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Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (1982)

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Reviews Counted:44

Fresh:41

Rotten:3

Average Rating:8.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Director Ridley Scott's hauntingly prescient vision of the not-too-distant future stars Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, a retired police assassin, or "blade runner." The Los Angeles of 2019 is a... Director Ridley Scott's hauntingly prescient vision of the not-too-distant future stars Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard, a retired police assassin, or "blade runner." The Los Angeles of 2019 is a dark, polluted, overcrowded dystopia dominated by cloud-piercing buildings and looming neon billboards, the air dense with acid rain and flying traffic. World-weary Deckard has been called out of retirement to liquidate four escaped "replicants"--genetically derived androids of great strength, intelligence, and nearly-human emotion who serve as slaves and prostitutes in the off-planet colonies. Led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), they've come to Los Angeles to confront their designer, Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel), with their unhappiness about the brevity of their four-year life span. In the course of his search, Deckard becomes romantically entwined with Tyrell's lovely assistant, Rachael (Sean Young), and must eventually confront Batty in an unforgettable rain-soaked sequence. A highly influential fusion of the science fiction and noir genres based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K. Dick, this postmodern film boasts astonishingly rich art direction, juxtaposing ingenious technological gadgetry with yellowing photographs and fetishistic objets d'art as it touches on questions of time, memory, identity, and mortality. Scott's 1992 director's cut edition contains notable alterations, including the absence of Ford's narration, which significantly heightens the ambiguity of key moments in this stunning cinematic landmark. [More]

Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah

Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joseph Turkel, Joanna Cassidy, James Hong, Kevin Thompson, Kao Thompson

Director: Ridley Scott

Director: Ridley Scott
Story: Philip K. Dick
Producer: Michael Deeley
Screenwriter: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples
Composer: Vangelis

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The android villains are neither menacing nor sympathetic, when ideally they should have been both. This leaves Scott's picturesque violence looking dull and exploitative.

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Director Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner is arguably the most famous and influential science fiction film ever made.

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...a hopelessly overrated piece of work.

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Even if this 1982 movie were made in 2007, it would be hailed for its special effects and production design.

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Not only is Blade Runner a relevant masterpiece that asks poignant questions about what it means to be human, but it also looks like it could have been made today.

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