Film & TV

Blade Runner!

It's on iPlayer. Quick, go watch it!

James Goldsack

11 Nov 2010 — 1 min read

On BBC iPlayer until midnight tomorrow (Saturday 13th), is the best film you can see for free this weekend. Starring Harrison Ford as Deckard, the policeman tasked with hunting down a group of escaped androids, banned from earth due to their threat to humanity. The visual palette of this film is an amazing selections of eerie dark shades, with a plot to match. Based loosely on Philip K. Dick’s fantastic Do androids dream of electric sheep, it gives more questions than answers while remaining captivating and enjoyable. A must watch for anyone with a modem. Check it out on http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

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