ChainsawAsh said:
timdiggerm said:
I am so glad to see Blade Runner explained. I haven't seen any version, and the confusion was not helping. Looks like I need to see the special version of Aliens... and I guess I know how to approach Alien3 now.
Still no idea what to do with A:R, and I haven't seen it.
1. Yeah, I always recommend the Final Cut of Blade Runner to people who've never seen it. I have my (very minor) problems with it, and some people *hate* the new color timing, but I still think it's the best available version, followed by the '92 Director's Cut. But the Final Cut just flows better, since the editing was tightened up to accommodate the loss of narration.
I approve of Ash's recommendation of the final cut.
Though I've considered Blade Runner one of my favorite films for quite some time, I have never managed to buckle down which one was my preferred version. I've always enjoyed the international cut the most, but I much preferred the "director" cut's ending. Years ago I made myself a fan edit, splicing the DC ending to the international cut and I've just kind of gone with that since. The Final Cut is pretty good, it has most of my favorite shots in it. A few things I haven't quite warmed up to about it yet, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as the place for a new comer to begin at.
3. Definitely get the Blu-Ray version of the "Assembly Cut" of Alien³ if you can. It feels like a completed film with the new ADR, whereas the DVD version of that cut has the on-set audio with subtitles and feels more like a workprint. I wouldn't say the Assembly Cut makes it a good film, since it doesn't really address many people's basic issues with it, but I've always enjoyed Alien³ on some level, and the Assembly Cut does make it a better film.
I always remember preferring the theatrical for Alien 3, which I actually do enjoy as a film. But maybe that preference was based on the crappy quality of the DVD version, I honestly can't recall what I didn't like about it. Maybe it is just because the theatrical was the first I saw and I liked it well enough as is.
I'll definitely have to give the Assembly Cut another shot once I get my hands on the BDs (Alien set is at the very top of my list of BDs I'd like to own).
4. Yeah, don't bother with Resurrection, it's garbage.