robthehand 3 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 *rumour alert*http://elsew.com/data/latest.htmAlthough final confirmation has yet to come in on this, fans will be glad to hear rumors within the music industry are buzzing frantically about Vangelis' upcoming Blade Runner related release.It was late in June when word first broke Vangelis had been composing music for a new album related to Blade Runner, but it wasn't yet clear in which way this would be released. Here finally are some details, according to some very excited insiders.The new release will be a deluxe set, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Blade Runner movie. Described as a three CD package titled "Blade Runner Trilogy", the set is said to start with the Blade Runner soundtrack as we know it from the official 1994 release. The second disk would present both music from the film not previously released on LP or CD (the notorious bootlegs excepted), as well as music made for the movie at the time, which was neither used nor released in any shape or form. Finally, the third disk would be Vangelis' expected new album, inspired by and thematically linked to Blade Runner.Personally, I think a lot of people were dreaming about unreleased music from the film finally appearing on CD, while others dreamt of Vangelis returning to the dark melancholic moods played on synthesizers that peeked on the popular Blade Runner soundtrack, by creating new music in the same vein, but I've never heard anyone who dared to openly dream about both of these at the same time... With early word being strongly positive about the results, this could be the answer to what literally everyone has been longing for.Confirmation and more details expected soon... Expectations are that "Blade Runner Trilogy" will be released in December. Time to start writing those Christmas wish lists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I just read it at FSM. Wow, a 3-disc set release! And since Elsewhere seems to believe in it (they have their insiders), it's no longer just a rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 "It's too bad she won't live...... But then again, who does?"Melange - Making a random comment for the hell of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 London screeningsrobthehand, do you know The Ritzie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 I know where it is, never been there. I'll have to try and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Time Out London confirms the 23 November release but it doesn't say where. I like this quote though:"One of the handful of timeless movies from an artistically poor decade, Blade Runner speaks to deep issues of personality crisis and phoniness; of course, it’s set in Los Angeles."You can watch the CD cover and pre-order at play.com:The Blade Runner Trilogy 3-CD set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldsmithfan 6 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 If only they'd drop the damn dialogue on disc one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Maybe disc 2 will have (some of) those tracks without the dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 My guess is that Vangelis will strive for continuity and add dialog to the second and third CD too.The content of the 3 CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 First RevIew in December Issue of DVD Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 London screeningsrobthehand, do you know The Ritzie?I'm visiting/performing in London next week. How long they are having these screenings? Possible to see this?-hornist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't know. Will you be going before 6 December ?Then you can certainly go to a digital screening at the Renoir. Curzon Cinema Website (Renoir) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Thanks for the information.Possible way of spending free time there....instead of the usual way... PUB...-hornist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 You should do it. Might be your last chance. The digital print is amazing.The DVD is at the number one spot in Peter Travers' Top 25 DVD Of The Year.Rolling Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I also highly recommend seeing a digital print on a big screen. I never understood before when people praised the look of it- on the DVDs I've seen, it generally just looks dark. I'm sure the DVD set will be quite impressive....but I have a hard time taking Travers word for it. He used to be a serious critic. Now he seems intent on using buzz words and summing everything up by it's coolness factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I'm sure the DVD set will be quite impressive....but I have a hard time taking Travers word for it. He used to be a serious critic. Now he seems intent on using buzz words and summing everything up by it's coolness factor.First Ebert and now Travers, Morlock? Strange that all your heros are now fallen angels! Anyways, so far all the reviewers are drooling over this, not just Travers. Today I bought my Toshiba HD-DVD player (3rd generation). Now all I need is a big HD screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Travers was never a hero, I've just been reading a bunch of his early 90's stuff, when he really was doing serious writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Just got this from Amazon. WHat an incredible waste of money.They had a perfect opportunity to release a PROPER set. I'm still sticking to my bootleg. Nothing has come close to the Gongo release.Hell, there's music in the documentaries that STILL hasn't seen a release. It's just a tease. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Those bootlegs have ambience sounds from the film over them. But I agree, Vangelis' Blade Runner Trilogy is disappointing. I don't even recognize 80% of what's on disc 2. And where's the main theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldsmithFanatic2000+ 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 As far as I am concerned; The Final Cut absolutely blows away any previous incarnation of Blade Runner. It's the only version I'll be watching regularly from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Those bootlegs have ambience sounds from the film over them. But I agree, Vangelis' Blade Runner Trilogy is disappointing. I don't even recognize 80% of what's on disc 2. And where's the main theme?Not the Gongo one. It's from the original session tapes. Yup...most of the 2nd disc is BS. The only track I recognized was the "fight" track...and that was edited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The Gongo release supposed to be quite similar to the Off World release (which I have) and thus exhibiting the same inferior sound quality. It's also very incomplete.