Blade Runner 4K UHD (1982)

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Matt89

My order of the French UHD just shipped (from Italy lol). I chose the fastest shipping option available and it says it's set to be delivered on Wednesday.

Fingers crossed that it survives the journey lol.

Let us know how it arrives. I've had pretty good luck ordering from Amazon Italy and Germany. Not so much from Amazon France. The one time I ordered a steelbook, it arrived bent.

[captainsolo]

Originally Posted by philthehip

I know that for home-video the US Theatrical was actually released after the International which Embassy mistakenly released as the US domestic version. Then later that year (1983) they released another version that was the US version. But they used the International master for it. I can't find it now unfortunately but I read online a number of years ago that the look of them was quite different. I don't recall Sammon picking up on this though.

It would certainly be welcomed if they did both on their own discs. I will pay

The old masters are all a bit saturated and almost hazy looking in a way. These differ depending on the format and release you’re looking at. They can also be quite a bit noisy. Jumping to letterboxed releases this is somewhat still there. The Criterion LD is the best of all these and has the 1982 mix in pcm. So basically if you have the Criterion and also the DC CAV LD you’re set on the old masters. Unless you really want that Embassy pan n scan version. The DC master is without any of the issues or saturation of the older releases.

[philthehip]

Originally Posted by captainsolo

The old masters are all a bit saturated and almost hazy looking in a way. These differ depending on the format and release you’re looking at. They can also be quite a bit noisy. Jumping to letterboxed releases this is somewhat still there. The Criterion LD is the best of all these and has the 1982 mix in pcm. So basically if you have the Criterion and also the DC CAV LD you’re set on the old masters. Unless you really want that Embassy pan n scan version. The DC master is without any of the issues or saturation of the older releases.

I was given a rip of 1983 LD from Embassy, it is definitely 'hazy', CLV all over. I have only seen a regraxe project using the colour timing of that 1989 Criterion LD unfortunately but not the real thing.

[MiniVip]

I ordered the French UHD 35th Anniversary set today.
I already have the 5-DVD Ultimate Edition and the Final Cut on BD, I just wanted the old cuts on BD. Workprint would have been nice but that train is gone.
Just I don't understand why the FC is on DVD instead of the regular BD.

Now if only it could be arrive undamaged... (I'm in Italy)

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by MiniVip

I ordered the French UHD 35th Anniversary set today.
I already have the 5-DVD Ultimate Edition and the Final Cut on BD, I just wanted the old cuts on BD. Workprint would have been nice but that train is gone.
Just I don't understand why the FC is on DVD instead of the regular BD.

Now if only it could be arrive undamaged... (I'm in Italy)

But this thing you ordered does have the Workprint. Five cuts.

[Hedrox]

It's kinda amazing that French set is still in print all these years later with how cheap it goes for at times. I though for sure I grabbed one of the last ones like 3 years ago.

Meanwhile, the UK one sold out in like a few months.

[GRSN]

That's really great, i paid €63,80 for that French edition thinking it was OOP.

Oh well, just ordered a second copy from AMZ FR for €19,17

[MiniVip]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

But this thing you ordered does have the Workprint. Five cuts.

I count 4 cuts: Final, 1982 US, 1982 Int, Director's.
Unless the WP is on Bonus Material Disc.

As for the rest, I just don't understand why one specific item goes OOP in one Country but not in the other, especially if the discs are the very same.

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by MiniVip

I count 4 cuts: Final, 1982 US, 1982 Int, Director's.
Unless the WP is on Bonus Material Disc.

As for the rest, I just don't understand why one specific item goes OOP in one Country but not in the other, especially if the discs are the very same.

Dally told me a while back that Workprint was excluded from the Japanese archival disc because it was on one of the bonus discs. So one disc here shares the two 1982 cuts and DC, one has the Final in 4K, one the Final on DVD, and the last is the bonus disc with the Workprint... on a BD instead of a DVD?

