Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Jay D — 01 Nov 2017

Beautifully shot, mesmerizing to watch, often seedy and dirty yet beautiful, the cinematography was done right. I enjoyed every single character that comes to mind. The stories behind the "androids" and the "computer wife" were all compelling and heartfelt. I loved the set up, the pacing, the delivery, the ending. The music was perfect for the movie... I almost didn't want to leave when the credits were rolling. I just can't say enough good things about this movie, and I really need to go watch it again on the big screen.

If you pressed me for some minor gripes, it might be that the replicant farm hallway felt a little too borrowed from the recent HBO Westworld series and was too ugly to deserve to be part of this movie... but the point of the whole sequence made sense and revealed what it needed to of Wallace's character. Another gripe would normally be not seeing any green nature in the film... yet that was a big part of the story, and it didn't really bother me anyway since it was shot so artfully to begin with. I will say in the theater I was in, the high end sounds were just too loud... definitely a personal thing with recent movies in modern theaters.

Highly recommended... and last personal note is that I feel it's soon time for me to go to 4K at home so I can enjoy some of these awesome films after they leave the big screen. Please Hollywood, more quality flicks like this!