Blade Runner: The Final Cut - Page 9

Two questions...

1) Where is the 10% discount that has been mentioned. I'm still seeing it at 27.95


2) If I preorder this set, is it possible to cancel at anytime?

Thank you

Movies HD; extras SD

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Keep this on the DL.
WB has a new code: TVWS

25% off. Bringing 5 disc to $22 and ultimate to $59.99.
thanks dvdtalk.

its also brings the kubricks down to $14.96

That means all of the kubricks plus the 5 disc for $97 with free ship(but without tax) cheaper than 2 copies of ST. nice.

OK WB bring on the potter set.

Nice, I'm gonna put in a massive order soon: Alexander, Deliverance, Smallville season 6, Troy DC, Wild Bunch, (maybe) Gods and Generals, the 5 Kubrick movies, and Blade Runner: still deciding to get the briefcase or not. Add the Harry Potter movies and Ocean's trilogy, and that's one hell of a lineup from Warner this Q4.

Any expiration yet?

EDIT: August 6

Just as i expected.
Was hoping to get the deleted scenes and all that in HD though.

Anyone care to share this 10% off Amazon coupon code? I ordered this set already, but may reorder if I can use this code.

There is no code. It's from last year.

If you didn't order either an HD player or discs last year, you are not eligible. It is not a code you enter, it just automatically happens when you buy a new HD disc...

Damn, right after I placed a 2 orders using the 20% off code too. Since 1 item shipped on both they won't cancel. I'll try again on Mon and see if I can get them to cancel, if not I guess it's only a few dollars more. Still, 5% is tax in MA...

Saw this at HTF tonite....




Wow. This is disappointing..

Time constraints...?
Who cares if they miss the damn 25th anniversary window?!?!
Do you care? Do I care? Do most BR fans who've waited YEARS and YEARS for a set like this care if it comes out a few months later in 2008...?!?!
No.

All about the almighty $. Gotta cash in on the anniversary and the holidays...

shame.
I would have loved to see all the hard work they did on the new documentary (mastered in HD, btw...) getting this together the best way possible.
I would have loved to have FINALLY seen the deleted scenes in HD.
We SHOULD have been able to see the deleted scenes and the new doc. in HD.

oh well
I Knew I was was right about the price point....

Wish I hadn't been....

Thanks WB, we all would have been fine waiting a few months more for you to have done this the right way.

Personally I could give a rat's behind about the extras being in HD, so long as the movies are 1080p. I imagine Warner thinks most people feel that way. It's a shame for those who crave HD extras, for sure, and I sympathize, but people who care about extras in HD are an even smaller group than people who care about *movies* in HD.

I'm pissed about having to wait until December 18th as it is.

I would really have preferred to have at least the documentary in 1080p and it's hard for me to believe that that don't have enough time (?) to render it in HD, but on balance, ALL FIVE versions of the movie in 1080p combined with the unimagined low price makes me happy.

Besides, the extras will look more than good enough for me when upconverted to 1080p.

Never enough Bling

I hear ya, but some of us do like HD extras, especially if that's how they were made. I think the new Doc. which was mastered in 1080 and ESPECIALLY the deleted scenes would be great to have in HD. What sucks is it's not a disc-space issue or materials issue, it is a time constraints issue.
This was being hailed as the ultimate set (and I'm SURE it will still be amazing...) but it just seems like it should have had more time to really be as "ultimate" as it could have been...
I and many others would have gladly waited a few more months...

Why? This was touted for months as being the "ultimate" set and in HD.
So now we learn as a time saving measure they are putting all the special features on in SD when they were made in HD.
This is a discussion board. We are discussing the release. This isn't a WB "pat 'em on the back" thread. We are consumers. This is a product we are spending our $ on.
Many of us have bought Blade Runner numerous times before and we were led to believe this would be the "ULTIMATE" set. Well, it isn't and it's a shame.
I would have liked to have seen the deleted scenes the best way possible, in HD.
The fact that they will only be in SD, not because of technical reasons but because they want to rush this out to meet the "anniversary" date is disappointing.
I'm sure the people who worked on all the special features which were mastered in HD are not thrilled either with them only being released in SD.
It's like of you spent alot of time and effort making a good recording and the best that got released was some tinny, compressed mp3.

Fine, many are happy that only the films will be in HD. Cool. Many I'm sure would have loved this set to be the best it could have been.

Agreed. Sure, I would LOVE the documentary and the extras in HD...and I *do* find it hard to believe that the extras (some?) couldn't be done in HD but maybe they wanted to do an "all or nothing" type thing.

Regardless, bottom line is that as long as the movie is in HD, I really don't need to see all of Harrison and Ridley's wrinkles in HD.

Does this mean the work print is in HD to? Is the workprint version number 5?

I'm perfectly ok with the extras being in SD, it would have been nice to have them in HD but I suspect a lot of the older extra footage may have been shot in a way that would not really benefit from HD treatment.

I'm glad at least all version of the movie will be in HD.

Yes, the workprint is in HD as well.

I can't wait to get the whole set.

BladeRunner is the first DVD I played on my XG when messing around with it.
All I had was an Svideo cable.

As someone who's never seen Blade Runner, can someone recommend an order to watch the different cuts?

craig, your standards are slipping, bro!

Ha. You clearly don't pay enough attention to my posts. I couldn't care less about having extras in HD. Sure, it's nice but not at the expense of the extras themselves. As long as the movie is in there with great picture and sound, the extras can all be 480p for all I care.

Well, some of us have lower standards I guess...

Not "lower."

Just.....different.

Not sure if this was posted previously but Amazon has put up a page explaining the differences;

Blade Runner versions

Honestly, I'd start with the 1982 International Cut. The narration, while abhorred by many (I personally dig it), does actually elucidate some things about the Blade Runner universe, plot and characters. It's been my experience that people who see the Director's Cut for the first time sometimes struggle to understand just what the hell is going on with the plot. Not because it's confusing but because there's not much in the way of a concrete plot (the movie is primarily theme driven).

Then, I'd watch the Final Cut. That'll be the true canonical version, and armed with the little bit of exposition the IC gave you, you'll enjoy it a little more.

After that, I'd go to the Workprint. It's a legendary cut of the film known for having a distinctly different tone, featuring lots of alternate cuts, differently paced editing, alternate lines of dialog and different music. That'll no doubt be a pretty interesting sort of study in the history of the movie itself.

As for the 1982 Domestic Cut and the 1992 Director's Cut, save them for a rainy day. The '82 DC is identical to the '82 IC, except for three scenes, in which it has a few seconds less violence apiece. And the '92 DC, despite having had such a long run as the canonical version of the film, is actually expected to be not all that different from the Final Cut. Speculation is that the only major differences between the '92 DC and the '07 FC will be that the FC will have a cleaned up soundtrack, cleaned up effects, a few extra shots here and there, a slicker unicorn scene and maybe - maybe - a spot of narration at the end (likely taken from the Workprint, if at all). The point is, after seeing the FC, the '92 DC will not have a whole lot of interest going on in it.

I'm willing to bet others will disagree, though. No matter what version you see, though, I'm sure you'll like it.

Dan

+1 for MrGonk post above.
That's the way to watch it.

true. Definitely watch one of the voiceover cuts first...

Yeah, MrGonk thought that one out. Good call.

It's interesting what you say is expected of the Final Cut, if that ends up being the case the International Version will probably be my version of choice. I think VO really adds to the movie, even if what they did ended up not being so great. Now that Ridley and Ford get along maybe they should've recorded some new VO for the film. Can't wait to see the Final Cut and Workprint for the first time though.