That Deckard was a replicant was a very long running fan theory in some quarters. If nothing else, he lives and acts very much like they do with collecting pictures, being emotionally cold, basically be enslaved to the police force. I won't comment further other than to say you should watch the sequel also a great movie and more of this era so i think more people connect with it these days.
@@cunning01 The origami of the creature from his dreams always felt like good enough evidence for me haha. I did not like the sequel. None of the moral ambiguity of the original, and a climax that is utterly forgettable action for the sake of action crap compared to this one. If it was a standalone film I would probably like it more - high production values and some excellent scenes and characters - but it disappointed on exactly the things you remember _Blade Runner_ for.
Rutger Hauer is amazing in ANY film. Even HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. If you wanna see his tour de force... check out the horror thriller THE HITCHER... Haur plays one of the scariest villains ever.
The Hitcher is peak horror in my opinion. It proves you don't have to show that much gore to freak out your audience, all you have to do is leave it to their imaginations.
Rutger Hauer plays Roy. His final monologue was modified by Hauer (without anyone else's knowledge), shortening the techno-speak and adding the iconic last line "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die." According to Wikipedia, "After filming the scene with Hauer's version, crew-members applauded, with some even in tears."
Ridley Scott is such an icon. I re-watched his SUPER underappreciated Silence of the Lambs sequel Hannibal last night and forgot how eclectic and dynamic his career really is.
Deckard is almost certainly a Replicant, the origami unicorn at the very end was left there to let Deckard know that the guy knows about his recurring dream of the unicorn.
He's not, that's just Riddle Scott being ridiculous, the original story and the writers for the movie said Deckard is a human, himself being a replicant defeats the whole message of the story, finding empathy and more humanity in the replicants than in other humans
Before watching. Please be the final cut. Please be the final cut. Please be the final cut. Haha, jokes aside very good movie(s)! I read the book it's based off of like 4-5 years ago and made me like it even more!
Rutger Hauer makes this film what it is... a haunting masterpiece. He's also great in Ladyhawke, Nighthawks, Flesh + Blood, The Hitcher, Blood of Heroes, many, many more.
@JimmyMacram you definitely need to see the sequel... Blade runner 2049 ...ryan gosling/harrison ford....and jaret leto..who makes a GREAT villain in that movie..the 2cnd movie is a lot like the first one...i actually teared up at the ending....(if you do see it... pack a lunch ...its three hours long)
I'm 50 and remember watching the original version. It introduced me to Vangelis. I wish they kept the voice over by Deckard in. This is what he says at 30:30 Deckard : [narrating] I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last moments he loved life more than he ever had before. Not just his life - anybody's life; my life. All he'd wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Where do I come from? Where am I going? How long have I got? All I could do was sit there and watch him die. 30:33 Deckard : [Deckard and Rachel have left Los Angeles and are driving across the countryside through the mountains] Gaff had been there and let her live. 4 years he figured. He was wrong. Tyrell had told me Rachel was special. No termination date. I didn't know how long we had together. Who does? [Film ends]
The movie gets the Roy Batty themes across just fine without the redundant narration. As for the ending narration it sort of gives a tidy happy ending, which I don't think fits the tone of the rest of the movie well, but probably that's down to personal preference.
When Pris runs into the vehicle when meeting JF, she actually broke the window, chipping her elbow in eight places, seriously injuring Darryl Hannah. Very similar incident to when DiCaprio sliced his hand during a take in Django Unchained.
I laughed when you mentioned Battlestar Galactica, given who plays Gaff. There's this one clip I saw of Edward James Olmos at some panel, I don't even remember what they were talking about, I think it was BSG focused but also talked about other career stuff, but EJO just quietly makes a little origami figure and puts it down by the panelist next to him and it's a hilarious moment. Wish I could find that clip...
Rutger Hauer was a Dutch actor who made many films with Dutch director Paul Verhoeven before both started making Hollywood films. He was a great antagonist in the forgotten thriller, Nighthawks (1981), starring Sylvester Stallone.
