One of the best Sci-Fi movies

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2008)

Blade Runner is quite simply the best Sci-Fi film ever and surely one of the best films of the 20th Century.
From the opening dark and ominous long shot over the pyramids of LA supported by a brilliantly moody and atmospheric Vangelis soundtrack, through Roy's stunningly over the top, wonderfully scripted death speech to the final mystery or mysteries (like who is or is not a replicant) it remains a nigh on perfect piece of work. It certainly ranks with Ridley Scott's other seminal early masterpiece, Alien, in fact Blade Runner does have the edge insofar as style, script, art direction and just general artistic merit. I honestly think Scott's Sci-Fi movies are unbeatable.
This is ambitious, serious, well crafted, brave and intelligent film. There's no other film like this. This is in a class of it's own.
If I was forced to choose one film as my favourite it would probably be this one.