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Time to watch Dr. No then, and calm yourself.
In the end, there are really only two actual versions... original theatrical with narration (my fave) and the tinkered-with, retconned, shortened and narration-less ones; they are basically all the same. The 'Final Cut' is just the prettiest of them, with all manner of cool colour corrections.
If you want no narration and original colour timing the '92 'Director's' Cut has it.
I think the number of cuts currently available add to the film's mystique and cult status, and probably have some curiosity value, but beyond the major changes (narration, unicorn, ending), are they different enough from each other to justify their existence? Right now, at most we should have only two cuts and anything else should belong in a special features disc.
@mattjoes, from my researching in the past there are the two major cuts that are most paid attention to, those being the theatrical and the updated Final Cut (2007). Outside of that, I don't think the other cuts are monumentally different experiences to be worth seeing from what I can tell. Outside of the theatrical from 82 and the two Final Cuts, from what I've read there are only minor additions in other cuts out there, like the international cut from 82 that added more violence to three scenes in the film for theaters in Europe, Asia and Australia, but those instances of violence were later added to the Final Cut anyway, making the international cut useless on its own unless you want to hear the narration with the added violence.
The only other major cuts outside the original and Final Cuts are the rumored four hour cut Ridley Scott originally showed to personnel before the film's wide release, but I don't know much about that one, as well as the cut of the film shown as a sneak preview of it in San Diego before its release that is similar to the theatrical cut except for the inclusion of three scenes that haven't been shown on any cut of the film before or since, even in the updated Final Cut, the most recent work on the film available.
You can read about all the many cuts of the film that are out there here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner
But I agree with what @chrisisall has said, where the major ones to watch are either the theatrical or two Final Cut versions as the vast majority of the other cuts of the film only have exclusive or added content that bumps the film length up mere minutes.
It has all major cuts plus the early workprint.
The Final Cut version works better as a movie lead into 2049 IMO. But 2049 is not something I'd call a classic... it's WAAAY better than it should have been, and many will justifiably refer to it as classic, as it is another art-house sci-fi that never should have been made given the givens, but to me it will be like the recent Star Wars films- expensive fan fiction....
I remember being really hyped for it when it was ready to come out and there was every reason to be - Harrison Ford coming off the triumphs of Raiders and Empire and the director of Alien together in an epic sci-fi film. Then being very confused and disappointed by the final product. I was only 15 and expecting escapist fare, not the weighty themes that went along with the cool scenery.
But something drew me back to it and I became a Rutger Hauer fan out of it and it still interests me. Couldn't get anybody to see the new film but look forward to getting it on Blu.
I see. How much of the film is narrated? Is there narration following most of the scenes, or just here and there?
Have to check out that edition at some point. Seems very different from the edition I've seen.
It's a subtle difference, but in MY view, it makes all the difference. Many seem to dislike or hate the narration. Without it, it would just be another cool sci-fi with a brilliant statement on what it is to be human. Which means it would still be up there with the likes of 2001....
Does the MR BR make the Bondola go away?
No, but it tweaks the pigeon, so now it does a quadruple take.
It was bombing a First Order dreadnought. ;)
Anytime that has happened to me, I can typically correct it by wiping it off or restarting the disc a few times. Anything past that would lead me to believe the disc has gone bad somehow.
@Birdleson, it seems unlikely, but still, it could be that your player got stuck on kind of a software problem. In that case, a software/firmware update/reload should solve the situation.
Anyway, good you have backup!