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Blade Runner: Final Cut

Reviews are popping up everywhere for Blade Runner: Final Cut and the reviews are unanimous. The restoration job is a masterpiece. Of course with Ridley Scott overseeing the project, I wouldn’t expect any less. Makes me wish I had a High Def TV to enjoy the experience.

Devin Faraci on CHUD.com gives a 10 out of 10 for the restoration, but gives a 6 out of 10 for the movie. It’s a rather scathing review in certain parts. (Way too scathing IMO) He takes some issue with the set design and states, “too much of the movie’s design feels like it’s there to be cool.” He cites Deckard’s apartment as an example and it doesn’t look realistic that a person would live there. I understand his point, however when set design is that jaw dropping I can’t possibly complain.

SPOILER…He also takes issue with Deckard being a replicant and says that the rest of the film doesn’t support it. There have been many arguments both for and against Ridley’s decision to make Deckard a replicant (It was not the screenwriters’ original intention). Myself? I ultimately agree with Devin that the twist seemed shoehorned in and needlessly complicates the film.

Bryant being in on Deckard being a replicant, letting a replicant loose on the streets with a gun, and Deckard not being as strong as the other replicants are issues that contradict the fact that he is a replicant. I was hoping that the reported re-shoots were new scenes that make the twist more organic with the rest of the film. However, I read that they were mainly shot for added background flavors as well as removing an obvious body double for Joanna Cassidy. If you know anymore info please let me know.

Also, I’m not sure how Deckard being a replicant makes the film necessarily better… thematically speaking (as opposed to if he was simply human). Please feel free to share your thoughts by leaving a comment or two SPOLIERS END

Nevertheless, Blade Runner is still regarded as a sci-fi masterpiece. It’s on nearly every critics’ top lists for science fiction movies. It was in AFI’s list of the greatest American movies of all time. Why? It presented an uncompromising vision of the future that audiences have never seen before. In spawned (along with the novel Neuromancer) an entire new genre science fiction (cyberpunk). It’s a vision that continues to capture the imagination of audiences around the world. Including mine.

Heck….without it, this webcomic wouldn’t exist. That’s for sure

Rock on, Blade Runner!

I’ll even be here in 10 years for the Final, Final Cut!

-Dan