Lights and Waves
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The original film is coming back to theatres on Wednesday this week for only one showing at 7pm. Looks like I'll be VUDU renting it instead. I can't wait to see this!
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Blade Runner 2049 Review Thread
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Inferno313
Banned
I've had it's of a similar pace and style to the original film. It's absolutely a noirish detective story, not an action-thriller.
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
Got my ticket book for 20:10 on Thursday ^_^
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
yeah 2 of my best buds aren't into so I asked a bunch of other buddies to go with. Not a movie for everyone unfortunately :\. Don't think I ever went alone to watch a movie
They write almost every movie he made together. Jonathan will write his own films once he's done with Westworld, Nolan has been doing good enough keeping it within the family.
Inferno313
Banned
Man, I disagree with "Blade Runner is slow", but accept it as a valid opinion.
But "Denis Villeneuve movies are slow" is crazy-talk. Do y'all ever branch out beyond Marvel/Star Wars shit?
Lights and Waves
Member
I go solo all the time. If you want to see it, you should go see it. Don't let that fear of being alone hold you back.
Besides, you aren't really interacting with your friend as you watch the film.
Last two I went solo. Hardly even thought about it honestly
Lights and Waves
Member
Yeah. I have a MoviePass and my friends all think it's a scam so they refuse to sign up and get one. I've seen more movies alone than I can count.
Incendies and the Arrival were enough for me. Not slow per se, but, yes, kinda boring, I'm not a fan of major plot twists just for the sake of major plot twists which those two movies are certainly guilty of.
tonysidaway
Member
We family guys often have to take assorted relatives, but if the film experience is your aim and you're single going solo is by far the best way.
More_Badass
Member
You should go watch Sicario and Prisoners.
And Arrival isnt a plot twist for the sake of a twist; the movie is structured specifically and presents you crucial information throughout that provides a foundation for the reveal. The entire premise of the story is thematically based around the reveal. Its like the complete opposite of a twist for the sake of a twist.
I don't really see that at all. I liked the movie just fine, and maybe my opinion would improve on rewatch, but my issue with the movie isn't just 'twist for the sake of twist' but that
the first contact story and the story of Amy Adams' child are forced together by this out-of-nowhere 'aliens want to help humans see the future' twist
But yeah, Prisoners and Sicario are much more intense and move at a faster clip than Arrival.
metalslimer
Member
There's no way you can call Sicario boring or slow. That movie was tense the entire way through
Inferno313
Banned
I liked Prisoners, but that was the movie that made me a true Villeneuve believer. Masterful direction and control of tension in that film.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
I mean I never let it hold me back since I always had someone to go with. Unless my other friends flake on me -_-, I should be going with them.
More_Badass
Member
Regarding Arrival,
I don't see how you can say those two elements are forced together by the twist when the movie has been presenting the story of her child and about the language and perception of time from the start of the movie.
I think Sicario was a slow movie but its still fucking tense
It was the scene during Prisoners' climax
where Gyllenhall is racing down the highway to get the girl to the hospital
AuthenticM
Member
I was fucking shaking in my seat. This had never happened to me before, and I've watched plenty of horror movies.
I still remember feeling so anxious through the first act of the movie.. through Juarez.. that I was internally debating whether or not I should leave the theater if the tension didn't ease the F up. I bet I could count how many times I took a breath on two hands.
The combination of being in the dark, along with Emily/Kate, having (like her) an only vague understanding of the dangers in Juarez, the constant lurching of the vehicles, the escalation of the hazards (local cops with their faces covered up + hanging corpses), the claustrophobic streets & their maze-like layout, all leading up to the PROMISE of a confrontation at the border ... there was no freaking let up. So impressive.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
That part was so good. Me and my friend mentioned it at the same time once we left the cinema.
More_Badass
Member
That whole sequence from the briefing to the border is a masterclass in tension. Everything from the camera and framing to the music and editing works in sync wonderfully
Bloodporne
Member
I felt this way about the whole
Firebird covering up the hole idea. The way it was shot, and the car's sound design, gave me chills. He somehow gave an old Firebird covering some plywood the presence of some decrepit beast guarding a pit.
