well, the verdict is in...

I just showed my girlfriend Blade Runner for the first time.

She said, and I quote...

"That was the worst movie I have EVER SEEN."

Apparently, not only 5 mins in was she bored, but she thought everything about it was "stupid." and it was "so 80's"

I figured since she likes anime and all that jazz, maybe she'd get it but, I guess... not.

anybody else ever have this happen to them? Show someone the greatest film of all time and they despise it...?

Yes - when I saw a re-run of Blade Runner at the cinema in the mid-90's, I took a girl friend with me - she wasn't impressed.

But, I wouldn't use 'Blade Runner' as a litmus test to decide who your girl friends are gonna be

The fact is that very few people 'dig' Blade Runner - if they did, you wouldn't need to come here, would you? If everyone 'got it' in the way that we do then we wouldn't have to scour the net looking for the next Blade Runner 'fix', would we?

Oh, far from a litmus test... I was just surprised that she HATED it. It's just kind of funny how people who enjoy the very spawn of the genre-making film see the original in all it's glory, and they just... don't get it. Much more, have nothing good to say about it whatsoever...

the facts of life...

good way to get out of a relationship...show her blade runner, lol.


no, i showed it to my brother, and he hated it at first, fell asleep halfway through it. turns out, he ended up buying the dvd, and added it to his dvd collection, which says a lot because he only buys top-quality dvds (ones of his favorite list) like the matrix, lord of the rings....deep down, i know he likes it

The fact is that very few people 'dig' Blade Runner

That's not really true. There's no need to put Blade Runner down in terms of popularity. When in doubt, just roam the internet. A lot of people dig it. And of those a lot of them think it's the best movie ever made. It appears in countless of best film lists. It's even in IMDB's top 100. This movie is doing exceptionally fine when you consider the fact that this movie is already an "oldie".

predrhone, I would dump your girlfriend.

Deckard BR26354, are you so tired of everything that you are even tired to defend Blade Runner's status? There are many fans of Blade Runner but they just don't come here.

I didn't like blade runner at all my first viewing. But I seemed to like it enough about it to watch it again...and again...untill it became my favorite movie. It kind of infected me...I couldn't get it out of my mind. Still can't. Hopefully your girlfriend will have a change of heart as I did, and as did Siskle and Ebert.

I don't even like watching blade runner with other people. I prefer to be alone with a bottle of whiskey when watching it

yeah, watching it alone is best. in the dark too, not during the daytime. you can never get the room dark enough during the daytime.

We got off topic so I split it - go here for the other bit.

I showed my girlfriend. Same reaction.
Pulled out my reconstruction of Gaff's walking stick and beat her to death.

Jokes (was very close though)

On the serious side now. Im glad Blade Runner is not everyones favourite movie... its better that way and makes our little group so much more elite & exclusive. And I have to agree... the best night out is actually one where you stay in,sound proof the walls,kill the cat,open a bottle of whatever (for me it vodka),sit back on a great recliner in a dark room and watch Blade Runner. Wow, Im already exited! Gotta Go....

Bladerunner has always struck me as a very personal film, it either gets under your skin, or leaves you cold.
It asks deep questions, and if someone is looking for light, then they could be disapointed, as this forum has shown, BR leaves the viewer to fill in some things for themselves, and thats not what many in the mass audience are looking for they want to be spoon fed the whole way,with a nice pleasant tidy ending, some cannot cope with the idear of useing there own minds, and lets face it giveing them what they want is very profitable.

The main reason why some people don't like this film is because, unlike most other movies, Blade Runner doesn't use a clear and straightforward language. Most of its content is sub-textual. If you're not able to read or to interpret this subliminal information, then Blade Runner is nothing more than a meaningless and pointless flick. It's almost impossible to explain Blade Runner to people who don't "get it". Don't try to convert them! Let them (the heathens ) figure it out for themselves.

Exactly, I think Leon Corp. hit the nail on the noggin there. The true purpose and fulfillment in Blade Runner is an underylying concept, like an undertow that carries throughout the film... it's the kind of revelation you'd have after watching it a few times I suppose, scrutinizing with a fine tooth comb. That is, at least for the people who aren't already familiar with that sort of complexity in a film setting, because I'm sure some may have picked it up right after the first viewing... though it's apparent to me that in most situations, that isn't the case. It is definately an acquired taste, and would be kind of hard to explain without prior planning (the kind of sad thing that would make some people carry around index cards of notes, per chance they just happen to run into someone who asks them "what is the significance of Blade Runner?" to which they could simply reply "well! Im glad you asked...")

it really stays true to the Dickian novela in that way... like most other adaptions (perhaps with the exception of Minority Report, though it isn't quite as emotionally charged as it is action/ effects driven.)

Wow, that was a few mouthfuls that needn't have been said again.