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Post by johnspartan on Oct 5, 2017 23:32:57 GMT
It's on Syfy Channel now. The beginning without Ford's bored narration is a big improvement, but this movie is still boring and pointless. It's like watching "Alien from L.A." without the MST3K track. The Vangelis music is distracting, intrusive, and doesn't seem to fit the visuals. Everything about this movie is an unpleasant experience, it should have just been allowed to fade into obscurity and forgotten like the equally disastrous "Dune."
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 5, 2017 23:43:56 GMT
Never liked it. Style over substance.
Deckard is a very boring character.
A loser really.
He needs the replicant Batty to be merciful and save his life.
The best character is Emmett Walsh.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 6, 2017 0:14:22 GMT
Never liked it. Style over substance. Deckard is a very boring character. A loser really. He needs the replicant Batty to be merciful and save his life. Yeah, I just can't stand when sci fi movies lack humanity and emotion. A bit of humor or a wise crack to break up the sterile, lifeless tone maybe could have helped, like the banter in "Alien." |
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Oct 6, 2017 0:16:27 GMT
I can see why the studio felt they needed a narration--but Ford was not happy about it and said it in the worst way he could-but I dont think it would have helped. It cant really qualify as a Noir film because the characters are just too thinly depicted.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2017 0:20:39 GMT
The narration is not part of the Final Cut. It's only part of the theatrical cut.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 6, 2017 1:16:02 GMT
POINTLESS? It's one of the most symbolic and existential sci-fi films ever made.
Maybe it needed a comic relief played by Rob Schneider...
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Post by ck100 on Oct 6, 2017 1:17:44 GMT
I like Blade Runner, but I don't think it's a masterpiece or one of the greatest Sci-Fi films ever made. I can see why people love the film, but I can also see why people are not so fond of it. But in the end, I do think it's a good sci-fi film.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 6, 2017 1:24:49 GMT
POINTLESS? It's one of the most symbolic and existential sci-fi films ever made. Maybe it needed a comic relief played by Rob Schneider... There's the hyperbolic attack from the annoying fanboy I expected. They seem to like any movie categorized as sci fi even if it's a fundamentally flawed turd that was polished 6 times. At least Demolition Man has social commentary, forward momentum, and one alternate cut. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 6, 2017 1:40:06 GMT
POINTLESS? It's one of the most symbolic and existential sci-fi films ever made. Maybe it needed a comic relief played by Rob Schneider... There's the hyperbolic attack from the annoying fanboy I expected. They seem to like any movie categorized as sci fi even if it's a fundamentally flawed turd that was polished 6 times. At least Demolition Man has social commentary, forward momentum, and one alternate cut. Well, since you felt the need to call me an annoying fanboy instead of acknowledging my points like an adult, I don't mind calling you an absolute dumb shit for saying I like any movie categorized as sci-fi in reply to the same post where I mocked Demolition Man. |
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 6, 2017 1:47:53 GMT
There's the hyperbolic attack from the annoying fanboy I expected. They seem to like any movie categorized as sci fi even if it's a fundamentally flawed turd that was polished 6 times. At least Demolition Man has social commentary, forward momentum, and one alternate cut. Well, since you felt the need to call me an annoying fanboy instead of acknowledging my points like an adult, I don't mind calling you an absolute dumb shit for saying I like any movie categorized as sci-fi in reply to the same post where I mocked Demolition Man. Okay, BR is symbolic and existential yet fails to be remotely entertaining or enjoyable. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 6, 2017 2:00:23 GMT
Well, since you felt the need to call me an annoying fanboy instead of acknowledging my points like an adult, I don't mind calling you an absolute dumb shit for saying I like any movie categorized as sci-fi in reply to the same post where I mocked Demolition Man. Okay, BR is symbolic and existential yet fails to be remotely entertaining or enjoyable. I disagree, but that's fair. |
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Post by hi224 on Oct 6, 2017 6:12:26 GMT
Okay, BR is symbolic and existential yet fails to be remotely entertaining or enjoyable. I disagree, but that's fair. I absolutely love Blade Runner, no other movie I've seen except maybe a few Tarkovsky and Tarr films do a better of really examining what it means to be alive and what humanity truly feels and means to those who also possess it as well. |
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Oct 6, 2017 6:46:51 GMT
Personally I love it.
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Post by mslo79 on Oct 6, 2017 10:54:51 GMT
I can't blame you as while i used to slightly like the movie in the past (years ago, and many at that) i could not even finish it due to boredom on June 6th 2017 and killed it @ 50min into the movie.
it's pretty safe for me to say the new Blade Runner movie will be more enjoyable because of the director tied to it as i doubt he can make a movie this boring.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 7, 2017 16:47:40 GMT
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Post by outrider127 on Oct 7, 2017 17:04:32 GMT
It's on Syfy Channel now. The beginning without Ford's bored narration is a big improvement, but this movie is still boring and pointless. It's like watching "Alien from L.A." without the MST3K track. The Vangelis music is distracting, intrusive, and doesn't seem to fit the visuals. Everything about this movie is an unpleasant experience, it should have just been allowed to fade into obscurity and forgotten like the equally disastrous "Dune." Agree,I thought the original BladeRunner was one of the most boring movies I've ever seen |
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 7, 2017 17:13:20 GMT
I'm not a huge fan but I like watching it from time to time just because I'm a big Harrison Ford fan. Wish he had starred in some better films beginning in the 1990s' though. Outside of Air Force One and the Jack Ryan films he had a lot of misses.
One of my favorite films that I wish had a Criterion release is Mosquito Coast. What an interesting film.
Back to Blade Runner, I think it's mostly atmosphere and there really isn't a lot of substance. Maybe I'm just not analyzing it properly enough. I really don't care in the end if Deckard is a Replicant or not.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 7, 2017 18:15:05 GMT
I'm not a huge fan but I like watching it from time to time just because I'm a big Harrison Ford fan. Wish he had starred in some better films beginning in the 1990s' though. Outside of Air Force One and the Jack Ryan films he had a lot of misses. One of my favorite films that I wish had a Criterion release is Mosquito Coast. What an interesting film. Back to Blade Runner, I think it's mostly atmosphere and there really isn't a lot of substance. Maybe I'm just not analyzing it properly enough. I really don't care in the end if Deckard is a Replicant or not. I think your analysis is spot on and honest. I think a lot of fans just want to like it because it's Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford in their prime. |
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Post by Sir_Farty_Fartsalot on Oct 8, 2017 1:05:22 GMT
Can't expect a Trumpkin to have good taste in film. Maybe "Joe Dirt" is up in your alley?
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Post by moviemouth on Oct 8, 2017 1:10:23 GMT
POINTLESS? It's one of the most symbolic and existential sci-fi films ever made. Maybe it needed a comic relief played by Rob Schneider... Yup. It makes us examine our own existence and forces us to look closer at the meaning of our own lives. It is the exact opposite of cold and emotionless imo. It is also one of the greatest love stories of all time. and that is a great Judge Dredd slam  |
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