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What New Revelations Lie Within the 'Dark City' Director's Cut???
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What is the appropriate reaction to have when a movie you love, adore, and cherish is somehow ... improved? I know, it's a strange feeling. I happen to think my all-time favorite film (A L I E N) is much better in its theatrical version than in its extended -- but where Aliens is concerned, I much prefer the longer version! It's something you have to approach on a case-by-case basis, of course, and it's the sort of movie-nerd activity that should be attempted only by those with a lot of free time -- or someone who gets paid to write about this sort of stuff. (Fortunately I am both.)
So it was with MUCH enthusiasm that I sat down with the brand-new Director's Cut of Dark City, a film that I absolutely love a whole lot -- and I know I'm not nearly alone when I say that. Like many of the finest sci-fi films, Dark City was pretty much overlooked for a good long while -- put once it hit DVD and heavy rotation on the cable channels, the sci-fi freaks found a film worth watching and re-watching, to say nothing of analyzing, deconstructing, and debating. And so I happily continue that trend by explaining what the fans will find in New Line's very impressive new Dark City package...
Ridley's "Final" Blade Runner Cut is Coming!
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Like most of you, I just freaking love Ridley Scott's Blade Runner ... but even I find myself overwhelmingly confused by the flick's varying versions. I was too young to appreciate the film upon its 1982 theatrical release (I'd have been bored stiff by it, I bet) but have ravenously devoured the sci-fi noir at least 6 or 8 times on home video -- so I do know the differences between the theatrical cut and the DVD director's cut (which isn't really a director's cut, as it turns out), but that's where I get kinda fuzzy.Apparently there are only two major differences between the theatrical and director's cut: A voice-over narration and a "happier" ending. OK, maybe not "happier," but the theatrical cut is a lot less ambiguous, and I suspect that's partly why Scott hates it so much. And even if these were the only changes made to the movie, they're really important changes that absolutely mar an otherwise fantastic film. (Oh yeah, and that "unicorn sequence" that everyone seems to hate!)
But anyway, the REAL Director's Version of Blade Runner will be released on DVD this September ... for four months only ... and then there'll be a theatrical run ... and then a mega-huge DVD release that includes ALLLLL the Blade Runner versions in one handy (and inevitably pricey) package. WB might have taken their good sweet time in doing the right thing by Blade Runner (which was dissed and dismissed upon its debut but has since gone on to be accurately cited as one of the finest science fiction films ever made), but they sure do seem to be making up for lost time now. (And if you've ever seen what Ridley Scott helped put together for the Extended Editions of Alien, Legend, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Kingdom of Heaven, then you have an idea of what these Blade Runner DVDs will look like.) Yay!
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