[geeks] Blade Runner on LaserDisc

[Mike Nicewonger]

on 7/7/02 3:19 PM, Joshua D Boyd at jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 12:40:57PM -0400, Chris Hedemark wrote:
>> On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 09:05, Chad Fernandez wrote:
>> 
>>> I think it was in a lot of laserdiscs that I bid on, but lost.  I'll
>>> have to go laserdisc shopping again.
>> 
>> Absolutely go for it.  I have it on LD and it is a must have.  It's a
>> real shame that LD never took off like DVD did.
> 
> What is the difference between Blade Runner DC (director's cut) on LD
> versus DVD?  I didn't see any compression artifacts in the DVD version
> (which is good because this is just the type of movie that tends to
> bring them out).

The big difference in the director's cut and the theather version of BL is
there is no voice over by Harrison Ford. Also the ending is, well,
unpleasant.

I have a copy of BL-DC on LD and do not like it. I may sell or trade it.

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Mike N