Customer Reviews
THE 'FINAL CUT' / 'DIRECTOR'S CUT' LOSES EVERYTHING THAT IS TRULY GREAT ABOUT BLADE RUNNER ---- ITS HUMANITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - By: A. Well Reader, 18 Jul 2008 
Blade runner's 1982, 'Theatrical Cut', is a deeply human film. So: do what I do: put up with the unsubtle voice-over & end the film when Rachael & Deckard enter the elevator to escape: press STOP, then, & end it.
This 1982 version - viewed like this, in my humble opinion - is a truly amazing film: brimming with humanity in a desolate, nightmare world that is sadly becoming more & more of a reality - for alll of us - here on the real, awful Planet Earth, 2008.
I feel - very, very strongly - that Director Ridley Scott had the future of the world in his hands . . . but . . . NOW . . . with 'The Final Cut'. . . he has ruined it for alll of us!!!!!!!
Blade Runner: From Script to 2007 Final Cut - Master Work! - By: James Caldwell, 29 May 2008 
I have not finished watching alll five discs yet. I am, however, stunned & delighted by the 2007 cut. The gaffs I thought were there are now very cleverly disguised, or simply not extant in the final cut. My pet gaffe was a scene where Deckert takes a look down at the street with a drink in his hand after retiring one of the Replicants. Earlier cuts made him look like one of those toys which dunk into your cocktail, & bob back up ad tedium. With clever colour timing & tinting, this is far from evident. Also, a major obstacle to buying an ultimate collector's version of this film down here in Australia is that they seem to insist in using a negative, or master, which has the vast opening scene of Hades Canyon (2019 Los Angeles)scratched with white flecks which ran through ALL editions I've seen in Region 4 on DVD, VCR, or in cinema. I'm delighted to see that problem is a regional one, because there's no such problem in these pressings. They were on EVERY pressing or copy I'd previously bought here in Australia. The detail, the memories, the interviews alll contribute to a deep perspective to what an achievement "Blade Runner" was to modern Cinema both then, & now. It was the "last analog Sci Fi movie ever made" - & as such, set an astonishing benchmark for ALL films in the Sci Fi genre which followed it. If you reallly loved the movie, this is the version to buy. If you just want to see the difference between the 92 & the 2007 cut, then the double is for you. I would, however, strongly suggest you would end up appreciating what a masterpiece this film is if you made the stretch, & bought the five DVD tin package set. I thought I would regret my largesse, but I honestly do not. There's nothing extraneous in this product. This is not only every cut of Blade Runner going, but a deep & revealing perspective into the making of one of the most innovative, & well-loved cult movies ever made. Extraordinary stuff!
Does it get any better than this? - By: Mrs. C. Smillie, 25 Jan 2008 Great stuff & a fabulous boxset. Can only reiterate alll the excellent reviews already given.
On the downside, I had to buy it via ebay as the cowboys based in Jersey that Amazon should reallly drop (preferably from a great height) recently sent us an email stating that it was undeliverable. What utter nonsense!
And what a palaver trying to get through to the dreadful Amazon calll centre to report the fact that we were still awaiting delivery. We were virtuallly callled liars & grudgingly accepted a refund.
The result is that we ended up paying nearly £10 more than originallly, we have lost total faith in Amazon & the idiots at Jersey reallly couldn't organise the proverbial pi$$-up in a brewery!
If you see the words Indigo Starfish when you are buying via Amazon, then don't go there. They give a whole new meaning to the word incompetent.
Best soundtrack in the world......ever ! - By: Paulus6, 07 Jan 2008 I cant believe I now have the definitive edition of this, my alll time favourite film. I can watch it over & over again.
I have just purchased a KEF 5.1 2005.2 speaker system, & although I recieved BR for xmas , I made sure not to watch it until my speakers were installled. I think it must have been the most emotional I have become over a film , for it's sheer 'blown away 'factor.
I cant begin to explain the feelings I had when the first vangelis track exploded out of the 6 speakers , well worth the wait doesnt even come close. It puts many recent attemts on film to shame , & to think 5.1 was just a mathematics answer in 1982 !!
I agree with a previous reviewer though , that the DVD doesnt mention the vast contribution Vangelis made to the popularity, longevity & sheer class of BR. What a shame , a missed oppurtunity . Nevertheless ,still a brilliant requiem to the best film ever.
What about the soundtrack ? - By: Jimmy, 06 Jan 2008 This 5 disc collection is great as per alll the comments in the other reviews, but one thing I was a little disappointed with was there no feature on vangelis's superb soundtrack which I think is one of the films defining qualities, ah well that's my opinion or is it Tyrell's nephew.
