The first reactions to Blade Runner 2049's have landed, and they're better than we could have ever hoped for.
We'd be lying if we said we were 100% confident that the sequel could work, even with the brilliant Denis Villeneuve on board, but the first reactions from US critics are overwhelmingly positive.
"In terms of science fiction filmmaking and world-building, Blade Runner 2049 might be a masterpiece. I think I loved it. Want to see it again," enthused one viewer, and they weren't alone.
"Blade Runner 2049 is phenomenal. Visually mind-blowing sci-fi w/ noir roots shining through in a tight, twisty mystery. Best of 2017 so far," one person praised, with another adding: "[Villeneuve has] done the impossible and delivered a huge home run."
Crikey.
Blade Runner 2049 brings back Harrison Ford as Deckard and he apparently called the sequel "the best script I've ever read".
His original co-star Rutger Hauer is less convinced that the sequel should exist though. "It surprises me that they revisited it at all," he told Digital Spy. "It doesn't matter if it's right after or 10 years later... I don't know what that's about.
"I'll see the movie and see what it is. I think I know what [the story] is and I'll be surprised if it wasn't... and it would be probably a nice surprise!"
Blade Runner 2049 is released in UK cinemas on 5 October and US cinemas on 6 October.
