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Posted by Audiophilander (A) on December 01, 2005 at 23:48:12

In Reply to: Blade Runner DVD: Question posted by townsend on November 30, 2005 at 16:37:55:

Hey townsend,

The only reason that narration was added was that the studio was concerned that the audience was too stupid to follow the plot; it wasn't because of any noirish homage. As I recall the music was changed too; it was apparently altered because the studio execs were concerned about the ending being too dark and wanted a more upbeat ending that was less confusing. Ridley Scott disagreed with the studio but didn't have enough clout and finally yeilded to the studio and made the proposed changes. However, when an alternate version (European?) was released that was closer to the pre-release version 10 years later the public loved the changes and so Scott went back and recut the film as he had originally envisioned it. Trust me, the Director's cut is DA BOMB! :o)

AuPh

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