ULTIMATE Blade Runner Coming to DVD - Page 2

Kevy Baby · 07-29-2007, 06:10 PM

I have never seen Blade Runner. Now I need to decide which version to see.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-29-2007, 06:15 PM

Even though I'm a fan of the director's cut, I'd say see the international theatrical version. It's easier to explain how the d.c. differs from that than vice versa.

NickO'Time · 07-29-2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I have never seen Blade Runner. Now I need to decide which version to see.

I always felt when the movie came out, that it was ahead of it's time in special effects. I miss the Harrison Ford voice over and the original ending. Now it will be available.

mousepod · 07-29-2007, 07:36 PM

There's a great book that came out in the '90s called "Future Noir" that's a pretty exhaustive account of the making of Blade Runner. Worth a read if you're a fan of the movie and are at all interested in why there are so many versions circulating.

For me, my favorite version was always the "International" cut. It's basically the original US theatrical version (not one of the preview versions), with a few extra shots of gore (as noted by Flippyshark). It was released in the US as a Criterion laserdisc way back when. The Deckard voiceovers are, for me, an important part of why the movie is "noir", and for that reason I appreciate them. No matter what version I watch, though, I make sure that I end the movie when the door closes (you know what I mean). This new set will be interesting for the older versions of the movie - but I hope that they remaster them - when they put out the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars movies last year as bonus features, they didn't bother making them anamorphic...

flippyshark · 07-29-2007, 07:46 PM

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but I hope that they remaster them - when they put out the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars movies last year as bonus features, they didn't bother making them anamorphic...

From what I understand, theatrical, international and director's cuts (but not the new Final cut) are all on the same disc and accesible via "seamless branching," which leads me to think they will all be remastered, though there are potential downsides to this approach as well.

innerSpaceman · 07-29-2007, 11:25 PM

I've never liked this film, though it has great interest to me as a film buff. I hated the Ford voice-over, but despised the film without it.

As mousepod pointed out, it's a noirish touch that fits the movie ... but I don't think it was handled particularly well.

I've never seen the International Cut ... and I'd like to see this umpteenth version as a curiousity. I'm much more likely to see it in its limited theatrical release than to buy the disk.

The DVD intrigues me, though. Examinng multiple versions of the same film can be fascinating (e.g., Brazil) ... but if one of those versions is created 25 years later especially for DVD, I tend not to consider authentic.

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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	There's a great book that came out in the '90s called "Future Noir" that's a pretty exhaustive account of the making of Blade Runner. Worth a read if you're a fan of the movie and are at all interested in why there are so many versions circulating. For me, my favorite version was always the "International" cut. It's basically the original US theatrical version (not one of the preview versions), with a few extra shots of gore (as noted by Flippyshark). It was released in the US as a Criterion laserdisc way back when. The Deckard voiceovers are, for me, an important part of why the movie is "noir", and for that reason I appreciate them. No matter what version I watch, though, I make sure that I end the movie when the door closes (you know what I mean). This new set will be interesting for the older versions of the movie - but I hope that they remaster them - when they put out the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars movies last year as bonus features, they didn't bother making them anamorphic... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-29-2007, 11:25 PM	#6
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I've never liked this film, though it has great interest to me as a film buff. I hated the Ford voice-over, but despised the film without it. As mousepod pointed out, it's a noirish touch that fits the movie ... but I don't think it was handled particularly well. I've never seen the International Cut ... and I'd like to see this umpteenth version as a curiousity. I'm much more likely to see it in its limited theatrical release than to buy the disk. The DVD intrigues me, though. Examinng multiple versions of the same film can be fascinating (e.g., Brazil) ... but if one of those versions is created 25 years later especially for DVD, I tend not to consider authentic.
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