Better then any anime movie.

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 1999)

Everyone I know always brags about how Japanimation movies like "Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell" are so good. I even heard a television commercial claim "Akira" makes "Blade Runner" look like Barney.
What kind of crap is that? Unlike anime, BR shows the foolishness of unnecessary violence rather then exploit it. The story, which deals with Deckard (Harrison Ford), the special futuristic bounty hunter hired to track down a group of escaped androids is the perfect example of a look at humanity. The androids are made out to be evil, but in reality it's their creator Tyrell who truly is the wicked one.
This story is excellent, the androids are all sympathetic (remember, the crime they commit is wanting to be more human), and you will feel heartbroken at the end of the movie when you hear Deckard's mental soliloquy concerning the fate of Batty, the lead android. Ridley Scott really outdid himself with this picture, which is one of my favorite sci-fi flicks along with They Live.
It is a shame that in today's society trashy animated films which rely totally on gore and sex to entertain rather then actual human development are so popular, while films such as this are left to neglect simply because people view it as something Harrison Ford did to kill time between "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Return of the Jedi".
If you have not seen it, then watch this movie at once. I recommend the American version, because the European unrated version's ending is too happy to remain consistent with the dark and gloomy setting of the rest of the picture.