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Dally told me a while back that Workprint was excluded from the Japanese archival disc because it was on one of the bonus discs. So one disc here shares the two 1982 cuts and DC, one has the Final in 4K, one the Final on DVD, and the last is the bonus disc with the Workprint... on a BD instead of a DVD?

Yeah, the workprint shares a disc with Dangerous Days and various other extras.

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Yeah, the workprint shares a disc with Dangerous Days and various other extras.

So that disc has everything that's on the DVDs marked 2 and 4 in the American 4K. Okay, good.

[MiniVip]

So this set has everything that was in the UCE 5-DVDs box?
Good for me then!

[philthehip]

It says in the description on Amazon.fr what is on the set:

Contient:
- l'Ultra HD Blu-ray 4K (HDR) du film en version "Final Cut" de 2007 (117'36")
- le Blu-ray du film (HD 1080p AVC - VF DD 2.0 / VOST DD 5.1) avec :
. version cinéma américaine de 1982 (117'29")
. version cinéma internationale de 1982 (117'13")
. version "Director's Cut" de 1991 (116'38")
- un Blu-ray de bonus avec la version de travail du film (HD 1080p AVC - 110'05" - VOST DTS-HD MA 5.1)
- le DVD du film en version "Final Cut" de 2007
- le livre "The Art of Blade Runner" / "Blade Runner From the Archive" avec photos et croquis inédits (72 pages - couverture rigide, double sens de lecture - 17 x 13,5 cm)

1x UHD - Final Cut (1)
1x BD - US Theatrical (2), International (3), DC (4)
1x BD - Workprint (5) (the J-Card also mentions 7 hours of bonus content)
1x DVD - Final Cut
72 page booklet
(5 versions of the film)

I assume the bonus disc is exactly the same as the US/UK BD that replaces the DVD's from the 5 disc set but maybe @dallywhitty can confirm that?

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by philthehip

It says in the description on Amazon.fr what is on the set:



1x UHD - Final Cut (1)
1x BD - US Theatrical (2), International (3), DC (4)
1x BD - Workprint (5) (the J-Card also mentions 7 hours of bonus content)
1x DVD - Final Cut
72 page booklet
(5 versions of the film)

I assume the bonus disc is exactly the same as the US/UK BD that replaces the DVD's from the 5 disc set but maybe @dallywhitty can confirm that?

Yes, same disc.

Via DVDcompare:

[Show spoiler]

