Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #644 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-12-03
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 113 minutes

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

DVD Description
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of iconic sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut is spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and contains never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new digital audio track and more. High definition is the definitive format for this definitive film version.

Other versions released at the same time:
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2-Disc Special Edition)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut [Blu-ray]

Synopsis
It is 2019 and genetically made beings known as replicants exist as slaves and prostitutes in the off-planet colonies. Despite possessing such human traits as intelligence and virtual emotion, they are limited by a four-year life span which forces them to question their mortality. Four escaped replicants, led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer, THE HITCHER), arrive in Los Angeles to confront their designer, Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel). Hot on their trail is world-weary assassin--or 'blade runner'--Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, INDIANA JONES), who has come out of retirement especially for this case. His objective is to hunt down and liquidate the four renegade androids before they have a chance to exact revenge on their cruel human oppressors. In the course of his search, Deckard becomes romantically entangled with Tyrell's lovely assistant Rachael (Sean Young)--who may not be all that she seems--and a dramatic face-off with Batty is inevitable. Director Ridley Scott's hauntingly prescient vision of the not-too-distant future is a stark revelation: a dark, polluted, overcrowded dystopia dominated by cloud-piercing buildings and looming neon billboards, the air dense with acid rain and flying traffic. Based on the novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? by Philip K Dick, BLADE RUNNER boasts astonishingly rich art direction, juxtaposing ingenious technological gadgetry with yellowing photographs and fetishist objets d'art as it touches on questions of time, memory, identity, and mortality.

Customer Reviews

With the advent of Blu-ray many classics will rise again
One of them must be "Blade Runner in its many varied and excellent versions. This film is what sci-fi is all about. Instead of wasting time on gratuitous blood squirting, the story is much deeper with not only a message but a question.

"Early in the 21st century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced Robot evolution into the Nexus phase - a being virtually identical to human - Known as `Replicant.'"...Replicants were used Off-world as slave labor ...Replicants were declared illegal on earth ...Special police squads - Blade Runner Units - had orders to shoot to kill ..."

This was not called execution.
It was called retirement.

The film from beginning to end is treated with an overlay of original musing by the renowned Vangelis. In many films music can be a distraction or is needed to enforce spooky scenes. In this film the music is more of a co-character.

One image that staid with me is of Daryl Hannah with her fancy eye shadow.

It is now possible to see the many variations of this film based on the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep" by Philip K. Dick.

HD was finally pushed out by Blu-ray but any way you watch a big screen adds to the viewing pleasure without adding or subtracting from the story.

Yes I have the five disk version and enjoy it immensely. Yet any version is worth five stars.

Over - Hyped Rubbish
Having been told by friends over many years that this was a film I really should have seen by now, I took the plunge and bought this film (at a cut price as the format's finished). I settled down on my sofa and anticipated being swept away by a film labelled a 'masterpiece' by my friends, all in the majestic splendour of High Definition.

Just wait until I get hold of my mates.

This was one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen, a motion picture seemingly more concerned with how good it looked or how grand it sounded rather than whether the plot was not paper-thin (and it is, by the way). I sat there for nearly two hours and almost nothing notable happened. I gave this a chance - at the hour mark I wanted to stop the film in it's tracks and use the disc as a coaster instead - but I saw it through to the bitter end. Now it's a coaster.

On the plus side, the cinematography is very impressive at times. But that's it. No substantial story, nothing interesting going on and a soundtrack that borders on the downright annoying.

I know that this is supposed to be a 'cult classic' - but that doesn't mean that it's any good. I don't care if I offend my friends or any other die-hard fan of this film - it's utter rubbish.

A Classic Film just got better with HD
If you have never seen the film then I would suggest that you go and buy it or rent it, regardless of the format, It is one of those films that your love it or hate it, I have always loved the film.

The HD version is excellent, the parts where the animated sequences are added such as the fire coming from the build's stands out as amazing, you really can see a huge difference, what does it matter that you don't get a five disc version, surely you only want to watch the best version and HD has got to be it.

Sound is also worth a mention, hooked up to my Dolby Digital amp worked really well, I did try my old version in standard format and I could hear a difference and obviously see a big difference

If you like the film then buy this version and lets stop worrying about things that we don't have.