Yeah this was made for cinema. I usually hate loud films, but this one totally justified its loudness. Holy shit it was awesome
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LTTP: Blade Runner 2049
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lol, to me he's that guy from Breaker High (the Cruise Ship High School show!)
Anyways yeah, BR2049 is brilliant, layered, and incredibly well done. I can't believe they followed up on the original so damn well.
Both are fine films (incredible even) but let's not get crazy now
I didn't see Blade Runner in full until a few weeks before the sequel. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
But BR2049 is phenomenal. Even Jared goddamn Leto, that's right.
This film gave me the tingles just like every time I watch Gravity, but for different reasons.
It's due for a rewatch. The 4K disc is reference quality, too.
But BR2049 is phenomenal. Even Jared goddamn Leto, that's right.
This film gave me the tingles just like every time I watch Gravity, but for different reasons.
It's due for a rewatch. The 4K disc is reference quality, too.
Dude... it shouldn't have taken this long. But welcome to the club. It's so god damn good. The procedural pace, the music, the sets, the atmosphere, Roger Deakins cinematography. Seriously one of the finest sci fi films in a long time. In my top 10 all time, any genre.
You and everyone that didn't see this in theaters really missed out. I saw it in IMAX, Dolby Cinema and a normal screen. Was fucking incredible. Even though it's long it was so worth the time. I've since watched it at home on Blu Ray 2 more times.
This is probably my favorite movie ever and it's really enhanced by how it subtly connects to the original but still has so much going for it on its own. I genuinely like it a lot more than the first but the first provides more context that enhances the entire world. I wish we could get a sequel as good as this was.
This is probably my favorite movie ever and it's really enhanced by how it subtly connects to the original but still has so much going for it on its own. I genuinely like it a lot more than the first but the first provides more context that enhances the entire world. I wish we could get a sequel as good as this was.
That intro is so good with the swelling soundtrack and solar farm.
Shit just immerses you into their world.
Shit just immerses you into their world.
So you're saying Phillip Jeffrey's return was undercut and this too?
The Lord is unkind.
I saw this in the theater and when it was over, there were people at the exits asking people to fill out surveys. Most people enthusiastically did, but there weren't really a lot of us there :(
So good. Stunning looking, amazing acting. I hate the original (anathema, I know) but I love 2049 and it quickly became one of my favorite movies.
That whole sequence, from when he goes after them in the spinner, to the fight in the sea, I just love it (and I rarely enjoy fight scenes). Hell, I practically went to see it again just for that scene.
Funny you say this since the ending of both films are quite similar. Poor Ryan is the Sean Bean of our generation.
You know, when I watched this in theatres I didn't really like it. It was visually incredible but such a slow burn. It also didn't help that the trailer sold a different movie than this ended up being - I went in expecting something else than what I got.
However, the movie was super intruiging and I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I went to the theatres again. This time, having seen it before, I enjoyed it WAY more. I enjoyed it so much that I also ordered the limited edition artbook. And the steelbook BluRay is the first Bluray I bought in YEARS. I just wanted to support this movie as much as I could.
Like I said, the movie is visually incredible. Almost every shot is a masterpiece. The cast is straight up aces with incredible performances from Gossling and Ford. Zimmer's soundtrack is mindblowing.
The story is okay. I enjoyed the twist with K and the kid, but I really dislike the "rebellion" angle.
It's super unfortunate that this movie did so poorly at the box office, I'd love to see Villeneuve take another swing at this.
However, the movie was super intruiging and I couldn't stop thinking about it. So I went to the theatres again. This time, having seen it before, I enjoyed it WAY more. I enjoyed it so much that I also ordered the limited edition artbook. And the steelbook BluRay is the first Bluray I bought in YEARS. I just wanted to support this movie as much as I could.
Like I said, the movie is visually incredible. Almost every shot is a masterpiece. The cast is straight up aces with incredible performances from Gossling and Ford. Zimmer's soundtrack is mindblowing.
The story is okay. I enjoyed the twist with K and the kid, but I really dislike the "rebellion" angle.
It's super unfortunate that this movie did so poorly at the box office, I'd love to see Villeneuve take another swing at this.
i wouldn't describe it as perfect, but it's close. leto's character brings it down a notch for me.
i think you're right. the first one was way more influental but 2049 is the better movie.
only thing i would have liked to see was a blade runner blues type of song somewhere in the movie.
maybe a couple more LA streets scenes
The only thing I didn't liked that much in the newer BR movie compared to previous one was the fact that the bad guys didn't had the same depth as the "bad guys" did in the first movie.. and I still like the atmosphere and world-building in the 82' movie better but BR2049 is still a great movie
It's slow, methodical, philosophical sci fi without any major pop culture hook.
That's why it's nearly perfect, and I'm glad it was made. I'm glad I saw it twice in Dolby Cinema. I will always remember that experience.
