I think some people misunderstand the purpose the extended cuts, etc., where exercised material is re-inserted. Sometimes the results are positive (ie the Donner Superman re-constructions, before the proper Donner Cut was released) but often they are inferior to the original form--but thats not really the point. This forum is also for preservations, and the act of re-construction early cuts of films are both educational and historically interesting for true film buffs--they provide an example of what a particular film would have looked and felt like in its earliest form. They give insight into a film's construction, its form, and the creative process which shaped it, and they provide fascinating example of what-could-have-been, not fan-made fantasies (as re-editing to make Roy the hero) but legitimate possibilities that the filmmakers could have taken--and, since most of these edits are made from available sources, the possibilities the filmmakers did pursue at one point but then ultimately abandoned. Fan edits like Shroud of the Darkside and such are interesting as well, but they are of a different nature than the type of "extended edits" we often see, and as this example is. This edit is basically the Assembly Cut of Blade Runner--the earliest possible version with every scene shot and all the early editing choices. Its not 100% that, but thats basically the value.
I think some people misunderstand the purpose the extended cuts, etc., where exercised material is re-inserted. Sometimes the results are positive (ie the Donner Superman re-constructions, before the proper Donner Cut was released) but often they are inferior to the original form--but thats not really the point. This forum is also for preservations, and the act of re-construction early cuts of films are both educational and historically interesting for true film buffs--they provide an example of what a particular film would have looked and felt like in its earliest form. They give insight into a film's construction, its form, and the creative process which shaped it, and they provide fascinating example of what-could-have-been, not fan-made fantasies (as re-editing to make Roy the hero) but legitimate possibilities that the filmmakers could have taken--and, since most of these edits are made from available sources, the possibilities the filmmakers did pursue at one point but then ultimately abandoned. Fan edits like Shroud of the Darkside and such are interesting as well, but they are of a different nature than the type of "extended edits" we often see, and as this example is. This edit is basically the Assembly Cut of Blade Runner--the earliest possible version with every scene shot and all the early editing choices. Its not 100% that, but thats basically the value.