Dolfan in NYC Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Blade Runner 2049 is coming out in 2 weeks, and I've never been more anxious about a movie being good. The original is probably my favorite movie and I really want to see what has happened in this neo-noir world for the last 30 years. To wit... Here are the 3 short films commissioned by Denis Villenueve that link the 2 movies. 2036: Nexus Dawn Spoiler 2048: Nowhere To Run Spoiler And the one that came out today... Black Out 2022 Spoiler I'm figuring (hoping) this is going to be huge, so I'm starting this thread now. Also, full disclosure, I'm more creating this thread so I can come to one place and see the 3 shorts in one place after the movie. I'm trying to go into 2049 as blind as possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Early reviews are overwhelmingly positive. The word "masterpiece" is being used. Since I'm a fan of Villeneuve but have zero attachment to Blade Runner, that's actually a bit of a downer for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Soooooo....watch Blade Runner? It'll be a couple of hours you can afford to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 BTW, I prefer the Ford voice over version.Beyond that and Indy and Solo , he, exists in that rarefied Tom Cruise level where you don't get called out for sucking. which he does. almost every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 58 minutes ago, Execproducer said: Soooooo....watch Blade Runner? It'll be a couple of hours you can afford to lose. I've seen it. I prefer The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not going out of my way to knock you. but the marriage of Villeneuve and PKD should be filling you with anticipation, not ho-hum. Also,The Thing (both versions) is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 59 minutes ago, Execproducer said: Also,The Thing (both versions) is great. Um, there are three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 I suppose it's probably time for me to actually sit down and watch the original... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Curt McGirt said: Um, there are three 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Double Feature tickets are on sale: https://www.fandango.com/blade-runner-the-final-cut-double-feature-2017-110776/movie-overview Note, they're using the Final Cut version of the first movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Is that a good thing? Or stick with just watching the original cut of the first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 If only 1 choice, I would go directors cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 I've never seen the original with the voice overs. I should probably get on that. I reckon I'll like it more than the out-of-context clips I've seen would suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 I'd say Original first. Then later Final. Original gives you the classic version of the film. More exposition, etc. Final Cut is the one re-done by Ridley Scott, remastered and adds a bunch of stuff. Including answers to a bunch of questions that the original cut will leave you with (don't worry, this is a feature, not a bug). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 It's so painfully obvious Ford didn't want to do the voice over. But if you want the original, do the international cut not the U.S. Directors or Final, either way. There's also always the Work Print Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 If you haven't seen the original in a theater and you have the option by all means GO. Like I said in the general movie thread it is one of those movies that is simply breathtaking on the big screen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 14 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: It's so painfully obvious Ford didn't want to do the voice over. But if you want the original, do the international cut not the U.S. Directors or Final, either way. There's also always the Work Print The obvious half-assed voiceover accidentally worked really well, IMO. It gives him the uninterested, world-weary tone of a film noir detective. And Blade Runner is just a sci fi version of a noir detective film, so it's kismet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Director's Cut all the way. I agree with Technico. Ford's half assed commentary does give Blade Runnier the noir detective feel that the producers were probably going for, but I still prefer to hear Roy Batty's Tears In The Rain soliloquy unfettered by extraneous commentary. The scene is more powerful when Deckard stands there and watches Roy die in silence and all you can hear is the rain falling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I am a chump for soundtrack do-overs, so new versions of: and better find their way into Blade Runner 2049. Even the shitty live action Ghost in the Shell joint had the good taste to try to shoehorn Birth of a Cyborg into the soundtrack.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Could they also sneak in some Styx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcosLoura Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Extremely. Hyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 YouTube killed Dolfan's link for Black Out 2022. Here is an active one for the short film. Spoiler I think that it is awesome that they are keeping the time line intact even though we probably won't have flying cars and androids five years from now. I am still shocked that people don't realize that the White Zombie song, More Human Than Human, is a direct reference to the original film. It is the company motto of the Tyrell Corporation.. I am a nerd. I used to own this shirt, but it was destroyed by the washer machine. After 2049 comes out, I may have to embarrass the wifey and purchase another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 On 9/28/2017 at 3:29 PM, Dolfan in NYC said: Double Feature tickets are on sale: https://www.fandango.com/blade-runner-the-final-cut-double-feature-2017-110776/movie-overview Note, they're using the Final Cut version of the first movie. Jesus, that is like six or seven fucking hours of sitting in a movie theater. There had better be an intermission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blade-runner-2049-2017 Sounds like that half a star missing should be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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