Fascinating

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2002)

BLADE RUNNER
Most people have heard of Blade Runner but for those who haven't I'll give a brief rundown of the plot. The year is 2019 and the location is the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles. In this future world the Tyrell corporation has created artificial humans known as replicants. These replicants are better then humans in all ways except for the fact that they have a life span of only 4 years. When four of these replicants escape from an off-world colony to come to earth it is up to a Blade Runner named Deckard to stop them.
For the longest time I liked this film but I thought that it had too many problems to really love it. There were too many mistakes and inconsistencies throughout the movie, the movie had many slow spots and few action scenes, and I felt that there were many missed oprotunities the film did not take full advantage of. After reading a book on the film I realized that many incredible scenes and ideas were never filmed for a number of different reasons. I have for a long time believed that if they would have included some of these scenes the film would have been much better.
However, all of my previous thoughts have changed due to a recent viewing of the film. While yes, there are many slow spots in the film I am no longer bored by them. Instead I find the film almost hypnotic because of its slow, leisurely pace. The lack of action scenes isn't a big deal either, if I wanted an action heavy sci-fi film I would see The Fifth Element or the Star Wars films, which are also good in their own right.
The mistakes that run rampant through the film also no longer bother me. I always thought that the mistakes in the movie were always distracting but I no longer feel that way now. I realize that no film can be perfect and I no longer care if Joanna Cassidy's stunt double looks nothing like her or that you can see the wires lifting the spinner car.
I have decided that I no longer care that those deleted scenes were not included. While yes, they look good on paper what if they ended up sucking and bringing the whole film down? Instead I have learned to just be thankful that Ridley Scott was able to accomplish what he did.
While I love the film those people reading this must realize that 9 out of 10 people whom see this movie will hate it alot. This is one of those films that immeadiately becomes your favorite film or one that you want to turn off after 5 minutes. However if you are one of those people that enjoy a smart, intelligent films go out and rent this movie.