I’ve seen Blade Runner a number of times over the past decade (since I first saw it), but it’s always been the Final Cut. I’d heard the theatrical cut sucked, so I stayed away. I knew it had its fans though, and I always wanted to check it out. Last night I finally did, and it’s still a great film, really the only thing that sucks about it is the voiceover which feels very out of place. And I wanted to like the voiceover, I think it’s a nice idea for this film. But it just didn’t work.

Oddly enough though I just discovered this morning that most of the film’s deleted scenes are unused bits of voiceover that are both written and performed much better than what was used in the TC. Why didn’t anyone tell me? Now I’m going to have to see if there’s a fan edit that incorporates them (or if I need to make one myself).