Blade Runner - The Final Cut
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There's also a lot more gore in the Tyrell (ouch) and Pris (nosepicker) death scenes, a new 'dove released' scene (no longer looks out of place) and quite a few significant dialogue changes to make things run more smoothly. Have to say, the film looks and sounRAB more beautiful than ever. They've done a really good job.
I would recommend seeing it in a cinema where it is projected digitally but I don't think any of the cinemas in the UK are doing that 
. AFAIK it's being shown in the following cinemas: Rio Cinema, Screen on the Green, Gate Cinema, Notting Hill, Chelsea Cinema, Peckham Multiplex (all in London) and the Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh.
. AFAIK it's being shown in the following cinemas: Rio Cinema, Screen on the Green, Gate Cinema, Notting Hill, Chelsea Cinema, Peckham Multiplex (all in London) and the Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh.antoinette2190
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If you go to IMDB and choose alternate versions, it tells you everything about the changes.
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As far as I am concerned; The Final Cut absolutely blows away any previous incarnation of Blade Runner. It's the only version I'll be watching from now on. 
It's certainly better for being remastered.
The Final Cut has just a few sequences that are mentioned in this thread that are different.
I don't like the "I want more life, father" line, I prefer the edgier version.
That was the only bit that really grated. The dove scene looks wrong! The only other bit of continuity (dialogue) that could have been 'repaired' is when Deckard is in the Police car listening to the Leon / Holden interview and he says "I'll tell you about my mother" when the line in the interview as seen earlier is "Let me tell you about my mother".
So easy to correct, what a missed opportunity! But it's still the best version.
I'm currently watching the Workprint which I've never seen before and already I'm liking all the background chatter, but the temporary incidental music is awful!
Interesting stuff. The 'Dangerous Days' documentary on Disc 2 is over 3 hours and 30 minutes long. It's fascinating and there are some great insights and great contributions from a whole host of people involved in the project. Just totally absorbing if you love the film like I do.
The extras I haven't watched yet I'm sure will be just as good - I'll add more to the thread after I've watched them but anyone thinking whether or not to re-purchase this film the answer would be a definite YES!!
The Final Cut has just a few sequences that are mentioned in this thread that are different.
I don't like the "I want more life, father" line, I prefer the edgier version.
That was the only bit that really grated. The dove scene looks wrong! The only other bit of continuity (dialogue) that could have been 'repaired' is when Deckard is in the Police car listening to the Leon / Holden interview and he says "I'll tell you about my mother" when the line in the interview as seen earlier is "Let me tell you about my mother".
So easy to correct, what a missed opportunity! But it's still the best version.
I'm currently watching the Workprint which I've never seen before and already I'm liking all the background chatter, but the temporary incidental music is awful!
Interesting stuff. The 'Dangerous Days' documentary on Disc 2 is over 3 hours and 30 minutes long. It's fascinating and there are some great insights and great contributions from a whole host of people involved in the project. Just totally absorbing if you love the film like I do.
The extras I haven't watched yet I'm sure will be just as good - I'll add more to the thread after I've watched them but anyone thinking whether or not to re-purchase this film the answer would be a definite YES!!
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Deckard wonders out loud at the photo of the girl he pulls off the Esper machine "Zhora or Pris?"
Entrance to Taffy Lewis' bar is a longer sequence.
Batty is more 'playful' when pursuing Deckard around The Bradbury. Shouts "Coming!" - glad this was dubbed out of the later versions!
I've said it before but the incidental music and some stock sound effects make the whole thing sound cheesy! Thank god for Vangelis! Especially the 'tears in rain' by Batty.
Deckard also hangs onto the beam longer when he jumps and misses the next building.
The VO at the end (when Batty is dead) is worse than the Theatrical Cut!
The ending with the music playing as the spinner descenRAB is a lot 'softer' than the harder tune that plays in the final and director's cuts.
The workprint is fairly rough - the print quality even though it's been cleaned up is like an old VHS cassette played on a TV thats got colour banding on the tube! But it's an essential watch nonetheless.
Entrance to Taffy Lewis' bar is a longer sequence.
Batty is more 'playful' when pursuing Deckard around The Bradbury. Shouts "Coming!" - glad this was dubbed out of the later versions!
