Big Month of Dick – Blade Runner
Describe in single words only the good things that come into your mind about your mother,
because Blade Runner is the Greatest Movie EVER!
Review in a Nut-shell: Visually visionary but emotionally distant, Blade Runner is a revolutionary piece of science fiction and its impact on world of film is still felt to this day.
This movie contains:
Harrison Ford, Master of Facial Expressions.
HURRAY FOR UNICORNS!
RealDolls.
Tears in the Rain.
I hate you.
Karaoke Ninja
October 31, 2008
Cool. I won’t be able to listen to this one until I get the right kind of stormy Friday night to watch the movie again.
Ian
October 31, 2008
I have always been a fan of Blade Runner in different ways: when I first saw it at a young age it was loved with a sense of confused awe. Later in life I loved it because it was ‘cool’ to love it. Long after that I finally watched it myself on my own terms and, in a legit way, just LOVE it. I recently saw the Final Cut on the big screen and sat with jaw open the entire time. The wonder was back but the confusion was long gone.
Will
October 31, 2008
On the subject of messing with scenes, watch the Dodgeball original ending. Never has a great ending been changed to keep the studio happy. After watching it, it makes Ben Stiller’s rant during the credits mean something,
Josef
October 31, 2008
This movie would have been better if it starred Marc Dacascos.
Keith
October 31, 2008
Blade Runner is responsible for one of my geekiest moments in college. A friend of mine had heard that they considered filming the movie in black & white. So we turned the saturation down on our TV and watched it in black & white. The cinematography has such great contrast and noir-ish look that it still works great!
FYI, two other movies that also discovered looked good in black & white. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (first one) and Dark City. Just try it.
Derek
October 31, 2008
In all fairness Keith, every movie would be better with Mark Dacascos. In other words, Mark Dacascos is the human equivalent of the rocket hammer from Battle Angel Alita.
Daryl Surat
October 31, 2008
Rutger Hauer is a great actor. Case in point, Blind Fury.
Andrew
November 1, 2008
Cool! Can ‘t wait to listen to it. Downloading it now on my mp3player.
Erik
November 1, 2008
the “tears in the rain” sequence is awesome. It shows the true acting power of Rutger Hauer.
Although, for some weird reason,the screencap makes me think of the song “Walk in the Rain” from the 5th episode of Cowboy Bebop (Ballad of the Fallen Angels)
Eduardo M.
November 2, 2008
It makes me think of “November Rain,” which means that at any moment, Rutger Hauer is going to light up a cigarette and walk out into the desert to play a bitchin’ guitar solo.
Keith
November 3, 2008
Rutger Hauer is awesome. You guys should review ‘Flesh + Blood’. He is excellent in that.
James
November 3, 2008
November Rain just makes me think of the girl at the freshman mixer who rebuked me when I tried to grab her butt during the slow dance.
Good podcast, though.
Dave
November 4, 2008
Well, Dave, it’s like the man says — it’s hard to a hold a candle, in the cold November rain.
Keith
November 4, 2008
Sorry for a double post, but I’m curious, Paul, if you’ve seen the Outer Limits episode “Demon with a Glass Hand?” That’s the big gun you want to bring out when discussing this movie.
Keith
November 4, 2008
The incredible set included a historic concrete home by Frank Lloyd Wright called the Ennis House in L.A. that was also used in House on Haunted Hill. I can’t watch the movie – too sad except to see the shots of this house.
M.O.M.
November 7, 2008