First let’s just get one thing straight. I know that I should have already seen these movies. I’ve already heard it, and even though I am making this disclaimer from the beginning I will still likely hear the “Oh my God” comments, which will fall upon deaf ears having heard them so many times before. I hadn’t seen Blade Runner (not for lack of trying)nor Flashdance.
Blade Runner had been put upon such a high pedestal that I was bound to be disappointed. I mean, it’s Ridley Scott. Alien was good and all, but his other films have this glossed over feel that make each movie feel less believable. It was this glossy finish that was my only real complaint. I suppose a bit more character development for Edward James Olmos’s character would have been nice, but overall that movie was pretty fucking good. Rutger Hauer is one creepy sum-bitch.
Flashdance was brilliant. It was horrible, don’t get me wrong, but it is the quintessential 80’s movie. The fashion trends, the music, the attitudes, everything just wreaked of the 80’s. I don’t know that I’d ever watch it again on purpose, but I wouldn’t change the channel if I ran across it on cable.