Blade Runner is one of my favorite films - definitely in my top 10, maybe even in my top 5. So naturally I wanted to watch the long overdue sequel - and this finally happened today. And I have to say, I really liked it. It's obviously not going to be as groundbreaking and as much of a classic as the original (there are only 2 sequels that have ever matched the original - Godfather Part 2 and Aliens). But it was a great tribute to the original, and a good film in itself. Great sound design, looks great (as any film does which has Roger Deakins as the cinematographer), a worthy continuation to the original and I would highly recommend watching it on the big screen. I watched it at the Cinerama in downtown Seattle - and one of the few films that I've been to where there was a spontaneous round of applause when it finished. And make sure you use the restroom before you watch it - it flew by, but it's a good 2.5 hours long!
PS We still don't get an unambiguous answer as to whether Deckard is a Replicant or not. It seemed pretty obvious from the original that he was, and there is nothing to suggest otherwise in the sequel. But still, one of the great sci-fi questions of our time.
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