NP - New Blade Runner

[Drake Smith]

I agree. Some parts do go too slow but the longer it marinates in you, you
start to become aware that there's more than that meets the eye . . .  and
plenty to discuss and ponder. No where near the ingenuity of the original
(or should I say Final Cut) but about as good of a sequel a fan could ask
for.

On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:58 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> It wants to be deep, but slow does not make depth.
>
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:35 PM John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Roger Deakins is one of the great cinematographers of our time - also
>> did Nineteen Eighty Four, Skyfall, most of the Coen Bros films.
>> I thought BR2049 was patchy when it catered to fans of the original,
>> but when it goes its own way some stellar sequences result that are
>> worth the price of admission alone.
>> The character Joi takes the underused trope of the Machine with Pathos
>> and runs in entirely new directions.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:37 AM, Alexei du Périer
>> <alexei.duperier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I loved it. Saw it twice in theaters. Engrossing and moving story,
>> amazing
>> > visuals, everything you could want in a sequel.
>> >
>> > On 12 Feb 2018 23:30, "Joseph Tracy" <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I agree with Jochen. Very inspired craftsmanship with an excellent
>> >> continuation of a complex and ambguous story line. Visually compelling.
>> >> > On Feb 12, 2018, at 6:47 AM, Jochen Stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Go and see it – when I left the cinema I was a bit disappointed but
>> the
>> >> > movie grew on me with each passing day. Now I think it's great. You
>> have to
>> >> > see it on a big screen, though. I didn't think it was too long – too
>> loud
>> >> > perhaps.
>> >> >
>> >> > (If it was still running I would go again.)
>> >> >
>> >> > 2018-02-12 12:23 GMT+01:00 Jemmy Bloocher <jbloocher at gmail.com>:
>> >> > I was really looking forward to it too...darnit.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 3:22 AM, Mark Thibodeau <
>> jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> > I believe the au courant way to say this is as follows:
>> >> >
>> >> > "It is not without longueurs."
>> >> >
>> >> > J.
>> >> >
>> >> >       Virus-free. www.avg.com
>> >> >
>> >> > On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 6:48 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> > Drags
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
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