* The Film (Workprint version)
Audio commentary by "Future Noir" author Paul M. Sammon
"Introduction by Ridley Scott" featurette (0:49)
"All Our Variant Futures" documentary (28:33)
"Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner" documentary: (with Play All option) (214:25)
- "Incept Date - 1980: Screenwriting and Dealmaking" (30:41)
- "Blush Response: Assembling the Cast" (22:45)
- "A Good Start: Designing the Future" (26:36)
- "Eye of the Storm: Production Begins" (28:48)
- "Living in Fear: Tension on the Set" (29:23)
- "Beyond the Window: Visual Effects" (28:48)
- "In Need of Magic: Post-Production Problems" (23:06)
- "To Hades and Back: Reaction and Resurrection" (24:13)
"Access: Inception, Fabrication, Longevity" (with Play All option)
- "Inception" (with Play All option)
---- "The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick" featurette (14:21)
---- "Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film" featurette (15:11)
---- "Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews" audio interviews: (with Play All option - 25:35)
-------- Introduction by Paul M. Sammon (2:39)
-------- "Inspiration for Electric Sheep" (1:55)
-------- "The Meaning of Electric Sheep" (1:06)
-------- "Wanting to Write the Script" (0:39)
-------- "Hollywood" (1:28)
-------- "Not Asked to Write the Script" (0:23)
-------- "Adapting Books to Movies" (1:20)
-------- "Being Left Out of the Production" (3:02)
-------- "Problems with the First Screenplay" (1:13)
-------- "Hating Hampton Fancher's Script" (2:02)
-------- "Lashing Out Against Blade Runner" (1:06)
-------- "Meeting Ridley Scott" (3:48)
-------- "Loving David Peoples' Script" (1:26)
-------- "Viewing Blade Runner Footage" (2:31)
-------- "Harrison Ford" (0:51)
- "Fabrication" (with Play All option)
---- "Signs of the Times: Graphic Design" featurette (13:42)
---- "Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling" featurette (20:42)
---- "Screen Tests: Rachael and Pris" featurette (8:56)
---- "The Light that Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth" featurette (20:05)
---- 24 Deleted and Alternate Scenes (with Play All option) (47:40)
-------- "Introduction" (0:26)
-------- "Tears in the Rain" Alternate Opening Titles (1:36)
-------- "I'm Deckard" (1:38)
-------- "A Real Candy" (0:27)
-------- "Bryant's Point of View" (0:31)
-------- "Visiting Holden" (2:16)
-------- "Rep Detect File" (2:39)
-------- "Zero-Zero-Zero" (1:49)
-------- "1187 Hunterwasser" (4:06)
-------- "Chew's Specialty" (1:42)
-------- "Heading Home" (0:45)
-------- "An Oddball Genius" (2:10)
-------- "Memories" (3:07)
-------- "Food for Thought" (1:59)
-------- "The Street of Bad Dreams" (2:02)
-------- "Backstage Pass" (1:22)
-------- "Looks Like Blood" (1:52)
-------- "Washing Up" (3:12)
-------- "I Want You" (0:56)
-------- "Tyrell Security Protocol" (3:13)
-------- "Metaphysics" (2:08)
-------- "Closing In" (2:07)
-------- "Every Second of It" (2:11)
-------- "The Old Richter" Alternate Ending (1:14)
-------- "Made for Each Other" Alternate Ending (2:23)
- "Longevity" (with Play All option)
---- "1982 Promotional" featurettes: (with Play All option) (36:26)
-------- "On the Set" (14:22)
-------- "Convention Reel" (13:17)
-------- "Behind-the-Scenes Outtakes" (8:45)
---- Trailers and TV spots: (with Play All option) (11:38)
-------- "1981" teaser trailer (1:43)
-------- "1982" theatrical trailer (3:39)
-------- "1982" TV spot (0:34)
-------- "1992 Director's Cut" trailer (1:35)
-------- "2007 Dangerous Days" teaser trailer (1:37)
-------- "2007 Final Cut" trailer (2:28)
---- "Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art" featurette (9:38)
---- "Deck-a-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard" featurette (9:35)
---- "Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers" featurette (21:53)
Picture Galleries:
- Storyboards:
---- "Leon's Interrogation"
---- "Finding Deckard"
---- "Police Headquarters"
---- "Holden and Tyrell Corp."
---- "Leon's Hotel Room"
---- "Chew's Lab"
---- "Pris Meets Sebastian"
---- "Animoid Row"
---- "Tyrell's Death"
- "Abandoned Sequences":
---- "The Train"
---- "Chew Meets Sebastian"
---- "Off-World Escape"
---- "The Gymnasium"
---- "The Farm"
- "Ridleygrams":
---- "Taffey"
---- "Zhora's Death"
---- "Dreaming Music"
---- "Batty Meets Sebastian"
---- "Pris' Death"
---- "Final Confrontation"
---- "Happy Ending"
---- "Miscellaneous"
- "Syd Mead Gallery":
---- "Vehicles"
---- "Environments"
---- "Technology"
- "Mentor Huebner Gallery" (11 pictures)
- "Costume Design" (39 pictures)
- "Graphic Design" (132 pictures)
- "Visual FX and Animation" (108 pictures)

[TAON]

Damn it the French box set went out of stock early on today when i was about to buy it.

[MiniVip]

It has gone out of stock several times so it could be available again.
The problem is it could take months.

[Kyle15]

So is the movie and the extras and the movie and all the discs on the discs in the box? Thanks

[MiniVip]

What?

[DR Herbert West]

Rlade Bunner

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Rlade Bunner

Starring Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly.