Blade Runner 2049 reviewed by Mark Kermode 

Well, having passion is great, but passion is no substitute for skill. Luckily, D.V. already had plenty of both when he made BR 2049.

2029 was the best film I saw that year, and one of the best films I've seen. My long lasting regret is not going to see it more than once at the cinema. It was perfect in every way, and the length was right. Any shorter and the subtleties would have been lost and it would have felt more like an action film, than a Bladerunner film.

I want to see the 4hr 45 directors cut version that apparently exists and will never be released

Probably to you to me it looks like 2hrs 15.

@@stevenborg102 The subtle references to the first film, and yes the subtle acting. It was a perfect film. If you didn't like it that's your problem. Go watch a Michael Bay film, or a Marvel.

@@stevenborg102 If you say so. So far you're the only person I've spoken to who doesn't like it. Each to their own.

Cause he's been reviewing movies since the 80s, before most youtube reviewers where even born!

The world only needs one movie reviewer, and his name is Mark Kermode.

He’s a good’un.

I think that given the age and popularity of Blade Runner, it would have been much better if he had begun by saying "If you have not already seen Blade Runner, stop reading this and come back after you have".

He is the reviewer that I trust. If he says it is good, it IS good.

INTERLINKED.

Those scenes nearly gave me a headache when I watched it in an extreme screening with IMAX.

CELLS INTERLINKED WITHIN CELLS

That scene was amazing.

you're not even close to baseline.

Secret Antitheist haha

She must have been the perfect companion to ease THE anxiety waiting for those adverts to end! Lmao

This happened to me as well. I showed my roommate the trailer for 2049, and after a few seconds of awkward silence, she asks, "So is Wesley Snipes in this one?" I tried to play it strong, but deep inside, I was a bit shattered.

she asked where the black guy was before it even started then you explained the movie during the trailers? did you time travel?

You should have recited part of Roy Batty's speech: All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.

I saw the original 10-12 times, when it was a midnight showing in Leicester square. Still one of my all time favorite movies. The sequel is every bit as good.

I’ve never heard anywhere anybody mention the scene when the drone is searching through Vegas with seems to me like a sister scene to the original’s scene of Deckard using the photo magnifier. A few vibe sequences in 2049 that vibe with the original. I love it when art alludes to previous art.

Then you'll never experience real memories.

Radiant Thinker Trust me don't see it. It ruins the original.

Abysmal film

joke right?

Slave1 beautiful sums it up in one word...

Does he just realize that? He knows it. The giant ad hologram Joi just forces K to come to terms with his fantasy world.

Or maybe he realized that he didn’t notice her desperate but ultimately successful evolution toward becoming a real girl, a real human until it was too late. When she chose to sacrifice herself to try and save him she broke free from her destiny of being just a mindless parrot. Because “there is nothing more human than sacrificing yourself for a cause you believe in...” The movie also implied that our creation, Replicants, inherited our flaws as well, such as discrimination...where the hooker said to Joi that there wasn’t much there inside her. And jealousy, rage, & immaturity like the Replicant Luv.

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@@411bvRGiskardate comment, but I’d also like to point out that, to me, Joi also points out an excellent idea that humanity is a collection of programmed ideas. Although we as people have flexibility in our approach to situations and reactions, we ultimately act in these moments through preconceived “programming” (behavior developed from upbringing, past experiences, etc.) Joi may have been programmed to call a user “Joe” but it was her in-the-moment care for K that lead to her bestowing that name to him out of a genuine act of kindness… even if it was programmed. People, to an extent, have this too. People can be “programmed” to be kind, disgusting, loving, cold, or callous and further “programmed” with our responses… but does that make us any less human?

You forgot poutine.

And the residential school system...

Calm down Canada or you'll be sorry

Sorry.

Celine Dion?

Same.

Andrew Park A movie you never stop thinking about

abcun17 Lego movie for next time then

Snooze fest

I'm still digesting it 36 hours later. I woke up and I'm still thinking about it, like damn. I don't think any movie has had this effect on me.

same here

Awful sequel to a unique classic that should of been left alone.

This sequel is absolutely different to the original film. And I don't think it should have been used Blade Runner name, it would have been a good stand alone IP, it's nothing near the original. Long story short BD2049 can be efficiently compared to the Fallout series, those who played all game will understand. BD2049 is like Fallout 3 and 4 while the original from Ridley Scott is like Fallout 1 and 2.

rb driftin I'm really happy to read these positive comments. I wasn't too impressed with Ridley's Alen: Covenant. So I'm glad and really looking forward to the new Bladerunner. The original is my favourite film. 🙂

Brilliant? Blade Runner 2049 is now the finest sci fi film EVER made....saw it today in IMAX and I still can't get over how special the film is. Seriously, this is to sci fi as to what a film like The Exorcist was to horror movies.

