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Average Rating: Rating: - But don't let the original disappear... Blade runner is a very special movie in either version. Both are dark and brooding and thought provoking. Neither is merely a sci-fi thriller. The movie influenced fashions in both films and dress that persist; in fact I know of no movie of the last half-century that has so influenced clothing and style. The steamy film-noir atmosphere is frequently imitated now, but remember this is THE original. I recently watched then DVD (Directors Cut) and the film has aged not one bit. That said, it was NOT the directors cut that exerted these influences. It was the original theatrical version with the loved/reviled voiceovers. I recently tried to find a copy of the original version to replace my lost one and could not! To let the 1982 version disappear would be a travesty. I think the Directors Cut may be more watchable to the current generation. However, to lose the original would be a blow to the sociologic history of recent decades. Rating: - Blade Runner's Directors Cut does little justice I'm one who has seen and own both versions of Blade Runner, unfortunately the original (or "Criterion's" version) is unavailable on DVD. The movie as a whole is excellent for a film of 1982, its graphic imagery and imagination matches that of Lucas and the Star Wars Saga of the same time period. It's visually stunning with more unveiling suspenseful drama than action, to keep you glued to the film. Where the film falls short however is in the "Director's" choice of presenting the film. Alot of Harrison Ford character's thought dialog (found in the Criterion Collection) is axed from the film, in favor of the Director's cut. This can leave the viewer, who has never seen the film, lost as to what is going on. The thought dialogs add ALOT to the film, as to who the replicant's are, his knowledge of the replicant's history (when he picks up a set of photos, his thoughts ask "why... because replicants don't have families" for example. Information that makes the direction of his search more understandable, "vital", and less confusing.), his thoughts to why he retired from the Blade Runner force, and more. The Director's Cut is a real hack job to the original and makes the new script very weak. I can only hope that the "Criterion" version may soon be released, as Blade Runner is an excellent film and NEEDS to maintain its original strong storyline. To those who may be searching, the "Criterion" version may only be found on the large laser discs (as it's been phased out after the Director's Cut release). Rating: - A Narration-Less Director Version Isn't Necessarily Better Bladerunner, a highwater mark in science fiction film making, is updated by the director in this Director's Cut version with the elimination of the narration, the inclusion of the unicorn scene and deletion of the final scenes of the original version's ending. Brilliant as well as controversial from its opening premiere, "Blade Runner" by director Ridley Scott who had only just come off of directing "Alien" folded the science fiction elements into a 50's detective film noir. A minority of critics and audience members truly believed in the shadowy elements of darkness and the emphasis on detective work. With the elimination of the narration (even though Harrison Ford apparently hated it himself and attempted to produce an awful narration), for me and a few others, the narration is a key component of what made this movie so unique in its combination of film elements. Thus while this movie has become a cult classic, the Director's Cut without the na! rration apparently for a few of us diminishes somewhat what is truly one of the best science fiction movies made. Also, the upbeat ending of the original American version, shouldn't be panned as overly mainstream or completely optimistic. It's reference to the vague length of life of a replicant keeps the storyline intriguing because it only adds to the uncertainty of one's relationship with one another and uncertainty about the future. However, all this is much better described in Paul M. Sammon's excellent reference guide entitled, "Future Noir The Making of Blade Runner" (1996). END

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