The Final Cut is best, but I still like the first cut.


Watching it right now, still holds up like a bastard.

Less than six hours to BR... left coasters keep your reviews muted for the time being.

I am all about preserving the original aspect ratios of the films I watch... but when you don't control the content, as in streaming, there is nothing you can do about it. Even when you own the content, as in a hardcopy, there is nothing to be done... but at least you get to choose before making the purchase.

That is why I am still a big proponent of owning the film on disc as opposed to streaming, even though streaming is the future. Getting maximum bitrates, dynamic range and frame rates are still extremely problematic with streaming right now and for the foreseeable future as content continues to push the bounds of file size and throughput.

The Director's Cut is currently airing on SyFy Channel

That cut always felt not properly finished off to me.

it wasn't!

Bladerunner 2049 - Despite being a sci-fi geek, I've never been able to like the original Bladerunner as much as I want to. The sequel is a better movie in every way imo. It has all the atmosphere of the first movie with a far stronger plot and more empathetic characters. The world is beautifully designed and shot, depicting an oppressive futuristic cityscape that abuts a bleak wasteland. There's little joy to be found in this vision of LA and humanity, but it's totally absorbing throughout.

Oh and Dom (don't read below until you've seen movie):

Twenty minutes...

Yea I'm big on Blu-Ray still, subscribed to Netflix's long-forgotten disc rental service earlier this year for some time. Somebody in my building on the elevator commented that he thought he was the only one.

"Nothing you can do about it" - I wouldn't watch a 2.35:1 movie that's cropped to 1.85:1, not a chance in hell unless it's a Netflix-and-chill situation or something extremely rare and it's the only way to see it. If a movie that I'm watching streaming (which is also extremely rare) fills the whole screen, I almost always stop it and look up the aspect ratio before I continue, to make sure it was really filmed in 1.85:1.

Similar applies with the trend of HDifying 4:3 television shows like The Wire. David Simon (the creator) wrote a bunch about that, kinda leaves it up to you whether you think it's ok to watch it in the HD 1.85:1 version.

Blade Runner 2049 was an A+ in just about every respect. Couldn't recommend more highly. If you're able to see it in some kind of enhanced auditorium, absolutely do that.

Saw it tonight, the Dolby Cinemas are really great and so was the movie.

A sci fi for academy award best picture of 2017... we may have a winner.

Formatting for IMax was awesome, I am wondering how much image is cropped for standard wide screen format theaters.

I loved the score, though there is little to tie it to the original vangelis score.

Any issues with watching Blade Runner 2049 if you haven't seen the original?

I think you'd definitely get more out of 2049 if you watch the original beforehand. It's not like 2049 would be incomprehensible otherwise, but there would be blanks or times where you don't want understand the significance of a scene.

Blade runner 2049 = Awesome. don't really see how a sequel could be much better

not really but why would you do this?

Thinking about it further, you need to at least read a detailed synopsis of the first movie before seeing 2049. There are several scenes that won't make sense otherwise. The sequel doesn't delve into detail about Deckard's background but that's critical to the plot.

I really enjoyed Everest and am surprised at how little acclaim it got. It doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it's a well-done adventure movie about a very interesting true story. In fact, this is the expedition that inspired Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air and he is a character in the movie.

Unsurprisingly Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhall crush their roles. I read some complaints about them being underused and the cast over-crowded, but I thought that fit with some of the themes and mood of the movie.

The third act was way more emotional than I was prepared for, but I thought they handled it very well. I'd recommend this to anyone and it's a must see if the subject matter appeals.

There is at leas one pivotal scene in particular with a leading character from the original movie where not having a knowledge base would leave you saying... "huh!"

This computer stuff is getting really amazing.

Just saw 2049

Wow. That's all I have to say for the moment. I'm going to see it again tomorrow.

I can see it tonight in regular or IMAX, is IMAX a must?

I don't even know how to respond to your question...

IMAX was incredible

You'll miss at least 25% of the image if you don't see it in iMax...

I 100% agree. Everest has really stuck with me. I saw it in theaters and have probably watched 3 more times at home. After watching it I did a lot of reading of articles in the subject and watched a documentary of the same name, narrated by Liam Neeson afterward.

I have a hard time articulating exactly why I love it so much. Something about those people and the will to conquer the mountain resonates with me despite my crippling fear of heights.

You don't have to have seen the original, but it would change how you interpret some things in the sequel. Many scenes are tacitly referential to the original.

Saw Blade Runner 2049 today at the Red Rock Cinemas. It is certainly very good, I'm not sure it's great, my jury is still out on that. It tries too hard in places and seems to be ever conscious of the fact that it's laboring in the shadow of the original. Still, it's a good movie worth seeing.

The plot is uber-predictable, my wife and I both had it correct within the first few minutes.

A lot of the dialogue is third-level, but too obviously so, a sign the script was over-edited by people familiar with modern script writing "rules."

The good guys are good and the bad guys bad, both without nuance or subtlety.

Regardless, it's a feel-good ride for Blade Runner fans (I'm one). I enjoyed it and recommend it.