Hear ye, hear ye: Blade Runner is remastered!
 

They finally did it: the 25th anniversary re-release of Blade Runner is official! I can't wait to see it; the existing DVD transfer does not do the film justice.

You mean I have to buy yet another version? I own 3 all ready.

Great link!

Oh geez...finally! That is really awesome news!

Bladerunner is on my short list of all time favorite films.

I hope Warner puts this out on HD-DVD at the same time--I'd buy one of the HD-DVD players just for this one film.

[Bladerunner is also the film that sold me on the LaserDisc format all those years ago.... Criterion had the only "letterboxed" version of this film available in the US]

I hope it gets all kinds of goodies....sketches, stills, commentary track, interview with Ford and Scott...the whole nine yards.

At one time I had the Laserdisc of the director's cut. Then I held off and held off and held off. Then I started getting worried that the powers that be were going to wait until HD-DVD to release it. Looks like I can finally plop down my money for one.

I have that also, in addition to my prized Criterion version.

Warner picked the worst side breaks ever for the director's cut---right in the middle of the chase of Zora[Joanna Cassidy]--you have to flip the disc!

Well, this new remastered version should be a revelation to BR fans.

Blade Runner is and always has been one of my favorite films, and it's by one of my favorite directors (Ridley Scott) and it's (loosely) based off a book by my favorite author (Philip K. Dick).

I admit I'm a total Blade Runner fan-boy, and I will buy every version they ever put out of this movie. Ha-ha! I've been waiting for this one for a while--it was supposedly completed in 2001 but has been stuck in legal battles ever since.

:-)

"I'd buy one of the HD-DVD players just for this one film."

I'd be tempted as well. Throw ALIEN/ALIENS in there as well and I'd go for it. But I think those two are coming out on Blu-Ray?

Bladerunner still stands as one of the only movies to deal with genetic engineering in a way that feels real. I don't buy the typical giant Kimodo Dragons and the lot, but love slaves and super-soldiers...that I believe. I don't buy flying cars, but they were so cool!

And it's going to be a new director's cut too I heard. That's really exciting to me considering Scott's track record with director's cuts and the fact that this is one of the greatest movies ever made. I can't wait. I've put off buying the regular dir. cut dvd cuz of the lack of features and because I pretty much loathe snapper cases. I knew they'd put a proper version out sooner or later.

Looking forward to that edition. Fantastic film.

I had the delight of shooting in the Bradbury building (home to the toymaker character, the building with the wrought iron elevators) on a feature last year--it was exciting to create images in that legendary space.

(you can see a still from that portion of the shoot here, part of the slideshow on the home page. No trailer up there yet, unfortunately).

I love Blade Runner, but I think I'll pop in a Star Trek movie shortly.

Some great lightening on a couple of those pictures, Charles, congratulations!

Pre-order your copy on Amazon. The interesting thing is that it's in stereo on one disc. Let's hope the information is wrong.

Ok, I'm not ashamed to admit I've never seen this movie.