tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post6023021653623589900..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Film: Blade Runner (The Final Cut, 2007) Anthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-43751105609266265082015-05-03T16:25:59.577+01:002015-05-03T16:25:59.577+01:00True--mystery and tension are important, but confu...True--mystery and tension are important, but confusion interferes with the development and maintenance of mystery and tension. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-34054028364239369302015-05-02T16:14:48.569+01:002015-05-02T16:14:48.569+01:00The advertising adds to the tone of the film--show...The advertising adds to the tone of the film--shows how ubiquitous advertising will become, or rather is today. Just as the film shows, we can hardly escape ads. <br /><br />And non-stop violence certainly does not make for a decent film. <br /><br />Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-38116106374220806062015-05-02T10:09:02.660+01:002015-05-02T10:09:02.660+01:00dlw,
I can't say that I was aware of the adv...dlw, <br /><br />I can't say that I was aware of the advertising - I expect that I just accepted it as part of the background.<br /><br />On action vs inaction: I think that a succession of ever-more frantic blockbusters has conditioned us to expect almost constant violent action - fighting, chasing or exploding. Personally I find that all rather wearing and like to see films where there is more of a balance. In fact, a film can be excellent without any action at all, as with The Man From Earth which I reviewed here a month ago.<br />Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-60438814351132619842015-05-02T10:04:37.553+01:002015-05-02T10:04:37.553+01:00Fred,
I may have been influenced by Scott's d...Fred,<br /><br />I may have been influenced by Scott's dislike of the voice-over, which as I understand it was forced on him by the studio to make it easier for people to follow what was going on. But I also felt that not having everything explained added to the atmosphere of mystery and tension.<br />Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-29684116377986828562015-05-02T08:47:24.029+01:002015-05-02T08:47:24.029+01:00I paid cash money to see that movie at the theater...I paid cash money to see that movie at the theater. I felt I'd wasted my time. The blatant in-movie advertising was annoying, and in the course of expanding a short story into a loooong movie, there were hours of not-much-going-on.<br /><br />Yes, Hauer's death speech is probably one of the classic scenes is all of film, but it wasn't enough to carry the rest of the movie.<br /><br />Chainsawing an hour or so's worth of embedded advertising out, and the many lengthy and pointless shots that had no apparent purpose other than to bulk out the play time, would have helped a lot.<br /><br />I felt much the same way about "2001." Great special effects and sets, check. But padding a four page short story out into a mega-movie meant a lot of time sitting there watching nothing happening. I could do that at home. Yet a great number of people hold them up as shining exemplars of the bestestest movies ever.dlwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912456339359889684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-20848250673946889532015-05-02T02:06:09.011+01:002015-05-02T02:06:09.011+01:00I have the Deluxe Package which includes all five ...I have the Deluxe Package which includes all five versions of the film. And I agree, it is one of the best SF films ever made. <br /><br />However, I must part company with you on the issue of the voice-over. I think Scott made a grievous error when he removed it. Without it, it becomes more impersonal--it lacks that link with Ric. Moreover, the "noir" flavor has been diminished, and that was one of its strengths. <br /><br />In addition, information has been lost. Rachel, apparently, does not have a cutoff date, a significant bit of information lost with the removal of the voice over.<br /><br />I also realize that I'm in the minority on this issue. Why there is this dislike for the V-O mystifies me.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com