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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34127 Credit: 342,517,767 RAC: 539,153	Message 812234 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 14:17:41 UTC Last modified: 26 Sep 2008, 14:19:17 UTC
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,102 RAC: 0	Message 812235 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 14:21:30 UTC - in response to Message 812234.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? ____________ LETS BEGIN IN 2010
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19465 Credit: 21,075,418 RAC: 27,219	Message 812248 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 14:42:45 UTC - in response to Message 812235.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? I have the new HD DVD Version. Its just amazing. ____________
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Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,102 RAC: 0	Message 812274 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 16:00:48 UTC - in response to Message 812248.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? I have the new HD DVD Version. Its just amazing. I always like Blade Runner A timeless classic! ____________ LETS BEGIN IN 2010
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19465 Credit: 21,075,418 RAC: 27,219	Message 812275 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 16:03:43 UTC - in response to Message 812274.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? I have the new HD DVD Version. Its just amazing. I always like Blade Runner A timeless classic! Yep love it too. ____________
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GreggyBee Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Mar 01 Posts: 203 Credit: 1,600,521 RAC: 0	Message 812285 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 16:27:54 UTC
	Prophetic dystopian vision- a masterpiece of modern cinematography; PS Daryl Hannah's finest role to date. ____________
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Misfit Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 21680 Credit: 2,443,662 RAC: 0	Message 812286 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 16:29:59 UTC
	It was horrible what they did to the replicant kitties. ____________
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34127 Credit: 342,517,767 RAC: 539,153	Message 812414 - Posted: 26 Sep 2008, 20:41:50 UTC - in response to Message 812235.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? I don't think so.....the last version I watched was a 'directors cut' dvd.....may not have been the very latest release... ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
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1mp0£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 812536 - Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 3:02:50 UTC - in response to Message 812414.
	These are debatably some the most profound words ever spoken on film.....Blade Runner....... Msattler did you ever see the digitally remastered Balde Runner Movie that came out on DVD this year? I don't think so.....the last version I watched was a 'directors cut' dvd.....may not have been the very latest release... The Directors' cut wasn't much of a Director's cut. The "Final Cut" is much better, IMO. If you're really fanatic about Blade Runner, you really should get the five DVD set, which has the original U.S. release, the International release, the "Director's Cut" and the Final Cut -- plus the workprint, which is much different and clearly a work in progress. Rutger Hauer is justifiably proud of that particular performance -- he wrote his own dialog for that scene. ... and then came Star Wars, and every SciFi film since has been action-adventure. ____________
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Paul D Harris Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 1097 Credit: 25,178,654 RAC: 39,149	Message 812548 - Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 4:40:18 UTC - in response to Message 812536. Last modified: 27 Sep 2008, 4:40:37 UTC
	I thought that Blade Runner came out in 1981 or so and Star Wars came out in 1976 or so. ____________
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1mp0£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 812554 - Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 5:10:58 UTC - in response to Message 812548.
	I thought that Blade Runner came out in 1981 or so and Star Wars came out in 1976 or so. You're right. Still, virtually every SciFi movie after 1982 has been "action" and Blade Runner has the slower pacing of Film Noir. ____________
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Nicholas Volodimer Send message Joined: 10 Jan 04 Posts: 17 Credit: 223,166 RAC: 0	Message 812559 - Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 6:43:07 UTC
	I bought the Blu Ray version, the Final Cut is awesome. On my 40" HDTV (1080p/24), the colors and the depth of field are impressive. This is the best edition at this time. ____________ Universe is not an awful waste of space.
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kenzieB Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3913 Credit: 1,574,629 RAC: 549	Message 812568 - Posted: 27 Sep 2008, 7:05:45 UTC
	Just stay away from the original version (with the Harrison Ford voice-overs). It seemed cool back in the mid '90's when I first saw it but, after having seen the 'director's cut' last year the original seems hokey. Overall, one of those rare instances where the movie is every bit as good as the book that it is (very loosely) based on. ____________
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Matthew Love Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,102 RAC: 0	Message 813298 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 1:00:05 UTC - in response to Message 812568.
	Just stay away from the original version (with the Harrison Ford voice-overs). It seemed cool back in the mid '90's when I first saw it but, after having seen the 'director's cut' last year the original seems hokey. Overall, one of those rare instances where the movie is every bit as good as the book that it is (very loosely) based on. Kenzie Are you saying in the Original Movie that was released in the 1980's they used voice overs for Harrison Ford? ____________ LETS BEGIN IN 2010
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19465 Credit: 21,075,418 RAC: 27,219	Message 813401 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 7:22:26 UTC - in response to Message 813298.
