BLADE RUNNER 1982 Ridley Scott
 

Nowt to discuss. Ridley Scott says he's a replicant. End of. :)

I first saw Blade Runner on vhs rental and hated it with a vengeance.

Something drew me back to The Directors Cut when that came out on vhs and i liked it a bit. I've now seen it ten times plus and it gets better every watch.

The Region 1 Attache case dvd set is one of my favourite dvd's ever. It lives under a chair next to its big brother the James Bond attache case.

Plenty to discuss.
And don't change the fact that it is still endlessly discussed.

Yeah I first saw it on VHS rental as well,and after all the hype,thought what the hell was all the fuss about?

I WAS about twelve at the time though!
I actually had a Blade Runner annual!:lol:

No point discussing whether or not he's a replicant imo (or the directors).

Being an oldie I saw it at the ABC, thought it was great(tho the dove scene jarred more on the big screen than in the home, the 'Final cut' on Blu is the best imho, in fact any version without the narration is a step up, tho Deckard is almost certainly a replicant "but then again who does?"
maybe by then we would all be better off as replicants.

Great film, went for the Final Cut. In truth I've still not seen the workprint or international theatrical cuts (I know the difference between the latter and original theatrical version is negligible). I've got the tin set on DVD with all the cuts and have the Final Cut on Blu-ray too.

First time I saw the film I was disappointed - taped it off the telly in 1986 expecting something akin to STAR WARS or INDIANA JONES given that Ford starred and was gutted to find it was nothing like those films. I didn't give it another go until the release of the director's cut many years later and really dug it. There's a great book, Future Noir, about the making of the film which is well worth a read.

It seems many feel the same way about the film. It grows on you the more you watch it.

It does, that and the fact I was eleven when I first watched it had a lot to do with the fact I didn't like it. I love BLADE RUNNER but I still think ALIEN is Ridley Scott's masterpiece.

I'd be about fifteen when i first saw it.

I think you're right about expectations back in the day. For us sci-fi was Star Wars, and Blade Runner being so different to that space opera made for a disappointing first viewing experience.

Someone seeing it for the first time now has possibly seen other sci fi films such as Sunshine, The Fifth Element, Star Trek, Avatar etc. All sci-fi yet all radically different films.

Back in the day everything tried to be a Star Wars clone or Alien which the majority of us probably weren't old enough to watch without understanding parents. So for me Blade Runner was just wrong and boring.

You're right mate.
Many of us probably did make connections with Star Wars Ford/Solo,and were deeply baffled when we saw a sci-fi art movie!

With age you understand better,I love Star Wars,but now I realize Blade Runner was intelligent science fiction!

As I have stated elsewhere on the forum:

'Blade Runner' is one of those films that I have tried to like, but failed

I saw the 'original' version the first time it was on television, and it bored me senseless. It seems that everyone I knew was telling me that it was a good film, so when the 'directors cut' was released, I decided to give it another go, but this time on the big screen at the cinema. Again, I was bored to tears, but people still told me it was the greatest film ever made, so I put my reaction down to "not being in the proper mood"

When the DVD box set was released, I got a copy of it, and watched all five versions of the film, but nothing happened to change my opinion of the movie

Visually, it is incredibly impressive, but the story and execution leave me cold

I never understand why people constantly refer to it as visually impressive but lacking in story, the story is AMAZING. Androids yearning for more life and literally going to meet their maker, an android hunter who not only learns to respect (and love) them, but ends up discovering/realising that he is one himself, and accepts it. And Rutger Hauer's end speech makes me cry, absolutely beautiful moment. This film is all about what it is to be human, nothing boring about it.

I first caught this on TV in the mid-90's I think, and it left me a bit cold. Then I picked up the first Warner DVD release circa 1999 and it was an abysmal transfer, but despite the poor presentation I liked the film a little better this time round. I've not seen it now in about 14 years and figure it's time for a rewatch. Is the Final Cut that's on Blu worth picking up?

Absolutely, it's the best cut, and the colours have been touched up so it looks wonderful.

Gawd, can't stand people who don't give a movie a chance.


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I agree. Unless it's a Twilight movie of course. :lol:

Or a Vanilla Ice starrer!:tongue1:

Suppose I asked for that! :D

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Sorry mate!

Yeah old Blade Runner.It must've been one of the most re-released VHS tapes ever eh?

I remember trying to get the soundtrack album. It was advertised on the end credits, but it just did not exist.
Instead, there was a album by The New American Orchestra. It was actually quite good but I never know why it took so long for the Vangelis album to come out.

HMV had it last week with a big x on it!

A great soundtrack nonetheless.

Which I relented and bought today along with The Commitments and Deliverance CD's for a nice £4.50 each.:)

The Blade Runner OST from Vangelis is superb.:cool:

All three wonderful soundtracks.

There's a second volume from The Commitments too.

Right On ! :peace:

It's a shame that 'Rachel's Theme' is not in the movie. That track is just awesome!

Look outside your window

According to the caption in the film, 'Blade Runner' is what the world (or Los Angeles at least) is going to be like NOW!


Where are the Flying cars, Artificial pets, Voice-driven photo enhancement, Ad-festooned Airships, Space colonies and Replicants?