Blade Runner 2049 - 10.6.17 (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

Has the US 3D release been canceled?

My Amazon order has been postponed indefinitely, and the product listing page no longer appears searchable. On Best Buy's website, the product is listed but unavailable to order.

It’s available from BB. Some People have already received theirs. And it’s still available to pre order.

 

[Malcolm R]

Has the US 3D release been canceled?

My Amazon order has been postponed indefinitely, and the product listing page no longer appears searchable. On Best Buy's website, the product is listed but unavailable to order.

3D is still available for pre-order from WB Shop. Maybe that's the only domestic source?

http://www.wbshop.com/product/blade....do?sortby=bestSellersAscend&refType=&from=fn

 

[Josh Steinberg]

It’s available from BB. Some People have already received theirs. And it’s still available to pre order.

It's not available to order for shipping. I have had nothing but bad experiences relying on Best Buy's website as a determination for what their stores carry. Unfortunately, the website has had so many inaccurate product listings for my local Best Buys that I no longer trust the website as a gauge of what will be available in the store.

I actually had a store manager say this to me once, in response to the product being listed as "IN STOCK" on their website but nowhere to be found in the store. He said, "It is in stock, we're just out of it" He did not seem to comprehend that "in stock" and "we're out of it" are mutually exclusive terms.

 

[Tino]

It's not available to order for shipping. I have had nothing but bad experiences relying on Best Buy's website as a determination for what their stores carry. Unfortunately, the website has had so many inaccurate product listings for my local Best Buys that I no longer trust the website as a gauge of what will be available in the store.

I actually had a store manager say this to me once, in response to the product being listed as "IN STOCK" on their website but nowhere to be found in the store. He said, "It is in stock, we're just out of it" He did not seem to comprehend that "in stock" and "we're out of it" are mutually exclusive terms.

I hear you.

But people on the other site are posting that they have received theirs.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Glad to hear it's not vaporware then - wonder why Amazon was unable to stock. I guess I'll try to walk to Best Buy on street date, or see if it becomes available for order later on.

 

[TJPC]

Glad to hear it's not vaporware then - wonder why Amazon was unable to stock. I guess I'll try to walk to Best Buy on street date, or see if it becomes available for order later on.

I still have it on pre-order from Amazon.ca.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I still have it on pre-order from Amazon.ca.

My pre-order is still open from Amazon.com they just don't have a shipping estimate anymore.

 

[TJPC]

Mine still says Jan. 22 to 26th. I’d try calling them. If you can get through the thick accents, I find them generally very approachable.

 

[John Dirk]

What’s to understand? As you said it’s my opinion.

You are absolutely correct and I apologize if I appeared to imply otherwise.

I watched 2049 late night on our bedroom set. I should probably reserve my final judgement until I can have a critical viewing in my theater room.

 

[SamT]

 

[Tim Glover]

Question. I hate admitting this. It's been a long time since I've seen the original Blade Runner. Frankly, I remember very little. I would like to rent 2049. Does one need to see the original again; first? Or can one kind of connect the dots?

 

[TonyD]

I’d watch it again.
I did that before 2049 and think it helped jog my memory.

On the other hand if you didn’t care for the first one you can likely figure it out while watching 2049

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I think it works both as a standalone film and a follow-up to the original.

The film has two focuses which start as separate stories and become intertwined by the end: the first focus is on the character played by Ryan Gosling, and his experiences working as a "blade runner" color his personality and his search for meaning and belonging. The second focus is on solving the mystery of what happened to Harrison Ford and Sean Young after they fled at the end of the first movie, an assignment which falls into Gosling's lap.

I think the movie ends up being more involving if you're familiar with the first film but I'm not sure that it's essential either.

 

[dpippel]

I'd highly recommend watching the original again merely because it's such a great film. I think that doing so will allow you to better appreciate the artistry on display in BR 2049.

 

[Tim Glover]

Ok thx guys! I will watch the original...been wanting to anyway. Then wait a little and rent 2049.

 

[SamT]

You have to watch the original, otherwise it makes no sense. They are directly interconnected.

 

[Tino]

Hi Tim

Like Josh said it works both as a stand-alone and follow up. You don’t need to see the first one but it certainly helps.

I actually have always found the first one rather dull while the sequel I think is tremendous. And absolutely stands on its own.

Cheers Tim

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I need to rewatch 2049. A fellow HTFer was kind enough to grab me a 3D copy from Best Buy when it came out on disc in January, but i had some nasty flu-like illness the day it arrived as wasn’t up to it. As soon as I got better, I had a destination wedding to attend, and when I got back, my projector screen died and it took nearly two months to get the replacement (it had been under warranty so that was free at least). And since then most of my viewing has been for official HTF reviews.

The upside to all of this is that I’m even more excited to see it a second time than I was the first. It’s a great film. And it has a very unique feel to it.

 

[Malcolm R]

..., my projector screen died ...

How does a projector screen die?

 

[DavidJ]

How does a projector screen die?

Too many DCEU movies.



BTW, this is meant purely as a joke and I don’t wish to derail the thread.