“Which ‘Blade Runner’ Cut Should I Watch?” *Spoils major points of the movie*

@hansplodalski4354

4 жыл бұрын

The movie is from '82 dude

@ryanammenheuser4788

4 жыл бұрын

@@hansplodalski4354 It's from 1982, but the title of the video clearly makes it sound as though this video is for a new viewer. Most people who would benefit most from knowing which version to watch wouldn't have seen the movie yet. It'd be like making a Star Wars video about what order to watch the movies in, but they spoil the big reveal. Yeah, it's 40 years old. But the title clearly lures people in who don't know anything about the movie and want to watch for the first time.

@hansplodalski4354

4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanammenheuser4788 Sounds more like it's tailored for people who already know that there are different cuts of the movie. Also, it can be expected that they will show parts of the movie. How are they going to show the differences otherwise?

@haydeng3316

4 жыл бұрын

@@hansplodalski4354 you don't need a guide telling you which cut to see if you've seen it already

@powerfrenzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@hansplodalski4354 there will always be someone who hasn't seen it yet.

The dove shot in the Final cut looks so much better. I had no idea it wasn't the original - which instead looks like it was just filmed outside in the studio backlot.

@idiot685

6 жыл бұрын

It removes the entire point of the shot - flying up into a bleary, depressing sky rather than an open, beautiful one completely contrasts the reason that shot was even included. It fits the look of the rest of the film better, but that shot isn't meant to mesh with the rest of the film. They basically chose aesthetic value over visual storytelling, or to put it in simpler terms, they said, "It's the tail-end of the 2000's and emo rock and edgy films are currently really hip so we're going to throw the meaning of this shot out the window and make it more aesthetically bleak so 2007 audiences will like it more."

@Aleph-Noll

6 жыл бұрын

the green filter and the change of the dove shot in the end were horrible for the final cut.

@cosmiccastawaya9045

6 жыл бұрын

I get your guys' points about the visual meaning of the scene, but the location in the director's cut just doesn't fit well at all. I think the bird flying off to escape the city still holds the same meaning in the final cut, but like with everything else in Blade Runner, there's a subtlety to it. I think that the subtlety of the final cut is much better, and on top of that, it looks like Deckard didn't just randomly leave the city he was in.

@Grachtnakk

6 жыл бұрын

The final cut aesthatically looks like something out of a matrix sequel. Make of that what you want.

@MrLESLO

6 жыл бұрын

+ProfessorRaskolnikov - The color of the sky could have been closer matched to the original, obviously agreed on that. Really though, like you've already addressed; it restores some continuity, but the message is symbolism is diminished. Overall though, like +Gradius pointed out, I think it's a visually impressive update to what looked like a studio backlot in the original, I'm much happier to see it exist in a final form like this than it did as the symbolism isn't lost entirely...To each his own though.

Fun fact: the theatrical cut ending has shots that were originally made for the Shining.

@jawnsushi

4 жыл бұрын

I saw Scott mention that in a Director's roundtable not too long ago. Crazy! :)

@Max-pu4vd

4 жыл бұрын

Whatcha talkin’ bout Willis?

@MrSvante88

4 жыл бұрын

That's insane! Did actually think about that ending first time I saw shining though

@TheLovepools

4 жыл бұрын

It's a miracle those shots still existed. Stanley hated leaking anything that didn't make it into his movies. He ALWAYS had the final cut lol

@88feji

3 жыл бұрын

Yah but the Shining part is the part that destroys the theatrical release version ... its so incongruent to the rest of the movie ... hate the financiers for insisting on it against the director's will ...

“Too bad she won’t live but then again who does” One of the most profound lines spoken in any movie!

@ipoulter9765

Жыл бұрын

I know right its like all all are living but are we really we are all slaves to the machine, its so good

@Tamagumo

11 ай бұрын

​@@ipoulter9765 I took it as meaning she won't live forever, but then again who does. Meaning we all face death, the great equalizer

@ipoulter9765

11 ай бұрын

@@Tamagumo I take it as both

@adrozz2120

10 ай бұрын

@@Tamagumo considering the fact that Deckard is also a Replicant, this is an amazing line lmao

@juanme555

9 ай бұрын

@@ipoulter9765 i just thought he was implying Deckard is a replicant too

The director's cut wasn't even sanctioned by Scott. The Final Cut is the true directors cut. The fact they named the director's cut as such is very misleading.

@sixstanger00

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure Scott didn't want a green tinge in his film...

@MattyDante

4 жыл бұрын

sixstanger00 you best friends with him and he told you that? How do you know what Scott did and did not want?

@sixstanger00

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattyDante *_How do you know what Scott did and did not want?_* By comparing the final cut to the *_DIRECTOR'S CUT?_* I dunno....just a hunch.

@MattyDante

4 жыл бұрын

@@sixstanger00 You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. You think just because it has the word "Director" in it that Scott had anything to do with that cut? He did not. The Final Cut is the only cut in which Scott was given complete creative control to realize his vision. Do a little more research before embarrassing yourself again.

@sixstanger00

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattyDante After 10 seconds worth of research: _Director's Cut:_ _"The Ridley Scott-approved Director's Cut (1992, 116 minutes)[12] was prompted by the unauthorized 1990 and 1991 theatrical release of the workprint version of the movie. The Director's Cut contained significant changes from the theatrical workprint version. Scott provided extensive notes and consultation to Warner Bros., although film preservationist/restorer Michael Arick was put in charge of creating the Director's Cut."_ Your original comment claimed it wasn't even sanctioned by Scott. Do a little more research before embarrassing yourself again. Further skimpy research indicates that Scott's reasons for disowning the "Director's Cut" version was because it lacked a key scene and that the climax did not contain the score composed for it by Vangelis.

no matter how many times I see it, the opening shot of Los Angeles with the atmosphere of Vangelis' score still moves me to the core!

@markalexander7397

4 жыл бұрын

The first scene with Rachael.."Do you like our owl?"..the music and lighting is incredible. Chills me as well

@crlyhdedfnck

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Mackrill Preach it brother!

@markalexander7397

4 жыл бұрын

I even love the LADD Co. music beforehand..I know it's on other movies but I always relate it to this one

@Nikelaos_Khristianos

3 жыл бұрын

Quite literally the most Cyberpunk visual to ever Cyberpunk. It's perfection!

@88feji

3 жыл бұрын

Blade Runner is simply the prototype Cyberpunk look that countless artists, directors, writers, painters, architects, product designers etc refer to when it comes to Cyberpunk look and atmosphere ... even till today, it does not look dated at all ..

Sounds like Mr. Ford didn’t want to read those narration lines.

@dvizionfilmz

4 жыл бұрын

That's actually true, according to the "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner" book at least. He was outright sabotaging, because he thought it was stupid idea and hoped that if it sounded shitty, the WB wouldn't use it. They did.

@zworm99

4 жыл бұрын

@Alan Torn Haha that's hilarious, definitively sounds like something Harrison would do

@dvizionfilmz

4 жыл бұрын

@@zworm99 yeah, I love this detail too, you can hear him trying his best to make the narration sound cheesy and tone deaf, and the fact they still decided to go with it is indeed hilarious.

@fnvfanMSPR

3 жыл бұрын

@@dvizionfilmz smart man

@lucasdelfino5342

3 жыл бұрын

In the Dangerous Days documentary, he explains he did it the best he could (he had already voiced his dislike of the voice over narration, but wasn't going to bother arguing against it anymore since it was studio imposed).

I'm surprised they didn't mention the AMAZING creative solution they applied to address the Abdul Ben Hassan shop interrogation scene. The audio never matched the video, so they got Harrison's son to come in and lip sync the lines, capturing just his mouth and chin, then superimposed that new footage onto the face of his father. It looks INCREDIBLE!

