http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Runner-Five-Di...5332&sr=8-2

 

I just preordered it. Anyone else a big fan?

Over-rated. *clap* *clap* *clap*

 

The score by Vangelis is one of my favorites though.

Over-rated. *clap* *clap* *clap*

 

The score by Vangelis is one of my favorites though.

What version have you seen?

Both The Domestic Cut (1982) and Scott's Director's Cut.

 

I own what I think is the 2006 digitally remastered version of the Director's Cut (better transfer then the original DVD release).

 

It's an incredibly lifeless film to me.

Ya this movie didn't do much for me...although the only time I saw it, it was 8am and I was hungover so that may have played a strong part :|

A lot of parallels are made between this and Minority Report (the theme of the rammifications of technology that seems good on the surface but ultimately may not be). Minority Report is the superior work.

 

Some may combat that with "you didn't get the subtle narration". Well MR certainly hits you over the head more, but everything about those characters and the story is far more compelling and interesting then those in BR. I don't think it's incredibly deep or philiosophical, I think those things are drawn from the film because it had great vision but Scott's execution was poor.

 

Blade Runner is to Alien what Kingdom of Heaven is to Gladiator in Scott's catalogue.

Both The Domestic Cut (1982) and Scott's Director's Cut.

 

I own what I think is the 2006 digitally remastered version of the Director's Cut (better transfer then the original DVD release).

 

It's an incredibly lifeless film to me.

That was my reaction the first time I saw it. I read into it, saw it again and really enjoyed it that time around. Have seen it a couple more times since.

 

The characters are lifeless because they lack human emotion (thus, are called replicants). The film is much deeper and just gets richer after each subsequent viewing.

I saw it the other day. I need to give it another viewing, I fell asleep from exhaustion for like 10 minutes...but I love the movie.

I love this movie. I just love the atmosphere of the whole thing and the score fits perfectly. The scene with Rutger Hauer on the roof in the rain is one of my favorite scenes of all time.

 

This is one of those movies that grows better with repeated viewings, too. For a sci-fi bounty hunter movie of sorts, there's a surprising lack of action. I think this bothers some people the first time around (it bothered me a little), but with more viewings it's much easier to appreciate this movie.

Yeah I absolutely love it. Great music & atmosphere.

This is a movie that I really had high hopes for going into my first viewing of it, but was sorely disappointed. Gotta agree with Fox on this one, I think it's overrated. Maybe I need to watch it again though? Love Scott, love an interesting Sci-Fi, and I know people who consider this one of the great movies, so maybe I just missed something on my first viewing...

Oooh. I'm gonna have to pick this one up.

As far as highly stylized Sci-Fi films go, Dark City blows Blade Runner out of the water and is probably the best film of the 1990s.

:thumbup

 

 

don't know if I'd go that far but that's a favorite of mine too.

As for best film of the 1990s, I can think of very few films that come close.

Saving Private Ryan, American Beauty, Shakespeare in Love, LA Confidential, Titanic, Fargo, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, The Piano, Silence of the Lambs, Cape Fear, Reservoir Dogs, Heat, Twelve Monkeys, Toy Story...

No Being John Malkovich? I'm sure you've must have just forgotten (since I've seen you mention it a couple times before).

At the risk of sounding like a film snob (I'm not...I stress that film is 50/50 art/entertainment)...

Yeah, we have VERY different tastes in films. I thought Thin Red Line [which I was looking forward to, mind you] was a TERRIBLE movie and completely overshadowed by Saving Private Ryan.

 

The Usual Suspects was a brilliant movie as well and very well paced and cut. It's one of those movies that stands the test of time.

 

JFK, on the other hand, is a complete piece of propagandist garbage that exposes Oliver Stone as nothing more than the predecessor to Michael Moore. Like Michael Moore's fare, this film pretends to be presenting fact and evidence while lying and deceiving the entire time. To be fair, I think the BS factor of this movie is what kills it for me and not the acting or the way the STORY itself was presented.

 

You already know I think, even as a Kubrick fan, Eyes Wide Shut is completely unwatchable, so I'll leave that one alone.

