I've seen three different versions of the line "Time to die" .. one when he doesnt deliver the line one when it cuts away to Deckard as he says it and one when Roy is seen saying the line. I prefer the version when Roy delivers the line.
I loved the final cut, but this version has a special spot in my heart. I was 13 the first time I saw it, and some of the subtle parts were a little over my head. I remember being sad when Roy died, and then the voiceover brought the whole moment home like a baseball bat hitting my head...
i've seen things,you people wouldn't believe...!!!skyscrapers hit by planes,in flame,collapse in the streets of MANHATTAN.all those moments will lost in time...like dust in wind!!! allways remember 9/11
The Final Cut or even Director's Cut is SOOOO much better than this. I know some people like the voice-over narration, well that's your opinion and I respect that, but I seriously can't stand it. It's bad to the point that it's just distracting and completely ruins these amazing emotional moments. I watched the Final Cut last night and it was beautiful, this voice-over in the theatrical version is really craptacular though.
@AnotherSchmoe i have only seen the final cut because i did not want the first person narration. its there because the studio thought people wouldn't understand the film.
what a brillant metaphor for wonderful feelings and memories being absorbed into "nothingness" (that was Shakespere's King Lear) and without any chance of recollection ----- "like tears in rain"
I watched the original movie upon release..like Ford's delivery or not..it remains the definitive version to me..and I felt the prose wonderful enough to use at my father's funeral..and I know my Dad approved! This is one movie that grew bigger than its producers ideals and was better for it!!!.
Well, maybe if Harrison Ford had given the voice-overs some effort, they would've come across better than him sounding like he was bored out of his mind...
I agree, his acting was perfect for the role IMO. It's just the narration that annoys me, it seems tacky. His dead-pan was great in the scenes where he was actually there interacting on set though.
I think the narration really helps the movie... it's just Ford's delivery on it is absolutely HORRIBLE bc he didnt want to do it. And I don't see why not. It really gives it the movie that private-eye feel that I think the director was going for. I really wish Ford just handled the narration better, and it would have worked fine.
the background narration is only good and reasonable für like 3 times. all other moments are just plain bad.
what i do like about this version is that racheal have waaay more screen time. the love story and the question if deckard is a replicant itself are worked out so much better in this verion than in directors cut or final cut.
so i like the final for its perfect look and its nearly flwlessnes. but the substance is better in the original version IMO.
The original version is the best because it displays the directors true vision at the films conception. It's funny how they feel the need to re-cut and re-make the old movies nowadays when films were much better back then. They knew what they were doing, don't fuck around with it.
i Do admit the narration here, is probably some of the better narration in this cut, i personally prefer the Final Cut, much more atmosperic, it shows how one change could change the ENTIRE tone of a movie
Not sre if they ruined it by taking it out, but having it in added to it for me. It added to the "film-noir" feeling of it, plus let you know some of what dekard was thinking
The best Ford`s film ever, Magnificent Blade Runner!!, Great Rutger Hauer performance, and extraordinary music by Vangelis and Ridley Scott film.
Stier2019 2 weeks ago
This was the ending I saw back in the eighties...
Some people still like more the narrated version than the final cut. I like them both.
SATURNGAMER 2 months ago
a Great Clip, such a Great Film, a little Heart is what we all need,. to Bad some will
not be blessed with what we were all given ` james
PLoWBoY618 8 months ago
fuck off harrison
Kennfield 11 months ago
@Kennfield LMAO!
crookedwiretap89 6 days ago
every version of the film has a place from a bladerunner cult enthusiast !
buffallobill007 1 year ago
I've seen three different versions of the line "Time to die" .. one when he doesnt deliver the line one when it cuts away to Deckard as he says it and one when Roy is seen saying the line. I prefer the version when Roy delivers the line.
richiewoks 1 year ago
I loved the final cut, but this version has a special spot in my heart. I was 13 the first time I saw it, and some of the subtle parts were a little over my head. I remember being sad when Roy died, and then the voiceover brought the whole moment home like a baseball bat hitting my head...
zootube323 1 year ago 2
i've seen things,you people wouldn't believe...!!!skyscrapers hit by planes,in flame,collapse in the streets of MANHATTAN.all those moments will lost in time...like dust in wind!!! allways remember 9/11
mrexcalibur911 1 year ago
@mrexcalibur911 a douche like you can ruin anything
RunFasterPussycat 1 year ago
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mrexcalibur911 1 year ago
doesnt anybody notice that when he dies its raining and then the dove flys off to a clear sky?
