I'll definitely be going to see this with a mate of mine but I'll be interested in seeing what I think of it. I really admire Blade Runner as a film and as an experience but I also don't like the film that much. Over the years I've watched it loads of time and I even bought the big fancy Final Cut boxset at the time it came out.....but I still don't care for it. It actually annoys me, it's something that should be right up my street too.
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Blade Runner 2049 Review Thread
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PositiveGamer
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Haha yeah, I read in a magazine a few months ago.
Better than the original? Jesus, talk about creating expectations.
Don't be silly, why the hell would that movie need a sequel? What could you even do with a Memento sequel that's not already done in the original?
Don't be silly, why the hell would that movie need a sequel? What could you even do with a Memento sequel that's not already done in the original?
Haloid1177
Banned
Doesn't even need to be art house. My AMC is doing it in Dolby, and mine doesn't have the awful red lights all over the screen.
Martinski43
Member
Best reviewed movie of the fall? If we talk wide releases that is.
More_Badass
Member
The classic label Id agree with you, time is needed to determine if something is a classic, but masterpiece? You dont need time to label a work as that. Sometimes you play/read/watch something and such a status becomes very apparent as you experience it.
Anton Sugar
Member
Avoiding reviews, but is the score getting any praise? All the news surrounding the composers had me worried.
Chained Prometheus
Member
The Variety review made me really happy on that regard.
I should warn folks though that the Variety review does contain a lot of spoilers. Doesn't bother me much at all, but if you don't want to know anything about the story, definitely avoid the full review there.
Bill R Boggess
Member
Have you seen the reviews for his filmography?
He is consistently a critical darling and whatever his motives for making Dunkirk, I seriously doubt they are rooted in his desire for recognition.
Also, Im not entirely certain what boxes you think that film checked given that it is one of the most original and auteur war movies ever made.
This is too good to be true.
Audioboxer
Member
This looks good, I'm glad. Young me loved Blade Runner.
Fancy Clown
Member
Oh yes, this pleases me greatly.
Subterranean
Member
A Blade Runner movie with Tarkovsky vibes is exactly what I want and need in my life.
nhlducks35
Member
Day 1
Doctor Decimate
Member
Depends what RLM has to say about this one
GabeTheGrouch76
Member
Sounds great. Awesome to see belated sequels to old films come back in substance as well as style.
I was actually talking to someone about the film yesterday and he said next week he would let me borrow his copy of one of the versions of the original film next week. (Think he said it was the Final Cut?) Gonna be interesting to see how that goes.
I was actually talking to someone about the film yesterday and he said next week he would let me borrow his copy of one of the versions of the original film next week. (Think he said it was the Final Cut?) Gonna be interesting to see how that goes.
Martinski43
Member
Best movie reviewer in history of mankind.
Jeffolation
Banned
Doubted the shit out of this until the director was officially attached. There was too many reasons why a sequel from a sci fi flick from 1982 shouldn't work. So glad this is looking like a hit.
"The theme of synthetic persecution maps very directly to the cultural genocide facing American Christians today"
-Armond White, 20xx
Here's a few of the movies Scott Mendelson, the negative reviewer, gave higher scores to this year:
mother!
Cars 3
Despicable Me 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Smurfs: The Lost Village
AuthenticM
Member
Inferno313
Banned
Here's a few of the movies Scott Mendelson, the negative reviewer, gave higher scores to this year:
mother!
Cars 3
Despicable Me 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Smurfs: The Lost Village
mother! fucking rules.
Anton Sugar
Member
Last time a big-budget sci-fi had "Tarkovsky" vibes (Tarantino on Interstellar), I was disappointed. Not getting my hopes up BUT at the same time, I peed a little. Denis' style is far more suited to that sort of comparison vs Nolan.
Agree to disagree, I feel like you need to experience something at least more than once to really make that assertion. At least I'm not going to take those comments all that seriously (until I see the movie myself and I reserve the right to be in fact blown away
).I'm not actually reading reviews in case I'm hit with the ol' spoilerinnos, but if I had to guess Villenueve made a more traditional movie that doesn't quite jive with the arthouse-ish, poetic-like sensibility of the first movie.