Holy c__p?! I can't believe a film buff like Mr. Macram has never seen this movie! Classic and one of my favorites. The original novel this was based on was called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep." This movie killed it in the 1980s. Can't wait to see you react the sequel which is also excellent.
Glad you enjoyed it - The cool thing is that this movie grows on you and you will appreciate it more later; Tremendous sets that really makes you feel like youre in another world - Great Great job
Deckard is maybe the villain...he's a slave killer, Batty is a replicant but turns out to be more human than Deckard as he saves his life and was forced to be a slave...
You’re one of the rare people who gets Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2049 expands on the original really well, and I think you’d like it even more. Great reaction!
i like 2049 better :/ i wasn’t around for the 80s so some of the aesthetics in certain movies really weird me out at times… this is one of them. i can definitely see the appeal though
Strangely, the movie (2049 that is) flopping, was actually the best thing that could've happened. If not, they would franchise it up and ruin it with quantity sequels.
The sequel is definitely much more smoothed out. It's much more straightforward, and highly polished. The Rachel "romance" definitely very uncomfortable to watch at all.
There is a version narrated by Deckard that everybody hates. It omits the unicorn dream. There is enough existential crisis for both humans and replicants without getting into dreams. In it, replicants are replicants, and Deckard is human. I prefer the narrated version. Its more of straight detective story.
Stuff 1. Joe Turkel/Tyrell played Lloyd (bartender) in "The Shining". 2. Roy/Rutger Hauer😇 plays in "Blind Fury" a great first time/share. 3. Leon/ Brion James in "Tango and Cash". Much bigger role first time/share also. 4. Deckard/Harrison Ford two overlooked must first time/share "Witness" and "Force 10 from Naverone". 5. In the original Roy tells Tyrell, "I want more life FUCKER" not father. 6. Ford disliked almost everything about this movie (including Sean Young). He mostly disliked the voiceover. He refused to even watch it until it was "fixed". 7. Daryl Hannah cut her elbow when she ran into that van window 8. Philipe K Dick first came up with the idea for his novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 9. You must watch Blade Runner 2049. You might like "Logan's Run".
My heart always breaks when the replicant breaks his fingers. There's something so particularly painful about seeing a hardboiled manly man, albeit nice man like that completely helpless and afraid. - But then that ending comes fortunately - and it's unforgettable.
I watched Blade Runner for the first time back in January, and I really liked it, but I also totally understand now when people say "Oh that movie's boring." Harrison Ford sitting on a couch, drinking whiskey while telling his computer to "ENHANCE!" a portion of a photo for like 10 minutes is really boring. Everything else is great, though.
Harrison Ford could read from a telephone book in his prime and people would still buy tickets to that. Recognize Leon actor from Fifth Element?? James Hong = Big Trouble in Little China
Why there aren't any real snakes? Snowfall in Los Angeles is a pretty big clue... I've always thought of the Nexus replicants as teenagers who hit puberty and can't handle all the new feelings and emotions they experience.
Blade Runner was always an odd one for me. I can't say I love it as a movie. Don't really care for most of the characters, including Deckard, not engaged by the story, or the pacing. Enjoy Rutger Hauer though, and will always remember his final monologue. But I am absolutely in love with the soundtrack, digging the setting, and love the visuals. The overall atmosphere/vibe is what does it for me. I think the sequel is a better movie, but not sure if it is good to watch it right away after the first one.
You may have spoken too soon: you said your theory that Deckard was a replicant himself didn't pan out, but the origami Gaff left at his apartment was a unicorn. Coincidence?
Re: the sequel, for some reason I really take them as non-related films. Kind of like God of War 2005 and 2018. So while I do like the sequel, it kinda in no way affects my feelings for this film. Maybe because the time gap, a bit like T2 Trainspotting. Yada yada I'd say watching the sequel is just another movie choice, not a risk like the SW prequels or the hobbit. So go for it
Many watchers fail to get that Deckard is most likely a replicant himself. Blade runners are robots made to chase other robots and are not aware that they are robots. It’s only hinted at in the movie but quite clear in the Philip K Dick short story.
