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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

So bad I almost didn't care that my old DVD was corrupted so the last 20 minutes was a lag fest. Only real positives here were a few Freddy moments and some pretty cool practical effects. The most annoying character/worst actress in the film surviving until the end was a mindblowing decision. Who am I kidding - they were all bad (except Englund). 2/10
 
COYBL25 said:
Blade Runner is scfi perfection. It’s impossible to better it and I honestly doubt it will ever be surpassed.

The first time I saw 2049, I was very disappointed.

However I realised that my mistake, was comparing it to the original and I went back to watch it again, this time without comparing it to the original and just lived it - could‘ve watched six hours of it.

I‘ve now watched it at least a dozen times and it’s a truly outstanding film.

People also need to remember, that there was no template for 2049, other than the original film, where as they had Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, as the template for the first film.
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I absolutely love a Blade Runner chat.

There is always the caveat of an original/retro film winning you over with it's nostalgia. It's true in many things outside of film too. But I think they really captured something special - and they really kicked off the whole cyberpunk genre.

Opening scene is up there with The Thing. The sci-fi city, burning towers, Vangelis absolutely smashing the soundtrack ( I think Zimmer also did a wonderful score for 2049, including a few nods to the original).
One thing that 2049 can't match up with is the level of character and immersion Ridley Scott achieved. The city just oozes sci-fi dystopian wonder. A true spectacle. However, some of those shots and colour/lighting in 2049 are the best you will ever see. Real top level cinema.

I saw 2049 on the last day it was screening, in that mazzy AMC at Times Square in NYC. I was the only person in there and I was absolutely blown away with it. I felt like fkin Richie Rich with my own private cinema. And then recently, I watched it on a flight. 5 inch screen on the back of someone's head rest, with disposable earphones. It was still boss.

2 incredible films in the original and 2049, albeit very different. Of course, without sounding like an absolute bad meff - the OG is the ultimate. HOWEVER. 2049 is an absolute banger of a film, potentially one of the most stunning sci-fi pictures. Love both, could waffle for hours about them. Think i'll go an watch one.
 
get-your-coat-on said:
I absolutely love a Blade Runner chat.

There is always the caveat of an original/retro film winning you over with it's nostalgia. It's true in many things outside of film too. But I think they really captured something special - and they really kicked off the whole cyberpunk genre.

Opening scene is up there with The Thing. The sci-fi city, burning towers, Vangelis absolutely smashing the soundtrack ( I think Zimmer also did a wonderful score for 2049, including a few nods to the original).
One thing that 2049 can't match up with is the level of character and immersion Ridley Scott achieved. The city just oozes sci-fi dystopian wonder. A true spectacle. However, some of those shots and colour/lighting in 2049 are the best you will ever see. Real top level cinema.

I saw 2049 on the last day it was screening, in that mazzy AMC at Times Square in NYC. I was the only person in there and I was absolutely blown away with it. I felt like fkin Richie Rich with my own private cinema. And then recently, I watched it on a flight. 5 inch screen on the back of someone's head rest, with disposable earphones. It was still boss.

2 incredible films in the original and 2049, albeit very different. Of course, without sounding like an absolute bad meff - the OG is the ultimate. HOWEVER. 2049 is an absolute banger of a film, potentially one of the most stunning sci-fi pictures. Love both, could waffle for hours about them. Think i'll go an watch one.
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You guys watched Black Lotus? I love that too. Best anime series I've ever watched.
 
get-your-coat-on said:
I absolutely love a Blade Runner chat.

There is always the caveat of an original/retro film winning you over with it's nostalgia. It's true in many things outside of film too. But I think they really captured something special - and they really kicked off the whole cyberpunk genre.

Opening scene is up there with The Thing. The sci-fi city, burning towers, Vangelis absolutely smashing the soundtrack ( I think Zimmer also did a wonderful score for 2049, including a few nods to the original).
One thing that 2049 can't match up with is the level of character and immersion Ridley Scott achieved. The city just oozes sci-fi dystopian wonder. A true spectacle. However, some of those shots and colour/lighting in 2049 are the best you will ever see. Real top level cinema.

I saw 2049 on the last day it was screening, in that mazzy AMC at Times Square in NYC. I was the only person in there and I was absolutely blown away with it. I felt like fkin Richie Rich with my own private cinema. And then recently, I watched it on a flight. 5 inch screen on the back of someone's head rest, with disposable earphones. It was still boss.

