of course a new dvd will come out. in the uk the old dvd went out of print pretty quick around 1999. still sells for around 15 quid. but i never really liked the film. sure the visuals are nice and it has some nice futuristic ideas but it's just a lame average cop thriller IMO.

On Amazon, it's $12.99

any other reviews anywhere?

which B&M's have people been getting/seeing this release?

i picked one up at the local best buy.

Circuit City $12.99

I had to upgrade and get rid of my snapper case, the video quality hands down blows the snapper version through the roof. However, I was a little disappointed with the audio job from Warner. Upgrade only if you don't like the snapper version and can't wait for the coming BR box set. It's bare bones, has slightly weak audio, the video is fantastic, but save your $$$ for the box set if you can wait or wait for a price drop.

I got it from Circuit City for a total of 14 bucks including tax.

Old Blade Runner video quality: 6 out of 10
New Blade Runner video quality: 8.5 out of 10

It looks awesome..it sounds awesome as well still for a dolby stereo surround!

Me thinks thou doest give too high credit to the old release. It's a 5 and not a fraction higher...

I saw it at Target.

I bought it and it is worth the cash. The improvement is very noticable without even having to do a 'side by side' comparison. You see detail that you missed in the first release.

Well, here's a side-by-side comparison anyway.

many copies at my local Best Buy....along with one of my most wanted dvd titles....The Other.

Yeah...this new BR release looks much, much better.

Man, it's scary how much better those look. This thread makes me want to rewatch my Criterion laserdisc. I just might, at that.

Thankyou, my only complaint was with the audio, it should and could have been even more improved. Great review!

brill


anyway, the difference between old and new is quite striking. Finally! But, do I wait for the multidisc set...?

Oh ohhhh Color correction:
http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...=55563&page=45

Do you think Ridly Scott was involved and what is the "corect" color?!

Damn it! This is one of my favorite films and since I own the original dvd and plan on picking up the multi-disc set next year, I'm having a hard time justifing to myself buying this new release. Those screen shots make me . I'll probably cave and buy it soon along with the one next year...

Considering he is currently working on putting together the Ultimate Edition, I'm sure they took his notes on color correction for that version and applied it to the director's cut.

I caved. I never bought the original DVD. I will buy the SE as well. Really wanted to see how this looks, and I think it looks pretty damn good.

I hope they can do something about the audio for the SE though. I'm not just talking about a 5.1 mix; I am sure they will probably do that but even for a 2.0 track this sounds pretty weak, almost the same as the VHS tape I will soon be junking of this cut. I only have a two-speaker setup, but there are still two-channel audio tracks on many DVDs that sound much better to my ears...some from considerably older movies too.

Anyway, glad to have BR on DVD at last in a better transfer. Bring on the big special edition!

If this was the original theatrical release I would buy it in a heart beat since that's my prefered version and buy the mega-set next year as well. Blade Runner was one of the first dvds I picked up. I sold it a few years ago because the new version was supposed to come out and never did, so I ended up buying the same dvd again. I don't know if I should buy it for the third time, especially since it's still the "inferior" (IMO) director's cut version. The restoration does look very nice though... I'll probably just rent the current new one from Netflix.

You actually think the theatrical cut is superior? That's a first for me.

There are many people, including myself, that prefers the theatrical cut. I actually quite liked the noir style narration of Harrison Ford.

I think he/she was being sarcastic

You're probably right. My sarcasm meter wasn't registering.