Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 95

innerSpaceman · 08-21-2006, 07:45 AM

Bladerunner blows.

No idea why in the world it's such a cult hit. It is practically unwatchable.

Moonliner · 08-21-2006, 08:07 AM

What is your best single movie experience of all times? I'm not taking about the best movie per-say but the best theater experience.

For me it has to be thanks to the 1991 Julia Roberts movie "Dying Young".

After the success of "Pretty Woman" our classic single-screen huge theater (with balcony) booked "Dying Young" for like half the summer. After about a week of no ticket sales from that bomb, the theater was desperate for something to show. So they started showing old classics like "Larurence of Arabia" and "Blade Runner." On a Wednesday afternoon I went to a $2.00 early showing of "2001 A Space Odyssey". In a five hundred seat theater I was the ONLY one there. It was like being in space. Totally silent and cavernous. A true once in a lifetime movie experience.

€uroMeinke · 08-21-2006, 08:01 AM

Bladerunner is a tough film, definately loved it when it came out, but the DVD I have is the directors cut and not the Theatrical release, which I too found slow moving. I think the movie suffers the problem of practicly defining the 80s - The "look" of the film was comletely new and different, but today, the scenes of the near future look already past. So I guess you just had to see it at it's time to really appreciate it.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-21-2006, 08:13 AM

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So I guess you just had to see it at it's time to really appreciate it.

Not so. I first saw it around '93 and I'm a fan. Though I certainly can appreciate why people might consider it slow. But the ideas, the style (though definitely dated at this point), and many of the performances won me over.

Prudence · 08-21-2006, 08:05 AM

I first saw Bladerunner during a undergrad technofeminist class and now I couldn't enjoy it if I wanted to.

Gemini Cricket · 08-21-2006, 08:10 AM

One of my favorite movie theatre moments was going to a midnight showing of 'Grease' at the Sunset Theatres back in 97 or so. It was like a spontaneous 'Rocky Horror' but with 'Grease'. It was fun.
People were singing the songs and dancing. A highlight was definitely everyone in the theatre doing the hand jive.

mousepod · 08-21-2006, 08:35 AM

Count me as a Bladerunner fan, too. Having said that, I equally hate the tacked-on ending of the original theatrical version and the lack of voiceover in the "director's cut". I still have my old Criterion laserdisc, so I watch it until the doors close (if you know the movie, you'll know what I mean) and then stop the movie.

Another problem is that the current DVD release is one of the first big-studio DVDs ever release, and it hasn't been remastered since.

[Please forgive me for this:]
GC, you say you like the source material. Have you been into Dick for a long time?
[I'm soooo sorry]

Not Afraid · 08-21-2006, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

Another problem is that the current DVD release is one of the first big-studio DVDs ever release, and it hasn't been remastered since.

I believe Blade Runner was the first DVD we ever bought! (First CD was Phillip Glass' The Photographer).

I'm a BR fan as well. I, too, miss the voice-over in the directors cut. Unofrtunantely, it is starting to look a bit dated to me where, when I first saw it, it was a marvel. It truely is one of the great films of my early adult years.

Gemini Cricket · 08-21-2006, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

[Please forgive me for this:]
GC, you say you like the source material. Have you been into Dick for a long time?
[I'm soooo sorry]

Good Lord, that was sooooo mojo worthy. Hysterical stuff. I'm still laughing.

The answer is: All my life.

Euro ~ To me, boring is boring. I can put a film into context with when it was released.

I loved the film noir aspect of the film. But I thought the narration made it even more boring. Mr. Monotone Ford isn't the most interesting person to listen to. Now to look at? That's a different story.

It is also interesting to note that it seems that many filmmakers including Spielberg and prequel Lucas got inspiration from Scott's vision.

Not Afraid · 08-21-2006, 09:02 AM

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But I thought the narration made it even more boring. Mr. Monotone Ford isn't the most interesting person to listen to.

"I don't know why he saved my life"

There are some lines that have permanently entered into my vernacular and this is one of them.

08-21-2006, 07:45 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Bladerunner blows. No idea why in the world it's such a cult hit. It is practically unwatchable.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	What is your best single movie experience of all times? I'm not taking about the best movie per-say but the best theater experience. For me it has to be thanks to the 1991 Julia Roberts movie "Dying Young". After the success of "Pretty Woman" our classic single-screen huge theater (with balcony) booked "Dying Young" for like half the summer. After about a week of no ticket sales from that bomb, the theater was desperate for something to show. So they started showing old classics like "Larurence of Arabia" and "Blade Runner." On a Wednesday afternoon I went to a $2.00 early showing of "2001 A Space Odyssey". In a five hundred seat theater I was the ONLY one there. It was like being in space. Totally silent and cavernous. A true once in a lifetime movie experience. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Bladerunner is a tough film, definately loved it when it came out, but the DVD I have is the directors cut and not the Theatrical release, which I too found slow moving. I think the movie suffers the problem of practicly defining the 80s - The "look" of the film was comletely new and different, but today, the scenes of the near future look already past. So I guess you just had to see it at it's time to really appreciate it. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	One of my favorite movie theatre moments was going to a midnight showing of 'Grease' at the Sunset Theatres back in 97 or so. It was like a spontaneous 'Rocky Horror' but with 'Grease'. It was fun. People were singing the songs and dancing. A highlight was definitely everyone in the theatre doing the hand jive.
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08-21-2006, 08:35 AM	#7
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Count me as a Bladerunner fan, too. Having said that, I equally hate the tacked-on ending of the original theatrical version and the lack of voiceover in the "director's cut". I still have my old Criterion laserdisc, so I watch it until the doors close (if you know the movie, you'll know what I mean) and then stop the movie. Another problem is that the current DVD release is one of the first big-studio DVDs ever release, and it hasn't been remastered since. [Please forgive me for this:] GC, you say you like the source material. Have you been into Dick for a long time? [I'm soooo sorry] __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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