A science fiction masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2009)

Blade Runner is recognized as a sci-fi classic. It addresses one of the great philosophic questions of our time: What does it mean to be human? Blade Runner has inspired numerous other films, some of them great in their own right. Among those are Terminator, AI (admittedly not everyone's cup of tea) and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica which coincidently stars James Edward Olmos. It has contributed mightily to Phillip K Dick's status as author and cult hero. The film's impact is not diminished by the fact that the idea of machines turning on their makers has become a cliché. Blade Runner sets the standard for what a cinematic realization of the future as a dystopia should look like. This movie is a Ridley Scott masterpiece. If you like your sci fi to be thought provoking, you will love Blade Runner. If you haven't seen Blade Runner before, rent the director's cut version. The first version that aired was watered down for mass consumption.