NC Penguin

I'm pretty excited that me and Mr. NC Penguin are going to see Blade Runner: The Final Cut this week in Durham. The local independent cinema, the Carolina Theatre, has one of only four copies of this movie that are available in the US.

Now my question is, how comes when I mention this movie to people, nobody's heard of Blade Runner? I thought this was a classic movie or is it a cult classic?

Admittedly, one of the people I spoke to about it is 24 years old so she wasn't even born when the original cinema version of Blade Runner was released.

I've only ever seen the movie on TV and sometimes, you just have to see a movie on the big screen. I even saw Total Recall in the cinema, enjoyed that very much and I don't even consider myself a sci-fi fan.

Sally Redux

Classic

NC Penguin

Thank goodness someone knows this film. I wouldn't be surprised if The Final Cut is playing somewhere near you.

I heard on NPR that there's Blade Runner fans from GA, SC and other states coming to Durham to see the Final Cut! Talk about diehard fans.

Big D

Its a huge cult - you are just talking to the wrong people - and there are many directors cuts!

The original script killed off Ford - but coming off Star Wars it wasnt considered good to kill such a star!

Sally Redux

I'll look out for it

NC Penguin

No. I think the Final Cut really is what it says. Ridley Scott insisted on editing this version himself since it was to be called "the Final Cut". At least that's what I heard on the NPR broadcast.

You can hear the NPR story here:
http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/sot0111...blade%20runner

Leslie

Everybody from my generation has seen it and loves it .... but it is getting pretty old.

Sally Redux

I saw it when it came out and it had the narration which Ridley Scott didn't want, there was a director's cut without that, will be interesting to see what else he wanted.

NC Penguin

25 years old? If that's old and you and me are are over 30, what's that make us then?

I don't think the movie looks dated because it is set in the future so the scenery looks very futuristic (actually reminds me of Japan a lot of the time).

another bloody yank

Never seen it. Heard of it though.

dunroving

I have it (BR - The Final Cut) at the top of my DVD rental list (Amazon.co.uk) - so it's out on DVD here ...

Leslie

Yeah but think about it .... when you were 24 or 25 had you seen many of the films made around the time of your birth?

Sally Redux

Rutger Hauer in a decent role

Duncan Roberts

Funny you should mention this, I just ordered the DVD yesterday.

NC Penguin

The version I'm seeing on Friday is 2 hours 7 minutes in length. It may be available on DVD but it's going to look stunning on a big cinema screen. I just hope no cellphones ring during the screening. I shall want to thump the culprit very hard.