…and here we are: finally! The most awaited movie of the year is out next week, and the early reviews are glowing. “A gigantic spectacle of pure hallucinatory craziness.” This is how The Guardian entitled its article, which you can read here.
I’m not that surprised, to be honest, but you never know (everybody still remembers how bad things turned out with The Matrix, right?), so I have to say I’m relieved to hear /read how good this one is. After all, Blade Runner for me is “the” movie, the one I’d take with me if I had to leave Planet Earth and I had to choose only one.
I believe the plot of Blade Runner 2049 is widely known by now, but here it is. “Officer K (Ryan Gosling), a new blade runner for the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. His discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former blade runner who’s been missing for 30 years.”
The Guardian writes that “the 2017 follow-up simply couldn’t be any more of a triumph: a stunning enlargement and improvement.” With Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) as a director and Ryan Gosling as the new blade runner, the quality certainly is sky-high. And there’s always old good Deckard…
I am already booked for October 6, lunchtime screening here in Edinburgh. I can’t really wait for that moment. In the meantime, here’s trailer #2.
This is THE most awaited movie for this year (I’m tempted to say “decade”), and I’m thrilled that it has already received such praise. And now I’m going to share this awesome second trailer with some friends 🙂
Today the Independent wrote:”It might be better than the original.” I doubt it, but still it is amazing that a sequel received this rating. YES!
I’m looking forward to seeing this one – and am heartened by the slew of good reviews it’s had so far. Thank you for reminding me it’s coming up, Steph:)
Me too, and I look forward to sharing views with you. BTW, we have an interview scheduled here on EHM for your launch at the end of the month… 😉
Ooo… goody! I’m looking forward to that, too:))
I’m looking forward to seeing it with my sci fi group. We saw the original together a year or so ago and had a fun discussion about the ending. Lots of speculation about where Deckard went. It’ll be fun to see what the new movie has to say about it.
Yes, I can’t really wait to see it. Deckard’s fate is THE big question hanging…
Agreed, I couldnt be more excited! I’ll be staking out my seat at the theatre as well
It will be difficult to wait now…I’m counting days and hours 😀
I can’t wait!
“I’ve seen things you people would’n believe…” This movie might well be one of them. 😀