Amazing

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2014)

Since the first time I watched Blade Runner, it's been my favorite movie. I think I like it just as much for the atmosphere as I do for its story. Actually, I think I might even like the world of Blade Runner more than the story. And also, I'm pretty sure most people will agree that this is definitely one of those cases where the movie is actually better than the book (although I do also love Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?)
I was pretty surprised to find some reviewers here calling Blade Runner boring. Maybe this is because I had already watched 2001: A Space Odyssey before Blade Runner. On most "Best Sci-Fi Movies of All-Time" lists, 2001 is usually first. For this reason, I decided to watch it. And it is incredibly boring. Don't get me wrong, I do admire 2001 very much. But nothing will ever make me think that some guy flying through an iTunes visualizer for ten minutes is entertaining (and yes, I know that particular sequence was groundbreaking for its time but it's not incredibly impressive now). Blade Runner doesn't stop its story to create its ambiance. You feel the atmosphere while the plot is moving forward. But Blade Runner also isn't some totally philosophical and pretentious movie. It isn't completely devoid of action or romance.
And I must say that my favorite cut of the movie is the original American theatrical cut. Yeah, a lot of fans say the "happy" ending has too different of a feeling from the rest of the movie but I like it. And I thought the voice-over narration made the movie feel like a film noir, which I thought was pretty cool.