captainsolo said:
I saw a packed midnight show resulting in the best version I've ever seen. Besting even the 35mm FC in 2008. Gorgeous, organic and natural with perfect grain and fine detail which revealed an even more delicate color palette with some of the more vivid look found in the old IC transfers.
Hey captainsolo, mind if I ask some questions? If you remember from watching the print.
Between the LDs I've seen and the BDs I've noticed two big differences. The first is the when Decker and Gaff travel to the Tyrell building in the spinner. In the IC BD, the sky is dark until closer to the end of the trip. In the CC IC and DC LDs the sky is yellow the whole way. Do you remember what it looked liked? I made this comparison earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnJ0ge3jCA
Another big difference is when Decker enters Sebastian's place and Priss is pretending to be a doll. In the BD its very pink but in the CC LD its a lot more muted and more towards brown/yellow:
BD/BD regraded to Criterion LD
skoal said:
Do you have a source for this bit of information? I ask because I've never seen anyone else say or reference this and I would like you to provide a reference.
captainsolo said:
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... the Workprint that surfaced in 1990/1991 (supposedly due to Steve Hoffman ...
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Don't get me wrong or mad, I really like this site, however it seems this thread is trying to hit a target that doesn't exist.
skoal, have you ever read Sammon's Future Noir: The Making Of Blade Runner? It covers the discovery of the workprint and the making of the DC.
No worries about being mad but I don't understand what do you mean? I don't follow about the target and such.
Jetrell Fo said:
My LD copy of the DC should arrive soon PDB, if it's needed let me know.
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Thanks Jetrell. Jonno already gave me a copy so I'm good there but I appreciate the offer none the less. The DC more or less is spot on to the Criterion, even having the Tyrell sunrise, etc.
So funny this thread was revived. There was something interesting posted on the 35mm forum. A user was selling a LPP of the American Cut of BR. First of all I didn't know the BR had any LPPs. I thought all the prints would of been faders. Also interesting it had a mono soundtracks not DS one. Anyway as much as I would love to get that print it sold for more money then I could ever spend on it. But I did copy the pics of it that the seller posted:
So going through those shots and quickly comparing them to the BD and LD was interesting. First disclaimer, these are pics of a 35mm print and maybe off from the actual print, blah,blah,blah, you get the point.
First of all neither the BD or LD are that intense level of blue but the LD has more over all blue then the BD. The shot of the eye is best matched in the BD. The LD doesn't have that much green in that shot. The shot of Priss is much closer to the LD, the BD has some blue but its muted whereas the LD is very blue. Zora falling after shot is pretty similar in both so that's a tie. Deckard and Rachael is close to the BD since they are more pale but its not that big of difference. The Priss shot looks like neither, that's odd. The two of Roy are closer to the LD (the BD has blue in it too) but again not that intense. Neither version have a blue tint on the unicorn. Finally, the shot of Rachael in the car is closer to LD.