- Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah
- Directors: Ridley Scott
- Format: PAL
- Language English, German
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Warner
- DVD Release Date: 9 Oct 2006
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000G7P5NO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 28,866 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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To call this cut of Blade Runner ‘long awaited’ would be a heavy, heavy understatement. It’s taken 25 years since the first release of one of the science-fiction genre’s flagship films to get this far, and understandably, Blade Runner: The Final Cut has proved to be one of the most eagerly awaited DVD releases of all time.
And it’s been well worth the wait. Director Ridley Scott’s decision to head back to the edit suite and cut together one last version of his flat-out classic film has been heavily rewarded, with a genuinely definitive version of an iconic, visually stunning and downright intelligent piece of cinema. Make no mistake: this is by distance the best version of Blade Runner. And it’s never looked better, either.
The core of Blade Runner, of course, remains the same, with Harrison Ford’s Deckard (the Blade Runner of the title) on the trail of four ‘replicants’, cloned humans that are now illegal. And he does so across an amazing cityscape that’s proven to be well ahead of its time, with astounding visuals that defied the supposed limits of special effects back in 1982.
Backed up with a staggering extra features package that varies depending on which version of this Blade Runner release you opt for (two-, four- and five-disc versions are available), the highlight nonetheless remains the stunning film itself. Remastered and restored, it remains a testament to a number of creative people whose thinking was simply a country mile in advance of that of their contemporaries. An unmissable purchase. --Jon Foster
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Director: Ridley Scott
Manufacturer: Warner
Director: Ridley Scott
Manufacturer: Warner
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74 of 77 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I must reiterate the comments on the previous reviewer - this is truly fantastic film, and any fan of sci-fi, film-noir or indeed films in general will adore this movie - however, this is the very basic DVD which Warner Bros have hurried out hoping that people will buy it immediately, but there is a much better version coming out either at Christmas or very early next year, which will be a lot better. It will have this version of the film, plus the original version, and also a new European cut, plus a lot more special features.
That aside, the film is great, just watch out if you're going to want to buy the special edition when it is released.
That aside, the film is great, just watch out if you're going to want to buy the special edition when it is released.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's masterpiece of a dystopian future, is available again on DVD. Hoorah!
Well - not quite. The new release has a few improvements - after all, the original Warner Brothers release went straight into the film; you didn't even get a menu. But there are drawbacks too.
For a start, expect to do lots of button-pressing on your remote before you start: the UK is at the end of the third screen of language options, and there's no default selection - an elementary mistake. Once you've selected the language you want, expect to sit through the "you are supporting terrorism through piracy" trail that every WB and Fox release seems to carry, which is both offensive and patronising. At least on this disk you can speed it up, even if you can't skip it. Finally, you get to the menu (which gives you bare-bones options of language and scene selections) and you can start watching the film.
Once the film starts, the annoyances are forgotten. The opening titles have been redone: the originals wobbled quite noticably, and that jitter is now absent. When the action itself starts, it becomes apparent that this time the mastering has been done by someone who knew what they were doing - for instance they've actually cleaned the print before they started. Look closely at the 1999 release and you see frame after frame covered with dirt - hair, dust, speckles, you name it - and they're all missing from the new version. The colours are brighter and there's better contrast, too. However, all of this is let down slightly by the fact that the soundtrack is still only two-channel Dolby Surround.
So, seven years from the original release, we can watch the copy we should have got in the first place. If you're desperate to see BR on DVD, then you'll get what you need here. However, things have come a long way in the DVD world since 1999, and a film of this calibre really deserves something better. The good news is that a three-disc special edition is on the way that will, hopefuly, finally do this film justice. You might want to hang on for a few months until it's released.
Well - not quite. The new release has a few improvements - after all, the original Warner Brothers release went straight into the film; you didn't even get a menu. But there are drawbacks too.
For a start, expect to do lots of button-pressing on your remote before you start: the UK is at the end of the third screen of language options, and there's no default selection - an elementary mistake. Once you've selected the language you want, expect to sit through the "you are supporting terrorism through piracy" trail that every WB and Fox release seems to carry, which is both offensive and patronising. At least on this disk you can speed it up, even if you can't skip it. Finally, you get to the menu (which gives you bare-bones options of language and scene selections) and you can start watching the film.
Once the film starts, the annoyances are forgotten. The opening titles have been redone: the originals wobbled quite noticably, and that jitter is now absent. When the action itself starts, it becomes apparent that this time the mastering has been done by someone who knew what they were doing - for instance they've actually cleaned the print before they started. Look closely at the 1999 release and you see frame after frame covered with dirt - hair, dust, speckles, you name it - and they're all missing from the new version. The colours are brighter and there's better contrast, too. However, all of this is let down slightly by the fact that the soundtrack is still only two-channel Dolby Surround.
So, seven years from the original release, we can watch the copy we should have got in the first place. If you're desperate to see BR on DVD, then you'll get what you need here. However, things have come a long way in the DVD world since 1999, and a film of this calibre really deserves something better. The good news is that a three-disc special edition is on the way that will, hopefuly, finally do this film justice. You might want to hang on for a few months until it's released.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great film that has stood the test of time. It has aged so well compared to other sci fi films (see Total Recall). BUT, it will look just as good in 4 months time when the 4 disc special edition comes out, so don't buy it just yet unless you can think of a really good reason. I can't think of one, just be patient!!!
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