Blade Runner

Whats it about?
Some robots get a bit uppity because they don't live for very long. Some bloke has to hunt them down, and he is called a Blade Runner. Which is fine, it has no relevance to blades or running, but that's just semantics.

Who made it?
Ridley Scott and a few other people. It's based on Phillip K Dicks book, and the main script writer obviously did an effective translation from book to film (apart from the fact it ignores loads of the books concepts), and he had a mental breakdown/hissy fit because of constructive criticism, so they had to get someone else in to rewrite the script. But Art through Adversity is always a good thing (or Blade Runner is confirmation bias for that perspective), so kudos to everyone involved for generating one of the most acclaimed sleeper hits in movie history.

Is it any good?
Short answer, yes. Long answer, its a film which speaks a lot about the human condition, life, death, sexual ethics, technophobia vs inevitable technological advancement, immigration, cultural differences and influences, and AI. So bloody watch it already (especially in Blu Ray, because the opening shots are fantastic)

Spoilers?
Harrison Ford plays to his niche acting skills by playing a character who ambiguously could or couldn't be a robot. Somewhat unfortunately, later edits of the film make the ambiguity more obvious, he's an android.

Cheers,

Mr B