As with several others, Blade Runner is one of those well-hyped movies that I'm late to the dance with. I suppose when it launched in 1997 it was pretty cutting-edge but I have to admit that watching this in 2022, with the opening scene touting "Los Angeles 2019", it kind of lost something in the way of momentum. 2019 has come and gone, and we don't have futuristic cities that are perpetually dark and it rains 24/7, nor do we have flying cop vehicle...or Replicants. By today's standards, certainly, this one is lacking and I just don't see what the big deal was: it's a futuristic movie about cyborgs. Just wasn't enough going in it for me and while I'm glad I went ahead and watched it (so I can at least say I've seen it) I still don't get all the hype about it. At best, it was mediocre and the ending was completely lost on me. No idea what that was all about. There are much better movies to watch than this one...unless you're like me and just have this urge to add it to your "I've seen that one" list.
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As with several others, Blade Runner is one of those well-hyped movies that I'm late to the dance with. I suppose when it launched in 1997 it was pretty cutting-edge but I have to admit that watching this in 2022, with the opening scene touting "Los Angeles 2019", it kind of lost something in the way of momentum. 2019 has come and gone, and we don't have futuristic cities that are perpetually dark and it rains 24/7, nor do we have flying cop vehicle...or Replicants. By today's standards, certainly, this one is lacking and I just don't see what the big deal was: it's a futuristic movie about cyborgs. Just wasn't enough going in it for me and while I'm glad I went ahead and watched it (so I can at least say I've seen it) I still don't get all the hype about it. At best, it was mediocre and the ending was completely lost on me. No idea what that was all about. There are much better movies to watch than this one...unless you're like me and just have this urge to add it to your "I've seen that one" list.