BLADE RUNNER 2049
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- SteveJobs1
first off, not a fan of the original, but perhaps could try rewatching it
this film is the type that will come to mind when i think of a cinematic experience. i didn't care much for the characters but i was intrigued by them. the film took me somewhere and i was fascinated everywhere i went.
somehow harrison ford felt too much like harrison ford in most recent films with his awkward frame protruding through his heather grey gap t-shirt (seriously wardrobe???), so his entrance pulled me out of the experience momentarily, but it was really only a sensory experience I'd latched on to so it wasn't jarring.
one thing i was impressed by was the cgi of the girl. there were only minor tells (apart from the obvious), but compared to the work in star wars this was near perfection.
rating: would netflix again one rainy lazy sunday afternoon or have on in the background while working (insert shrug emoji).
- CGI of which girl??
The giant naked hologram?Ramanisky2 - sorry, cgi remake (was trying to avoid spoilers)SteveJobs
- spoiler image:
https://typeset-beta…SteveJobs - I actually thought they used a lookalike actress for that didn't come off as CGI to me. Hmmmmm.Ramanisky2
- spoiler alert
took 1 year to do ...
http://bit.ly/2wLEOT…
was very impressiveBluejam - i wondered that too, but the likeness is near identical.
https://www.bustle.c…SteveJobs - wow they did an amazing job on that
I was totally sold on a lookalikeRamanisky2 - and I completely forgot about my
Black Mirror girl ...
https://pbs.twimg.co…Ramanisky2 - Black Mirror? She's from Halt and Catch Fire.monospaced
- she was on the San Junipero episode
http://nerdist.com/w…Ramanisky2 - haha nicemonospaced
- CGI of which girl??
- monoboy3
The sound design makes this movie.
Very enjoyable. And just like the original, makes you ponder the realities of a dystopian future.
- Ryan Gosling plays a good replicant. Like in all his other movies.monoboy
- haha, he does indeedmonospaced
- lol at replicant comment hahaMiguex
- pablo280
7.3/10
- Story: 6
Music: 7
Image: 9pablo28 - Story: 7
Music: 10
Image: 10utopian - Story: 9.5
Music: 10
Image: 10Ramanisky2 - Story: 6
Sound: 9
Image: 11
Don't shoot rockets and
then not finish him.ArchitectofFate - story: 4
music: 10
image: 9hans_glib
- Story: 6
- CygnusZero4-1
Saw it last night. Visuals and sound were stellar. The story was stupid. Also, had they trimmed some of the fat off these long drawn out shots, this movie would feel better at 2 hours long. I liked it a lot but didnt love it, especially the last act. It was depressing and didnt live up to the first 2 acts.
They also failed to deal with the jared leto character. Just left him hanging for a sequel which probably wont even happen since the movie has been a huge box office flop.
- you went in wanting to dislike it, though ... your review of the first movie knocked on "shots with no dialogue with ... loud ass synths," which this one also hasdoublespaced
- Leto's character wasn't important - his actions were - Luv is by far the more central protagonist. Her and K are different sides of the same coin.face_melter
- Ramanisky22
Possible spoilers
- great vidutopian
- Thanks for sharing.nb
- Thanks Obamautopian
- You're welcomeRamanisky2
- monospaced3
One of the best movies I've seen. Wow. So glad I got to see it on a legit IMAX too. Nothing quite like that full frame 3story screen. And, thank you Hans Zimmer. That was epic.
- yup!utopian
- he says, your welcome monohotroddy
- :)monospaced
- dorfsman-1
I was cautious about disclosing too much above, as I'm aware many of you haven't seen it, but anyway, here goes.
Firstly I'd say the majority of the exterior shots are extraordinary, as the LWL review above mentions, I would have happily sat through two hours of just a narrative free roam of the landscape, taking it all in, it really is does look that good (apart from the interior shots which completely break the illusion with their stark lighting and sometimes cardboard set feel) however...
Shit, where to start? I guess at the most significant flaw, the plot. Avoiding spoilers as best I can, it is myopic, predictable, poorly paced and some of the core premises are just absurdly inept, very very daft. There's forced clunky parallels with the first movie and whereas, by accident or design, the original BR unfolded with liberal doses of ambiguity which, one could argue, really allowed some depth and interpretation to be added by the viewer, 2049 seems to suffer from the same problems as Prometheus where it just tries to explain and frame too much, and some pf this is to the detriment of the original BR which is just lamentable. Again, as some of the reviews coming out explain better than me, those main themes of humankind's relationship with technology, evolution, memory, what it is to be a sentinel being floating on a rock, existential angst tropes if you like, have been explored so effectively in other movies since BR such as Ex Machina, GITS 2: Innocence, Westworld etc; these works kind of took those ideas from the original BR and expanded and surpassed it, 2049 adds nothing to the mix.
Other frustrations...
The score. Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch's soundtrack lacks the nuance, subtlety and sheer beauty of the Vangelis original, the main motif being the belting, almost farting drone that sounds like listening to a Ducati superbike blasting past you in an underpass (the reality of hearing that in real life is probably pretty cool but here it just doesn't work).
