Happy Anniversary, Blade Runner!!

[tomandshell]

Blade Runner opened in theaters (in the US) 25 years ago today.

Batty, can I get a few dancing chewies in honor of this special occasion?

:chew :chew :chew :chew :chew

 

[lcummins]

Does everyone know that a "final" director's cut is coming to theaters this fall? Hmmm??? :chew


Oh! And Happy Anniversary!

 

[PsychoCenobite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fAm7qOY7Vg

PsychoCenobite

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

Hmmm... Lovely Rachael...
Happy birthday to my favorite movie of all time. The theatrical version that is.

I LOVE BLADE RUNNER!

Let's not forget the genius that brought us "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", Philip K. Dick.

Buy it. Read it. Do it.

 

[Batty]

It also falls on my wife's birthday. I make it a point of reminding her of that every year. She thinks I'm crazy.

I'll never forget seeing it in the theater 25 years ago. And I can't wait for the Final Cut.

:chew :chew :chew :chew :chew

 

[tomandshell]

And a high def video release is planned!!

:chew :chew :chew :chew :chew

 

[Deak Starkiller]

BluRay baby! :chew :chew :chew :chew :chew

p.s.-Deckard isn't a Replicant, that's just a BS "director's cut" move by Ridley Scott.

 

[DarkArtist81]

One of my all time favorite films!!! A great combo of legendary actors, artists and a top notch director.... Equals on Hell of a ride!

 

[dekadentdave]

p.s.-Deckard isn't a Replicant, that's just a BS "director's cut" move by Ridley Scott.

Did you ever read Phillip K. Dick's book? It was strongly implied that there was nothing "real" left, that everyone and everything had been artificially replaced and the Director's Cut makes a strong argument for this as well. I like the idea that Dekard comes to this realization after Roy's death and when he sees the origami unicorn left by Gaff. There is nothing more shocking than realizing that the world you know has been completely and artificially manufactured and that you yourself are not really real.

"You know who you are, pal, you're little people."

 

[King Darkness]

Thats cool.

Happy aniv. Blade Runner.

 

[metaphorge]

Did you ever read Phillip K. Dick's book? It was strongly implied that there was nothing "real" left, that everyone and everything had been artificially replaced and the Director's Cut makes a strong argument for this as well. I like the idea that Dekard comes to this realization after Roy's death and when he sees the origami unicorn left by Gaff. There is nothing more shocking than realizing that the world you know has been completely and artificially manufactured and that you yourself are not really real.

"You know who you are, pal, you're little people."

If someone who makes fabulous figures (*ahem* hot toys *ahem*) were to do a full set of the main characters of this film my collecting life would be close to being complete.

(I'm aware of the 1:6 "Android Hunter" figures. Not quite there.)

 

[dekadentdave]

Unfortunately when I asked Tom Gilliland about the possibility of Sideshow making Blade Runner figures I was told that the licensor was not making the rights available.

 

[metaphorge]

Unfortunately when I asked Tom Gilliland about the possibility of Sideshow making Blade Runner figures I was told that the licensor was not making the rights available.

Meh. I guess life would get a little dull if we got everything we wanted....

 

[Prime Clone]

The rights holders definitely keep a tight rein on things. We're lucky we got the three sequel novels!

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

I admit, the unicorn dream sequence, followed by Deckard's finding of Gaff's [SIZE=-1]Origami unicorn [/SIZE]was a brilliant move by Ridley Scott. But to me Deckard remains a human. I'm more for the original story (read book) anyway.

 

[Rogue Trooper]

Is it really coming to theaters, this is one of top 5 films and was not alivewhen it was released. Id love to see it on the big screen.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

... Id love to see it on the big screen.

I understand. But I want the theatrical version on DVD. Release it already. I don't want to wait until, yes, when was that dvd box coming?

 

[sladesuperagent]

Great film and great book! I can't wait to see it on the big screen.

 

[Masao]

Sigh.

I guess I am the only one on the planet who truly understands this film.

If you look at all the clues in all the versions you have to realize it is all a puzzle.

The solution?

ALL 7 or 8 versions are correct. There are no mistakes. Deckard is and is not a replicant because...

**********************Spoiler ahead********************







































To get the whole experience, you will need to watch all the versions back to back.

BladeRunner is a re-occuring dream of Holden! He is living Dadoes but is reading Blade Runner by Alan E. Nourse. His repeating nightmare is a blend of his real life, the novel and what he dreams is going on in the outside world. This is why the pain of mortality and angst about existence is the primary theme.

Also, the eyes are clues as well as the fans. Remember the overhead fans in the room where Holden gets shot? Then, fans repeat in odd places throughout the story. Finally, near the end of the film, there are even fans outside in the rain...doing what exactly??

The entire story spirals out of control with such imagery...just like a dream...a dream that is ultimately about freedom and escape.

Ever wonder why it is Holden's eye that starts the story?

 

[dekadentdave]

Well Ridley Scott said he's a Replicant and it's his film.

Whether you believe he is or not is beside the point. The point is it is left for the audience to interpret and speculate and draw their own conclusions.

And perception is in the Eye of the Beholder so you see it however you like but that does not make YOUR view right. Maybe you should SEE it again.