BLADE RUNNER (1982)
Featuring: Harrison Ford; Rutger Hauer; Sean Young
Director: Ridley Scott
Loosely based on the book "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick this movie quickly gained cult status. This is not so much due to the message it purports to convey but more because of its outrageous view of the future: a world completely engulfed by consumerism.
It is the year 2019. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is a retired blade runner, a cop tasked with catching and terminating rogue replicants. Now these are human-like androids specifically manufactured to mine resources on nearby planets. So when four of them escape, return to earth and go on a crime spree, our hero is called out of retirement in order locate and 'retire' (read: kill) them.
Like I mentioned before: not much of a story but spectacular special effects (for the time, that is). Consequently it was nominated for and indeed also won numerous technical awards. But it is a dark movie and to maintain the somber mood the haunting score of electronic music icon, Vangelis, is used most effectively. Not for all tastes but again, due to its ground breaking status, a must for any serious DVD collection. However, from a personal point of view I rate it only 2 out of 5 stars.
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Some scenes from the movie...
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