It's a long slow burn. Some might even say it's a bit boring. Although, the scenes are quite beautiful. Very dystopian. The music is good. Although, it's mostly just a lot of sound effects. The acting is phenomenal. The story isn't the most exciting, or interesting. However, the writers and director do a good job of keeping you guessing until the end.
It's best to not compare it too much to the Ridley Scott original, and try to appreciate it for what it is on its own. They are nowhere close to being similar. That's complicated by the fact that they are continuing the original storyline, somewhat. Being set in the distant future helps to create just enough distance between the two, though.
That said, it's impossible to not compare the two, at least a little bit, and I think the original was a landmark. It's genuinely inimitable. So, I think they did a good job by not trying too hard to recreate the former. However, the innovative tech and societal situations in this one make the whole world feel distant and unrelatable. Unlike the original, I didn't feel like I could live in this world. In fact, it's not any world I'd want to even explore, at all. I guess, it IS a dystopia, and so it makes sense that one shouldn't want to visit there. Who knows if that was their intention, though?
The story and events simply didn't move me the way the original did. Scenes and dialog do tend to stick around in the mind, but there's none of those awesome one-liners, like the "tears in rain" monologue. Also, this one lacks the iconic 80s "style". Plus, it wasn't based on a book, and the writing is nowhere near as good.
I still enjoyed it, but it's not the most rewatchable movie. The original is so classy, stylized and iconic that it's impossible to NOT want to see it over and over again. This is one that you might watch a couple of times, but it gets old quick. Even the Chronicles of Riddick had more rewatchable quality, and better lines.
I never realized how robotic Ryan Gosling's acting was, until now. He fits right into a world full of androids, doesn't he? Also, it's a good thing Ford managed to not kill himself in that plane crash, because they couldn't have made this movie without him. He adds that necessary touch of life to an otherwise cold synthetic world. The movie would feel even more robotic and soulless without him.
Frankly, I'm not too keen on where they took the whole story, because I love the universe it's set in, and am dying to see more movies set in that universe. However, I don't want them all to be about the same thing as this one was. That would be too boring and predictable. Give us some scenes of attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... would be awesome!
Another thing this one lacked is the rhythm in the dialogue. The original was like a song. It sounded like instruments playing when people spoke. This film completely lacks that attention to detail. The dialogue feels weak and forgettable. It's also nowhere near as sexy as the original. They wind up banally flashing nudity in front of our eyes instead of that special chemistry between Deckard and Rachael. In fact, even though they avoided the fool's errand of chasing the masterpiece, the whole thing still manages to feel like a cheap imitation.
It's best to not compare it too much to the Ridley Scott original, and try to appreciate it for what it is on its own. They are nowhere close to being similar. That's complicated by the fact that they are continuing the original storyline, somewhat. Being set in the distant future helps to create just enough distance between the two, though.
That said, it's impossible to not compare the two, at least a little bit, and I think the original was a landmark. It's genuinely inimitable. So, I think they did a good job by not trying too hard to recreate the former. However, the innovative tech and societal situations in this one make the whole world feel distant and unrelatable. Unlike the original, I didn't feel like I could live in this world. In fact, it's not any world I'd want to even explore, at all. I guess, it IS a dystopia, and so it makes sense that one shouldn't want to visit there. Who knows if that was their intention, though?
The story and events simply didn't move me the way the original did. Scenes and dialog do tend to stick around in the mind, but there's none of those awesome one-liners, like the "tears in rain" monologue. Also, this one lacks the iconic 80s "style". Plus, it wasn't based on a book, and the writing is nowhere near as good.
I still enjoyed it, but it's not the most rewatchable movie. The original is so classy, stylized and iconic that it's impossible to NOT want to see it over and over again. This is one that you might watch a couple of times, but it gets old quick. Even the Chronicles of Riddick had more rewatchable quality, and better lines.
I never realized how robotic Ryan Gosling's acting was, until now. He fits right into a world full of androids, doesn't he? Also, it's a good thing Ford managed to not kill himself in that plane crash, because they couldn't have made this movie without him. He adds that necessary touch of life to an otherwise cold synthetic world. The movie would feel even more robotic and soulless without him.
Frankly, I'm not too keen on where they took the whole story, because I love the universe it's set in, and am dying to see more movies set in that universe. However, I don't want them all to be about the same thing as this one was. That would be too boring and predictable. Give us some scenes of attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... would be awesome!
Another thing this one lacked is the rhythm in the dialogue. The original was like a song. It sounded like instruments playing when people spoke. This film completely lacks that attention to detail. The dialogue feels weak and forgettable. It's also nowhere near as sexy as the original. They wind up banally flashing nudity in front of our eyes instead of that special chemistry between Deckard and Rachael. In fact, even though they avoided the fool's errand of chasing the masterpiece, the whole thing still manages to feel like a cheap imitation.
