Blade Runner (1982)

This was easily a great film! Blade Runner, which tells the story of an ex-policeman called Deckard, is easily one of the finest Ridley Scott movies since Alien.

Like I said, Blade Runner stars the classic fatalistic ex-cop played by Harrison Ford. Imagine a slightly depressed Han Solo and you get the picture. Like in all of his films, Ford does very well in this role. Rutger Hauer does just as well playing antagonist, the robot "Replicant" Roy Batty. He reminds me of Anthony Hopkins a great deal, being both calm and crazily psychotic at the same time.

But the best thing about Blade Runner without a doubt is how it looks. Scott does a great job of creating a dystopian future that looks both alien, with flying cars and pyramid-like buildings, and also strangely familiar, with adverts for brands like Coca-Cola creating a haunting sense of realism. The typical film noir motifs are all here too, like the Venetian blind effect, all of them helping the dark tone that Blade Runner creates brilliantly.

Like all good films, Blade Runner also leaves you asking questions. This really draws you in, leaving an audience scratching their heads long after the credits have stopped rolling. And that is great! I love films that keep me thinking. That's why I'm a Kubrick fan.

In closing, I think that Blade Runner is an awesome piece of cinema. It's quintessential sci-fi that everyone should put on their "Much Watch" list.