The greatest Scott classic

Rating: 10/10 (25 January 2010)

Blade Runner... A one of a kind science fiction movie of its time. Ridley Scott delivered something special when he directed this gem using state of the art special effects along with a unique soundtrack, which was provided by the most beloved composer Vangelis. Quite frankly this film was way ahead of its time because of specific scenes that involved flying cars, a gritty landscape or overly tall buildings that shadowed Los Angeles's citizens like dark slabs of death.
Beautifully crafted were Douglas Trumbulls' flying vehicles along with high tech gadgetry that Dekkard (Harrison Ford) uses in finding his targets, which are called Replicants. They are Illegal humanoids used for off world colonies as slave labour, but a group of such slaves escape, then head for earth in order to find their creator Doctor Tyrell (Joe Turkel) in order to extend their lives because each one has a four year life span. The most desperate among them is Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) who leads them through the city streets of Los Angeles finding each specialist who had a hand in creating the Replicants.
Tasked with finding Tyrell for an audience Roy discovers a man who is a genetic designer, and Roy convinces him albeit a tenuous request finally attains his goal of speaking with his creator. This film has all the ingredients of a great detective story. Harrison Ford delivers a poignant role as the smooth talking blade runner pairing up with Rachel (Sean Young) who only just realizes that she too is a Replicant but she did not even know it. The movie has action to a degree to keep it as a refined detective tale, with good chase scenes, clue finding, plus a moral code embedded inside to show us why it is so wrong to enslave life, no matter if they are human or not.
What was also interesting about this movie during the last scene was when Roy Batty who spoke to Dekkard on the rooftop of a building at the end of their cat and mouse game, was that Rutger Hauer delivered his final lines totally ad-Libbed surprising even Harrison Ford from the reaction he displayed. It worked so well that Ridley Scott decided to call it a wrap once Roy died.
Blade Runner has become one of the most beloved classics of all time mainly for its incredible cast, music, special effects, story line, and brute sequences of action. For the international version, which is the original theatrical release it helps the viewer understand what Ridley wanted as far as emotional content was concerned. Such as a scene where Pris (Daryl Hannah) was shot by Dekkard multiple times then started to violently spasm on the hard cold wood floor screaming beyond all measure trying to keep alive. It was one of the most potent scenes in movie history, which surprised Ford as he watched Hannah wriggling so grossly.
This is what made Blade Runner the most desired film of all time for viewers alike. Raw, stark emotions, gritty landscapes, beautifully crafted flight sequences provided by Douglas Trumbull who by the way worked on 2001 a space odyssey, as well as Close Encounters of the Third Kind treating us to the mind bending space crafts as well as the mother ship. Since the inception of Blade Runner Ridley has been working on a sequel, which will surprise fans all over the world with Blade Runner 2049. A new twist to the most adored sci-fi adventure in movie history. I highly recommend this film for detective, sci-fi fans like myself. Not for audiences lower than age 17 for its brutal scenes.