I don't know, you know... I'm 35 years old, and Blade Runner was totally a formative movie for me. I think your comments about knowing what was going to happen can hardly be blamed on the movie - certainly when it was made, it was a different story. Can we say that Lord of the Rings is predictable because we know that elves and dwarves always inhabit the same fantasy worlds, and there's usually a broken sword and a magic object of power in the mix?

But all that said... I connected with Fifth Element like it was made for me, and if someone came to my door and told me to give up one of those two movies for the rest of my life, Blade Runner would be in their hand before they finished the question.

So, I guess I'm saying that I both think you missed the point a little, and that I still very much feel the same. *g*