Sorry guys but lets faze it. Blade Runner is simply a poor movie.
02-01-08, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by OutRun2
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As a sci-fi movie that has been labeled iconic, The Terminator, AI, Minority Report and Face/Off kick the shit out of Blade Runner.
As a sci-fi movie that has been labeled iconic, The Terminator, AI, Minority Report and Face/Off kick the shit out of Blade Runner.
02-01-08, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Doc MacGyver
I'm 25, born in 1982 and I love all of those movies as the classics they are. Good movies are good movies, and I don't think Blade Runner, Rocky or Close Encounters have aged poorly at all. I just think the tastes of the so-called "MTV Generation" are piss poor as a result of the fact that they've been conditioned to need an action set piece every ten minutes or their aderol starts to fail.
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02-01-08, 05:09 PM
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Face/Off?
02-01-08, 08:07 PM
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I can understand the fact that Blade Runner is a polarizing movie, some find it fascinating and influential while others may find it boring and pretentious. But the topic title states this hatred as fact, and opinions are not facts.
02-01-08, 08:39 PM
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I'm glad i'm not alone. I have watched this movie 5 or 6 times since joining this forum. I keep trying to see what everyone sees in it but I cannot. I gave up on Blade Runner. I really wanted to like it.
02-01-08, 09:14 PM
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Alright guys two things I would like to retract and agree I went overboard on.
1)Calling it "poor" was a bit extreme, and I will say it is overrated. Because of the groundbreaking cinematography it still gets a few points.
2)Yeah, I shouldn't have mentioned Face/Off, that was a bit much Maybe because I watched them both back to back and enjoyed the latter more.
Yeah, you may be right. I'll watch the theatrical cut and see if I enjoy it more upon a second viewing.
You would have a good point, except for the fact that I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey last week for the first time and absolutely LOVED it. Now that is an iconic film!
1)Calling it "poor" was a bit extreme, and I will say it is overrated. Because of the groundbreaking cinematography it still gets a few points.
2)Yeah, I shouldn't have mentioned Face/Off, that was a bit much
Maybe because I watched them both back to back and enjoyed the latter more.
Originally Posted by Nuff
Watch it again, its a fantastic movie that you probably just haven't given a fair shot.
Originally Posted by wm lopez
The problem here about the comments of why you didn't like BLADE RUNNER is that you didn't see it in 1982.
You would have a good point, except for the fact that I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey last week for the first time and absolutely LOVED it. Now that is an iconic film!
02-01-08, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
There's your problem. I thought Blade Runner was overrated as well the first time I saw it. Now it's one of my all time favorites. Watch the documentaries, listen to the commentaries, and check out the European Theatrical Cut. Then let it sit and percolate. Go back and watch the Final Cut in a month or so.
02-01-08, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffkjoe
You know the irony is:
Most people in 1982 would've probably agreed with you that it sucked.
Most people in 1982 would've probably agreed with you that it sucked.
02-01-08, 11:54 PM
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Blade Runner is WAY better than all the movies the OP stated. Actually, the movies listed are very mediocre compared to Sci-Fi classics like Blade Runner, 2001, or Contact (as well as many others). I think the OP is confusing Sci-fi with action. The only movie listed I would even consider Sci-Fi is AI, and Spielberg ruined it.
02-02-08, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Simpson Purist
I can understand the fact that Blade Runner is a polarizing movie, some find it fascinating and influential while others may find it boring and pretentious.
Originally Posted by Doc MacGyver
So... just to be clear... rather than watching Deckard come to terms with his humanity (or lack thereof) and struggle with the philosophical trueisms of purpose, responsibility of creation, and if artificial life has any less a claim on living than do full-fledged humans...
02-02-08, 12:44 AM
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Minority Report is a very bad adaptation. The book is riviting sci-fi, but the movie is just an action movie. Blade Runner took me years to understand, but everything within the movie (the script, sounds, music, colors, light, everything) ads to the story, and without one of aspect of the movie, it would not be complete. Ridley Scott knew what he was doing because every aspect of the movie is vital to the movie. Not many movies are like that. Minority Report certainly is not one.
02-02-08, 03:09 AM
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I think a lot of people are severely underrating Minority Report, which is easily one of Spielberg's best films and the best speculative fiction piece he ever made.
Also, I'm not sure where the "you didn't see it in 1982" comments come from. I wasn't alive in 1982 and Blade Runner is one of my favorite films. 2001 is my all time favorite film. I find the original King Kong to be incredibly engaging (just using that since someone brought it up earlier). A great film outlasts the time period from whence it came.
Also, I'm not sure where the "you didn't see it in 1982" comments come from. I wasn't alive in 1982 and Blade Runner is one of my favorite films. 2001 is my all time favorite film. I find the original King Kong to be incredibly engaging (just using that since someone brought it up earlier). A great film outlasts the time period from whence it came.
02-02-08, 03:42 AM
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You spelled Face Faze... That alone makes you too stupid to ever speak about how good or bad blade runner is.
02-02-08, 05:12 AM
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You spelled Face Faze... That alone makes you too stupid to ever speak about how good or bad blade runner is.
02-02-08, 05:16 AM
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Faze/Off sucks.
Aliens>Blade Runner
Blade Runner>You
Aliens>Blade Runner
Blade Runner>You
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02-02-08, 06:29 AM
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Well, if the "faze it" part is any indication, they are either 12 year olds on the internet trying to be cool or... well.. that's really the only thing I can think of.
And here I thought Shamalamadingdong instead of m. night shyamalan was the ultimate in coolness.
Yeah, it was a little over the bounds of personal name slinging, but come on. This thread should be flagged for basic trolling the boards to get a rise out of people. What good could come of this thread when the topic is started off like that.
And here I thought Shamalamadingdong instead of m. night shyamalan was the ultimate in coolness.
I know I'm not a mod of this forum, but these type of comments are uncalled for.
02-02-08, 09:04 AM
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What's with the Ridley Scout thing? Are trying to mock him or something?
"While the Riddler was consentrating..."
02-02-08, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by visitor Q
But as a film being "simple" .. not sure about that. Five different cuts might indicate otherwise. It is simple in it's approach and narrative, but what makes the film so great are the many unseen layers that the viewer leaves with - or should.
Which is why this is one of those movies that is hard to judge on the first viewing.
I still don't think it's quite as good as its reputation (which usually puts it among the greatest films ever made), but I think it is a very, very good movie. That's just my take after seeing it 3 times in 20 years. Who knows, 3 more viewings over the next 20 years and I may be in the, "It's one of the greatest films ever made," camp.
As it stands now I don't think it's an overstatement in the slightest to say it was one of the most iconic, groundbreaking, and important films of the 80's.