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I adore Blade Runner- I've seen it countless times on cable, twice in the theater, numerous times on laserdisc and I own the boxed set of all five versions on DVD. I own an assortment of souvenirs from the film, such as a replica tie that Harrison Ford wore in the movie, and two distinct soundtracks (neither of which is that horrible orchestral version) and even one of those "lit-handle" unmbrellas the extras carried around outside.
I admit that it is not as strong as it could be, with Ridley Scott spending far more time on the "look" instead of directing the actors. For those interested, I highly recommend Paul M. Sammon's "Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner", where it seems the original concepts in the script somehow got away from the filmmakers.
Nevertheless, I'm still hooked on the movie. If there's ever a time when throwing in one of the DVDs still won't get me my fix, my backup plan is to unravel the origami unicorn that came with the boxed set into a thin tube, take one of the more useless editions of the film (the outdated Director's Cut, for example) grind the disc up into a fine powder and then snort it.
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How's your mom, Ed?
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