Blade Runner: Final Cut

[JsARCLIGHT]

I'm torn between getting the HD DVD or the Blu Ray.

If they both have the same picture and audio quality then I'll get the BD version.

[Vermillion21]

It'll be the regular DVD version for me ... I'm waiting to see who "wins" the new DVD format war ...

:lol:

[bsu legato]

Only a few hours to go (unless you favorite e-tailer shipped it early). There's an awesome writeup of the 5-disc set on The Digital Bits. I think I'm going to stay up all night watching this stuff and call in sick on wednesday.

[David Hingtgen]

I still have neither HD-DVD nor Blu-Ray, but I plan to pick up an HD copy. Just have to decide which...

[Hikuro]

Well it's on my want list for christmas, so we'll see how things go...this might be my christmas gift to myself for the metal case version.....I just hope I"m able to find it in time since I don't get paid until thursday.

[eugimon]

getting mine this week. Opted for the HD-DVD set sans metal case.

[Duke Togo]

I'm getting the case, standard DVD. I'm not sold on HD or Blu yet, they seem like Laserdisc to me. Should be shipping tomorrow from Amazon, but they have a habit of shipping stuff ahead of time (and not telling you), and you get your ship notice (and package) on the release date.

[Mr March]

I'm getting the case, standard DVD. I'm not sold on HD or Blu yet, they seem like Laserdisc to me.

Ditto. I want that 5-disc case version on DVD. I haven't made the HD leap yet and don't have an AV system to seize advantage of HD anyway.

[Dangard Ace]

BluRay boxset for me. I want the attache case with the spinner.

[EXO]

I guess we're all on the same boat... A friend has been hinting at me that I'm going to get this, but she's trying to fish whether I'll go blu-ray or HD-DVD... I'm leaning towards blu-ray. I want to wait but I also want this for Xmas...

How about we all go blu-ray and push the issue? lol.

[Keith]

Got mine last thursday. I went for the 4 disc DVD, and I'm quite happy with it. I haven't watched through any of the extra's yet, but the movie disc is quite beautiful. It's crazy how well this film continues to hold up. I do wish that the work print wasn't a box + excess exclusive though.

[David Hingtgen]

Keith---the Blu-Ray version is available to get the Work Print without the box/case, and only 5 bucks more than the 4-disc DVD version. IMHO you probably should have snagged that version if you have a PS3. Only the normal DVD requires you to buy the uber-case version to get the work print.

[Keith]

Keith---the Blu-Ray version is available to get the Work Print without the box/case, and only 5 bucks more than the 4-disc DVD version. IMHO you probably should have snagged that version if you have a PS3. Only the normal DVD requires you to buy the uber-case version to get the work print.

I still may at some point, I'm just still not sold on the new formats yet.

[GobotFool]

getting mine this week. Opted for the HD-DVD set sans metal case.

I had a chance to see one today, the case isn't metal, its plastic. oh well.

[JsARCLIGHT]

I'm watching my Blu Ray set on Amazon like a hawk... it hasn't shipped yet.

Then again Amazon just lost a package of mine recently so here's hoping this one gets through on the first attempt.

[Mr March]

How about we all go blu-ray and push the issue? lol.

I'd love to, but I just don't have the money right now. There's really no point owning an HD player and disks if I'm using a stereo CRT television.

Besides, blu-ray is the superior format, so we all know it's going to fail

[Duke Togo]

Mine has been sitting on "Shipping Soon" since yesterday.

[Mr March]

Yeah, there's no way I'm ordering anything now until after Christmas. You're just asking for trouble

[JsARCLIGHT]

I'm more than happy to wait... I just don't want my set going missing like my last order. Amazon is good about sending out replacements, but it really bums you out to watch your tracking info go from "in transit" to "exception" to "contact shipper".

[Duke Togo]

Yeah, there's no way I'm ordering anything now until after Christmas. You're just asking for trouble

Oh, I'll have it by Thursday. Amazon is pretty good with this stuff. Its most likely already shipped.

