Movies that hold up vs. those that don't
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Anybody else see the original Blade Runner in the theaters in 1982? I had just turned 16 and had my driver's license. I remember Harrison Ford appearing on Johnny Carson promoting this new film. It must have been in the summer, because I wouldn't have been up watching that during school. I was blown away by the trailer. The next night I drove to the theater myself and hoped I could get into the R rated show. I did. It was so amazing to me. I went back and saw it the following evening. The story was great and the graphics were completely ahead of its time.
Here's a good article on it:
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Here's a good article on it:
Why 'Blade Runner' Ruled the '80s
How important is context for a movie? Take 'Casablanca.' Context isn't critically important to the 1942 film. Oh, it might help if you understand the basics of WWII, Vichy France, the Nazis and where and what Czechoslovakia was. The same applies to Casablanca, Morocco. It's still not critical...
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I was a little younger, but the story is the same. My buddies and I snuck into Apache Theater (the back door was opened by an older brother) to see it. We were already Ridley Scott fans (Alien), and I read a few pages of the novel Blade Runner was based on.Anybody else see the original Blade Runner in the theaters in 1982? I had just turned 16 and had my driver's license. I remember Harrison Ford appearing on Johnny Carson promoting this new film. It must have been in the summer, because I wouldn't have been up watching that during school. I was blown away by the trailer. The next night I drove to the theater myself and hoped I could get into the R rated show. I did. It was so amazing to me. I went back and saw it the following evening. The story was great and the graphics were completely ahead of its time.
Here's a good article on it:
Why 'Blade Runner' Ruled the '80s
How important is context for a movie? Take 'Casablanca.' Context isn't critically important to the 1942 film. Oh, it might help if you understand the basics of WWII, Vichy France, the Nazis and where and what Czechoslovakia was. The same applies to Casablanca, Morocco. It's still not critical...
Blade Runner absolutely blew my mind. I've seen every alternate version and loved the 2049 film as well.
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Yes, I've seen all the versions as well. I actually have a soft spot for the original theatrical version that had the narration in spots by Harrison Ford.
Apache Mall brings back memories. I loved the fact it had a bowling alley in the basement.
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yeah. the version with the voice-over gets criticized because (supposedly) it was not Scott's preference. but that is the version I saw first, and I was fine with it. the voice-over emphasized the neo-noir vibe of the movie - putting Deckard as a futuristic Philip Marlowe.
I know I saw the movie in '82 - was living in the Twin Cities at the time - but can't remember where I saw it.
Happened to rewatch blade runner right before this discussion started. It's a great example of a movie whose reputation actually grew over time. It certainly didn't bomb on release but both critical and commercial success took a while to grow.
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Funny enough, Blade Runner was a movie I'd never watched and it was one of the offerings on the flight home so I seized the opportunity to watch it based on the conversation here. It was the version with Ford's narration, which I appreciated, given the noise of the airplane and did enjoy it a lot, even if it wasn't the ideal setting to watch. Lots to like about the entire movie, but Daryl Hannah stole the show for me, along with the visual effects. And Sean Young--whew, probably best that 10 year old me didn't know about this movie when it was released ;-).