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Eugene's Lair posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Eugene's Lair posted:

Baz posted:

Glad you enjoyed it EC...I think it got mixed reviews in the US .

I think the reviews have actually been pretty good - it's 88% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. 

However, it hasn't been doing as well as expected commercially - partly because it's so long that cinemas can only do 3 screenings a day...

 

Me? I'm planning to see it at the weekend...

@Eugene's Lair

 

You are not wrong about the length. There were only a couple of occasions where I wanted things to move on a bit quicker, generally the pacing was not bad. I think some less patient people who may disagree.

 

How are you watching it? I had the option of IMAX 3D, 3D, 2D, 4DX. Plumped for plain old 2D as I did not want to see 3D and it's far too wet a film for 4DX. 

Almost certainly IMAX 3D, although it's not booked yet... 

4DX isn't an option for me, but I doubt I would bother with it anyway as it's something which I consider - whether rightly or wrongly - to be a bit of a gimmick, and more likely to distract from the movie than add to it.

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I have a few questions, EC, if you're able to answer them without going into "spoiler" territory...

1) Was rewatching "Blade Runner" before seeing the new movie helpful?

2) Do you think the new movie can "stand alone", i.e. could someone who hasn't seen the first film follow it?

3) Have you seen the three short films that fill the gaps between the two movies? If so, did you find they helped your understanding/enjoyment of the new movie?

I'm firmly on the side of gimmick with 4DX. It's fun as a one-off, but I knew I would not do it for many films in the future, if at all.

1. I rewatched the original for a couple of reasons. I wanted to get myself into the mood for the new film and I had not seen the Final Cut version, but having watched it (and knowing the changes) it was so subtle I hardly noticed, except for the removal of the voiceover and ending. Helpful, probably not as I have seen the film dozens of times.

1. I think that most people, if they read the information at the beginning and pay attention to what characters say when they explain something should be able to understand what is unfolding. There are references to the previous film and there is definitely a few occasions where having seen the previous film you know what is happening on screen and who that character is and their past. (I so want to talk to someone who has seen it and it's driving me a bit mad, I want those "how did they...", "wow, I was not expecting..." moments to be discussed).

1. When I know I am going to see a film I tend to avoid reviews and any discussion of the film, including things like the web shorts. The only thing I do watch is a trailer. Once I have seen the film I then start to read reviews and catch up on the shorts. When they did that for Alien Covenant I went back after and watched the shorts. I have a friend who bases his cinema trips on Guardian reviews! Mad in my opinion.

Enjoy the film @Eugene's Lair and I'll be interested in your opinion of the film.