A gruesome, yet captivating sci-fi thriller

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2000)

Ridley Scott takes his viewers to the extreme with this stun- ningly jolter of a science fiction thriller. In the mid 21st century, deadly androids known as Replicants roam the world and are basically the scum of what is left of the earth! Enter
Deckard (the great Harrison Ford), who is a Blade Runner, a kind of cop assigned to find and nail these Replicants before they can inflict any more nasty damage to the normal folk. While on assignment, Deckard meets all sorts of nasties, including one Replicant who is aptly named Batty (Rutger Hauer in his scariest role yet!), who is unleashing hell to the unsuspecting Deckard.
Though not for all tastes (I used to be REAL scared of watching this flick when I was a little kid!), thanks to the gruesome and graphic violence, "Blade Runner" is a compelling tale that could satisfy anyone who loves a good nerve-racking thriller. Ford is cool and dapper as usual, and Hauer is at his best,
playing a demented psycho. Hauer sometimes reminds me of a
younger, more muscular Anthony Hopkins, because the former and the latter have both played evil lunatics, and they also both have sharp, piercing eyes!