Saw the original in 82....hated it...boring, lifeless, dreary, other than Sean Young who was the only interesting character in the film...unfortunately she was only in a few scenes. I saw the ‘directors’ cut at the Egyptian recently...still horrible. I think BR is one of those films the experts say you should love but people don’t want to admit they hate it.
I never pay any attention to professional critics, and Blade Runner one of my favorite films (certainly my favorite in the science fiction genre). So much for your theory that all people really hate it but pretend to like it because of expert opinions.