Blade Runner [Director's Cut]

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Summary: Watch the director's cut
Review: I loved the cinematography and the sets but every time Harrison Ford opened his mouth to narrate I cringed. Beyond that it was a great movie. This is a great vision of what our future could become.

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Summary: A future so dark you couldnt wear shades
Review: The movie follows a loose translation of the book but tells a story worth watching if you are a sci fi freak or just a casual movie watcher. The scenes are dark and rainy and overwhelm the mood of deckard.

The world seems to be sick and tired and overcrowded in the future of bladerunner and seems to parallel the sickness and tiredness of the characters who arer either physically dying from a preprogrammed genetic illness, or dying from a a poisoned conscience.

As the story progresses, Deckard, who doesnt seem to want to really be alive, depressed over his divorce and an unsatisfying carrer choice, begins to sppreciate his chance to live, while the replicants led by Roy Batty (rutger Hauer)who only want to live are forced to kill to do so.

And in the end they die too. Well someone lives,but you never know how long. Who does?

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Summary: A platform for a great Sifi
Review: This Movie was the start for Japanamation and Mad Max Movies alike. A killer performance by Ford, along with "Ahead of it's time" Special Fx. Add this to a great story you have great time.

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Summary: One of the best movies of the '80s
Review: This movie took a critical pasting when first released. (One of the few critics who understood its greatness was Richard Grenier; the others, then and now, still don't have a clue.) It's now considered a 'cult' film because of its existential and religious themes. It will probably never appeal to the general public. This is only film I have ever seen in which the symbolism actually worked, and in this case, very powerfully: near the end Rutger Hauer shoves a nail through one hand (a Christ symbol) and in the other holds a white dove (a symbol of the Holy Spirit) which flies away when he dies. Artificial or not, he is still human, still possesses a soul. These are the best performances Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young have given.

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Summary: nothing extra on the dvd
Review: ok the dvd package is no extra value but still a wonderful movie. question why do replicants ahave trouble answering questions concerning animals or their mothers ? let me know !!

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Summary: Perhaps The Finest Movie Ever Made
Review: While the Director's Cut isn't for everyone (particularly not for those who like to have others do their thinking for them), there is enough thought-provoking material in this movie to furnish an encyclopaedia of several volumes: there are only two movies of any genre that come to mind in as being of a similarly high quality, and those are Citizen Kane and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The critics who dismiss this movie as possessing style without substance miss the point entirely. Movies are not works of literature, and the merit of a movie should hinge on those aspects of film that the medium is uniquely able to capture, namely the audial and visual experience it offers the viewer. If a movie makes one think, if it leaves one feeling deeply moved and unsure of one's hitherto unquestioned assumptions, who cares if it doesn't meet the traditional standards of plot complexity and dialogue? Such arguments are the stock in trade of hidebound pedants who never recognize originality when they come across it, failing to appreciate that what is truly original by definition breaks the rules.

To give a indication of the sophistication that lies beneath the surface of this movie, I note here that there are sly references within it to William Blake, Frank Lloyd Wright and Adolf Andersson, amongst other influences (I leave it to the curious to figure out what I'm talking about.) As for the philosophical issues the movie addresses - the nature of consciousness, the future of cities, man's moral obligations to non-human life-forms - not one of them is less relevant or controversial today than it was when this movie was made. Of how many movies can all this be said?

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Summary: Dystopian fiction at its finest
Review: Taken from Ridley Scott's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", BladeRunner is sure to please. This film can find fans in both the Sci-Fi and Philosophy audiences. Although the book leaves many scratching their head, wondering if Ridley took one too many soma pills, the movie presents its premise clearly. Perhaps most appealing about this DVD is the striking clarity that was absent for most who originally viewed this film on cable tv or VHS. In short a great addition to any DVD collection.

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Summary: If you haven't seen it I envy you
Review: If you haven't seen it I envy you because everything will be new to you and you will feel the feelings and reactions that the director and actors intended you to feel. My only regret about watching it so many times is that now when I watch Blade Runner I can't feel the feelings that I had the first time I saw it. I remember my anxiety during the chase in the building and the awe of Roy's last words.

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Summary: One of the best Sci-fi movies ever made! Scott is genius!
Review: Actually this is a review of the orginal version that was released in 1982. I haven't seen the director's cut yet. One of the few movies where the moral and intellectual undertones actually take precidence over the plot, this is a moving study of life and the dangers of the over use of technology attached to the plot of ex-cop Deckard (Ford) seeking out his quarry, (a group of deadly replicants), through the rain drenched streets of Los Angelis in 2019. Scott takes an updated Philip Marlow case and masterfully blends in with the film noir style of the 40's that sees a man alone in a dark and dangerous world, plagued by evils beyond his control and throws it "20 minutes into the future". This is shadowed by the eternal question of whether he is actually a repilicant himself by the clues scattered throughout the plot. If nothing else, this is a work of imaginative genius from Scott and the production team. The whole thing looks spectaclar thanks to some brilliant set design and special effects and creates a nightmare vision of the future that is up there with "1984" and is perfectly enhanced by and dreamy and futurist soundtrack by New Age master Vangelis. With brilliant performances from Ford, Hauer and Young this has to be one of the all time sci-fi greats. Unusually for any film or book, this is a film getting younger and more relavent. Take a look at cities like Tokyo or New York and you'll see what I mean. # Harrioson Ford apprently hates the film after he was nearly killed in shooting.

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Summary: He say you Brade Runna!
Review: Although I didnt see it until recently, I believe blade runner to be one of the best sci-fi movies ever made next to star wars, the fifth element, and even forbidden planet. This is also probably one of the more thought provoking. Also if you get the chance, buy the Blade Runner pc game, you'll thank me.