Critical Miss: #22

[Worgendonor]

Anyone else notice he was stabbed in the back with a wiimote?

 

[George Palmer]

My favorite film of all time. I could probably quote it line for line lol. Blade Runner is one of the most influential films ever. I put it up there with the the greats!

Heres a bonus for all you Blade fans. A scene that was cut from the film. An interview between Deckard and the bladerunner that Leon shot.




Also how to make the Vangelis Blade Runner music sound. At 1:29 it really kicks in and gives me shivers. So awesome!

 

[cieply]

OK so we have now something that puts the distinction between old gamers/nerds and new hip gamers...

So sad...

 

[mexicola]

Blade Runner, like A New Hope, and Logans Run is one of the films on which all modern sci-fi of any media is based. This isn't a 'Look at me I am cool' thing, this is paying tribute to one of the very bright and original stars of the entire genre.

The "Look at me I am cool" was an intentional exaggeration just like the other part of my "quoted" sentence. I still think some of the comments were somewhat snobbish, granted there are ironic ones too. Anyway there is no reason to shout out one's disappointment in the world if he reads a comment of someone who didn't watch Blade Runner. So what if he didn't? Maybe it's a young poster, maybe he doesn't like SF or maybe he wasn't aware how idolised the particular sentence is and never remembered it from the movie he saw (While nobody's asking - yeah I got the reference from the comic itself).

Late quote but I didn't log in for the last few days.

 

[filmguy450]

I am sorely disappointed in the number of people who've not seen Blade Runner. Sorely. Disappointed.

To be fair, it's not as if it's the most well known of cult classic films. I only heard about it myself earlier this year when me and my dad were talking about Philip K. Dick's work and he mentioned this film being an adaptation of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and watched it a short while afterwards. Chances are people would have as much chance understanding this quote out of the blue as they would if I just decided to say "Malcovich. Malcovich Malcovich Malcovich." all of a sudden without any hints towards where it came from.

Anyway, great comic. Loved the Pulp lyrics right at the end as well as the Duckhunt joke.

It's not a 'cult' classic at all! OMG! It's a bona-fide sci-fi classic that changed the look of sci-fi films from then to now. Calling a cult classic is insulting to what it is.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

I, I, I,
Huh?

My brain hurts. How can people not know about Blade Runner? It's an important scene and it wasn't even in the book!

 

[Ghengis John]

I LOVED IT!

 

[wonkify]

This genuinely hurts my heart. I hate to think so many young people who are proud of their geek/nerd status haven't had someone older share the love of an earlier decade sci fi gem with them.

And that's who's responsible, not the younger gamers. Of course they are going to be interested in today and tomorrow, not so much yesterday. That's our job to share what was new to us and still holds up today.

 

[The Wooster]

If this comic had sound, probably they would put Sepultura Bauhaus playing Bela Lugosi's Dead.

Fixed that for you. Also:

"You're reading along on a website when you see a comic strip that references Blade Runner. Everyone around you is cracking up, but you're not laughing."

"What do you mean, I'm not laughing?"

"I mean you're not laughing. Why is that, Leon?"

Hahaha. Just noticed this now. Excellent my friend, excellent.

 

[Neferius]

Rest in Peace old-timer ...your Death shall not go in Vain

 

[Ninjariffic]

This comic is like an onion (or a troll, or a parfait); it has layers. Everyone keeps going on and on about the Blade Runner reference, but that's not the only obstacle to understanding this comic. That dying speech is sharing some of the fantastic and terrible things that he's seen. That speech is acting like a filter through which to remember those games. Looking back on my glorious victories and agonizing defeats like a tired old veteran.

I nearly spit my drink out when I got to the end of the comic. For you youngsters, knowing what Duck Hunt is just isn't good enough. You have to have played the game. Extensively. It's easy to distinguish those who've played it from those who've merely heard of it. People who've played it hate that goddamned dog with everything they've got. They've had the game taken away from them for screaming in frustation at that beast's mocking laughter. The first time i ever swore in the house was at that game. "Ahhhh. I hate that fucking dog! I hate him".

Ahh. Good times.

 

[Arren Kae]

Hey Edna St.Vincent Millay, Mutalisks don't catch fire.

 

[deserteagleeye]

I finally understand that "eggs off a hooker's stomach" joke from Phil Ken Sebben.

 

[wyrmslayer1991]

Jesus. The amount of people here that haven't seen Blade Runner is staggering to me, and I'm bloody 20.