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Summary: Original is better, humanity triumphs
Review: This is still a great movie even though "sourpusses" relish in its removal of the happy ending from the original release. This movie drops down a notch because the cynics miss the movie's point. I will try to explain. The most powerful scene in the movie is when Rutger's replicant-killer gains self-awareness on the rooftop battling Harrison Ford. In the rain, he remarks how as an expendable entity he has gone to the ends of the universe on suicide missions with noone caring or remembering, and then when its all said and done, he will cease to exist. Then, as the rain drops fall, HE CHOOSES to rescue Harrison Ford, anyway. If that is not by definition, HUMANITY, heroism, and LOVE, then what is it? He CHOSE to be alive, to care. By so doing he exceeds the humanity of some of us. If you don't shed a tear for him and wish he were human, then maybe YOU are a replicant. This is where the cynics miss the point.The natural response of a human would be to as soon as the crisis was over to CHOSE LIFE--to grab the girl, get away and LIVE while you can and be thankful for what you have, which is what Ford does in the original movie but not the avante garde "director's cut". The studio executives are right on this one. The point of this movie is to remain HUMAN no matter what the inhumanity that science and technology directed by the heartless creates. To remember the dark days on some forgotten planet and the "expendibles"--in other words DON'T LET OUR WORLD BECOME THE WORLD OF BLADE RUNNER.
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Summary: Amazing visuals. Great storytelling.
Review: - Director Ridley Scott gave us a great film here. The stylish noir feel, combined with the science fiction setting, made for one of the most innovative films of all time. - The cast is top notch as well, with Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Almos, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah all turning in wonderful performances that fit the tone of the piece. - The effects stand up well against the best there are today. - Some consider the "Director's Cut" to be lesser than the theatrical version. I personally favor not having everything spelled out for me. And the lack of the sunny ending doesn't bother me at all. - Don't let the directors opinion of Rick Deckard's identity keep you from this one. - Based upon Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
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Summary: Great movie, crappy DVD
Review: 3 things bothered me. 1. Bad sound. This is a movie, like "Star Wars" in which the soundtrack plays a huge role, and my normally booming DVD player suddenly sounded like an AM radio. 2. The whole film seemed very jumpy. You'll notice this in the opening credits, which are fuzzy and occasionally bump up and down. Is this a film that needs to be restored? If so, somebody please do it. 3. Extra features - where were they? For all its faults, "Blade Runner" is a work of art, and deserves DVD extras at least as impressive as those of "Fight Club", perhaps even the full "Brazil" treatment. Where are the storyboards, the making-of, the director's commentary? My dream is that Criterion or somebody gets their hands on this beautiful film and gives it the DVD it deserves.
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Summary: A Masterpiece...
Review: Blade Runner is a true scifi classic. Having recently seen it on DVD, I was suprised to see that the visuals easily live up to the standard that we have today. A very moody film. Well written. If you want non-stop action, you should pass this one though. Its kinda slow moving .Note, that the rating is for the film, not the DVD. A film like this deserves lots of extras with it,but by the looks of it, the publisher just wanted to make a big buck. They didn't even bother to put a proper picture in the menu screen!
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Summary: Blade Runner
Review: Where can I get a copy of the "origional cut" of Blade Runner on VHS or DVD. I seem to only find the Directors cut.
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Summary: Not an easy thing to meet your maker.
Review: Ridley's Scott's Director's Cut is science fiction at its finest, and it's one of the few films that I view on a regular basis. The final scene between Batty and Deckard remains one of the most poignant moments in cinema for me. As for the implication that Deckard might be a Replicant, as the unicorn dream suggests to some, I find the notion mere whimsy. To me, the whole point as well as the heart of the story is Batty's evolution to humanity along with Deckard's reawakening to his own humanity, as evidenced by Batty's ultimate compassionate act and Deckard's soulful wordlessness toward that act. I do agree that an edition should be released containing the Director's Cut as well as the original version, perhaps even the unrated original version where the viewer is able to witness Tyrell's skull being crushed. As much as the Director's Cut is unquestionably superior in my mind, the original would allow for entertaining comparisons between the two, and itself is far from a bad film once you subtract the dreadfully upbeat ending. It took numerous viewings of the Director's Cut before I grew accustomed to not hearing Deckard's voice-over narration; it was a nice, if unnecessary, touch. Anyhow, such a special edition would be right at home among the Criterion Collection.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: When i first saw this movie when I was a kid I could not stick with it. I saw it the other day I gave it another try. I am glad I did, I rank this movie as one of the greats of the Sci-fi genre. It is right up there with, Matrix, Dark City, Star wars,---etc. If you are like me and passed on this when it first screened do yourself a favor and check it out.
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Summary: Bad DVD, Great Movie
Review: You know, with all the information a DVD can hold, you think that Warner Brothers would have put some more into it besides: "Interactive Menus" .... ooooo! Can't get enough of those... It would be nice if, say, the original voiceover on the non-director's cut was available on a seperate audio channel, or if the non-director's cut was on the other side of the DVD. The movie is, of course, a masterpiece that looks beautiful in the DVD format. If that's all you want, the DVD is perfect. However, if you're a Blade Runner fan or simply love the extras on DVDs, you'll feel like I do; that there is so much more that could have been added to this DVD: like deleted scenes or a "making of" feature or even a couple of original movie trailers... but no, just some "interactive menus"... disappointing...
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Summary: This is the 2nd best film ever made
Review: A classic. Ridley Scott is one of the best directors around, and this version of Blade Runner proves it. The visuals are simply outstanding, better than alot of films that have been made in 2000.
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Summary: Why did they do it???
Review: In short I loved this film and when I first saw it back in 1982 and it took several times to really get the fullness of the movie....but now they have cut the heart out of the feelings of the film by removing Harrison Ford's narrative__the thing that I loved most about the movie. I was VERY disappointed when I saw the DVD the first time and haven't watched it since....DON't get it wait for the real version to released in 2001.
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