Should I watch original first?
Or go in fresh?
shareI definitely would. Be sure to watch the original theatrical release, it's the best way to go.
shareoh wait, is there a crappy directors cut that killed the original's genius like Donnie Darko?
shareI knew the DD director cut was in trouble when they started playing "Never Tear Us Apart" where "The Killing Moon" belonged.
shareyup, the rewatch value for me was always the music of Donnie Darko, and I thought The Killing Moon was perfect because it set the mood of the 1980s, and was upbeat (like the 80s) and serves the purpose of creating a 'world in balance', which is what good stories have before the problem arises that throws the world out of balance (Frank the Rabbit here, or the engine, however you look at it.)
That's why I'm always leary of the "directors cut". The original theatrical release of Blade Runner works, Ridley was forced to put in the narration for a very good reason.
sharetoo late, I just googled and found out. So the 'final cut' is the directors true cut, released in 2007 and then there is 4 other versions, the theatrical being one of them.
sharePersonally recommend the theatrical cut also. The rest are all "altered" in some way. Directors cut fixes some FX and alters other things, but still the THEATRICAL CUT holds the most of what the original BLADE RUNNER was.
shareI still would go with the original theatrical release as it's by far the best in my opinion. Actually, you might want to watch two different versions and make your own decision. Be aware that it's hard to watch Blade Runner the first time you see it, there's a few boring scenes that are tough to get through. The weird thing is that after you've see all or part of BR, you'll enjoy it much, much more by taking a few months and then going back to watch it again. It's why it became a cult classic.
shareWatch The Final Cut first. It was the first version I watched and fell in love with. 99% of the time I always favour the theatrical version most but in this case the theatrical ending just doesn't gel as well. If I'd watched the theatrical first I probably wouldn't have connected with the film as much as I do now.
shareI read about some voice over different ending. I've already got the theatrical version downloaded so i'll look for the alternative scenes on youtube or something. Thanks.
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