One of the few people posting on this sight who went to the premiere in Hollywood, I found "Blade Runner" to be one of Ridley Scotts finest movies and was puzzled over his objections about final cut. So I never watched the DVD version because the rare 70mm print we saw at the premiere impressed me so much that nothing could ever take its place in my mind. Granted, this version of the future now seems silly. But back then, I fell in love with Scott's version of the Phillip K. Dick story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Both Scott and Dick posed a good question at the time - if we grow specialized "people" to do our bidding, should we consider them fully human? Since androids will never come to pass (as envisioned at least) and LA will never be a city in perpetual darkness under a din of oil companies run amok and giant pyramids with flying police cars, I believe it's safe assume the answer is redundant. Still, I love the performances and the ambience and the score of the original film. The director's cut? Not so much, especially the ending. Walk into the elevator and that's it? No, sorry, Ridley. Poor ending. Bad change to a good film that should standing on its own merits. The new cuts aren't worth your time or ours.
One of the few people posting on this sight who went to the premiere in Hollywood, I found "Blade Runner" to be one of Ridley Scotts finest movies and was puzzled over his objections about final cut. So I never watched the DVD version because the rare 70mm print we saw at the premiere impressed me so much that nothing could ever take its place in my mind. Granted, this version of the future now seems silly. But back then, I fell in love with Scott's version of the Phillip K. Dick story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? " Both Scott and Dick posed a good question at the time - if we grow specialized "people" to do our bidding, should we consider them fully human? Since androids will never come to pass (as envisioned at least) and LA will never be a city in perpetual darkness under a din of oil companies run amok and giant pyramids with flying police cars, I believe it's safe assume the answer is redundant. Still, I love the performances and the ambience and the score of the original film. The director's cut? Not so much, especially the ending. Walk into the elevator and that's it? No, sorry, Ridley. Poor ending. Bad change to a good film that should standing on its own merits. The new cuts aren't worth your time or ours.