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Blade Runner has had a very fascinating history. When it first came out, it did poorly at the box office and critics were split on it, either thinking it's a sci-fi milestone or a mess of a movie. But over time, the film started to gain a cult following especially when director Ridley Scott released two versions of his original vision: the Director's cut and his definitive Final Cut for the 25th anniversary. Based on Philip K. Dick's book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (which sounds about as good a title as the original title for War and Peace: War, What Is It Good For? ), the movie takes place in a future where androids known as replicants co-exist with humans. They were designed for slave labor until they revolted, being declared illegal. Officers known as Blade Runners are given the task to locate them and retire them, which is another word for kill. A Blade Runner named Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is ordered to locate a group of rogue replicants who are in...