A Director On Top Of His Game

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2019)

Thank God this film was made when it was because today's attention-span-deficit viewer would have trouble with this glorious film's adult pacing and thought-provoking style. Beautifully restored with just a few minor technical blips from the 1982 release made good. Gone forever the voiceover which was always superfluous, the viewer is made to think and ponder the philosophical heart of the film without the need to dumb-down. Vangelis' score is breath-taking; dreamy synths and lush, drawn-out melodies. Perfect casting with Harrison Ford in fine form, Sean Young achingly spot-on as Rachel and the late Rutger Hauer chewing up and spitting out the scenery in his finest screen role as Roy Batty, leader of the Replicant renegades. Above all, Director Ridley Scott proving Alien was no one-hit-wonder by getting his vision up on the screen and filling every frame with eye-popping beauty. In my opinion (along with Alien), the greatest film ever made. All students of film should study Blade Runner as part of their movie education.