Not based on the novel - just slightly inspired by it

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 1999)

OK, I did wrong from the beginning - I read the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" long before I saw the movie. It's not hard to become disappointed when you find out that "Blade Runner" is _not_ based on the book by Philip K. Dick. That is a common misunderstanding, which has made me (and probably others who have read the book) think that "Blade Runner" is just overrated bad sci-fi. The movie isn't more than just slightly inspired by the book. In fact, I think the movie has more in common with a movie like "Terminator" than with the book it claims to be based upon.