So imagine seeing this film in 1983( or 85-86 on VHS or HBO ( look up vhs) ) ? Most people hardly knew what a computer was in that era. It was a ground breaking movie based on a book by a sci fi, counter culture icon. This movie could be made in 2023….AI, futurism, dystopia, Climate Change and the profound questions of what it means to be alive, human and sentient. BR earned its place as a classic of modern science fiction cinema.

Lol.

You're not too with it, huh?

Don't be a jerk, that's the point.

I know, I was talking about OP.

>I'm, saying you sound like you're trying to be mean, and I think you should stop, lol.

If you don't want a response to your opinions then keep them to yourself.

It's not my opinion, I'm asking you why the OP should take yours, though?

I'm, saying you sound like you're trying to be mean, and I think you should stop, lol.

That's what's up.

If you don't want a response to your opinions then keep them to yourself.

It has a lot of different cuts. The Final Cut is the best IMO not the director's cut.

Winner fights Warren Davis.

Yeah, unfortunately Philip K. Dick never saw Blade Runner in its entirety but at least he saw a part of it.

https://bleedingcool.com/movies/philip-k-dick-blade-runner/

I guess it's because people like you write stuff like, I dunno, this:

>I don't understand why you post negative comments of an iconic film. What's the point? You can't be so naive that you think someone is going to change your mind, lol.

You may recognise that paragraph as what you wrote that prompted the OP to get "defensive".

A very loud minority.

Any film older than, say, ten years that people are still talking about is either a traditional cult film or it's developed cult characteristics (i.e. it's part of the canon of a population subgroup, usually subgroups that have too much cultural capital to be branded cult even though they are).

Blade Runner just happens to be a film that resonates with a subgroup that overlaps with people who use sites like Reddit or TVTropes. But also, Blade Runner has always been a cult film. It bombed and its legacy sequel bombed. The majority of people don't get Blade Runner... it just so happens to be a literal silent majority.

In other words, what I'm saying is the film isn't actually iconic and instead that its fans are disproportionately present in key online movie spaces.

I remember watching Blade Runner way back, and had a good memory about it. However, some time ago I watched the final cut version of it, and I did not like it at all.

This made me wonder did I really like the movie in the first place, or just went on with cult status thing.

I do appreciate it, but I found some parts of being disgusting. There is also something weird going on with Ford's mouth movement. Ugh.

You have to automatically discount Hunt, too unpredictable.

You would never know, he might see a couch and immediately want to jump on it and start yelling...

The first time I saw BR it was the theatrical cut and I hated it. Years later I watched the Final Cut on a much better TV with a better sound system and absolutely fell in love. A huge part of BR is its presentation, both audio and visual. It is cinema-as-art to a big degree - like a lot of Kubrick's work, so many scenes from it could be taken out of the film and hung on your wall as artwork. Watching it on a small TV, or a laptop/phone really saps that beauty.

Additionally, it is at its heart a Film Noir, and having an understanding/appreciation of that genre definitely helps here. FN is deeply invested in tone, developing the "feeling" of a scene through scenery and lighting, and making you feel the grittiness of its environments. Think of how visceral the streets of the city are, or J.F. Sebastian's loft. Feel how the constant rain would put a chill into your bones all the time. Contrast the way Deckard lives - cramped quarters, grubby conditions, poor lighting - with Tyrell's giant windows, high ceilings, and big dramatic lights. The pacing of BR is also classic Film Noir - slow rollout heavy on worldbuilding, the protagonist/hero getting his call to action, the Femme Fatale who complicates not only his mission but his life, and (sometimes, definitely here) the revelation that makes him question everything he thought he knew either about the situation or even his whole life.

I also recommend checking out this quick essay speculating on certain elements of Blade Runner, which may change the way you view what you saw, but at least should give you a glimpse at the deeper themes that can be explored.

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You don't get it, I understand.

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Oh they do. Just make sure you include Final Cut in your search.

And, why should he take your opinion over his own personal experience?

I feel like you're trying to be a jerk.

Maybe, cut it out, lol?

Hahahaha Maybe so, I have seen no other cuts to compare but it does seem that’s the case. If you say Final cut is 2007 then i saw the first release because the year was 1982 same as the release date according to google.

Alright I’ll check it out. hopefully somewhere online they got all the different versions.

Yes that many versions. So give the Final cut a try one time.

Wow that many?? Y’all were not kidding when ya said it had a complicated production…

The best known versions are the Workprint, the US Theatrical Cut, the International Cut, the Director's Cut,[1] and the Final Cut.

I would watch it one more time but watch The Final Cut.

You must not talk about the Alien movies enough then.

I didn't like the Final Cut (2007) but loved the Director's Cut (1992). Theres about four different edits of the film and it matters which one you watch. I suspect you watched the Final Cut.

Seeing so many negative comments about the movie makes me think Ridley Scott completely fucked it up with the Final Cut.