2 incredible films in the original and 2049, albeit very different. Of course, without sounding like an absolute bad meff - the OG is the ultimate. HOWEVER. 2049 is an absolute banger of a film, potentially one of the most stunning sci-fi pictures. Love both, could waffle for hours about them. Think i'll go an watch one.
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I like the fact that 2049 gets outside the city for large parts rather than recycling the original. The world building with locations such as Sapper Morton's farm and the scrap metal "orphanage" really expand on it and are as spectacular as anything in the original though it does stand on the shoulders of giants. I was completely immersed in it and it's a stark contrast to all the BR influenced films that followed which used darkness, neon and rain as shorthand for dystopia rather than any real ideas.

I found the characters just as defined as the original as well. You can see replicant characters doing everything they can to keep their head below the parapet despite clearly feeling on some level that they aren't the soulless machines they're defined as. All too aware that to trouble human conscience or fail in any way is a short route to retirement. Even "good" human characters such as Joshi are clearly troubled by it and have to reinforce the "soulless" aspect of it in their own mind.

Jared Leto though - shouldn't be anywhere near a camera.
 
ClausThomsen said:
I like the fact that 2049 gets outside the city for large parts rather than recycling the original. The world building with locations such as Sapper Morton's farm and the scrap metal "orphanage" really expand on it and are as spectacular as anything in the original though it does stand on the shoulders of giants. I was completely immersed in it and it's a stark contrast to all the BR influenced films that followed which used darkness, neon and rain as shorthand for dystopia rather than any real ideas.

I found the characters just as defined as the original as well. You can see replicant characters doing everything they can to keep their head below the parapet despite clearly feeling on some level that they aren't the soulless machines they're defined as. All too aware that to trouble human conscience or fail in any way is a short route to retirement. Even "good" human characters such as Joshi are clearly troubled by it and have to reinforce the "soulless" aspect of it in their own mind.

Jared Leto though - shouldn't be anywhere near a camera.
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Jared Leto was the one big mistake, but I could see what they were going for with him, it just didn’t work out though.
 

ClausThomsen said:
I like the fact that 2049 gets outside the city for large parts rather than recycling the original. The world building with locations such as Sapper Morton's farm and the scrap metal "orphanage" really expand on it and are as spectacular as anything in the original though it does stand on the shoulders of giants. I was completely immersed in it and it's a stark contrast to all the BR influenced films that followed which used darkness, neon and rain as shorthand for dystopia rather than any real ideas.

I found the characters just as defined as the original as well. You can see replicant characters doing everything they can to keep their head below the parapet despite clearly feeling on some level that they aren't the soulless machines they're defined as. All too aware that to trouble human conscience or fail in any way is a short route to retirement. Even "good" human characters such as Joshi are clearly troubled by it and have to reinforce the "soulless" aspect of it in their own mind.

Jared Leto though - shouldn't be anywhere near a camera.
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Spot on mate.

I thought it was an incredibly brave film to make too, as it must`ve been so tempting to try and just carry on from the original, with the lush, vivid colours, the permanent rain, the beautiful soundtrack etc.

Instead they went a completely different way - strark, near monochrome, cinematography, an industrial sounding soundtrack etc.

Imagine sitting down and thinking " how do we make a film, comparable to the original " !
 
Nymzee said:
I'm a bit torn here as I don't mind him as an actor in the right role. Think he is great in films like Dallas Buyers Club but less good in others. I also, somehow, liked his take on the Joker but I reckon that was maybe more my seeping Joker bias shining through.
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I've not seen a great deal of his stuff so my criticisms are probably definitely incomplete. Might be an actor who is very pliable in the hands of a director be that to his benefit or detriment.
 

ClausThomsen said:
I like the fact that 2049 gets outside the city for large parts rather than recycling the original. The world building with locations such as Sapper Morton's farm and the scrap metal "orphanage" really expand on it and are as spectacular as anything in the original though it does stand on the shoulders of giants. I was completely immersed in it and it's a stark contrast to all the BR influenced films that followed which used darkness, neon and rain as shorthand for dystopia rather than any real ideas.

I found the characters just as defined as the original as well. You can see replicant characters doing everything they can to keep their head below the parapet despite clearly feeling on some level that they aren't the soulless machines they're defined as. All too aware that to trouble human conscience or fail in any way is a short route to retirement. Even "good" human characters such as Joshi are clearly troubled by it and have to reinforce the "soulless" aspect of it in their own mind.

Jared Leto though - shouldn't be anywhere near a camera.
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or a microphone.
 
SuperTimCahill said:
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

So bad I almost didn't care that my old DVD was corrupted so the last 20 minutes was a lag fest. Only real positives here were a few Freddy moments and some pretty cool practical effects. The most annoying character/worst actress in the film surviving until the end was a mindblowing decision. Who am I kidding - they were all bad (except Englund). 2/10
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Massive NOES fan growing up so always hard to admit how objectively crap some of them are. 5 is probably the worst. At least 6 was kind of self aware.

I rewatched OG Final Destination today. Still don’t really care for it.
 

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