As Deckard, Ford is brilliant, but it is Hauer's Batty who truly keeps things interesting. Batty's desperate desire to live combined with his overwhelming urge to kill make him a hugely flawed, but sympathetic, villain. Batty's struggle for humanity, to outlive not only his own programming but Deckard's gun make him a villain unlike most that appear onscreen.

The film is also blessed with a wonderful supporting cast, including Edward James Olmos as Gaff, a police officer who may know more about Deckard than he lets on. Darryl Hannah appears as Pris, one of Batty's gang of replicants, and William Sanderson is J.F. Sebastian, a man befriended by Pris who works for Tyrell. M. Emmet Walsh also briefly appears in the film as Deckard's commanding officer, Bryant.

The newest version of the film, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, contains some minor changes from the 1992 Director's Cut of the movie. Most notably, the film has been digitally remastered, some special effects have been improved, and it now boasts a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack. The film also contains some additional/extended scenes, none of which truly provide a new take on the movie.

The two-disc release of the film also contains several different audio commentary tracks, including one by Ridley Scott. The second disc features a full-length documentary, Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner which features interviews with cast and crew and is a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at the movie.

Blade Runner does a wonderful job of moving from think-piece on the nature of us all to sci-fi action adventure. While we will certainly not get to the future Blade Runner ascribes to us by 2019, we may one day still head down that dark path.

As for the ultimate question that surrounds every release of Blade Runner -- is Deckard a replicant? — watch and decide for yourself.