Posted by Angus Manwaring on 12/20/07 23:40

On 20-Dec-07 05:53:52, Stroller said
>Gunther Gloop wrote:
>> Stroller wrote:
>>> 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.

>I've only seen it 2 or 3 times, and I have to say I have similar
>memories of it. I have to agree that I'm looking forward to watching the
>voiceover version (and thanks to yourself, Roger & Nimrod for allowing
>me to admit it!!)

That settles it! In 1982 (or thereabouts) Starburst magazine (probably)
did a big article on Blade Runner going into the origins, the compromises
and ........the voice over. They slagged it off saying it was for mindless
American audiences who didn't get the plot and it seems people have been
repeating that parrot-fashion without engaging their own brains, ever
since.

Who's up for a "Voice Over Version Rules" T-shirt? :)

All the best,
Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

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