Sci-Fi Gold

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2009)

Most sci-fi movies these days come complete with a lousy story, bad plot elements, horrible acting, no-name actors, awful CGI and no back-story. Thankfully Blade Runner makes up for all of these.
Although I did get lost in the story quite a few times, I still enjoyed the movie quite a bit. The plot was very thick and hard to follow at times but it seemed to work out anyway.
The make-up and scenery were the best part of the film. It was very fantasy-like and almost dream-like. It was a utopia yet chock full of flaws. The music score helped it along very nicely.
Now for the acting: Harrison Ford was flawless as usual as Rick Deckard, the protagonist who is sent after the replicants. Edward James Olmos was exceptional as Gaff, the creepy officer who follows Deckard around. M. Emmett Walsh was very good as Lt. Bryant, Deckard's supervisor. William Sanderson was perfect as JF Sebastian, the lonely researcher/creator. Joe Turkel was good as Dr. Tyrell, CEO of Tyrell Corporation. Now for the replicants: Rutger Hauer was phenomenal as Roy Batty, the leader of the replicant group. Daryl Hannah was perfect as Pris, Roy's love interest and Sebastian's new-found friend. Brion James was exceptional as Leon Kowalski, the replicant posing as a worker in the Tyrell Corporation. Joanna Cassidy was great as Zhora, a replicant acting as an exotic dancer. And Sean Young was excellent as Rachael, a replicant working for Tyrell.
There were many small signs and symbols in the movie that represented peace, freedom, who was with who, things like that. The movie is really memorable.
Sci-Fi fans should like this one.
9/10.