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Blade Runner
Cert: 15. Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutgar Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah. Director: Ridley Scot
Blade Runner is the work of the genius Ridley Scott. In the not too distant future, man’s technology has evolved with the creation of Replicants, super fast, super strong clones with a limited life span. They are programmed to serve humans and help them on off world colonies, but a group of four Replicants have gone against their programming and have hijacked a ship to earth in search of their maker. We join the movie with the character Rick Deckard, a Replicant hunting super-cop known a Blade Runner, who has retired for sometime but is forced to rejoin his old duty when news of four Replicants have somehow made their way to earth and have already killed humans who question their race. We follow Deckard in his hunt for these humanoids.
The city of L.A in 2019 has become a sort of supped up Tokyo. It could be described as what you would see on the inside of a computer if everything was neon. The special effects for their time are superb; many of the scenes involve the magically created landscape with lots of bright lights and futuristic architecture. The more the movie goes on the more we become engaged in the visual side of the film. Replicants being gunned down with what can only be described as an explosive end. Police cars flying by, with all sirens going.
Although this is a very good film, at the time it did not do so well when it was released. It was criticised for its storyline and about how ‘thin’ it was with the empty happy ending and the downright ridiculous voice over from Harrison Ford. Also how it relied on its visual aspects far too much.
Having not being alive when this film was made and comparing it to many modern films it is fantastic. Yes the special FX are old yes the storyline is thin and a little confusing; it still makes one hell of a watch and a truly magnificent film which will stay one of the greats for a very long time.