THIS is how you make a proper sequel. You can keep your Force Awakenses, Prometheuses, King Kongs, and Jurassic Worlds while i’ll be happily rewatching this one many times over.
The one gripe i have with Blade Runner 2049, is that it still has too much fanservice in it. For example, the opening close-up shot of the eye has no place in this. Eyes were an integral part of the first film, but not so much in this sequel. So…
I don’t know why i keep coming back to this particular film. Maybe because it’s the only part in the series that feels actually real? Maybe because it’s the only “good” adaptation of a mediocre series of books?* Maybe because it’s the only Harry Potter movie that works on more than just the surface level? Well, it’s probably all of the above.
* I know i’m going to get a lot of flak for this, but i never found the…
Compared to all the trash that Marvel has produced over the years, this one did not suck. But while it wasn’t a “bad” movie, it was far from being a “good” one, either. It was an “event movie”, that’s for sure, and i did (kind of) have a good time watching it, even if i had to cringe and facepalm so many times that i lost count.
See, the most depressing thing is, under all this atrocious dialogue and forced…
Linklater has done it again.
I must confess, after Dazed & Confused (which is my own favourite movie of all time), i was more than a little sceptical that this – or any movie – could be a worthy successor, especially after the disappointing Boyhood. But i was pleasently surprised at what i saw unfold in front of my eyes.
No, it’s not the best movie ever made, but it’s a darn good slice-of-life film.
