Blade Runner Question (No, Not That Question...)
07-20-04, 10:50 AM
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07-20-04, 01:47 PM
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The Criterion laserdisc was of the European theatrical cut (with voiceover and Stupid Happy Ending), not the Director's Cut. The transfer was done in the late 80s and is non-anamorphic letterbox like almost all laserdiscs. It's rather grainy in some scenes but holds up pretty well in comparison to the badly-compressed DVD.
There were two editions released, one in CLV (one hour per side) and one in CAV (30 minutes per side). The CAV had some minor supplements including production art and trivia notes. One of the the side breaks on the CAV copy is pretty disruptive, occuring in the middle of a scene.
The Director's Cut was released on laserdisc by Warner Bros. The only available copy in the US was in CAV format and has a horrible side break right where Decard is shooting at Zhora. This is widely considered the worst side break in laserdisc history. The disc transfer is slightly sharper than the Criterion but has a different color balance and suffers from DNR artifacts. The DVD looks better.
There were two editions released, one in CLV (one hour per side) and one in CAV (30 minutes per side). The CAV had some minor supplements including production art and trivia notes. One of the the side breaks on the CAV copy is pretty disruptive, occuring in the middle of a scene.
The Director's Cut was released on laserdisc by Warner Bros. The only available copy in the US was in CAV format and has a horrible side break right where Decard is shooting at Zhora. This is widely considered the worst side break in laserdisc history. The disc transfer is slightly sharper than the Criterion but has a different color balance and suffers from DNR artifacts. The DVD looks better.
07-20-04, 02:50 PM
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I will have to look at my DVD again because I don't remember it being such a bad picture. It was one of the first DVDs I purchased back in 1998.
07-20-04, 03:09 PM
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I will have to look at my DVD again because I don't remember it being such a bad picture. It was one of the first DVDs I purchased back in 1998.
I will have to look at my DVD again because I don't remember it being such a bad picture. It was one of the first DVDs I purchased back in 1998.
It is easy to look past the quality of the picture when you are into the film.
07-20-04, 03:45 PM
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Originally posted by Class316
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
07-20-04, 06:56 PM
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The picture quality I still think is fantastic. Granted I have only seen the opening scene in the past year, but it is just so fabulous to see that futuristic skyline with the fire explosions and rich reds and oranges. I think that opening scene just looks really good despite all this non-anamorphic/anamorphic bru ha ha. I don't know exactly what all it mean, I mean I know what looks good and doesn't and maybe I don't really care with "Blade Runner" but regardless it still looks mighty fine.
07-21-04, 09:57 AM
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Originally posted by scott1598
I think that opening scene just looks really good despite all this non-anamorphic/anamorphic bru ha ha. I don't know exactly what all it mean, I mean I know what looks good and doesn't and maybe I don't really care with "Blade Runner" but regardless it still looks mighty fine.
I think that opening scene just looks really good despite all this non-anamorphic/anamorphic bru ha ha. I don't know exactly what all it mean, I mean I know what looks good and doesn't and maybe I don't really care with "Blade Runner" but regardless it still looks mighty fine.
07-21-04, 10:42 AM
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On the topic of crap quality Blade Runner AV.....
from digitalbits
not the BEST of news but news nonetheless
from digitalbits
Here's some good news and bad news all at once. Sources are telling us that Warner is FINALLY at work once again on a Blade Runner: Special Edition. That's the good news. The bad news is that instead of the 3 or 4-disc ultimate edition we all hoped for (featuring all the different versions of the film), the title is now likely to be one of the studio's 2-disc editions, featuring only the recent "director's cut" version of the film (remastered from a new HD transfer), the Channel 4 On the Edge of Blade Runner documentary and perhaps a few other odds and ends. Look for it sometime in the first half of 2005.
07-21-04, 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by B5Erik
I'd like to get a set with the original version of the movie along with the newer "director's cut." Why not have both versions in the set?
I'd like to get a set with the original version of the movie along with the newer "director's cut." Why not have both versions in the set?
07-21-04, 01:24 PM
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wonder what the "legal" arguments could be? the creators and studio seem to be behind releasing the theatrical version. caught that version on TV the other week...saw it for the first time, actually. very different feel to the movie, i kinda like it for the additional insight, but it changes the mood of some of the scenes.
07-21-04, 02:59 PM
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Originally posted by Brian Shannon
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
07-21-04, 04:25 PM
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Anyone else getting that deja vu feeling???
Anyone else getting that deja vu feeling???
I am not sure if the digital bits info is any good or not but I am not holding out much hope.
07-21-04, 07:48 PM
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ummm... The original movie (theatrical version) has been recently given the Star Wars Original Trilogy treatment on DVD - unofficially, of course - and is now floating on BT sites... I guess somebody else was tired of waiting...
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Originally posted by Playitagainsam
ummm... The original movie (theatrical version) has been recently given the Star Wars Original Trilogy treatment on DVD - unofficially, of course - and is now floating on BT sites... I guess somebody else was tired of waiting...
ummm... The original movie (theatrical version) has been recently given the Star Wars Original Trilogy treatment on DVD - unofficially, of course - and is now floating on BT sites... I guess somebody else was tired of waiting...
07-22-04, 01:22 AM
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Originally posted by Brian Shannon
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
