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Link Posted: 1/29/2018 10:59:35 AM EDT
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You will when you get older.
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I didn't even know the length before I went to see it. People actually care about that when deciding which movie to see in a theatre?
You will when you get older.
Depends!
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:26:01 AM EDT
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I watched it this weekend, and what can be said that hasn't been already?  I loved it. I expected a it to be about K hunting down Deckard as one of the last unretired replicants loosely framed by the environment established in the pre-released shorts on youtube.

Boy was I wrong. The plot was excellent. The score was intoxicating. The cinematography masterful. Better than the original "Blade Runner"? Maybe. This movie is easily one of my favorites.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:29:21 AM EDT
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As a longtime original Blade Runner fan I thought I would hate 2049, I actually like it. The bady female replicant was HOT!
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:29:57 AM EDT
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Saw it in the theater when it came out.

Bought it on Blu Ray last week, have watched that 3 times now.

So yeah, I like it.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:34:57 AM EDT
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Anyone else think that based on Dr. Badger's assessment of K's carved figurine, Sapper Morton must have been a potential billionaire?
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:41:51 AM EDT
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Why did Joe lie down and die on the steps.  There has to be something 'big' in that moment that I'm not getting.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:47:11 AM EDT
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He should have looked at the camera and given a speech about all the stuff hes seen...then said "time to die.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 11:51:13 AM EDT
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Wallace was blind the whole time.
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He should have looked at the camera and given a speech about all the stuff hes seen...then said "time to die.
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He should have looked at the camera and given a speech about all the stuff hes seen...then said "time to die.
"Oh hi, Deckard.  Where's Joe?"

"He's outside dying on the steps"

"Oh...OK.  Want to meet his sister?"
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:04:17 PM EDT
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Freysa told 'K' that Sapper allowed 'K' to kill him.
Sapper allowed himself to get killed to protect Deckard, Ana, the other Nexus 8 replicants, their cause.

She explained to 'K' that dying for the right cause was the most human thing replicants could do.

Jay
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:12:52 PM EDT
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It was a contrast to the first film where Deckard sees Batty's humanity, pities him, and Batty dies in the rain. K dies in the snow after Deckard shows him gratitude.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:14:10 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:17:56 PM EDT
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I liked the 2049 movie a lot, and my wife loved it.  Like others, I was a little apprehensive, because I loved the original Blade Runner, and was worried that 2049 would disappoint.  I think it's a fantastic sequel, and really like the story telling and the visuals.

However, there is ONE thing that bothers me, and hopefully someone can explain.

WHY does K/Joe believe that he might be Deckard & Rachel's kid?  That part never made sense to me.  Obviously I understand that he has the memories, but if he WERE the kid, how in the world would he have become a Blade Runner, who is owned by the police department?  Clearly, the police department must have purchased him from Wallace at some point.  There is ZERO explanation possible (as far as I can tell), how a human/replicant hybrid could have been BORN to Deckard/Rachel, and then somehow magically have appeared in the Police department as a purchased replicant.  Plus, EVEN IF it were somehow possible for the people protecting the child to have snuck him into an order from Wallace to the police department, why in the world would they have chosen the life of a Replicant for the child?  That would also make no sense at all, since openly being a replicant would put him at risk of violence from humans.

That's my only beef with the movie - that a smart investigator like K would never in a million years have believed that he might be the lost child, because there's no way that makes sense.

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He thought the memory was his and wanted to be "special", Joi told him all the time he was "special". K was not the unique unicorn from the first film he was just an ordinary horse. If you look close at the horse sculpture it is a unicorn with the horn broken off.

The point was the inverse of the first movie K became special because he chose to, not because he was the "chosen one" like Rachel or Deckard. The majority of the themes dealt with free will or the lack of.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:20:55 PM EDT
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Yup.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 3:48:16 PM EDT
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Good movie.  Unfortunately, I watched it while the kids were in bed, and had to keep jockeying the volume...the loud parts were too loud when the volume was high enough to hear dialogue, and couldn't hear the dialogue when the loud parts were quiet enough.  I look forward to another viewing when I can just blast it.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:05:55 PM EDT
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Freysa told 'K' that Sapper allowed 'K' to kill him.
Sapper allowed himself to get killed to protect Deckard, Ana, the other Nexus 8 replicants, their cause.

