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MrScorpio

(73,630 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:05 AM Jan 2014

Five and a half years to go, everybody!

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Five and a half years to go, everybody! (Original Post) MrScorpio Jan 2014 OP

OK, I give up. Scuba Jan 2014 #1

OK, That's freaky. noamnety Jan 2014 #2

Blade Runner hermetic Jan 2014 #3

The original release with the tacked on narration and happy ending sucked. hunter Jan 2014 #4

Yep hermetic Jan 2014 #5

I think with Brazil they were expecting some Woody Allen Sleeper or Monty Python silliness. hunter Jan 2014 #6

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. OK, I give up.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:30 AM

Jan 2014

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

2. OK, That's freaky.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 10:46 AM

Jan 2014

How do you know when I'm retiring?

hermetic

(8,301 posts)

3. Blade Runner

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:35 AM

Jan 2014

Los Angeles, 2019. One of my top 5 favorite movies.

hunter

(38,302 posts)

4. The original release with the tacked on narration and happy ending sucked.

Reply to hermetic (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:58 AM

Jan 2014

But I sort of understand why they did it. I saw Brazil in a theater full of "It's morning again in America" Reagan zombies and they were ANGRY!

The later Blade Runner cuts with the ambiguous ending are much, much better. The movie makes sense then.

I'd still love to see a Philip. K. Dick novel done straight, a "Harry Potter" or "Lord of the Rings" treatment that has some respect for written story.

hermetic

(8,301 posts)

5. Yep

Reply to hunter (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 12:16 PM

Jan 2014

I first saw it in theater then bought the director's cut when it came out on DVD. I've watched it so many times, love the score. So I immediately recognized that shot in the OP.

Can't imagine people being angry with Brazil. Guess the truth hurts.

hunter

(38,302 posts)

6. I think with Brazil they were expecting some Woody Allen Sleeper or Monty Python silliness.