@malaoh

Жыл бұрын

You do stuff like this perfectly and there are still abominations like Henry Cavill's Superman CGI mouth out there😅

@xuxon24

Жыл бұрын

@@malaoh that was just a terrible decision made on the rush. There has been many options that could've worked so much better that what they did. Even an easy and cheap deap fake would've been so much better.

@protoaether

Жыл бұрын

@@xuxon24 maybe, but I prefer the way they use.. It is more personal and make the final result more organic and don't change the film with actual technologies versus 80's ones too much

@TheUTubeTeamSucks

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't a similar thing done to the death scene of Zora, whose body double face was clearly seen in the sequence where she is shot and falls though the glass panelling? They bought the actress back in and shot her face then superimposed it on the body double's face ...

@LitreAhCola

Жыл бұрын

@@TheUTubeTeamSucks Absolutely....these 2 examples should be used as a precedent when filmmakers are looking at "enhancing" their older films. It's the antithesis of the SW Special Editions.

Very useful video honestly

@expressrobkill

6 жыл бұрын

yea just watched it yesterday for the first time (completely) great film, and utterly influenced anime and japanese film culture , ghost in a shell for example is just so similar, but in my opinion not as good, i still think alien is the masterpiece ridley scott film, even though the existential questions this film asks are more profound, i just found alien more polished and more thought provoking (and i know its not a competition) but blade runner is great, comeon ridley go back to this way of making film, look prometheus is pretty good, but you used to be the best.

@Harkness78

6 жыл бұрын

Useful for idiots who have never heard of Blade Runner before....

@mrincodi

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. Exactly my thoughts. Great video. Short, to the point and very informative.

@thanasisantonakoudis7353

6 жыл бұрын

TheDeadb3ar the new one was really bad... comparing to the original

@ecurb10

6 жыл бұрын

Harkness78, how does not hearing of a movie make one an "idiot"?

I am one of the lucky people who saw this movie for the first time in the final cut version and for me, it's a masterpiece.

@govetter

Жыл бұрын

Soo much good stuff. I always liked the bit about the 'phantom thumb' fix. The DC fixed LOTS of things. Me loves Ridley!

@goldfishy

Жыл бұрын

Same. This is the only version I've seen and I LOVED it. So glad that was my introduction to the story.

@mannyespinola9228

Жыл бұрын

I envy you

@Talis7212

9 ай бұрын

Something always prevented me from reaching for the VHS when I was a kid.. almost like I knew a better version was coming lol.

Jesus christ. The theatrical cut is awful, especially due to the voice- off narration.

@DanielLopez-zt4ig

4 жыл бұрын

It is awful for a reason.

@Romchikthelemon

4 жыл бұрын

If watcher didn't care much it's OK too.

@StrixLuke

4 жыл бұрын

Even Harrison Ford himself admitted he half-assed the narration because he (and everyone in production) hated how the studio interfered with the movie production.

@franciscom.retamal2346

4 жыл бұрын

@@StrixLuke Damn. Maybe that's why he didn't gave his best at performing Deckard.

@Sakuxxx1x

4 жыл бұрын

studio is like...we have to dumb it down for us audience...aaaaaand we cant have an ending without a conclusion, audience cant think.

I watched Blade Runner in the cinema when it opened in 1982 and it instantly became my favourite movie INCLUDING the voice-over. It reminded me of the Hollywood Humprey Bogart type detective films and it seemed like a great way to connect modern sci-fi with those classic film noir movie.

@lordpappanqui

3 жыл бұрын

X2

@your.dark.lord.

3 жыл бұрын

you are absolutely right

@09Sayandeep

3 жыл бұрын

Was the theatrical cut color grade closer to the final cut or the earlier director's cut dvd?

@ericheckenkamp6091

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. The ending isn't great but hardly ruins the film, and the voice over is much more film noir than the other version. I'm a HUGE PKD fan, and the question of whether Deckard is a replicant is pedantic and misses the point. Whether they're human or not is what the question is.

@djpunyer8762

2 жыл бұрын

@@09Sayandeep director's cut

Never seen the Theatrical. That additional ending sequence looks and sounds corny. No voice over for the win.

@tb45g

4 жыл бұрын

I watched it once by accident (after having seen the Director's Cut the first time) and was so thrown off by the narration, I thought it might have been fan-made.

@gavinclark6891

4 жыл бұрын

Shelby Robertson I saw it on a plane for the first time, got the wrong impression, then figured out the movie was better without it.

@ecurb10

4 жыл бұрын

It depends on which you see first. I saw the original when it came out and thought it was great. Yet I do see that it could look corny.

@yw1971

4 жыл бұрын

@@tb45g It was just fine. And the sunshine on thire faces worth it.

@ealing456

4 жыл бұрын

The idea of using voice-over I suppose is meant to evoke film noir film conventions. If done right, it could have been great, but Harrison Ford's voice just falls flat. Very flat.

I like the Director’s Cut for everything except for the implication that Deckard is a replicant. I personally think that it detracts from Rachel’s role and diminishes the tension and conflict between him and Roy at the end of the film. Not to mention that Roy’s death for Human Deckard signifies that he’s forgiving humanity for their flaws, and showcases that he’s more human than his own creators.

@MakoTheFrog

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Deckard being a replicant betrays his entire character development.

@WhoWouldWantThisName

6 жыл бұрын

I am thinking that the 2049 film should answer the question of Deckard's humanity, or lack there of. Perhaps it will leave the question on the table. I think that may be better overall. Regardless of what Scott says about it, they could ignore that in this film to revive the mystery. Personally, I believe the intention was to let it be up to us to ponder, as we are here, rather than actually answer. I think if there is a definitive answer and that answer is that everyone is a replicant, than where does that leave them with this new film 2049? I don't really see the story continuing if that's the case.

@worldprez6655

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you'd like the work print cut man! It's got no narration just like the directors cut but doesn't have the unicorn dream implying Deckard is a replicant

@fordhouse8b

6 жыл бұрын

Even if Deckard is a replicant, it doesn't change anything about the ending with Roy, as Roy would have no way of knowing that Deckard is not a regular human.

@kealanover7359

6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!! I've been maintaining this for years. So glad to see others agree. The films much better if Deckard isn't a replicant.

I’ve seen them all and like the Final Cut best. However, I wasn’t aware of the color shifting. Seeing the 2 side by side, I prefer the cooler colors.

@ibelieveicansoar

2 жыл бұрын

Bluer / cooler coloring looks a little better but is worse for our eyes, so maybe the studios are trying to do us a favor in the long run

@Extreme96PL

Жыл бұрын

@@ibelieveicansoar i dont think so i noticed that alot of older movies that had blue tint in original in bluray or 4k have green tint i dont know why also green tint dont fit in Blade Runner in my opinion.

@mich722

Жыл бұрын

The added blue/Green colour grading was a trend at the time in other films as well. For me, I prefer the original more vibrant colours of film and less of the more digitised filtered look.

@dimkilago2958

Жыл бұрын

@@mich722 Neon lights aesthetic fits better for this world.But the dream with the unicorn is better in directors cut.

@WarBuch

Жыл бұрын

@@ibelieveicansoar blue color isn't bad for your eyes; blue light is. Blue light has no "color" to it; it refers to the properties of the light itself (wavelength, frequency, etc.)

Ngl, Rachel's smoking scene is the best smocking scene ever filmed.

