Blade Runner [Director's Cut]

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Summary: Just not as good...
Review: This is the first occasion upon which I've seen a director's cut and wished it was the theatrical release. While Harrison Ford's voiceover may have been poorly executed and a bit cheesy, this version, which edits it out, seems slower, poorly paced, and was harder for people who hadn't been familiar with the movie to follow.

I don't think there was enough background written into Bladerunner, and the lack of narration both obviates and aggrivates this flaw. This cut would have been much better if the additional dream material and the less "happy ending" resolution were added in, and the cheeseball narration remained in as well. Unfortunately, and somewhat shockingly, this director's cut is not an improvement over the original- it's not even as good.

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Summary: Great movie, lousy DVD
Review: I wish the "geniuses" over at Warner Bros. would finally release this on a new DVD with the picture and sound that this movie deserves. Why bother releasing it on DVD if it isn't going to be high quality. That's the whole point of buying a DVD over a VHS tape, for the QUALITY. Great movie though. Too bad...

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Summary: The Best Sci-fi Movie Ever
Review: Blade Runner (director's cut) has to be my favorite movie; it's special effects and setting are still visually stunning after 20 years, plus the breathtaking soundtrack and story make it a feast for the senses. Very few films can stand the test of time this well, and I cannot gush about this movie enough. It is a work of art.

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Summary: 'Blade Runner' is Visually Impressive, But is Overall Boring
Review: Harrison Ford is a very talented actor. I love mostly all his movie with few exceptions, this is one of them. I rented this movie thinking it would be thrilling, considering it was directed by Ridley Scott and starred Harrison Ford. Don't get me wrong, the movie is very visually impressive and is well-directed, but the plot is plain out weird and boring. I felt like I was falling asleep at some parts and then waking up fifteen minutes later not knowing what had happened. I never did fall asleep, it just felt like that. It is worth watching for special effects and direction, but the plot and story is really boring and confusing.

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Summary: Bring Back The Origional
Review: I think there is large audience out there, waiting for the origional cut to be released on DVD. Now is the time to upgrade the soudtrack and release the version that won awards. I have seen both versions of this movie in the theater and although the origional is among my top three all time favorites, I don't want to own the directors' cut on DVD. Release the origional cut on DVD and it is my contention it will outsell the directors' cut.

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Summary: Great film
Review: this film goes along well with others by other masterful filmakers like Kubrick in questioning our society and morals. i just thought about this...i wonder, what would stanley kubrick have done with this story? obviously it's too late to see, but i am very impressed with Ridley Scott's interpretation of Philip Dick's short story "do androids dream of electric sheep?" it raises an interesting question, also posited by last year's A.I. about the value of an android's life. can it be held at the same level as that of a human's?

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Summary: are you crazy
Review: The original theatrical release is far superior, no matter whether harrison ford did the narration bad on purpose or not. The narration is still one of the best things in the movie, the 1920's style detctive narration keeps the fils going and from putting you to sleep. I can do without the lame unicorn scene {which is probably a lame outtake from the cutting room floor of legend.} i dont care if harrison might be a replicant and the happy ending people complain about is more ambiguous than happy.
to be honest whilst the directors cut is still a fairly good movie, it is very slow and boring. the theatrical cut is easily a 4 star movie if not higher. Hopefully one day tey will release a 2 disc set with both versions and some special features. This lame bare bones release is just lame.

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Summary: Classic Sci-Fi Thriller
Review: This dark, brooding thriller, ranks as one of my all-time favourite science fiction movies. Stirling acting performances from Harrison Ford and Ratgur Hauer, coupled with the dark, murky atmosphere created by Director Ridley Scott combine to make this an engrossing thriller that draws you into Ridley Scotts hazy labrynth of futuristic Los Angeles. Movies such as the Fifth Element have drawn inspiration from Blade Runner, but none quite manage to pull it all together like Ridley Scott has done with Blade Runner. Expect a very atmospheric movie, excellent acting, appropriate background music score and an intertesting twist that keeps you interested right to the end. Dated in some respects but essential viewing. Highly Recommended.

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Summary: am i the only one who...
Review: Am I the only one who prefers the original version? Harrison Ford's voiceover added to the film's noir feel, and filled in a few background details that made the story more understandable. Perhaps creative folk are loath to admit that studio execs are sometimes right, even if it's for the wrong reasons. In addition, I LIKE happy endings, and so do most people, which is why moviemakers do them so much.

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Summary: balde runner original version
Review: I know that I am going to stir the wrath of the fanatics who understandably believe that the 1993 version is better than the original one. But, in my opinion, the 1982 version is better. The reason is that the narrator's voice (which comes out noticeably more convincing in the french version) adds a humanistic/literary/philosophical flavor to a wagnerian epic portraying a crushing and hopeless world, where the distinction between humans and humanoids has become blurred. Then images and words and music miraculously coalesce to create a stunning, operatic filmic experience, culminating in this crucial realization : the preciousness and undestructibility of individual (human/post-human?) consciousness.

Regards,

Stefano Manghi