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Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« on: November 20, 2019, 12:34:17 AM »

Momo

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2019, 12:40:00 AM »

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2019, 12:44:03 AM »
dunno what that is, boomer shit I bet

Momo

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2019, 01:13:20 AM »
dunno what that is, boomer shit I bet
The movie Blade Runner happens on 20 November 2019. also yes, boomer shit.

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2019, 01:41:25 AM »
Re-watched the Final Cut in 4K earlier this month. Batty's monologue made me tear up this time. Great film that doesn't overstay its welcome.

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2019, 04:24:00 AM »
Some scaled Ultra HD captures, adjusted for SDR a bit. Some aren't a fan of the preserved grain in this transfer but it's inherent to the film and gives it character that suits the noir style imo.






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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2019, 04:33:43 AM »
I tried to watch it once and fell asleep
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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2019, 04:48:22 AM »
I should give it another chance. I didn't like it despite loving most other dystopian science fiction works. I really enjoyed Blade Runner 2049 so perhaps I was just having a bad day when I watched the original.

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2019, 06:27:03 AM »
One of my favorite movies. Unfortunately I saw the theatrical cut first, dismissed it as unremarkable and forgot about it until being shown the director's cut many years later.
Blade Runner is not a film you can only watch once, you need to see it multiple times to appreciate it.

I am still undecided whether 2049 is a worthy sequel, but I have only seen it once.
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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2019, 07:12:07 AM »
Ah, this explains why it's being shown at my local cinema at the weekend. Seeing it Sunday :)

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Momo

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2019, 09:16:19 AM »
The bore's blade runner forum. universe grows :rejoice

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2019, 09:24:16 AM »
dunno what that is, boomer shit I bet
The movie Blade Runner happens on 20 November 2019. also yes, boomer shit.

Is it the 20th? I remember Twitter going on about it just being November 2019. Supposedly it goes from the 19th to the 22nd, but I don't recall the movie giving actual dates.

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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2019, 09:37:25 AM »
dunno what that is, boomer shit I bet
The movie Blade Runner happens on 20 November 2019. also yes, boomer shit.

Is it the 20th? I remember Twitter going on about it just being November 2019. Supposedly it goes from the 19th to the 22nd, but I don't recall the movie giving actual dates.

Me neither, the intro just says
Los Angeles
November, 2019



No specific dates are mentioned in the movie, you can only tell that the story takes place over the course of several days.

Edit: I think the November 20 date is from Blade Runner 2049.
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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2019, 09:58:18 AM »
I thought maybe it was based on Roy's 3-year lifespan, but the scene showing the profiles of the replicants has his incept date as January 2016, so that's not it.
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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2019, 10:14:13 AM »
4 years, but since he died in November 2019 instead of January 6, 2020 it doesn't seem to be very precise.
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Re: Happy Blade Runner Day Nerds
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2019, 11:24:19 AM »
2049 >>>>>