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Blade Runner: The Final Cut [Blu-ray] [1982] | ![Blade Runner: The Final Cut [Blu-ray] [1982]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i33FK1S2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £27.99
Buy New: £15.00
You Save: £12.99 (46%)
New (11) Used (2) from £15.00
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1378
Format: Box Set, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: To Be Announced
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321900184694
ASIN: B000VS20M2
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
Release Date: December 3, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, M. Emmet Walsh
Amazon.co.uk Review
To call this cut of Blade Runner `long awaited' would be a heavy, heavy understatement. It's taken 25 years since the first release of one of the science-fiction genre's flagship films to get this far, and understandably, Blade Runner: The Final Cut has proved to be one of the most eagerly awaited DVD releases of all time. And it's been well worth the wait. Director Ridley Scott's decision to head back to the edit suite and cut together one last version of his flat-out classic film has been heavily rewarded, with a genuinely definitive version of an iconic, visually stunning and downright intelligent piece of cinema. Make no mistake: this is by distance the best version of Blade Runner. And it's never looked better, either. The core of Blade Runner, of course, remains the same, with Harrison Ford's Deckard (the Blade Runner of the title) on the trail of four `replicants', cloned humans that are now illegal. And he does so across an amazing cityscape that's proven to be well ahead of its time, with astounding visuals that defied the supposed limits of special effects back in 1982. Backed up with a staggering extra features package that varies depending on which version of this Blade Runner release you opt for (two-, four- and five-disc versions are available), the highlight nonetheless remains the stunning film itself. Remastered and restored, it remains a testament to a number of creative people whose thinking was simply a country mile in advance of that of their contemporaries. An unmissable purchase. --Jon Foster
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 A masterpiece, truly worth of the 1080p format and vice versa February 25, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Finally a film that makes the most of the 1080 progressive lines and 1920 pixel width, delivered without artefact in all the glorious depth of field that an anamorphic lens offers together with the rich tapestry of colour and mood that only both Scott's or Kubrick can really pull off. This film was born to be on High Definition.
This cut is great, but like the other reviewers I cannot help feel cheated by the UK distribution being limited to one cut. To add insult, Ridley's commentary at the beginning title sequence states "I hope you enjoy all five cuts", so it would seem fair to assume that he was obviously intending this final cut (or as he puts it until 25 years time) to be a 5-disc inclusive experience.
Aside from the CRT displays used throughout, its one of the only films that I think can still convince even 25 years on. Digitally re-mastering it on to HD has made a wonderful film zing with lustre.
Let's hope some other greats from Abyss to Zulu get the HD treatment.
MadMaxMel
A near perfect version of BladeRunner. December 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I watched this on my 52" 1080p set so I could see the detail and I was continually laughing with delight. It looks stunning now. The production team have completely restored the print and the FX shots such as the opening sequence and the Spinner flight over the Tyrell Corporation building are pure and show a level of detail that I didn't even realize existed in the shot. Bear in mind I've seen a cinema version of this film in the old Director's Cut format and I can assure you that this is order of magnitude from that. All of the FX problems have been corrected: no wires lifting the Spinners, no stunt-woman's face on the dying Zhora etc. It's really interesting seeing that contents of Deckard's apartment for the first time. The clarity of the print reveals objects in his room that I'd not noticed. Some minor dialogue has changed but for the better and only in inconsequential places such as the description of the Nexus-6 team in Bryant's office. The audio is now 5.1 and much improved. The new version of the film is near perfect. It has been adjusted in such a subtle way that it is really just a superb restoration rather than a major change and yet a lot HAS changed. It's a tribute to Scott's team that the casual observer would barely notice.
I'm VERY impressed and delighted.
However, as has been stated by other reviewers there is a 5 disc set easily available from the US, region free and with great extras for little more than this offering. You might want to consider it but be quick because it's limited(ish).
Who really wants inferior versions of this film? January 6, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I love Blade Runner, but the film I love is the one Ridley Scott wanted to make.
I never liked the emasculated original, with a bored Harrison Ford reading an awful 'Mike Hammer style' voiceover (just in case you're too stupid to work out what's going on). If you know anything about what went on behind the scenes while this movie was being made, this version should be too painful to watch... especially the tacked on, Hollywood-friendly 'happy' ending (that completely changes the story).
The Director's cut was better, but unfortunately the special effects that looked great at the cinema and on VHS suddenly looked rather fake and dated on DVD.
This new cut (optimistically labelled 'The Final Cut') is the closest we're going to get to Scott's original vision... and therefore, it's the only one I would ever bother watching. The picture and sound quality are absolutely crystal clear and you would never guess the special effects have been fixed, except that they just look more convincing than ever before. And, because this is a relatively slow moving film, it actually benefits from an HD picture far more than any of the action movies that dominate this new format.
It is a bit disappointing that the extras disc is simply a DVD, instead of a Blu-ray disc, but to be honest, picture and sound quality are not so important when you're watching a mixture of interviews and rough outtake footage.
Finally, regarding the US versions of this release, I am not interested in whatever different offers are available to a country that is in severe economic strife - they need all the breaks they can get right now. Their releases may seem cheap to us but I can assure you, having recently travelled there, $10 to them is like 10 is to us.
A superb restoration of an all time classic December 21, 2007
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
Not a single one of the the below reviews is addressed to the quality of this particular release. Indeed, the reviewers have chosen to indulge in a moan about the way that it has been diferently marketed in the US and the UK. They have not even seen the product and rated it useen, before release.
Make no mistake, this is the best picture quality of any version of Bladerunner to date on film or DVD. Gone is the grainy picture, gone is the tinny soundtrack. This is the film as it was meant to be seen.
Sure, some might prefer to have a collectors item with all verions and some bits of tat in a pretty box, that's a reasonable aspiration.
However, this release should be reviewed on it's own merits.
blu ray version March 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought the 5 disc blu-ray version in the * briefcase*
without going into the plot, as im sure everyone knows it well enough by now, i will say i was absolutely DELIGHTED with this release. Superb quality, the lumpy naration removed, although i did think mebbe 2 or 3 of the dialog dubs worked, & a film that STILL cuts it as futuristic even now. DEFINATELY a must in everyones 'all time best' library.
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