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Bottom: R1 remastered
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Blade Runner: The Director's Cut has finally been given the treatment it deserves, and this is just step one in the many new things
to come. Let me just say I was floored when I took a look at the new 2006 release. The movie has benefitted greatly from
a fresh HD scan. After doing a little of my own research, I've come to the conclusion that the original is a direct port from the
transfer made in 1992 for the VHS release. As such, this transfer has no where near the quality and detail of the new release.
Better yet, much of the dirt that covered the transfer has been removed. The edge enhancement has also been fixed. There
is not as much visible grain but this, I feel, is because the original release had video noise and not natural film-grain which this
release has. I see no obvious areas that look like noise reduction has been applied. Contrast boosting can be seen in
caps 2, 3, 5, 7. But there is less in cap 15. This is unfortunate but the film is slightly brighter making the movie more clear.
Nothing has been drastically changed but there are a few curious colour corrections. Mostly the night and darker scenes
have a blue tint to them. This was slightly present in the original disc so one could say this transfer just brings the colour out
more. But I think it's safe to say the colours have been timed a bit differently. The overly red tones have been toned
down. Caps 8-11 show this with less red skin tones. Overall this new transfer is a lot better than the original.
