Blade Runner [Director's Cut]

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Summary: one of the best
Review: blade runner was ahead of it's time. with stunning visuals and a attention to the sets and to lighting, to really make this an enjoyable film to watch. it is not packed full of action, but it is not meant to be. there is alot of thinking that the viewer does about the content of this film. it has a feel of what i consider true sci-fi rather than space-opera. the acting is overall superb by all involved and there are alot of cleve little twists and ideas throughout. i definetly recommend giveing it a watch. my only commplaints are the sound on my dvd version are pro-logic not digital and there is a total absence of extra features. however the film itself is brillant.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: Words fail me. I finally made time to sit down and watch this film. I wasn't disappointed, and you won't be, either. If you liked the theatrical release (like I did), you'll love the director's cut. Without Harrison Ford's voice over, you have to pay even closer attention to what is going on onscreen. It's well worth the extra effort. Even if you ignore the plot, the visuals alone make it well worth your time.

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Summary: a classic, underdone
Review: Ridley Scott's 'Bladerunner' is a visual masterpiece, a stunning classic and original science fiction film noir. The special effects and set design are well done, especially for their time, and the great attention to detail and numerous nice touches are evident even after multiple viewings. This stark, visionary look at the future of L.A. is absolutely the most highly original and stylish of any science fiction movie yet.

I am disappointed by the DVD version of the 'Director's Cut', which could and should have much more in the way of extra features, including out-takes, director and cast commentary, and many other extras usually included with films that have state-of-the-art special effects. This version of 'Bladerunner' has none of that, only the bare-bones selections for languages, subtitles, and track access.

This is an inexcusable omission for a movie of such cult stature. In fact, I am sure that if the studio were to release a second DVD containing nothing but the 'extras' for 'Bladerunner', it would surely be a profitable seller. This movie was too well-done and too influential to not have all the DVD extras.

So: I give it five stars for content ('Bladerunner' is the best movie in existence of its kind), and three for the DVD rendition, for a composite total of four stars.

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Summary: Blade Runner - The Directors Cut
Review: This was one of my favorite movies and I thought that the Directors Cut would indicate that it is improved in some way. Well the Director did not like the narration of the main star, Rick Deckard. I have a DVD copy and a VHS copy and the VHS copy has the narration. I prefer the narration but the tape version does not have the picture quality. I would very much like to find a "normal" copy on DVD.

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Summary: Bad Cut!
Review: I purchased this title because I had seen Blade Runner and wanted to own it. I thought that the "Directors Cut" would be even better because it would include more NOT less. With this version you get more CUT and less movie. Take my advise... stay away from this Directors Cut.

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Summary: A piece of movie history.
Review: It's hard to explain to the non-enthusiast just what makes Blade Runner the classic it undoubtedly is - the surprisingly solid special effects, the moody, dystopian setting, the enduring themes of life and death all add up to a devastatingly powerful film. This DVD is short on features, but the joy of seeing an undeniablely wonderful film in perfect quality surely overrides that. If you want to understand modern science fiction, you need to see this film.

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Summary: Blade Runner
Review: Blade Runner is an absolute must for the Sci-Fi cinema connoisseur. I waited to purchase the wide screen directors cut on VHS before I'd have anything to do with watching this masterful film at home on some overrun rental copy. However, what this film needed was remastering for DVD quality and features. A remarkable film in itself, however, doesn't always mean a good viewing experience is guaranteed. The transfer to DVD from film showed major signs of film shake, dust, and overall poor mastering. The titles and text were poor; losing their crisp edges, showing that not taking care of color balance and using good analog-to-digital mastering can really ruin a good viewing experience. Then to top it off, the exquisite Vagellis soundtrack wasn't reproduced in the Dolby Digital surround sound I was expecting from DVD. My SVHS played the soundtrack better than the DVD! A real disappointment. Of course, some may say I am being picky, but with the tempo of the film -- seeing the room shake like the camera needed to be put on a steady cam is not acceptable, period! For reference, the playback was reproduced on Sony's reference model DVD-7700 using component video on both a Mitsubishi HDTV and a Sony VEGA-36XBR flat screen TV. The sound was passed digitally to a BOSE 5.1 home theatre balanced for the room.

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Summary: A classic movie, with deep meaning
Review: This is a very well thought-out artistic movie but if you've already got it on VHS don't bother with the DVD. When I bought it I was disappointed because I was expecting better menu features. The sound and picture quality are good though. If you're a die-hard, sci-fi fan like I am, then you should buy it for your collection anyway because you have to.

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Summary: Blade Runner: The Director's Cut DVD
Review: My copy was beautifully detailed in some scenes and out-of focus in others. Though billed as letterbox, my DVD was pan-and-scan, even though my DVD player was set for letterbox playback. Some scenes,though (but not the important ones), were shown in letterbox. But not all. Bizarre. Overall, a much better film than the over-dubbed version, but a poorer rendition film-wise than the laser disc. This is not truly a letter-box film. Caveat emptor.

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Summary: See both the origional AND director's cut!
Review: My advice to anyone wanting to experience this film is to watch both versions. The origional gives more of the noir experience, (despite what some say about the voice over it does lend to understanding parts of the story for the uninitiated) and is a classic in it's own right. Scott's cut on the other hand offers a more plausible and suitable ending to the film, and adds enough extra to more strongly hint at the possibility of Deckard being a replicant. The director's cut also has a bit more "depth" to it than the origional... you do need to think more to get it, but that's the main reason I suggest you see both versions. The unicorn dream sequence was an excellent edition in my opinion. I honestly wish WB would release the origional widescreen and the director's cut on a single disc so people could experience both. I loved the director's cut, the only glaring omission from the DVD is Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. This movie was MADE to be remasterd in DD. I'm quite disappointed at the stereo only (not even prologic I think) soundtrack. This is the only thing that keeps me (and I should hope others) from giving the DVD a 5 star rating.