One of Scott's Best

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2011)

When people ask me, "What is film noir?", I tell them to watch Blade Runner. Without a doubt, this film deserves mention as a member of an artistic genre, as a science fiction film, and as a great movie altogether. Ridley Scott, who I consider to be an almost stylistic continuation of Kubrick, truly outdoes himself in veering drastically from most of his films' styles. In Blade Runner, you smell the cigarette smoke, feel the humidity of steam in your face, and are both taken aback and also drawn into this gritty world of corruption and backwardness.
Harrison Ford makes the cynical detective role look easy, and does what he does best. However, Rutger Hauer shines in this movie, as the victim of society and backwardness, and raises the ultimate truth of the film at its climax.
In the end, Blade Runner's only fault is the soundtrack. I will not deny that Vangelis was instrumental in creating the sound of Modern Film score, but in trying to make a totally futuristic, synthetic score, the picture loses the depth that a traditional soundtrack delivers. And, in addition to that, Vangelis tries to incorporate typical instruments, such as the Saxophone, which doesn't quite blend well with his style.
Overall, I love the film, and recommend it to most of my sci-fi friends.