She explained to 'K' that dying for the right cause was the most human thing replicants could do.

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Replicants cannot kill themselves?  'K' let Luv kill him too?...just the perfect mortal wounding so he'd drop dead right after dropping off Deckard?

Couldn't 'K' join the ones in hiding?  How was bringing Deckard to meet Ana necessary?  What would Deckard do next?  Kill himself?
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:11:00 PM EDT
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He thought the memory was his and wanted to be "special", Joi told him all the time he was "special". K was not the unique unicorn from the first film he was just an ordinary horse. If you look close at the horse sculpture it is a unicorn with the horn broken off.

The point was the inverse of the first movie K became special because he chose to, not because he was the "chosen one" like Rachel or Deckard. The majority of the themes dealt with free will or the lack of.
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But the horse was found in the furnace where in his 'memory' he'd placed it. I thought the intent of the furnace scene as an adult was proof it wasn't an implanted memory.  Who put the horse in the furnace if not 'K'?....and why?
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:14:46 PM EDT
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But the horse was found in the furnace where in his 'memory' he'd placed it. I thought the intent of the furnace scene as an adult was proof it wasn't an implanted memory.  Who put the horse in the furnace if not 'K'?....and why?
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He thought the memory was his and wanted to be "special", Joi told him all the time he was "special". K was not the unique unicorn from the first film he was just an ordinary horse. If you look close at the horse sculpture it is a unicorn with the horn broken off.

The point was the inverse of the first movie K became special because he chose to, not because he was the "chosen one" like Rachel or Deckard. The majority of the themes dealt with free will or the lack of.
But the horse was found in the furnace where in his 'memory' he'd placed it. I thought the intent of the furnace scene as an adult was proof it wasn't an implanted memory.  Who put the horse in the furnace if not 'K'?....and why?
The memory WAS real... it just wasn't his memory. It was a memory from Deckard's daughter; it was something that actually happend to her.
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Replicants cannot kill themselves?  'K' let Luv kill him too?...just the perfect mortal wounding so he'd drop dead right after dropping off Deckard?

Couldn't 'K' join the ones in hiding?  How was bringing Deckard to meet Ana necessary?  What would Deckard do next?  Kill himself?
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Freysa told 'K' that Sapper allowed 'K' to kill him.
Sapper allowed himself to get killed to protect Deckard, Ana, the other Nexus 8 replicants, their cause.

She explained to 'K' that dying for the right cause was the most human thing replicants could do.

Jay
Replicants cannot kill themselves?  'K' let Luv kill him too?...just the perfect mortal wounding so he'd drop dead right after dropping off Deckard?

Couldn't 'K' join the ones in hiding?  How was bringing Deckard to meet Ana necessary?  What would Deckard do next?  Kill himself?
Before killing Madam, according to the dialogue between the two, Luv states Replicants are incapable of lying yet very purposely states she intends to report to Wallace the(?) Madam attempted to shoot her (a lie). Seems these things are more of a suggestion and Replicants are capable of much more than just following orders; that is, Replicants are able to imagine.

ETA: While I have no doubts any interactive machine can be programmed to “lie” or fabricate alternatives, it still means they (it) are still simply operating within parameters set by programming. My thought is the importance of doing it regardless of programming.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:18:56 PM EDT
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I get all that, and I understand why he was obviously VERY interested in finding out the connection between himself and the memories and Deckard/Rachel ... I just don’t see how that could possibly have led to any belief on his part that me might actually be the child himself.
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Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:23:14 PM EDT
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I liked the 2049 movie a lot, and my wife loved it.  Like others, I was a little apprehensive, because I loved the original Blade Runner, and was worried that 2049 would disappoint.  I think it's a fantastic sequel, and really like the story telling and the visuals.

However, there is ONE thing that bothers me, and hopefully someone can explain.

WHY does K/Joe believe that he might be Deckard & Rachel's kid?  That part never made sense to me.  Obviously I understand that he has the memories, but if he WERE the kid, how in the world would he have become a Blade Runner, who is owned by the police department?  Clearly, the police department must have purchased him from Wallace at some point.  There is ZERO explanation possible (as far as I can tell), how a human/replicant hybrid could have been BORN to Deckard/Rachel, and then somehow magically have appeared in the Police department as a purchased replicant.  Plus, EVEN IF it were somehow possible for the people protecting the child to have snuck him into an order from Wallace to the police department, why in the world would they have chosen the life of a Replicant for the child?  That would also make no sense at all, since openly being a replicant would put him at risk of violence from humans.

