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.

Buffistae gathering!!

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.

I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and was very confused.

Cash, they took out all the Clannad, to highlight the score written for the movie. Which, okay, I can understand. But I'm *waiting* for the music to cue action, and the movie's going on without it, and again, I'm a little at sea. Plus, I like Clannad.

The scene on the lake is recut, Nathaniel's line, "Nothing better to do on the lake today?" is cut. Some of the scenes are recut so the action is in slightly different sequence, there's a line dropped out every so often all the way through. The scene in the Indian graveyard is shortened, some scenes that had a heavy impact seem shorter as well, but that could be the absence of the Clannad in the score.

The movie just has a different tone and feel to it, subtly wrong. Like a Twilight Zone version of the movie I know and love.

I know I'm obsessive, but I had the tape playing on loop while I decorated the tree one Christmas, so I pretty much memorized the soundtrack, and when you leave out a line, or re-order them, I notice.

I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and was very confused.

Oh, DADoES is a very different story from Blade Runner. I love it very much (I read the book first).

Actually, I'd be a little intrigued to see someone make a more faithful adaptation fo DADoES. Provided it was done well.

Provided it was done well.

'Cause Hollywood has done such a great job with sci-fi short stories in the past. *coughJohnnyMnemoniccough* *coughMimsyWeretheBorogoves* *coughASoundofThundercough* *coughHarrisonBergeroncough*

Rewatched Sense and Sensibility last night (Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet) and just cracked up laughing. I'd forgotten it was Alan Rickman playing The Colonel (I'd replaced him with Colin Firth in my head). And then came Imelda Staunton and she's married to House!

I love discovering old movies with people who are new to me. Plus, I'd forgotten how much I adore that movie.