Apologies on the quality. This is from way back. Hope it's still watchable and you enjoy.
That Deckard was a replicant was a very long running fan theory in some quarters. If nothing else, he lives and acts very much like they do with collecting pictures, being emotionally cold, basically be enslaved to the police force. I won't comment further other than to say you should watch the sequel also a great movie and more of this era so i think more people connect with it these days.
@@cunning01 The origami of the creature from his dreams always felt like good enough evidence for me haha.
I did not like the sequel. None of the moral ambiguity of the original, and a climax that is utterly forgettable action for the sake of action crap compared to this one. If it was a standalone film I would probably like it more - high production values and some excellent scenes and characters - but it disappointed on exactly the things you remember _Blade Runner_ for.
Next time reacts Blade Runner 2049
Rutger Hauer is amazing in ANY film. Even HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. If you wanna see his tour de force... check out the horror thriller THE HITCHER... Haur plays one of the scariest villains ever.
The Hitcher is peak horror in my opinion. It proves you don't have to show that much gore to freak out your audience, all you have to do is leave it to their imaginations.
Inside the 3rd Ryche is a sleeper he stars in. It's an alternate universe where the USA never enters WW2.
Yeah Jimmy is not alone in being won over by Roy Batty. Legendary performance.
mine favourite one always liked his movies,that voice....
Rutger Hauer plays Roy. His final monologue was modified by Hauer (without anyone else's knowledge), shortening the techno-speak and adding the iconic last line "All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die."
According to Wikipedia, "After filming the scene with Hauer's version, crew-members applauded, with some even in tears."
An absolute classic. Ridley Scott knows how to make an ageless movie. The sequel is great, and pulls off the near impossible following up a classic.
Ridley Scott is such an icon. I re-watched his SUPER underappreciated Silence of the Lambs sequel Hannibal last night and forgot how eclectic and dynamic his career really is.
Deckard is almost certainly a Replicant, the origami unicorn at the very end was left there to let Deckard know that the guy knows about his recurring dream of the unicorn.
He's not, that's just Riddle Scott being ridiculous, the original story and the writers for the movie said Deckard is a human, himself being a replicant defeats the whole message of the story, finding empathy and more humanity in the replicants than in other humans
Rutger Hauer was just amazing. The soundtrack is phenomenal. Vangelis was the best.
100% I hope you check out the sequel BR 2049. It's NOT Dune and it's a worthy addition to the Blade Runner experience.
Before watching.
Please be the final cut.
Please be the final cut.
Please be the final cut.
Haha, jokes aside very good movie(s)! I read the book it's based off of like 4-5 years ago and made me like it even more!
BTW if you want to read what it's based on look for "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
Rutger Hauer makes this film what it is... a haunting masterpiece.
He's also great in Ladyhawke, Nighthawks, Flesh + Blood, The Hitcher, Blood of Heroes, many, many more.
A timeless sci-fi classic
@JimmyMacram you definitely need to see the sequel... Blade runner 2049 ...ryan gosling/harrison ford....and jaret leto..who makes a GREAT villain in that movie..the 2cnd movie is a lot like the first one...i actually teared up at the ending....(if you do see it... pack a lunch ...its three hours long)
I'm 50 and remember watching the original version. It introduced me to Vangelis. I wish they kept the voice over by Deckard in.
This is what he says at 30:30
Deckard : [narrating] I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last moments he loved life more than he ever had before. Not just his life - anybody's life; my life. All he'd wanted were the same answers the rest of us want. Where do I come from? Where am I going? How long have I got? All I could do was sit there and watch him die.
