The Best Film of the Eighties.

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2000)

Blade Runner is a masterpiece. Director Ridley Scott's best film by far is a classic of atmosphere. Never before has a depiction of the future been so convincing and, well, real. Other films that have looked ahead of our time like Logan's Run have dated a little, but nearly twenty years on and Blade Runner still looks like the future. The story is a good one, although the real reasons to watch this film is the mood. This is helped mostly by Vangelis' amazing score, which is probably the best music I have ever heard in a film. The opening theme is just incredible, and sets the scene perfectly. The rest of the music, especially the Love Theme, are all wonderful, dreamy and add so much to the scenes. The performances are all very good, none more so than Rutger Hauer's, who looks like he's having a lot of fun as the leader of the Replicants. Also, the director's cut is better than the original, as the ending felt like it was just added on to please audiences, whilst Harrison Ford's voice over blocked out some of the excellent music. The new cut is the best version, by far. Blade Runner is quite overwhelming on its first viewing but the more you watch it, the more you get out of it. A classic, and probably the best film of the eighties.