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Post by Popeye Doyle on Mar 30, 2017 6:27:26 GMT
I don't think even Sophie faced such a difficult choice. I'm going with 2019 Los Angeles on this.
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Post by sjg on Mar 30, 2017 7:19:51 GMT
I've never been a fan of Blade Runner so i'd have to go with 2001
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 30, 2017 9:23:53 GMT
Blade Runner
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Post by outrider127 on Mar 30, 2017 10:15:52 GMT
They both suck
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Post by hardball on Mar 30, 2017 10:50:20 GMT
Blade Runner
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Post by movielover on Mar 30, 2017 10:52:43 GMT
2001
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Post by ruiner420 on Mar 30, 2017 12:53:12 GMT
Beats me, I'd have to watch them first, and I'm probably not going to do that.
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Post by shawshanked on Mar 30, 2017 15:12:30 GMT
2001.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Mar 30, 2017 16:47:47 GMT
Blade Runner beyond a virtual tie. 2001 has the higher ceiling, though BR is a parade of eye candy.
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Post by Jedan Archer on Mar 30, 2017 17:04:56 GMT
2001 - ASO, and it's not even remotely close.
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Post by bd74 on Mar 30, 2017 17:45:31 GMT
2001's stargate sequence alone trumps anything in Blade Runner.
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Post by drystyx on Mar 30, 2017 17:55:04 GMT
As noted by the outrider, they both kind of suck, but BLADE RUNNER sucks less, and at least has something fresh for its time, going against the grain a bit, while 2001 was totally Hollywood and big publishing propaganda.
Blade Runner also had more interesting minor characters. 2001 spent an entire movie on very few characters, yet still didn't do a great job. You can't understand what it means without a program. Anyone who says he does is a liar. It isn't self explanatory. It's a muddled mess of poor directing and poor writing for feeble minded sheep who like to think their group is the group. Too Republican conservative for me.
No offense.
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Mar 31, 2017 8:06:56 GMT
I go with Blade Runner as I like the movie. I don't like 2001.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 31, 2017 8:09:22 GMT
I didn't like either on the first viewing, although I didn't like 2001 on the second or third, either. On the other hand, Blade Runner gets better every time I see it.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Mar 31, 2017 9:07:08 GMT
I would go with 2001 by far.
I viewed Blade Runner last year in the theater (my first viewing of the film), and I frankly found it mediocre; I could not really understand why the audience applauded enthusiastically at the end. It is an influential film, anticipating The Terminator as it does, but the quality strikes me as somewhat shoddy and I find the movie feeble dramatically.
As far as I am concerned, neither of these films offers much in the way of acting, but 2001 is incredible visually, whereas Blade Runner strikes me as unmemorable in that regard.
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Post by joekiddlouischama on Mar 31, 2017 9:11:16 GMT
By the way, the actual poll question is asking which film is more impressive visually.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Mar 31, 2017 13:54:07 GMT
Like both, but prefer Kubrick's by a solid margin.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2017 14:31:44 GMT
Love both, but 2001 is unbeatable.
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Post by london777 on Mar 31, 2017 14:51:32 GMT
I respect 2001 immensely, and it is possibly the more important film. But I enjoy Blade Runner more as it touches my emotions, as no Kubrick film after Lolita does.
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Post by cineastewest on Mar 31, 2017 16:42:24 GMT
2001 was meant to remake science fiction into something profound and truly speculative and to do so by elevating the whole genre through meticulous production values.
Blade Runner also has meticulous production values, but the heart of the story is far less ambitious than Kubrick's.
2001 is actually two films. An epic about the ascent of mankind and a nice little thriller based around a wayward computer to get you through the second act.
Bladerunner deals with similar stories -- artificial intelligence and "computers" run amuck, but it lacks the poetry and ambitiousness of 2001's grander tale.
Both good films, but 2001 is the greater cinematic and storytelling achievement.
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