@SarifaXionic

4 жыл бұрын

Cliff Tao Marla smoking in Fight Club

@sleoizee9156

4 жыл бұрын

Smocking

@K4tsur4gi

4 жыл бұрын

Ohh my god this is the truest thing I’ve ever read. It solidified my homosexuality 😂

@obszczymucha1337

4 жыл бұрын

Smocking hard

@Mii.2.0

4 жыл бұрын

She's smocking hot, that's for sure. Back when smoking was seen as good.

That voice over makes it sound like something from the "Police Squad".

@TryptychUK

6 жыл бұрын

It was meant to be a nod to Raymond Chandler.

@Jerry4050

6 жыл бұрын

Or the video game Snatcher which is inspired by

@Ugnutz

6 жыл бұрын

its also like the old film noir movies from the 40s and 50s

@pyreeight8639

6 жыл бұрын

MatiZ815 I think they were going for the dragnet gumshoe type of mood as you suggested. Actually, thats the main reason I prefer the theatrical release over the other two. ✌️

@stephennielsen8722

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Exposition sucks - always. Let the medium explain it

Final cut for sure, it lends the most to the viewers own imagination by getting rid of the overly clunky exposition through forced narration, the narration thing always felt to me like a stylistic choice of a bygone age of cinema and when i first saw bladerunner i didn't like it very much or it didn't leave much of an impression, but after watching the final cut in prep for 2049 i really liked it.

@kaytee7607

6 жыл бұрын

pathetic thats the markings of a cult classic.

@morgatron4639

6 жыл бұрын

pathetic How did you like 2049? I think it's amazing, definitely going to be one of my all time favorites.

@davidgilmour21

6 жыл бұрын

pathetic totally agree

@MakoTheFrog

6 жыл бұрын

haven't seen 2049 yet, still hounding my friend who "isn't really into that stuff" to come watch it with me haha ...soon though....soon :)

@Normie_Normalson

6 жыл бұрын

read the book instead. it names the jew.

I prefer without the Escape ending. In Blade Runner's world, Earth is dead/dying. There are no more forests in the mountains; no 'oasis' left untouched in the desert of a collapsing civilization.

@audionmusic3628

4 жыл бұрын

Mauricio Morais it is set in 2019.

@uweschmidt8772

4 жыл бұрын

If you don‘t like it, it‘s easy: just press the stop-button at the right time.

@jdksdj11

4 жыл бұрын

@@audionmusic3628 Yeah, but BR universe is after the nuclear war.

@NCBikerBoy

4 жыл бұрын

It was never expressed nor implied that the BR world was post-nuclear holocaust. It was also never stated that Earth was dying, or that there were no forests left, or that the world outside of Los Angeles was a barren wasteland...

@jdksdj11

4 жыл бұрын

@@NCBikerBoy Movie and the book are different, but i thing that's one thing they have in common.

You have to watch Final Cut with Director's Cut colors.

@Agrippa31BC

3 жыл бұрын

That would be perfect.

@conflicto7575

2 ай бұрын

Look 2:43 final cut present the correct situation of the city (contamination)

I always considered the "happy ending" of this movie like the "happy ending" of the movie Brazil. (Spooky music) It's all in his mind....

@ThreadBomb

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know about that, but I agree with the inverted commas. It was not a literal ending, it was a metaphor (one piece of the soundtrack is called Memories Of Green).

@worldprez6655

6 жыл бұрын

you shouldn't lol

@chiffmonkey

6 жыл бұрын

Or 28 Days Later.

@davidjazay9248

6 жыл бұрын

I did, too. It was corny but made for an (almost cynically hyper-real) contrast to the pervasive bleakness of the film. And as such, structurally, it kind of worked.

@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea

6 жыл бұрын

There's a "happy ending" one, the "Love Conquers All" one.

in which version does he shoot first?

@MaxxPlay99

5 жыл бұрын

6th

@John-bq1lp

5 жыл бұрын

they were all shot at the same time. the differences are all in the editing

@matheusribeiro7080

5 жыл бұрын

@@John-bq1lp wooosh

@MaxxPlay99

5 жыл бұрын

John pls say you understand the joke. pls.

@thisisfyne

5 жыл бұрын

@@John-bq1lp THE JOKE ... YOU

here's my thing, though...watching it as a kid, i loved the voice-over because it felt like a futuristic film noir detective film. that's what i always thought it was in my mind. a Sam Spade or Phillip Marlowe film in the future. seeing the director's cut in high school made me angry. it wasn't the same. i bought a DVD set that 5 versions or so of the film and one day i want to watch them all and review them and see how i feel.

Watched the Final Cut in 4K HDR two weeks ago. Brilliant picture. One of the best movies ever made. There are many little hints that Deckard may be a Replicant. Also maybe Tyrell made Rachel and Deckard capable to become own children. Becoming this masterpiece a dystopian movie with one of the best Happyends ever.

the final 2007 cut is good but the green filter takes away a lot of the feel of the ambiance, the original movie can go from dark browns to light electric blues to fiery subdued reds from scene to scene but in the last version its all just a sickly green

@persona83

6 жыл бұрын

Truth. Actually, the dove flying to a blue sky has a much greater impact an fits perfectly the mood of the scene bringing it a perfect conclusion.

@mcnablerakawumpyjoe

6 жыл бұрын

I feel this is true of almost all films released today. Instead of rich, dynamic colour palettes, we get yellow or green or grey-brown. This “steel-green” colour grading trend is terrible and robs films of so much aesthetic value.

@reisuzuya2688

6 жыл бұрын

I mostly agree, Director's cut colours look so much more 'noir', however the dove looks more dramatic in the dark skies... At the same time Roy looks much better in 'director's' scene with all his silvery hues. Swampy green was a strange choice and evokes the imagery of rotting and something unhealthy overall.

@_zashi

5 жыл бұрын

To me the green color correction fits with the cyberpunk style of a degradated city and with the futuristic scenes that we see in the film.with a neutral color correction it doesn t look like bladerunner but just like any other film.

@thebossman80s

5 жыл бұрын

I definitely prefer the directors cut, I grew up watching the theatrical cut which I recorded on vhs on the tv back in the 90’s. I loved it then and it took a little getting used to without the narration. I only own the final cut at the moment but I plan on buying the other cuts in the blade runner 4K box set. The natural colours of the directors cut is what I prefer though. It’s like the goldie locks version, right in the middle and just perfect

Watch both. Watch the Final Cut, then go back and watch the Theatrical Cut. The voiceover changes the feel of the movie a LOT, but it also gives some added information to parts of the movie that are interesting.

@kratosmaycry

6 жыл бұрын

TheGreatMunky that's a good point. Never seen theatrical, but since I've seen final cut so many times i might as well check out theatrical

@TheGreatMunky

6 жыл бұрын

kratosmaycry It's definitely worth a watch. I saw a clip of it on TV and the voiceover intrigued me, so I went back and watched it. Not sure if it's still being sold, but when I got it I bought a blu-ray box set with every version of the film, including the Workprint version for $20. That's one of my favorite things about Ridley Scott, he lets you watch whichever version of his movies you prefer. Unlike some directors. *cough* Lucas *cough*

@jdcompas

6 жыл бұрын

TheGreatMunky i still feel that either version won't fix Rachel/Deckard "Love relationship". That felt super rushed and kinda made it seem obtuse. Lol

@TheGreatMunky

6 жыл бұрын

jdcompas Yeah, that was probably the most awkward part of the film.

@vorastrix1680

6 жыл бұрын

I would watch the theatrical release first. If its your first time seeing it, it helps out alot. After, I would suggest the final cut, seeing the vision of Scott at its greatest. Whichever version you choose, however, is nonetheless a brilliant work of art. Savour it.

