One of the Greats

Rating: Null/10 (29 February 2004)

When I first watched Blade Runner I must have been about 14 or something along that age, and I didn't like it all, I think it was because a boy of 14 would not be old enough to appreciate the film that it is, but I continued to watch it and when the end scene came up between Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauger I was absolute amazed by what I saw. It was one of the films along with ET that brought a tear to my eye because it makes you realise that these android bad guys are really not that bad, they just wanted to do what us all humans do and that is to live. That was the first scene in my life whilst watching movies that really moved me. A few years later I came across it again in a car boot sale on video for £1 (bargain), I took it home and gave it another watch and I was 17 when I bought it and I was not just blown away by the last scene but by all the scenes. I would call this film an artistic film, because the cinematography on this film is immense, and with the excellent Vangelis soundtrack in the background, it makes even better and more haunting than any film I have ever seen
It is one sci fi film that I think everybody will like because it isn't like your average Star Wars and Star Trek films, it is much more than that, there is no other planet; the film is based on earth but in a different time zone.