Blade Runner (Remastered Directors Cut)

See Larger Image	Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah Directed By: Ridley Scott Average Customer Rating:


Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900837798 Format: Director's Cut Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 0 Release Date: 2006-10-09 Running Time: 112 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: What's in a version? Comment: I've got to confess, I'm not a complete Bladerunner buff, so the distinctions between the various versions is kinda lost on me. But I do know that this is a great movie, which Philip K Dick approved of, for its depiction of the world that he imagined when he wrote "Do Androids Dream..." I don't have a preference, one version against another. Harrison Ford, I've read, didn't like the voiceover (of the cinema/early DVD release), but to me it's in the style of those filme noir, private dick masterpieces, and entirely appropriate. And the uplifting finale? Well, that's juxtaposed by Roy Batty's sad, but inevitable, demise. And the penultimate chase scene, onto the rooftop, is as memorable as anything you'll ever see. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe," was the opening to Batty's final monologue. The same could probably be said of Dick and Ridley Scott. Customer Rating: Summary: Utter Rubbish Comment: I watched this on a recommendation from a friend, i am a fan of Sci-Fi and Harrison Ford, but what a load of boring inane drivel. The film chugs along at a snails pace with no coherent story. I turned it off after an hour when i find the inventor of the Cyborgs, or whatever they are, murdered by his own creation. This important man with a huge building has no security at all to protect him! What a load of RUBBISH! Customer Rating: Summary: Perfect science fiction movie Comment: This is the perfect science fiction movie. There is nothing wrong with it. And the music is absolutely fantastic. I keep watching it. Customer Rating: Summary: Classic Sci-Fi Comment: An amazing genre-setting sci-fi classic based on Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", his novels always seem to translate well to film, but this was the best. Nowadays, in an age where numerous throw-away sci-fi blockbusters form a regular part of the mainstream, it is hard to remember the impact that this film had when it first appeared. There had been nothing like it. From the atmospheric swirls of the Vangelis soundtrack to the oppressive intense dystopian-future setting, to the intriguing storyline of secret 'replicants', this was groundbreaking stuff. Many modern sci-fi cliches originate from Bladerunner. When I first saw this I thoroughly enjoyed it, and got totally immersed in its atmosphere and exciting story. Now, when I see it again, it still holds all that original appeal, but I can see the extra level of allegory, with the two central characters Deckard and Rachael both suffering from somewhat of an existential crisis - it raises the question for all of us: "who are we, really?" and leads us all to examine how unsuspectingly mechanical we are, and to wonder how much of our life-experiences are real, and to what extent they are manufactured or illusionary. 'The Matrix' is a great modern counterpart to this film. A classic, which can be enjoyed equally as well on different levels. Customer Rating: Summary: An absolute classic, and yet not for everyone... Comment: Although this film is now accepted as a classic, and regularly appears in "Top Ten" lists, it still manages to divide opinion. Personally I love it, but I guess I should point out the reasons both why some people love this film, and why others don't. Firstly, the film is aesthetically more pleasing than almost any film I can think of. It has been said that you could pause this film at random, take the still image on the screen, mount it, and hang it on your wall as a piece of art. It is that beautiful. And certainly this was no accident, being largely the result of Ridley Scott's eye and attention to detail, and the wonderful design of the film, which was very influential and even refuses to look dated now. So, you could turn off the sound and still admire this film - it is so pleasing to the eye - but the opposite is also true: you could turn off the picture and enjoy every minute of Vangelis' unique and atmospheric soundtrack. As I said, aesthetically, this film has few equals. But to focus on this alone would be to suggest that the film is all style and no substance. Far from it in fact (it was after all based on a Phillip K. Dick novel). There is more philosophical musings in this film than almost any big budget film I can think of. Indeed, the last half hour serves as an incredible meditation on life, from the moment Batty confronts Tyrell (ever wondered what it would be like to be able to meet god, ask that he grants you immortality, and then kill him when he tells you it isn't possible!?!), to the pursuit of Deckard by Batty (with all it's eye catching religious imagery), to the final death scene (what can you say - best and most profound death scene ever?). The rest of the film has plenty of classic lines and reoccurring visual motifs (for instance eyes, origami animals), and thus has much to keep you engaged, but perhaps benefits more than most films from repeated viewing (which explains partly why it flopped in the cinema but then became a classic by virtue of video and DVD). That the film hangs together at all is a minor miracle, as the script was re-written several times by different people, and the production itself was troubled (for more on both of these issues, check out the book by Paul M. Sammon), but the virtues mentioned above are just some of the reasons why people like me regard this film as one of the greatest ever (if space allowed I could give many more). But Bladerunner isn't for everyone. In some ways it is more art house than traditional block buster - the action is slow, and at times it's as if it doesn't know what it's meant to be (detective film noir? sci-fi? suspense?). Despite the good looks of Harrison Ford, it also lacks a genuine hero with a cause to get behind. Ford's natural charisma is kept in check by the role, and consider this: he is given the mission to "terminate" four replicants. Two he manages to kill himself (both women, both unarmed and shot in the back!), one is killed by someone else when about kill him, and one dies of its own accord after having saved Deckard's life! Hardly very heroic, is it!? Of course the point is that the character of Batty ends up behaving in a more human and noble way than our 'hero', but the result for people who went to the cinema on the film's initial release expecting to see a new sci-fi film staring Han Solo was largely bafflement and boredom. So not for everyone, certainly, but the people who love this film REALLY love it. I'm lucky enough to be one of them, hence the five stars. More Reviews