Blade Runner

Title: Blade Runner
Year: 1982
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: Hampton Fancher & David Webb Peoples, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Music: Vangelis
Distinctions: Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Best Visual Effects; currently #115 on IMDb's Top 250
Length: 117 minutes (theatrical cut)
Synopsis: an ex-cop is forced to hunt down a group of androids
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday (original theatrical cut); also, the director's cut, c. 2001
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good).
Objective Rating: 7/10 (points off for story, pacing and music) c. 2.9/4 (Good).

Great concept, but the movie is all atmosphere and relatively little story. There's a hell of a lot of great atmosphere, though.  The theatrical cut is much better than the director's cut; the voice overs might be corny, but a little iconic corniness is just what this movie needs. It takes itself way too seriously otherwise. And while it's possible to follow the plot without the voice overs, it's not easy, and this story isn't nearly complex enough to justify having a hard time following it (although if you've only ever seen the director's cut, you might think it is complex).