I'd never seen this movie, but I've had several people tell me I really should see this movie. Marcus and I watched it last night, well I watched and he slept through it (he'd already seen it). I must say, it was nothing at all what I expected it to be. For some reason, I had gotten it into my head that it would be...well...campier; maybe more light hearted, along the lines of Star Wars: A New Hope or Tron. I really don't know where I got that from, maybe because Harrison Ford starred in it, but in my defense I didn't know it was directed by Ridley Scott.

Keeping it in context with when it was made, it was rather visually stunning. I can only hope that LA will be that evil in ten years (I mean it almost is now), and I'm still holding out for those flying cars. Subjectively, it was much darker than my expectations, as I said earlier. The concepts weren't new to me at all, artificial life and the morals attached to it are age old sci-fi discussions. I enjoyed how it brushed up against a film noir style, while still being fairly unique. I must say, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it in live action movies; the whole time I watched it, I kept thinking it would've been amazing had it been animated. I'll just lay it out there, I was shocked by how much it seemed to have influenced 90's anime. I'm not a HUGE anime fan, but I've seen the principals Ghost in the Shell, Akira, etc.; and visually, this was very very much like both of those. I find that extremely interesting, in a chicken or the egg kind of way.

I honestly can't say for sure if I liked it or not. I would like to watch it again to get a better feel for it. I think my surprise at the visual style of it overshadowed my brain's taking in the story and characters. It was clearly far ahead of it's time, and I can see why many people recommended it to me. I think I'll watch it again tomorrow before returning it.