At 87 years old, director Ridley Scott has seen a tremendous amount of success over the course of his career. His films have grossed billions at the box office and taken home nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture for 2000's "Gladiator." Scott explained that Kael "destroyed Blade Runner in four pages" in the New Yorker, likening the review to "industrial espionage, because you're destroying a product before it's out." But more than forty years and 26 films later, Pauline Kael's review still sticks with the octogenarian director. For his part, Scott said he stopped reading reviews entirely — whether good or bad — after being hurt by Kael's response to "Blade Runner."

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Persons: Ridley Scott, Scott, Fede Alvarez, Pauline Kael, Kael, Pauline Kael's, It's, Jenny Wang Organizations: CNBC, Hollywood Reporter Locations: Houston