Blade Runner Reviews

The Greatest Sci Fi Film Ever Made

"Bladerunner" is a film that shaped the way I think. There are not many films you can say that about. Based on a novel by Philip K. Dick called 'Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?', the film explores a dystopic future where the unwanted members of humanity live in polluted, murky and grossly overcrowded megacities. The golden children are whipped away from Earth to the planetary colonies to escape the degradation. Above the filth, the Tyrell Corporation churns out androids to cater to the whims of humans. What happens when a group of androids (that are very difficult to tell apart from humans) decide they are destined for something better and go on a murderous rampage? Easy, you hire a bounty hunter to wipe them out. In a startlingly intelligent examination of humanity's treatment towards what are considered lower lifeforms, you will find yourself rooting for both the bounty hunter and the androids - weird.

Harrison Ford is good as Deckard but the standout is Rutger Hauer as Roy Battey, the android leader. If you have dry eyes in his last scene, well, you're not human! Beautiful model work and a scorching soundtrack by Vangelis ensure the elevation of this film in to the ranks of the divine and holy!

Not Really That Good

I can see why people enjoyed this movie when it was first released but i have to say that it is so outdated and not very good at all really.

I endured this movie for about 70mins before heading for another selection as i found it to be very very poor. I'm sure it'ss liked by some but even Harrison Ford let himself down in this one... What Happened Han???

Quite possibly my favourite film of all time. A young Harisson Ford, directed by a young

Ridley Scott bring us one of the tightest sci-fi films of all time. The film's ability to actually

transport you to another place and time - somewhere in the futre - are a testament to the

director, screenwriter and cast. No silver suits, no flashy spaceships, just the same

amount of grunge that we have in large inner-cities today - only with a bunch of psychotic

cyborgs that need to be erradicated. There are, intertwined within all of this, a series of

wonderfully complex sub-plots and twists that leave you asking how / what / who / wha....

Essential viewing - no doubt.

It still rocks

I've loved this film since I first saw it about 14 years ago. My boyfriend hadn't seen it so I thought I'd get it out again for his benefit. I was a bit worried after singing its praises so highly that it might have dated a bit since I last saw it but it is still a fantastic film.

Dark and moody and very sexy. It's incredibly poetic too, but most of all its just a great stylish thriller.

[Highly rated reviewer]

out of the archive

too dated - good in its day

Absolutely mindblowing

This is the best....ever. I remember seeing this film in the cinema back in -82 and my mind was completely blown away. Just as a note, this version of the dvd is the one without the Harrison Ford voiceover and with the added unicorn sequence. Personally I miss the voiceover, there were a few very classic lines there, but after seeing this film 30+ times over the years, I can still here the voiceover. 'Cold fish, that's what my ex wife used to call me....'.

Even though this film was made in 1982, it still does not feel 'dated' in any way. The atmosphere, the music, the characters - they all come together in a truly brilliant performance.

This film is a must see......

Disappointing!

After being so built up about this film by different people, it left me feeling confused and wanting more. I had been told that i was going to watch a classic and so as i sat down to watch it, i was excited. After the first half an hour or so, i thought that it might still be getting into the main plot line, which eventually it did but so weakly i didnt know if it was supposed to be a subplot. Harrison Ford's character was played quite well although it was about the only character which was. By the end i was so confused that i just wanted to turn it off because i had enough. A good film to send you to sleep!

Sci Fi classic -but for once I wish the Producers cut was still available

I have the original cut that was screened at the cinema on VHS but you cannot get it on DVD, which is a shame because you miss out the voice over from Harrison Ford which gave it a 30's Mallone overtone.

trendsetter

"It's too bad that she won't live, but then again who does?"

See the Director's cut if possible which gives the movie the ending it deserves. All the science fiction movies since this has been influenced one way or the other by this protrayal of bleakest of our future! Especially in a cold, soggy winter's day......

It's still my favourite Ridley Scott movie.

Los Angeles, 2019.

Are films like wine? Do they improve with age? The answer is probably no, but, this film seems to have lost nothing over the years. In the days when model work and hand matting were how you did special effects, this film is a great example of what can be achieved. The vast metropolis we see lain before us, the computer controlled flying cars, and the giant Tyrell building are images that will stick in your mind far longer than a computer rendered scene in the latest blockbuster.

As the story progresses, a first time viewer may be confused; lacking the original narration, this directors cut can seem sparse in story and it’s loss detracts from the film noir feel both of the set and Deckards’ character. On a second viewing however, safe in the knowledge of what will happen next, you can truly take in the detail, fine acting and of course, subtle hints as to Deckards’ true nature. Tense right the way through, with a saddening ending (bolstered with an emotional speech by Rutger Hauer) the viewer is left with a genuine feeling of loss in this strange world not too distant from our own. Enhanced by the wonderful score by Vangelis, you’ll feel truly immersed in this film, and hopefully ask yourself the same questions that Deckard cannot answer.