Blade Runner

This is the best version according to the Director and I agree. No more voice over narrative, added by the producers post production. The narrative treats the audience like morons that need everything explained. Good riddance. The already impressive visuals and picture quality becomes gorgeous here. you could freeze any frame of the film and hang it on the wall as a work of art. Scenes are added back in which suggest the main character is also an android, which is closer to the original book. Disturbing for some, perhaps, but a message we surely need 40 years later as we become more slaves to our machines and technology. Some of the dialogue is slightly changed and improved. No more Hollywood ending, also added by the clueless producers. The sound quality is great with a fantastic score by Vangelis. The 3 1/2 hours of behind the scenes extras are amazing. Harrison Ford was unhappy with so many night shoots and the lack of direction from Ridley Scott. But Scott trusts the actors he hires and focuses on the look of the film which is his genius. Despite Fords lack luster performance, everyone else is wonderful, with the performance of a lifetime by Rutger Hauer. If you can handle dark and disturbing undercurrents in an exciting action sci-fi movie, this is the version. If you prefer Hollywood fluff stay with the theatrical release.

...you can see a lighted neon sign of the Atari logo, or Atari symbol. I discovered this in college in the late 90’s or early 2000’s while watching this movie for the first time. I soon got so bored I had to stop the tape and do something else but the Atari cameo made it worth it. Atari was retro cool at the time and I just realized a sequel to this film was made recently so maybe I’ll check it out in hopes of another Atari appearance.

i mean the aesthetic of it, the shots, and even plot perhaps. enjoyable over and over again.

Who neds a narration? If you can't work out the story for yourself go read a book. You do not need to be spoon feed every stinking detail. Movie is just fine without it.

This movie is not good at all. It is the most pretentious treatment imaginable given to a nothing script, 1-dimensional characters, zero suspense, zero connection. The sets and lighting and shots are cool so maybe it would have been better if they just made a coffee table book of their vision of the future because it is evident that neither Ridley Scott nor the writers of this bore had much skill in storytelling but had plenty of money to pay the production designer. The Emperor Has No Clothes!

This one and the directors cut both are not anything as good as good as the original. itunes keeps putting this on sale when they should put original versions of movies on sale. The theatrical one is not at all politically correct also which is probably why theyre doing that.

Had high hopes beings it’s Ridley Scott but I found it boring and a chore to watch. Sorry

Watch out my sons request I didn’t realize there was a file cart or so on the original blade runner years ago and even showed up in school as a technology teacher I was out sick. I have to edit all done nude scenes on the water it was good to see how are use the computer what’s the computer teacher. I couldn’t tell the difference between the original at the directors cut. It may have been a little bit longer than original version that it seemed like exactly the same. I only watch this because I couldn’t watch 2049 the movie I had wanted to see for the longest time. I finally got to see 2049 see my review about that what I thought. I hope you’re seeing you again I was the world dartboard or having seen 2049 2049 is a better shot they original program is an easier understood movie.

By mixmastermax1 A stunning visual introduction to a steel and microchip future Los Angeles with rain falling on the cityscape while digital images light the sky like flame from a fire. We see the digital age fighting to overcome nature and the beauty of a green world slowly gives way to an engineered life of dreamscape images. Life is a unique experience with both human and Replicant-artificial life form-challenging each other with death and fate hanging in the balance. The central theme of Blade Runner is life and complex, emotional response, a human condition or can artificial life somehow show the same passions and emotional depth. We follow the futuristic Blade Runner agent Rick Deckard and his ambivalent pursuit of artificial life form Replicants. Deckard’s purpose is to kill or “retire” these advanced Replicants but, his task is made difficult by his desires and romantic affections toward Rachel, a Replicant herself with charm and beauty. Deckard develops a growing love for Rachel in a hostile future but, his passion gives him a dilemma to a question-would loving Rachel be the equal to human love in his own eyes. Deckard views the artificial Replicants as soulless entities driven to survive. Yet, we see how Replicants adapt to show human emotions and share similar passions and regrets as their human masters. The adversary in the human world is the Replicant Roy, who chases both time and life, knowing that his existence is limited. Roy seeks the prospect of more existence and still knowing that he and his companions moments, and fate are diminishing. Vangellis’ musical score is brilliant and gives powerful emotional depth to the film Blade Runner. I cannot remember a film soundtrack that captures the drama of life, death, beauty and violence. The Blade Runner score is a symphony of human passion set in a futuristic world of dreams, desires, hopes and regrets. From the beautiful ballads-Rachel’s Song, Love Theme, Memories of Green and Piano In an Empty Room. The anxious ballads of Blade Runner-Main Title, Blade Runner Blues and Tales of the Future. Then arriving to our most perfect ballad Tears in the Rain. The poetic and regret captured for the ages in Roy’s beautiful words, “All those moments will be lost in time...like tears in the rain...time to die.” We are surprised to discover redemption and finding one’s humanity are precious moments in Blade Runner’s final moments. Science fiction dramas can hope to meet the cinematic masterpiece, cinematic beauty and memorable musical score of Blade Runner. We are fortunate to see how ambitious and creative science fiction can evolve into a great tale for any time. Humanity and the pursuit to create artificial life, to reimagine life, on another level of conscious and how it impacts our future is a challenge. Long after Blade Runner is viewed, it will become all the best memories of the film, passions and cinematic drama that captures our senses and takes us on an emotional journey of the future. Life and passion still exist in sweet memory and waiting to be rediscovered in time.

This is wildly, surprisingly depressing. If this is what the director intended, then I want nothing to do with it. The theater version is sooo much better. It makes Deckard human. this is just sad.