French Connection in Spaaaaaaace!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (3 March 2003)

Well, not quite in space... actually in LA 2019. Definitely one of the best films ever made. The atmosphere and the acting make up for some plotting gaffes. Namely the number of replicants that are actually on the run. I save my 10/10 votes for movies I feel change the way movies are made (Kane/Star Wars/Birth of a Nation/Pulp Fiction/Anything by Keaton.) Blade Runner not only changed the way movies were made, it spawned a entire genre of literature: Cyberpunk. As an added bonus, the movie gives ample opportunity for discussion and essay... Is Deckard a Replicant? Are Replicants Sentient if they actually have emotions? In the end is Roy Batty such a bad guy? Anyway, this one can be watched 1000 times and something new and exciting pops out of the screen each time... Also one of the few instances where a Director's cut so firmly supplants the original release. If you haven't seen this movie, and you like to think about films and what they mean and not simply sit back and eat popcorn, then do yourself a favor and find the Director's Cut right now. Go.