BLADE RUNNER/SCREEN FIGTHING

The battle goes on: HD vs Blu-ray. What better way to test them than this new two disc special editon of Blade Runner:The Final Cut?

It is 25 years since Ridley Scott’s cutting edge sci-fi was released – little more than a decade short of the Los Angeles 2019 future that it envisioned -- and yet Harrison Ford has not aged a day and the film still looks good.

Correction: it looks better than ever as this is Scott’s “final” cut and it has been restored and remastered.

Viewers get never-before-seen special effects, extended scenes, commentaries from Ridley Scott and documentaries about the making of the film all in crystal clear HD.

The films audio has also been remastered in high definition to serve up its epic Vangelis soundtrack in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.

This new The Final Cut comes as a two-disc box set and a five-disc ultimate collector’s edition on standard DVD format. Disc Details (HD DVD & Blu-ray)

Disc One: The Final Cut • Digitally restored and remastered, incorporating new footage and special effects • Sound-track remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 • Introduction by Director Ridley Scott • Filmmaker commentaries including one by Ridley Scott

Disc Two: Dangerous Days, Making Blade Runner • Definitive documentary incorporating outtakes, deleted scenes and all new interviews

Filed November 28, 2007.