Blade Runner: The Penultimate Cut

Blade Runner was never a “perfect” film (I mean, how many official versions, let alone fanedits, are there?), but this is far and away the best version of this stone classic cinematic achievement you’ll ever see.

I got the Final Cut blu ray years ago, and was one of those people who instead received an accidental workprint in the blu ray box. Followed the instructions, sent in for a replacement, waited weeks, got it, watched it once, and promptly discarded it, thinking at the time Ridley pulled a Coppola “Redux” and took his film one step too far.

The gratuitous gory closeups Scott added remain (the owl worked better), but in this presentation I am so enamored with this labor of love in relation to its respect in particular for the 1999 DVD that the blu ray is now in storage.

This edit is up there in Adywan territory; it is so lovingly and reverently crafted, the edits seamlessly integrated and “invisible”, the intentions solely focused on the strengths of the original, that I cannot stress enough its successes. They’re there because you’re unaware.

Bravo, and thank you, sir, for paying such reverent respect to this classic in a way Sir Ridley himself had a blind spot to.

Just seeing Deckard eating noodles in the aircar. Mind is gone, no chance of it ever coming back. Sorry for this perfunctory review at this time. Must watch again with clear head. Must not give in to...

Does exactly what it sets out to do - it's the Director's Cut of Blade Runner with Final Cut fixes. The visual overhaul is stupendous, as is the video quality and the seamless editing. This edit made me see I actually prefer the tinted lighting of the Final Cut, but if it really bothered you, this edit will cover it nicely. Mandatory viewing for BR fanatics.

excellent edit!

Simply the best version of the film!