This was really cool, seeing Blade Runner on the big screen after only watching it on video in various forms over the years. Although I haven' t watched it enough times to tell you specifically what has been changed in the latest version... maybe slight variations in the arrangement of certain shots. And I heard something about Deckerd' s dream sequence being re-shot, although it looked pretty close to the original one to me.
Blade Runner is a great film, no doubt, and it' s amazing how fully-realized and beautifully designed its world is. But there are flaws which weren' t fixed in this version. The most obvious flaw to me has always had to do with the video footage of Leon killing the person who' s administering the test on him, which Deckerd repeatedly views in the early part of the film. Each subsequent time that Deckerd views this footage, they (the director/editors of Blade Runner) use different takes of the test. So the actors are using different timing and intonation on their lines. (Leon' s line " My mother? Let me tell you about my mother..." becomes " My mother -- I' ll tell ya about my mother!!" ) It' s obvious to me, and really unrealistic. Since it hasn' t been fixed through multiple re-cuts, I can only assume that director Ridley Scott has some sort of explanation for it, but I' ve never heard it.
Also, it' s never made sense to me why Harrison Ford chose to use a ridiculous voice when talking to Zhora. Obviously they can' t go back and change that very well. It just seems totally random and out of character for him.
But overall, it' s such an impressive and beautifully designed film. At once outrageously inventive but also restrained, subtle and patient in its presentation. And it' s cool seeing, as an historical footnote, how at the time it was made, it was entirely possible that 37 years into the future, Atari would still be a major technological/commercial presence.
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