Scream/Blade Runner 2049 (1001 Films #1210)

"It's at a certain point toward the finale that this SCREAM becomes almost as drearily repetitious as the reboot culture it skewers."

Pat Smith of Slant Magazine lines up SCREAM for a stab wound, and sadly, we mostly agree. One of our hosts is kind to the movie, and the other is Dave. We talk about waiting too long, the lack of difference between Scream 4 and 5, and how these kids never quite live up to noted thespians like Matthew Lillard and Jamie Kennedy.

But then we move on to a great movie! Right? Well…

“In the end, for all its pleasures, it's difficult to view Blade Runner 2049 as anything but an elaborate echo of the original, neither true sequel nor reboot, unclear of its own identity.” - Melissa Anderson, Columns

“Blade Runner 2049 honors the original in many ways - some small and some large - but it's not a soft reboot. It's a new story with new ideas and new purpose” - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Two very different reviews here for what has been dubbed in cinephile circles as the movie we should have paid for, an underseen masterpiece.

But what will Dave and Mike think? That’s why you’re here. Listen in to hear about fantastic visuals, stupid sounds, and Inspector Gadget threesomes. Hell yeah, that’ll bring in the listeners (unlike stupid Marvel garbage)

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