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Isn't anyone else simply flabbergasted that the OP has never seen Blade Runner?? I'm not sure how being "too young" can be a valid excuse unless you are under

by patja 14y ago

Isn't anyone else simply flabbergasted that the OP has never seen Blade Runner?? I'm not sure how being "too young" can be a valid excuse unless you are under 15 years old.

DanBC 14y ago
It's a 30 year old movie. Alien is nearly 35 years old. There have been a bunch of movies made since then that OP may have thought he needed to watch - thus not having time to watch the actually good movies. I'm about to watch both of these in the next month, so it'll be interesting to see the clunky bits. Visions of the future from the past are fascinating. (See also the Gibson story "The Gernsback Continuum".)
- probablycorey 14y ago
  There are very few clunky bits in Alien or Blade Runner. It is amazing how well they hold up.
  - josephcooney 14y ago
    I dunno. I love Alien as much as the next guy, but there are a few times when you see the alien and think "that's just a thin person in an elaborate suit".
    - DanBC 14y ago
      Interesting that's what you notice, and not the CRTs or the incandescent bulbs in switches.
stevenkovar 14y ago
I've seen what appears to be the Director's Cut, which is missing narration and a scene or two. My 'too young' comment was in reply to seeing the original version of Blade Runner in the theater.
- madsushi 14y ago
  Alright, here's your geek card back. Be more careful with it next time.
icebraining 14y ago
I read that as saying that OP had never seen the original version with narration. Personally, I've only seen the Director's Cut, never the one with the voice-over and them driving across the green landscapes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner EDIT: actually, I don't think it was the Director's Cut, since it had the extra "violent scenes" (and which are important IMHO). But it couldn't be the International Version since it didn't have the voice-over, nor the Final Cut since it was before 2007. I'm stumped.
recursive 14y ago
Guess what? I've never seen Blade Runner, and I enjoy flabbergasting people.
naner 14y ago
If you haven't yet seen Blade Runner, I emphatically advise you to avoid the version with narration (theatrical release).
- ars 14y ago
  Why? I've actually avoided watching it simply because I can't decide which version to watch :)
  - naner 14y ago
    The narration is not needed for the story, is jarring enough that it brings you out of the movie, and is done very poorly by Harrison Ford.
mgualt 14y ago
Given the topic of the post, OP should also watch Brazil.

by patja 14y ago

Isn't anyone else simply flabbergasted that the OP has never seen Blade Runner?? I'm not sure how being "too young" can be a valid excuse unless you are under 15 years old.

DanBC 14y ago

It's a 30 year old movie. Alien is nearly 35 years old. There have been a bunch of movies made since then that OP may have thought he needed to watch - thus not having time to watch the actually good movies. I'm about to watch both of these in the next month, so it'll be interesting to see the clunky bits. Visions of the future from the past are fascinating. (See also the Gibson story "The Gernsback Continuum".)

probablycorey 14y ago
There are very few clunky bits in Alien or Blade Runner. It is amazing how well they hold up.
- josephcooney 14y ago
  I dunno. I love Alien as much as the next guy, but there are a few times when you see the alien and think "that's just a thin person in an elaborate suit".
  - DanBC 14y ago
    Interesting that's what you notice, and not the CRTs or the incandescent bulbs in switches.

stevenkovar 14y ago

I've seen what appears to be the Director's Cut, which is missing narration and a scene or two. My 'too young' comment was in reply to seeing the original version of Blade Runner in the theater.

madsushi 14y ago
Alright, here's your geek card back. Be more careful with it next time.

icebraining 14y ago

I read that as saying that OP had never seen the original version with narration. Personally, I've only seen the Director's Cut, never the one with the voice-over and them driving across the green landscapes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner EDIT: actually, I don't think it was the Director's Cut, since it had the extra "violent scenes" (and which are important IMHO). But it couldn't be the International Version since it didn't have the voice-over, nor the Final Cut since it was before 2007. I'm stumped.

recursive 14y ago

Guess what? I've never seen Blade Runner, and I enjoy flabbergasting people.

naner 14y ago

If you haven't yet seen Blade Runner, I emphatically advise you to avoid the version with narration (theatrical release).

ars 14y ago
Why? I've actually avoided watching it simply because I can't decide which version to watch :)
- naner 14y ago
  The narration is not needed for the story, is jarring enough that it brings you out of the movie, and is done very poorly by Harrison Ford.

mgualt 14y ago

Given the topic of the post, OP should also watch Brazil.