	Just stay away from the original version (with the Harrison Ford voice-overs). It seemed cool back in the mid '90's when I first saw it but, after having seen the 'director's cut' last year the original seems hokey. Overall, one of those rare instances where the movie is every bit as good as the book that it is (very loosely) based on. Kenzie Are you saying in the Original Movie that was released in the 1980's they used voice overs for Harrison Ford? Yes, they was. But it was telling about his thoughts and feeling. Also the last scene was cutted out, where Decker and Rachel driving in the outland. ____________
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Spectrum Send message Joined: 14 Jun 99 Posts: 468 Credit: 52,868,038 RAC: 13,458	Message 813426 - Posted: 30 Sep 2008, 10:06:46 UTC - in response to Message 812286. Last modified: 30 Sep 2008, 10:07:48 UTC
	It was horrible what they did to the replicant kitties. ____________ Join BOINC Synergy! misfit@boincsynergy.com What do you think he was ordering at the food stall just after the opening scene? ____________
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1mp0£173 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 8423 Credit: 356,897 RAC: 0	Message 813752 - Posted: 1 Oct 2008, 20:22:52 UTC - in response to Message 813298. Last modified: 1 Oct 2008, 20:23:48 UTC
	Just stay away from the original version (with the Harrison Ford voice-overs). It seemed cool back in the mid '90's when I first saw it but, after having seen the 'director's cut' last year the original seems hokey. Overall, one of those rare instances where the movie is every bit as good as the book that it is (very loosely) based on. Kenzie Are you saying in the Original Movie that was released in the 1980's they used voice overs for Harrison Ford? I'm going to disagree with Kenzie just a little, because I think the Theatrical release has its' own charm. Blade Runner has an interesting history. It was originally started as a relatively small movie, with all the action taking place indoors -- not much in the way of elaborate sets, no expensive futuristic panoramas, etc. and then they hired Syd Mead, as a "visual futurist" and they were well on their way to going over budget before they started filming. Movies always have guarantors, who post a "completion bond" to insure that the movie gets finished. At some point, the bond holders have so much invested, they get the rights to the film. The guarantors for Blade Runner were Bud Yorkin and Jerry Perenchio. Reportedly, they hated the movie. It didn't test well in pre-showings, so they fired the director, hired some hack writer to add in the "ivan the explainer" voice-overs, and Harrison Ford did his best to sabotage them so they wouldn't be used. There were some great lines in the voice-over, though. At the beginning, Deckard says "Sushi. That's what my ex-wife called me, cold fish." Only in the Voice-over version. The International release matches the Theatrical release, but adds a little more "gore" to some of the scenes. It's the same movie. The "directors' cut" was sadly done with very little participation by Ridley Scott. He was in the middle of another film, and that's history. These three releases are similar enough that they can use a technique called "seamless branching" to put all three on one DVD -- because most of the scenes are identical. There were five pre-showings, each with a different "working" version of the film, and one of those exists -- the better DVD sets include the "workprint" version. It's interesting, and very different. Ridley Scott was involved a lot more in the Final Cut, and they were able to fix a lot of issues. The actual work on the Final Cut (and the restorations) was produced by Charles de Lauzirika. He also directed most of the "extras." He was fresh out of film school, working for Ridley Scott, when they started talking about this new "DVD" format. He can make a strong claim for inventing the "extras" disk and the idea of an "extended" DVD set. Here is the interesting bit: Blade Runner carried an R rating when released. His mother slipped 13 year old Charles into the theater to see Blade Runner -- and that's why he went to Film School. ____________
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 624,421 RAC: 252	Message 813754 - Posted: 1 Oct 2008, 20:30:50 UTC - in response to Message 813752. Last modified: 1 Oct 2008, 20:31:48 UTC
	. . . . right 'cha be Ned - those 'Guarantors' - Insurance Bonds are always a b . . . eh snip Movies always have guarantors, who post a "completion bond" to insure that the movie gets finished. At some point, the bond holders have so much invested, they get the rights to the film. The guarantors for Blade Runner were Bud Yorkin and Jerry Perenchio > usually 'they' want their family / son / daughter or Friend in the Film DOH!!! - why i'm an Independant . . . ;)) ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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