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Forums - Movies & TV - Blade Runner 2049 has disappointing opening weekend of $32-35 million

System Shock, Deus Ex, Bioshock, Syndicate, Beneath a Steel Sky, Shadowrun, Gemini Rue, Cyberpunk 2071, ...

The Matrix, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Akira, Brazil, Teminator, Robocop, The Fifth Element, Strange Days, Gattaca, Dark City, ...

To name just a few, Some you might not like the original Blade Runner, but it‘s undeniably one of the most influental movies of the last 50 years.

The phantastic set design with its incredible attention to detail in combination with the lightning and Vangelis briliant music (by far his best OST) create a dystopic and melancholic atmosphere that is unmatched for me in SciFi movie history. It absorbs me every time I watch it (and I just watched it this very evening again, it was on arte, arguably one of the few remaining European public TV channels which broadcasts movie classics at prime time and combines it with subsequent documentaries, in this case one about Philip K. Dick).

Blade Runner did not only influence plenty of others, it was of course influenced by others. The most obvious influences are Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the film noir genre (Robert Mitchum was the the preferred actor for Deckard by the original screenplay writer Hampton Fincher)) and 70s French SciFi comics by Enki Bilal, Moebius and Philippe Druillet (published in Métal Hurlant, aka Heavy Metal magazine in USA).



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okr said:
System Shock, Deus Ex, Bioshock, Syndicate, Beneath a Steel Sky, Shadowrun, Gemini Rue, Cyberpunk 2071, ...

The Matrix, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop, Akira, Brazil, Teminator, Robocop, The Fifth Element, Strange Days, Gattaca, Dark City, ...

To name just a few, Some you might not like the original Blade Runner, but it‘s undeniably one of the most influental movies of the last 50 years.

The phantastic set design with its incredible attention to detail in combination with the lightning and Vangelis briliant music (by far his best OST) create a dystopic and melancholic atmosphere that is unmatched for me in SciFi movie history. It absorbs me every time I watch it (and I just watched it this very evening again, it was on arte, arguably one of the few remaining European public TV channels which broadcasts movie classics at prime time and combines it with subsequent documentaries, in this case one about Philip K. Dick).

Blade Runner did not only influence plenty of others, it was of course influenced by others. The most obvious influences are Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the film noir genre (Robert Mitchum was the the preferred actor for Deckard by the original screenplay writer Hampton Fincher)) and 70s French SciFi comics by Enki Bilal, Moebius and Philippe Druillet (published in Métal Hurlant, aka Heavy Metal magazine in USA).

what is the point of saying this? no one was denying it's influence



Smartie900 said:
twintail said:

You do realise that Ryan Gosling is the bigger star appeal in this film right?

 

On a side note... im a little surprised. Seemed like it was going to be a massive hit. Will need to see it soon though I dont hink the fisrt film is quite as epic as its legacy made it out to be.

I would argue that Harrison Ford's appeal is bigger. I should have worded it differently.... but besides The Notebook and La La Land, Gosling doesn't exactly convince people to see a movie that they wouldn't have seen otherwise, even if he is relatively well known.

I'm surprised of the movie's outcome too. It's underwhelming performance disappointed me to say the least.

Unfortunately, your argument is wrong. It's not really an opinion.



I bet the Wii U would sell more than 15M LTD by the end of 2015. He bet it would sell less. I lost.

It having a R rating didn't help its box office either besides the other stuff already mentioned.



Well damn, I love Robert Mitchum, had no idea Hampton had him in mind.

With Nice Guys also flopping, I guess there is no hope for neo/noir to ever make a comeback. Damn shame, the musical crowd have their beloved La La Land... what about us noir lovers huh hollywood???



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LipeJJ said:

I'm glad to see it flopping. It was one of the worst movies of this year for me, and yes... I liked the original.

It was just so full of nonsense and empty... Plus, the main "villain" acting and reasoning were comical.

Really? I don't think I have seen a better movie this year. It actually has more substance than the original, so I don't really get why this one is considered empty, if something this one is less poetic but it has the same kind of philosophy plus better cinematography. In fact I strongly believe it has one of the best (if not the best) photography directions of the decade, pure perfection.

Also, is not really flopping outside USA.



I just watched it. It was actually pretty good. It kept the tone of the original, but it offered a new compelling story. A little long (I enjoy long movies, but more so in the comfort of my home so I can sprawl out) and some questionable parts to the plot but still worth watching.

I think the length will be the biggest deterrent for most. I don't think we need any Blade Runners after this one though others who've watched it may argue otherwise, so I am alright with it not doing well in the box office. Still, good movie.



Excellent movie that could have a long life on video and other revenue sources. Rare sequel that matches a superb classic.



Nymeria said:
Excellent movie that could have a long life on video and other revenue sources. Rare sequel that matches a superb classic.

I agree, even when its all said and done in the box office this will not give us the complete picture because this looks like the kind of movie that could still get a very good revenue form other sources.



Nichie fanbase is the answer.

It needed a black trans paring up with a lesbian asian woman to get the mainstream media support behind it.