Blade Runner - The Final Cut?

Lamont Cranston · 11.01.2007, 12:49 PM

Care to share thoughts, opinions, reviews, critiques, essays...? Gripes about the multitude of DVD releases?

Anybody seen the limited theatrical release? Here in Melbourne the Astor Theatre will been screening it for 4 days starting on the 15th, I'm pretty certain I'll go to that.

!@#$%! · 11.01.2007, 12:58 PM

yeah the fucking tweaks after tweaks get tiresome. i once loved this movie, but it is being beaten to death in a ridiculous fashion. i saw the director's cut. i saw the original. what the fuck else is there? get it over with already.

the problem i think is that riddley scott hasn't been able to make another great movie since this one. oh yes, some people are going to say it's NOT a great movie, bla bla bla, and whatever, you have the right to your opinion, but it's a bunch of balls. in any case, riddley scott is a shadow of his former directorial self and has to keep necroing his old stuff. sad.

floatingslowly · 11.01.2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

necroing

OH! and he lands it with the word "necroing"!

a bold move by our contestant from New Mexico.

the crowd is obviously impressed, but what will our judges say??

9.7 USA
8.5 Germany
9.0 China
9.2 Greece
8.3 France
7.9 Japan
9.0 Australia

8.8

it's a good score Frank, but will it be enough to carry him to the finals??

h8kurdt · 11.01.2007, 01:15 PM

I have seen this move. I feel like I should whip myself for this blasphemy.

tesla69 · 11.01.2007, 01:17 PM

its such a great movie, I saw this at the Zeigfeld a few weeks ago, its so awesome STILL on the big screen (this is the largest screen in NYC I think)...after I went home and looked at my director's cut, there is some differences in the fight scenes, but nothing major. I've seen this so many times I never get sick of it, but I am certainly underwhelmed by the many versions and won't be buying the DVD set. I do need to dig out my copy of the book by PKD and reread that. I remain unconvinced that Dekkard is a skinjob himself, pal.

jon boy · 11.01.2007, 01:23 PM

i dont like it when directors re-release stuff agin and again and again. george lucas disease i call it when he puts out a new version with one extra monster computer generated in the background and makes even more money. i have never made it all the way through blade runner i have to admit, got bored and switched over but will try my hardest now.

Lamont Cranston · 11.02.2007, 07:29 AM

the 1992 Director's Cut really shouldn't be called that: WarnerBrothers were insisting something be done for a national rerelease because of the response to the screening of the 'work print' at some film festival in L.A., but Scott was busy at the time with Thelma & Louise so all he could do was give some notes to the editor and then that was rushed through

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alyasa · 11.02.2007, 08:12 AM

I've just seen the cut with the cheesy Harrison Ford voiceover at the start. That narration alone set film noir back about 30 years...

!@#$%! · 11.02.2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Lamont Cranston

the 1992 Director's Cut really shouldn't be called that: WarnerBrothers were insisting something be done for a national rerelease because of the response to the screening of the 'work print' at some film festival in L.A., but Scott was busy at the time with Thelma & Louise so all he could do was give some notes to the editor and then that was rushed through

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oh fock, then he shouldnt have called it director's cut but replicant: notes to the editor. in any case, ive seen that movie enough fucking times. he can milk someone else's pocket. for fucks sakes.

Lamont Cranston · 11.15.2007, 03:10 PM

Well I saw it at the Astor last night, it was great and 4K Digital Projection certainly has my vote.

EyeballGrowth · 11.15.2007, 07:30 PM

Fuck it. There's like a million different versions of that movie. Director's cut is perfect, leave it be.

Lamont Cranston · 11.15.2007, 09:47 PM

this new release is the directors cut and it is perfect

ricechex · 11.15.2007, 10:05 PM

I'm still geing over the fact that Deckard was a replicant himself..i never knew that, and it sorta doesn't make sense to me. He was one weak replicant.

Lamont Cranston · 11.16.2007, 04:54 AM

You can believe either way, it's not like there is anything in the film that supports the claim.
You might as well also believe Scotts claim on the Alien commentary that the Alien raped Lambert, but again nothing in the film that really supports it.

Tokolosh · 11.16.2007, 05:28 AM

I wasn't to keen when I first heard about it, but the contents in this case should make everybody happy.

Disc 1 - The Final Cut (2007)
Disc 2 - 3 Complete Film Versions <No reason to get uptight
Disc 3 - “Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner” Documentary
Disc 4 – Enhanced Content Bonus: (TBC)
Disc 5 - Work Print Version & Enhanced Content

10.22.2008, 09:00 AM

^^^
how much is that?

btw I still got the original edit (that which was screened on tv) on vhs and that tape is about to die. I want to buy something which covers everything, cause I think that movie is worth it, which damn release is the best buy?

btw did anyone playe the PC game? its unbelieveably good, one of the best games Ive played, it captures the atmosphere perfectly!

akprodr · 10.22.2008, 09:09 AM

I'll agree that BR and Aliens are his best work. But Thelma and Louise was a pretty kickass chic flick and Gladiator was no slouch. Kingdom of Heaven too.

But yeah, the rest of them weren't that much.

