What Zimmer and that other guy did in this new movie was more about adding to the experience, not trying to create a stand alone sound track. I think they did that brilliantly. To the complaints that they're using digital sound effects, I can't really say anything other than electronic music is commonly created by using sound samples.Agree. It's no coincidence that, less than an hour after coming out of the movie I found myself humming tracks from the original ... go on, I challenge you ... hum a single track from the new film!
General / Off-Topic Blade Runner 2049
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I learnt a while back that some films are just superb in 3D. Life of Pi springs to mind. I have a 3D projector and films like Mars are mind blowing. Watched BR2049 in 3D a few weeks back and I didn't think it was overly long, one mans long scene is anothers sumptuous and lovingly shot scene.
Will order the 3D blu ray when it comes out. As one of the few who actual saw the original release at the Cinema and have pretty much all of the released DVD's (I know 'mug') I'd say I'm a fan (and of PKD's work in general). I think if they had strayed too far from the style of the first film they would have been panned for it, as i was I thought the CGI was very low key.
In most of PKD's work he's trying to write about some aspect of the 'human condition'. Setting it in the future allows him to frame the subject properly. BR2049 follows this mantra very well and allow us to inspect some large philosophical questions, some thing Sci-Fi at it best is very good at.
You can now get something of that BladeRunner universe that's better than 3D
Blade Runner 2049 Memory Lab is now available as a free download from the Oculus Store. It is free but be warned that it's a 10 gig download. It's a very simple puzzle game, but I'd say it was worth it just to see a BladeRunner spinner.
Blade Runner 2049 Memory Lab is now available as a free download from the Oculus Store. It is free but be warned that it's a 10 gig download. It's a very simple puzzle game, but I'd say it was worth it just to see a BladeRunner spinner.
Somewhat OT, but do you play synths yourself Toumal?
Yes. Currently have a Virus TI, Fantom G, D-05 and a JV-1080 (for some retro stuff). Had a lot of gear over the years like monomachine, analog four, kaossilator pro, radias, etc...
I tried to get one of the first Solaris synths but was told that i would have to wait because the first ones were reserved for Zimmer and a few other famous people... so i got a Virus TI instead, which was a better choice
I tried to get one of the first Solaris synths but was told that i would have to wait because the first ones were reserved for Zimmer and a few other famous people... so i got a Virus TI instead, which was a better choice
Yes. Currently have a Virus TI, Fantom G, D-05 and a JV-1080 (for some retro stuff). Had a lot of gear over the years like monomachine, analog four, kaossilator pro, radias, etc...
I tried to get one of the first Solaris synths but was told that i would have to wait because the first ones were reserved for Zimmer and a few other famous people... so i got a Virus TI instead, which was a better choice
Ha, thats a pretty cool collection you've got there. The Virus TI is insane!
So I FINALLY watched the movie....
Boy oh Boy Oh Boy, I was not disappointed!
Cinematics awesome, sound very good, world representation good, acting good, plot and story good, connection to the first one good.
There is actually very little I didn't like, however when all is done and said, the first movie just stand out more as a unique masterpiece, why ahead of its time. Therefor it's so difficult to make a Blade Runner 2 and make a good one. He actually made a good one.
I need to see it again to get all the small details, maybe in connection with number one, just to get it all in the right order.
One thing is now pretty clear to me!
[video=youtube;JDQ1gFMQKR8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDQ1gFMQKR8[/video]
Ok some comparences.
[video=youtube;W_9rhPDLHWk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_9rhPDLHWk[/video]
[video=youtube;kYG56Kmhh1g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYG56Kmhh1g[/video]
Boy oh Boy Oh Boy, I was not disappointed!
Cinematics awesome, sound very good, world representation good, acting good, plot and story good, connection to the first one good.
There is actually very little I didn't like, however when all is done and said, the first movie just stand out more as a unique masterpiece, why ahead of its time. Therefor it's so difficult to make a Blade Runner 2 and make a good one. He actually made a good one.
I need to see it again to get all the small details, maybe in connection with number one, just to get it all in the right order.
One thing is now pretty clear to me!
Deckard is not a replicant, he never was.
[video=youtube;JDQ1gFMQKR8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDQ1gFMQKR8[/video]
Ok some comparences.
[video=youtube;W_9rhPDLHWk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_9rhPDLHWk[/video]
[video=youtube;kYG56Kmhh1g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYG56Kmhh1g[/video]
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It's a fantastic movie, stunning, I was blown away. The wife too.
I was expecting to dislike this movie, as IMHO most movies made today that rely on CGI overdo it, and it all turns into over-produced slug-fest garbage.
To my surprise, it does the original justice by keeping the mood the same.
