User Panel
User Panel
User Panel
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:18:54 AM EST
[#1]
I loved it too. I felt Wallace doing away with the new replicant was melodramatic, but it really was quite good.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:21:11 AM EST
[#2]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I loved it too. I felt Wallace doing away with the new replicant was melodramatic, but it really was quite good. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:27:34 AM EST
[#3]
Guess I should watch it. I've been putting it off.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:28:37 AM EST
[#4]
I was dead set against this movie. Thought it was a dumb idea, and it didn’t need to be made.
Saw it in IMAX, and I fucking loved it. Frankly, in some ways I thought it surpassed the original. Quoted:
I saw it in the theater. I went in looking forward to an action packed movie with a good story like the original Blade Runner.  Even people who love the first one (myself included), admit that it had flimsy, threadbare plot.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:30:51 AM EST
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I was dead set against this movie. Thought it was a dumb idea, and it didn't need to be made. Saw it in IMAX, and I fucking loved it. Frankly, in some ways I thought it surpassed the original. I seen it just once, but they kind of brush aside the Deckard Replicant theory right? I don't remember them saying he was one, which would have ruined the movie for me, if they said he was a Replicant. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:33:15 AM EST
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Yeah, it's one of those examples where it's probably better than the original. I seen it just once, but they kind of brush aside the Deckard Replicant theory right? I don't remember them saying he was one, which would have ruined the movie for me, if they said he was a Replicant. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:37:33 AM EST
[#7]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Very well stated. I was not a huge fanboi of the original, but this was awesome. So when is the rest of Hollywood going to get the message that good writing, relate-able characters and thematic depth trumps a bunch of CGI non-sense and explosions??? 
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:41:34 AM EST
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
He still could be a nexus 8 like Rachel, and Sapper. Open ended lifespan. If he was a Replicant, he should have been like a John Wick Replicant. Not some weak ass punk that also needs to be told how to capture his targets. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:43:16 AM EST
[#9]
I read an article saying Ridley Scott has part 3 ready to go. If there’s anyone in Hollywood who can convince a studio to make a sequel to a bomb, it’s him. Besides, with foreign, and video sales, I think this will do ok in the end, especially with word of mouth.
Vudu has a disk and digital option where if you’re impatient like me you can buy the streaming version and then when the Blu-ray is available, Walmart mails it to you. So I did that. 
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:52:32 AM EST
[#10]
I enjoyed it. The scene where his hologram melds with the prostitute was breathtaking.
Mackenzie Davis is pretty cute, too. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 10:57:11 AM EST
[#11]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Yeah, I hope not. It makes the first movie really fucking stupid. Because why would you send a model that needs to be briefed about his targets and their traits and weaknesses by a Police Chief? And he is a absolute bitch compared to them in hand-to-hand combat. If he was a Replicant, he should have been like a John Wick Replicant. Not some weak ass punk that also needs to be told how to capture his targets. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:20:13 AM EST
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Dunkirk was exceptionally flawed, TLJ was girly Disney bullshit. 2049 BR is an art/action film fit for fans of gritty science fiction. I'd also argue that sequels for movies that originated in the 80s have just not done well. Maybe they've outlived their appeal. Alien, Terminator, Ghostbusters, Die Hard. Maybe the new Top Gun producers should be worried. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:22:22 AM EST
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Villaneuve knows how to make a superb film. Although I enjoyed it, I can see why it did not do as well as the studios wanted it do. If you weren't into the original or aware of it, I don't think it would have appealed to you as much. I'd also argue that sequels for movies that originated in the 80s have just not done well. Maybe they've outlived their appeal. Alien, Terminator, Ghostbusters, Die Hard. Maybe the new Top Gun producers should be worried. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:26:26 AM EST
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I read an article saying Ridley Scott has part 3 ready to go. If there's anyone in Hollywood who can convince a studio to make a sequel to a bomb, it's him. Besides, with foreign, and video sales, I think this will do ok in the end, especially with word of mouth. Vudu has a disk and digital option where if you're impatient like me you can buy the streaming version and then when the Blu-ray is available, Walmart mails it to you. So I did that. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:29:18 AM EST
[#15]
Did not like it. The global warming bullshit was too much for me to get past. I respect pollution is bad. The first one addressed pollution (real), and overpopulation (not currently supported by many current population forecasts-not that most white guilters don't still believe it). This one still loved the overpopulation angle, but dug in to global warming myth