10.22.2008, 09:11 AM

I would be happy if I had archieved that movies, hahaah but I agree destroying his own semi-legend (he still lives) is not a good way to go on

mil_pl · 10.22.2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

oh fock, then he shouldnt have called it director's cut but replicant: notes to the editor. in any case, ive seen that movie enough fucking times. he can milk someone else's pocket. for fucks sakes.

he made after Blade Runner: Gladiator. and it's a great movie.

atsonicpark · 10.22.2008, 11:49 AM

Alien and Blade Runner are both decent films. Ridley Scott sucks.

That's my contribution to this thread.

11.01.2007, 12:49 PM	#1
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	Care to share thoughts, opinions, reviews, critiques, essays...? Gripes about the multitude of DVD releases? Anybody seen the limited theatrical release? Here in Melbourne the Astor Theatre will been screening it for 4 days starting on the 15th, I'm pretty certain I'll go to that.
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11.01.2007, 12:58 PM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,648	yeah the fucking tweaks after tweaks get tiresome. i once loved this movie, but it is being beaten to death in a ridiculous fashion. i saw the director's cut. i saw the original. what the fuck else is there? get it over with already. the problem i think is that riddley scott hasn't been able to make another great movie since this one. oh yes, some people are going to say it's NOT a great movie, bla bla bla, and whatever, you have the right to your opinion, but it's a bunch of balls. in any case, riddley scott is a shadow of his former directorial self and has to keep necroing his old stuff. sad.
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11.01.2007, 01:15 PM	#4
h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	I have seen this move. I feel like I should whip myself for this blasphemy. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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11.01.2007, 01:17 PM	#5
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	its such a great movie, I saw this at the Zeigfeld a few weeks ago, its so awesome STILL on the big screen (this is the largest screen in NYC I think)...after I went home and looked at my director's cut, there is some differences in the fight scenes, but nothing major. I've seen this so many times I never get sick of it, but I am certainly underwhelmed by the many versions and won't be buying the DVD set. I do need to dig out my copy of the book by PKD and reread that. I remain unconvinced that Dekkard is a skinjob himself, pal.
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11.01.2007, 01:23 PM	#6
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	i dont like it when directors re-release stuff agin and again and again. george lucas disease i call it when he puts out a new version with one extra monster computer generated in the background and makes even more money. i have never made it all the way through blade runner i have to admit, got bored and switched over but will try my hardest now. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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11.02.2007, 07:29 AM	#7
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	the 1992 Director's Cut really shouldn't be called that: WarnerBrothers were insisting something be done for a national rerelease because of the response to the screening of the 'work print' at some film festival in L.A., but Scott was busy at the time with Thelma & Louise so all he could do was give some notes to the editor and then that was rushed through.
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11.02.2007, 08:12 AM	#8
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	I've just seen the cut with the cheesy Harrison Ford voiceover at the start. That narration alone set film noir back about 30 years... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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11.15.2007, 03:10 PM	#10
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	Well I saw it at the Astor last night, it was great and 4K Digital Projection certainly has my vote.
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11.15.2007, 07:30 PM	#11
EyeballGrowth the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 992	Fuck it. There's like a million different versions of that movie. Director's cut is perfect, leave it be.
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11.15.2007, 09:47 PM	#12
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	this new release is the directors cut and it is perfect
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11.15.2007, 10:05 PM	#13
ricechex the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 582	I'm still geing over the fact that Deckard was a replicant himself..i never knew that, and it sorta doesn't make sense to me. He was one weak replicant. __________________
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11.16.2007, 04:54 AM	#14
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	You can believe either way, it's not like there is anything in the film that supports the claim. You might as well also believe Scotts claim on the Alien commentary that the Alien raped Lambert, but again nothing in the film that really supports it.
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11.16.2007, 05:28 AM	#15
Tokolosh invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Plaza de Toros Posts: 6,731	I wasn't to keen when I first heard about it, but the contents in this case should make everybody happy. Disc 1 - The Final Cut (2007) Disc 2 - 3 Complete Film Versions <No reason to get uptight Disc 3 - “Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner” Documentary Disc 4 – Enhanced Content Bonus: (TBC) Disc 5 - Work Print Version & Enhanced Content
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10.22.2008, 09:00 AM	#16
al shabbray Posts: n/a	^^^ how much is that? btw I still got the original edit (that which was screened on tv) on vhs and that tape is about to die. I want to buy something which covers everything, cause I think that movie is worth it, which damn release is the best buy? btw did anyone playe the PC game? its unbelieveably good, one of the best games Ive played, it captures the atmosphere perfectly!
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10.22.2008, 09:09 AM	#17
akprodr the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mt Clair Posts: 1,129	I'll agree that BR and Aliens are his best work. But Thelma and Louise was a pretty kickass chic flick and Gladiator was no slouch. Kingdom of Heaven too. But yeah, the rest of them weren't that much. __________________ Odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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10.22.2008, 09:11 AM	#18
al shabbray Posts: n/a	I would be happy if I had archieved that movies, hahaah but I agree destroying his own semi-legend (he still lives) is not a good way to go on
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10.22.2008, 11:49 AM	#20
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Alien and Blade Runner are both decent films. Ridley Scott sucks. That's my contribution to this thread. __________________
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