Customer Reviews
AWESOME! 
2008-10-06
This set is the best box set I have so far. With all the different versions, I have no idea where to start. Well I got mine in August. I still have yet to watch everything on the DVDs but I'm getting there. I'm not very good with reviews but I have to say the versions are not that different from each other but still worth watching.
Perfect! 2008-10-05
This is possibly the best box set I've seen yet. All five versions of the movie are presented in this set beautifully remastered and in 5.1 surround. I cannot complain about anything about this. The extras included also are in perfect form. It is definately worth the extra money to get this set especially since it includes the workprint version only available here and in the blueray edition.
Great box set!! 2008-10-03
Love the packaging for this great, ahead of it's time sci-fi masterpiece. Still like the original, rather than the re-issues.
Puting thought back into science fiction 2008-10-01
The film was finally released in 1982 starring Harrison Ford as a Blade Runner named Rick Deckard; a bounty hunter whose task was to track down and destroy Replicants; robots that resembled humans in just about every way, except for a typical lack of emotion. He is challenged by an incredibly human, in nature Replicant, named Roy Batty, who was played by the white haired Rutger Hauer, Roy later being one of the iconic roles of his long career.
Throughout the film humanity is questioned, as sometimes it seems as if Roy and his group of Replicants are more human than the one who hunts them. Often implying Deckard was a Replicant (an aspect never seen in Dick's book) was a way of asking ourselves if humanity truly was better than the machines they created. A compelling sci-fi epic, with beautiful set pieces Blade Runner received plenty of critical praise, but was overshadowed by John Carpenter's horror remake of The Thing and Steven Spielberg's heartwarming family adventure, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, which were also in theaters around the time of Blade Runner's release. The complex Blade Runner didn't stand a chance against these two mainstream, appealing sci-fi films and struggled in the box officer, only making an estimate of $33,000,000; a $5,000,000 profit.
Overlooked the year it was released Blade Runner would soon come to be one of the most beloved science fiction films of the `80s, managing to end up on many top film lists nationwide, and taking a firm place in cinema history. Director Ridley Scott, who thought he'd had too much cut from the original theatrical cut would later go back and release a Director's Cut in 1992; the film's tenth anniversary. Fifteen years later a dedicated Scott would return to the film again for its 25th Anniversary special edition DVD release, making what he entitled Blade Runner: the Final Cut. This final cut was soon accepted by the film's many fans as the definitive cut of the film.
Scott went all out on the Final Cut and all the 25th anniversary DVD sets. Blade Runner is a masterpiece.
Great collection 2008-09-28
We all know the movie, which is one of the most interesting ever made.
This collection of disk will give you everything you wanted ever know and see about the making of Blade Runner.
There is also a disc with some delete scenes, alternate endings and several documentary on the production of the movie which will reveal many anedocts that are very interesting. The documentary will reveal that the movie production was extremely under budget for how it was intended to be shot by Riddley Scott and he had to make so many compromises to get it to the end. Too bad they did not have a budget on the line of many of today's Hollywood productions.
The "final cut" blue ray disk, has an incredible quality. The film has been restored and I think colors and sharpness of the images has been enhanced using the latest digital technologies because the clarity and saturation of the colors is much better than any other version seen on disk or in theater. There also is one of the final scenes that has been completely re-shot using the latest computer graphics technology and finally makes the film to be as it was intended by the author.
Masterpiece 2008-09-26
No Description Available.
Genre: Science Fiction
Rating: R
Release Date: 18-DEC-2007
Media Type: DVD
Blade Runner: 5 disc Collectors Edition 2008-09-23
I saw it whaen it first came out, and bought the VHS. Then I bought the disc when those came out. Then came the Anniversary Collectors Edition and I had to own it! Outstanding set, indeed!
A Definite Must Have 2008-09-20
Without question, this is by far the best title available on Blu-Ray. Just watched it last night on my new 1080P HDTV and it looks and sounds amazing. For a film this old, I was a little worried how the transfer would be, but all doubts were washed away immediately when the opening scene began. Very clear picture with incredible detail. If you have a Blu-Ray player, then this is a must have.
The first Blu-Ray disc I ever bought 2008-09-17
The Blade Runner five disc complete collectors edition was the first Blu-Ray disc(s) that I ever bought. At the time (January '08) Blu-Ray prices were still pretty steep, but this collection was about the same price as a regular Blu-Ray single disc. So being a fan of the film it was not a hard choice for me to make. The collection is by far the greatest package that I have ever gotten. There are five discs, one which is just a documentary (Dangerous Days) chronicling the entire creation of the film. The other discs are different iterations of the same film, but they have their differences. Either way they all have just about the best transfers (especially "The Final Cut") that I have seen on Blu-Ray and I currently own fifteen discs. This buy is somewhat of a no brainer for a owner of a Blu-Ray player especially if they are a Blade Runner fan.
Blu-Ray Disc Review 2008-09-10
WARNING
I'm not reviewing the movie (plenty of those around) but the disc content itself!!! As seen on my Philips 60", 1080i HDTV. And heard on My Polk Audio speakers powered by my Luxmann 400 Watts(RMS) Amp.
-Main disc (2007 Remaster)
-Video- 10/10 Great remaster. Sharp image. No film grain. Excellent contrast.
-Audio- (Dolby 5.1) 9/10 I would have given it 10 but I didn't get the chance to listen to it very loud and I'm afraid since this is a 1982 recording, some tape hiss might still be present. Although if you juge by the way they restored the image, the sound may be perfect as well.
-Extras- 10/10 Includes 3 earlier versions of the film and 3 dvd full of extras... You couldn't possibly want more unless you wear "Blade Runner" jammies to bed and have a cardboard cut-out of Harisson Ford in your bedroom...
-Alternate (early) movie releases disc- 3 versions of the movie on one disc. A very interesting concept. Please permit me a short editorial note on the subject. Why not do the same but adapted to ratings instead? Take an "R" rated movie but decide to watch the "PG" version with the kids automaticaly skipping over the nudity and extreme violent parts of some scenes? These parts are usualy there only as an "entertainment" value anyway and generaly don't bring a lot to the plot. Think about it!
OK back to "Blade Runner" Alternate (early) movie releases disc- 3 versions of the movie on the same disc-
-Video- 8/10 Film grain can be seen. Contrast and sharpness not as ggod as main disc.
-Audio- 7/10 Good for a 1982 recording
A great value.
