Blade Runner - The Final Edition

Don't know how I missed this, but Ridley Scott have been working on a final edition of my all-time favorite sci-fi film: Blade Runner - The Final Edition. That brings the total of editions up to four. The first one was the theatrical release, which included voice-over and a happy ending, then there was a TV version, unrated with extended action scenes, and finally the "Director's Cut" version, which was hurried by the studio, and which Scott wasn't at all happy with. So to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film, Scott produced a final edition, that he has said he is very happy with. Of course picture and sound have been cleaned up, some of the special effects scenes were enhanced (like Zora's shooting), and also apparently new dialogue, new scenes, and a different ending. It's also being released in a massive collector's edition, with 5 discs. This includes all the versions of the film, a 3 1/2 hour documentary, commentaries, an unreleased work-edition of the film, and lots of other goodies. The best part is, it's being released on Blu-Ray, so in January I will be the happy owner of THE ultimate Blade Runner release, all to be enjoyed on crispy high definition, wuuu!


Speaking of films, I just saw Danny Boyle's beautiful Sunshine again (a previous recommendation). I saw it with the commentaries of the science advisor, Dr. Brian Cox, normally a physicist at CERN. It was the first time I saw an entire film with commentaries, but it was so exciting I couldn't stop. He talked a lot about what was realistic in the film, how it could be done in real life, the universe and everything else. Very exciting, highly recommended - also without the commentaries, it's a brilliant film. Damn I love sci-fi!