I much prefer the color and audio of the Director's Cut over the Final Cut, but I also prefer the added gore of the Final Cut over the Director's Cut. Would love to see a fan edit with the color palette and audio mixing of the Director's Cut, but with Final Cut's more gory scene edits.

@emersonriedler

4 жыл бұрын

You might wanna check out “The Analogue Cut” then. Sounds like it’s exactly what you’re looking for.

@Romchikthelemon

4 жыл бұрын

Just enjoy Director's cut, sick freak

@alejandrorivas4585

3 жыл бұрын

@@emersonriedler can I get more info?

@langletprolet8378

3 жыл бұрын

If all else fails, you can make the fan edit yourself.

@djpunyer8762

2 жыл бұрын

@@Romchikthelemon wtf? This guy's not a sick freak! It's a cyberpunk movie! It has a futuristic, dark, dystopian tone! It needs extreme violence and gore!

Absolutely loved Ford's voice over... that hard-boiled noir vibe of a burnt out hired gun, still good at his job (and sought after) but so sick of it all. And I submit that it is in fact proof of Deckard NOT being a replicant; you had to have been around a lot more years than the 4 year life span of Roy Batty.

Watched this movie hundreds of times. I like all the cuts and I kind of like the Voice Over narrative in the theatrical cut because it makes the film very much a detective noir film which is what it was written and made as and some of the exposition expands the world a bit more in interesting ways. Harrison Ford hated doing it, but his disinterested tone due to not wanting to do it actually works really well for the character. But the ambiguity of the Director's and Final Cuts is just as satisfying.

@pyreeight8639

6 жыл бұрын

Paulusjaponicus well said, I too have watched this film (mostly original) hundreds of times. It is truly a classic to be savored!

In the final cut Ridley Scott also messed with Deckard’s eyes in a few scenes, using CGI to add reflection effects just like those seen in some of the Replicant’s eyes. He was using it as another way to hammer home his claim that Deckard is a replicant. Thing is though, if you can spot a replicant by the way light reflects in their eyes, then why bother inventing a machine and barraging potential replicants with zillions of questions?!

@damiangallego4138

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyin1310 This is true, actually

@MFGreth

5 жыл бұрын

@Vinicius Villela >director 'forcing' his perspective in his own movie ok

@MFGreth

5 жыл бұрын

@Vinicius Villela "Are you dumb?" Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a different work. The work 'Blade Runner' may be based on that work, but it is not a straight adaptation, but a transformative interpretation, like most movies. If you are referring to screenwriter Hampton Fancher, you should realize that the ultimate decision of story with a film lies with the director (or oftentimes, and unfortunately, executive producers) not the screenwriter. The screenwriter produces the script, yes, but directors change the script all the time to better fit where the vision of the film ultimately lies.

@TranscendentalAirwaves

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyin1310 Not suprised, after all everything seems to need to be spelled out to everyone these days.

@beardalaxy

5 жыл бұрын

@Vinicius Villela isn't the screenwriter doing the same thing by saying that he isn't a replicant?

I actually really liked Deckard’s narration in the original release. I can watch any of the cuts and enjoy them, but I do miss the narration when watching the other cuts just since I had watched the original release so many times before.

@ronin2167

9 ай бұрын

Yeah me too. Like after Bryant says Skinjob, and Deckard's character says, he would be the same type of person that used the N word.

My perfect version would be if someone made the "FINAL CUT" version *without* the unicorn moment interrupting Deckard's moment at the piano and WITHOUT the "steel-green grading", leaving the original color tones as they were in the Director's Cut, as I prefer them (and I think the green grading was primarily done because of the popularity of the "Matrix" at the time; the original blue/red natural tones are so much better) - but still leaving in all of the edits and footage of the "Final Cut" (in other words, re-grading the color back to the natural blue/red tones). That would be my perfect version. I'm sure it's possible to do it, I just haven't seen that done yet.

@brandonacevedo9574

Жыл бұрын

Closest to that is the workprint cut

@terrapinflyer273

11 ай бұрын

I 100% agree

@Kvikveg7

9 ай бұрын

I agree. The unicorn scene took me out of the movie just as much as the original driving away scene. It was so forced.

@etherealceleste

9 ай бұрын

100% agree

@K11...

9 ай бұрын

The directors cut looks way better.

I like The Final Cut but some of the colouring in The Director's Cut definitely looks better in these clips, which is annoying.

@BrendanBrady7

3 жыл бұрын

The digital colour grading tech was a bit new when Final Cut was done. So it went overboard, with teal and orange, and yellow skin, and a lot of the shots now look like Instagram filters.

@sviru007

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrendanBrady7 it looks so bad. Super generic nowdays,

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

The final cut's green hue over the entire film ruins it, 100%.

@adespade119

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, I'd prefer the colour of directors cut.

@redadamearth

2 жыл бұрын

The green grading was done because of the popularity of "The Matrix" (let's get on the steel-green bandwagon!, etc.) - it was entirely unnecessary and the blue-red, natural tones are much better. I wish someone would make a fan edit that corrected the color tones in the Final Cut version.

2:18 Sean Young's beauty was exceptional

@michaelservice2355

4 жыл бұрын

Like yours x

@SerZachariah

4 жыл бұрын

She still is

@hughanmilborrow4604

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelservice2355 lmao smells like desperation in here

@GandaMelgao

4 жыл бұрын

Was it? Not in my opinion. She was cute. That's all.

@donjon5442

4 жыл бұрын

Gavin Blain It was desperate, guys a simp and was clearly looking for puss

The Final Cut is the one that leaves the biggest impact on me. I'm also a viewer that believes Deckard is a Human.

@thelastone3721

2 жыл бұрын

Deckard is human. 2049 answered that. Wallace is looking for the child of a replicant to study its code for the “secret” within its replicant parent that would solve his Procreation problem. Wallace scans Deckard , if Deckard was a replicant in that moment Wallace would need to look no further for the child for his answer would be within Deckard a replicant that can reproduce. Once his scan revealed that Deckard was in fact human he was worthless to Wallace other than potentially having information on the whereabouts of the child.

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

How can you possilby like that they put a GREEN TINT over the entire final cut? Its horrible and ruins the entire noir vibes of the original and directors cut.

@redadamearth

2 жыл бұрын

Philip K. Dick was VERY clear that Deckard is human, in multiple interviews - even in a 1982 Starlog interview after he read the final version of the script by David Peoples. Of course he's human. The entire theme of the film doesn't work if he isn't. Not to mention, Batty specifically says, "you people", referring to Deckard, etc.

@kamuelalee

2 жыл бұрын

There's no point to make Deckard anything but human.

@jonathansoko1085

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamuelalee Wrong.

Final Cut was the only edition that Scott had full control over. The Director’s Cut wasn’t controlled by Scott.

@tahzibayyan8935

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevewalker6240 I understand your point and your preference for the director cut over the final cut. However, majority of the filmmakers who made great films in the past prefer to have their old films remastered or mordernized and would much rather watch it in 1080p on a television screen instead of going to the cinema to watch the 35 mm film version of it. William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist, French Connection, Sorcerer) said in one of the podcasts that Tarantino showcases the film Sorcerer (35 mm film) in one of Tarantino's theatres; Friedkin appreciates the gestures but gave him permission under one condition: that he will not go to the theatre to watch it. Friedkin elaborated his point by comparing it with great music made in the 40s and 50s. Would you still listen to those old songs in their original version with all the scratches and background noise?

@MisterWin

4 жыл бұрын

AZ DarkSide I agree with Rian about the director’s cut but I love the hell out of you for having a Grendel avatar.