The costumes just pale in comparison to the original BR designs with a total lack of imagination, weird juxtaposition and flair. Times now are very different to the early 80's of course (profoundly), but remember that the original BR had a huge, albeit gradual, influence of popular culture: film, literature, fashion, music, advertising; the original seemed to be crammed with visual ideas and inventiveness (not surprising when you look at the breath of talent involved) and I feel 2049 will be forgotten in months and its impact will be minimal.
I could go on and on (I love Gosling but his Batty/Deckard tortured character portrayal is really lacking, and Leto's Wallace is a poor substitute for Turkel's Tyrell etc) but I won't. I'm down, hugely disappointed. IMHO 2049 just didn't need to be made, it adds nothing to the original, adds no new ideas, adds nothing to the wider discourse around the moral quandary we're currently in in terms of our relationship with technology and where it is going. And lastly, it tells us nothing about ourselves, who we are, what it means to be alive, conscious, what it means to reminisce, to love, to live, the original BR seem to press all these buttons, to provoke, explore these themes, 2049 just doesn't come close.
Son i am disappoint: 3.5 out of 10
- looks spoiler heavy... !inteliboy
- Hmm, we could do with an edit button here, lol, I see this is full of typos. Soz.dorfsman
- Edit: BR had a huge, albeit gradual, influence ON popular culture (not OF)dorfsman
- I agree with you, but oddly think it was amazing. Need to digest though.inteliboy
- Interesting read and some good points in spite of the typos, I give this review 8.25/10yuekit
- yuekit I will give your side note a 10/10Ramanisky2
- While I agree on these points, I simply do not agree that each of these points is as impactful and detrimental to the degree you've presented them.monospaced
- In my opinion this is kind of a remake, and it hits all the same points as the original, but does them much better. I miss the ambiguity but also don't. Weird.monospaced
- face_melter8
Saw it earlier today. Great. Just fucking great from the second it started to the moment the credits rolled.
The locations and sets are mint and the scale of everything is boggling compared to the first film. Seeing it all in one go you get the sense that the characters are tiny, tiny, things in this massive city machine trying to hold onto something, any kind of feeling or emotion, to prevent them from being swallowed by it - like Robin Wright's character trying it on with K after a few drinks.
And yeah, I didn't know what to expect with the story but I thought it was superb the way it tied in with the original and pushed The New. No disappoints at all - apart from the garbage sound system in the cinema, the bass BRAAAANNNNNGGG's made the speakers pop. So I will probably see it again in a better theatre.
- The IMAX sound was unbelievableRamanisky2
- my theatre had crisp ATMOS and that shit sounded superbernexbcn
- Yeah, I was more of the mind of needing to see it on a big screen above all else. There's an IMAX at the Mall of Scandinavia, a short train ride from me.face_melter
- So I think i'll go there to get the full effect.face_melter
- The real IMAX is WORTH ITmonospaced
- nb1
WOW.
This is a legitimately good film. In some ways better than the original.
- Not that we need to compare. They're 30 years apart, the entire language and culture of film is different now.nb
- Agree 100%monospaced
- err1
Dat sex scene dough!
- Ianbolton0
Not seen many negative reviews of this, even though I loved the film myself, here's one from a somewhat respected film review magazine: http://lwlies.com/reviews/blade-…
- wow, 2/5 while the kate winslet/idris elba gets 3/5!jpgjpg
- hotroddy0
SPOILER QUEStION _ Where in the original does it indicate Ford's character is a replicant?
- http://www.forcesofg…Ramanisky2
- the origami unicorn + unicorn dream is the main clue.inteliboy
- Gotta see the directors cut.pango
- SteveJobs1
it's weird to me that one of the main characters is just wearing a basic gray t-shirt through the whole film. like wtf man?
- autoflavour3
Believe the hype.. watched it last night.. fucking amazing
- Got tix for IMAX next week. Super stoked.DRIFTMONKEY
- IMAX experience was phenomenal!!!utopian
- Indeed it was ... 10/10Ramanisky2
- dorfsman-4
Just watched. It triggered me. Extremely disappointing.
- expand plsfadein11
- ^inteliboy
- ^^DRIFTMONKEY
- A post and duck from dorfsmam.Ramanisky2
- See belowdorfsman
- CygnusZero4-3
I have to watch the original before I go see this. I only saw it once like 10 years ago and all I remember about it was thinking that aside from the visuals, it was very boring. Ill give it another shot. Im going to see this new one regardless though.
- I thought you were a sci fi fan? what? QBN doubletake... yes watch it.
this explains your love for the SW prequels :)fadein11 - A lot of folk found it boring, never did well at the box office either. It is a work of art though.PhanLo
- Im a huge scifi fan but I legit didnt really like BR very much. I need to see it again though.CygnusZero4
- Best....movie.....ev... listen to the soundtrack, get in the mood, that's where the power is...you can 'feel' itformed
- I thought you were a sci fi fan? what? QBN doubletake... yes watch it.
- Ramanisky21
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- massive crush on sean young back in those glorious dayshelloeatbreathedrive