Blade Runner (Ultimate Edition)
25th Anniversary
This edition includes:
Ridley Scott's All-New "Final Cut" Version
1982 Theatrical Version
1982 International Version
1992 Director's Cut
Workprint Version
Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner" stalking geneticaly made criminal replicants. His assignment: kill them. Their crime: wanting to be human.
The story of Blade Runner is familiar to countless fans. But few have seen it like this. Because this is director Ridley Scott's own version of his sci-fi classic. This new version omits Deckard's voiceover narration, develops in slightly greater detail the romance between Deckard and Rachael (Sean Young) and removes the "uplifting" finale. The result is a heightened emotional impact: a great film made greater. Most intriguing of all is a newly included unicorn vision that suggests Deckard may be a humanoid. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Is Deckard a replicant? As with all things in the future, you must discover the answer yourself.
Member Reviews
Too Many Versions - CynCanada
I enjoyed the original version - not because I enjoy sci-fi but because my husband had talked about it so much I simply had to see what it was about. There were definitely moments that held my interest - especially the soliloquy at the end. I just felt I wasted a lot of zip credits with the multiple disks that did not arrive all together.Incredible. - filmgeek
This movie simply must be seen to be believed. Not only is it a pitch-perfect film noir story set in a future dystopia, but the set design and cinematography create a world which cannot be described, only experienced.
Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer deliver the stand out performances which both men are known for, but they really cannot take credit for the greatness of this film.
This is a true product of a creative team. There is not a single element which did not contribute in a significant way to the perfection of the finished product.
This movie can be rewatched several times.
Highly recommended.Only Disk 2 Dangerous Days and Disk 4 Extras seen - JMorrish
Disc 2 Dangerous Days
Great companion documentary to the making of the movie book called "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner". The author of that book was also interviewed for this documentary feature and it pays an entertaining tribute to all of the people involved in creating the film. It has the running time of over 3 hours and is split in chapters for easier digestion, each part focusing on a major aspect of the production.
Intermixed with the interviews are clips of the production itself, and clips of the missing scenes or rough edits. If you don't get to Disc 5, the work print, there a few snipits here to satiate that taste for more. All of the major stars are interviewed, along with several key production personnel, and they give new insights and information not widely known about the original vision for the feature.
The menues and transitions feature repeated clips so you get a sense of rewatching almost the entire movie even as they are just flipping between talking heads.
I enjoyed the whole disc enough to have watched it twice in a sitting. Now I look forward to watching the rest of the set (4 more discs) if it ever gets shipped from Zip. Really poor turnaround times, so good thing I watched it twice before returning this disc.
Disk 4 Interviews
The best part of this disc are the missing and removed concept scenes that are not seen anywhere else, including the original voice over on some scenes with Ford actually sounding like he gave a crap. Also, the full missing scenes with Holden in the hospital, and Byrant and Gaff spy viewing. I never even heard that these scenes existed.
But wait, there's more. Included are the radio interviews and some old footage of P.K. Dick and his endorsement of the footage he had seen. There are comparisons of the book and the film, and both Dick and Scott together agreeing that the two visions are valid yet divergent. This set really has the history of the film.
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Too Many Versions - CynCanada
I enjoyed the original version - not because I enjoy sci-fi but because my husband had talked about it so much I simply had to see what it was about. There were definitely moments that held my interest - especially the soliloquy at the end. I just felt I wasted ...Incredible. - filmgeek
This movie simply must be seen to be believed. Not only is it a pitch-perfect film noir story set in a future dystopia, but the set design and cinematography create a world which cannot be described, only experienced.
Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer ...Only Disk 2 Dangerous Days and Disk 4 Extras seen - JMorrish
Disc 2 Dangerous Days
Great companion documentary to the making of the movie book called "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner". The author of that book was also interviewed for this documentary feature and it pays an entertaining tribute to all ...