Inferno313
Banned
The Variety reviewer finds it be more arthouse/poetic than the original. Says it felt closer to a Tarkovsky film.
mariachi507
Member
I just got a new TV, I'm firing that shit up tonight!
Holy shit. This guy knew! Alright Denis, gimme that Dune adaptation you've been dreaming about. Especially since each movie you make is better than the last. Note: I haven't seen Enemy yet.
That was Mad Max Fury Road for me. As someone who watches almost anything and a lot of movies it becomes more rare to get really thrilled by one. Even good ones.
But after Mad Max i really had that "that was awesome" feel and i watched it in the cinema again after a couple days (with my gf).
Inferno313
Banned
How?
Heh, I don't want to make this thread about Arrival. But
I thought it was just OK.
jack_package_200
Banned
The wait for this movie is going to be insane.
I have seen a lot of people say Arrival was disappointing in the lead up to 2049 despite it being one of the most well received movies of last year (it topped GAF's best of 2016 list)
I haven't really heard any reasons why they thought it was disappointing.
I have seen a lot of people say Arrival was disappointing in the lead up to 2049 despite it being one of the most well received movies of last year (it topped GAF's best of 2016 list)
I haven't really heard any reasons why they thought it was disappointing.
mariachi507
Member
That's too bad. I thought Arrival was the first film of his that I'd consider actually great. Sicario was close and has some incredible sequences, but the in-between parts weren't up to par with the. He's talented as can be though, if he has a good script he will deliver.
It probably helped that I went in with modest expectations. I figured I would like it and nothing more similar to how I felt with Prisoners and Sicario. It really shocked me how much it resonated.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Arrival was great.
Y'all tripping.
Y'all tripping.
He liked The Orville, too, lolHere's a few of the movies Scott Mendelson, the negative reviewer, gave higher scores to this year:
mother!
Cars 3
Despicable Me 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Huh.
Haloid1177
Banned
I felt Arrival really didn't hold up on rewatch, but I thought it was great in theaters. Still a good movie, but unlike Sicario or Prisoners, no desire to watch it again.
Diprosalic
Banned
Here's a few of the movies Scott Mendelson, the negative reviewer, gave higher scores to this year:
mother!
Cars 3
Despicable Me 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Smurfs: The Lost Village
What's mother doing on that list?
Village Voice
More negative than the others. He still liked it though. Jett has the right idea to go into this not expecting something amazing or better thane the first. Which is also the right idea to go into things for most movies, games, television...
More negative than the others. He still liked it though. Jett has the right idea to go into this not expecting something amazing or better thane the first. Which is also the right idea to go into things for most movies, games, television...
Prisoners > Sicario > Enemy > Arrival, if we're ranking his filmography. Prisoners holds up so well on repeated viewings, but I can't quite say the same for Arrival.
Someone mentioned something earlier in this thread that resonated with me. Critics calling a movie a "classic" after seeing it once really grates on me. Seems like every great film today is hailed as a classic. Annoying.
Someone mentioned something earlier in this thread that resonated with me. Critics calling a movie a "classic" after seeing it once really grates on me. Seems like every great film today is hailed as a classic. Annoying.
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That review makes me think they fucked yp exactly as I expected it to. It will make the original plot something that was actually a whole new plot. Batty's real purpose! The Replicants' real purpose! Rachel was actually human! That kind if crap.
Chained Prometheus
Member
Eh, I disagree in the sense that I think it's also wrong to go in with the idea that the original film is flawless and can't possibly be topped. Stagnation does no favors for anyone.
They're both films. And clearly the reviews indicate that 2049 is a film that's pretty damn special- much like the original. I'm sure that plenty of people will still prefer the original and I think that's A-okay. But let's not act like the task of potentially making a better film than the first is impossible either.
I still have not seen Enemy but it is on my list to watch.
Prisoners was just an excellent movie and after seeing it for the first time I said to my wife "why cant there be more movies like this"
I am not sure that I could rank them but honestly I think Arrival is my favorite, that film had more emotional impact on me than any film I have ever seen. Maybe that doesnt mean it is a better movie overall but I think about it all the time.
The only reason I have not watched Arrival again is that I know I will be a fucking mess for a least an hour after the movie is over.