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Blade Runner 2049: Review by Your Faithful Correspondent
Beebuster News Service | october 8,2017 | Beebuster2000

Posted on 10/08/2017 12:23:44 PM PDT by beebuster2000

Just saw BR 2049. Awesome, highest recommendation, but with these caveats:

-I am a stone SciFi fan, old enough to have seen and loved the original 1982. Which was also totally awesome, but it should be noted, bombed at the box office, before going on to be a cult fave.

-also a total Ridley Scott Fan, anything he does is good. Ok maybe Kingdom of Heaven wasn't, but everything else was. For this BR re-boot he was involved but not a director

With that in mind:

BR 20149 is a film for all time in cinematography and music. They captured the look, feel and engagement of the original, and the score is reminiscent of Vangelis without being Vangelis, in some ways it is more powerful than the original score. The cast is phenomenal. Ryan Gosling and Robin Wright are amazing. Two other female leads Mackenzie Davis and Sylvia Hoeks are also great. Mackenzie had a bit part in the Martian, you will recognize her. Sylvia is a new face. Harrison Ford is Harrison Ford, with a lot of creases on his face.

The plot is really good, i won't say anything since the spoilers are huge, but suffice to say it winds back on itself and if you guess the ending you are a better guesser than i am.

all in all, must see if you are a sci fi fan. One of the better movies of the year. going to lose a lot on the small screen so see it in theater.

Like the original Bladé Runner, I predict it will bomb at the box office. Too cerebral, not enough gunfights and stuff blowing up for these days.


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To: DHerion

In addition, Sean Young was the best looking member of the cast.


41 posted on 10/08/2017 6:34:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: DHerion

The production of Blade Runner suffered from numerous delays and snags. Harrison Ford was miserable during shooting because Ridley Scott insisted on working at night with the set usually drizzling and damp, which led to Ford developing a bronchial infection. Notably, a labor agreement kept the set designers on payroll and working even while the start of shooting was delayed. The result was that the set designers added more and more detail to create a dark, compelling, and deeply imagined look that made Blade Runner an enduring influence on the design of science fiction productions. The previous standard of clean and bright set designs for science fiction fell out of favor after Blade Runner.


42 posted on 10/08/2017 8:52:56 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: beebuster2000
Dave Bautista is impressing more and more. He can do comedy, which is not easy. He can do drama. He should step up to a leading role.

BLADE RUNNER 2049 - "2048: Nowhere to Run" Short

43 posted on 10/08/2017 9:44:46 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: beebuster2000

OK!

I went and saw it.

The theater was about 20% full, which would normally be pretty bad for a first-run, but at 10 PM on a Sunday night - not too bad. Plus, I saw the standard version, there was running at the same time the 3D version, I have no idea how many people were at that one, but the couple in line in front of me bought 3D tickets...

It seemed as though it took a while to get going. Well, that’s after the first happening to Sapper... but it did seem long.

Then, when it got going, at first I wasn’t sure who was good and who was bad. Remember that in the original, ANY replicant on Earth was illegal and marked for extermination. Well this is not so cut and dried. I’ll just leave it at that.

It was loaded with views of the cars flying and arial shots of LA. I wish they had spent some more time on the shots of the environment, but I guess you can only fit so much into a movie.

The sound was excellent. a few times, a bit too loud, but overall was very nice. It seemed to me that maybe Vangelis’s theme was played at low volume in the background... until the end.

You are not sure who lives or dies. Or who SHOULD live or die! At first, I was a bit confused by that, but it works out in the end.

Goslings acting was superb! In fact all the actors were first rate. The only thing that seemed wrong was the casting of Robin Wright as Yoshi, I still think they could have made a better choice.

The ending is OUTSTANDING! As I watched the movie, I kept thinking about the Rutger Hauer speech and wondering how they could end this pic as effectively.

But they did it. I will probably not see it in the theater again, but will buy the DVD asap!

There are alot of questions raised by this movie... I won’t ask or answer any of them here... but GO AND SEE IT, you will not be disappointed!


44 posted on 10/09/2017 1:19:20 AM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: djf

Probably too late for the recommendation, but the 3D, enhanced sound system is well worth the price and really adds to the experience. I went to something called
Regal 3D RPX which was well worth the experience and very different from a standard screening. BR 2049 will not be the same on streaming video or standard TV. It will not be the same for those waiting for regular broadcasts.


45 posted on 10/09/2017 4:36:05 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: All

Sorry, but anytime someone says “too cerebral” my bullzhit meter goes off.
You either like the movie or you don’t.


46 posted on 10/09/2017 4:51:38 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: McCarthysGhost; Noumenon
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe"

Perhaps the 2nd greatest monologue of all time in cinema, after the Indianapolis monologue from Jaws.

47 posted on 10/09/2017 7:05:05 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Trump's election does not release you from your prepping responsibilites!)
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To: beebuster2000

One of the best I’ve seen in years.

For anyone planning to see it, shell out the extra cash and see it in IMAX 2D. Even though it’s not 3D, it’s worth it.

In that environment, if you’re not shaking after the last fight scene, you have no conscience.


48 posted on 10/09/2017 11:00:12 AM PDT by DBG8489
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To: Williams

Star Wars


49 posted on 10/09/2017 7:02:27 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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To: BenLurkin

That sounds like it.


50 posted on 10/09/2017 7:08:51 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World)
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To: beebuster2000

Saw it yesterday in 3D. It is a visual masterpiece but overall a letdown. The original just has tons more soul. Reminds me of the TRON reboot.


51 posted on 10/13/2017 7:24:22 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: beebuster2000
Two other female leads Mackenzie Davis and Sylvia Hoeks are also great. Mackenzie had a bit part in the Martian, you will recognize her. Sylvia is a new face.

I just learned Robin Wright, Officer K's boss, was the Princess in Princess Bride.

52 posted on 10/14/2017 9:33:02 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: beebuster2000

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3592805/posts?page=23#23


53 posted on 11/25/2017 6:22:25 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: beebuster2000

>> BR 2049 is a film for all time in cinematography and music.

Indeed the film was excellent. Hans Zimmer (et al) did an outstanding job on the soundtrack.

Doubtful we’ll see another Ridley Scott in our lifetime.


54 posted on 01/01/2018 12:51:01 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Vince Ferrer

never get into a land war in asia


55 posted on 01/01/2018 6:34:10 AM PST by beebuster2000
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To: beebuster2000

I made the mistake of paying six bucks to see BR on DirectTV. An hour in, I’m bored to tears. The movie is mostly eerily orchestrated dead moments leading to nothing. Critics seemed mostly to laud it for its faithfulness to the original.

That’s a silly metric. It has to stand on its own, and this doesn’t.


56 posted on 02/24/2018 4:38:32 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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