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What's New in Blade Runner - The Final Cut?
tripper700 writes "25 years since its original release, a definitive version of Ridley Scott's science fiction masterwork Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, has been released. So what exactly has changed? And is it worth all the fuss? SFFMedia describes each change in detail. Is it just a patch up job attempting to cash in on a cult film? Or like an oil painter retouching a masterpiece, or a novelist polishing prose, is Ridley Scott simply trying to perfect his original vision?"
Well, I look at the term "artistic vision" as being a sort of holistic concept ... you have to get it all right if you want to be remembered for having such a vision. Saying that you can write a good plot -or- a good setting doesn't really cut the mustard the way I see it. The original Alien would be an example of a sci-fi film that truly had an artistic vision: H.R. Giger's work combined with Scott's production values resulted in a classic motion picture.
Personally, I'd say the first three of Lucas' efforts came much closer to that goal than the last batch. Certainly I enjoyed the prequels far more (heck, my girlfriend fell asleep during Episode III: I only stayed awake 'cause I'd just paid twenty bucks and dammit I was going to get my money's worth.)
I will say this: so far as the cliches are concerned, truthfully those films created many of those cliches! Star Wars one liners have become an integral part of our pop culture, much as Star Trek before it. Not that Lucas' scripts were anything to write home about, but we've certainly absorbed a lot of them.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
Deckard shoots first.
Theatrical Release > Extended Version > Uncut Version > Director's Cut > Aniversary Edition > Remastered Edition > Final Cut > Final Cut: Pro > ??? > Profit
Bark less. Wag more.