Blade Runner 30th Anniversary edition box set [USA]

[cooey]

Over 10 hours of bonus content
"Final Cut" feature on Blu-ray and DVD
Three additional feature versions on one disc, seamlessly branched
All new bonus content disc featuring the existing EC from the UCE plus
Photo Gallery with 1,000+ new images
"Dangerous Days" documentary
The Work Print feature version
Over 6 featurettes and more

In the fall, Warner Home Entertainment is expected to bring the 30th Anniversary Edition of Blade Runner to Blu-ray. Director Ridley Scott's iconic reimagining of the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep stars Harrison Ford (The Complete Indiana Jones Collection) as Rick Deckard, a disenchanted Blade Runner who hunts replicants - genetically engineered organic robots - in Los Angeles, circa 2019.

As the science-fiction-thriller begins, Deckard receives the assignment to kill four rogue replicants who have returned to Earth after organizing a bloody off-world rebellion. Deckard's search takes him from the bowels of Los Angeles' synthetic community to Dr. Eldon Tyrell (Joe Turkel, The Shining), the creator of the replicants; however, the weary Blade Runner finds his resolve tested by both his romantic feelings towards Tyrell's android secretary Rachel (Sean Young, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) as well as the savagery of head replicant fugitive Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer, Hobo with a Shotgun).

Written by Hampton Fancher (The Minus Man) and David Webb Peoples (Unforgiven), the film co-stars Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), M. Emmet Walsh (Blood Simple), Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill), James Hong (Big Trouble in Little China), William Sanderson (Deadwood), Brion James (The Player), and Joanna Cassidy (Ghosts of Mars).

In addition, Blade Runner collected Oscar nominations at the 1983 Academy Awards Ceremony for:
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: Lawrence G. Paull, David L. Snyder, and Linda DeScenna
Best Visual Effects: Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, and David Dryer
Warner's four-disc Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet Digital Copy combo pack offers five versions of the picture: the rare workprint version, the 1982 domestic and international theatrical cuts, the 1993 director's cut, and the 2007 Final Cut, which contains additional revisions not present in any of the previous versions. Further technical specifications are unknown, though the Blu-ray does contain a number of bonus supplements, such as:
All-new bonus content disc featuring the existing extra content from the Ultimate Collector's Edition
Photo gallery with 1,000+ new images
Feature-length Dangerous Days documentary
Over six behind-the-scenes featurettes
The discs come packaged in a collectible 72-page digibook with "never-before-seen Ridley [Scott] sketches, poster art, and photos from the set" alongside a concept spinner car and action Lenticular hologram.

The 30th Anniversary Edition of Blade Runner streets on October 2nd.

pre order here

(copied most of this thread from Buffalo MX's thread in the general Blu-Ray section)

 

[Tbryson880]

Awesome can't wait for this one. Need more to add to my digibook collection!

 

[shazman]

If they release a 30th Anniversary Edition Steelbook then I might replace the Amaray with this as part of this set. I have ordered it. Does anyone know if there will be a Steelbook release of this as well?

 

[bigrob]

hhhhmmmmm, if the rumors are true and this is a brand new transfer, i'll get it

if it's the same transfer i may track down the 5 disc release and put it in my DVD tin

 

[GVZER]

So it's not a digibook after all? Hmmmm not sure I want this as much now. I don't want that crappy model that's for sure

How much you wanna bet Best Buy will have an exclusive digibook ?

 

[cooey]

Would be nice!

 

[xage]

The latest one is a box only packaging and the vehicle is color silver.

The former one is #d with a slick Attache Case Packaging and a color blu vehicle


My personal verdict: Will still go for the former than the re-release

Here is the full package:

 

[cooey]

All depends though if this comes with the supposed new transfer. If it does, I'll have the re-release any day

 

[karl01]

seems a lot of money for nothing new that really interests me will stick with my collectors edition set

 

[GVZER]

All depends though if this comes with the supposed new transfer. If it does, I'll have the re-release any day

always remember, new transfer does not always mean better

 

[cooey]

(Late reply I know) Very true, but you never know

Seems there will be a panel for this at SDCC.... hopefully more will be revealed soon

 

[Sigill]

Not too impressed with this set, i will stick with my briefcase edition.

 

[shazman]

You can always replace the amaray case with a steelbook. There may be a 30th Ann steelbook as well?

 

[cooey]

It would be a jumbo steel though as it would be 5 discs

 

[Ashcroft]

All depends though if this comes with the supposed new transfer. If it does, I'll have the re-release any day

Those rumours are completely unfounded. There is literally nothing to even suggest that a new transfer is happening. It's not a case of 'maybe', it's a case of someone not involved with the release (ie, some random ******* on the internet) saying 'hmm maybe will have new transfer LOOOLZ' with nothing to base it on.

The disc might be made of frozen piss. There, now that's a rumour with just as much merit.

Considering that The Final Cut already looks incredible, and that that's an almost flawless director approved transfer that no one has asked to be redone, I'd be stunned if they bothered with a new transfer.

Everything points to the release being Discs 1 and 3 of the 5 disc release, with a new disc 2 replacing the other 3 discs, containing the Work Print, all the extras from the 5 disc set, and the new extras. Plus the usual pointless DVD.

It would be a jumbo steel though as it would be 5 discs

The new release is only 4 discs, and one of those is just a DVD copy of The Final Cut. But again, there's nothing to even suggest a 3rd steelbook release. If they were bothering, surely it would be in this set.

 

[cooey]

Someone's in a good mood this morning

 

[pbtour4il]

 

[cooey]

Wahoo I can dump the toy car and get the digibook!!

 

[nickyisema27]

another edition, i've got the previous 5 discs edition, don't know what to do?

 

[MrFurious]

Wahoo I can dump the toy car and get the digibook!!

excellent

 

[RiX]

another edition, i've got the previous 5 discs edition, don't know what to do?

Sell it on amazon like I did - made a small fortune.

I'm just curious, with the origami unicorn right in your face on the front cover, does anyone think deckard WASN'T a replicant?