Blade Runner {1982 Theatrical Cut}
Overall: 8/10
Pros: Great story, great acting, interesting setting, great design and special effects
Cons: Slow moving, slow pace, no real philosophical or idealogical point until the end
I got the ultimate five disc collection of this movie just today and watched the original movie that was released in 1982. I had heard about Blade Runner years before and was yearning to watch it, seeing as how it was considered the definitive cyberpunk film for decades and inspired countless other movies, including The Matrix (Of which I am a huge fan).
Well, I have to say that I was not disappointed. The movie was awesome and completely lived up to its hype. It also lived up to being a great adaptation of Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, even if it does leave out some of the animal themes and a lot of the dialogue having to do with philosophy and trying to figure out what exactly is happening to Deckard.
The fact that the movie is awesome is really just all I can say about how good the movie is. However, there are a few issues that I have with it. First off, it is extremely slow and plodding for most of the movie, and it really doesn't have the philosophical point that Philip K. Dick's books had until the very end. And as far as this version of the film goes, the narration is cheesy and really just sucks. The movie is great, but the narration just isn't all that good and really degrades the quality of this version of the movie as a whole.
Now, one last point: This movie is interesting in that it does not exist at all to have any major idea or philosophy behind it. It exists simply to tell a good story, and that is something that everyone can and should be able to appreciate.
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