I have a lot of weird-ass videos to show this week, and this probably isn't the weirdest. But there's something totally mesmerizing to me about seeing a Lego Rutger Hauer give his classic farewell speech from Blade Runner. I mean, the face is animated, but it's still a Lego head, so... there's almost no movement, and certainly no emotion. And yet I think I've watched it about 40 times today. Is it Rutger Hauer's performance? The way being a Lego informs the themes of humanity and life posed by the replicants? Or the fact that a little Lego dude is saying "Time... to die."? I don't know, man. I don't know.
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DoctorSmash said:
*imitates Doctor Orpheus*
.... Kay.
Whoever said:
Lego men shouldn't blink. That is all.
dnwilliams replied to Whoever:
This is why we can't have nice things.
I love our robot superiors said:
What is going on with the liveblog? I suggested a few subjects in the post about the Bioshock 2 sculpture.
demoncat said:
that is a little creepy . and just like the original version in the film you almost want to feel for Rutger. not to mention Lego people lips are drawn on they do not move.
SpecterM91 said:
God. You can tell a scene is powerful when it's just as effective when reenacted by Lego mini-figs. Fuck I love me some Blade Runner.
Noremak The Neck-Breaker replied to SpecterM91:
Word.
Noremak The Neck-Breaker replied to SpecterM91:
Word.
Jimbotron said:
The thing I like about this particular cut is that you can totally tell that Deckard was actually a Lego minifig the whole time, just by watching Harrison Ford's reaction shots. It's subtle, but it's there if you look for it. Ridley Scott has outdone himself this time...
PIGCITY said:
Again its Lego not 'Legos' how come you guys do not understand this.
"All These Moments Will Be Lost in Time... Like Lego... in the Yard"
Would have been a perfectly acceptable sentence.
Arcane replied to PIGCITY:
I have absolutely never in my life heard the word 'lego' used as its own plural. My experience of course does not validate usage, but I can tell you that's my reason for not understading this. Has anyone else gone 27 years without ever hearing of this?
pigcity replied to Arcane:
Even in its birthplace of Denmark it is referred to in its plural as 'Lego" as it is all over Europe.
I take it you are residing in the States hence never hearing the correct term? Its only of late that the transatlantic plural usage has come to my attention and maybe it was marketed differently over there for you guys.
But the correct term for the plural as created in its homeland is 'Lego'
GalvaTRION replied to pigcity:
"Its only of late that the transatlantic plural usage has come to my attention and maybe it was marketed differently over there for you guys."
That should be "It's."
The laws of grammar are a double edged sword, monsieur.
So hey, that there video makes me wanna pull me my copy of Blade Runner outta the ol' DVD collection an' give it another look-see.
I must agree: Rutger's performance is so effective, even layering it over with LEGO (my Eggo) cannot remove the effectiveness of the scene.
dnwilliams replied to pigcity:
Americans do a lot of stuff like that man. Like, they call Macaroni Cheese 'Macaroni AND Cheese'.
It's like they live in another country! Oh wait, they do.
dude replied to dnwilliams:
"Americans do a lot of stuff like that man. Like, they call Macaroni Cheese 'Macaroni AND Cheese'."
Dude! Americans invented Mac and Cheese. I think we know the right name for it.
Whiskeyjack replied to dude:
Canadians call it Kraft Dinner :)
Wesley Street replied to PIGCITY:
One Lego, two Legos. USA! USA! USA!
Jking said:
This reinforces that Blade Runner is the best!
LeFranckster said:
It's always been Legos for me here in Canada as well...
