It can't be as bad as that.
I have to confess I was always a bit 'meh' over Blade Runner. I mean, it was OK, nicely filmed but a bit ponderous in places.
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Perhaps an understatement to say it's 'hotly anticipated',
It can't be as bad as that.
I have to confess I was always a bit 'meh' over Blade Runner. I mean, it was OK, nicely filmed but a bit ponderous in places.
replicants[/i].
Next you'll be saying that Babylon5 is a big pile of shit... ;D
I like a bit of Dick
Let's be clear, the original Blade Runner was visually and culturally a ground breaker. To top it any remake would have to shit bricks. And let's face it, most remakes are a pale shadow
Your loss my friend!
I struggle to see how it's much of an advance on
I like a bit of Dick
Let's be clear, the original Blade Runner was visually and culturally a ground breaker. To top it any remake would have to shit bricks. And let's face it, most remakes are a pale shadow
It can't be as bad as that.
I have to confess I was always a bit 'meh' over Blade Runner. I mean, it was OK, nicely filmed but a bit ponderous in places.
replicants[/i].
Next you'll be saying that Babylon5 is a big pile of shit... ;D
... in a film whose sheer scale leaves you hyperventilating
With this visually staggering film [...]. It just has to be experienced on the biggest screen possible. Blade Runner 2049 is a narcotic spectacle of eerie and pitiless vastness, by turns satirical, tragic and romantic.
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The 2017 follow-up simply couldn’t be any more of a triumph: a stunning enlargement and improvement.
Your loss my friend!
I struggle to see how it's much of an advance on
the device of narration was always bit of a cop-out.
Its a fave film for me - without the narrative - which adds nothing.the device of narration was always bit of a cop-out.
Not being an aficionado, I didn't think I had a strong opinion on that subject but I watched the original last night (as in the original theatrical release) and the narration felt extremely clunky and jarring. It's also entirely unnecessary.
Another thing struck me: any film of that era that attempts to predict what the near future will look like always assumes we'll have poured all our technological expertise into making cars fly, rather than in developing something to replace the unwieldy cathode ray tube.
I saw Blade Runner at the ABC Preston, in its first week on general release. The cinema was nearly empty, so the chatter of the teenagers, who thought a film with Harrison Ford in it might have echoes of Star Wars, resounded around the walls. As a film for general viewing, the numerous longeurs, and near darkness on the screen, failed to engage the audience.Here's a lesson for you - a near-empty cinema containing chattering teenagers who were expecting a different kind of film (preferably designed for those with short attention spans) is often a disappointing experience!
The 1st-person narration is a nice idea; Raymond Chandler-esque, it fits with the film wanting to be a blend of grimy film noir and sci-fi.
Sadly, it doesn't really work! But it certainly doesn't ruin (that version of) the movie. Its ages since I watched it, but I suspect most of the best scenes don't have any voice-over, perhaps that saved it?
I saw Blade Runner at the ABC Preston, in its first week on general release. The cinema was nearly empty, so the chatter of the teenagers, who thought a film with Harrison Ford in it might have echoes of Star Wars, resounded around the walls. As a film for general viewing, the numerous longeurs, and near darkness on the screen, failed to engage the audience.Here's a lesson for you - a near-empty cinema containing chattering teenagers who were expecting a different kind of film (preferably designed for those with short attention spans) is often a disappointing experience!
As I say - your loss ...
Here's a lesson for you Matt, your gain.... although paying for something is different from getting it for free. http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2015/04/13/blade-runner-vs-metropolis/Thanks.I found this comment was pretty good at explaining why people* liked the film:
Dick himself was thrilled by what he saw of Blade Runner so I don’t think he was too worried either. The thing with Ridley Scott is that he’s always been more of a visual stylist than a dramatist, three of his early films are set in self-contained fantastic worlds. Critics disliked Blade Runner in 1982 because they were judging it on the story level (and it doesn’t help that it was hacked around beforehand) and seemed unaware that everyone who liked it was responding to the future city, the music, decor, Rutger Hauer, etc. 2001: A Space Odyssey didn’t contribute anything to the evolution of written SF but Blade Runner helped boost the development of cyberpunk. That’s a rare thing; science fiction in film and TV is usually running decades behind its written equivalents.:thumbsup:
How many people have seen Blade Runner on a full-sized cinema screen? Multiplexes took over shortly after Blade Runner. I saw a lot of the films of the mid 80s in Leicester Square cinemas. My favourite was the 193 minute 'The Right Stuff', which benefitted from a good sound system. I've got that on Blu-ray.Saw Director's Cut back in '92 at the ABC in Portsmouth (long demolished) & again at Reading Film Theatre (in the University's Palmer Building lecture theatre).
How many people have seen Blade Runner on a full-sized cinema screen?
... and then this extradiegetic voice suddenly pipes up unexpectedly. It feels bolted on as an afterthought, and it's clear that the only reason it's there is because they didn't trust the audience to be able to understand what's going without it.
I'm actually thinking of getting a narrator. For my life. It would be cool, I think. Add a bit of a noirish tinge.Your (superb) idea is at least 17 years old. Here is where I first met it:
I'm actually thinking of getting a narrator. For my life. It would be cool, I think. Add a bit of a noirish tinge.
Just in from seeing this, because Miss von Brandenburg said we had to.(click to show/hide)
Just in from seeing this, because Miss von Brandenburg said we had to.(click to show/hide)
It can't be as bad as that.
I have to confess I was always a bit 'meh' over Blade Runner. I mean, it was OK, nicely filmed but a bit ponderous in places.
replicants[/i].
Next you'll be saying that Babylon5 is a big pile of shit... ;D
I've not watched 1 through 4 yet.
On a similar note, can anyone advise if BR2049 would make much sense if you haven't watched 1 through 2048 yet?
Just in from seeing this, because Miss von Brandenburg said we had to.(click to show/hide)
Talking to a bunch of my wife's female friends and then a few work colleagues in recent days, I've established that women simply haven't seen Blade Runner or more importantly don't seem inclined. Holy generalized genderization, Batman. My wife gave part deux a shrugged 'ok' after sleeping through the original. The cinema audience was very male and of a certain age. That's what the nerdogeddon will look like..... and clearly it will start in Croydon*.
Talking to a bunch of my wife's female friends and then a few work colleagues in recent days, I've established that women simply haven't seen Blade Runner or more importantly don't seem inclined. Holy generalized genderization, Batman. My wife gave part deux a shrugged 'ok' after sleeping through the original. The cinema audience was very male and of a certain age. That's what the nerdogeddon will look like..... and clearly it will start in Croydon*.
Our screening had just the one single bloke (who looked about my age :facepalm: ), but I think the rest of us were all couples.
*where do Croydonians see their films now?? for years, the one at Purley was part of my life - it's flats now, IIRC? I'm guessing there is something huge on the Purley Way by now ....