Is there a new Blade Runner on the horizon? I think so.
08-10-05, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Thought you were gonna have one. I'll send you a blank. 
And that won't record progressive where a computer would. And a computer can also record 5.1
08-10-05, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Meaning he doesn't, so he doesn't have HDNet. I think.
08-10-05, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Molotov
So...I'm guessing that the OP was wrong.
If this is a new HD transfer of BR, then that means that one has been made. Now, doesn't mean that it will be released but it does mean that someone at WB made one. So here we are. It's the first solid proof that something has been done. It will be interesting to find out how the quality is.
08-10-05, 10:00 PM
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I'm eagerly waiting to see it on HDNET as well. For those waiting to see, here is the listing on their site. Thank goodness it's the director's cut....
Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Rating: R
Year: 1982
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Director: Ridley Scott
Synopsis: In 21st-century L.A., a retired cop is recruited to hunt down and destroy a group of replicants, who have escaped to Earth in search of their creator.
Run Time: 1:56
Air Dates: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT - Sat, Sep 3rd
12:00 AM ET - Sun, Sep 4th / 9:00 PM PT - Sat, Sep 3rd
1:45 PM ET / 10:45 AM PT - Sun, Sep 4th
6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT - Wed, Sep 7th
2:30 AM ET - Thu, Sep 8th / 11:30 PM PT - Wed, Sep 7th
2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT - Thu, Sep 8th
On a related note, for anyone that saw 1492 (Scott's not as classic movie), the HD transfer blew away my Region 3 and 4 copies. And the 5.1 was much better then the one on the Region 4 edition. So I have high hopes they cleaned BR well.
Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Rating: R
Year: 1982
Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Director: Ridley Scott
Synopsis: In 21st-century L.A., a retired cop is recruited to hunt down and destroy a group of replicants, who have escaped to Earth in search of their creator.
Run Time: 1:56
Air Dates: 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT - Sat, Sep 3rd
12:00 AM ET - Sun, Sep 4th / 9:00 PM PT - Sat, Sep 3rd
1:45 PM ET / 10:45 AM PT - Sun, Sep 4th
6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT - Wed, Sep 7th
2:30 AM ET - Thu, Sep 8th / 11:30 PM PT - Wed, Sep 7th
2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT - Thu, Sep 8th
On a related note, for anyone that saw 1492 (Scott's not as classic movie), the HD transfer blew away my Region 3 and 4 copies. And the 5.1 was much better then the one on the Region 4 edition. So I have high hopes they cleaned BR well.
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08-10-05, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
Not necessarily.
If this is a new HD transfer of BR, then that means that one has been made. Now, doesn't mean that it will be released but it does mean that someone at WB made one. So here we are. It's the first solid proof that something has been done. It will be interesting to find out how the quality is.
If this is a new HD transfer of BR, then that means that one has been made. Now, doesn't mean that it will be released but it does mean that someone at WB made one. So here we are. It's the first solid proof that something has been done. It will be interesting to find out how the quality is.
08-10-05, 11:02 PM
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in the words of the talented Backstreet Boys "quite playing games with my heart". I want a new edition of this so bad i would circumcise myself without anesthesia.
08-11-05, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Meaning he doesn't, so he doesn't have HDNet. I think.
08-11-05, 11:07 AM
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I have Digital Cable but I'm not sure if I get HDNet .. I'll have to look through my channel guide again. Hopefully I do, I hadn't seen Blade Runner for about a year and caught it on IFC last month. I really need to get it on DVD sometime .. maybe I'll go to a Target or Best Buy near me and see if they have it for a cheap price
08-11-05, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by keps
I have Digital Cable but I'm not sure if I get HDNet .. I'll have to look through my channel guide again. Hopefully I do, I hadn't seen Blade Runner for about a year and caught it on IFC last month. I really need to get it on DVD sometime .. maybe I'll go to a Target or Best Buy near me and see if they have it for a cheap price
08-11-05, 11:52 AM
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They're just making room for the keep case replacements. Also, if Wal-Mart has any say in it, they'll also replace the widescreen side with some nice silk screen artwork.
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08-14-05, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by sureAV421
what is the correct AR of Blade Runner? The DVD is anamorphic but its pillarboxed. I checked on IMDB but couldn't find any info.
08-14-05, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sureAV421
what is the correct AR of Blade Runner? The DVD is anamorphic but its pillarboxed. I checked on IMDB but couldn't find any info.
Every home video edition of the Director's Cut, including VHS and laserdisc, is windowboxed the same way.
08-15-05, 02:46 AM
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I don't double dip, but for a special edition of Blade Runner, I would break that cardinal rule as long as they pull out all the stops...improved transfer and audio tracks are critical. But it wouldn't hurt if they got Ridley Scott to do a commentary or something. The bare-bones edition has a proud place in my collection, even though it's pretty sub-par in terms of video and audio.
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Originally Posted by animatedude
don't post in this thread unless there's a news about the special edition please?
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
By the way, that window-boxing, as Josh pointed out, seems to have been done on WB's initial DVD releases (Goodfellas also has it).
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Originally Posted by animatedude
don't post in this thread unless there's a news about the special edition please?
This is substantial news directly related to a possible future DVD release. Even if it wasn't, you dont' get any say in what forum members post in ANY thread.