Brilliant Futuristic Film Noir.

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2008)

Blade Runner is a very violent film,and normally I deduct points for violence depending on the level of it,but with Blade Runner,there is an element which restores those lost points and even adds new ones.Blade Runner is a brilliant film noir with a futuristic twist.The film's musical soundtrack and Harrison Ford's brilliant narration are what make it so.It is well casted starting with Ford,and a rousing hat's off is due to Rutger Hauer for his performance as one of the most intimidating villains I have ever seen in a film.I understand there is an alternate director's cut which excludes Ford's narration and takes on an entirely different tone.I have not as yet seen it,and perhaps I need to,but it's hard to imagine being as impressed with that version as I am with the theatrical release.It's great stuff.