From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, June 13, 2022 at 5:59:15 AM UTC-7, Mark Leeper wrote:   
   > June 25 is the fortieth anniversary of the initial release of   
   > Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER. Given that it is forty years old   
   > there will likely be SPOILERS! BLADE RUNNER is notorious for the   
   > number of versions of it. I will be discussing the first one I saw   
   > (the U.S. theatrical version). There is also an international   
   > theatrical version, a U.S. television version, the "Director's   
   > Cut", and the "Final Cut".   
   >   
   > The film has been connected with Warner Brothers, which is   
   > interesting because Warner Brothers does not have a real history of   
   > major science fiction movies (THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS, THEM!   
   > and SOYLENT GREEN are probably the best known).   
   >   
   > Due to an actors' strike during pre-production, Ridley Scott and   
   > his art department had a long time to develop the look of this film   
   > and they worked wonders--the art direction is exquisite. Scott and   
   > his cinematographer Jordan Cronenworth go overboard in trying to   
   > capture the film noir texture of this world. (Everything except   
   > the final scenes take place at night, which allows for very   
   > dramatic lighting effects, but makes one wonder exactly how much   
   > time has passed and whether the earth has stopped rotating.)   
   >   
   > Scott also gives us a truly multi-ethnic, polyglot future with many   
   > different cultures blending into each other. But he also seems to   
   > revel in unpleasant images--viewer be warned.   
   >   
   > Rutger Hauer's make-up resembles a well-known illustration from   
   > Olaf Stapledon's ODD JOHN. (The film THIS ISLAND EARTH borrowed   
   > the same makeup look for its aliens.)   
   >   
   > Deckard seems to find that every clue leads him to the next   
   > location, which just coincidentally leads to the clue after that,   
   > much as in MOONRAKER.   
   >   
   > One thing which always bothered me was the twisting of Deckard's   
   > neck, which as shown would break his neck. Perhaps this is the   
   > basis of the belief that Deckard is a replicant.   
   >   
   > Rating: low +2 (-4 to +4)   
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   > Film Credits:   
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   > What others are saying:   
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   > Mark R. Leeper   
      
   According to this, the author Dick hated the screenplay:   
      
   https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/philip-k-dick-author-facts   
      
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