Blade Runner at 25, Why the F/X Still Matter

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday June 25, 2007 @04:48AM from the beware-the-thighs-that-crush dept.

mattnyc99 writes "Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's dark vision of the future that changed the future of filmmaking and still stands up today, argues Adam Savage of The MythBusters (and the F/X crews of The Matrix and Star Wars). Between the "lived-in science fiction," pre-CGI master models, futuristic cityscapes and tricked-out cars, don't you agree? And after we got the first official glimpse of him from Indiana Jones 4 this weekend, isn't Harrison Ford still the man?"

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Re:Special edition DVD? by edawstwin · 2007-06-25 04:55 · Score: 5, Informative

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=36328

"Blade Runner: Final Cut will arrive in 2007 for a limited 25th-anniversary theatrical run, followed by a special-edition DVD with the three previous versions offered as alternate viewing."

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