What? It is a good movie but that's about it, it''s just a good sci fi movie not brilliant and certainly not the best ever made. And most importantly it does have it's own vibe and universe to it. It is not related to blade runner at all doesn't carry anything from the original except for one character name - Rick Deckard. it should have been titled somehow else but not Blade Runner, still through it's a good sci-fi movie just doesn't have anything from what made original Blade Runner a classic sci fi film.

going there on Sunday, can't wait

Hahaha, it feels like it will NEVER END!

For some reason I felt compelled to revisit Mark’s review. It’s a wonderful thing that a piece of visionary art that is BladeRunner can touch so many people. And in turn this can be re-visualised with such sensitivity, empathy and intelligence to create a perfect sequel. Many, myself included, would have thought a worthy second visit almost impossible. But Denis V and everyone involved created a perfect companion, that not only preserves the vision of the original, but extends and expands the conversation. As Mark, I sighed with relief and ultimately wept tears of happiness and awe for the film I treasured so dearly, and the sequel that is itself a magnificent film, but also brings a deeper value to the original source.

@@stevenborg102 tears in rain scene at the end. It was masterful. Im sorry you didn't enjoy one of the best sci fi films of the decade.

That's fortunate. Most of the people where I'm from thought it was boring as hell. Yea, we have very few sophisticated movie watchers here.

DHOTYA

Within cells interlinked

Spot on "Truly Science Fiction for grown ups". More of it please

Try watching Europa Report...

Thought it was brilliant. I even preferred it to the first film

Octavian Caesar Hibernicus Ha, I'm not disagreeing with you. Also, I commend you on having the discipline to avoid even the slightest spoilers. I, on the other hand, have been trying to get a spoiler free taste before viewing it myself.

You should watch Stalker or On the Silver Globe or Solaris or Hard to be a God or Primer or the original or Alien - they're all much much much much much better.

Not not at all. the original blade runner was good, this one is mediocre. It does have nice visual style to it but nothing near the original and it shouldn't be called blade runner. If this movie had some other name it would have been ok. But it have nothing from the original idea of blade runner.

can you explain what made the original better than this one?

The original film was better because it was detective noir story set in the sci-fi decorations. It had all aspects of the detective noir film: dark mood, lots of rain, cigarete smoke all the time, the story itself was philosophical and closer to the classic detective stories, more importantly the actors did act in the original film especially Rutger Hauer, while in the new film the actors are plain there is no emotions no acting in them. The new film is different story and does not follow the steps of the original, it is not a bad movie it's just different and because of that I don't think it should have had Blade Runner in its title. It would have been a good stand alone IP.

No way it could have been a stand alone... it is a direct continuation of the original story and expands on it into a deeper more complex plot. Does it share the same intent of the original? No, but it follows the original story arc and setting. It was a great movie, not as good as the first, but so well done that it can stand on it's own.

Go with no preconceptions to get the most out of this movie.

I've seen it 2 days ago but i need to watch it again, i'm sure there are elements i missed.

Sorry, I got the impression that you hadn't seen it yet. I will be watching it again soon. So glad it didnt disappoint.

+P Ferreira for a sequel to one of the most influential movies of all time, it was inevitable it would receive some degree of backlash and disappointment. Denis Villeneuve had the balls to do it and he didn't fail. Far for perfect I admit, but still a worthy sequel, it expanded the universe pretty well. I think it needs a second viewing for a better appreciation.

Daenerys Targaryen just back from viewing it again. First time round I was sitting on the edge of my seat largely hoping I wasn’t going to hate this movie. My only fear having watched it once was that the pacing was a little slow. Having watched it a second time I didn’t notice the pacing at all. The 2hr 45 min seemed to fly. I have to say I found the whole thing simply masterful and almost effortlessly so. I think in time this will go down as perhaps the best Sci-Fi movies of all time. All the lead cast put in outstanding performances. Jared Leto’s performance was more in tune with the themes of this movie than it did first time around. The sex scene also made a lot more sense in the context of the entire movie than it did on first viewing. Ryan Gosling played his part with such finesse. Hard to fault. I didn’t find myself growing impatient for Harrison Ford to appear as I had the first time. Big themes from the original Blade Runner are expanded up on developed. The motivation of each character seemed in perfect synch with the narrative of the movie with no plot holes. I do wish that at the start of the movie that K was not aware that he was a replicant. I understand the early reveal and the need to show how replicants / skin jobs are treated but just think that it would have made the plot much more interesting if he and we the audience only came to realize this later in the movie. After 2nd viewing for me it’s a 10/10 and nigh on nigh perfection.

