Product Description

Warner Brothers Blade Runner (Blu-ray) (Collector's Edition)
Visually spectacular, intensely action-packed and powerfully prophetic since its debut, "Blade Runner" returns in Ridley Scott's definitive Final Cut, including extended scenes and never-before-seen special effects. In a signature role as 21st-centurydetective Rick Deckard, (Harrison Ford) brings his masculine-yet-vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants - and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2007-12-18
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 5
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
• Running time: 578 minutes

Product description
In celebration of Blade Runner's 25th anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut, spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution, will contain never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby® Digital audio track and more. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah are among some 80 stars, filmmakers and others who participate in the extensive bonus features. Among the bonus material highlights is Dangerous Days, a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy. The definitive documentary to accompany the definitive film version.

Disc One
RIDLEY SCOTT'S ALL-NEW "FINAL CUT" VERSION OF THE FILM
Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio. Also includes:

• Commentary by Ridley Scott
• Commentary by executive producer/co-screenwriter Hampton Fancher and co-screenwriter David Peoples; producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber
• Commentary by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer

Disc Two
DOCUMENTARY DANGEROUS DAYS: MAKING BLADE RUNNER
A feature-length authoritative documentary revealing all the elements that shaped this hugely influential cinema landmark. Cast, crew, critics and colleagues give a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the film -- from its literary roots and inception through casting, production, visuals and special effects to its controversial legacy and place in Hollywood history.

Disc Three
1982 THEATRICAL VERSION
This is the version that introduced U.S. movie-going audiences to a revolutionary film with a new and excitingly provocative vision of the near-future. It contains Deckard/Harrison Ford's character narration and has Deckard and Rachel's (Sean Young) "happy ending" escape scene.

1982 INTERNATIONAL VERSION
Also used on U.S. home video, laserdisc and cable releases up to 1992. This version is not rated, and contains some extended action scenes in contrast to the Theatrical Version.

1992 DIRECTOR'S CUT
The Director's Cut omits Deckard's voiceover narration and removes the "happy ending" finale. It adds the famously-controversial "unicorn" sequence, a vision that Deckard has which suggests that he, too, may be a replicant.

Disc Four
BONUS DISC - "Enhancement Archive": 90 minutes of deleted footage and rare or never-before-seen items in featurettes and galleries that cover the film's amazing history, production teams, special effects, impact on society, promotional trailers, TV spots, and much more.

• Featurette "The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick"
• Featurette "Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film"
• Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (audio)
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Cover Gallery (images)
• The Art of Blade Runner (image galleries)
• Featurette "Signs of the Times: Graphic Design"
• Featurette "Fashion Forward: Wardrobe & Styling"
• Screen Tests: Rachel & Pris
• Featurette "The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth"
• Unit photography gallery
• Deleted and alternate scenes
• 1982 promotional featurettes
• Trailers and TV spots
• Featurette "Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art"
• Marketing and merchandise gallery (images)
• Featurette "Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard"
• Featurette "--Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers"

Disc Five
WORKPRINT VERSION
This rare version of the film is considered by some to be the most radically different of all the Blade Runner cuts. It includes an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no "unicorn" sequence, no Deckard/Rachel "happy ending," altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music and much more. Also includes:

• Commentary by Paul M. Sammon, author of Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner
• Featurette "All Our Variant Futures: From Workprint to Final Cut"

Stills from Blade Runner (click for larger image)

Customer Reviews

Classic movie... all of them
Very nice packaging of all of the different versions of the film. If you love Blade Runner, you'll love this. Of course, if you love Blade Runner, you probably already own all of them, anyway (as I did when I purchased this).

The "briefcase" is a little flimsy, but it doesn't really matter because you know it's not to be used as a functional briefcase - it's packaging.

The extras inside are not worth the cost of the product itself. In other words, buy it for the movies, and not for the extras inside. If you're looking just for the extras, you could be a little disappointed.

A must-have for those who could conceivably want it.
Reviewing this DVD set is simple. Basically, for someone who might at all wonder whether to buy it, it is a must-have. For anybody else, it won't mean anything and it is a waste of money.

Okay, so I am a Blade Runner fan. I love just about everything about this movie, and seeing it back when it came out was a formative experience for a young movie fan. Consequently, I won't even attempt to review the movie as such, since it wouldn't be very even-handed or rational anyway. Bascially, if you are already a Blade Runner fan, you know, and if not, I suppose all I can say is that I kinda recommend to watch it at least once.

So, now that we are among ourselves, what about this edition. Well, it's great, it's what fans have been waiting for, it's well-made, contains all the relevant editions of the movie that matter (including, of course, the "final" one), plus a few gimmicks that will only be appreciated by die hard fans. The quality of sound and video is what you would expect it to be, i.e. great.

Anyway, I suppose most Blade Runner fans already have ordered this and only casually peruse the reviews to see what others think about it. I think it's a worthy edition for the 25th anniversary. Great for fans, too much of a good thing (and way too gimmicky) for more casual viewers.

MUY BUENA
ES UNA EXCELENTE PELÍCULA LA CUAL ME COSTO MUCHO TRABAJO ENCONTRAR LA VERSIÓN DE 1982 EN DVD.GRACIAS POR TODO; AHHHJAJA Y TIENE SUBTITULOS EN ESPAÑOL, ( NO TIENE DOBLAJE EN ESPAÑOL PERO NI MODO, AHI PASA), MÁS GRACIAS POR ESO. POR CIERTO LA RECIBÍ 4 DIAS ANTES DE LO ESTIPULADO. GRACIAS. ¡DIOS LOS SIGA BENDICIENDO MUCHO!!!!!!!!!!.