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Theatrical Cut

posted 5 years ago by Neckk (342)
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I watched both versions back to back, and the differences are interesting. I watched the Final Cut first before rewatching the theatrical cut. First thing I noticed while watching the TC was how much more vibrant, clearer, and sharper it was compared to the FC. That was crazy. The TC "pops" more, while the FC just falls flat, as far as PQ is concerned. I did like the enhancements and corrections made in the FC, but the TC is clearly superior as far as picture quality is concerned.

I heard that the Directors Cut is the best of both worlds regarding PQ and the omission of the narration. Is this true?

[–] TheHungryHippo (821) 5 years ago

Final cut is the best, it’s essentially the same as the directors cut story wise except there are enhanced special effects, additional violence, and batty calls tyrell “father” instead of “fcker” which makes a whole lot more sense. Stick with the final cut. Scott has also said that the final cut is the version he intended

[–] rateater (9206) a year ago

the theatrical cut does look really good, sharper, clearer. unfortunately deckard uses the n word.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) a year ago

Who cares if he uses the N-word, it’s not like the movie is saying it’s OK to use that word.

[–] fawltybasil (249) a year ago

Blade Runner's one of my favourite films but for me there's no perfect version of it which is why I regard it as a 9 instead of a 10.

I like the theatrical cut the best but I don't care for the voiceover. The director's cut removes the voiceover but also some violence, and I don't like the unicorn scene. And the final cut looks terrible. Too much blue tint and teal.

I keep meaning to make my own edit of the film but I just haven't got around to it yet.

The director's cut with no unicorn scene, the extra violence from the theatrical cut, Batty saying f***er instead of father, and Zhora's death from the final cut with Joanna Cassidy is my ideal cut.

[–] Satan2016 (23278) a year ago

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/alternateversions?tab=cz

In 2007, Ridley Scott released "Blade Runner: The Final Cut", digitally remastered with improved visual and sound effects, and with numerous revisions to the 1992 Director's Cut. The more noticeable differences between The Director's Cut and The Final Cut include:

The overall film has been brightened considerably, revealing previously hidden details in many shots. Additionally, the digital enhancement reveals many heretofore obscured details, such as dirty dishes in Deckard's apartment and a freeway high above Pris as she approaches the Bradbury.
The new Unicorn footage is longer and shows Deckard to be awake during the sequence. This is how Ridley Scott and editor Terry Rawlings originally conceived of the scene. Deckard is shown staring into space, and there is a cut to the unicorn. The film then cuts back to Deckard and again cuts back to the unicorn, before returning to Deckard once more. The shot of the unicorn which appeared in the Director's Cut has also been recolored, and the sound mix has been completely redone.
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