BLADE RUNNER -- DVD Re-Release 12/18/07

[The Rover]

Release date for the DVD sets: December 18th, 2007

Also playing in Theatrical Runs in selected cites

http://www.bladerunnerthemovie.com/

I find this 1982 movie facinating to watch...now just to look at all of the "details" that Ridley Scott used in the filming. I know the story. So now, when I watch the film, I can focus on all of the things in the perimiter.

If you're a Sci-Fi fan and somehow have never seen this move, you should. Either buy the new DVD, or go and see it if it happens to be in a limited engagment near you.

This has the Origianl 1982 Theatrical Version with the Harrison Ford Voice-Over,

Which I happen to like...

2-DVD SE Set ($14.49 US)

4-DVD Collector's Edition ($24.49 US)

5-DVD Complete Set in HD-DVD and Blue Ray ($27.95 US) (Also a Limited Ultimate Briefcase Edition, DVD $54.99, and HD & BluRay $69.95)

DISC 1 - THE 2007 FINAL CUT EDITION (RIDLEY SCOTT'S ALL-NEW "FINAL CUT" VERSION OF THE FILM - Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.)

DISC 2 - THE DOCUMENTARY "DANGEROUS DAYS - MAKING BLADE RUNNER"

Quote from Ridley Scott: "My weapon was that camera, and this lens, and this viewfinder. I will get what I want to. And if you're there with me -- Great !! And if you're not there with me -- Too Bad !"

DISC 3 - THE ORIGINAL 1982 THEATRICAL VERSION, THE 1982 INTERNATIONAL VERSION, & THE 1992 DIRECTOR'S CUT VERSION

DISC 4 - BONUS MATERIAL (Interviews, Deleted & Alternate Scenes, Featurettes, etc.)

DISC 5 - THE WORKPRINT VERSION (This rare version of the film is considered by some to be the most radically different of all the Blade Runner cuts. It includes an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no "unicorn" sequence, no Deckard/Rachel "happy ending, altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music and much more.)

[Empire]

Jesus Christ. I've got the DIRECTORS CUT on DVD that came out a while back. I saw the original film, when Ford's character was NOT a synthetic. Then he MIGHT be at the end of the version I have. What gives? So are they going to change the end again?

Riddley Scott needs to make either another Alien movie or stop fucking with what he's already done.

And I though George Lucas was bad about reworking shit into the ground. Enough already. It was good the first time. Trust me. I went to art school. The more you think you can make it better, the more you fuck it up.

[The Rover]

As a side Note,

Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary 3 CD Soundtrack release on UMTV

Universal Music TV is set to release a stunning 3CD collection to mark the 25th Anniversary of Blade Runner on December 18th, 2007. Featuring previously unreleased music from the film, bonus tracks and a brand new album of Vangelis material inspired by the film with sleeve notes written by Ridley Scott.

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, with its apocalyptic depiction of LA in 2019, has become one of the most celebrated sci-fi releases of the 20th century. It’s one of those films where all of the constituent parts - the set, the lighting, the characters, the sparse dialogue and of course the music - work uniquely together to produce a cult masterpiece.

The music has always been a key element of Blade Runner and there have been various versions of the soundtrack over the years, some ‘official’ and some bootlegs. But they have all either been incomplete or have suffered from poor sound quality, until now. Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary is a 3CD set which - for the first time - puts all the pieces together, providing the complete music from the film and a lot more besides.

CD 1 features the original and remastered soundtrack as it first appeared in 1994, twelve years after the film was released. The second CD contains all the remaining music from the film that did not appear on the original 1994 soundtrack, plus two bonus tracks ("One Alone" and "Desolation Path"). None of this material has been released before.

The third and final disc will be of real interest to Vangelis fans - as it contains an entire album of newly written material composed by Vangelis to mark the 25th anniversary of Blade Runner. The music is strong and flowing, and retains the dark, atmospheric sense of the original score. There are some intriguing spoken word contributions too, from Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski, Oliver Stone and a host of distinguished actors, personalities and world dignitaries.

