• Format: PAL, Subtitled
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish
• Dubbed: German, Finnish, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Classification:
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: 3 Dec. 2007
• Run Time: 118 minutes

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of iconic sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut is spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and contains never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new digital audio track and more.

Special Features
Disc 1:

Digitally restored and remastered, incorporating new footage and special effects never before seen
Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1
Introduction by director Ridley Scott
Three filmmaker commentaries, including one by Ridley Scott

Disc 2:

Definitive documentary incorporating outtakes, deleted scenes and all-new interviews. The ultimate look at the movie's difficult
creation and controversial legacy.

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To call this cut of Blade Runner ‘long awaited’ would be a heavy, heavy understatement. It’s taken 25 years since the first release of one of the science-fiction genre’s flagship films to get this far, and understandably, Blade Runner: The Final Cut has proved to be one of the most eagerly awaited DVD releases of all time.

And it’s been well worth the wait. Director Ridley Scott’s decision to head back to the edit suite and cut together one last version of his flat-out classic film has been heavily rewarded, with a genuinely definitive version of an iconic, visually stunning and downright intelligent piece of cinema. Make no mistake: this is by distance the best version of Blade Runner. And it’s never looked better, either.

The core of Blade Runner, of course, remains the same, with Harrison Ford’s Deckard (the Blade Runner of the title) on the trail of four ‘replicants’, cloned humans that are now illegal. And he does so across an amazing cityscape that’s proven to be well ahead of its time, with astounding visuals that defied the supposed limits of special effects back in 1982.

Backed up with a staggering extra features package that varies depending on which version of this Blade Runner release you opt for (two-, four- and five-disc versions are available), the highlight nonetheless remains the stunning film itself. Remastered and restored, it remains a testament to a number of creative people whose thinking was simply a country mile in advance of that of their contemporaries. An unmissable purchase. --Jon Foster