The voiceover really is annoying, no doubt about that, and most of the crap he says is inane filler anyways, so you really aren't missing a whole lot. Some people feel like without it the movie is hard to understand in parts....I can't really say, because I originally saw it w/the voiceover, so seeing it without isn't confusing.
Did that make any sense?? I feel like I was talking gibberish there.
Apparently the voice-over was added after the movie ran over budget and one of the funding companies acquired creative control - they felt it was too hard to understand otherwise, and needed to explain to the viewers what was going on. So I imagine my comments elsewhere about how this movie is remarkable for its refusal to take the viewer by the hand are much less relevant for the original theatrical cut, and the theatrical cut was likely more accessible and hence commercially viable.
Movie club March part 1: Blade Runner
11/03/2010 09:11:13 AM
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I haven't gotten around to watching it yet...
11/03/2010 11:00:40 PM
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I'll be joining in soon. I haven't watched my copy yet...going to tomorrow afternoon. *NM*
12/03/2010 06:58:19 PM
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This movie is a benchmark for me.
15/03/2010 01:30:47 PM
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Looking back 1982 was a great year for movies.
15/03/2010 05:56:54 PM
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Strangely, I think I've seen Grease 2 the most often out of those films.
15/03/2010 06:13:37 PM
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Re: Movie club March part 1: Blade Runner
15/03/2010 08:22:14 PM
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You know...
15/03/2010 08:53:18 PM
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Re: You know...
16/03/2010 12:52:55 PM
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Re: You know...
16/03/2010 01:05:19 PM
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I imagine your impressions will be common for first time viewers. *NM*
15/03/2010 09:03:35 PM
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This is such a curious movie....
16/03/2010 05:46:18 AM
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A gorgeous and immersive experience
22/03/2010 12:57:10 AM
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So now I saw it, finally.
25/03/2010 09:50:23 PM
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Quick question....did you see the final cut, or one of the original cuts w/the voiceover?
25/03/2010 10:19:26 PM
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Final cut (and in a cinema - that didn't hurt with some of the shots, let me tell you)
25/03/2010 10:25:29 PM
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I wish I could see it in a theater....one of these days I'm going to find it in a local theater
25/03/2010 10:49:14 PM
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Oh, it makes perfect sense.
25/03/2010 11:10:34 PM
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