Full track listing details:

CD 1: Blade Runner Original Soundtrack Album

Track 1: Main Titles (3': 42")

Track 2: Blush Response (5': 47")

Track 3: Wait For Me (5': 27")

Track 4: Rachel’s Song (4': 46")

Track 5: Love Theme (4': 56")

Track 6: One More Kiss, Dear (3': 58")

Track 7: Blade Runner Blues (8': 53")

Track 8: Memories Of Green (5': 05")

Track 9: Tales Of The Future (4': 46")

Track 10: Damask Rose (2': 32")

Track 11: Blade Runner (End Titles) (4': 40")

Track 12: Tears In Rain (3': 00")

CD 2: Blade Runner Previously Unreleased and Bonus Material

Track 1: Longing (1': 58")

Track 2: Unveiled Twinkling Space (1': 59")

Track 3: Dr. Tyrell’s Owl (2': 40")

Track 4: At Mr. Chew’s (4': 47")

Track 5: Leo’s Room (2': 21")

Track 6: One Alone (bonus track) (2': 23")

Track 7: Deckard And Roy’s Duel (6': 16")

Track 8: Dr. Tyrell’s Death (3': 11")

Track 9: Desolation Path (bonus track) (5': 45")

Track 10: Empty Streets (6': 16")

Track 11: Mechanical Dolls (2': 52")

Track 12: Fading Away (3': 32")

CD 3: BR 25

This is the album with the new music, composed by Vangelis for Blade Runner’s 25th anniversary.

Track 1: Launch Approval (1': 54")

Spoken word: Scott Bolton, Bryce Bolton

Track 2: Up and Running (3': 09")

Spoken word: Sir Ridley Scott

Track 3: Mail From India (3': 27")

Ney: C. Lambrakis

Track 4: BR Downtown (2': 27?)

Spoken word: Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Cherry Vanilla

Track 5: Dimitri’s Bar (3': 52")

Spoken word: Akiko Ebi, Oliver Stone, Saxophone: Dimitris Tsakas

Track 6: Sweet Solitude (6': 56")

Saxophone: Dimitris Tsakas

Track 7: No Expectation Boulevard (6': 44")

Spoken word: Rutger Hauer, Wes Studi, Bhaskar Balakrishnan (Executive Director of the Asian Heritage Foundation), Shobhana Balakrishnan, Laura Metaxa, Sir Ridley Scott, Zhao Yali (Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Cyprus)

Track 8: Vadavarot (4': 14")

Spoken word: Irina Valentinova, Florencia Suayan Tacod

Track 9: Perfume Exotico (5': 19")

Spoken word: Edward James Olmos

Track 10: Spotkanie Z Matka (5': 09")

Spoken word: Roman Polanski reciting excerpts from the poem "Spotkanie z Matka" by Konstanty Ildefons Gaczynski

Track 11: Piano In An Empty Room (3': 37")

Track 12: Keep Asking (1': 29")

Spoken word: Bryce Bolton

All music composed, arranged, produced and performed by Vangelis.

"One of the great experiences of my directing career was working on the music for Blade Runner with Vangelis at his Marble Arch studio in London where he would perform rough demo film cues for me on the fly, obsessing over every detail and capturing every moment with exceptional beauty...the final result took us far beyond my expectations." - Ridley Scott, sleeve notes

Vangelis's Blade Runner Trilogy -- CD release dates...

December 10

Norway

Sweden

UK

December 11

Belgium

Germany

December 12

Finland

December 14 (postponed from Dec. 7)

Holland

December 18 -- United States

January 15

Italy

[The Rover]

Riddley Scott needs to make either another Alien movie or stop fucking with what he's already done.

It was good the first time. Trust me. I went to art school. The more you think you can make it better, the more you fuck it up.

