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blade runner with narration
2006-01-05, 8:26 PM #1
i'm looking for blade runner with the narration. i can't find anything but the directors cut and out of stock imports (that don't specify if they have narration or if they're even in english).
anyone know where i can get it online?
2006-01-05, 8:43 PM #2
wait wait wait wait wait... while searching online i found a spoiler.
scott reveals in Y2K that deckard is a replicant
if you read the spoiler, did you know that already? i didn't.
2006-01-05, 8:52 PM #3
Try amazon.com-- if a movie exists, they probably have it. If you can get it used, so much the better, b/c it costs a WHOLE lot less. (example: I just bought the matrix dvd for $1.99.)
2006-01-05, 9:50 PM #4
The problem is that the only version of Blade Runner still in release is the "Director's Cut".

I know my friend has the original cut on VHS, but I don’t know if it was ever released on DVD.
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2006-01-05, 9:56 PM #5
From what I understand, the non-director's cut is hard to come by. Good luck finding a copy! (sorry I can't be helpful)
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2006-01-05, 10:53 PM #6
I've got the original on VHS too. To be honest, it's not as good as the DC (but obviously you wouldn't be asking for it if you didn't want it).
2006-01-05, 11:49 PM #7
The theatrical cut has never been released on DVD. Maybe when the Special Edition finally gets the go-ahead, it'll contain both versions of the film, but don't hold your breath.
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2006-01-06, 5:07 AM #8
Originally posted by AKPiggott:
...Maybe when the Special Edition finally gets the go-ahead..

The Special Edition? Is that the version where Deckard gets replaced with a bunch of dancing Ewoks?
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2006-01-06, 7:35 AM #9
hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! that's the one.

i have the original release on vhs also. trouble is, i don't have a working vcr anymore.
2006-01-06, 9:53 AM #10
Well then it seems the trick is to get a new vcr! :)
2006-01-06, 10:24 AM #11
Can I ask why you want the theatrical version?
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2006-01-06, 11:00 AM #12
[QUOTE=Darth Evad]wait wait wait wait wait... while searching online i found a spoiler.
scott reveals in Y2K that deckard is a replicant
if you read the spoiler, did you know that already? i didn't.[/QUOTE]

Wait, what? Deckard is a replicant?! That makes all sorts of nonsense.

Next thing you know, they'll say that the Chinese guy's a replicant. Then the creator.
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2006-01-06, 11:02 AM #13
Actually, there are a number of people who prefer the Theatrical version to the directors cut.

Yeah the Narration was poorly done, but I think the theme was a bit stronger, and I liked the ending better…

That said, seeing as I have not watched the Theatrical version in a long time, I’m probably just deluding myself.

I need to go back and watch both after having read “Do Androids dream of electric sheep”…
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2006-01-06, 12:18 PM #14
ive been looking for the version w/ naration for a long time, still havent seen it actually.

if you or anyone finds a place to get it, post it here, id love to pick up a copy
2006-01-06, 3:18 PM #15
The original makes less sense - they pulled the dream sequence with the unicorn (which relates to the unicorn Gaff leaves for deckard - showing Gaff knows what deckard dreams, the same way deckard knows rachel's memories because deckard is a .... well, you know..) because it was deemed "too arty" by test audiences.

Rubbish
2006-01-06, 7:54 PM #16
i personally liked the narration. and after much searching around and reading, i realize i haven't seen the full directors cut. i realized it today while talking to my mom about it. i've never watched the full directors cut all the way through. i guess i'll have to.

and as far as the theatrical version on dvd, from everything i've read so far, it ain't gonna happen.
2006-01-07, 12:02 AM #17
Well, I did find a version of the Theatrical version of Blade Runner... and it IS NOT on VHS...

Clicky
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2006-01-08, 2:39 PM #18
The Theatrical Cut is on Spike TV right now.
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2006-01-08, 3:07 PM #19
[QUOTE=West Wind]Well, I did find a version of the Theatrical version of Blade Runner... and it IS NOT on VHS...

Clicky[/QUOTE]


Talk about a blast from the past.. I haven't seen a laserdisc in years. :)

Those things stored data in analog form instead of digital IIRC.
2006-01-08, 7:25 PM #20
it was on spike this afternoon. how coincidental.
2006-01-09, 12:03 PM #21
[QUOTE=Darth Evad]it was on spike this afternoon. how coincidental.[/QUOTE]

the narration version?
2006-01-10, 11:32 AM #22
Originally posted by Lord_Grismath:
Wait, what? Deckard is a replicant?! That makes all sorts of nonsense.


That actually made quite a lot of sense and I did assume it. Or at least it did make sense in the book. But the book went way further into detail and story than the film did.
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2006-01-10, 11:33 AM #23
What the-

I always read the book like Deckard thought he was a replicant and then he wasn't and then he was...n't? Damn. I don't remember.
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2006-01-11, 12:07 AM #24
When I first saw the Director's Cut years back, it didn't actually click with me that the narration was missing until right near the end. I suppose that speaks for itself, it was a completely unnecessary addition.
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