8 out of 10

Rating: 8/10 (14 May 2018)

I'm going to see it again soon and i'm not going to give any spoilers but I just went to see Blade Runner 2049 and it's the best performance that Harrison Ford has given (in my memory) in years, he acted as though he actually wanted to be in this and cared about it, unlike some other things he's been in recently ;)
Vangelis's score has always been as important to me as anything else about the original, and in this one you hear echos of it through-out which is nice, although it's not as varied and memorable as Vangelis's I don't think it is trying to be and it does the job. The film is 100% in-keeping with the original, if you like that you will not fail to enjoy the new one.
The film does nothing but add to the ideas of the original, and it remains every bit as subtle and moody while showing a genuine love and understanding of the original with nods to it that are never cloying or sicophantic. I don't want to say any more than watch it at the flicks if you want to see it, it's worth the experience and it's worth showing support for atmospheric sci-fi that respects the audience's intelligence.
A worthy sequel to the original classic, but not perfect. Some things I think could have been left out and added nothing to the film...the prostitute, the Joi character (especially the three way sex scene - exploring K's sexual desire just felt awkward and unnecessary, at least the way it was done) and the reproduction Rachel. I can see why they were in there but they were just weakly-implemented ideas that were narrative cul- de-sacs I wouldn't miss at all, and without them the film might have been a bit more concise, I don't think shaving a few minutes off that mammoth run time would have done any harm.