Posted by Joshua Zyber on 05/29/06 03:28

"Invid Fan" <invid@localnet.com> wrote in message
news:280520062019245458%invid@localnet.com...
>> 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.

What would make you think that? Scott's biggest complaint about the 1992
"Director's Cut" was that it was missing that footage. If he's preparing
a brand new "Final Cut", it stands to reason that he'll put back in
anything he wants.

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