30:33
Deckard : [Deckard and Rachel have left Los Angeles and are driving across the countryside through the mountains] Gaff had been there and let her live. 4 years he figured. He was wrong. Tyrell had told me Rachel was special. No termination date. I didn't know how long we had together. Who does?
[Film ends]
I grew up with the narration, and the fact that it's gone in most versions that people watch really irritates the living shit out of me.
such an important end to the story!
The movie gets the Roy Batty themes across just fine without the redundant narration. As for the ending narration it sort of gives a tidy happy ending, which I don't think fits the tone of the rest of the movie well, but probably that's down to personal preference.
That ending speach - created by the actor. Amazing stuff.
Our Dutch Pride, Rutger Hauer R.I.P.
This movie looks and sounds better than just about anything I’ve ever seen
I guarantee GUARANTEE you will like the sequel. Please please watch it! Great reaction as always ❤
When Pris runs into the vehicle when meeting JF, she actually broke the window, chipping her elbow in eight places, seriously injuring Darryl Hannah. Very similar incident to when DiCaprio sliced his hand during a take in Django Unchained.
It’s hard to believe Tyrell wouldn’t have better security or have a failsafe built into the replicants.
There's a lot of detail in the movie that is very strange but you can ultimately accept because it fits the mood and the themes.
I grew up with this one it’s one of my favorites ☺️
I laughed when you mentioned Battlestar Galactica, given who plays Gaff.
There's this one clip I saw of Edward James Olmos at some panel, I don't even remember what they were talking about, I think it was BSG focused but also talked about other career stuff, but EJO just quietly makes a little origami figure and puts it down by the panelist next to him and it's a hilarious moment. Wish I could find that clip...
BladeRunner has inspired pretty much evry great sci-fi movie the last 30 years
I can endlessly watch this movie. The sound design and score are so damn good. (P.s. are we to expect the sequel reaction? is it on patreon?)
The sequel is fantastic, i believe you would enjoy it thoroughly.
Rutger Hauer was a Dutch actor who made many films with Dutch director Paul Verhoeven before both started making Hollywood films. He was a great antagonist in the forgotten thriller, Nighthawks (1981), starring Sylvester Stallone.
Holy c__p?! I can't believe a film buff like Mr. Macram has never seen this movie! Classic and one of my favorites. The original novel this was based on was called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep." This movie killed it in the 1980s. Can't wait to see you react the sequel which is also excellent.
Glad you enjoyed it - The cool thing is that this movie grows on you and you will appreciate it more later; Tremendous sets that really makes you feel like youre in another world - Great Great job
Blade runner and it’s sequel are some of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time
Deckard is maybe the villain...he's a slave killer, Batty is a replicant but turns out to be more human than Deckard as he saves his life and was forced to be a slave...
You’re one of the rare people who gets Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2049 expands on the original really well, and I think you’d like it even more.
Great reaction!
i like 2049 better :/ i wasn’t around for the 80s so some of the aesthetics in certain movies really weird me out at times… this is one of them. i can definitely see the appeal though
I think 2049 is a lot more accessible by today's standards.
@@TheLanceUppercut i agree. it’s still niche in its own way though which i love; most of denis’s films tend to be.
Strangely, the movie (2049 that is) flopping, was actually the best thing that could've happened. If not, they would franchise it up and ruin it with quantity sequels.
The sequel is definitely much more smoothed out. It's much more straightforward, and highly polished.
The Rachel "romance" definitely very uncomfortable to watch at all.
There is a version narrated by Deckard that everybody hates. It omits the unicorn dream. There is enough existential crisis for both humans and replicants without getting into dreams. In it, replicants are replicants, and Deckard is human. I prefer the narrated version. Its more of straight detective story.
When I was a kid, Roy said "Fucker!" not "Father..". Life is water not stone....I guess....
