SEE IT AND BE A BETTER PERSON

Rating: Null/10 (10 March 1999)

Syd Mead- the world's greatest futurist.
Ridley Scott- a visionary icon.
Blade Runner- A work of Art. A film that visualised like no other- before or since- a world where Man and what he creates are indistinguishable.
Blade Runner (Director's Cut- obviously) has it all.
Its visual beauty, born from optical rather than computer based effects, and Mr. Scott's god-given talent for texture, composition and light.
A narrative that thankfully avoids the self-indulgent excess of P.K.D.'s novel- but chooses to pull the spectator (as it is a spectacle) through a dark future where "right" and "wrong" seem to be encapsulated in the notion of "human" and "not human".
Performances from an impressive cast that never try to unbalance the film by their obtrusivenss.
A soundtrack that whilst having an inescapable undercurrent from the 80's- still stands as one of the most fiting and atmospheric in cinema history.
The film is a legend- a work of genius.
If you only ever see one film it has to be Blade Runner
Thank you for your time, and have a better one.