The long overdue _Blade Runner_ thread

Or they're hunting Deckard because he's the key to replicant longevity

or, completely unbelievable, there's a replicant child out there

Leon's V-K test that opens Blade Runner is still one of my favorite opening sequences of all time. Just on its own it's a tight little short film.

This is something I hope to see pursued further in sequels

<groans> The more I hear about these sequels the more they sound like the sequels to The Matrix.

No way is this movie going to be as much fun as The Matrix: Reloaded

otm

Big round table interview transcription with Villeneuve from Comic-Con here

https://io9.gizmodo.com/blade-runner-2049-director-says-harrison-ford-and-ridle-1797156876

Sounds like he's well aware that he can't escape the shadow of the original no matter what, not that that excuses what I still think from the trailers are some flat staging/framing/etc. moments. Anyway, some interesting answers, a couple of pat ones. (Would have loved an answer re music, if Vangelis has even acknowledged what's happening, etc. but maybe later.)

This might be the most intriguing part:

There was a melancholia, a nostalgia feeling of loneliness and existential doubt. A kind of inner paranoia about yourself that I wanted to keep alive in the second movie. I wanted to keep the film noir aesthetic alive—very important—and a certain kind of pacing, too, that I deeply love in the first movie. I tried to adapt it to the rhythms of today’s movies but I still tried my best to keep that tension alive. Ridley told me that it touched him because I was able to extend that atmospheric quality that the first movie had.

I tried to adapt it to the rhythms of today’s movies

*grumpy face*

trailer looked beautiful in the theater yesterday

the more they reveal of this the worse it looks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRcZ6yc1IMI

at least Prometheus managed to maintain the pretence til people actually saw the thing

I like Villaneuve a lot but this looks irredeemable

Original really needed more explosions and ship crashes and shootouts, would have been cheaper to just go back and add all those things digitally.

this looks like a fan trailer made from a bunch of deus ex cutscenes

this allegory with replicants representing the blade runner knockoffs of the last few decades, led by jared leto, attempting to destroy harrison ford to rewrite blade runner history

this looks like a fan trailer made from a bunch of deus ex cutscenes

it kind of does, and I'm definitely getting in line for it

you have to not forget that I also love Johnny Mnemonic and Speed Racer

Speed Racer was amazing tbf

so was johnny mnemonic

You guys have weird definitions of "amazing"

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amazing shouldn't necessarily imply an endorsement - like, 9/11 was amazing imo

but i don't think it was entirely good

I think Villeneuve can be contrasted/compared to Nolan and comes out better but suffering from similar difficulties in translating jawdropping technical skill into satisfying movies.

Key difference is he's getting better and Nolan is in a spiral

Will catch this but already wish it hadn't been attempted and Scott had died with a "don't fuck with my properties" clause in.....idk, 1983? (Though I would miss that wine movie with Russell crowe- anyone could've directed the Martian imo)

You guys have weird definitions of "amazing"

― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Tuesday, August 22, 2017 8:52 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

speed racer is legit the best thing the wachowskis have ever done, come on

Leto appears to be channeling Hugo Weaving's Agent Smith voice, so it's all a rich tapestry.

Best work by overrated hacks is still not at actual "good" level

publishing Shaolin Cowboy is legit the best thing the Wachowskis have ever done

those eyes sfx on leto are so bad

I didn't know about Shaolin Cowboy and now I must have it and the trade paperback collection is OOP and $500

Third series (on Dark Horse) just finished this month. Maybe the best thing Darrow has ever done, but good god I miss the repro quality of the Burlyman issues

...hardback is US$18 on Book Depository so maybe get that instead of paperback? There's probably looooads of gutter loss on the spreads though

that looks like it's the DH newer series, afaict the original series hasn't been collected again

we've finally reached peak orange and teal

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DH9QvgAUQAAZANa.jpg

knowing Villeneuve's work, i doubt the finished product is as much of a chase + explosions deal as the trailers make it appear. if the action scenes are in line w/what he did in Sicario, he would be the correct choice. anyway this movie certainly *looks* incredible. the story, we'll see. Jared Leto can either be great or obnoxious, we'll see on that too.

I hope he leans on what works well and just recreates the night vision in a tunnel scene from Sicario

(mh/tombot- whoops yeah, I searched shaolin cowboy burlyman but didn't click through and read descriptions 🤦🏼‍♀️)

this is very unlike you sic, but I know you will do better

Qui-Gon Jinn looks really pissed off on that poster

That is really bad teal and orange. They just put two monochrome schemes next to each other.

like replicants... and humans

or are they really such distinct shades?

The two in front look like Hobbits.

keep the hot side hot and the cool side cool

this is everything that's shit about mainstream movies in 2017

sorry, just feeling grumpy this morning, as you were

Maybe this is satire?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIAwxqqUIAApFm1.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIAw6ZhUQAAioP8.jpg

you'll get no argument from me xp

i'm feeling particularly grumpy this morning about the fact that harrison ford looks better at 75 than i've ever looked in my life

Harrison Birtwhistle looks better than I do now ;_;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM

Xpost lol

is it just me or did the new preview clip spoil a major plot thingy

new trailer for the 4K of the Final Cut is genius, if you flip the YouTube settings to 4K it's a gorgeous thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoEyZoOTtss

Good lord, those posters. John Alvin's shade curses them from the grave.