Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5047801268241
Format: Director's Cut, Dolby, PAL, Special Edition, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalogGermanOriginal LanguageAnalogHungarianOriginal LanguageAnalogJapaneseOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 08, 1997
Running Time: 112 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 1982

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
When Ridley Scott's cut of Blade Runner was finally released in 1993, one had to wonder why the studio hadn't done it right the first time--11 years earlier. This version is so much better, mostly because of what's been eliminated (the ludicrous and redundant voice-over narration and the phoney happy ending) rather than what's been added (a bit more character development and a brief unicorn dream). Star Harrison Ford originally recorded the narration under duress at the insistence of Warner Bros. executives who thought the story needed further "explanation"; he later confessed that he thought if he did it badly they wouldn't use it. (Moral: Never overestimate the taste of movie executives.) The movie's spectacular futuristic vision of Los Angeles--a perpetually dark and rainy metropolis that's the nightmare antithesis of "Sunny Southern California"--is still its most seductive feature, another worldly atmosphere in which you can immerse yourself. The movie's shadowy visual style, along with its classic private-detective/murder-mystery plot line (with Ford on the trail of a murderous android, or "replicant"), makes Blade Runner one of the few science fiction pictures to legitimately claim a place in the film noir tradition. And, as in the best noir, the sleuth discovers a whole lot more (about himself and the people he encounters) than he anticipates. The cast also includes Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah Rutger Hauer and M. Emmet Walsh. --Jim Emerson




Rating: - Really worth watching
What an utter surprise. I expected a dated sci fi flick that had not stood the test of time but I was wrong. This is an exceedingly moving and thought provoking film. It is also the first film in a long time that moved me to tears (anyone who has watched it will know which part I am referring to). It is utterly compelling. Much of the style and imagery may seem familiar at first, until you realise it is because it has been copied by more recent sci fi films. Watch this, it is an original.

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Rating: - Classic Sci-Fi
An amazing genre-setting sci-fi classic based on Philip K. Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", his novels always seem to translate well to film, but this was the best.

Nowadays, in an age where numerous throw-away sci-fi blockbusters form a regular part of the mainstream, it is hard to remember the impact that this film had when it first appeared. There had been nothing like it. From the atmospheric swirls of the Vangelis soundtrack to the oppressive intense dystopian ... Read More

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Rating: - a scary vision of the future best appreciated with a good sound system
I saw the director's cut of Blade Runner at the cinema in 1993 and I've watched this dvd on my tv screen.I have to say that as a story on the small screen the director's cut of Blade Runner is excellent but as an experience on the big screen it is one of the greatest movies I have seen,largely because of the sound effects.If you really want to appreciate this film then make sure you have lots of speakers around the room you're in.The ending of the director's cut is far more satisfying and believable ... Read More

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Rating: - Great Sci-Fi
I have been meaning to watch this film for years now and after having many of my friends say how good the film is and when I eventually saw it, I felt it isn't half bad. Harrison Ford plays a Blade Runner, an elite policeman who tracks down and `retires' artificial biological humanoids known as replicants. This film is still visually brilliant despite being over twenty years old and the writing has a far superior and grown-up feel to it than much modern science fiction. I have not seen the original ... Read More

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Rating: - Sci fi meets film noir.
Warner Bros had a downer on this film just prior to its release. Test audiences were inconclusive in their verdicts and Warner Execs insisted that Ridley Scott edit the film, considering it far too downbeat for mainstream audiences.
The result was the voice over narrative which apparently Harrison Ford tried to make as unconvincing as possible so that the Execs at Warners would drop it - he failed. Scenes were deleted, and the upbeat flying sequence at the end of the film was added.
The film ... Read More

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