@azdarkside8412

4 жыл бұрын

I’m not saying my preference, just pointing out the video is incorrect stating Scott did the Directors Cut. They fired him after shooting was done and didn’t even let him edit the film originally.

@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke

4 жыл бұрын

Rian Sahabat me too

@88feji

3 жыл бұрын

Ridley Scott did have control over the Director's Cut ... all the editing was done according to his written instructions, the editor simply do not have any creative power to add or remove anything , its all done STRICTLY according to Scott's intentions ... The Director's Cut was done long after the theatrical release of the movie... it was produced because the owners saw an opportunity to cash in due to renewed interests on the movie as the response to various unofficial cuts was overwhelming, so they asked Ridley Scott to comeback to make his preferred version of the movie he had always wanted to make. Even in the making of documentaries, the financiers are willing to admit apologetically that they failed to understand Scott's vision for the movie ... So please stop spreading false rumores, there's enough falsehoods regarding the movie already ... (another falsehood about BR is that the unicorn scene is an afterthought after the relase of the movie, NO ITS NOT. Ridley Scott has shot both the unicorn scene and the final origami scene during the original production for the movie, but those scenes were forcefully cut out by the demands of the financiers ... and no, the unicorn scenes were not taken from another movie called Legend, how can it be taken from Legend when Legend has not even begun filming at all !)

2:42 This scene was so cheap in the older version, I was shocked too.

I don't like the color correction in the final cut

@Strugen.

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it isn't very nice at all, I found a way that helps a bit, most modern tv's have a colour balance setting in picture settings if you switch it to cool it brings out more blue & if you then go to tint settings & move it to the right a few steps it brings out even more blue not perfect but I found it to be betterer

@tom_from_myspace

6 жыл бұрын

That would make no sense to adjust your tv's tint just because of one movie. And btw it's not the color correction it's color grading.

@Strugen.

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't say it was perfect you just can't take the tint too far or skin tones get messed up, but for me it looks better than that awful green look it has, plus it takes about 30 sec to do once you get the hang of it, & the same for changing it back for normal viewing, There are fan edits out there that have re colour graded it, would be nice to have a look at one

@austinwillcut4919

6 жыл бұрын

I'm ok with the green, I prefer the 80's look but there's something very sci fi about the green/teal filter. I'm glad BR 2049 stayed more true to the color timing of the first movie instead of teal.

@christendomempire5657

5 жыл бұрын

That green colour tint reminds me of the first Alien film.

The Final Cut is definitely my favorite

Oddly enough I still like the Theatrical Cut as it was the one I originally saw in the cinema which made a huge impression on me. Memories.. I’m talkin’ about memories.

Having seen the Final Cut only once, I'll say I prefer the Director's Cut It has a darker image, more appropriate to the tone of story, and the beautiful soundtrack is played upfront in key sky city scenes, leaving the sound effects way in the back. The Final Cut has a greener image, and sometimes the sound effects are enhanced to the detriment of the soundtrack, that looks subdued in some moments Am I the only one who noticed this?

@rolandpater2245

6 жыл бұрын

No, you're not alone. The Final Cut left me unimpressed. The image looked artificial and missing the magic of the Director's Cut. I first thought I was sentimental, but the differences are really there.

@RohannvanRensburg

5 жыл бұрын

No, you're not the only one who noticed. Modern Hollywood prefers cool sounds over music, and insists on having a green-teal tint on a great majority of modern films. It's not an artistic choice, it's an attempt to mass appeal and prey on the familiarity of newer films in order to widen the appeal to young people who ignorantly think this movie looks "old".

@journey95far49

4 жыл бұрын

you are a nostalgia fanboy

@lawrencejelsma8118

4 жыл бұрын

The Final Cut did put back in the "gore" I remember seeing at the movie theaters in the 1980s! That were crushing the eye balls of Tyrell shown and crackling sound and flesh ripping as both the replicant put nails in his hand! Also Deckard realignment of his fingers from being socket torn. Movies of the 1980s thought adding gore helped complete any misunderstanding about what painful intense moments viewers had to see (much like adult mature interests of that time going to drive-ins and movie theaters)! For VHS tapes "theatrical releases" and cable of the 1980s the gore had to be removed because of censorship for new audiences!

@lawrencejelsma8118

4 жыл бұрын

@korrok ... To remove "George Romero" edits made me VHS and DVD movie edits ... Believe a real Blade Runner fan from seeing this movie, fresh at the movie theater experience! The gore did not detract as editors fear from the story! I understood that Tyrell had to pay the ultimate price for his "monster" I felt once that happened ... Until eventually swaying to "heart felt admiration" of that replicant once he saves Deckard to live his full life! Editors destroying the versions up to that didn't allow a full fan experience!

Two reasons I prefer the Director's Cut over the Final Cut, I hate the green tint and secondly the Blade Runner end theme credits music is shortened on the Final Cut.

@myguydied

6 жыл бұрын

P Ferreira cutting Vangelis short? Thats a crime against both music and humanity

@pferreira1983

6 жыл бұрын

@T. M. Shannon Yep. It's a nitpick but if you love the film through and through it's pretty noticeable. I can live with the digital stuff added to the Final Cut but the colour grading and end credits music change was not an improvement.

@journey95far49

4 жыл бұрын

Green tint makes things more atmospheric

Visually, my favourite is the Theatrical Release. It has the best film colour grading. The Final Cut added a blueish green filter to the film which takes away the vibrancy of the other colours, especially the neon.

@MrFlashjet

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. They have done the same thing with Star Trek The Motion Picture.

@terrapinflyer273

11 ай бұрын

I was just thinking how much I like the coloration in the Director's Cut more than in the Final Cut, based on the comparison. I wish I knew which version I watched (for the first time) last year. I'm guessing it was the Final Cut, as I don't remember the unicorn scene... Would be really cool if there was a Final Cut version with the theatrical coloration.

@aeonikus1

7 ай бұрын

@@terrapinflyer273I'm guessing it can be made, using audio track from Final/Dir Cut but video from Theatrical Rel, possibly with light use of scissors and tape ;)

Thank you for making this! Going to check out your other comparisons of different movie versions

The Final Cut reminds me of 2049 with the color correction With how beautiful that movie looks, that's a good thing

@kingsley3208

2 жыл бұрын

Eh.

@futurestoryteller

2 жыл бұрын

That movie was better. I bought a Blu Ray packet with five versions of the original before I saw it, and one of the only reasons I understood its staying power after watching was the production design. Voice over, no voice over, didn't matter, it wasn't as interesting to me as people make it out to be. 2049 had a great story, told well.

@kingsley3208

2 жыл бұрын

@@futurestoryteller did 2049 have interesting production design tho?

@futurestoryteller

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingsley3208 I mean, yeah, I guess, a bit derivative by necessity though, yeah?

@gamemediafan1714

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingsley3208 it 100% did. Villeneuve took what Ridley Scott helped bring to life in the first movie and cranked it up to 11 for 2049. Villeneuve took full advantage of the script taking place 30 years later, using it to show how technology improved since the last movie. Visually fantastic.

Least there are "Re-graded" Copies floating around that remove that nasty green tint. And the UHD 4k Ver. has much better color but the soundtrack is screwed.

@samotr7713

3 жыл бұрын

screwed? how? what did they do?

I enjoy the ambiguity of it all. And the theatrical version has a very special place in my heart, an homage to film noir from simpler times.

The ending to the theatrical cut reminds me of the American "love wins it all" ending of Brazil

I prefer the directors cut, because it solves in editing all the changes that the studio made to his original vision, without adding anything inauthentic to the initial shoot. the original shot of the dove taking flight into a blue sky in the directors cut works much better as a metaphor of roy's soul, and to show that at the very end he was able to somewhat redeem himself because he could finally understand the true value of life. that's the only time you see a clear sky, and it works great. the sfx shot they added for the final cut doesn't even match the surrounding scenery, and doesn't match texturally with the actual hand painted mattes in the shots that precede and follow it.