That's my only beef with the movie - that a smart investigator like K would never in a million years have believed that he might be the lost child, because there's no way that makes sense.

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Another human characteristic, thinking it's all about "you".
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:27:43 PM EDT
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I get all that, and I understand why he was obviously VERY interested in finding out the connection between himself and the memories and Deckard/Rachel ... I just don’t see how that could possibly have led to any belief on his part that me might actually be the child himself.
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I think it's more along the lines that K sees the birth date and thinks, "LOL, what a coincidence. If only."

Once the realness of the memory is validated, all logical thought as to alternatives go out the window.  "You're way off baseline."
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:35:45 PM EDT
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I get all that, and I understand why he was obviously VERY interested in finding out the connection between himself and the memories and Deckard/Rachel ... I just don’t see how that could possibly have led to any belief on his part that me might actually be the child himself.
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I liked the 2049 movie a lot, and my wife loved it.  Like others, I was a little apprehensive, because I loved the original Blade Runner, and was worried that 2049 would disappoint.  I think it's a fantastic sequel, and really like the story telling and the visuals.

However, there is ONE thing that bothers me, and hopefully someone can explain.

WHY does K/Joe believe that he might be Deckard & Rachel's kid?  That part never made sense to me.  Obviously I understand that he has the memories, but if he WERE the kid, how in the world would he have become a Blade Runner, who is owned by the police department?  Clearly, the police department must have purchased him from Wallace at some point.  There is ZERO explanation possible (as far as I can tell), how a human/replicant hybrid could have been BORN to Deckard/Rachel, and then somehow magically have appeared in the Police department as a purchased replicant.  Plus, EVEN IF it were somehow possible for the people protecting the child to have snuck him into an order from Wallace to the police department, why in the world would they have chosen the life of a Replicant for the child?  That would also make no sense at all, since openly being a replicant would put him at risk of violence from humans.

That's my only beef with the movie - that a smart investigator like K would never in a million years have believed that he might be the lost child, because there's no way that makes sense.

Did I miss something?
He thought the memory was his and wanted to be "special", Joi told him all the time he was "special". K was not the unique unicorn from the first film he was just an ordinary horse. If you look close at the horse sculpture it is a unicorn with the horn broken off.

The point was the inverse of the first movie K became special because he chose to, not because he was the "chosen one" like Rachel or Deckard. The majority of the themes dealt with free will or the lack of.
I get all that, and I understand why he was obviously VERY interested in finding out the connection between himself and the memories and Deckard/Rachel ... I just don’t see how that could possibly have led to any belief on his part that me might actually be the child himself.
Wishful thinking driven by emotion, it wasn't supposed to be rational. It was just to give a minor twist for the audience and show why the underground was motivated, they were driven by emotion. I don't think there was anything further to that and K sorta knew.

K had four real choices:
Let/help Stelline be captured by those who wanted to own her (Wallace and Luv)
Bring Stelline to those who wanted for selfish reasons to crown her (Freysa)
Destroy her for those who wanted to maintain the status quo (Joshi)
Save Deckard and bring him to the child, Stelline. He imitated Deckard and gave up everything to save her.

The crazy thing for me is that if those memories were his and he was born and not a replicant, it meant he was blindly following orders to murder replicants when he could have chosen differently. Of course, at the end he does.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:36:30 PM EDT
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I thought it was real interesting that they've transitioned from Replicants having thoughts and feelings. To that you could even murder a disembodied AI, by crushing the microchip.
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I thought it was even more interesting in how they sowed doubt about whether Joi was ever even real/authentic or just a program.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:42:43 PM EDT
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I get all that, and I understand why he was obviously VERY interested in finding out the connection between himself and the memories and Deckard/Rachel ... I just don't see how that could possibly have led to any belief on his part that me might actually be the child himself.
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He died fighting for a good cause. I think he was willing to die to reunite the daughter with her father. It's sorta like the ending of The Searchers. I think it showed that he also moved on from wanting to be "Special", and became Special by sacrificing himself.

