So this is, what, the eleven millionth version of Blade Runner on DVD now? What's next, just releasing the dailies as a 15-disc special edition?
Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Jessica - Oct 01, 2007 3:46:56 am PDT #1498 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
brenda m - Oct 01, 2007 3:50:39 am PDT #1499 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
On a similar note, I hate Disney's "available for a limited time" bullshit. But I may have to break down and buy The Jungle Book when it comes out this week. I do love that movie.
Cashmere - Oct 01, 2007 3:50:56 am PDT #1500 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
The ambiguity works much better thematicaly, I agree.
So this is, what, the eleven millionth version of Blade Runner on DVD now? What's next, just releasing the dailies as a 15-disc special edition?
Let's hope it never reaches that point.
Can't say that I wouldn't like to see the new levels of digital restoration, I just don't know what more he can add. Unless it's ewoks.
Tom Scola - Oct 01, 2007 4:37:47 am PDT #1501 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Volans - Oct 01, 2007 6:09:40 am PDT #1502 of 10000
move out and draw fire
He's going to take out the guns and replace them with walkie-talkies.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 01, 2007 6:16:23 am PDT #1503 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Also, Ridley Scott is approaching Lucasfilm levels of tinkering. Let's hope no cute furry beasts show up in the new version.
Unicorns have hair rather than fur, right?
Laga - Oct 01, 2007 8:46:15 pm PDT #1504 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm watching my Forbidden Zone dvd AIFG! I just realized I've never seen a tape that wasn't a copy of a copy of a copy. The images are crisp and the sound is clear. I'm so verra happy.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2007 10:43:21 am PDT #1505 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, now after reading the NY Times article on the latest Blade Runner edition I'm curious again.
Also...
The special effects that produced this vision were amazing for their day. Created with miniature models, optics and double exposures, they seemed less artificial than many computer effects of a decade later. But like film stock, they faded with time.
For the new director’s cut, the special-effects footage was digitally scanned at 8,000 lines per frame, four times the resolution of most restorations, and then meticulously retouched. The results look almost 3-D.
I didn't know you could do that with a restoration.
Polter-Cow - Oct 02, 2007 10:46:28 am PDT #1506 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So they didn't pull a Lucas and add more CGI, right? They just made the original special effects look as good as they were meant to?
juliana - Oct 02, 2007 10:46:55 am PDT #1507 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I want to see the new cut. I don't necessarily agree with laying it all out there, but I'd like to see the new and restored stuff. Do you think a theater around here will host a screening? It'd be cool to see it on the big screen....