[dabblerblue]

Home again, home again, jiggedy jig.

"Yes... Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is FINALLY, officially, coming to DVD. It's going to be coming to HD-DVD. And it's going to be coming to Blu-ray Disc as well. This is real... it's happening... and it's going to be very, very cool."

Jeez I wonder how many versions and formats of this movie I'm going to end up owning...

 

[incognitoedleon]

I remember Blade Runner was supposed to have really strange rights problems. Supposedly a producer or something that owned the rights to the film had some sort of fued with Scott and refused to allow the film to be re-released. I wonder if they duked it out to the death or something. That would be pretty cool.

 

[jpelg]

Can't wait for the theatrical re-release!

 

[dabblerblue]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpelg Can't wait for the theatrical re-release!

Yeah, that'll be a blast! I've never gotten to see it on a big screen before.

 

[redshifter]

you guys are going to love it on the big screen (prays for showing at cinerama).

the article makes it seem like bl was never released on dvd. it was, years ago.

do we know if the infamous "work print" will be included?

 

[chadbang]

First time to DVD. I bought a DVD a couple years ago. I didn't even realize it was a bootleg! Huh! Must have been a laserdisc transfer out of China or something.

EDIT: Opps, just read redshifter post!

Well, I HOPE they give you the option of waching the film WITH the studio-added voiceover. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I still prefer the version with the voiceover to the director's cut without it. The voiceover added a real 50's cinema noir feel to the film.

For those of us who saw the film in theaters (3X) when it was first released, removing the voiceover was like listening to Dark Side of the Moon with the bassline removed. It never just seemed right. I suppose it's a matter of what you grew up with. Like if you grew up listening to the original London recording of "Jesus Christ Superstar," the movie soundtrack, or the later Broadway version. Which ever version you grew up with, the other's never sounded quite like the 'right' one!

 

[wali]

"Its too bad she won't live, but then again who does."

 

[redshifter]

chadbang,
i remember thinking the voiceover sounded cheesy when i saw br in the theater. like harrison ford was phoning it in. i dunno, i'd like to hear it with the voiceover again to reevaluate.

wali,
last line of the director's cut, the "unhappy" ending.

did you know the happy ending on the theatrical version contained shots from "the shining"?

 

[Fitz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by redshifter chadbang, i remember thinking the voiceover sounded cheesy when i saw br in the theater. like harrison ford was phoning it in. i dunno, i'd like to hear it with the voiceover again to reevaluate.

I'd always heard Ford did it that poorly on purpose out of his own dislike of the voiceover lines, to try to get it taken out of the film. Could just be rumor though, it's been so long since I've really heard or seen anything about the film, besides just watching it.

 

[m_memmory]

Was Blade Runner never released on DVD in teh States then or something? Because I've just spent a few minutes going through my DVD collection to make sure and yes, I've got Blade Runner - Directors Cut. Official Warner Bros. release here in the UK. Admittedly it only has the film (with subtitles in about 12 different languages - what a bonus!!)

So was released here in the UK

 

[incognitoedleon]

It was released in the U.S. The "director's cut" available now was just a slap together job by Ridley Scott and he didn't get to put together the "real" director's cut which should be this version.

 

[Yeldarb]

I'm looking forward to the release in the UK. The version of the directors cut I have on DVD isn't as good as the theatrical version I have on VHS. There's something missing without the voiceover.

B

PS, just placed an request on Play.com to be informed when Blade Runner: The Final Cut is released

 

[VicAjax]

i have the director's cut on DVD. i quite like it... better than the original theatrical release, at least (as far as i remember it).

looking forward to seeing the "final cut."

 

[fureshi]

i also have the director's cut so i'm sure that it was officially released in the states. i'd love to also get the theatrical cut to compare. it's been so long since i've seen it that i don't remember if it made the movie better or worse.

 

[redshifter]

info on the work print and other versions:
http://media.bladezone.com/contents/film/workprint/