To me it just says everyone thought it’d suck and it doesn’t suck. I’ll take a new blade runner movie that doesn’t suck. But more than that yeah we shall see.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
this movie still has jared leto in it right
― Mr. Eulon Mask, urging the UN to ban the "homicide robot" (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:41 (six years ago) link
Thus in large part my skepticism.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 September 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
I'm deeply skeptical of all the rampant praise. I'm not saying it can't be even just a good film, but this is all very curious.
this is the correct stance
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:42 (six years ago) link
Critically important typo in the prerelease PR, it’s actually Jared from Subway. To say more would be spoilers.
― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Friday, 29 September 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
keep that sick fuck away from replicant children
― mh, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:00 (six years ago) link
http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/blade-runner-2049-review-1202576220/
Wow, not holding back in his praise: Make no mistake: Whereas the original “Blade Runner” was (eventually) embraced for its unrealized potential, its sequel ranks as one of the great science-fiction films of all time.
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
in both tone and style, the new film owes more to slow-cinema maestro Andrei Tarkovsky than it does to Scott’s revolutionary cyberpunk sensibility
waht
― Mr. Eulon Mask, urging the UN to ban the "homicide robot" (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 29 September 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
so is everyone smoking up before reviewing this or what
― mh, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
Trendacosta's review at io9 seems a little more sane than the rest (I fear to imagine what I would have read if it had gone to Lussier):
https://io9.gizmodo.com/blade-runner-2049-is-gorgeous-long-brilliant-pretent-1818967999
Two representative bits:
The plot is straight-up a Blade Runner fanfic. That’s not a criticism; I love fanfic. But the savvy fan is going to pick up on plot cues faster than the average person. And while the first movie’s actual plot is easy to describe, the sequel’s so sprawling, so world-changing, that it defies a two-sentence description. I am not going to spoil the plot, but down to sly references and cameos, the whole movie feels like a fan getting to play in their favorite sandbox. ...There’s no way to excise to the not-great parts of this movie from the great parts. Blade Runner 2049 is a gestalt, and while some will be enchanted by it, others will not. There are a number of reveals and twists that worked and fed into the themes of consciousness, identity, and connection that the first film explored. And there’s at least one major moment that felt a bit like a cop out. Everyone is going to react differently to this movie—everyone’s going to have some things they love, and some things they can’t stand. I’m still not sure if it was worth all of the time it demanded, but the fact that I can’t stop turning it over in my head is a point in its favor.
...
There’s no way to excise to the not-great parts of this movie from the great parts. Blade Runner 2049 is a gestalt, and while some will be enchanted by it, others will not. There are a number of reveals and twists that worked and fed into the themes of consciousness, identity, and connection that the first film explored. And there’s at least one major moment that felt a bit like a cop out. Everyone is going to react differently to this movie—everyone’s going to have some things they love, and some things they can’t stand. I’m still not sure if it was worth all of the time it demanded, but the fact that I can’t stop turning it over in my head is a point in its favor.
Which, fine, I'll go with flawed though watchable as opposed to "OMG NEXT LEVEL GENIUS." She also credits the actresses with the best roles/performances.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
I somehow missed the second "short story" clip by Luke Scott, possibly because I was turned off by Jared Leto in the first. It's good? Dave Bautista is a real gem in recent movies, a hulk of a man who has this emotional vulnerability. Looking forward to seeing him in 2049, at least.
― mh, Friday, 29 September 2017 16:42 (six years ago) link
The plot is straight-up a Blade Runner fanfic. That’s not a criticism; I love fanfic.
yeah this is definitely going to suck
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 29 September 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
so it's robot porn?
― StanM, Saturday, 30 September 2017 06:32 (six years ago) link
things ridley scott never had (except possibly briefly and entirely inadvertently)
1: a "revolutionary cyberpunk sensibility"
― mark s, Saturday, 30 September 2017 11:24 (six years ago) link
exhibit A:
https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/alienanthology/images/a/ab/Engineer.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120630195433
― mark s, Saturday, 30 September 2017 11:25 (six years ago) link
we can but hope
― Mr. Eulon Mask, urging the UN to ban the "homicide robot" (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 30 September 2017 11:25 (six years ago) link
Never have I been so suspicious of so many positive reviews.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 September 2017 19:43 (six years ago) link
idk maybe this is actually pretty decent you guys, yeesh
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
y'all almost as bad as nerds who pile on critics who give a bad review to the nerd movie they haven't even seen yet
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
og Blade Runner is a brilliant and visionary aesthetic achievement that also happens to be a zzzzzzz movie imo so maybe i don't hold the same protective reverence
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:14 (six years ago) link
― circa1916, Saturday, September 30, 2017 4:08 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes one of these things is definitely almost as bad as the other
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:27 (six years ago) link
it's too bad they didn't make an all-female blade runner
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
y'all almost as bad as nerds who pile on critics who give a bad review to the nerd movie they haven't even seen yet― circa1916, Saturday, September 30, 2017 4:08 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkyes one of these things is definitely almost as bad as the other
Well I CONTEND... that it almost is?
