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    Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

    Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]

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    Director: Ridley Scott
    Actors: Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer
    Studio: Warner Brothers
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $39.99
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    Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 629 reviews
    Sales Rank: 159

    Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
    Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
    Rating: R (Restricted)
    Media: Blu-ray
    Region: 0
    Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
    Number Of Discs: 5
    Running Time: 578 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 1

    MPN: 18574
    UPC: 085391185741
    EAN: 0085391185741
    ASIN: B000UBMWG4

    Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 2007
    Release Date: December 18, 2007
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    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 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"

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    Customer Reviews:   Read 624 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Just for the hell of it   September 1, 2008
    Mr. D (Ipswich,UK)
    Not a bad thing, only buy if you are a collector of this sort of limited edition stuff that takes up lot`s of room for storage.
    Films are fantastic



    5 out of 5 stars The Blade Runner you have been waiting for   August 30, 2008
    Richard Squires (Australia)
    Back in the day when DVD was in it's infancy one of the very first films I purchased was Blade Runner. I told myself that I would not buy it again till a High Definition version appeared. And here it is in all it's 5 disc glory. Anybody who has a remote interest in film can't help but have this movie in their collection. It really is a true classic that helped define a genre, and is the bench mark to which many films seem to aspire. It's art direction characters and story are second to none and yet for a time it seemed we would never see the film that Ridley Scott intended. The production was fraught from the outset with script changes, the production losing its backers and studio meddling that led to a compromised film being shown in cinemas the first time round. Time however and hind sight has seen fit to bless Blade Runner and it's visionary director with cult status and we now have the final cut of the film approved by Ridley Scott himself.

    Apart from the Final Cut of the movie this box set features all versions of the film that you could possibly want including the fabled and rarely seen Workprint. So for completists this box set is a must. I found the documentary Dangerous Days fascinating and it's a real eye opener to see how far ahead of it's time this film was. Indeed when you look at the budget this film had and what went on screen it's hard to see how todays movies cost the millions they do.

    It goes without saying that the picture and audio quality of this movie are reference. When you have seen this movie on free to air ,dvd or even vhs it's like your getting a mere glimpse of the beauty this film has to offer. And if ever there was a movie that was worth the revisionist treatment then this one is it. Some people bemoan the fact that directors are now going back and digitally altering their movies and I have my reservations. Here the alterations are for the most part subtle and are there to enhance the quality of the presentation, to bring it up to date, and to fix stuff that just wasn't able to be fixed at the time it was made. But who cares with this 5 disc set you can have whichever movie you prefer. Who knows you might get to like a different version.

    They just don't make them like this anymore, so you owe it to yourself to go get it.




    5 out of 5 stars Blade Runner C.E. HD-DVD   August 29, 2008
    B. K. Marsh (Bremerton, WA USA)
    The HD-DVD format may be headed for obscurity, but as long as my player lasts I will be enjoying these high definition renditions of the classic Blade Runner movie. A definite must have for the few who opted for a player with HD-DVD playback. The video quality of this title is every bit as sharp as my Blu-Ray movies.


    5 out of 5 stars As described   August 25, 2008
    Ruben Ayala Vazquez
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    It was received as described. I was looking for this edition in other places and found here in Amazon. Good price and excellent delivery service.


    5 out of 5 stars The best science fiction movie ever made   August 24, 2008
    Nathan Beauchamp (Oak Park, IL USA)
    Bladerunner, another extremely influential science fiction movie based on Dick's "Do androids dream of electronic sheep," tells the now classic tale of Dekkard, a Bladerunner, a highly trained assassin whose job is to 'retire' rouge Replicants, or biological androids. What sets this film apart is it's atmosphere, aided by near perfect art direction and spot on details. The new 5 DVD set, complete with a remastered HD version of the film that was created using the 4k original film reels, is simply a must have for any science fiction film fan.

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