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• Actors: Harrison Ford
• Directors: Ridley Scott
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UVCHWS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,984 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Ridley Scott's version of this iconic film, re-cut without the narration. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos deliver this masterpiece.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Don't be fooled, original is best, September 24, 2011

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daisydodo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blade Runner (DVD)

Ridley is a great director, but Bud Yorkin (who produced the film and defends the now-missing voice-over) was integral to the greatness of this film, which depends HUGELY on the voice-over. Don't be fooled! This film is better, much better, in the original version. The scenes which are supposed to leave one wondering whether Deckard is also a replicant are lame and stupid - they add zero to the narrative and are precisely as Yorkin loabeled them: a cheat. Not only a cheat, but one which adds nothing to the story.

On the other hand, the best line of the ENTIRE film is in the voice-over, where Deckard sums up why (for heaven's sake why?) would the murderous killer spare Deckard in the end? It is stupid and untethered without it. Those who forgive this vital piece's absence are surely remembering the original, and so know the answer. For the love of heaven bring back the original in Blu-ray!) and shun this lousy second effort.

4.0 out of 5 stars Completely remastered and tweaked by Scott himself!, July 13, 2011

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Robert Badgley (St Thomas,Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blade Runner (DVD)

Blade Runner(released June/82-has it been that long?)has been re-released onto DVD and this time around Ridley Scott himself has supervised the remastering,tweaking several scenes and boosting the background sound/music.The movie has never looked as good as this....ever.This release's major drawback however is the removal of Ford's background narration throughout,which certainly detracts from Scott's original vision but,like Spielberg,Lucas,et al,they can and do do what they want with their product.I must admit that even with the loss of the voice track,this version IS quite compelling and makes for an excellent comparison between the original cut and this one.
The story is well known by now.It is 2019 and Deckard(Harrison Ford)is a cop dedicated to the elimination of Replicants.These androids,built by the Tyrell Corporation,are on an equal par in many respects with humans and as a result have been banned to the outer worlds as workers.However a group of Replicants rebelled and some made their way back to Earth and into Deckards path.One by one Deckard hunts them down.Deckard even meets with the great Tyrell himself and falls in love with one of his personal Replicants who doesn't know she is one until Deckard reveals the truth to her(Sean Young).The rogue Replicants are paired down eventually to two(played by Darryl Hannah and Rutger Hauer) who visit one of Tyrell's valuable assistants,who in turn persuade him to take them to the inventor.The inventor projects a kind of a cautious fatherly attitude towards his inventions,whose main objective is to find out how long they have to live(they have a built in safeguard life span of about four years into them)and to stop the process.It seems there isn't a way to reverse the dying process in the Replicants and Tyrell is summarily killed.
Two Replicants are whittled to one and Deckard tracks him down,but it becomes a chase to live for Deckard,as he becomes the prey instead of the hunter.The Replicant at times plays with Deckard knowing his own inevitable end is near and before he can make the coup de gras he indeed dies.Deckard returns to his apartment where he and Tyrells Replicant leave the city forever.
This film moves along very well,telling its story in measured increments,never losing ground at any time.The entire look of the city from the flying cars to the giant advertising boards to the rainy and grungy streets have been more than a huge influence to countless films and filmmakers since its release.Scott was on a definite hot streak at this time as his Alien film was and has been a terribly big influence also.The acting from everyone involved is fantastic and was a break through film for many of its participants.
Technically the film looks absolutely gorgeous and it is in its widescreen a/r.Other than extensive commentaries by Scott and several production crew members,that is all the extras there is.
All in all a highly recommended release.If the Deckard commentary had have been there I would have given this film a BIG five stars all the way.However despite its' deletion,the film is still excellent in this form,and through Scott's tweaking,it has come through as a close second to the original.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Get the Final Cut version instead, September 7, 2010

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Michael Mccormick (Saint Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blade Runner (DVD)

There are three different versions of Bladerunner, which can create a lot of confusion for people. Each version is edited differently, with different scenes, different effects, and even a different story.

The most entertaining, intelligent, visually beautiful, definitive version is Ridley Scott's director's cut, also known as "Bladerunner: The Final Cut". That version is available on remastered DVD so don't spend your money on anything else.