Yeah, yeah, maybe you’ve seen the original 1982 theatrical release who-knows-how-many times, maybe you’ve seen this narrationless 1992 Director’s Cut and probably the “complete artistic control” 2007 Final Cut, blah blah blah et cetera et cetera…
Well, take a tip from yer pal r2 and see it again on the big screen! I don’t mean your 72" LCD in your front room (that smells of fried food and farts BTW) on your matted dog-hair, shapeless sofa with your permanent buttprint. See it the way PKD saw it months before his untimely death!
Face it, like 2001: A Space Odyssey, we’re talking about a film that still touches all genre films made today. And it’s at The Redford, which is always cool. Go, already! You’ll thank me later.
DISCLAIMER: don’t be surprised if you fail the Voight-Kampf. “The candle that burns twice as bright” and all that.
The original theatrical cut was the first r-rated film I got to see in a theater, it was glorious.
When the director removed the narration it broke my heart.
Part of the joy of the film, to me, was the beaten down, world weary, noire narration that Ford never really wanted to do in the first place, just like Deckard never wanted the job in the first place.
It added a layer, intentional or not, that makes the film better.
I’ll be honest with you: I’ve seen the original voice-over version so many times over the years (mostly coming in part way by chance flipping through channels) that that is the version that comes to mind. I’d seen the non-narration version once and so long ago I can barely remember any striking differences.
In any case, I’m sick and like to see movies at the movie theatre (like The Redford), especially a movie like Blade Runner.
Off-topic tangent: I’d just re-seen Once Upon A Time In The West on a decent sized flatscreen but was still thinking, “gosh, this’d be even greater at the movies.” It’s just so huge!
That’s a good one, so is Silverado. The opening transition from the tight, cramped cabin, to the great outdoors needs to be seen on a big screen.
And the soundtrack needs surround sound played LOUD.
