yeah while the movie may be impressive for a sci fi movie, at the same time its boring and overrated.
Its not easy to turn old hard science fiction stories into a movie.
Good thing the book this was based on wasn't an "old hard science fiction story," then, eh?
shareI find to visually stimulating to be considered boring.
shareit was never overrated that is why it bombed at the box office and got mediocre reviews from highly rated film critics.
Jesus Fucking Christ, 20+ years into online movie reviews and people still can't break down their criticisms without resorting to lazy critiquing tropes like stating something is "overrated" or "pretentious"
settle down, jimmy
shareJust because you like the movie doesn't mean the lable of pretentious and overrated aren't appropriate. They are.
shareno, they aren't. They're over-used and utilized incorrectly.
shareOkay sweetie. If that's what makes you feel better, then go ahead and think that.
shareI love how you're so condescending and insulting, despite not offering any sort of counterargument.
The claim: even if you think it's not good, using the term "overrated" is not appropriate.
The argument: It bombed at the box office and got mediocre reviews from highly rated film critics. Because it wasn't well received to begin with, it then cannot be "overrated."
A valid counterargument: It has an imdb rating of 8.1/10 which is a relatively high score, despite the flaws we've seen discussed many times on this board. It is therefore overrated.
See? Civil online discourse can be had without devolving immediately into name calling.
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Slow pacing, not enough action, are the common complaints.
This movie is a visual stunner and a thinking man's movie. Some people just aren't impressed with the cinematography.
If you prefer action in Sci Fi movies, this one is not for you.
It is rated #88 on Sight and Sound magazine which is the go-to ratings guide for movie buffs.
Slow pacing g is fine. But that doesn't mean the movie works. Just because its visually stunning doesn't make up for the story. They should have kept Decard out.
shareThe mystique around Blade Runner is similar to the mystique some Kubrick films. Few people ever really watch it all the way thru more than once.
It is considered great tho it was a critical and/or financial success and that few people ever really watch it all the way thru more than once.
People pontificate, expound and so forth and so on about it, tho few people ever really watch it all the way thru more than once.
Shut the fuck up will ya.
Rest of us have seen all of Blade Runner all the way to the fucking end of the movie.
I just dont like it much because of the private eye noire theme along with the crammed down your throat plot of are they really human or robot mystery.
I do feel bad for Roy Batty's fellow robot friends since they know their numer is up but they still go on about their daily lives such as that one female robot working as a weird snake charmer stripper.
then Deckard comes along and ruins it.
Movie even states the robots have a shelf life of 4 or 5 years. Roy dies peacefully a little bit while the rest of them get shot and killed violently.
Deckard should have just left them alone
Thanks for proving my point about "People pontificate, expound and so forth and so on about it".
How many times have you watched all the thru in one sitting?
ive seen enough of the movie and I still find it overratted and boring. I know every fucking scene in the movie you fucking asswipe
shareWhy do you agree with me and argue with me on the same points? Very strange.
Me: Few people ever really watch it all the way thru more than once.
You: Rest of us have seen all of Blade Runner all the way to the fucking end of the movie.
Me: How many times have you watched all the thru in one sitting?
You: ive seen enough of the movie ...
Still impressed by all of it. The story isn't in your face, but it is there and most people miss the story due to the fact that it isn't told in like most Hollywood movies tend to do.
shareTotal bullshit. us old timers havent "missed" the story. We've seen the movie enough dozens of times.
You younger folk dont know jack shit
I didn't like it on first viewing. I didn't watch it again until the DC came out in the 90's and I preferred it to the TR. I watch it every now and then and still enjoy it (not the TR). I get why a lot of people don't like it and it has nothing to do with them not getting it or anything. It simply doesn't float their boat.
shareI guess. I don't know. There is a story there for sure, but either way it is what it is. Just glad that the movie was made.
shareThis is not a good movie. The movie has so little going for it that it's padded with filler. (Notice how shots and scenes keep getting repeated over and over again).
Harrison Ford is terrible in this, and was horribly miscast. I actually lost respect for him after watching this movie finally because it kind of outed him as an actor who got lucky. Ford doesn't act. He just shows up at the set in a grumpy mood and then phones it in. There's a reaction scene he does in the final showdown with Rutger Hauer's character, and he mugs so horribly in that (like he's practically trolling the director) that I feel like punching him.
The "twist" is so corny and poorly executed as to be groan-inducing. Are we really supposed to have sympathy for the villains when it's unveiled that they have fee-fees?
The only reason why it's become a cult classic is Syd Mead. His artwork and set design created the signature look of the cyberpunk aesthetic, which has been copied to hell and back.
"There's a reaction scene he does in the final showdown with Rutger Hauer's character, and he mugs so horribly in that (like he's practically trolling the director) that I feel like punching him."
What bit are you referring to ?
When they're on the rooftop and he's on the ground, there is a reaction shot where he's looking up at Rutger Hauer's character in surprise. He does this reaction with his eyes and mouth wide open, but in a way that comes across as really exaggerated, almost cartoony. I don't think a director like Ridley Scott would've left such a ridiculous shot in there if he had had a choice.
shareWhoosh. Stick to Michael Bay will you?
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