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'Blade Runner' at 40: Why the Ridley Scott Masterpiece is Still the Greatest Sci-Fi of All-Time
Esquire ^ | 25 June 2022 | Tom Ward

Posted on 06/27/2022 11:10:38 AM PDT by ShadowAce

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To: ShadowAce

Never liked it, not gonna start liking it anytime soon.

It puts me to sleep.


101 posted on 06/27/2022 4:09:18 PM PDT by Radix (His Fraudulency Joe Biden…)
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To: ShadowAce
I have not yet seen “They Live” but I do really like all of the others on that list.

It's an interesting movie, and has spawned a billion memes, but it was extremely poorly acted, and the fight scene just plain went on too damned long. Worth watching, but probably not more than once.

102 posted on 06/27/2022 4:11:59 PM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: BenLurkin

The sequel had some great scenes and her character was delightful.


103 posted on 06/27/2022 4:12:28 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: ShadowAce

Saw it as a teenager, wasn’t impressed. Perhaps I’d appreciate it more now that I’m older; but then again, have no real drive to try.


104 posted on 06/27/2022 4:14:06 PM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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Often imitated but never fully replicated is Vangelis’ Golden Globe nominated synth score. Recorded on an Yamaha’s CS-80 synthesizer, these ambient textures were as vital to creating the universe of the film as the set design (which drew inspiration from Edward Hopper paintings and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis), costume, lighting and Orwellian ‘Cityspeak’ language invented for the film.

THIS is why the movie is great. The soundtrack was PERFECT. It made the movie. Don't believe me? Watch it with the mute button on, you'll think it is some low-budget, made-for-network-TV replicant of a real science fiction movie.

105 posted on 06/27/2022 4:24:43 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Seruzawa
It's certainly a great movie, but the greatest ever? Nope. Plan 9 From Outer space is the Greatest SciFi movie ever. No other movie has gotten such mileage per dollar.

As no other movie has ever done, it touched me with the deep and profound realization that I had just wasted 72 minutes of my life that I would never get back. (Of course I own the DVD.)

106 posted on 06/27/2022 4:31:59 PM PDT by NurdlyPeon (It is the nature of liberals to pervert whatever they touch.)
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To: Henchster

It is perfect for the film. By coincidence I was watching a video about vintage synths yesterday which featured the Yamaha CS-80. I couldn’t believe the amount of hand wiring it had inside. All of these intricate bundles of hand soldered point to point wires. I was trying to imagine how long the QC checkout must have taken.


107 posted on 06/27/2022 4:33:05 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Yardstick

From everything made by the skilled hands of a smart man, to everything being made by the programmed hands of a smart machine.

Once SkyNet becomes self-aware, humans truly become expendable.


108 posted on 06/27/2022 4:43:15 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: NurdlyPeon

72 minutes wasted is better than 3H 58M wasted on Gone With The wind. So it could be worse.

I have the ED wood set with 5 other movies. All are very entertaining to various degrees.

Actually Plan 9 is by no means the worst movie. I’d give “Reds” the honor.


109 posted on 06/27/2022 4:47:21 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: ShadowAce

Watched 90 minutes of the new one last night in bed, still got an hour to how.
Must say pretty boring so far looks great plot pretty preposterous.
Put me to sleep well though...
Maybe I’ll finish it tonight....maybe

His holo computer girlfriend is the best thing so far.
I want one...


110 posted on 06/28/2022 8:43:49 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Henchster

Try watching star wars or rocky without the music.
It made those two movies..


111 posted on 06/28/2022 8:58:51 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: mowowie

Try watching Rocky II-V WITh the music - they are horrible films.


112 posted on 06/28/2022 8:59:52 AM PDT by Clemenza (In event of a Civil War, a face diaper is a great way to spot the enemy)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

She’s he best thing about the most recent Bond movie, small though was her role.


113 posted on 06/29/2022 4:11:11 PM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
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To: ShadowAce

Thinking about this flick since you posted it.
I remember reading “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” and being totally mesmerized for weeks.
Then the film finally hit - I had heard only briefly before about the death of Philip K. Dick so I did something I rarely do, actually went to the theatre to watch it.
I must have watched this movie over 50 times! So I stuck it in this morning and watched it again!
I don’t know if it’s the greatest sci-fi movie ever but it’s pretty damn close!


114 posted on 07/01/2022 10:30:25 AM PDT by djf
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