[Duke Togo]

Finally got my shipping notice, it'll be here tomorrow.

[JsARCLIGHT]

High Def Digest just gave all versions of Blade Runner on Blu Ray and HD DVD five out of five stars for nearly everything and have rated it a must own.

I think I just got wood.

[Duke Togo]

The Holy Grail of DVD released, for sure. Alot of people have been waiting for this for a very long time.

[Mr March]

Damn right. It's about time this classic was given classic treatment.

[Alpha OTS]

As a science fiction movie nerd, this is what I should have bought myself for Christmas.....

Instead, I just spent $70 on standard DVD Toho films..... Yes, I await the barbs.

Eventually I'll get this.

[promethuem5]

I am sooooo befuddled by everyone's excitement over this release... I saw Blade Runner a few years ago (version w/ the Unicorn at the end I think...) and I thought it was rubbish. It was such a boring and stupid film, and the whole thing is pitch-black so you can't see anything... about the only thing I enjoyed was all the model-work for the vehicles and city shots, and that's only bc/ I've actually seen the main building model in person...

[Duke Togo]

Maybe the most respected science fiction movie ever made. Most of the anime we all watch was heavily influenced by it.

[EXO]

I am sooooo befuddled by everyone's excitement over this release... I saw Blade Runner a few years ago (version w/ the Unicorn at the end I think...) and I thought it was rubbish. It was such a boring and stupid film, and the whole thing is pitch-black so you can't see anything... about the only thing I enjoyed was all the model-work for the vehicles and city shots, and that's only bc/ I've actually seen the main building model in person...

so which one are you getting? Blu-ray or HD-DVD?

lol.

I'ts probably beyond you, so I wouldn't even worry about it... go watch your Fantastic Four... I'm sure that wouldnt bore you.

[promethuem5]

Haha, wow... not what I expected back I have no problem with classics and such, so don't mark me as an action buff who doesn't watch stuff for the plot... it's just this one film I can't wrap my head around... I've tried and tried and simply cannot see the amazingness in it...

[Mr March]

Blade Runner is not really an accessible film. It works primarily on the strength of the visuals and the subtext. Blade Runner is also notable for the twist of protagonist/antagonist characterizations. The protagonist, Deckard, is nearly devoid of emotion and quite cold while Batty is an emotional and complex being yet plays the antagonist. Lastly, it's also known for creating a very real vision of a fictional world with a visual design so detailed and immersive it looks more realistic than most science fiction constructs that benefit from all the modern special effects technology. Much like Nolan's "Memento" or Kubrick's "2001" you really have to pay attention to what's going on in order to really get a lot out of it. The film is deliberately paced and almost meditative, which for some viewers is just a pretentious, slow or boring way to tell a story. If you rely upon the action sequences and dialog to carry the show, you're missing the other layers of the film completely and end up bored with a film that feels longer than it is.

[David Hingtgen]

Personally I never really "got" the story either, it's more of a visual thing. To rephrase your comment---literally, SEE the amazingness. Look at the world of Blade Runner. That's mainly what I get out of it. Visual style.

[promethuem5]

See, that's where I still get miffed... I'm all for the noir style an all, but when I watched the film, there were large sequences where I couldn't see a THING bc/ all the shots were so dark...

[Duke Togo]

Its like A1 not liking Gurren Lagann... for the life of me I don't get it, and I just have to accept there are some things in life I'll never understand. All I can hope for is that someday this film will click for you.

[Duke Togo]

See, that's where I still get miffed... I'm all for the noir style an all, but when I watched the film, there were large sequences where I couldn't see a THING bc/ all the shots were so dark...

This probably has more to do with the copy you were watching and what you were watching it on.

[Uxi]

I definitely think it's overrated. That said, it's got some good sci fi at it's core. Too many of it's premises are dated now, though... Especially the whole Japanese-Corporate-run-future thing.