Bad voiceover montage (Blade Runner)

from Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982

[@zwickflixproductions4379]

Harrison Ford: “Here’s what just happened in the previous scene. I hate my life.”

[@samotr7713]

lol

[@BULL.173]

Hahaha well done old boy. Comment of the day right here

[@devinthierault]

*grumble grumble* Was that plane ok the runway supposed to be there?

[@MrMarkhughes22]

Yeah pretty much.

[@jmmartin7766]

I saw BR in the theater in '82. It wasn't that the audience needed the 'man-splaining' of Ford's voiceovers-- But what they DID accomplish was firmly establishing this piece as "retro," before "retro" was a thing. And THAT was very cool at the time

[@Nick-who-loves-cilantro]

Now I want Harrison Ford to poorly narrate my life.

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

There's nothing "poorly narrated" done here - he sounds like Harrison Ford. I've heard plenty of narration in my years and this sounds fine: the "narration" is supposed to be Deckard's inner-voice, not some over-the-top stuff.

[@Ecliptor.]

@@NikoChristianWallenberg it's been said that he didn't wanna do the voice over so he did it poorly on purpose so that they wouldn't use it... guess he didn't remember the sound in the movie was so bad they really needed the voice over otherwise you wouldn't understand what they were saying

[@vonVince]

@@NikoChristianWallenberg exactly - some people just want to make it out to be something else. Harrison Ford did not personally like the idea of the narration, but there's nothing inherently wrong with this narration.

[@kaptein1247]

@@Ecliptor. It's kind of relaxing though

[@v-trigger6137]

@@NikoChristianWallenberg exactly.

[@MrCarpen7er]

You missed, "Sushi, that´s what my ex wife called me, cold fish".

[@manualLaborer]

that's what i call my ex-wife.

[@shadowprince101]

How much more narration is missing from this video ? I've never seen the theatrical version.

[@jarniwoop]

I love that line.

[@biyikal1990]

Part time

[@tremorsfan]

Was it really that hard for audiences in 1982 to grasp that skin job was a derogatory name for replicants?

[@MAMoreno]

I can kinda forgive the desire to explain that point to the audience, but we didn't need to hear an actual real-world racial slur to convey the idea.

[@loadeddice4696]

@@MAMoreno On the other hand, you might as well make it as ugly as possible, to make the audience really dislike him.

[@khiryhelms]

No, it's just that people had thicker skin back in those days and could understand that even ugly things could be used in an artistic manner

[@tremorsfan]

@@khiryhelms I think you're misinterpreting the meaning of the word skin.

[@vladvladimirov4399]

Go to hell, I say that racial slur every day of my life and I feel good doing it every single time I say it too. And you can’t do a damn thing about it. Whatcha gonna do about it, punk?

[@PJVids83]

If Raiders of the Lost Ark had narration by Harrison Ford: "Satipo thought he'd gotten rid of me, he thought that I'd fallen into that deep dark chasm. He thought that he'd get away with the idol and make his fortune, but the cave itself had its last laugh."

[@Henry._Jones]

"Now Jock was a good man and a fine pilot, but he'd flown one too many missions into the jungle unscathed, and had started cutting corners. . . getting lazy. I probably should have given him what for as soon as we landed and he took out his fishing rod like we were on vacation."

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

I want it and I want it now

[@777zippy777]

"The big Egyptian with the scimitar seemed threatening enough, but I didn't have time to waste. I had to find Marion, and fast."

[@mitchdaytonam3]

“Sallah had always claimed his kids were better than United States Marines, with so many bad dates I’m surprised he managed to find a wife; but I didn’t have time to think about that, I had to sober up get over the death of Marion, and fast!”

[@PsychicHyrax]

I've only ever watched the Final Cut. This sounds extremely weird to me.

[@joshshrum2764]

I prefer it because it doesn’t explain everything, and let’s you make your own judgements, though i don’t mind the idea of a voice over it just should have been voiced better, and give away less.

[@person9605]

Yeah same, but i imagine that it does help some people

[@MusabNaveed]

Same, I don't remember there being cringy voiceover in the version I watched.

[@electricityschedule3957]

Same, I completely missed “sushi, that’s what my wife used to call me”

[@Frisenette]

Final Cut is shit.

[@connerwiltshire7719]

Fun fact Harrison Ford hated the idea of the voice over so much he gave the worst performance possible in the recordings in hope it would be so bad they wouldn't be able to use it.

[@samiiic.7289]

Conner Wiltshire omg really?i didn't knew that I thought that EVERYONE THAT SAW THIS MOVIE AND WERE SAYING WERE SAYING THAT JUST LYING

[@Eperdomo86]

Glad i read this cause this sounds almost as bad as Resident Evil ps1 voice acting

[@karelfajkus]

Ford denied this claim in his 2002 interview with Playboy magazine, says Wikipedia.