I was expecting to dislike this movie, as IMHO most movies made today that rely on CGI overdo it, and it all turns into over-produced slug-fest garbage.
To my surprise, it does the original justice by keeping the mood the same.
And yet, it was a box office failure. Funny that.
Very few good films 150 million Dollar budgets will be able to manage good box office returns.
Generally, you have to be real lowest common denominator level stuff, to bring in a half billion dollars.
Nice to see this latest chorus of fellow forum members voicing their praise for the movie. I thought it was an excellent experience on multiple levels, deserving of a similar lofty praise as the first one. It took a lot of chances, and I think that's why it failed with the mainstream viewers, yet did very well with more highly educated viewers who expect a little more than the latest X Men rehash. I went in expecting "meh" and came out of the theater with a feeling of "Oh man, how awesome was that???"
And yet, it was a box office failure. Funny that.
For the record, I loved 2049 too. It was a worthy sequel.
A 160 minuets is a lot for the casual movie consumer, and maybe because it’s just too abstract for younger people who don’t know Blade Runner 1? It will make the money back it was a good movie and will in time be like number 1.
Same feelings. [yesnod]
I went in with high hopes after seeing Arrival (damn what another experience that was!), but "hopes" aren't usually equal to "expectations"...expectations were a tad lower than hopes, but Villeneuve pulled it of again with flying colours in my opinion. A Dune reboot, if it will ever see the light, could not be in better hands.
Villeneuve is the kind of director today as Ridley Scott once was. I love his movies.
Villeneuve is the kind of director today as Ridley Scott once was. I love his movies.
Yeah, Ridley made the right decision to let him do the the sequel, Alien I'm looking at you %!@#@$!
Awesome moments that will not be lost like tears in the rain:
If you haven't watched the movie don't read!!!
The gorgeous Scenery through and through. It all screams "Give an Academy Award to Roger Deakins!"
The Visual Effects of Awesome, Joi and the city holograms in particular.
K's fight with Sapper Morton at the beginning. A simple yet effective way of establishing K as a Replicant Blade Runner.
Luv saving the life of K with drone missile strikes. All of this while she gets her nails done, too.
K's brief fight with Deckard in his booby-trapped hideout in Las Vegas. Deckard, despite his age, manages to get the drop on K several times, while K's ability as a Replicant means he can No-Sell Deckard's punches, treating them as annoyances at most. My AHA! moment!
Luv and K's fight scene in general. It really is something to watch two combat-trained Replicants hell bent on killing each other throw down.
While tear-jerking, K's peaceful death is still a moment that is beautiful in its simplicity and execution. Especially when the beautiful and familiar "Tears in the Rain" from the first Blade Runner shows up, at long last.
The Visual Effects of Awesome, Joi and the city holograms in particular.
K's fight with Sapper Morton at the beginning. A simple yet effective way of establishing K as a Replicant Blade Runner.
Luv saving the life of K with drone missile strikes. All of this while she gets her nails done, too.
K's brief fight with Deckard in his booby-trapped hideout in Las Vegas. Deckard, despite his age, manages to get the drop on K several times, while K's ability as a Replicant means he can No-Sell Deckard's punches, treating them as annoyances at most. My AHA! moment!
Luv and K's fight scene in general. It really is something to watch two combat-trained Replicants hell bent on killing each other throw down.
While tear-jerking, K's peaceful death is still a moment that is beautiful in its simplicity and execution. Especially when the beautiful and familiar "Tears in the Rain" from the first Blade Runner shows up, at long last.
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Since we're discussing this again, and since it's been a while now, I just wanted to mention one of my favourite bits of the film, tiny yet personally something I found quite profound and right at the heart of the movie.
WARNING: plot spoilers ahead!
WARNING: plot spoilers ahead!
No really!
It's when K goes to Deckard's hide-out. There's a moment when K asks Deckard about his dog - "is it real?". Deckard shrugs and says "I don't know".
I'm sorry but that's .. like ... WOW!
In the first film there was a very strong sense of it being important who was and wasn't a recplicant. The ultimate form of this was the decades long debate on the internet about Deckard himself.
In 2049 I get the strong sense that, for all I know, EVERYONE might be a replicant and the thing is (as echoed in that throw away remark from Deckard) ... it no longers matters!
I love that.
I'm sorry but that's .. like ... WOW!
In the first film there was a very strong sense of it being important who was and wasn't a recplicant. The ultimate form of this was the decades long debate on the internet about Deckard himself.
In 2049 I get the strong sense that, for all I know, EVERYONE might be a replicant and the thing is (as echoed in that throw away remark from Deckard) ... it no longers matters!
I love that.