BLADE RUNNER Directed by Ridley Scott Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples
Is atmosphere smothering the story lines of smart new science-fantasy movies? Is texture overwhelming the text? On the evidence of Ridley Scott's Blade Runnerand his previous thriller, the 1979 Alienit would seem so. Says David Dryer, who helped supervise the special photographic effects of Blade Runner: "The environment in the film is almost a protagonist." He and other talented craftsmen are lavishing their imaginations on graphic designon high-tech spaceships and déja vu futurismand allowing the characters to wander through a...