But that's my  interpretation
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 4:47:59 PM EDT
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Ok, I have one question.

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Also I absolutely loved it.
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Baseline tests when they are about to fail

When he failed the second time Joshi pulled some strings to get him out, and if he failed again in ~24hrs he was going to be 'retired'.
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Why would they baseline them if they can't fail a baseline?
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 5:20:58 PM EDT
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Luv is not a standard replicant. She's a one-off for Wallace alone. Other replicants may not be able to lie while she certainly can. She also can kill humans
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Yet K lies to his Captain...something was going on there. He thought himself real, and therefore capable of lying, so he lies? Mind over matter? Or perhaps his programming was becoming corrupted...failing his baseline...believing himself to be real...all of it a symptom of corrupted operating system...
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 5:41:20 PM EDT
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I watched it Saturday and again last night. I want to like it so much, but... I dunno. It's like jerking off and not finishing. I may try to watch it one more time. A lot cleaner than the original, but not as visually gratifying, which is sad given 40 years of technology.

At one point I thought maybe it needed narration.

And I'm sorry, if you Dave Bautista in this film as a replicant, there really should be a kick ass fight scene, not some half-assed fight that he basically intentionally loses so he doesn't have to reveal what happened to the baby.

And I really don't get the whole fight in the water. Just lame.
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Luv is not a standard replicant. She's a one-off for Wallace alone. Other replicants may not be able to lie while she certainly can. She also can kill humans
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Was she? I didn’t know that. I was under the impression she was a standard Replicant whom stood out for one reason or another and Wallace took note. Something like when a product rolls of the production line and the unit for some reason performed better.
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 6:07:47 PM EDT
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I just bought the DVD yesterday and watched it for the third time.  Just an excellently done film all the way around.

I have no doubt it will be considered an all time classic eventually, equalling (exceeding, IMO) the first one.
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Saw it in the theatre (something I rarely do) and this weekend i rented it to watch again (something I've seldom ever done).

I would agree. I actually like it as much as the first and that is saying something. The CG was well integrated without being overwhelming like Transformers 7. The story was there, but left bits for you have to actually think on.
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Have you noticed the only time he smokes is in his apartment, and just the once?

He's not addicted.  He doesn't smoke after actual physical sex.  Nor after killing or any other activity we would normally associate with nicotine.

It provides a way for Joi to physically interact with him.  It's the only way.  So he smokes.  Purely to take the illusion one step further.
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Did no notice that. Interesting. I'd smoke too if it made that lovely apparition clearer to see. :)
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Saw it in the theatre (something I rarely do) and this weekend i rented it to watch again (something I've seldom ever done).

I would agree. I actually like it as much as the first and that is saying something. The CG was well integrated without being overwhelming like Transformers 7. The story was there, but left bits for you have to actually think on.
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One effect I was pleasantly surprised about was Rachael. She didn't look fake like Princess Lea in "Rogue One". Excellent job by the effects team.
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One effect I was pleasantly surprised about was Rachael. She didn't look fake like Princess Lea in "Rogue One". Excellent job by the effects team.
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Best CGI human I've ever seen. Looks %100 real.
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Best CGI human I've ever seen. Looks % real.
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Was she? I didn’t know that. I was under the impression she was a standard Replicant whom stood out for one reason or another and Wallace took note. Something like when a product rolls of the production line and the unit for some reason performed better.
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Luv is not a standard replicant. She's a one-off for Wallace alone. Other replicants may not be able to lie while she certainly can. She also can kill humans
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Was she? I didn’t know that. I was under the impression she was a standard Replicant whom stood out for one reason or another and Wallace took note. Something like when a product rolls of the production line and the unit for some reason performed better.
I'm glad more people have taken an interest in Luv.
I totally got her after it was explained in the appendices that she was described as designed with a 12 year girl's mind, and was given no memories.

Her calmly directing fire on the San Diego mouth breathers while getting her nails done: Awesome.

Also, the pilots in the three spinners that K took down,,, especially the two he shot,,,, were they human or replicant?
Were the thugs in Las Vegas,,, including the rogue LAPD cop,,, were they human or replicant?

K didn't hesitate to kill any of them, and all this happened after he was off his Baseline.

As far as Luv killing humans, I got the impression she never had a Baseline.

