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From: leei@princeton.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Blade Runner and Genetics vs. Robotics
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Date: Sun, 2-Oct-83 23:18:48 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct  2 23:18:48 1983
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Apparently, the reason that Bladerunner had that ridiculous, 40's detective
voice-over was that a bunch of execs at the studio looked at what Ridley
Scott gave them as a finished product (i.e. the movie with no narrative) and
decided that it was too subtle and intellectual for the average Joe on the
street to understand, so they (read, the studio) tacked on the voice-over
completely after the fact.

I was incredibly dissatisfied with this movie the first time I saw it, but
after I found this out, I was shocked enough to rush out and see it again.
Talk about disillusionment.  Underneath that raw, beat-you-over-the-head
narrative is a beautiful, subtle, complex science-fiction film with real
characters and wonderfully developed ideas.  It's so incredibly frustrating
to watch it knowing this, but well worth-while.

Anyone out there have any ideas about the possibilities of getting a pre-
voice-over copy of the film?

					Lee Iverson
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