Blade Runner 2049 (Post-release)

I thought the movie was OK. Some good bits in it. I like Blade Runner (1982) better, but still 2049 is a good sequel. I agree with some of Rob Ager's (movie critic, analyst and filmmaker) views. See video Youtube. Interesting stuff on the book etc.

Rob Ager's comments on Blade Runner 2049.

 
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He makes a lot of good points I have seen it 3 times and the Cinematography just disappoints the hell out of me but I blame Denis for that

The lighting is horrible and certainly does not live up to the first.

Deakins is my favorite DOP now and has been for awhile he can do brillant work,ie the last shot in "O Brother where art though" was technically a first and is and was a masterpiece hell the whole movie was geniuis.

The City here just did'nt do it for me it did'nt jibe with the first.

Thought Gosling and Ford were great in it but the rest of the cast fell flat Leto was horrible and Eddie James cameo looked like he was pissed that his suggestions on how to do the character were rejected and was just reading the script off the floor.

It;s a ok sequel but Denis has finally struck out imo
 
Apollo said:
The City here just did'nt do it for me it did'nt jibe with the first.
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I felt the same way, besides the two scene's where K is eating rice and meets the prostitute whose part of the replicant underground and when he see's the big Joi hologram, I thought the actual city environment wasn't explored enough. As I said in my above review I understand that since it's a sequel it has to expand the universe and world. But at that same time spending so little time out in the city made it feel less like blade runner and more like an amalgam of other dystopian films and games.
 
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I totally disagree, 2049 still showed us BR cityscapes sticking very close to the original,...but expanded the world we saw to see other environments

J
 
I have been totally enthralled by this film as with the original and couldn't disagree more with some of the above statements. This movie moves you on so many levels and expands the originals world beautifully. It's haunting. It's sad that we probably won't see more movies now because of the poor performance.

Ben
 
Went to go see it for the 4th time yesterday only one in the theatre.

At least for me this will not stand the test of time, like the Original
 
I'm seeing for the third time today with my father. It's been playing once a day for the last week. Surprised as I thought I'd miss a third time and it's not like my local to keep a movie going without being mega popular. Although the first two times the cinema here was pretty full.


Ben
 
Inquisitor Peregrinus said:
I grew up with, and still watch semi-regularly, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Lawrence of Arabia. I've loved those since I was a kid. One of the reasons my folks felt able to take me to movies with them when I was little was because I did sit still through what Jar-Jar would call a long-o tell-o. So I, instinctively and through experience/exposure, have never had a problem with slower-paced films, so long as they take the time they need to tell their story and don't drag it out for the mere sake of being plodding. I was more enthralled with BR'49 than even Lawrence of Arabia. When it comes out on home-video I'm probably going to watch the hell out of it, and I'm curious to see how often I'm able to look away to work on other things when there's so much visual information on the screen that's talking in place of dialogue.

About the only thing that feels weird to me, and that I don't know whether is coincidence or deliberate, is that not too long before I saw BR'49 I stumbled across the porn term "JOI" and what it stands for. I can't help but wonder... :behave

The only fanedit I want to see is one that seamlessly replaces Jared Leto with a digital David Bowie. :p

--Jonah
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I feel sad that most moviegoers nowadays can’t see a film like Lawrence of Arabia with the same eyes that we did. I remember as a kid many nights staying up late watching the entire movie. David Lean movies in particular built narrative power that you can’t replicate in a film built on quick cuts. I hope it’s not too late for my kids to learn to enjoy these movies.

A BR 2049 David Bowie swap would be superb! For decades I dreamed of BR without the insipid voiceover and we got it. Maybe in 30 years ...?
 
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I just saw this yesterday, and everyone kind of said what I thought, but man. This was a superb sequel in the BR universe. While the runtime was long it didnt feel long. There were no frenetic quick cuts, and it actually let you think about shots before moving on to the next. I dont understand why this movie didnt make more money, and honestly, it pisses me off because I wanted it to be successful. The story/structure of this movie should be taught on how to make a sequel. The sound track was awesome, the cityscape got that same vibe from the original, and I also laughed that San Diego was turned into a trash dump. Just goes to show you that someone that reveres the original will make an awesome sequel. Denis Villenuve (sp) is an awesome director, I cant wait for his next flick. The production vale was insane, and you could tell that it cost a lot to make, but man it paid off. Im so glad I got to see it in the theater as opposed to watching it at home, because that definitely affects the experience.

The thud of the gunshots were icing on the ******* cake, holy **** I loved this movie.
 
Guys, answer this for me. Why didnt this movie make all the money? Is it cause it was too far from the original? Just cause of the run time? Why? I HATE when good movies I love dont do well at the stupid box office. :angry
 
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Guys, answer this for me. Why didnt this movie make all the money? Is it cause it was too far from the original? Just cause of the run time? Why? I HATE when good movies I love dont do well at the stupid box office. :angry
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It required an investmet in the original and the willingness to sit through 2:40min.
 
Snikt said:
Guys, answer this for me. Why didnt this movie make all the money? Is it cause it was too far from the original? Just cause of the run time? Why? I HATE when good movies I love dont do well at the stupid box office. :angry
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Personally, I think this movie was badly marketed. The trailers were pretty blah and to be honest, if you haven't seen the original (as I'm sure many younger people have not) you could get the gist of this movie, but you wouldn't have any investment in the characters or the story. They really should have done a re-release of the original leading up to this one. I still hold out hope that this will do enough in DVD and rental to somewhat save it.
 
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