He´s a crappy replicant then. He always gets his ass kicked by replicants. Much weaker and slower.

@manuelpinedo8572

6 жыл бұрын

well, if deckard is in fact a replicant he is an older, worse version

@fmcr

6 жыл бұрын

What´s the point if he´s going to be just a regular human with no abilities. I think they included this narrative to make people wonder. He was probably just a human in Scott´s mind.

@manuelpinedo8572

6 жыл бұрын

fmcr Scott has stated he believes that deckard is a replicant, but it's open to interpretation

@manuelpinedo8572

6 жыл бұрын

and deckard ain't no regular human with no abilities

@fmcr

6 жыл бұрын

He sucks in the movie. Kills one replicant running away by shooting her in the back. Then another while she´s doing stupid backflips like an idiot in front of him. The other female replicant saves his life when he´s being choked by the bald one. Then runs away from the main villain who saves his life. What abilities does he have? If he wasn´t Harrison Ford people would just think he sucks at his job.

I've seen them all and my favorite remains the original theatrical. The narration bothered me as a kid but I grew to love it.

@88feji

8 ай бұрын

Thats why its so good to have so many cuts of the movie, a lot of people do not like the theatrical cut with the voice over, ending etc as opposed to people like you who do .... making all these cuts available lets people chose which one they want to watch ...

As I saw it in the theater, that is the best version for me. I actually enjoy the narration - in the style of old film noire detective movies.

No matter what version you pick, it’s a great movie and it will leave an impression if you think deep about it.

I think it should be noted that the "Deckard is a replicant" allusion is something that was shoehorned into the movie via the Director's Cut, and was never part of the original script. In fact, it undercuts the whole arc of the movie, which is about a human who has suppressed his empathy rediscovering it by learning to empathise with those he's been conditioned to think of as inhuman objects. If Deckard is a replicant, this arc is meaningless. Which is to say: I wish there was a cut of this movie that was like the Final Cut, only without the unicorn dream sequence.

@MrDestroyedSoulx

5 жыл бұрын

Idk about that... K had a similar arc in some ways. He also killed replicants and had a change of heart by the end of it. Though honestly, K is WAY more interesting as a character to me. And his romance with Jo is honestly a lot more tragic since she's not even able to physically interact with him. And some might also question if her love for K is actually real or just programmed. I believe it was real though. And honestly pretty beautiful, in a sad way. The sequel in many ways is even better than the original, largely because the main character is a replicant blade runner. He's despised by humans AND his own kind. He doesn't belong anywhere, and he's forced to obey orders to kill his own kind, and only disobeyed because it was a child.

@SeanCC

4 жыл бұрын

Wrong. Go back and watch the theatrical cut. And then consider this: Tyrell was a replicant as well. That was the intention, in the original film. Roy killed replicant Tyrell. They just couldn't finish everything necessary for this reveal. But that was what Roy was to discover right after his death, he wasn't going after Sebastian. He finds Tyrell's dead body in a sarcophagus in a chamber up higher in the Tyrell pyramid. He calls back to these intentions in Prometheus with Weyland. Deckard being a replicant makes nothing meaningless. It was never about a human who has suppressed his empathy, lol, it was about what it was to be human and how the replicants had the capacity for humanity, because they were just a new race of human after all. Roy was the ultimate example of this because in his final act, even without the upbringing and socialization (or the illusion of it) he made a conscious decision to save Deckard. Didn't matter what Deckard was. He saved him, defying his own nature, with not an ounce of nurture. It's Roy's story that proves the humanity of replicants. And ultimately that's more important than whether Deckard somehow found something that wasn't really lost. Deckard already showed he had empathy towards replicants when he decided to save Rachel. Continuing to go after Roy and the rest of them wasn't about empathy it was about doing his job. He was still a cop and they were murdering people. Granted, they were more or less justified, like a slave killing their master and other slavers in their quest for freedom, but Deckard still felt obligated to complete his case because their motivation and intentions were unknown to him.

@williamglover8108

4 жыл бұрын

Just fastforward through that bit

@bplmaster

4 жыл бұрын

It's literally in the original script. The entire point of the story is that he's a replicant, and it was always there. "Deckard's voice over. DECKARD (V.O.) I knew it on the roof that night. We were brothers, Roy Batty and I! Combat models of the highest order. We had fought in wars not yet dreamed of... in vast nightmares still unnamed. We were the new people... Roy and me and Rachael! We were made for this world. It was ours!" www.dailyscript.com/scripts/blade-runner_shooting.html Taken from the end of the script.

@thecarolinabluebirds680

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. Apparently Ford and Scott really disagreed over this possibility, and so Scott beefed up the evidence in his later versions. I prefer Deckard being human, not that I don't love Ridley Scott tho'!

First version I saw was the Theatrical several years ago by my uncle who thought the voice over added more character to Decker and theme to the noir style. Watched the Final Cut last night and I missed hearing the classic detective voice over.

@jeffalbillar7625

2 жыл бұрын

I can't get into it without the narration

Having seen and loved the original in the cinema when it came out, I'm naturally biased towards this one. When I saw the director's cut on dvd I was disappointed that there was no voice-over, and at the abrupt ending. Today however, I can see how the newer versions are better, however nostalgia still brings me back to the original.

@uweschmidt8772

4 жыл бұрын

Bruce Smith When they released the director‘s cut in cinema, I couldn‘t wait to see it. When the voice over didn‘t come, I left the theater. I tried it later on VHS and never saw a movie so badly cut down like this.

@rickhunter6513

4 жыл бұрын

I liked the voice over too. It gave it that”noir” feel. I’ve seen all the “cuts” and prefer the theatrical release best. I feel I’m one of a few tho

@mrjohnnyk

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickhunter6513 Nah I totally agree with you, I think a lot of people bought into the way this video essentially told everyone how to feel about the different versions.

I loved the narration in the original release. It gave it that 50's feel to it, to run counter to the futuristic setting.

@geraldhartman2336

4 жыл бұрын

Yes No, I absolutely agree. 👍

@jonathanross149

4 жыл бұрын

It's a Film Noir set in the future...it should have a voice over.

@texresident7026

4 жыл бұрын

I remember somewhere reading Deckard was supposed to be a futuristic Phillip Marlowe.

@geraldhartman2336

4 жыл бұрын

Tex Resident, that would make sense. 👍

@woodhd

4 жыл бұрын

voiceover for me too, all the way ... deckard is a hardboiled hero, down these mean streets etc ...

I thought it would be The International Cut that's one of three popular ones. The US Theatrical Cut but with more violence? Yes, please. The International Cut would have been the one you saw on Home Video for all those years, essentially the first time an Unrated version of a film came to video in lieu of the Theatrical Cut.

@worldprez6655

6 жыл бұрын

Its better without the extra violence honestly

@vikingfortiesfaeroes

6 жыл бұрын

Is there any extra violence apart from the Pris scenes?

I know lot of people dont like it but i like the original theatrical cut because that is how i saw it first and i loved it still to this day

loved the narration, gives it that hard-boiled detective story feeling

Thanks for this! Wanted to rewatch it! Going to get the final cut on Blu-Ray tomorrow!

