Posted by Gunther Gloop on 12/19/07 09:42

Stroller wrote:
> Clem Dye wrote:
>> <spoiler alert>
>> What I find disappointing about the Final Cut is that Deckard's
>> commentary is still missing. That means that when you watch the film,
>> you have that continual thread of disappointment, because you know
> that
>> it could be better. ...
>> </spoiler>
>
> Are you saying: if would be better if it had the voice-over? That you
> prefer the voice-over? I have to say that I've only watched this movie a
> couple of times and find that quite memorable, but I thought that the
> Deckard voice-over was critically considered as vandalism (hence the
> later releases).
>

I've seen the movie at least 6-8 times -mainly because I couldn't quite
get over the fact that I just didn't like it. It looks great and it has
everything that I would otherwise like in a movie, but it just never
clicked with me. Still, the one viewing I *did* enjoy to some degree was
the first time -which I saw with the voiceover.

When I watched it without the v.o. it all seemed vacuous and boring.
I've tried & tried, but I'm done with it now. I've since resigned myself
to the opinion that I just don't like any of Ridley Scott's films. Yes,
including Blade Runner and (last I looked) Alien too and (most
definitely) Gladiator.

-Kevin.

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