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Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2-Disc Special Edition) [1982] | ![Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2-Disc Special Edition) [1982]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XZB824lFL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  26 reviews
Format: Box Set, Pal, Special Edition
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: To Be Announced
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321902144825
ASIN: B000G8NPWQ
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
Release Date: December 3, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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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 Release dates have been announced August 9, 2007
Siamese (Azores, Portugal)
34 out of 43 found this review helpful
At the San Diego Comic-Con 2007 the following was revealed:
On October 5th. "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" will be released in a few theaters in LA and New York. Several DVD editions will be out by December 18th.:
1. A two-disc special edition;
2. The four-disc Collector's Edition, which has two more discs and therefore a lot more stuff;
3. The five-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition, which will contain all
of the above plus a fifth disc and some "Deckard Briefcase"
packaging.
There will be FIVE versions of "Blade Runner" on the 4 and 5-discs sets: the Final Cut; the Original US Theatrical Cut (with voiceover and happy ending); the International Cut; the 1992 Director's Cut, and the Work Print.
The special features will include, other than a three-hour plus documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's masterpiece (the producers interviewed many of those that were involved in the production and, yes, that includes Harrison Ford!), over 45 minutes of deleted and alternate scenes which were miraculously stored by the studio somewhere, and that were approved by Mr. Scott himself for inclusion in this ultra-special edition. And much, much more...!
This will be one of the most eagerly awaited DVDs of the past 10 years, or at least one of those films that people always wanted to have ever since the DVD format debuted.
Probably the only version of Blade Runner you'll ever need to see January 22, 2008
Jonathan James Romley (Dublin, Ireland)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
By now, most viewers will be fairly familiar with Blade Runner (1982) in some capacity. For example, I'm sure anyone with a passing interest in film has already seen it, if not on video then most probably on late night television or the initial "director's cut" edition from 1991. This new "final cut" attempts to clean up some of the flaws and errors that director Ridley Scott was unable to fix at the time of that last particular revision; finally giving us the film as it was always meant to be seen in shimmering anamorphic widescreen; with a pristine image backed by a beautifully mixed soundtrack and all the embarrassing little schoolboy errors touched up with the magic of CGI.
The actual plotline remains almost identical to that of the aforementioned "director's cut"; with the voice over gone and the more open-ended climax present and correct. I thought Scott might have perhaps been a little more radical and mixed in a few of the alternative takes from the legendary work-print version, but no; this is his idea of what Blade Runner is, was, and always should be... and I'm sure most die-hard fans, and indeed, casual viewers, will find little here to complain about. At a first glance the plot seems fairly routine; a loose re-working of the Phillip K. Dick novella, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, in which a grizzled bounty hunter Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) tracks down and terminates rogue androids (here known as replicants) who might pose a threat to the status quo of this dark and dank dystopian future world. Scott adds a sense of further cinematic depth to the story by juxtaposing the science-fiction elements of the plot with the conventions of film noir in a way that was very much revolutionary back in 1983, having only really been seen on a much smaller scale with the Jean Luc Godard film Alphaville (1964).
It is in part his depiction of the world of Blade Runner that gives the film much of its power and mystique, as Scott envisions a world of densely populated, multi-cultural, consumerist drones lost in a maze of looming skyscrapers, neon strip-lights, darkness and torrential rain; all of which is perfectly realised by his team of highly skilled production designers, art directors, set-decorators and craftsmen. The cinematography too was radical for the time in which the film was created, with Scott building on his background in TV commercials and the work that he had done on his first sci-fi masterpiece Alien (1979) to create a look that is continually dark, dank, distressed and decaying; finding beauty in the most bizarre places and capturing a sense of lonesome claustrophobia that became a staple of subsequent films, commercials and music videos for the next twenty-five years.
The film looks better than ever here, with the re-mastered picture and sound quality and the very subtle use of CGI to clear up things like out-of-sync dialog, support wires on the spinners and the obvious stunt-double for Joanna Cassidy's character Zhora; all helping to maintain the endless feeling of plausibility that the world of Blade Runner presents. Admittedly some fans have complained about Scott changing the glorious shot of the dove being released into the bright blue sky for a more suitable shot of cloudy dusk, but I suppose it does make more sense in maintaining the dark world in which the film unfolds. The only new addition that seemed slightly strange to me was in clearing up the original confusion as to how many replicants were actually missing. Much of the film's mystique revolves around the central question as to whether or not Deckard is, in fact, a replicant; a theory that initially came about due to a dubbing error during Deckard's briefing with Captain Bryant. Given that Scott has been one of the most vocal supporters of this theory, it seems odd to me that he would correct this line of dialog in such a way that destroys any real mystery surrounding the "Deckard as replicant" debate.
Whether or not you buy into the Deckard/replicant theory is secondary to the exotic atmosphere created by Scott and his production team, or the central narrative paradox presented by the replicant characters, in particular, Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer). The crux of Blade Runner deals very much with the idea of a synthetic human being more human than the humans themselves; with much of Blade Runner focusing on Batty and his gang of robots in arms trying to prolong their limited lifespan by any means necessary. Once again, Blade Runner is radical in the sense that it gives us a villain that is very much exciting, charismatic, and empathetic in their pursuit of life, and in direct comparison to our supposed hero Deckard, who seems bored, tired and completely lost against the sheer strength and intellectual menace of the iconic Batty.
This isn't a film that everyone will adore; without question it has its flaws like any other film, but regardless, remains a visually impressive and endlessly beguiling science-fiction, mystery noir (and more so than ever on this re-mastered, special edition DVD). Others have already explored the wider aspects of the package itself, pointing out how the five-disk box-set is very much for the die-hard obsessive's, while the two-disk set would appeal more to the casual fan who loves the film and wants the version closest to Ridley Scott's original vision. Without question, Blade Runner is a significant work of science-fiction cinema that manages to overcome any such flaws in character or narrative to take us on a trip into a world far beyond anything we've ever seen before.
This review is worthless June 21, 2007
Deckard (Broom cupboard, Tyrell Corporation.)
16 out of 39 found this review helpful
I haven't bought this product because it doesn't actually exist. There also appears to be a lack official confirmation regarding the exact nature of the product so I don't know exactly what it will be like when it does eventually exist. This means any review of this product isn't worth the paper it's not written on. However a lack of existence or confirmed details for the product hasn't stopped other people from writing a review so I guess it can't stop me either.
It tastes kind of like marmalade. I give it four stars. I was going to give it five stars but I knocked one off due to the fact it doesn't exist and I have no idea exactly what it is I'm reviewing.
 Waiting eternally for DVD of Original Movie May 3, 2007
R. Brown (London)
15 out of 62 found this review helpful
For anyone like me who prefers the original version to the lacklustre 'director's cut' this version is another dissapointment. It seems that Ridley Scott is intent upon destroying all mention of the original version.
I demand a DVD of the original version!
huge fan April 10, 2007
R. Dumitrescu
14 out of 31 found this review helpful
There are no words to describe what I feel about this movie. Maybe just this - it turned me into a sci-fi junkie 25 years ago, when other kids my age were still watching turtle ninja cartoons.
I have been waiting for this more than a decade now. I am grateful it finally happens. Thank you Mr. Scott, for your genius and perserverence into achieving this. I know it was an uphill battle but it was worth it. Thank you.
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