samson1017
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Don't kill me if I think Blade Runner is overrated.
While I'm sure it's a fantastic movie I think I'm incapable of understanding, I found it to be so boring that I actually started falling asleep about 50 minutes in. I gave it that much time, and to this day I still haven't seen the rest. The soundtrack was great.Don't kill me if I think Blade Runner is overrated.
It is a fantastic movie, almost as awesome as your avatar! That freaking ROCKS! thumbsupWhile I'm sure it's a fantastic movie I think I'm incapable of understanding, I found it to be so boring that I actually started falling asleep about 50 minutes in. I gave it that much time, and to this day I still haven't seen the rest. The soundtrack was great.
While I'm sure it's a fantastic movie I think I'm incapable of understanding, I found it to be so boring that I actually started falling asleep about 50 minutes in. I gave it that much time, and to this day I still haven't seen the rest. The soundtrack was great.
I'm a big fan of Blade Runner but will be the first to say you're not missing out on some profound message that hasn't been done better in other films. The story itself is thin. There's little action and Decker basically just follows some obvious leads and has an ethical dilemma. He doesn't even complete a character arc by making a moral choice unless you count him running away at the end.While I'm sure it's a fantastic movie I think I'm incapable of understanding, I found it to be so boring that I actually started falling asleep about 50 minutes in. I gave it that much time, and to this day I still haven't seen the rest. The soundtrack was great.
Don’t be silly. Nobody would kill you.Don't kill me if I think Blade Runner is overrated.
yep. Albuquerque's Public Enemy #1 lolIt is a fantastic movie, almost as awesome as your avatar! That freaking ROCKS! thumbsup
I'm not someone who falls asleep when watching movies I find boring, it's just a pity that Blade Runner is one of the very few movies to have actually made me feel that way. Anyway, I ought to give that a shot sometime, but I do want to give it a try once more. I'm not lying when I said I haven't seen the rest haha!I felt exactly the same way for the last 30+years! Until this year when I forced myself to watch the original theatrical release WITH voiceover. Basically Deckard narrates it like it’s a 1930s detective drama.
Loved it!! First time I didn’t fall asleep! (Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott hated this version BTW).
You might have spoiled some of it for me lol. It's ok. Thanks for the explanation though. I did find the visuals to be very impressive, and again, the score. I can appreciate that about it. It was was enjoyable right from the beginning. I just found the story a bit lacking and it's why I couldn't sit through it.I'm a big fan of Blade Runner but will be the first to say you're not missing out on some profound message that hasn't been done better in other films. The story itself is thin. There's little action and Decker basically just follows some obvious leads and has an ethical dilemma - he doesn't even complete a character arc by making a moral choice unless you count him running away at the end.
But it's still one of my favorite movies.
Blade Runner is all about the visuals and design and how those drive the themes. If you want to make an honest attempt at appreciating it you really need to see it in a theater with all your attention on the film in order to appreciate the atmosphere - the way the music and sound design create depth. It's pointless to watch it passively at home with ambient light, with your wife trying to have a conversation in the background while you're browsing on your laptop. It's a gorgeous film that's more experience than story which makes you feel like you've been in a real place of beautiful pathos.
But there's nothing that profound about it, IMO. The intricate atmosphere isn't something everyone appreciates. I remember a lot of people didn't like it in 1982. A lot of critics panned it. So it's not for everyone.
The Last Jedi (might not count, cause no one liked it)
The Force Awakens
Hunger Games
Avatar
Anything with Nicolas Cage (except Raising Arizona)
Truman Show (I fall asleep every time)
All the live action Transformers
& I've never seen Gone With The Wind or any of The Godfather movies
That film made its impact mainly on the CG effects of the time. It was a landmark film where the key scene is when the lawyer, sitting on the toilet, gets eaten by the T-Rex. Until then CG didn’t interact with reality so directly. So, for the rest of the film, the audience felt genuine peril when people were being chased.i had the same reaction to Jurassic Park. no real story there either