An SF gift from Ridley Scott

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 2002)

What can I possibly say about one of the most profound noir/sci-fi films ever made? What can I say about a stylistic approach that has been mimicked and cloned many, many times? Bladerunner has been a film which has defied critics and made believers to those who have never seen the movie. Sci-fi would still be a cheesy Dr. Who/BuckRogers/Xanadu cheesefest without the genius of Ridley Scott. Not only did he strike chords with Alien, he did it again in Bladerunner, redefining four genres in the process. While Harrison Ford might have been a weird choice to play Deckard, it worked out beautifully. While I am a fan of both the book and the movie, I felt this film really strived to establish a difference between the two mediums. While the book was dense and detail packed, the film did its best to fluidly portray the images Phillip K. Dick created so many years ago. Coupled with some great editing (the director's cut was far better) and a wonderful score by Vangelis, this film will stand as one of the best sci-fi films ever.