iirc somehow they equates warming with less water to boot. Funny that warming should cause higher sea levels |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:29:47 AM EST
[#16]
Luv really stole the show for me. I would have liked to have seen more of Mairette.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:36:55 AM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Did not like it. The global warming bullshit was too much for me to get past. I respect pollution is bad. The first one addressed pollution (real), and overpopulation (not currently supported by many current population forecasts-not that most white guilters don't still believe it). This one still loved the overpopulation angle, but dug in to global warming myth iirc somehow they equates warming with less water to boot. Funny that warming should cause higher sea levels In the world of BR, everyone who can move off world has already done so. You recall the empty buildings of the first? And it follows exactly the predictions made by the first with regards to the environment. AND throw In a global EMP event that wiped out all magnetically stored data on top of that. It has its own internal logic that I’m fine with. I mean really, what do you think Los Angeles will look like in 31 years? |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:39:58 AM EST
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I mean really, what do you think Los Angeles will look like in 31 years? |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 11:46:56 AM EST
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Did not like it. The global warming bullshit was too much for me to get past. I respect pollution is bad. The first one addressed pollution (real), and overpopulation (not currently supported by many current population forecasts-not that most white guilters don't still believe it). This one still loved the overpopulation angle, but dug in to global warming myth iirc somehow they equates warming with less water to boot. Funny that warming should cause higher sea levels |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 12:01:12 PM EST
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Not like it's depicted. But it's still a great movie. It doesn't have to line up with reality, to be a great film. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 12:07:03 PM EST
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Yeah, I hope not. It makes the first movie really fucking stupid. Because why would you send a model that needs to be briefed about his targets and their traits and weaknesses by a Police Chief? And he is a absolute bitch compared to them in hand-to-hand combat. If he was a Replicant, he should have been like a John Wick Replicant. Not some weak ass punk that also needs to be told how to capture his targets. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 12:07:44 PM EST
[#22]
I had just fled from over 19 years of spousal abuse when I went to see Blade Runner 2049. The theme of humanity in relationships in this movie hit me like a freight train.
Watching the portrayal of emotionally stunted "individuals" enjoy deeper bonding than anything I've yet experienced moved me in ways you can't imagine. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 12:10:51 PM EST
[#23]
BTW, I think Villeneuve is working on a Dune remake. I welcome that.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 12:19:21 PM EST
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
BTW, I think Villeneuve is working on a Dune remake. I welcome that. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:34:46 PM EST
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I'd also argue that sequels for movies that originated in the 80s have just not done well. Maybe they've outlived their appeal. Alien, Terminator, Ghostbusters, Die Hard. (Yeah, "bankability" is word I just made up.) |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:39:17 PM EST
[#26]
Absolutely exceptional movie. Probably the best of 2017.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:44:12 PM EST
[#27]
This movie was awful. I want my 2.5 or so hours back. People were saying this was visually stunning. The original looked better. The story line was as flat as I have seen in a long time. Just horrible.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:45:34 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
This movie was awful. I want my 2.5 or so hours back. People were saying this was visually stunning. The original looked better. The story line was as flat as I have seen in a long time. Just horrible. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:47:25 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Polarizing movie. It's like we've had a bunch of those this year. Dunkirk, Last Jedi, Blade Runner. Dunkirk was an absolute cinematic masterpiece. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:54:13 PM EST
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Yeah, it's one of those examples where it's probably better than the original. I seen it just once, but they kind of brush aside the Deckard Replicant theory right? I don't remember them saying he was one, which would have ruined the movie for me, if they said he was a Replicant. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 3:55:44 PM EST
[#31]
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:02:27 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Final 15 minutes of the movie Wallace scene implies could or could not be. Director disagreed with Scotts idea and preferred to keep the mystery and stay ambiguous. Director of 2049 says it's not an important aspect of the story |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:05:50 PM EST
[#33]
I thought it was awesome. Waaaay better than what I was expecting. The Cinematography was outstanding.
