You people really need to READ the article. WOW!  People here taking out of context based on the title of the article.

He said the genre is tired and maybe dead, based on the recent movies released and related it to the western movies and how that field is dried up.

Ridley is on a press junket to promote the new Blade Runner anneversary DVD release.  A film that he was forced to edit, overdub, reshoot etc.

Most of the article is about his dealings with Blade Runner and the pressure of putting that movie out.

That's what he's talking about, movies to the masses, effects for effects sake.

Ridley was recently asked would he do another Alien movie for the franchise and his responce was WHY?  Unless there is something really relevant and new to do with that franchise there is no point.

Don't take that article which had few quotes BY ridley as what he's about.  Ridley is really about character and story when he directs or works on a movie, he's never waivered at all in his career on that point.

Everybody thinks because he directed Alien and Blade Runner that he is only a sci fi movie director.  He's mostly a movie producer now which from a movie producer point of view scifi would be seen as dead.  It's expensive, the return aint all that great for the most part.

Doesn't matter what one movie person says, many will do more and different things.

Me I'm awaiting I Am Legend with Will Smith in December.