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Blade Runner: The Version You've Never Seen Before
Project Summary
A total re-cut of Blade Runner that incorporates all deleted scenes, parts of the workprint, alternate shots from raw camera reels, with new voice-over throughout. The intention is to give as radical a new cut of the film as can be had; the result is more hard-boiled detective, with different thematic emphases.
Presented is a version of Blade Runner that is both radically different from anything anyone has seen, yet also faithful to the original materials and intentions of the filmmakers.
This version incorporates all the deleted and alternates scenes (about an hour's worth), as well as portions of the workprint and shots from the raw camera reels, to create a radically alternate presentation of the film that no one has ever seen before, with unused Harrison Ford narration throughout that creates a more hardboiled detective film atmosphere. The base used was the 1992 Director's Cut from the 2007 DVD set, which constitutes only about 40% of the total footage seen here. This is not necessarily an attempt to improve the film, but rather an attempt to present an alternate version of the film that could have been possible but never was released; in my opinion it's also rather entertaining, and gives a very different spin on the movie. Some colour correction has been applied to match some deleted material better. Many of the additions and deletions are quite subtle, but many of them are quite obvious too.
The full list of changes can be seen here:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Blade-Runner-The-Version-You-ve-Never-Seen-Before-Update-Beta-available/topic/8944/
The Beta version of this is available May 8, 2011, with a slightly more refined version with menus coming in October 2011.