Blade Runner 2049 -uk region
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
I saw Blade Runner 2049 today, opening day, and it was exactly what I had hoped for. I highly recommend watching the 3 short films that Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve had commissioned. “Black Out 2022”, an anime short, helps add depth and background to Blade Runner 2049. “2036: Nexus Dawn” and “2048: Nowhere To Run” add character background to 2 important characters. All 3 short films are really great and different from one another. Performances across the board in Blade Runner 2049 are high, from big parts to little. Gosling and Ford are exactly what you’d expect, and what you want. Their performances are fantastic. Ana De Armas and Sylvia Hoeks are on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their characters in the film, and are both extremely captivating to watch.
One can’t really say much about this film without spoiling things. I like that like the original, this is a noir detective story. I like that it shares similar themes as the original, and explores some new concepts that deepen the world that Philip K. Dick invented on paper. This film is long, clocking in at 2 hours and 44 minutes, but it doesn’t feel long. The pace of the film is consistent and editing is tight. I think Roger Deakins did a fantastic job as cinematographer and expanded on some things that the cinematographer from Blade Runner (Jordan Cronenweth) did with lighting and moving light sources. A trio of composers work together to make their own mark but also keep in tone and style with the original. Which ultimately sums up the entire film that Denis Villeneuve crafted from Ridley Scott’s script. Denis took what was great about the original film, and created his own story. The Blade Runner sequel could have been about anything, and Villeneuve crafted something that’s both old and new, and yet rather modern. The film isn’t action packed but when there is action, it’s very entertaining and violent, like the original. I like that not everything is tied up and resolved.
Sequels tend to not be great, they’re often a studio grasping at creating a bankable franchise. A sequel 30 years later is generally a really desperate attempt at recapturing some market and a bad idea. Making a sequel to something like Blade Runner, which is now considered a science fiction cinema masterpiece, is a big gamble. And I think it paid off for Villeneuve. He made something that pays homage to the original without force feeding us memberberries and in your face references and offers something new and unique and something of his own. Blade Runner 2049 looks and sounds and feels like the original but also feels new and different, which is exactly what I look for in sequels. Key events at the denouement of the film make you revisit previous scenes and view them from a new perspective. I’ve found myself thinking of certain scenes constantly since seeing it, much like the first time I saw Blade Runner. Whether you prefer the original theatrical release of Blade Runner, or the workprint or director’s or final cut, whether you thought Deckard was a replicant or not, I think you’ll be pleased with this film. I saw this in IMAX and 2D, as it was shot. Though I have read that the 3D presentation is good, it was shot in standard 2D. The release date itself is even significant with in the film. The sound design is amazing, that room was just quaking for 2 and a half hours. Blade Runner 2049 exceeded my expectations and I think it’s an amazing complementary sequel to the original and I’ve no real complaints about the film in any regard. Performances are strong, it’s shot and edited well, the story is fresh and it makes you think. Blade Runner 2049 comes FULLY APPROVED.
– Graham Swearingen
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling
Format: PAL
Language: English
Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: 5 Feb. 2018
Run Time: 163 minutes
ASIN: B0765YJL97
