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From: rcc@imsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: Movies in general (and BLADERUNNER)
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 05:28:16 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 12 05:28:16 1984
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>Since when is SF alive in Hollywood? Let's see, lately we've had some *bad*
>fantasy (Conan & company), a *good* horror film (Alien) and some excellent
>humor (Galaxina, Ghostbusters) that were at best tolerable SF, and one
>movie (Bladerunner) that was good SF but a mediocre movie.

Whoa, back off.  Bladerunner is one of the best movies ever made period,
IF you ignore the voice-over.  The Hollywood movie execs killed it by
turning adding the voice-over and turning it into a stupid 1940's style
detective movie.  They also cut out a scene that should have been left
it.  Remember that two of the replicants died before getting to Earth?
One died in battle (killed in the space station, I believe), the other
self-destructed.  The scene where the replicant died of "old age" was
cut out.  In that scene, the replicant dies in front of the others and
one of the things he (she, I forget) does is clench and unclench his
hand.  Makes Roy's clenching and unclenching his hand more significant,
no?  Next time you get a chance, see Bladerunner and ignore the voice-
over.  A VERY good movie.

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