I get the feeling every time I watch this masterpiece I'll discover something new

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2018)

Blade Runner 2049
I can say with joy and relief that Blade Runner 2049 is an absolute triumph.
There's good reason why a sequel to the original has taken so long to come to fruition.
The possibility of getting it wrong and tarnishing the world Ridley Scott created would have been too much to bare.
There are questions we simply don't want answering. There are paths that we just don't want to go down. Some things are better left undiscovered.
Thankfully we have been blessed with a fantastic movie that grabs the audiences attention from the very first frame and transports us to a visually stunning futuristic world.
It's a world that looks like a natural progression of the world created in the first film.
Technology, architecture and environments look like they have evolved from those featured in the 1982 original.
Here in Blade Runner 2049 every scene oozes with authenticity and realism.
There's a realistic and gritty texture that remains faithful.
This is a real credit to all those responsible for the production of this superb science fiction movie.
Director Denis Villeneuve has kept things respectful and true.
He hasn't so much as answered questions that we didn't want answering. He instead has given us more questions to expand on a already intriguing universe.
Set some thirty years on Ryan Gosling plays K, a Blade Runner who whilst investigating a case begins to tug on a thread which leads him to Harrison Ford who reprises his role as Deckard.
I'll say no more of the storyline and plot. The journey of discovery is one best left for you to uncover for yourselves.
All I will say is that Hampton Fancher and Michael Greens Screenplay is captivating.
Dialogue is superbly crafted, every scene is a deep and immersive experience that is wonderfully performed by all of the cast.
Gosling is a talent to behold but there are no weak links in this modern day masterpiece.
I really do believe that this sequel is every bit as good as the original Blade Runner.
Possibly even better!
Ford doesn't have as much screen time as I would have hoped but he is the best he's been for years.
I get the feeling that he was much more enthusiastic about reprising this role rather than the other iconic hero he recently resurrected.
Jared Leto does the creepy weird guy thing to Oscar winning worthiness and Sylvia Hoeks is a superb if surprising villainess.
It's easy to get carried away by the visuals and excellent sound design in this movie.
They are absolutely stunning.
We've had a recent crop of Sci-Fi extravaganzas lately that have tried to mimic Blade Runner.
Ghost in The Shell (2017) failed to do its own source material justice whilst Netflix's Altered Carbon is visually very good but pails in comparison to this movie.
At 2hrs 44mins Blade Runner 2049 is a lengthy feature but it is so well done the minutes roll by without notice.
I am looking forward to spinning the Blu-ray time and time again.
I have a feeling that just like the original with every watch I'll discover something new.