*2:10* That is so true. I like the Directors cut and the final cut. I think the Directors cut just nudges it as the gore does take away one thing that all versions had in common to an extent... subtlety.

actually the theatrical cut with the happy ending seems to be what the sequel builds on 2049. & I prefer it. Just ending w/ a shut door gives insufficient or absence resolution of the conflict of the story. This story needed a ending. IMHO & the story makes better sense as Ford claims, he was not a replicant making an ironic contrast between an inhumane human and a more humane replicant

@mich722

Жыл бұрын

Yes, seems like that the version used for Blade Runner 2049.

Real nice job whoever did this, obviously a lot of effort went into it!

'Fucker' instead of 'father'

@jacksonjacob7791

6 жыл бұрын

Fucker is better

@dickpole2607

6 жыл бұрын

They both have the same connotations

@MslashW

6 жыл бұрын

No way. Father made way more sense for that scene.

@fxm5715

6 жыл бұрын

From what I have read, it was intentionally ambiguous.

@Concreteowl

6 жыл бұрын

That was one change I would change back. And I would drop Roy apologising to JF.

Though I have seen all the versions of "Bladerunner" and enjoyed them--I even have the complete set on DVD--I still prefer the original theatrical release. The Film Noir narration helps give an atmosphere to this one that the others don't quite have.

straight to the point thanks need more such videos

I saw Blade Runner in 1982 when i would have been 13 or so. I'm good with the theatrical cut. And the epilogue where Deckard and Rachel escape Los Angeles and are somewhere north of it is an outstanding scene. At the end of the day, it is a sci fi, drama, action ... and romance film.

2049 was great. But the original is untouchable. Fantastic film

One of the best things they "fixed" in the final cut were the scenes where Zhora is getting shot while crashing through glass. In the original version it was very obvious that it was a stunt double wearing an awful mismatched wig. Its much better now.

@davmil2002

11 ай бұрын

If Deckart was a "terminator " of some sort, why then would he say "i didn't feel good about shooting a woman in the back" my vote: human

@VammainenLehma

10 ай бұрын

@@davmil2002Replicants aren’t robots, just genetically modified humans. They can differ greatly from each other, just because Deckard feels compassion doesn’t mean he isn’t a replicant.

One element that was thankfully taken out of the Director's Cut for the Final Cut were the highly visible cables holding up the spinner props.

The final cut has an addition of a visual of the two dancers at the club where Zhora worked that isn’t in either the other two versions. I personally like the directors cut the best

@RingRoadSessions

2 жыл бұрын

Why is that??

@cashnexus2989

Жыл бұрын

Man, I LOVE that visual. It really sets up the scene at Taffey's club (The Snake Pit). Bizarre it was left out before

director's cut color is better! It is more natural!

@Apelles42069

4 жыл бұрын

I think the color grading helps make an important dissociation for the audience: that the rampant technological and corporate expansion creates not just a social toll, but an environmental one as well, as it is wholly unnatural. Not just is there a complete lack of plants or animals (in the Director's and Final Cuts), but also a lack of natural lighting. Almost in a way that classical film noir cinema used stark, contrasting black and white lighting to enhance emotional expression, Bladerunner cynically uses its blueish-green tint to alienate the audience atmospherically from feelings of comfort or familiarity in its dystopian cyber-scape. That's just my hot take.

@lievenvv

4 жыл бұрын

@@Apelles42069 no man, it's the seemingly endless curse of 'orange&teal' color grading that has plagued Hollywood for more than a decade. The original had some of the most beautiful use of color, emphasizing the neon signage and overall futuristic metropolitan look. The Final Cut destroys Blade Runner's iconic colors and makes it bland and interchangeable. It will not age well. I'm tired of orange&teal - so very, very tired.

@jjyiz28

4 жыл бұрын

@@Apelles42069 sure maybe as a backstory as to why, but aesthetically the director's cut looks more natural and hence better for me than final cut

The cleaned (picture and sound) version of the Director's Cut. It can be found on the 3 disc Blu Ray "30th Anniversary Collector's Edition", released in 2012.

this was straight to the point thx, I am glad I have always watched the final cut

I like this movie so much that I won't pick one over the other. Both represent what Ridley Scott was trying to achieve. The fact that the producers and the studio forced his hand over money and made changes he didn't like doesn't diminish the original version for me at all. The directors cut is a refreshing revelation of Scott's vision and I'm glad fans have been able to see both.

Watch all the versions! And then watch all of them again. :)

@TheCrazierz

4 жыл бұрын

And where can I get all the versions?

@foundhorrificgames.2505

4 жыл бұрын

Eduardo Montes de Oca ... the internet? eBay? Amazon? Look it up

@MoondancerRec

4 жыл бұрын

Best advice ever!

@GandaMelgao

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Good advice. Then each person can decide which version they like more.

I just figured it out - the best cut is... whichever one you're watching at the moment.

@blossomingbeelzebub

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Zombory unless its the theatrical cut then its the worst

@worldprez6655

6 жыл бұрын

Theatrical is the best

@pyreeight8639

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Zombory - here here, bravo!

@worldprez6655

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not

@axoduma5832

6 жыл бұрын

put a ring on it, or use a nail unless we don´t have time

By adding teal (too much, IMO) the final cut looks like a product of "the times" whereas the original color grading (in US theatrical and director's cut) is more unique; perhaps classic, but not cliched. The narration is closer to what film noirs do, they're typically not ambiguous in story, more in morality. Plus there's a few choice lines in the VO that make it worth an interesting curio. Violence & gore, yeah, we get the point, seems like it was added, again, to suit "the times" in which it revised (not restored). Scott talks about how "this is how it was meant to be" but no one, in 1981, could have imagined computer color grading and it shows; once "teal-orange" becomes a cliched aesthetic (the way 80s blue night is a cliched aesthetic), the "Final Cut" will look dated. Which the original never does. Sometimes this film feels like its been meddled with on the level of Star Wars IV. Also, I'd be more inclined to buy the unicorn sequence if that was material shot but then removed; but considering that it's footage from Scott's next film, LEGEND (with Tom Cruise), then it really seems to be Scott reconning the film's core story. If Dekkard is a replicant, then the 2049 sequel really makes no sense: two replicants produce a human child? And why no record of Dekkard on file in the Tyrell Corporation archives? Dekkard doesn't function as a replicant in the sequel, and Scott was heavy-handed in the development of the sequel and planned to direct it, if not for scheduling delays and a hard schedule to direct ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. Although, I hesitate to believe Scott would have directed the sequel in any event. The original film's failure derailed his career and his creative risk-taking as a filmmaker.

@sviru007

2 жыл бұрын

Scott is now an old man. Color grading on Final Cut sucks so hard. Super generic.

Thank you! A very helpful video :)

Thanks for the platform, but I have watched all many many times. My personal favorite is the theatrical release. It's the one I bonded with when it was released in theaters. I love everything about the theatrical release and now is the only one I watch. I am a fanatic regarding this movie. Can't watch it enough. Thank you for posting and giving fans an opportunity to voice their personal preference. 👍

@jeffalbillar7625

2 жыл бұрын

Hey. I totally agree. I just can't get into the version's without the narration or voice over.

Whichever version you like, at least the blu ray has 3 versions to choose from. The Lethal Weapon movies, The Punisher, Star Trek The Motion Picture & The Undiscovered Country can learn from that.

@88feji

3 жыл бұрын

But frankly I still wish to see all those illegal bootleg cuts shown at various venues before the Director's Cut was release ... those illegal cuts show even more beautiful unused footages not seen in the theatrical/director's/final cuts ....

I like the Final Cut the most, with the exception of the green filter, at times it fits, at times it's too much. The director's cut has a more level color grading which I appreciate. If they released the Final Cut with a version lacking most or all of the green tint to a more Director's Cut color I think it would be much better.

