harrison ford) has a seemingly cut and dry case - bad killer human androids on the loose, and must be destroyed. but there are complications, of course. there's something nicely postmodern about watching old futuristic movies on a computer. and there are some movies which i can't believe were made so perfectly, with such primitive resources (i.e., 70s/early 80s), and star wars and blade runner are two of them. for all the techno-super-logy we have now, there aren't any blade runners. magical wonderful haunting film.
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Summary: Simply incredible
Review: Only a blithering idiot would not be able to catch the angle of this movie. It's part love story, part detective story, part sci-fi and part moralistic. Leave out any of those ingredients and the cake wouldn't rise. Creepy, chilling and thought-provoking. Life, love and class struggle are all set in motion against a tremendously cruel world that has been created out of corporate greed and necessity. The father of the replicants does receive justice which is usually not the case. Daunting in its execution this movie should be cherished by sci-fi fans as well as film noir buffs. It's a movie that you must watch more than once to appreciate. At least that's how it was with me. But after the second viewing I was hooked and it gets popped into the VCR any time there is garbage on the tube.
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Summary: One of the best films of the Decade. A masterpiece!
Review: Bladerunner is, without a doubt in my mind, one of the best films of the decade, along with Raging Bull and Blue Velvet. A lot of the reviews on this site deal with the original versus the Directors's Cut. I'll say it simply: The latter is far superior. The director's cut is the version that was meant to be seen; the original was destroyed by the studio because they wanted it to have a happy ending and a simple plot. Ridley Scotts's version takes away the horrid "happy ending" and leaves us with the principle character stumbling upon his ultimate identity. The original had a "film noire" voiceover to help the audience understand the story, in this version the voiceover is removed and we are left with the silent hero wondering through the dark city. Also in this version there is a dream sequence featuring a unicorn running through the forest which is a very important image in understaning the ending to the film. This is one of the three greatest science-fiction films of all time, along with Star Wars and 2001. This film is a little different though. While those films were bright and inspiring, Bladerunner is a dark and nihilistic film, set on an Earth that is barren and dying and where Coke adds illuminte the city. And I think it goes without saying the only way to watch this film is in widescreen.
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