Blade Runner (1982)

Posted : 2 months ago at May 3 4:43

Almost a decade & a half earlier before Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey was one the first films to successfully marry the big budget sci-fi with a genre of a different theme (that of psychological thriller) so that all the high tech flashiness of science fiction acted as a contrasting backdrop to a darker side that resided underneath all the complicated buttons & wires of futuristic technology. Then came Ridley Scott's Alien, which did the same for the darkside of sci-film, but now more in the method of the straight-up horror genre. He followed that up with another marriage to sci-fi, but this time in the cinematic category of film noir. Now, with this story of replicant-hunter Rick Deckard, Scott depicts what lays beneath all the flashy neon lights that decorately symbolize the en...Read more

Posted : 10 months, 1 week ago at Aug 31 2:10

''Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.'' Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker... Harrison Ford: Rick Deckard Rutger Hauer: Roy Batty Bladerunner is definitely one of the most visionary films I've ever had the pleasure to view, it's right up there with 2001 in being incredibly ahead of its time artistically, visually and idealistically. As an end product The Final Cut, Director's Cut & Theatrical, all feel ahead of their time, but I admit the final cut adds more tantilising questions and answers that will spark debate for many more years to come. While 2001 presents a relatively light futuristic reality, Blade Runner is ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 11 months, 1 week ago at Jul 27 0:59

What makes us human? What is the possible outcome on our lifestyle and environment if technology were to continue evolving at too rapid a pace? And, naturally, the age-old concerns over genetic engineering and whether or not we should try to master it pop up. Thus is Blade Runner’s moral and ethical questions. Those are the science-fiction aspects at play, but it also owes a huge debt to the claustrophobic paranoia of film noir. There are moral and tonal qualities are reminiscent of such works as Frankenstein, classic Greek drama and its idea of hubris, and The Big Sleep with its cynical hero and convoluted plot line. It wouldn’t have been out of the question to see classic film noir stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, or Edward G. Robinson show up in the roles inhabited by H...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Apr 16 0:17

Ridley Scott's imagining of a dark, multicultural and ugly/beautiful Los Angeles in a dystopic 21st century world is brilliant, right from the very first scene.

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 years ago at Jun 20 14:10

A fantastic film based on one of Philip K. Dick's finest novels. The Earth is a dying planet, and what remains of the global populace pool together in expansive, yet largely dilapidated cities which pollute the planet on a devastating scale. In recent history, humanity colonised Mars, allowing millions of people to abandon the abused bosom of mother nature and flee for the foreboding red planet. In the ensuing galactic expansion, the need for cheap labour was quenched by androids - mass produced on a large scale. Eventually, the androids became so sophisticated and self-aware that determining man from 'replicant' became an almost impossible task. A task that fell to Blade Runners like Rick Deckard. Many people think that this film looks dated by today's standard (it's fair to say that a...Read more

Rating : 10/10