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SteveG wrote:

richardh wrote:

Blade Runner (The Directors Cut)

Obvious choice but it hits all the right notes. Great sequel as well.

yes, one of those movies that really sucks you in. Incredibly atmospheric with a lot of subtle meaning under the main plot. Great acting too.

it could have been a great movie. but they had to put in the action scenes for the American audience, and so it was ruined

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I left the theater furious when I saw Bladerunner half a lifetime ago. The book is mediocre Dick, but it deserved more respect. In general, I hate it when any book I like is made into a film; the movie is never as good as the book.

I can't stand the version of Blade Runner with the voice over personally.

There are so many things about the film I love , it all comes together beautifully for my money. The depiction of the future has an authenticity that still resonates while the music is lovely and one of Vangelis best scores.

There is also a great cast , a lot of 'character actors' in small roles. Rutger Hauer is amazing and so is Daryl Hannah (in her film debut) .

The subtext of the film is also very appealing to me. Can an android become more sophisticated than a human to the point of being more human. What is this idea of a 'soul'. Its actually a very religious/spiritual film in many ways.

The action scenes are quite few so don't hinder. Rachel saves Deckard, Deckard 'retires' snake lady through a lot of broken glass (that scene actually looks horribly fake and should have been cut) , retires Hannah's character and then attempts to retire the 'Alpha' . This bit of the film is all about the visual impact of the unique building and the unrelenting rain that pours in endlessly.

Thankfully the happy ending was cut (some background footage was infamously tagged on and nicked from unused footage from The Shining) and we are left to ponder what may happen next.

'No one lives forever' and that wonderful Vangelis theme to see out the credits . Glorious stuff.

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BaldJean wrote:

richardh wrote:

Blade Runner (The Directors Cut)

Obvious choice but it hits all the right notes. Great sequel as well.

I have never seen the director's cut of this movie. I am actually not too fond of it; I read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", and the movie does in my opinion distort the book in awful ways. the action scenes are in my opinion totally unnecessary; the movie would have been much better without them

I have seen the studio theatrical release, the director's cut, and I think its the final cut and I enjoyed the theatrical release with VO and happy ending the most. I like "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" though it's not my favourite Dick (that sounds a bit rude) and would say that the film is so loosely based on it (despite the obvious similarities) that I don't even compare them that much.
Someone should do Ubik or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (don't know that either has been adapted).

Edited by Logan - January 26 2021 at 17:07

The Anders wrote:

Logan wrote:

The Wicker Man

You mean the one with Nicolas Cage?

God no!

The original.

Blade Runner (The Directors Cut)

Obvious choice but it hits all the right notes. Great sequel as well.

^it was my #11 Wink

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