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One of the best sequels in quite a while. Blade Runner (1982) was to me the best Noir detective film of the time. Not only because it had great effects but the story itself which was adapted from Philip K. Dick’s short tale - Do android dream of electric sheep held a deep connection between the viewer and the narrator. Every performance brought forth by the cast was outstanding. From Ryan Gosling to Harrison Ford and of course, Sylvia Hoek who really captured and portrayed her role to perfection as a replicant. Emotions were set high in this second half of the franchise leaving the viewer to contemplate on what is possible through science and technology. Creating slaves to work off-world for their masters isn’t too far fetched if one thinks about the implications. Jared Leto’s performance was spot on as the megalomaniac Niander Wallace along with Bautista who also played a run-a-way replicant. The whole cast worked so well, one cannot stop watching as they each break away from reality only to stop and regain their humanity when their lives are on the line. Blade Runner over the last thirty nine years has become an iconic stepping stone for many new breakthroughs in film such as, Children of Men, Sunshine, Snowpiercer, the girl with the dragon tattoo, and of course George Orwell’s dystopian vision - 1984 from the 1949 novel of the same name. Without Blade Runner, none of the other films might have made it to the silver screen in such a visceral fashion as they were meant to be. But I was so glad that Blade Runner 2049 had won two academy awards to help seal its success and to give us a preempt to what is to come later on in the franchise. Ten out of ten stars. Beautiful directing by Denis Villeneuve who has finally finished the Dune re-adaptation. And from what I have been hearing, it’s a thrill ride unlike anything that David Lynch could pull off.