mas Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Being a big fan of the movie (and book - Phillip K D!ck's: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep)...Has anyone had the opportunity to see the new release and edit of Blade Runner - The Final Cut? I would be interested in hearing your impressions... and how does it differ from the first two releases? Also, there are a variety of packages with various extras...I am curious as to which components are worth investing...(...if other than the simple conclusion that everyone needs the 5 disk set!) [] Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 of Sheep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Yes, I just saw it 2 days ago. Very good indeed. Have not looked at all the features yet. I like the movie but I am not part of the cult per se. My Christmas treat will be to watch a resissue of THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Heard an interview with Ridley Scott on NPR the other day. When asked if Deckard is a replicant, his response was "absolutely." James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom3 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Heard an interview with Ridley Scott on NPR the other day. When asked if Deckard is a replicant, his response was "absolutely." James but if Deckard is a replicant, why doesn't he have strength comprable to the other replicants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 different models of replicants maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I always wondered about that whole theory also. When Deckerd was being briefed, Captain Bryant, the head of the section advised that there were six missing replicants, but during the film, Deckerd could only account for five (one killed in the escape from off-world, Zhora, Leon, Pris, and Roy). But I really don't think that Deckerd was one of the "bad guys" group. There was apparently no sixth replicant; Bryant's dialogue line was incorrect and that's how that theory probably got going. The Scott comment that Deckerd was a replicant? Dunno, but probably (IMHO) he just stated it to "stir things up". Quoting brmovie.com's FAQ's, "An early version of the script called for a character called "Mary" (Stacy Nelkin was even cast in the role). The character's scenes were dropped due to budget constraints, but one reference to the extra replicant had already been recorded and survived the changes, creating a small continuity error in the process - and giving birth to a popular theory: namely, the idea that Deckard might himself not only be *a* replicant, but actually be part of Batty's group of escaped replicants! This would make Deckard the sixth replicant! The strange thing is that Scott had Walsh redo the line for an overdub but then decided not to use it. According to the theory, Deckard would have been captured and "reprogrammed" (false memory implants, like they did for Rachael). The fact Roy Batty calls him by name even though they've supposedly never met before might suggest Batty knew him, thereby giving impetus to this theory, although there are other equally valid ways he would find this out, such as Roy hacking into the police Esper, overhearing his name or just simply that Deckard has a well-known reputation as the ace Blade Runner. "Aren't you the good man?" In fact there are so many holes in this particular theory that many Deck-a-Reppers acknowledge it as just a continuity error. Incidentally, the fifth replicant, (the one that got fried), was called Hodge." Interestingly there have been a number of academic dissertations on Blade Runner. The most interesting site that looks at Blade Runner is probably: www.brmovie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Different story, but still sci-fi: Star Trek Cribs - The Director's Cut:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBXal1GAA4A&feature=Favorites&page=3&t=t&f=b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 you 'aint right...[] Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU73 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 i brought this movie un bluray without seeing it as I have read many people here speek very highly of it. I think for its age they have done a great job on bluray as the picture and sound is excellent. but I just have not seen the whole movie.. i start playing it but i find it very slow moving and then i end up putting on another disc. i know it must be a good movie I just have not given it the time it deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laager Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Put simply, Ridley Scott owes me the purchase price. A little extra footage in the hotel investigation is nice. A few cleanups are nice, too (opening scene, replicant number, running through glass scene, flying dove scene, snake merchant scene etc.) However, the language change in the Batty/Tyrell scene from fker to father is pathetic and the extra blood and gore in various scenes adds absolutely nothing to the film and IMHO significantly detracts. I'll stick with the prior 'Director's Cut'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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