Oh shit Jimmy is watching one of my favorite movies
Stuff
1. Joe Turkel/Tyrell played Lloyd (bartender) in "The Shining".
2. Roy/Rutger Hauer😇 plays in "Blind Fury" a great first time/share.
3. Leon/ Brion James in "Tango and Cash". Much bigger role first time/share also.
4. Deckard/Harrison Ford two overlooked must first time/share "Witness" and "Force 10 from Naverone".
5. In the original Roy tells Tyrell, "I want more life FUCKER" not father.
6. Ford disliked almost everything about this movie (including Sean Young). He mostly disliked the voiceover. He refused to even watch it until it was "fixed".
7. Daryl Hannah cut her elbow when she ran into that van window
8. Philipe K Dick first came up with the idea for his novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
9. You must watch Blade Runner 2049.
You might like "Logan's Run".
My heart always breaks when the replicant breaks his fingers. There's something so particularly painful about seeing a hardboiled manly man, albeit nice man like that completely helpless and afraid. - But then that ending comes fortunately - and it's unforgettable.
Best Sci-Fi movie of all time. Besides the sequel. It's just as brilliant in my opinion.
I watched Blade Runner for the first time back in January, and I really liked it, but I also totally understand now when people say "Oh that movie's boring."
Harrison Ford sitting on a couch, drinking whiskey while telling his computer to "ENHANCE!" a portion of a photo for like 10 minutes is really boring. Everything else is great, though.
One of the gems of SciFi-Noir! I also hope you watch the sequel, Blade Runner 2049!
Sequel is really good
Somehow the sequel is even better.
Harrison Ford could read from a telephone book in his prime and people would still buy tickets to that. Recognize Leon actor from Fifth Element?? James Hong = Big Trouble in Little China
The sequel is great!
Hope he reacts to BR2049. I think it might be my favourite film atm.
The greatest sci-fi movie bar none.
Why there aren't any real snakes? Snowfall in Los Angeles is a pretty big clue...
I've always thought of the Nexus replicants as teenagers who hit puberty and can't handle all the new feelings and emotions they experience.
@JimmyMacram I take it Justified's a bust? It has a worthwhile ending. Last 2 eps soar by
so happy to see this one!!! thanks jimmy 🫶
he say you brade runna 🍜
Love Your Videos Jimmy!💓💓💓
Blade Runner was always an odd one for me. I can't say I love it as a movie. Don't really care for most of the characters, including Deckard, not engaged by the story, or the pacing. Enjoy Rutger Hauer though, and will always remember his final monologue.
But I am absolutely in love with the soundtrack, digging the setting, and love the visuals. The overall atmosphere/vibe is what does it for me.
I think the sequel is a better movie, but not sure if it is good to watch it right away after the first one.
You may have spoken too soon: you said your theory that Deckard was a replicant himself didn't pan out, but the origami Gaff left at his apartment was a unicorn. Coincidence?
2049 is worth the watch.
You would love the sequel, it’s definitely not Dune
Jimmy, “Wolf” (1984) with Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfieffer would be fantastic October movie for you. And no reactions exist yet. What do you say?
Re: the sequel, for some reason I really take them as non-related films. Kind of like God of War 2005 and 2018. So while I do like the sequel, it kinda in no way affects my feelings for this film. Maybe because the time gap, a bit like T2 Trainspotting.
Yada yada I'd say watching the sequel is just another movie choice, not a risk like the SW prequels or the hobbit. So go for it
Hell yeah. You gotta react to Blade Runner 2049. It's even better than this one imo.
ENHANCE
You're very good.
The original theater version was narrated by Harrison Ford. Try to find it. Adds a different element.
And how did Harrison Ford feel about that narration :)
Leave your chips on the table and watch Blade Runner 2049
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I agree, I love Bladerunner but hated Dune.
ah best reactor watches the best film. eh, maybe 2nd to apocalypse now.
Many watchers fail to get that Deckard is most likely a replicant himself. Blade runners are robots made to chase other robots and are not aware that they are robots. It’s only hinted at in the movie but quite clear in the Philip K Dick short story.
Jimmy like donuts! Lots and lots of donuts!
Where's the sequel? lol