I wanted to like it.

Rating: 5/10 (7 April 2015)

When I saw the Blade Runner Final Cut DVD sitting on a shelf in a store with the hours upon hours of special features for only five bucks, I jumped at the chance to purchase it. For years I heard about how great this film was and how much people loved it. I was already a huge sci-fi fan, so I was thrilled that I was getting see a sci-fi movie that I wanted to see for a while. Nothing could go wrong! Then I watched it... I was underwhelmed at first. I didn't fully understand everything that was going on. So I watched the features. The documentaries that came with the film. Later on, I watched the film again with the Ridley Scott commentary. I understood the movie now, but other than that nothing had changed. I didn't like it any more or any less than I did before. A few weeks later I try watching again, and nothing. The movie itself may not overrated per se, but I don't what makes it so special.
The music. One of the things I can say I dislike about Blade Runner is its score. It's very noir in its presentation. Which would make perfect sense because the movie is a very noir like film.
Sets and effects. I do like the look of the city, the vehicles, and the interior of the buildings. It's very unique and custom to the film. The inside of Deckard's apartment is one of my favorites. And the cars. The cars are so friggin cool to see hover up into the air or land on the street. Definitely top notch stuff there.
Characters. My absolute favorite thing about Blade Runner - Roy Batty. The film's main antagonist, a replicant, played flawlessly by Rutger Hauer. Terrifying yet fascinating, Roy Batty has steadily climbed my list of favorite villains since my multiple viewings of Blade Runner. Rick Deckard. Not my favorite Harrison Ford character, but far from my least favorite. He's not Indiana Jones or Han Solo, he's something very different, but it works. Pris. Daryl Hanah's replicant character is extremely iconic and the visual of her as Pris is something that always pops in my mind when I think of Blade Runner. Sultry and seductive but always dangerous, Pris is my second favorite character in the movie.
At the end of the day Blade Runner is middle of the road for me. I didn't hate it, but I can't exactly say I liked it either. I've watched it a total six times now, so believe me, I tried. I really tried to like it overall.