And yes, his electronic girlfriend is extremely attractive. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:13:38 PM EST
[#34]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Polarizing movie. It's like we've had a bunch of those this year. Dunkirk, Last Jedi, Blade Runner. Dunkirk was an absolute cinematic masterpiece. Last Jedi was kind of fun, until you started... well... thinking... at which point it became readily apparent how lame it was. Blade Runner 2049... kicked ass. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:19:28 PM EST
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Been trying to love the new ones, brother - the new ones from this last movie. IF someone eventually made them very well, I'd be in for one. I also went to Etsy just like you as of recent but couldn't bring myself to complete the purchase; still not up to the past (replica prop gun) in terms of quality. In fact, what you are seeing in the picture above was far earlier than the Japanese version you mentioned; it's one of the first well made ones from well known (at the time) Rich Coyle. I have also a few of the Tomenosuke ones, one pictured below. These are of stunning quality and not exclusively display pieces; you can actually handle them not having them self destruct in your hands https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4396/37177300375_0a60660205_o.jpg Tomenosuke Blaster by SoloDallas, on Flickr |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:34:07 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Dunkirk was a boring, muddled, mess that was far too artsy for its own good, |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:34:11 PM EST
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I was apprehensive about the sequel, but it kicked ass. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 4:39:04 PM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you being hunted? 
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:13:23 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I thought it was awesome. Waaaay better than what I was expecting. The Cinematography was outstanding. And yes, his electronic girlfriend is extremely attractive. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:13:25 PM EST
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I was taught how to cover my tracks https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2017/10/06/06-harrison-ford-bladerunner-2049.w710.h473.2x.jpg Great picture. PS always loved Harrison. He been my hero since 1977 (hence, the first part of my screen name, 'Solo') |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:24:29 PM EST
[#41]
Enjoyed the movie.
Unfortunately, in the theatre I watched it in, the volume knob was turned up PAST 11, all the way to 12. The scene where he stands in front of the giant nude hologram was SOFA KING loud, it actually hurt. I'd like to watch it again when I have control over the volume knob. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:25:46 PM EST
[#42]
Can someone please explain the ending? Was it what I think it was, or something different?
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:27:26 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Can someone please explain the ending? Was it what I think it was, or something different? |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:31:17 PM EST
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Can someone please explain the ending? Was it what I think it was, or something different? |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:33:21 PM EST
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Enjoyed the movie. Unfortunately, in the theatre I watched it in, the volume knob was turned up PAST 11, all the way to 12. The scene where he stands in front of the giant nude hologram was SOFA KING loud, it actually hurt. I'd like to watch it again when I have control over the volume knob. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:39:11 PM EST
[#46]
I'm jealous of you fuckers that got to see it in IMAX. I missed it by 1 or 2 weeks. They must of pulled it out of IMAX early, after the bad opening sales.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:40:37 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Those sequels covered the spectrum from "sort of dumb" to "utter, unmitigated shit". I'm not sure they're a good yardstick by which to gauge the bankability of the property. (Yeah, "bankability" is word I just made up.) |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:46:37 PM EST
[#48]
I'm one of those who thinks it surpasses the first movie.
What I loved about it is that K lost everything to finish his mission. His job, his hope of being something exceptional, his girlfriend, his memories, his life. When he faces the Joi hologram near the end, you feel the impact of the totality of his loss. He's just empty... of everything but determination. I don't think you can have a good drama without a certain level of sacrifice. |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 5:46:59 PM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
The memory implant specialist was his daughter. All of the little horse carvings & stuff from his childhood he remembered were actually Deckard's daughter's real memories. So, in a way, he was also Deckard's son, even though he wasn't biologically. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted:
Can someone please explain the ending? Was it what I think it was, or something different? |
|
|
|
Posted: 1/8/2018 6:06:37 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I'm one of those who thinks it surpasses the first movie. What I loved about it is that K lost everything to finish his mission. His job, his hope of being something exceptional, his girlfriend, his memories, his life. When he faces the Joi hologram near the end, you feel the impact of the totality of his loss. He's just empty... of everything but determination. I don't think you can have a good drama without a certain level of sacrifice. 
seriously--that scene is tremendously important, because it makes us question whether he and joi are any different. joi is loveable and devoted...because she is programmed that way in order to be a marketable companion ("everything you want to hear"). K is relentless, curious, and determined--exactly the traits you want for a policeman. isn't that convenient? the thing is, we develop an emotional relationship with joi because she gives a credible simulation of actually loving K. so does that mean that she's as much a person as K or deckard? this is the evolution of the story. first, replicants make us ask "what is human?" joi is the next phase: "what is sentience?" the obvious question is whether joi was actually capable of being murdered. edit: my post could have done without the emote. dunno why i'm so edgy lately. |
|
|
Win a FREE Membership!
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.
