Posted by Angus Manwaring on 12/20/07 23:36

On 19-Dec-07 09:42:06, Gunther Gloop said
>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.

But surely you like Blackhawk down? If nothing else as an accurate
documentary of events? :)

Or was he just trying to do a remake of the film Aliens, except set in
Africa?


All the best,
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