Blade Runner has the world but not the characters. Deckard isn’t interesting, despite a nice performance from Ford, and the four replicants have nothing to distinguish them. This isn’t entertaining on a sci-fi, action, or dramatic level. 
At the least, the film has enough of a following to produce one of the greatest restoration jobs you’ll ever see. The detail in the cityscapes is astonishing, and the level of clarity makes it look as if the film had been shot yesterday. There’s a sharpness and crispness to it that few movies can match. There are no imperfections it the print, the deep black levels are outstanding, and nothing prevents the viewer from seeing even the finest details.
However, it’s noteworthy that only the latest cut of the film has been so lovingly redone. The others are distinctly grainy, lacking the bold contrast of their cousin. They still reach a mark above any SD DVD version, but if you’re buying this for the theatrical cut or the rarely seen workprint, be prepared for some heavy flaws. 
A Dolby TrueHD mix will greet the audio fanatic. This is a well rounded, accurate audio mix. Bass is deep, vehicles move perfectly from one speaker to the next, and the soundtrack is immersive, coming from all five channels. The dialogue occasionally has a slightly faded tone to it, but this is acceptable given the age of the material (and most will not notice it).
This… DVD… is… packed. There are hardly words to describe the amount of content crammed onto these five discs, easily setting some kind of record for a film made before the era of extra features. To start, Ridley Scott greets viewers before each version of the film to explain what makes that particular cut unique and why it's included. If you’re wondering which to view, these introductions are a nice way to determine which one suits your needs at the time.
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Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Been looking forward to this being remastered. I am leaning towards the 4 disk standard version. Not sure I need the workprint.
2 - b. carroll
gee matt - don't hold back - tell us what you REALLY think.
yes, it's so bad that it's grown more popular over the last 25 years than it ever was on release, it's been given an unprecedented restoration treatment and release on disc, and just got moved into position #98 on the AFI 100 list.
yep. must be a bad film... how could anyone possibly like it?
brian carroll
UT, USA
3 - Matt Paprocki
"tell us what you REALLY think."
I believe that's what I'm supposed to do here. Correct me if I'm wrong.
"yep. must be a bad film... how could anyone possibly like it?"
I asked myself the same question.
That said, Roger Ebert initially hated the movie to. Years later after watching it again, he took it all back and said it's one of the greats of the genre. So..
In a few years, I'll give it another go. Maybe my thoughts will change. I love sci-fi, and this was my first time watching Blade Runner. Now that I have a better idea of what to expect, I'll give it a second shot.
Until then, the score remains the same.
4 - Christopher Rose
Well, as far as I'm concerned, this is one of the greatest movies ever. I always thought it inspirational the way the androids loved life so much and had, ok have, a major crush on Pris.
That said, I have zero interest in a 5 disc "Collectors Edition", which, like so many of these so-called special editions, is more just an attempt to milk the fans shamelessly.
5 - bliffle
I never saw "Blade Runner" before, though I've heard references to it over the years, so I look forward to watching this now, perhaps even tonight.
6 - STM
I agree with Rosey, Pris was dead-set hot ... except when she got mad. The amazingly beautiful Sean Young didn't go too bloody bad either, although I heard she went off the rails a bit later stalking James Woods in a harassment case and it tarnished her career (possibly unfairly).
And I must say, if I had to be "stalked" by anyone, Sean Young would have been one of my first choices ... :) Also, good to see a movie out of the era before men became reconstructed (harrison Ford at his nasty but human best) and, what's that bullsh.t word? Ah yes, metrosexual. I suppose it's just a general reflection of how Hollywood's become, though.
Great movie, however, and one of the genuine all-time greats (I've watched it many more times than once. Sorry Sean, I'd have loved you to have stalked me if indeed that's what really happened - and, honest, I'd never have called the cops) although the director's cut disappointed me a bit.
The neon and the fans going all day and all night reminded me of those hot, humid, summer nights in Sydney, too, when no bastard manages to get any sleep.
7 - Tim Holzbaur
Perhaps the writer of the review missed the commentary. It explains the language being spoken, and ultimately why Deckard lived. They never should have cut it out. I love this movie, and the very possible future it presents, and it will go down in history as the father of the modern sci-fi.