Man, I am so sad that the double features with Final Cut are going to be so limited. I don't usually go for the marathon releases but I would totally be on board for a Blade Runner double feature
Which character do you get?
Which character do you get?
its random
Inferno313
Banned
I'm not one to review the reviews for a film that I haven't seen...
but lol @ the associated press review.
dude's never seen the original, huh?
but lol @ the associated press review.
dude's never seen the original, huh?
lmao I'm watching the original right now, and there's like a Coke ad in every scene. In some it doesn't even make sense for the ad to be visible. Also, isn't that kinda the point? A future in which corporations and advertising are on every corner?
Inferno313
Banned
I think the logos and product placement are integral to themes of the world and film, and honestly integral to the iconography too. Blade Runner isn't Blade Runner without big-ass logos everywhere. Weird thing to criticize.
Dangansona
Member
At this point Dennis has to be a top 5 director making movies right now. Jesus.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Yes it's very meta. And exceedingly prescient.
My Mom is getting hyped for this movie and she's never seen the original. I always wanted a physical copy for my collection so I've been trying to locate one.
Checked Walmart...not available locally
Checked Best Buy...not available locally
Checked Barnes & Noble...not available locally
Checked Target...no page even exists on their website
Checked Amazon...shipping would take too long
Okay, maybe I can stream it.
Checked Netflix...not available to stream
Literally my only option at this point is to buy/rent digitally.
Welcome to 2017, I guess. Or I just waited too long. lol
Checked Walmart...not available locally
Checked Best Buy...not available locally
Checked Barnes & Noble...not available locally
Checked Target...no page even exists on their website
Checked Amazon...shipping would take too long
Okay, maybe I can stream it.
Checked Netflix...not available to stream
Literally my only option at this point is to buy/rent digitally.
Welcome to 2017, I guess. Or I just waited too long. lol
tonysidaway
Member
I like to think of Pan Am ads as a necessary and appropriate homage to 2001, irrespective of their in-universe justification. It's like that teapot you sometimes see in 3D games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_teapot
Inferno313
Banned
A lot of theaters are doing screenings Wednesday night. Would be a killer movie to see for the first time in a theater. Something to consider.
I checked that too. I'd love to see it in the theater as well, but all of my local screenings are at 7pm Wednesday only which we can't make it to.
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
iTunes? They have The Final Cut version in 4K HDR
AuthenticM
Member
shit, there's a showing in Kanata, Wednesday night. There's no info on which cut they are showing though. Runtime is 1 h 57 m.
Inferno313
Banned
My theaters all specifically list it as The Final Cut, it seems like that's what Warner was sending out.
AuthenticM
Member
Could you check the runtime of the movie for your area? Just to be sure.
tonysidaway
Member
And failing that, don't overlook the possibility that a friend or family member may have a DVD or Blu-ray they'd be prepared to let you borrow while you wait for your copy to arrive.
By all accounts the new 4K edition disc set will knock your socks off, if you have the kit to play it on. I don't and I'm too ancient to care.
The Blu-ray edition I bought last year came with a little double-ended picture book and a model spinner (which is the closest I've been in my life to those early promises of a flying car). You also get every version a sane person would want.
Inferno313
Banned
1:57 is what Im seeing too.
AuthenticM
Member
cool. Thanks.
kopitarrulez_11
Member
Some dick head dropped it to 95
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Not everything can be as good as Fury Road.
SofNasciment-
Member
Sicario is Villeneuve's best film as far as I'm concerned. Kate Mecer is the hero people need, but not the one people want. I believe that's why a lot of people thought she was weak while Alejandro was the true hero by the end of the film.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Hmm, I usually like and agree with a lot of Ehrlich's takes on things so this is worrying for me, particularly as someone who- while recognizing the quality- has had trouble connecting to most of Villeneueve's work.
kopitarrulez_11
Member
I want to believe though hahahah