Posted by Invid Fan on 05/29/06 00:19

In article <JO-dnR1L_cEQCuTZRVn-vg@comcast.com>, Joshua Zyber
<joshzyber@comcast.net> wrote:

> "Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1148798903.649287.46600@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > i think THIS is the key point right here. Unlike the STAR WARS SEs,
> > the split b/w the BLADE RUNNER Theatrical v BR DirCut is split with a
> > substantial percentage on both sides. Up til now, the Theatrical has
> > been Lucas'd (unavailable on dvd) but now that's about to change.
> > THAT'S the big deal, that both the previouis versions in pristine
> > forms
> > with booKoo extras is going to be released. The new uber-Dir Edit may
> > end up a debacle, but has been something that fans have been
> > interested
> > in since news of it leaked a while back.
> >
> > This set GIVES THE FANS WHAT THEY WANT.
>
> Also worth noting is that Blade Runner has always been slightly flawed
> and in need of just a little bit of tweaking. The 1982 theatrical cuts
> had the bad voiceover and Stupid Happy Ending. The 1992 "Director's Cut"
> fixed those things but lost little pieces of violent footage that had
> been in the old European theatrical cut. There's never really been a
> "perfect" version of Blade Runner, and so fans have been willing to give
> Ridley Scott another chance to get it right.
>
His version won't have that "violent footage", most likely.

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