I've said it before but the incidental music and some stock sound effects make the whole thing sound cheesy! Thank god for Vangelis! Especially the 'tears in rain' by Batty.
Deckard also hangs onto the beam longer when he jumps and misses the next building.
The VO at the end (when Batty is dead) is worse than the Theatrical Cut!
The ending with the music playing as the spinner descenRAB is a lot 'softer' than the harder tune that plays in the final and director's cuts.
The workprint is fairly rough - the print quality even though it's been cleaned up is like an old VHS cassette played on a TV thats got colour banding on the tube! But it's an essential watch nonetheless.
The majority of unused footage is accompaniment to VO sections which rather spell out the plot in an unsophisticated manner.
However, the missing sequences that allow seamless plot continuity would have been sufficient without the VO.
Some sequences however, make Deckard appear rather clumsy and clueless - struggling with the clues in the case - for instance the bartender at Taffy Lewis's giving him the idea of going backstage to talk to Zhora.
The death of Zhora and his discussions with his wife about shooting female replicants - "what if they were really women" and "the blood sure looks real enough" explains his need for a drink afterwarRAB.
However, in the film itself - the sequence is shown out of order in a well-known continuity error. As Deckard orders the drink, he is sporting the effects of the fight with Leon, which he is yet to have, so this was intended to happen after Rachel kills Leon.
Never understood why that was shown out of sequence.
Interesting version of the vidphone call from the bar to Rachel confirms that the subtitles are truly hopeless. Taffy Lewis's on the line. Subtitle: Taffy Lewis is on the line.
Bit ambiguous in the released versions, but this proves clearly he is explaining the location of the bar in Sector 4.
The one with Gaff and Bryant where Gaff speaks in English is just plain WRONG. Spoils the character.
And there is a dove shot with darkness that would have fitted better than the chosen shot.
There's also one that precedes / expanRAB the lift descent after Tyrell's murder. Batty is nearly stopped by a security lockdown in the lift, but he swipes the pilfered pass carRAB at random and it clears him to continue.
There's also a more surreal (yes, I know) sequence of the happy ending called 'Made For Each Other'. Like lots of the other discarded items here, they strongly suggest Deckard is a replicant - but they are similarly subtle as a brick. Like Gaff's "you've done a man's job, sir. But are you sure you are a man? it's hard to keep track of who's who around here."
Makes the rest of the film's allusions look positively flimsy.
I've always wanted to watch the Holden hospital visit again, but they're obvious cutting room floor fodder. There are two sequences, the second is painful.
However, the missing sequences that allow seamless plot continuity would have been sufficient without the VO.
Some sequences however, make Deckard appear rather clumsy and clueless - struggling with the clues in the case - for instance the bartender at Taffy Lewis's giving him the idea of going backstage to talk to Zhora.
The death of Zhora and his discussions with his wife about shooting female replicants - "what if they were really women" and "the blood sure looks real enough" explains his need for a drink afterwarRAB.
However, in the film itself - the sequence is shown out of order in a well-known continuity error. As Deckard orders the drink, he is sporting the effects of the fight with Leon, which he is yet to have, so this was intended to happen after Rachel kills Leon.
Never understood why that was shown out of sequence.
Interesting version of the vidphone call from the bar to Rachel confirms that the subtitles are truly hopeless. Taffy Lewis's on the line. Subtitle: Taffy Lewis is on the line.
Bit ambiguous in the released versions, but this proves clearly he is explaining the location of the bar in Sector 4.
The one with Gaff and Bryant where Gaff speaks in English is just plain WRONG. Spoils the character.
And there is a dove shot with darkness that would have fitted better than the chosen shot.
There's also one that precedes / expanRAB the lift descent after Tyrell's murder. Batty is nearly stopped by a security lockdown in the lift, but he swipes the pilfered pass carRAB at random and it clears him to continue.
There's also a more surreal (yes, I know) sequence of the happy ending called 'Made For Each Other'. Like lots of the other discarded items here, they strongly suggest Deckard is a replicant - but they are similarly subtle as a brick. Like Gaff's "you've done a man's job, sir. But are you sure you are a man? it's hard to keep track of who's who around here."
Makes the rest of the film's allusions look positively flimsy.
I've always wanted to watch the Holden hospital visit again, but they're obvious cutting room floor fodder. There are two sequences, the second is painful.