Say what? Hopefully it's not like the DeLaurentis disasterpiece.

It does

Here we are, a few years on: Dune, what did you think of it?

Saw Dune today in IMAX - cinematic masterpiece...

He did it masterfully

You need to ditch your friend

@@Technique-kj2bp nope. This comments section was too good to be true...Blade Runner 2049 was a bore-fest. Too slow and nothing really happens. A couple of nice looking sets though

@@skyblazeeterno it's not an action movie, you're supposed to think and soak in what they show you. If that's not your thing that's fine, but it's not boring.

AtticussAtticuss I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this! This movie digs deeper than the original, and the film is more visually stunning than James Cameron's Avatar.

AtticussAtticuss I agree that this one surpassed the original. Amazing.

It's an instant classic. The relationship between k and joi is magic.

same, is amazing.

True...a character like Batty comes around once in a lifetime

If David Bowie had been cast instead of Jay Leto you (And I) probably wouldn’t feel that way.

@@SuperiFox Wallace wasn't even enough in the film anyways.

I know this was commented a year ago but I'm hoping to possibly explain this. The world of Bladerunner is in shambles. It's a capitalist dystopia in which empathy is a commodity. The only way an orphanage is going to exist in that world is if something is gained from the children; in this case, computer salvage. There aren't any straight up evil characters in 2049 either. Even Wallace just wants humanity to succeed and thrive. He does anything to achieve that goal, even stating that he makes replicants because "humanity lost the stomach for slaves." Love is violent because she sees violence as a tool to gain Wallace's approval. Like him, she will do whatever it taked to succeed. I think the characters in 2049 are very realistic if you pay attention to their motivations. sorry for the rant lol

@@corbinfelan I've been trying to wrap my head around it, and I see the main motivation behind all the violence to be the same why the Terminator was a robot or even made of liquid metal in the second one: because you could ramp up the inflicted violence and abuse - it is just because movies with more violence are somehow thought to be more attractive. It may be woven into the story more or less successfully, but in the end this movie is all *about* showing the violence to the audience. The idea of a child-exploiting orphanage may make sense, but everything about it is completely unrealistic.

@@omgsolikevalleygirl I think if the movie was about realism there wouldn't be manufactured humans lol

Solrak "...age like a good wine" well said. I somehow, on subliminal level, know the film is better than I can comprehend at the moment and I will watch it another 4-5 times in my life span to appreciate it even more.

I recommended this film to my friend who hadn't seen the original. I implored him not to watch the sequel before seeing the original. He proceeded to watch 2049 on his phone, whilst at work (with distractions), without seeing the original, then had the nerve to tell me he didn't like the film. He is no longer my friend.

@@Technique-kj2bp Good. Christ, what a fool. I'm not too fuzzed about video quality usually, but BR2049 deserves the best possible, along with the setting and sound, of course. No offence but he sounds like the kind of guy who would watch The Irishman and conclude at the end that the message is "Frank is a badass and OG for being alive." Weird example, but I remember a commenting person having a friend like that. Some people are so one-dimensional it's scary.

I am a grown man and I unashamedly wept during this film. ;) True Beauty can be devastatingly emotional.

Didn't you worry that your plane might get shot down and crashed into waves of Indian Ocean?

And sadly this astute comment will be lost, like tears in rain.

the first film ends wth tears in the rain. 2049 ends with smiling in the snow

Dune. Another masterpiece.

Go and find 'The Expanse'. You may just love it.

MW Films Can understand; wanting to see it in IMAX after the 2D 4K screening I saw last night. 3D add anything worthwhile to the visuals? Thought they were overwhelming in a standard 2.39:1 format screening last night

Me too

The Slapstick cut

Harrison Fart

Watched it for only the 2nd time, last night. I'd nominate the moment 'Joe' looks at the dog & asks Deckard "is it real?"..... I thought the reply "I dunno. Ask him." was hilarious.

Facts

Just not the best script that's all. Yes stunning visuals, not the same direction as original Blade Runner

I need to see it again also. I saw it in IMAX, and while it looks fantastic on that screen, the score can be quite an assault on your senses, and the IMAX speakers were just a bit loud in this theater.