 

At this point, I think we are at an impasse and will have to agree to disagree!

Terrence Malick doesn't get enough credit. Some of that due to the fact he takes a long time to pick and make a film.

 

I love his uneven, multifaceted editing and style.

 

I thought The New World was absolutely outstanding and one of the best ways to tell a story I've ever seen on film. Not to mention he got three amazing performances from the leads. Yet, little a peep from the Academy and a slew of mixed reviews.

Malick is perhaps the only director working right now capable of filming certain works of literature deemd as unfilmable.

I've only seen The New World and Thin Red Line - neither of which I liked. So, he gets one more shot in my book. My perception from these two films is that he is a perfectionist with limited range [i have this same problem with Tim Burton].

 

As far as Saving Private Ryan goes, that was the best movie going experience I have ever had. The sound was absolutely amazing and groundbreaking. The pacing [ie. editing] of the scenes was perfect. The cinematography was magnificent in its transparency. I could go on and on and watch this movie once a week.

 

I felt like they did a good job of exposing the audience to the extreme violence of war without going over the top [storming the beach]. I thought the did an AMAZING job of building tension during critical scenes [Panzer scene ftw]. I just can?t imagine that story ever being told any better.

 

I will agree with you, however, that Band of Brothers was a great series. I think the length of the series is what places it behind SPR in my war genre list. Ultimately, SPR was 170 minutes of film that kept me on the edge of my seat and delivered on so many levels.

I am not a fan of Saving Private Ryan and that's mostly because the characters presented just didn't do anything for me. Aside from Jeremy Davies' character (and to an extent Tom Hanks), the rest were quite boring.

 

The visuals were amazing though.

I am not a fan of Saving Private Ryan, mostly because the characters presented just didn't do anything for me. Aside from Jeremy Davies' character (and to an extent Tom Hanks), the rest were quite boring.

 

The visuals were amazing though.

Well, I also went into that movie as a combat engineer. So, I sat there watching what I would have been doing if I had been activated in WWII. Scary s**t.

Terrence Malick doesn't get enough credit. Some of that due to the fact he takes a long time to pick and make a film.

 

I love his uneven, multifaceted editing and style.

 

I thought The New World was absolutely outstanding and one of the best ways to tell a story I've ever seen on film. Not to mention he got three amazing performances from the leads. Yet, little a peep from the Academy and a slew of mixed reviews.

 

Days of Heaven is probably the most gorgeous movie I've ever seen. It puts me in a trance every time I see it. I still have to see New World.

 

As for Dark City, I think it's a really good movie, but it's probably not in my 90's Top Ten. Maybe it sneaks in there. I don't really have a 90's Top Ten...

I think Ridley Scott made a better picture in Black Hawk Down as well.

Nice job. You know I can't pan Blackhawk Down. :mischief

Days of Heaven is better than Badlands, in my opinion.

 

I agree wholeheartedly, although Badlands is still pretty good. Days of Heaven just has this kind of epic and poetic quality to it that I don't think any other movie can touch. Or at least none that I've seen. Some people think it's kind of boring, and I'm almost inclined to agree with them. It really depends on your frame of mind and what kind of movie experience you're looking for. There are long stretches of the movie where it's just a lot of pretty things to look at and not much happens. But beautiful movie, great score, and maybe my favorite narration ever.

As for best film of the 1990s, I can think of very few films that come close.

Saving Private Ryan, American Beauty, Shakespeare in Love, LA Confidential, Titanic, Fargo, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Leaving Las Vegas, Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, The Piano, Silence of the Lambs, Cape Fear, Reservoir Dogs, Heat, Twelve Monkeys, Toy Story...

 

 

Just watched Leaving Las Vegas for the first time in about 10 years. Incredible flick.

 

Elizabeth Shue is my freakin dream girl (looks wise) in that flick.

 

 

 

Oh and Shawshank > any other movie in the 90's

Elisabeth Shue > Susan Sarandon for the Oscar that year.

 

No way the Academy was going to do a double dip with her and Cage though.