Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition

http://www.amazon.com/Anniversary-Collectors-Edition-Blu-ray-UltraViolet/dp/B00845MRKE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2612I3B11VW35&colid=81AFE1IIFTOA

So looks like they are re-releasing this movie on blu-ray again. I already have the briefcase five disc collector's edition that came out in 2007. However, I only have it on DVD.
I was wondering if this version was worth a double dip. I know it hasn't been released yet but I was wondering if any of you knew something about it. It almost looks like the same thing. I wonder...

Think I heard it's essentially the same thing but sans Workprint and plus some new extras.

The Blu-ray transfers are fukn deelishus assuming they use the same ones. I got the regular 5-disc Blu-ray box for twelve bucks some years ago. :o

Abnormal Freak wrote:

The Blu-ray transfers are fukn deelishus assuming they use the same ones. I got the regular 5-disc Blu-ray box for twelve bucks some years ago.

WTF?

I wish I got ahold of that deal.

If there's one movie worth double dipping for the Blu-Ray, it's Blade Runner. But personally I'd just go with the stand alone version of the final cut on BR.

Shrike wrote:

If there's one movie worth double dipping for the Blu-Ray, it's Blade Runner. But personally I'd just go with the stand alone version of the final cut on BR.

Only 7.30 right now, tempting, but I still want to wait for word on this set.

Is the Workprint worth picking up the old set for?

What does the box mean by "Ultraviolet"? Is that a new format or something?

X-pert74 wrote:

Is the Workprint worth picking up the old set for?

I watched a couple of minutes of it. It's a bit rough looking. I guess if you're a completionist who wants to see all 5 versions then the set is worth it. I've still only watched the Final Cut multiple times and none of the other versions.

X-pert74 wrote:

What does the box mean by "Ultraviolet"? Is that a new format or something?

It's just like a version of the movie on a cloud drive. I think it's replacing digital copies.

I have yet to watch the Workprint, lol. I'm interested to, but whenever I wanna watch the movie, I just wanna see the Final Cut. It's even better than the early '90s Director's Cut, so yeah.

I saw part of the original theatrical cut on TV once and the voiceover narration killed it for me.

This comes out this week. Price has dropped. I'm leaning towards getting it...

Reconsidering my stance on the subject, this one comes out tomorrow too:



Looks to be the same thing but better and cheaper. This also says it has the theatrical, international, director and workprint version.

I'm going to watch this movie tonight thanks to this thread.

Hollow_Viscus wrote:

Reconsidering my stance on the subject, this one comes out tomorrow too:

Looks to be the same thing but better and cheaper. This also says it has the theatrical, international, director and workprint version.

Cheaper and better? Better how?

Depends on what you consider better.

The Blu-Ray book has all five cuts of the film and all digital supplements from the 30th Anniversary set; however, the Blu-ray Book is only thirty-six pages long - as opposed to seventy-two pages - and loses the DVD and UV copies as well as the spinner replica and Lenticular hologram.


I personally can do without the extra trinkets, UV and DVD copies. Only downside is the shorter book but I can live with that.

So not possible to truly be better, since it doesn't actually add anything. Although, subtracting DVD and UV copies is definitely a plus, as well as the price of course. I may actually want that version now.

Any word on the transfers? Same or different as the last Blu-Ray versions?

The big one is 42.99 at Frys if that helps sway your interest http://www.frys.com/product/7285833

I read that they are the same transfer but the workprint is in DTS HD MA

I can't imagine them changing the transfers since those were already spot-on perfect. Didn't know about adding lossless audio on the workprint, though. I might almost feel left out if I had an HD receiver and the ears to hear higher than 192kbps.

No UV and DVD bullshit--plus the cheaper price--definitely makes that book set the better buy.