You can't 'undo' this move out of existence. And now Denis gets to make Dune.
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Didn't like it at all. A lot of the environments just screamed "this is a set" to me.
Completely jarring
Completely jarring
Only issue I have with the movie is the kind of tacked on feeling Resistance group at the end. You can tell that was some sequel bait that they'll never get to and it feels out of place with everything else. Amazing movie otherwise and it solidified Villeneuve as one of my favorite directors nowadays.
I am also really disappointed it didn't do too well but, on the bright side, it really doesn't need a sequel and we're getting a Denis Villeneuve Dune movie because he was freed up (hopefully people actually show up for that one).
I am also really disappointed it didn't do too well but, on the bright side, it really doesn't need a sequel and we're getting a Denis Villeneuve Dune movie because he was freed up (hopefully people actually show up for that one).
I didn't really like this movie at all when I saw it in theaters. Too long, deadly slow pacing, ending reveal wasn't that great. Story disappointed me.
When K was walking through Deckard's spot for the first time I remember someone behind me in the audience yelling: "borrrriinnngggg." lol
When K was walking through Deckard's spot for the first time I remember someone behind me in the audience yelling: "borrrriinnngggg." lol
One of the best sequels of all time, up there with Godfather II and Empire Strikes Back. Manages to be faithful to the original without repeating it, it's a truly great achievement.
When Tears In Rain started playing at the end...just perfect. One of the few movies of recent years that has actually stirred my soul. It's a crime against humanity that this movie bombed, but perhaps it could never have succeeded. Movies like this just aren't meant for the masses.
There will probably never be another BR film but I'm OK with that, chances are it could never live up to the first two anyway.
When Tears In Rain started playing at the end...just perfect. One of the few movies of recent years that has actually stirred my soul. It's a crime against humanity that this movie bombed, but perhaps it could never have succeeded. Movies like this just aren't meant for the masses.
There will probably never be another BR film but I'm OK with that, chances are it could never live up to the first two anyway.
It is one of the best sequels ever made. Even after such a long time it feels like a natural extension of the story. Without being a simple rehash or cash grab. It's a film I hold very dear to my heart and it's even more remarkable that it actually got made.
I'd like to link my Letterboxd review of the film right here: https://letterboxd.com/eightythird/film/blade-runner-2049/
But even without this let me tell you that this is something that has moved me way more than I ever thought it would. I hated Blade Runner the first time I saw it. It's a film I've grown to love over many years. And I always thought it was perfect. A single motion picture that wouldn't need any sort of sequel or prequel. And I really hated the idea that a film studio would try to cash in on the cult following the film has gathered over all those years. But oh boy, I was so wrong. Dennis Villeneuve has elevated this to a godlike level. I know this sounds hyperbole but 2049 cemented Villeneuve as my favorite director of all time. He achieved something I thought would be impossible. Take an IP that's over 30 years old and evolve it so it feels natural. The world we see in 2049 feels like a natural expansion of the one we've seen in the original. You can see a world that has evolved from the 2019 portrayed in Blade Runner. That's something most modern sequels didn't manage to replicate. Most of them just seem to replicate the original. But look at our own world, how much has happened in 30 years, how much the world has changed. You can still see the roots and where it all came from. Still, it's a very different world. And that's what 2049 captures more than any other film. The natural evolution of a world over the course of three decades.
It really bis one of my favorite films. Maybe even my favorite film. And not without reason.
I'd like to link my Letterboxd review of the film right here: https://letterboxd.com/eightythird/film/blade-runner-2049/
But even without this let me tell you that this is something that has moved me way more than I ever thought it would. I hated Blade Runner the first time I saw it. It's a film I've grown to love over many years. And I always thought it was perfect. A single motion picture that wouldn't need any sort of sequel or prequel. And I really hated the idea that a film studio would try to cash in on the cult following the film has gathered over all those years. But oh boy, I was so wrong. Dennis Villeneuve has elevated this to a godlike level. I know this sounds hyperbole but 2049 cemented Villeneuve as my favorite director of all time. He achieved something I thought would be impossible. Take an IP that's over 30 years old and evolve it so it feels natural. The world we see in 2049 feels like a natural expansion of the one we've seen in the original. You can see a world that has evolved from the 2019 portrayed in Blade Runner. That's something most modern sequels didn't manage to replicate. Most of them just seem to replicate the original. But look at our own world, how much has happened in 30 years, how much the world has changed. You can still see the roots and where it all came from. Still, it's a very different world. And that's what 2049 captures more than any other film. The natural evolution of a world over the course of three decades.
It really bis one of my favorite films. Maybe even my favorite film. And not without reason.
The film is worthy of the original. That's an accomplishment on its own. I just wish a certain character hadn't died, then it might have eclipsed the original.
Welp, probably gonna have to rewatch the film for the millionth time today thanks to this thread.