The futuristic masterwork above all!!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2003)

To describe the greatness of this movie is almost impossible.Everything about it is amazing,from set-pieces,to atmosphere,the magnificent score to effects and performances from anyone involved.Rutger Hauer has never been better (his Time-to-die speech is simply unforgettable),Harrison Ford and Sean Young are extremely enjoyable as troubled blade runner and his love interest,beautiful replicant Rachael.It is almost impossible to acknowledge the fact that this movie is 22 years old.No CGI-images of today could top effects in this movie and look as real,believable and unique.Take a look at the futuristic world of Minority Report-it doesnt even come near the one presented in Blade Runner.The movie looks as fresh,stylish and amazing today as it did in 1982. It gets you to think,sure,so does The Matrix or Solaris but it is only here that you really get emotionally involved on such a level and care about the characters and outcome of the film. I can understand how some people dislike this movie.Lets face it,it is a little slow-paced but for people with an IQ over 80 that has nothing to say.If you like your sci-fi movies loud,over-the-top and with lots of dumb explosions and action in favor of character study than watch T2 or ID4.Dont get me wrong,I love T2,but it is completely different type of sci-fi movie and it is wrong to compare all movies to the likes of T2,Matrix or Star Wars.I love and cherish this old school movie just the way it is,with perfect balance of action,drama and sci-fi.This is (along with Alien) Ridley Scotts best work and the best work done on Philip K.Dicks novel. I have a couple of books written about the movie and it is a fact that Philip K.Dick himself visited the set of Blade Runner in 1981 and was literally blown away by the looks of his futuristic world from the novel. When you menage to impress that man (anyone who knows anything about Philip K.Dick will understand me)then it should be easy with ordinary people and Ridley Scott has done just that.This movie will be cherished for generations,and it fully deserves so...