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The set reeked of cheap money-grubbing. Any release that has a 'concept' CD is just a way to get more money. The only way to offer more music is to do a real expanded issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 The set reeked of cheap money-grubbing. Any release that has a 'concept' CD is just a way to get more money. The only way to offer more music is to do a real expanded issue.Strange, I can't tell those things by scent alone. I really had to hear the content before I could make a judgement. The second CD expands on the first CD, only I think I would've done a better job. It's a strange selection. Anyways, it's still an interesting release, certainly for someone who hasn't bought the first CD. After all, the Trilogy CD offers 3 CDs for the price of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I'm sure it has certain value to fans of the score....but generally, any CD release that has a special concept CD in it, generally means filler material for a package, to make it attractive to people who already have the material. Basic double-dipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Not entirely true because there's 2 CDs with unreleased music. Not alone is that a bonus for any BR fan but it must be very appealing to Vangelis fans too (certainly CD 3). I heard the demand is pretty high. Stores aren't getting enough copies. Still, if I was in charge, this release would've been handled differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 If only they'd drop the damn dialogue on disc one.I find this dialogue fits very well with the music, especially because it's mostly during brooding and not melodic parts. I adore the score, but I am not eager to buy the 3cd package - I'm fine with the original.And I watched the Final Cut on dvd, but I find it dufficult to name differences between this and previous cuts (except certain upgrades in visual quality) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 And I watched the Final Cut on dvd, but I find it dufficult to name differences between this and previous cuts ...That was the point, even though there are several hundred differences. Everything had to be unobstrusive and seamless.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I was under the impression that, except for the significantly better print, not all that much is different between the last two versions (DC and FC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 That was the point, even though there are several hundred differences. Everything had to be unobstrusive and seamless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The Final Cut is not something to get excited over. It's not going to convince anyone that doesn't like the film based on previous versions that it's any better.It's nice to have it on DVD with the 4 other versions. Hopefully another film maker (whose films were significantly altered by CG) is paying attention to this release and to Close Encounters.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yes, I'm sure that will happen soon............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The Final Cut is not something to get excited over. It's not going to convince anyone that doesn't like the film based on previous versions that it's any better.The film remains the same even though they did hundreds of changes and fixes. That they did everything with so much respect for the original is something to get excited about. A certain bearded film maker should take a lesson from this.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The sad fact about the Vangelis 3CD is that in the end it's only going to create... another bootleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 A certain bearded film maker should take a lesson from this.AlexYeah Spielberg really butchered E.T.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalfreakNYC 59 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The Gongo release supposed to be quite similar to the Off World release (which I have) and thus exhibiting the same inferior sound quality. It's also very incomplete.AlexComplete or incomplete, it's still the closest thing to a "real" soundtrack that's been released. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Blade Runner named Top DVD of 2007 at the fourth annual DVD Critics AwardsAlex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well, it is a pretty bitchin' set.- Marc, who now loves that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Well, it is a pretty bichin' set.The picture quality of the standard version looked pretty impressive. Of course, HD is much more detailed.Here's a report of a special screening of Blade Runner for the Paul's Brain Trust. It's covers a Q&A and a WB Studio Backlot Tour with Ridley Scott.Report Special Screening Final CutRead what Scott has to say about the Alien franchise and whether Deckard is a rep or not.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 http://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/theres-something-about-blade-runner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Interesting read, even if if the author is what I'd call 'slow on the uptake'. I think a shorter way of putting all that stuff he wrote would be this: there's shades of grey to the characters in the piece. Job done.Lee - assumed the Batty as a sympathetic character reading etc etc was common accepted knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 The main problem I have is that I don't care about any of the characters. Visually stunning film with barely enough story to justify its length containing no one particularly interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I do care about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I don't care about them either. So what. I don't think empathy was on the agenda much when they wrote these industrialised hominoid shadows. They're not supposed to be recognisable or relatable people, that's the whole point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 384 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I interpreted Deckard spitting at Roy as a final act of defiance rather than a deliberate personal insult; Roy in turn is amused, and says, "Kinship!' as he grabs Deckard's wrist. Defiant till the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yes, and because earlier Batty broke his finger and kicked fuck out of him.I mean, Marcus Brody felt compelled to spit in the faces of his aggravators just because he'd been detained by them for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 My only gripe about the BR set is the Final Cut is the only version of the film with Dolby TrueHD audio. The rest are all standard lossy Dolby Digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Oh no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,327 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 The main problem I have is that I don't care about any of the characters. Visually stunning film with barely enough story to justify its length containing no one particularly interesting.Which movie do you prefer? Alien or Aliens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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