An Unforgettable Movie Experience

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 1999)

I saw this movie,the year is came out so that has been close to 17 years ago.It was released after Star Wars,and I also saw that film the year it was released. All I remember about Star Wars is all the hype about it and R2D2. All I remember about Blade Runner is everything. All the elements of this film work.Ridley Scott's darkly beautiful Los Angeles of the 21st century-is a paradox both futuristic and clearly without a future. A dying city on a dying planet,teeming with a population of many different cultures it is an essential element of the movie,and any other interpretation would make this movie just another 21st century western. The role of Decker ,the blade runner of the title is perfect for Harrison Ford-for once his deadpan acting works. As a burned out hired assassin called out of retirement,to "retire" four escaped "replicants" he is perfect.The replicants are artifically created human,used to do dangerous jobs on other planets,and their life span is limited to 4 years.The replicants are also perfectly cast,the best performances are by Rutger Hauer and Darryl Hanna,as the leaders of the band of escapees.Sean Young is both beautiful and moving as a replicant created with memories and no knowledge that she is not human.I guess to sum it up,it was a believeable ,well written,well acted movie,the kind I call mind candy-totally unforgettable.