Blade Runner: SE could happen in 2007!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 01 Feb 2006, 21:27

And finally, here's a bit of news that's going to get a lot of you excited (and I made a point to specifically ask about this title, believe me)... Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) is currently on track for release as a multi-disc special edition in time for its 25th anniversary in 2007. The release is far from certain (as usual, there's a lot more that I can't post about this title yet - think of the old saying, "Loose lips sink ships"), but Warner says that work is proceeding, most of the key players are involved and things are "looking good" for release next year. We'll see.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocent ... tml#warcat

If this turns out to be true I'll be so happy but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 01 Feb 2006, 22:25

Wow... that soon already!?!? my god... I better start saving...

ow wait... no... no... I'll already be saving for my HD-DVD/Blue-Ray Xbox 360 extension... so I guess I'll wait till 2012 and pick up their HD-DVD/Blue-ray release of this movie instead...

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 02 Feb 2006, 00:21

I'm still happy with my non-anamorphic director's cut.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Feb 2006, 06:43

Tom2681 wrote:I'm still happy with my non-anamorphic director's cut.

Dunno about the French releases, but ALL the R1/R2UK/R4 releases ARE anamorphic. The transfer sucks major arse though.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Feb 2006, 12:29

I can't wait. This is THE best Sci-fi film ever made!

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 02 Feb 2006, 12:49

I'm gonna wait until there's an official announcement before I get excited, I love Blade Runner too.

I still wanna see the TC with the detective-noirish narration and the sickly sweet ending sometime just to see what's it's like, I've only ever seen the '93 DC. I'm not gonna track down a shitty old VHS, downloading a rip of the Criterion laserdisc w/ the European cut might be an option though.

Now where's a Twin Peaks Season 2 announcement?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 02 Feb 2006, 13:00

EvaUnit02 wrote:Criterion laserdisc w/ the European cut might be an option though.

I have that but I've never had the balls to sit through it though. I'll watch it eventually.

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 02 Feb 2006, 14:22

The DC works a lot better as a movie, but the original theatrical cut isnt bad, and is just as entertaining.

I could sit through both anytime of the day.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 02 Feb 2006, 16:52

EvaUnit02 wrote:Now where's a Twin Peaks Season 2 announcement?

Not an announcement, but as far as I know, the latest word is that it's coming mid to late this year...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Feb 2006, 17:30

EvaUnit02 wrote:I'm gonna wait until there's an official announcement before I get excited, I love Blade Runner too.

Of course but it's worth posting all info on the subject.

EvaUnit02 wrote:I still wanna see the TC with the detective-noirish narration and the sickly sweet ending sometime just to see what's it's like

I bought the VHS second hand side time ago (P&S too) and it's 90% the same film. Those two points are the difference.

EvaUnit02 wrote:Downloading a rip of the Criterion laserdisc w/ the European cut might be an option though.

WTF? There is a third cut.

Reading up about it it sounds like the Theatrical Cut + some extra violence (which should've been restored for the DC). BUT crucially as it's still the watered down theatrical cut it's not going to be a patch on the Director's Cut:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/alternateversions

p.s - TP: S2 good point!

jimmyscab · Post by **jimmyscab** » 03 Feb 2006, 00:08

aaaaah the extra violence you just reminded me.

Yeah the criterion is the Euro theatrical plus extra violence and the the eye gouging is scene is totally nasty ! seriously one of the few scenes in a movie I cannot watch.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 03 Feb 2006, 11:50

Wasn't there a third version made?

82 TC
92 DC
2001 Definitive DC (or something like that).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 Feb 2006, 12:55

It was talked about but never came about.

How long in duration are the extra European scenes?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 03 Feb 2006, 13:07

bradavon wrote:It was talked about but never came about.

Actually Scott finished cutting it in 2001. Thus the title "2001 definitive cut".

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 Feb 2006, 13:58

Yep but it's not been released.