Hi Greenvago. Good review. I'm actually new to Steemit too and I really like to discuss films with like minded people.
I loved the new Blade Runner film. Honestly, I think I would rank it higher than the original. While I would agree that there were plot points that were a bit tricky to follow, especially with trying to understand the timeline of all the events that occurred since the last film that shaped the new world we are in, I thought from a character point of view there were excellent arcs and the motivations were all clear and original.
Rick Deckard's character was expanded in a way that was organic and faithful to the original film while still feeling fresh and new. We especially saw this with how he interacted with Rachael's doppelganger.
Also, K's character was also independent and original where the film could have easily fallen into the trap of making his character a rehash of Deckard. It was how K believed the lie of his true origin, then how he reacted after the revelation that made him all the more interesting. This resulted in his character having a completed arc that went in a very different direction than what most of us thought.
I look forward to reading the other reviews you post.