SoraInuyashaAsh 1 year ago
how sad
SoraInuyashaAsh 1 year ago
TEAAA-ring in rain!I'm tearing,in the rain!
DanielAvelan 1 year ago
The Final Cut or even Director's Cut is SOOOO much better than this. I know some people like the voice-over narration, well that's your opinion and I respect that, but I seriously can't stand it. It's bad to the point that it's just distracting and completely ruins these amazing emotional moments. I watched the Final Cut last night and it was beautiful, this voice-over in the theatrical version is really craptacular though.
AnotherSchmoe 2 years ago
@AnotherSchmoe i have only seen the final cut because i did not want the first person narration. its there because the studio thought people wouldn't understand the film.
underbightdog23 1 year ago
What the fuck, Hauser is like Marlon Brando here!!!!
SidLouganis 2 years ago 2
And dont forget Vangelis used a YAMAHA CS-80 Synthesizer for the music.
One of the greatest analog synthesizers ever made.
haikousei 2 years ago
hey did you guys know when he says "like tears in rain" it wasnt scripted, he made it up.
AppleFaction 2 years ago
really. then Rutger is a genius too.
irarube 2 years ago
and what about the scientist saying to Roy that "the light that shines twice as bright, shines half as long"?
irarube 2 years ago
what a brillant metaphor for wonderful feelings and memories being absorbed into "nothingness" (that was Shakespere's King Lear) and without any chance of recollection ----- "like tears in rain"
irarube 2 years ago
I watched the original movie upon release..like Ford's delivery or not..it remains the definitive version to me..and I felt the prose wonderful enough to use at my father's funeral..and I know my Dad approved! This is one movie that grew bigger than its producers ideals and was better for it!!!.
mammypuss 2 years ago
Fucking ruined it, the narration did.
qqs764 2 years ago
@qqs764
Well, maybe if Harrison Ford had given the voice-overs some effort, they would've come across better than him sounding like he was bored out of his mind...
SickBritKid 1 year ago
@SickBritKid I personally think the dead-pan suited the character. Tired, jaded, sick of what he had to do. Very film noir.
GermanChocolateCake 1 year ago
@GermanChocolateCake
I agree, his acting was perfect for the role IMO. It's just the narration that annoys me, it seems tacky. His dead-pan was great in the scenes where he was actually there interacting on set though.
AnotherSchmoe 1 year ago
I think the narration really helps the movie... it's just Ford's delivery on it is absolutely HORRIBLE bc he didnt want to do it. And I don't see why not. It really gives it the movie that private-eye feel that I think the director was going for. I really wish Ford just handled the narration better, and it would have worked fine.
KorrBG20 3 years ago
the background narration is only good and reasonable für like 3 times. all other moments are just plain bad.
what i do like about this version is that racheal have waaay more screen time. the love story and the question if deckard is a replicant itself are worked out so much better in this verion than in directors cut or final cut.
so i like the final for its perfect look and its nearly flwlessnes. but the substance is better in the original version IMO.
=)
Winterhe4rt 2 years ago
The original version is the best because it displays the directors true vision at the films conception. It's funny how they feel the need to re-cut and re-make the old movies nowadays when films were much better back then. They knew what they were doing, don't fuck around with it.
That's just my opinion.
JunmaiShu 3 years ago
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Tudattalan 3 years ago
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Final cut is too much dark.
Rosielstpme 3 years ago
"Too bad she won't live....but then again...who does?" Who does?
laganas2008 3 years ago 12
i Do admit the narration here, is probably some of the better narration in this cut, i personally prefer the Final Cut, much more atmosperic, it shows how one change could change the ENTIRE tone of a movie
sc0rge 3 years ago
Well, the Workprint is actually the best version.
You can keep all the others.
alexwilsonNC 3 years ago
glad they fixed that blue sky crap, its dark and raining yet the doves flies into a bright blue sky, like wtf
hardgayramen4ever 3 years ago
thank god they took this shitty narration off... Harrison Ford himself hated to narrate this movie
micaelgerosa 3 years ago
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Nice, they ruined it by taking out Harrison's narration.
alexwilsonNC 4 years ago
NOT
moeba777 3 years ago
yeeeeeeees
vivaelrock34 3 years ago
Not sre if they ruined it by taking it out, but having it in added to it for me. It added to the "film-noir" feeling of it, plus let you know some of what dekard was thinking
jdmitchell2 3 years ago
Fucking awesome
TheChameleons73 4 years ago 5