It really fell apart during the second act IMO. Basically when William Sandersons starts making toys. Then when Darryl Hannah showed up, I new the film was doomed.

Complete with the Kabukiman Car Flip.

Agreed.

Agreed.

Agreed.

This is sad news indeed. Blade Runner was and still is a benchmark in cinematography thanks to the late great Jordan Cronenweth, ASC. People who say it's boring clearly have no appreciation for the art of film and fim-making. There is no way that these Alcon clowns can ever do justice "to the memory" of the Directors Cut (or The Final Cut for that matter). And I urge anyone who has only seen the original theatre release (the original) to at least give the Directors Cut a look. It's the proper version without the tacked on cheesy ending (wich uses stock footage shot for The Shining) and the god awefull voice over. Harrison Ford was clearly disturbed and confused at doing the voice over as he is heard in an outtake from the recording sessions saying "I don't know guys this is just...weird..who writes this stuff." to a clearly annoyed recording engineer. Hence why it sounds flat and sleep inducing.

Brazil>Blade Runner

BR just lacked focus for me. I saw the DC and while its better, it still doest cut it for me.

Both are fantastic, and depict different futures.

I would recommend the directors cut of that one too... The first one I was was mangled IMO.

I don't see how they can make a sequel when the book didn't have a sequel...

Doesn't stop directors and producers I'll have you know




Unfortunately I agree. I loved the beginning with the Tower Of Babel and such, but during that second act i was almost asleep.

Comparing silent films in general, I enjoy movies like The Four Horseman Of The Apocalypse and any Charlie Chaplin film more then Metropolis. I would still say Metropolis has the best visuals though.

I wouldn't say too different. Both feel very Orwell 1984-ish. Brazil is like an introspective Blade Runner.


Actually, I think there was three more books made and signed off as canon, but by a different author.

I would say to the people who don't like it to watch the Final Cut. It looks better, sounds better, the voice over has been cut out and the ending is better. I'm feeling too tired to give a lengthy exposition on the film's awesomeness but I would point to Ragholio's comment about it being a benchmark in cinematography. It's a cross between noir and cyberpunk. If you like good cinema, you should like Blade Runner.

The 80's were the best decade ever. Only the 60s can compare (which I was not alive for). It's the 90's and 00's that were dreadful, the 00's moreso and the early 90's almost not at all since the 80's lived on in the early part of the decade.

Hollywood needs to stop with all these remakes and reboots. None of them so far are any good save for Batman, and even so the 1989 Batman is still my favorite. What's next, a Goonies reboot? Sixteen Candles? A modern Breakfast Club? A Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure remake?

A modern Ferris Bueller might possibly work, but remaking a classic with an iconic lead character like that is like playing with dynamite.

Agree, oh and they are thinking about making a Goonies sequel. even drivel like pro wrestling was good in the 80s.

Blade Runner remains my favorite film of all time. I just love everything about it, much like Star Wars. I'm probably among the minority when I say that I didn't think the prequels detracted from the Original Trilogy in any way, so however terrible these Blade Runner continuations end up being, I'm not too worried about it. It'll be slightly disappointing seeing the film's name dragged through to mud, but it'll just be another entry on a long list of video games and film.

'Cept for '97. It was a strange year.

Agreed. Though I did read a couple of years ago that some guy wrote a sequel to Ferris Bueller ~Where its his 40th birthday. Some said it was good. I have never heard of any plans to do it though.

**Hey here we go.. It wasn't as hard to find as I thought. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/2007/08/ferris-bueller-.html

I liked both TRON movies. Its like avatar; a visual spectacle and nothing more.

I loved the visuals in Tron 2 ~just little else, and the bit with the security guard on the on the roof was too much for me to take seriously.
I thought Bridges did a good job with what he had.

Here we go again, Hollywood can't think of anything original so they have to do a sequal, prequel or a remake/redo. I am just wondering when Star Wars is going to go the Star Trek way and be remade.

How about Wizard of OZ, or Gone with the Wind. Are they going to be redone as well? Somethings shouldn't be touched, Blade Runner is one of them.

Tim Burton will get right on that, and I have no doubt that Johnny Depp will star as all three of her companions. :deal:

Omfg. A sequel could work though if it's Matthew Broderick.

That link is from 2007 and I haven't heard a thing about it, so it's probably not gonna happen.

I think with The Goonies it could also work if it were a sequel and not a remake. Maybe the original Goonies all get together again with their own kids, and those kids have their own adventure. It could work if the original kids got back together.

EDIT: I've also heard rumors of a sequel to Top Gun http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/10/26/top-gun-2-tom-cruise/

Wow. On the bright side though, I absolutely loved that movie. I was 11 when it was released, and it's the reason I almost joined the Navy (but declined at the very very end because they just refused to make me a pilot. Teenage naivete...)

This gave me an idea for a forum game that I'll post shortly.

Unfortunately, forum games are against the rules. :confused:

I didn't particularly like Blade Runner (it wasn't bad, just wasn't that great in my opinion), and I doubt a modern sequel to it could capture the same feel.

Wait, what? Really? Why? It was going to be 'Cast your worst remake' the game. It wasn't even going to be a game really, no winner or loser. Just make a terrible remake.

Example:

Malcolm X...starring Alan Arkin in the title role and James Earl Jones as Allah.

:shocking: :bowdown: :bowdown:
That's too good ~it'd never happen... But if it did...

With the right writer... That could be on par with Confederacy of Dunces and Catch 22.

Your right, people would probably go see that just for the spectacle. Reminds me of a Joan Of Arc movie I saw with Milla Jovovich as Joan and Dustin Hoffman as God.

Akira taking place in new york...with the same cast as inception.

Oldboy with Will Smith.

Thats the spirit



Citizen Kane

Tracy Morgan as Charles Foster Kane

Gilbert Gottfried as the 'faceless' William Alland

and Channing Tatum as the sled

Tatum wins best supporting actor for his realistic portrayal as a chunk of wood