Jay
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This is what is great about Blade Runner 2049. We can talk about it, debate things and how we interpret it. Just like all real pieces of Art.
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I'm glad more people have taken an interest in Luv.
I totally got her after it was explained in the appendices that she was described as designed with a 12 year girl's mind, and was given no memories.

Her calmly directing fire on the San Diego mouth breathers while getting her nails done: Awesome.

Also, the pilots in the three spinners that K took down,,, especially the two he shot,,,, were they human or replicant?
Were the thugs in Las Vegas,,, including the rogue LAPD cop,,, were they human or replicant?

K didn't *hesitate to kill any of them, and all this happened after he was off his Baseline.

As far as Luv killing humans, I got the impression she never had a Baseline.

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Luv is not a standard replicant. She's a one-off for Wallace alone. Other replicants may not be able to lie while she certainly can. She also can kill humans
replicants CAN kill themselves, as the "prequel" short films demonstrate
Was she? I didn’t know that. I was under the impression she was a standard Replicant whom stood out for one reason or another and Wallace took note. Something like when a product rolls of the production line and the unit for some reason performed better.
I'm glad more people have taken an interest in Luv.
I totally got her after it was explained in the appendices that she was described as designed with a 12 year girl's mind, and was given no memories.

Her calmly directing fire on the San Diego mouth breathers while getting her nails done: Awesome.

Also, the pilots in the three spinners that K took down,,, especially the two he shot,,,, were they human or replicant?
Were the thugs in Las Vegas,,, including the rogue LAPD cop,,, were they human or replicant?

K didn't *hesitate to kill any of them, and all this happened after he was off his Baseline.

As far as Luv killing humans, I got the impression she never had a Baseline.

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Great points. I’ve never read any of the published stuff. Just depended on the Movie(s). Luv was definitely brutal and devoid of anything remotely human.

* No he didn’t, did he? “Killing” wasn’t even an option, even of other Replicants hence using the term “Retire”.
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The whole baseline concept bothers me. Supposedly failing a baseline (what I assume to be an AI diagnostic) results in retirement. OK. So, this thing that is stronger and faster than you that’s been designed to basically kill has a malfunctioning artificial intelligence, and the guy running the diagnostic TELLS the thing it’s “way off baseline (so we are supposed to kill you before you flip your shit and start offing us)”? And the captain does the same thing? Seems incredibly stupid.
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The whole baseline concept bothers me. Supposedly failing a baseline (what I assume to be an AI diagnostic) results in retirement. OK. So, this thing that is stronger and faster than you that's been designed to basically kill has a malfunctioning artificial intelligence, and the guy running the diagnostic TELLS the thing it's "way off baseline (so we are supposed to kill you before you flip your shit and start offing us)"? And the captain does the same thing? Seems incredibly stupid.
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I don't remember anything about being terminated for failing a baseline.

But if so, it seemed the Chief was pretty attached to K. So you could say she error'd on her friendship with the Replicant and trusted his ability to not turn on her.
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It's a little thing,,, but what happened to the dog?
The last you see it is when the replicants retrieve K in Las Vegas.

If it was real, would the replicants even care about it.
If it was replicant, would they take it with them.

The campfire scene right after they retrieve K,,,,,,,,,?

Jay
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 7:55:18 PM EDT
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I don't remember anything about being terminated for failing a baseline.
But if so, it seemed the Chief was pretty attached to K. So you could say she error'd on her friendship with the Replicant and trusted his ability to not turn on her.
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I thought LT. Joshi wanted to be more than just attached to K when she was hitting on him when they were in his apartment.
I laughed a little inside at her reaction when she realized she wasn't going to get a chance to do the no pants dance with him, remembering her earlier 'wall' speech to K.

Jay
Link Posted: 1/29/2018 7:55:19 PM EDT
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Saw it in the theatre (something I rarely do) and this weekend i rented it to watch again (something I've seldom ever done).

I would agree. I actually like it as much as the first and that is saying something. The CG was well integrated without being overwhelming like Transformers 7. The story was there, but left bits for you have to actually think on.
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If you watch the special features a lot of the effects are real/practical. Like Nolan, Villeneuve likes real over CG.

I saw it in IMAX three times, it is easily the most visually impressive movie I've seen.
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