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I just watched Blade Runner...luckily after reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I enjoyed the book MUCH more than the movie... Would it have made any difference if I hadn't watched the directors cut? |
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Film is much better IMO |
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Would it have made any difference if I hadn't watched the directors cut? I prefer the original edit with the Harrison Ford voice-overs and the happier ending. Neither version is much like the book, though it's odd how some of the dialogue, like the scene with the owl and the voight-kampff test, is almost word for word. |
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i enjoyed the book a lot more, but blade runner is still a good film for sure |
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The Director's Cut is the way the film was originally intended to be as it makes more sense. I do miss the voice-overs though. Of course the book is way better but it's still a damn good film. PKD himself said upon seing advance previews that it was as if the effects artists had seen into his mind ! |
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It makes more sense... in that it implies more strongly that Deckard is a replicant? That did get lost in the original edition. What is it with eyes in that movie? It starts with a blinking eye, the test involves magnifying the eyes, the replicant eyes glow in the dark, the old scientist tells the replicants "I made your eyes", Pris paints a raccoon mask over her eyes, Rutger Hauer pushes his thumbs into the eyes of Tyrell... |
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The book is a long way from the film storywise.... ps...Future Noir: The Making of Bladerunner is totally recommended...nearly 500 pages so you can imagine the sheer detail & love of the film.story that's gone into it....By Paul M Simmon.... |
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As for whether Deckard is a replicant.... hehe... I ain't gonna say....just think a bit on that Unicorn dream sequence in the directors cut.... |
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oh yeah....Ever considered how closely the ending (driving thru the forest etc...) looks so much like The Shining.... ...that cause it is the same footage....spare shots given to Ridley by Kubrik.... |
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The Shining, eh? Interesting! Yes, I had noticed the similarity of the shots. The unicorn dream together with what Gaff leaves for Deckard is a strong hint. Have you seen I was disappointed that there wasn't much about the eye theme in the faq... |
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not sure about this re: BR....but the eye is generally seen as the "door to the soul"...makes sense in terms of the story... "The unicorn dream together with what Gaff leaves for Deckard is a strong hint."...indeed... Also, all replicants have shiny eyes....as does Deckard in one shot...another hint... But like all the best films, shit don't get spelled to ya....so no real 100% answer to this one...... |
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ps...cheers for that link....so much for getting a ton done today...:)... |
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