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directors cut of bladerunner . . wtf
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| enferno |
so i bought the directors cut of blade runner on dvd.
wtf, no commentary from harrison ford like the origional.
makes one of the best sci fi movies of all time into a piece of .
anyone know if they make the origional version on DVD? |
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| Kaidreas |
someone told me. bladerunner wasn't selling anymore because they sold the rights or something (and those people with the rights didn't do anything with it..)
but you are right.. one of the best sci-fi movies ever |
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| Subey |
| If its fun to stay at the YMCA, then its even more fun to stay at the YuKon |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
I much rather prefer the omitting of Deckard's commentary. The lines he said in the original cut were unnecessary and cheezy - the director's cut leaves a lot more open to interpretation and makes you pay attention to the whole movie rather than just the last 5 minutes (which, interestingly enough, happen to be the best 5 minutes of movie history, in my opinion).
There is no 'uplifting' ending in the director's cut - you don't see them driving along some otherworldy countryside into the sunset with Deckard saying "we don't know how long we have left...but then again who does?" or some nonsense like that. The elevators close and the movie ends - much more abrupt, much less Hollywood. I guess I just like that in movies. :wtf:
They also shortened the scene where Roy meets Mr. Tyrell - when he pushes his eyes in with his thumbs, they don't show the whole sequence in the director's cut - a smart move, in my opinion, as it sort of cheapens the encounter with unnecessary blood. Just the sound it makes is enough to understand that Roy encountered his god, his creator, and what he did to him was both forbidden and mysterious. It's kind of like how the mind can make up far worse fates than reality actually intends.
If you're really interested in the themes of the movie, I found this to be an excellent read:
http://scribble.com/uwi/br/uncertainty/
Some if it is in french, yeah, but the main portions of the essay are in English.
If you really want to check out an excellent transformation of a movie from regular cut to director's cut, check out another one of Ridley Scott's movies on DVD - Legend. The theatrical release is complete horse-, so it's easy to understand how the movie failed and nobody can even remember this Tom Cruise fantasy flick. The director's cut, however, is a complete transformation of what seems like the entire movie. Different scoring, different script, different visuals - the movie is 1000% better. |
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| Porky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I much rather prefer the omitting of Deckard's commentary. The lines he said in the original cut were unnecessary and cheezy - the director's cut leaves a lot more open to interpretation and makes you pay attention to the whole movie rather than just the last 5 minutes (which, interestingly enough, happen to be the best 5 minutes of movie history, in my opinion).
There is no 'uplifting' ending in the director's cut - you don't see them driving along some otherworldy countryside into the sunset with Deckard saying "we don't know how long we have left...but then again who does?" or some nonsense like that. The elevators close and the movie ends - much more abrupt, much less Hollywood. I guess I just like that in movies. :wtf:
They also shortened the scene where Roy meets Mr. Tyrell - when he pushes his eyes in with his thumbs, they don't show the whole sequence in the director's cut - a smart move, in my opinion, as it sort of cheapens the encounter with unnecessary blood. Just the sound it makes is enough to understand that Roy encountered his god, his creator, and what he did to him was both forbidden and mysterious. It's kind of like how the mind can make up far worse fates than reality actually intends.
If you're really interested in the themes of the movie, I found this to be an excellent read:
http://scribble.com/uwi/br/uncertainty/
Some if it is in french, yeah, but the main portions of the essay are in English.
If you really want to check out an excellent transformation of a movie from regular cut to director's cut, check out another one of Ridley Scott's movies on DVD - Legend. The theatrical release is complete horse-, so it's easy to understand how the movie failed and nobody can even remember this Tom Cruise fantasy flick. The director's cut, however, is a complete transformation of what seems like the entire movie. Different scoring, different script, different visuals - the movie is 1000% better. |
wow, learned something new!
imho, this is one of the few movies that actually trumps the book (Do Androids Dream of Sheep - Philip Dick). the book is a bit dry, and unemotive like Dick's writing style. Ridley's movie however, is moody and surreal, and fleshes out some of the themes of the book. harrison ford is perfect in it and the movie itself is timeless (besides the outdated sci-fi fx).
in the original theatrical release, harrison ford was against the voice over, and it was mentioned that he tried to make it as dry and boring as possible, hoping that the studio would cut it from the release. i find it a bit cheesey and unecessary as it guides the audience too much.
all in all, definitely in my top ten movies of all time!
... thx for the link halcyon+on+on!!!
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| Subey |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
(which, interestingly enough, happen to be the best 5 minutes of movie history, in my opinion).
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I dunno about that, but
"No, knight takes queen, see. No good."
Is the best line of any movie that I can think of. Especially given that it was released in '82 |
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| Swamper |
I've owned this DVD for years.. this is one of my fave flicks as well. The cinematography still impresses me to this day - you really get a feel for what that environment could be like.
I still chuckle at the zooming in the photo "Advance Left - tick-tick-tick -"... it was so cool to me as a kid when I first saw it :)
Speaking of which.. time to find the soundtrack by Vangelis, it must be kicking around here somewhere. |
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| Subey |
ArKeyTypally though my soft spot in this movie has to be when Ford kills Zhora.
The symbolism of the "snake" lady being killed, (with the help of the Egyptian) who is both naked and whose clothing is transparent is perfect.
More satisfying than when Thor defeated the MidGard Serpent (can't let anyone eat their own tale)
Where's my first edition of William Sleator's Singularity? All training eh Mr. Schreber? |
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| Candeeman |
| yea, kinda sucks....great film, though |
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| enferno |
i'll take that as a "no, origional version is not on DVD"
:) |
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| Porky |
| quote: | Originally posted by enferno
i'll take that as a "no, origional version is not on DVD"
:) |
yea i don't think i ever saw the original version on dvd. only on vhs
this movie needs a new special edition. the director's cut on the flimsy cardboard case sucks the big doo doo |
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