― circa1916, Saturday, 30 September 2017 23:58 (six years ago) link
those nerds routinely send death and rape threats so uh maybe not
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 1 October 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
yeah, we're used to disappointment and we only blame ourselves
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Sunday, 1 October 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
Well who really knows what kinda shit Ned’s been e-mailing these ppl.
xp
― circa1916, Sunday, 1 October 2017 01:05 (six years ago) link
jk Ned <3
Tsk.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 1 October 2017 01:11 (six years ago) link
The Strange Case of Dr Raggett and Mr Ned
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 1 October 2017 03:02 (six years ago) link
https://media.giphy.com/media/yR84fJ0VVBHeE/giphy.gif
― mark s, Sunday, 1 October 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
Of course.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 1 October 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
http://lwlies.com/reviews/blade-runner-2049/
well we have one dissenting voice at least
― Number None, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 12:40 (six years ago) link
that's weirdly reassuring
― Mr. Eulon Mask, urging the UN to ban the "homicide robot" (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
up to 4 dissents on RT, including the AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-gorgeous-2049-breaks-blade-runner-spell-50176968
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 15:41 (six years ago) link
Do RT scores tend to peak early and decrease over time? I heard something like that for one movie recently, where the explanation was that critics who are interested enough (or invited) to attend advance screenings are also more likely to give positive reviews.
― jmm, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 15:49 (six years ago) link
yes that almost always happens
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 15:55 (six years ago) link
this is one of the many, many reasons RT is terrible and should never be used by anyone
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 15:56 (six years ago) link
it is completely unreliable and there are often gaping holes in many of its filmographies. I can't think why I use it more than imdb, but for some reason I do.
― calzino, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 16:04 (six years ago) link
This still of Harrison Ford accidentally punching Ryan Gosling for real during a Blade Runner 2049 scene is amazing. pic.twitter.com/3uKIxHo1AT— Toucan Dan (@GolazoDan) September 30, 2017
― nomar, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 16:45 (six years ago) link
friend saw it last night and said it was pretty but a bore and descends into the usual scifi action punchy punchy shooty shooty cliches
― jamiesummerz, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 16:47 (six years ago) link
Gosling has little about him that suggests android, unless future scientists are planning to work extremely hard on a "charmingly bemused" setting.
lol
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 16:48 (six years ago) link
(xps) "accidentally"
― Zings Can Only Get Better (snoball), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 17:50 (six years ago) link
but that is the disposition I naturally ascribe to most robots. I think
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 17:53 (six years ago) link
more bemused than human
― mh, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 17:58 (six years ago) link
Yeah, that's basically Data.
― jmm, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 18:00 (six years ago) link
Gosling in Drive seemed androidlike
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
thx 4 nu-screenname mh
― more bemused than human (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link
Drive seemed like it was directed by a Tony Scott replicant as well.
― calzino, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 19:07 (six years ago) link
speaking of Tony Scott! NYT review:
“[Warner Bros.] has been unusually insistent in its pleas to critics not to reveal plot points. That’s fair enough, but it’s also evidence of how imaginatively impoverished big-budget movies have become.
“Like any great movie, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner cannot be spoiled. It repays repeated viewing because its mysteries are too deep to be solved and don’t depend on the sequence of events.
“Denis Villeneuve’s film, by contrast, is a carefully engineered narrative puzzle, and its power dissipates as the pieces snap into place. As sumptuous and surprising as it is from one scene to the next, it lacks the creative excess, the intriguing opacity and the haunting residue of its predecessor.
“As such, Blade Runner 2049 stands in relation to Blade Runner almost exactly as K stands in relation to Deckard before the two meet: as a more docile, less rebellious ‘improvement,’ tweaked and retrofitted to meet consumer demand.
“But now and then — when Ryan Gosling‘s K and Harrison Ford‘s Deckard are knocking around the old gambling palace; when K visits an enigmatic mind-technician played by Mackenzie Davis — you get an inkling that something else might have been possible. Something freer, more romantic, more heroic, less determined by the corporate program.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/movies/blade-runner-2049-review-ryan-gosling-harrison-ford.html?_r=0
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 October 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
Like any great movie, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner cannot be spoiled.
truthbomb
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 3 October 2017 19:14 (six years ago) link