Last night I went and saw "Blade Runner the final cut" at the Ziegfled Theater. It's one of the top 50 dystopian movies of all time. I remember dad saying that he really liked this movie. He was right! It's pretty amazing. Very intense though. Not for the children. I won't give away any spoilers but the end sequence is a symbolic overload in a way that only a dystopian movie made in the early 80's could be.
Another great thing about going and seeing this movie was the people watching. Blade Runner has a cult following. The average viewer spends at least 1/2 of their free time reading comic books and the another 1/4 collecting comic books. That leaves them with only 1/4 of the their free time to find chicks. That is dedication.
Small side note... Last year I went and saw Gone With the Wind staring Clark Gable at the Ziegfeld. I told Grandma Randall and she told me some funny and interesting stories. First was that when coming back from Germany after WWII Grandpa Blackham had a long layover in NYC. During his stay here he went and saw the Ziegfeld Follies. I'm pretty sure it would have been at this theater. It's an interesting thought for me to think about Grandpa Blackham in his early twenties walking around mid-town New York around 1946 killing time before he hopped on a train for Utah. The second story Grandma told me was that the first time she saw Gone With The Wind she got scared half way through and got up and left the theater. She did not watch it until 30 years later when she got it on VHS. She loves it now though.
Comments on the top 50 dystopian movies of all time. I counted and I have seen 26 of the ranked and 3 of the mentioned movies on the list. Some of my favorite would include Death Race 2000, Thx1138, Escape from New York, Brazil, and Omega Man. Again... none of these movies are for the kids.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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Well I have seen 11 of these top 25. Some of my favorites were Total Recall, Mad Max, Planet of the Apes and Robocop. Why is it that most of those movies were made in the 80's? Did the 80's really suck that bad? You would think that with all the bright colors and funny haircuts everyone would be extremely happy (or blind maybe).
Jeff it's good to hear from you.
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