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First Blade Runner 2049 impressions
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GuitarAtomik
Member
I know early impressions tend to be positive but I'm super hyped now. Big fan of Villeneuve and I knew he was the best chance of this turning out well. Perfect pick.
HowardRoark
Member
Same. Last I remember there are like 5 different versions. Is there consensus about which is best?
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I only watched the original a few months back. I enjoyed it, but I don't think I really 'got' it, at least not the way everyone else seems to. This one wasn't on my radar but it's hard to ignore impressions like this, will pick up the 4K Blu-ray.
Inferno313
Banned
Final Cut or Director's Cut are both great. Avoid theatrical, unless you're just curious about it.
Extra Sauce
Member
I've kept my expectations in check until now but the OP I just read has made it impossible to continue doing so.
All aboard the hype train.
All aboard the hype train.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Final cut.
Gnome Scat
Member
Oh thank God Denis Villeneuve, so glad this turned out well. I had my hesitations from the trailers taking a bit more of an action-focused Hollywood approach, but I'm very glad that's more of the marketing than anything else. I should've expected nothing less from the man behind Arrival.
Hoping the good one is on Netflix...
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
Member
Final cut for a more polished experience. As for which is the best cut, you will hear varied opinions.
Vault Dweller 111
Member
I expected nothing less from Denis.
I prefer Director's Cut since I wasn't a fan of the color regrade in the Final Cut, along with some other minor changes, but either one is fine.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
There couldn't be anything close to Hauer's tears in the rain performance and what it meant to that character arc. I'm glad the new one is a movie worth checking out, but it's not possible to approach the meaningfulness of the original on a number of levels.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
avoid none of them. Even in its least-good form, it's still a sci-fi classic.
(Workprint is best cut tho)
PanSexual_Peacock
Member
Hopefully this translates to good box office.
PeskyToaster
Member
I love this dude's movies.
Inferno313
Banned
I'm inclined to agree that I do not expect anything on this magnitude, however I don't think it's fair to say it's literally not possible. Great filmmaking is not a lost art, contrary to what certain nerds will tell you.
Nearly 3 hours?
- hard scifi
- noir
- that long
The mainstream audience is going to hate this movie... but critics are going to gush over it.
98% critics
18% audience
It won't. I'm just thinking of my buddy who I see most movies with, he would hate this film.
- hard scifi
- noir
- that long
The mainstream audience is going to hate this movie... but critics are going to gush over it.
98% critics
18% audience
It won't. I'm just thinking of my buddy who I see most movies with, he would hate this film.
The Driver
Member
Never doubted Dadi Gosling and Villeneuve for a second.
Smash my butthole.
Smash my butthole.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Not that I don't trust Villeneuve but who's impressions are these? Fans or film writers?
This is complete nonsense to be quite honest. I don't think there will be but to categorically state what you have is nonsense.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I doubt it.
Any version without the voiceover is fine.
Of course, it has been released in UHD this week (with an older master for the BR included I read ...).
Blade Runner has always been a mess for retail.
djplaeskool
Member
Yo damn
Villeneuve is on one hell of a streak.
Villeneuve is on one hell of a streak.
Inferno313
Banned
You could click the hyperlinks and see for yourself...
SomedayTheFire
Member
There's 11 of them. I'm on a train with spotty connection and I don't recognise many of the names. Thanks for your helpful post though. Fantastic work.
Gnome Scat
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PanSexual_Peacock
Member
It might be able to achieve a similar run as Mad Max.
NoctisVsStar
Member
The feels man
nhlducks35
Member
Told ya
Corpsepyre
Banned
Has there been any word on the score?!?!?!?
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Wasn't so spotty you couldn't post twice instead of just reading, tho.
Haven't seen any. Expecting Water Tower to put samples up soon though.
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Deleted member 102362
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I already have tickets to three screenings, might have to get a few more. We'll see!
Also curious about the music, but I like Zimmer's stuff, so I'm not too worried.
Also curious about the music, but I like Zimmer's stuff, so I'm not too worried.
SomedayTheFire
Member
This site works on my connection. Twitter doesn't. Train wifi with some dumb ass restrictions. Like damn I just asked a question about names I mostly don't recognise.
feel like i digress with most people
i like the theatrical cut even if i have to deal with the bad monologue and the happy ending because i tried watching the final cut once and felt it was just too long. there's also a few scenes early on where exposition is repeated in kinda a drawn out way (iirc when decker is assigned to the case and later when he's in a cab going to tyrell corporation) seemingly because they expected to cut down one of the scenes or maybe because of reshoots, idk.