{"product_id":"blade-runner-final-cut-se-dvd-s","title":"BLADE RUNNER FINAL CUT (SE\/DVD\/S)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn celebration of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's 25th anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution. It contains never-before-seen added\/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby Digital audio track and more. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah are among some 80 stars, filmmakers and others who participate in the extensive bonus features. Among the bonus material highlights is \"Dangerous Days,\" a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy. The definitive documentary to accompany the definitive film version. As Scott himself puts it, \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Final Cut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the product of a process that began in early 2000 and continued off and on through seven years of intense research and meticulous restoration, technical challenges, amazing discoveries and new possibilities. I can now wholeheartedly say that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is my definitive director's cut of the film.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther versions released:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000VPP84W\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000VS20M2\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut [Blu-ray]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000VPKGX0\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut [HD DVD]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo call this cut of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ‘long awaited’ would be a heavy, heavy understatement. It’s taken 25 years since the first release of one of the science-fiction genre’s flagship films to get this far, and understandably, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner: The Final Cut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has proved to be one of the most eagerly awaited DVD releases of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it’s been well worth the wait. Director Ridley Scott’s decision to head back to the edit suite and cut together one last version of his flat-out classic film has been heavily rewarded, with a genuinely definitive version of an iconic, visually stunning and downright intelligent piece of cinema. Make no mistake: this is by distance the best version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And it’s never looked better, either.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe core of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, of course, remains the same, with Harrison Ford’s Deckard (the Blade Runner of the title) on the trail of four ‘replicants’, cloned humans that are now illegal. And he does so across an amazing cityscape that’s proven to be well ahead of its time, with astounding visuals that defied the supposed limits of special effects back in 1982.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBacked up with a staggering extra features package that varies depending on which version of this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e release you opt for (two-, four- and five-disc versions are available), the highlight nonetheless remains the stunning film itself. Remastered and restored, it remains a testament to a number of creative people whose thinking was simply a country mile in advance of that of their contemporaries. An unmissable purchase. --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJon Foster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WARNER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48103956414638,"sku":"DY14482","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/bladeruunerspecial-lime-light.jpg?v=1784554470","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/blade-runner-final-cut-se-dvd-s","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}