Blade Runner [Director's Cut]

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Summary: One of the Best Sci Fi films ever.
Review: Most people know about Bladerunner. It's a futuristic detective story with great visuals, incredible atmosphere, and a interesting plot and characters. What the directors cut has however is a lack of narraration and the cheesy happy ending that was tacked on to please test audeiences. I think that while the film is a bit more confusing without the narraration it is far better. This movie is a masterpiece in every sense of the word and should not be missed(even 18 years later).

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Summary: Love it or hate it cult classic
Review: This film is basically a cult classic. You either love it or hate it. The Director's cut isn't that substantially different from the theater release version. I didn't need the voice over but then again I saw the original version and understood what was going on. This DVD would benefit by having both versions available. The unicorn symbolism I didn't understand either. This DVD is worth it only if you have seen it, like it and want it in DVD format. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother. By the way, the movie is substantially different from the book that it was based on which I didn't particularly care for.

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Summary: This is a poor version of the movie, even worse DVD
Review: Blade Runner: The Director's Cut has it's share of problems. Scott took a scene from Legend of a unicorn and inserted it into a dream sequence for Dekkard. Nevermind the fact that the scene looks forced and doesn't really fit into where he choose to put it, it does add a little to the film. I like the 'happy ending' sequence removed. What I don't like is Ford's missing narration. Big mistake. Scott claims that he didn;t originally want it in there, than why do some scenes linger on for no reason. I on an old copy on VHS (ack) that has the narration and it makes the story flow better. But the real crime here is that for the DVD, they easi;y could have added it as a seperate track and than given us the choice as to what we want.

Blade Runner is a great movie, the original cut that is. If they would combine the elemnts of the Director's Cut with the narration from the original, it would be awesome. And apparently they think so since a new version of Blade Runner is currently in production for a DVD re-release. Let's see if they get it right.

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Summary: Bad movie, bad DVD
Review: Having heard the buzz for many years and being a science fiction fan, I got Blade Runner. Big mistake.

Some of you raving about the missing voiceover ought to take a moment and think about what the movie - to a first-time viewer - is without it: A boring dectective story with little or no detail. The only explainer we get is at the beginning of the movie - one whole paragraph. Otherwise, we're left to judge for ourselves what's happening in 2019 LA. I don't mind complicated stories. Love them. But this one was incomprehensible.

A unicorn? Sorry, if you're not a fan and no one tells you that replicants dream that way, then you've got no idea what it means. AND NO ONE TELLS YOU WHAT IT MEANS. NOT EVEN A HINT!

I do have to give the nod for the ending. The redeption of the replicant in the final conflict is touching. But I didn't know enough about him or Deckard to care all that much.

Plus, there are no special features on the disc. Really a bad buy in my book.

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Summary: Cyberpunk at its best
Review: One must be crazy to write a review of a movie that everyonemust surely have seen. But it's simply the movie I consider the bestever made. This movie presents a dark view on our future, a world that has the technology needed to make everybody happy, it even allowed for the creation of personal slaves. Here is where the story gets it's meaning, what about the theese cybernatic creatures that were created to be our slaves ? We made them to do our dirty work, and to avoid their rebeliom we give them a short lifespan. We play god and toy with their lifes, we love them, we kill them. Don't expect action from this sci-fi classic, you've got all the special effects there, but the effects are so good that everything seems just natural, and you'll dive completly into the excelent story.

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Summary: Los Angeles 2019
Review: Back in 1982 I was fortunate enough to have actually seen Blade Runner in the theater. It made quite an impression on me, In 1992 I was able to see The Director's Cut in a theater as well. Either way, for me it's one of the best films of all time. The difference in the two versions is quite significant. I happen to really enjoy and appreciate both versions, In a sense it's two very different films. Harrison Ford's weary narration does give it a 40's noir edge to it, without it, it becomes an even more distant and very open-ended film, making Rick Deckard that much more of a mysterious character. Is he or isn't he?

Harrison Ford's haunting performance as the weary cop, is among his best. Rutger Hauer is spellbinding as the replicant who just maybe more human than his creators. Sean Young is memorable as Rachel, the confused and conflicted replicant. Daryl Hannah, William Sanderson and Edward James Olmos are the other standout actors. Director Ridley Scott created a visual masterpiece, on every viewing you always wind up catching something new to it. The groundbreaking production design and visual effects become much imitated in following years. The haunting and eerily atmospheric score by Vangelis captures the perfect mood. The story itself is filled with subtle and not so subtle themes and imagery and very much open to discussions.

This particular DVD edition is ok, being that it was among the earliest DVD releases. Warner Bros is in fact releasing a Special Edition later this year that is to contain more features and remastered sound. For those who have been intrigued by this unique Sci-fi tale, there is a must read book for you..Future Noir The Making Of Blade Runner, which is a fascinating and in-depth look at the making of this classic film.

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Summary: An 80's noir classic revisited
Review: What we have here is the finer points of DVD, adding to an already exceptional film. With DVD, you get the crispness lacking on the VHS. In addition this is the Director's Cut, the only version worth having. Much of the murkiness and picture is cleared up with this version. Definitely worth picking up.

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Summary: Don't Bother Buting The DVD Version!
Review: While the movie is great, the DVD version looks as if they copied it from a 10 year old film print including ALL the scratches, scuffs, etc. it accumulated as it made it's way through the movie theaters. The sudio should be ASHAMED to have put out such a low-quality product! I gave it a 2-star rating ONLY because I like the story... as far as video quality, I've seen many better quality VHS home videos.

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Summary: A phenomenal movie!
Review: Blade Runner is a great classic. Being a huge fan and collecting everything Blade Runner(the soundtrack, the game, the books) I will always remember this movie as being one of the greatest out there. Action, romance, intrigue, special-effects that are visually stunning...this movie has it all. If you haven't seen it, watch it and indulge in a masterpiece. I don't know about you but I want a sequel.

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Summary: Great Movie - Mediocre DVD
Review: Bladerunner has always been a favorite on VHS - so when the DVD came out - you would think the quality would be better. Wrong. At best, the transfer is average and almost identical to VHS. And there are no special feature sets. Looks like an early manufacturing run for the DVD - Wait for the special edition - assuming one comes out....Warner would be fools not to.