Both. I like the detective noir voice over of the theatrical cut, which gives us more insight into the people and this future, then watch the director's cut.

I still think *some* of the voiceover works. It adds that film noir "Sam Spade" type overtone that sets a mood the later versions fail to achieve. I also hate the colour grade of the Final Cut.

@pyreeight8639

6 жыл бұрын

tryptychUK I don't understand why people have a problem with the original blade runner film as is. It was and is perfect. And there wasn't that many voice-over scenes. I thought just enough. Blade runner, there is no other.

@truthseek3017

5 жыл бұрын

tryptychUK me too remember the scene near the beginning when they close the shade and you can see the sunset in the background? In the final cut it looks dull and shitty, in the original, the sun looks warm, bright and vibrant. Original looks better.

@jeffalbillar7625

2 жыл бұрын

@@pyreeight8639 that is exactly what I think as well.

The final cut looks more like a Michael Mann movie with all the different filters.

According to Scott in recent interviews , the voiceover wasn’t from studio meddling and he wanted it. Harrison just could,’t deliver it the way he wanted. He felt it was necessary to clarify plot points.

I had the rare privalege to see it before the box office release, as my mom was friends with many of the stunt people involved. It spoke to me as much as a 10 year old as it does now, regardless of the version.

@tardis11111

8 ай бұрын

Amazing! Do you know if you saw the Theatrical release, or a workprint-type version?

I saw this film when it first came out and I fell in love with that version. So US Theatrical for me EXCEPT it turns out that the International Version is just the uncut version or original cut whereas the US Theatrical got cut for an R rating. So if you like the original watch the International version. It is how the film would have been released in the US if not cut to get an 'R' rating. It has the voice over and all the additional bits of violence and gore. And yes, I like the voice over and the "tacked on" happy ending.

@mrjohnnyk

4 жыл бұрын

Same, the theatrical version shows off why giving complete control over to a director doesn't always make something better. The voice overs make it feel more like a classic film noir which gives the film a more appealing feel IMO. Didn't know how the international version is what the theatrical could have been.

@boobs4095

3 жыл бұрын

I too saw it when it first came out and was immediately a huge fan, so I never minded the narration and happy ending. I loathe the unicorn in subsequent versions. That said, there is actually another cut that is rarely acknowledged that made the rounds in some theaters back when I was in college in the early 90’s. Apparently some people found some lost footage and inserted it, while also removing the narration and happy ending. It was superb, even though the quality was questionable as it wasn’t sanctioned. It also didn’t have the unicorn dream. That would be the version I’d like to own.

@jeffalbillar7625

2 жыл бұрын

Hey. It's been 2 year's since you wrote this comment, but can an international version be bought on r found?

I grew up with the theatrical version with the Philip Marlowe-style voice-over narration, and I have always loved it. It gave the movie a true film noir flair, something that no other sci-fi movie ever tried. It was one of the many things that make the movie unique. I wonder why it's mentioned that the theatrical supposedly didn't have the unicorn sequence -- it definitely did have it in the European version that I've watched many times back in the 1980s. I also preferred the ending of the theatrical cut, especially now that I'm 50, went through enough experiences for multiple lives and don't need to see mood-killers anymore. I very much prefer good endings. The director's cut tried hard to kill one of my favorite movies from my youth, and I strongly recommend to avoid it at all costs and watch the 1982 theatrical release version of the movie - no matter if Ridley Scott or Harrison Ford tell you otherwise. The theatrical release still is the best version of the movie. PS: Also, if it weren't for the voice-over narration, nobody would know that the language Gaff speaks is called City Speak...

@REAL6

Жыл бұрын

Same. I always loved the narration. Now we need a fan edit of all deleted scenes into this version.

The voiceover isn't inferior, it's just different. It's a callback to Sam Spade noir type fiction. People forget how corny some of the early cyberpunk stuff was. Director's and Final are better for this age, but the theatrical release with it's bizarre juxtapositions of tone was appropriate for the infancy of this genre.

I watched the Final Cut first, and didn't get it. I then watched the theatrical cut, and finally understood the world. Now I can go back to the Final Cut and enjoy it, but the narration really was helpful for a first-time view.

"Sushi. That's what my ex-wife called me - cold fish." I loved these narrations. I think it binds the movie closer to the book.

@RIDDICK0911

4 жыл бұрын

The movie has almost nothing to do with the book. You may like narrations for your own reasons but objectively they didn't fit the film at all.

@mrjohnnyk

4 жыл бұрын

@@RIDDICK0911 Dude get over your way of looking at it.

I love the final cut, but dear god that green filter just kills the look of the original.

@lucalone

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, I can't understand why they did that. It has now the same green touch as in Matrix!

I am so happy I saw the Final Cut first lol, I don’t know what I would’ve thought with the voiceover, but it’s interesting to see how many cuts of a film can be made

The first 'Theatrical release' with the narration (IMO added because Most people hadn't read 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep), in my mind can never be bettered. First impressions are the Strongest memories! And yes, I do have the 5 disc, Collectors Edition.

According to the book Deckard is NOT a replicant.. and I like this movie (and 2049) more when thinking of him as a human.

@Xegethra

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah in the book he's just a guy and it feels like the writers of the film were going with this too, but of course Ridly Scott got pretentious.

@GlitzPixie

4 жыл бұрын

for a little while in the book it is ambiguous though, and the ambiguity is what counts. In the end it's not supposed to matter whether or not he is a replicant

@Xegethra

4 жыл бұрын

@@GlitzPixie It questions the humanity of him, but not weather he is a literal robot. It's been a while maybe I don't remember but while reading I don't recall any replicant ambiguity.

@GlitzPixie

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xegethra nah there's a whole section dedicated to his realization that the police station he's detained at is filled with androids with implanted memories and how it makes him question his own humanity literally and figuratively. Even after he confirms he's not a robot the question is just as relevant like you say, it's just the distinction between the question of biological humanity and psychological/emotional humanity is less important because he realizes it doesn't really matter

@Xegethra

4 жыл бұрын

@@GlitzPixie There is? Wow it has been a while haha. Oh well. But yeah, he's human in the books and I think he is in the film too. I think Scott was trying to make it deeper than it was really. Especially with the lazy writing where he doesn't answer it until saying after the film, not during it....well if it meant that much to him he should have just done it in the film more solidly...which leads me to believe that the film didn't initially want him to be replicant.

I have recently read some guy in a book saying that he thinks that the narration adds to Deckar's conflit about killing replicants and the fact that Ridley included the Unicorn secuence is a bad thing because it made too obvios that Deckar was a replicant, as some cheap sci-fi trick. For him is more interesting that Deckar is a human but still not so far away from the replicant's nature, rather than plainly being not human.

@lorodoscar

6 жыл бұрын

Tolyngee In the book not everyone is a replicant. I have read it.

@solidzdar467

6 жыл бұрын

Oscar Lopera I don't see it as a cheap sci fi twist I see it driving the point home of replicants basically being humans with the same wants and needs.

Hey... this was helpful, thanks!

They were trying to make it accessible for a completely uninitiated audience and broaden it's appeal beyond sci-fi enthusiasts Maybe? The assumption perhaps being most audiences lacked the sophistication to interpret what they were watching and sumise the unspoken implications without some sort of voiceover to add context or backstory? The ending showing deckard relieved and emotional at the sight of Rachel safe and sleeping in his apartment isn't awful tbh. He was so hard bitten and jaded throughout the film. Showing a few glimpses of a soft and vulnerable deckard contrasted against what had preceded added something bittersweet and poignant. He ultimately fell in love and sought redemption for his past life as a blade runner through Rachel. It was a story of love and redemption. Weirdly.