I found myself amused watching the "Blade Runner: The Final Cut". HF really looks so young. I did not think he looked so young 10 years ago. It's like he's a "fresh-face" kid. But, I always had this impression of him as full grown man in that film. That's what time does for you....well, in this case, of BR, it does. I think I will appreciate getting BR in it's original theatrical release, with the 4-CD set.

There is no conclusive evidence that HF character is a replicant in the film. If so, what was his inception date, and when does he die ?? It's only conjecture, in the film. It's not a bad Sci-Fi movie, but BR is not as cool as 2001 is for me.

I do not worship the ground Ridley Scott walks on. I certainly have not seen all of his releases. I did not think Galdiator was all that hot. Much ado about nothing, imo. You either think that Russell Crowe is the bomb, or you don't. I don't. So that's that ! All the cgi in the world won't help that.... this trendy Hollywood...that thinks that Crowe and Kidman are the livin' end. I do not buy into the Hype.

If something, no matter how hyped stinks... then, it stinks. I love Jack Nicholson, but he's had his share of stinkers. But man, when he hits the nail onthe head, does Jack ever get it right !!!!!

HF has become sort ofone-dimensional to me. Although I like the suspense of What Lies Beneath, he is staring to grate on me. Since he divorced his wife awhile ago, I think he's been in la-la land. But that's just my opinion.

I will get the BR release, to "study" the film, for the fun of that.

I will get the Vangelis soundtrack, for the pleasure of that. No studying there. I study film, but, I simply listen to music.

[The Rover]

I got the 4-Disc DVD set today for 22.99 at Best Buy, and a couple of the 2-Disc Sets for 12.99 each.

[Merlin]

I found myself amused watching the "Blade Runner: The Final Cut". HF really looks so young. I did not think he looked so young 10 years ago. It's like he's a "fresh-face" kid. But, I always had this impression of him as full grown man in that film. That's what time does for you....well, in this case, of BR, it does. I think I will appreciate getting BR in it's original theatrical release, with the 4-CD set.

There is no conclusive evidence that HF character is a replicant in the film. If so, what was his inception date, and when does he die ?? It's only conjecture, in the film. It's not a bad Sci-Fi movie, but BR is not as cool as 2001 is for me.

I do not worship the ground Ridley Scott walks on. I certainly have not seen all of his releases. I did not think Galdiator was all that hot. Much ado about nothing, imo. You either think that Russell Crowe is the bomb, or you don't. I don't. So that's that ! All the cgi in the world won't help that.... this trendy Hollywood...that thinks that Crowe and Kidman are the livin' end. I do not buy into the Hype.

If something, no matter how hyped stinks... then, it stinks. I love Jack Nicholson, but he's had his share of stinkers. But man, when he hits the nail onthe head, does Jack ever get it right !!!!!

HF has become sort ofone-dimensional to me. Although I like the suspense of What Lies Beneath, he is staring to grate on me. Since he divorced his wife awhile ago, I think he's been in la-la land. But that's just my opinion.

I will get the BR release, to "study" the film, for the fun of that.

I will get the Vangelis soundtrack, for the pleasure of that. No studying there. I study film, but, I simply listen to music.

I was recently in London where BladeRunner was being screened in the cinema, so I was able to see what it certainly the best version of what is my favourite film on the media that it was meant to be transmitted on. It was a big thrill to see it on the big screen and the Final Cut certainly did not disappoint. What has been a flawed film in the past was - with all of the gitches and dialogue-errors removed - a SF-classic. I was hugely impressed by it.

My only gripe would be is that damned dove that Roy releases when he dies. I mean where did he find that beast in downtown LA where animals are unknown. It's a cheap and tacky metaphore, and I just wish Ridley had found a way to clean it up, too. But, hey, that's for the next release!

One final word. Deckard, as far as I'm concerned, is very much a replicant. Obviouly there is nothing to say he ACTUAULLY is one. But the clues are very much there: just as he knows Rachael's dreams, his dreams are known to Gaff. I think that it's pretty clear-cut.

[The Rover]

Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Boxed Set and Digibook Set coming out this Fall