Blade Runner

*Anarky* · 12-29-2005, 11:16 PM

A couple of months ago, I first met Kid A. To cut a long story short: We talked about politics, movies, beer and music. As he left, I gave him a CD with music on it. Among those songs was an album by a german artist called Yok Quetschenpaua, who is basically a guy with an accordeon making punk music. And on this live album, Yok's talking about Blade Runner. And then he delivers the line "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave". He does it in German. A couple of weeks later, Kid A shows up in my city again and we try to find a rental DVD of the movie, since we were so impressed by that one line. We didn't find it, despite almost throwing beer at people. I sooner or later got the book, the comic book and read stuff on various pages. He got the Soundtrack, the comic book and still, we both hadn't seen the movie. Yesterday, finally! I have seen that movie.

I am very, very impressed. It's somewhere up there in my Top 20. It's so awesome.

In 2019, there's a market for clones with artificial brains. And the newest generation is really well done, they can only be found out by applying a Voight-Kampff test and then asking over 100 questions that provoke an emotional response. Replicants aren't allowed on earth, yet some of them made it here. They want to see Mr. Tyrell, head of the Tyrell corporation, and he should increase their lifespan, which is limited to four years. Blade Runners are a special unit that hunt down Replicants on earth. They don't kill them, they "retire" them. Among them is Rick Deckard, our reluctant Blade Runner. He doesn't like his job, yet he does it to get the money to survive. And now Deckard has to find and retire the Replicants on earth, who are led by Roy Batty, military strategist and superhuman powerhouse, able to withstand a lot more than a regular human ever could.

The story's quite simple, but the movie is awesome. They reinvented L.A. for 2019 and it looks absolutely fantastic. The city shot up towards the sky and it's always raining. It's dark, gritty and filled with ads, screens and commercials. The feeling the movie gives you is unique. Sure, we all heard of Wastelands, but this is different. The soundtrack by Vangelis does its part as well to create this unique feeling. The actors, especially Rutger Hauer as Roy, do an awesome job. His facial expressions in the end let you really feel sorry for the guy who just tried to kill off our main hero, who's not a hero at all, only wearing boxer shorts and howling like a wolf.

Your comments, questions and stories related to this movie are very welcome.

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"It's too bad she won't live... but then again, who does?" - Gaff, Blade Runner.

12-29-2005, 11:16 PM	#1
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Blade Runner A couple of months ago, I first met Kid A. To cut a long story short: We talked about politics, movies, beer and music. As he left, I gave him a CD with music on it. Among those songs was an album by a german artist called Yok Quetschenpaua, who is basically a guy with an accordeon making punk music. And on this live album, Yok's talking about Blade Runner. And then he delivers the line "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave". He does it in German. A couple of weeks later, Kid A shows up in my city again and we try to find a rental DVD of the movie, since we were so impressed by that one line. We didn't find it, despite almost throwing beer at people. I sooner or later got the book, the comic book and read stuff on various pages. He got the Soundtrack, the comic book and still, we both hadn't seen the movie. Yesterday, finally! I have seen that movie. I am very, very impressed. It's somewhere up there in my Top 20. It's so awesome. In 2019, there's a market for clones with artificial brains. And the newest generation is really well done, they can only be found out by applying a Voight-Kampff test and then asking over 100 questions that provoke an emotional response. Replicants aren't allowed on earth, yet some of them made it here. They want to see Mr. Tyrell, head of the Tyrell corporation, and he should increase their lifespan, which is limited to four years. Blade Runners are a special unit that hunt down Replicants on earth. They don't kill them, they "retire" them. Among them is Rick Deckard, our reluctant Blade Runner. He doesn't like his job, yet he does it to get the money to survive. And now Deckard has to find and retire the Replicants on earth, who are led by Roy Batty, military strategist and superhuman powerhouse, able to withstand a lot more than a regular human ever could. The story's quite simple, but the movie is awesome. They reinvented L.A. for 2019 and it looks absolutely fantastic. The city shot up towards the sky and it's always raining. It's dark, gritty and filled with ads, screens and commercials. The feeling the movie gives you is unique. Sure, we all heard of Wastelands, but this is different. The soundtrack by Vangelis does its part as well to create this unique feeling. The actors, especially Rutger Hauer as Roy, do an awesome job. His facial expressions in the end let you really feel sorry for the guy who just tried to kill off our main hero, who's not a hero at all, only wearing boxer shorts and howling like a wolf. Your comments, questions and stories related to this movie are very welcome. Click on the images to enlarge them. "It's too bad she won't live... but then again, who does?" - Gaff, Blade Runner. __________________ Because it's... I dunno... brutal. Last edited by Anarky; 12-29-2005 at 11:22 PM.