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They just made the original special effects look as good as they were meant to?
Exactly. It should be close to an immaculate first print.
Do you think a theater around here will host a screening?
Definitely. SF is one of the places that almost always gets to show off a new print or restoration, along wth NY and LA. Usually shown at the Castro.
SF is one of the places that almost always gets to show off a new print or restoration, along wth NY and LA. Usually shown at the Castro.
aww that's where I saw the first release of the director's cut...possibly. a big release of one of the director's cuts at any rate.
aww that's where I saw the first release of the director's cut...possibly. a big release of one of the director's cuts at any rate.
That's where they released the "director's cut" which took off the voiceover and the happy ending became ambiguous.
That's where they released the "director's cut" which took off the voiceover and the happy ending became ambiguous.
Yes. It was a big event.
Definitely. SF is one of the places that almost always gets to show off a new print or restoration, along wth NY and LA. Usually shown at the Castro.
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I don't mind ambiguous. In fact I prefer it. But--and I know this makes me a philestine--but I really miss the voiceover.
DH and I saw Blade Runner at a special pre-release midnight screening in widescreen, and were utterly fuddled that it sank the way it did. We pimped it to friends and discussed it with those we persuaded to watch, at length. I've never been comfortable with the director's cut, but that's just because I fell so hard for it the first time.
Hell, I'm still upset at the cuts they made to Last of the Mohicans in the dvd release, and the recut release-to-dvd of a couple of made-for-HBO movies. If I like a movie the first time I see it, I'll probably not like a recut, even if the recut serves the story.
Bev, the new DVD release will include the original theatrical cut w/ the voiceover. (As well as the other fifteen bajillion four versions that have been released over the years.)
Hell, I'm still upset at the cuts they made to Last of the Mohicans in the dvd release
What did they cut from that? I don't have it. My folks used to have a copy of the letterbox format but I can't find it and I refuse to watch it any other way.
They just made the original special effects look as good as they were meant to?
Wired said the same. There's stuff like the obvious stunt double that got a little CGI treatment, but they didn't stick a younger, svelte Jabba in next to Deckard.
I'm with Beverly, on the falling for it hard the first time, and even liking the VO. But I'd been fighting with people for four years, since Intro to American Cinema freshman year, about Is He Or Isn't He, so I felt nicely vindicated with the director's cut.
Do you think a theater around here will host a screening? It'd be cool to see it on the big screen....
I was just at my local art cinema in Liverpool. They announced they're screening this in a special event screening, as it happens.
I was horrified when I first heard they were getting one of the actresses back to reshoot something.
Bladerunner ended up in a massive legal battle over rights issues for, uhm, decades. Which kept it off the shelves (most of the time). The latest activity is because they've finally sorted out the legal issues with all the people who had a finger in the pie, so now they want to start milkin' the cash cow.