Now with added blade runner

[randy_byers]

Or reduced replicants, as the case may be. I saw the "Final Cut" of Blade Runner at the Cinerama today. It looks and sounds amazing there. The differences seemed to be more in the way of corrections than changes. It seemed very much the same movie as the old Director's Cut. They corrected the number of replicants Bryant says are loose at the beginning from five to four -- that sort of thing.

This is the fourth version of the film I've seen on the big screen. I once saw the workprint at the Egyptian when it was shipped by mistake instead of the Director's Cut. That's the one they showed to a couple of test audiences before they decided to add the narration and happy ending to the original theatrical release.

Anyway, great to see it at the Cinerama. The soundsystem there really brought out the imaginative way that sound is used to shape our perception of what's happening. I'd never noticed the sound of buzzing flies when Roy Batty chases Deckard through the Bradbury Building at the end -- evoking his decaying body? Hm, maybe that was one of the changes ...

It's a limited showing at the Cinerama in advance of a DVD release in December. Well worth seeing, if you're a fan of the movie or have never seen it before. One of my all-time favorite movies.

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[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

As far as I know and this sinus thing doesn't escalate. Let's go for it and if I'm feeling too miserable that day I'll let you know.

I have a videotape copy of the video disc release, with the Syd Mead productions drawings at the end. I love that movie and have seen it so many times that even without the voice-over, I still hear it in my head.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Yep, no worries if you're not feeling up to it. Looks like there's a 7:30 show.

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Looks good. I just looked it up online, and it's not too far from werk. If there's a nice coffee shop not too far from there, I could just go and hang out for a couple of hours. Otherwise, it's a bus ride north, then a drive south and look for parking. Hmmm. I'm sure I'll work something out.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Well, let me know. I'll probably drive downtown, so I could meet you at a coffee shop, or pick you up somewhere, or whatever. Assuming the car is available, that is. Also, I could give you a ride home.

[intelligentrix.livejournal.com]

Will it still be playing on Thursday? I just realized that Wednesday is Halloween night itself, and there's a party I've been thinking of attending. (My brain is a little off at the moment--stuffed with cotton as it is.)

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

It should still be playing on Thursday. That should still work for me, too. I'd forgotten Wednesday was Halloween myself!