Rutger Hauer Saves the Day (1982)

Rating: 6/10 (23 November 2019)

I've expected to love it but only elements that saved the film for me was the nicely presented dystopian atmosphere, Rutger Hauer's performance and the film's essence. Other than that, it was just filled with errors and cliches.
In a world which classic sci-fi stuff like overworld colonies, flying cars and surprisingly intergalactic travel exist and people use cheap vantilators in their offices (lots of creativity here), we have replicants, humanoid robots who are able to feel emotion and they live only four years but we don't get even a fictional explanation of how. Deckard is a former blade runner (a special operation unit to terminate replicants) and he was the best of them, according to Bryant. Yet, he seems very surprised when he sees the profile of a replicant on the computer screen, he even feels the need to ask ''What's this?'' (at least he could wait for two seconds until Bryant explains it.)
City is presented as a large and overpopulated urban area, so the police force must be equally large. But when one blade runner gets injured, they pull a former one out of retirement. This indicates that police force is critically insufficient.
Tyrell Corporation must have the profiles of the replicants they have created, so why not utilize them? Why do you need the Voight-Kampff test at all?
One of the replicants, Leon, is said to be able to lift ''400-pound atomic loads'' but when he confronts our tough cop he decides to pass the time with soft slapping him around instead of just finishing him so the femme fatale can show up just in time and save the main character and they can make love like in 60's arthouse films, because that's what everyone in the audience wants, right Mr. Scott?
It is also very interesting that Ms. Rachael doesn't know that she is a replicant, despite these robots have superhuman strenght and agility. She probably have never tried to lift something heavy or catch something quickly in her life before, I guess.
Why does a genetic engineer for the biggest company in the world (Sebastian) live in a jerry-built apartment by the way?
Tyrell, the head of the company that creates these replicants, is wanted by his creations (they killed 20 people and coming after him) so he is supposed to be cautious about his security but somehow there is nothing in the name of security around where he lives (not even a camera in the elevator) and the leader of these replicants easily gets to his bedroom (Mr. Tyrell never panics or calls for help by the way) and gouges his eyes, as he acts like this creature who he limited his life span to four years is his best friend in the world.
Also, it was a really valiant move by Roy (the replicant leader who can break bricks with his head but screams when he pierces his hand with a nail) who brought his death two months forward so we can have a dramatic ending.
All right. I don't mean to offend anyone who is a fan of this film, in fact I think Blade Runner could be awesome. I kind of still like it with its flaws. However, I cannot just ignore everything, jump on the fan vagon and claim this is a ''masterpiece''. For me, this is no different than a B-movie you would only watch to have some fun. I know I only pointed out the negative aspects but that's because of the intense hype this film gets. As for the good parts, the atmosphere, action and acting is quite remarkable (mostly because of Rutger Hauer). It is also clear that this film has a historical importance and influence on many films after itself, unfortunately I do not consider this a justification.