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Ultimate edition - Blade Runner review by CP Customer

Be thankful that is is the 2 disc edition, for those who really wanted to experience everything Blade Runner, a five disc edition does exist! You can debate which version is the best, as there are subtle changes. The final cut allowed Ripley to go back and amend some of the errors/oversights of previous editions, thanks to advances in special effects. The window sequence for instance now looks superb. Blade Runner is a classic is many senses as it marked the high point of model techniques, nowadays everything is computer based. The documentary just confirms how much work and effort went into creating this inspiring and influential world. I should also highlight Dangerous Days, which is a film in itself. Watch it after the film, then return to another version of Blade Runner. It increases your appreciation of this classic tenfold.

So dark, not in the artistic sense ! - Blade Runner review by AS

Heard this was a great film, visually it was impressive and the music was very atmospheric. But the whole thing took place in the dark and rain......we gave it 45 minutes and then felt so depressed and longing for some light, we gave up. Neither of us cared about the characters or hat the ending was.

Good Candidate for the Best Sci-fi. - Blade Runner review by Steve

Ridley Scott's intelligent fusion of Philip K Dick and Metropolis is an all round triumph, visually, emotionally and intellectually. The sets and models are marvellous. But, as well as the superb visuals, there is a very moving human story.

same as - Blade Runner review by CP Customer

sorry but how many times can a director 'play about' and make us watch a newwer version.

the first was ace, the voiceover version ??not good.

this version is simular to the first original,and better for that,a few scenes added??which??

a great film,but why mess???make more money???

you expect more when they go to all this effort!

Not to be missed - Blade Runner review by PM

I'm not into all the different versions of this film, I saw it at the cinema when it first came out, and wanted to see it again. This version is definitely not quite the same, but it has all the classic ingredients..the sparing dialogue, the mysterious plot development, and above all, for me, the staggeringly brilliant soundtrack by Vangelis, which created not only the mood of the film, but of a spirit of film making that still endures to this day.

Where are the different versions, Cinema Paradiso? - Blade Runner review by JF

Apparently there are 3 versions of this magnificent film:

1) The original release (1982).

2) The 'Director's Cut' that was not the director's cut (1992).

3) 'The Final Cut' that was the director's cut (2007).

Cinema Paradiso appears to only have the second. I would like to watch the third version.

A deeply disturbing & engrossing, if cold, look into a dystopian future (Final Cut reviewed) - Blade Runner review by TB

Blade Runner has become the stuff of such legend that it was surprising that I had never seen it until recently, despite my love of Ridley Scott and his work.

Harrison Ford plays a man called Rick Deckard, a human and Blade Runner, who is in charge of patrolling Los Angeles, looking for replicants and terminating them. He then is informed of 4 such beings who he needs to hunt down and "retire" from this world.

The film itself, whilst it is an engrossing & visually incredible film, is also extremely monotonous at times. It is a very cold film, which I absolutely appreciate is the point. But at times it does make the narrative and the watching quite impenetrable.

Harrison Ford is great as Deckard, plus Daryl Hannah also makes a strong impression, alongside Rutgar Hauer.

I do have to mention that I am not a massive sci-fi fan, so in many ways a lot of the content will be lost on me. But there was certainly a lot to enjoy and I also appreciate the huge influence it had on many other films following it.