[@simontrickfilmer]

But it makes it actually better, it fits to the movies vibes

[@beflygelt]

"I wasn't gonna make it easier for 'em"

[@briancollins1296]

*I QUIT BECAUSE I'D HAD A BELLY FULL OF KILLING*

[@aminmalik4086]

👍👍👍 I like the Voiceover version

[@jmmartin7766]

​@@aminmalik4086I miss it. Scott should've at least made it available to fans who liked it

[@HOTD108_]

​@@jmmartin7766It is available... Famously Blade Runner's theatrical cut is still available- it's the example people always cite when talking about what George Lucas should do but hasn't with Star Wars.

[@Wignut]

VO: "He broke my fingers. Yea they hurt, but I know he has it coming for him" Actual Audio: *AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

[@samotr7713]

lol

[@bud389]

it's borderline satirical

[@AkiraHDR50]

PMSL.

[@TheJonesdude]

sounds like Leslie Nelson in Naked Gun

[@kallemattila5870]

He sounds almost exactly the same! It's Nielsen though : )

[@brianstorm5488]

You're right but Nielson was immitating the deadpan narration style of a million serious detective TV shows and movies. (Jack Webb as Sgt Joe Friday on Dragnet was so deadpan you might check his pulse.) Before he was a comedy actor, he played dozens of such straight parts himself. That was the brilliance of Airplane! which came before by the same film-makers, using actors like Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, and Robert Stack, actors who had rarely done anything but somber drama, doing wacky comedy with the exact same delivery they used in serious roles. Even Mel Brooks' very cinematic film spoofs coming a few years before like Blazing Saddles, the closest comparison to Airplane!, used all comedy actors, not dramatic ones. People like my Dad who grew up on those actors couldn't believe it, today that would be like Daniel Day Lewis doing a Will Ferrell movie. Nielson of course made a whole second career out of that.

[@NitpickingNerd]

it reminds me of when Picard used to play a 1940's detective in a holodeck program

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The film is futuristic film noir.

[@jeshkam]

Nielsen, NOT Nielson for God's sake :-)

[@Liam8VIII]

It wasn't necessarily Ford's relationship with Scott that made the voice-over weak. It was simply that Ford didn't want to do it. When he received the script (that had a voice-over in it), he said he wanted to strip it out to let the ideas form more organically in the audience. Scott agreed. He was contractually obliged to do the voice-over by the studio because test audiences were essentially expecting another Star Wars.

[@adamzanzie]

Actually, Ridley Scott is the one who came up with the idea for the voiceover. He says it himself in the Dangerous Days documentary. He says: "It wasn't their idea. It was *our* idea. It was: 'I am not stupid.' I looked at the results and I saw: 'This ain't working.' 'I agree, but what can we do?' 'How about voiceover?' 'Alright, let's do it.'"

[@kitgusto2390]

@@adamzanzie but then he just decided that it did in fact work?

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

This isn't "weak" by any means. I've heard plenty of narration in my years and this sounds fine: the "narration" is supposed to be Deckard's inner-voice, not some over-the-top stuff. Ford did not personally like the idea, but he sounds OK.

[@NeilRoy]

Ah well, that's why Ford is an actor. The voice over is what made the movie a classic. I can't stand the other versions. They're bland and boring and much of the voiceover explains a lot that you do not otherwise get. I don't hear anything wrong with the voiceover at all. It's perfect for what it is supposed to be.

[@ketrub]

@@NeilRoy Voiceover is the opposite of one of the fundaments that made this movie a classic, which is its amibguity. This removes all of it from the movie. The other funaments are no doubt the art direction and whatnot. This movie is the base for so many science fiction designs nowadays, it's kind of insane

[@ticklebones3238]

"Replicants don't have scales." Oh well done, mate.

[@robertcop3736]

1:28 When Billy Dee gives you the pass.

[@joedunphy5064]

Lol it’s thematic usage, characterizes other cop as a jerk and shows how replicants are viewed in social structure

[@gamingreeses1452]

holy shit

[@delete---7593]

Great I hate this even more not because he say n word but because how the writing and how sound. 🤔😑🖕.

[@ThatcherChannel]

ROBERT COP

[@GasPoweredProductions]

THIS BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

[@greg3d4u]

SO DO YOU!

[@ricardovillacruz9850]

WITH RUSTEZE YOU CAN BE CLEAN LIKE ME KA- CHOow

[@kadenarnett528]

I see what you did there

[@dominikcobb1355]

@@kadenarnett528 are you related to will arnett?

[@Henry._Jones]

"Ya lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it."

[@Papa_Khan]

I actually love the voice over. Ive only seen it one time on tv for an anniversary and I feel like it adds to the noir quite a bit.

[@fear5735]

I agree. I'm glad they had the voice over in the 1997 video game, which is not about the movie, it's taking place either shortly after or even during the film and you play as a completely different Blade Runner.

[@meris8486]

Holy shit the voice over fucking ruins that gorgeous tears in rain scene

[@aminmalik4086]

Wrong!!!!...The Tears in Rain without the voice over is dull and Empty!!!

[@TriumphantPenguin2]

Even as someone who defends the narration, that is unforgivable.

[@zilliq]

The zhora tear as well

[@aminmalik4086]

@@TriumphantPenguin2 👎👎

[@aminmalik4086]

@@zilliq 👎👎👎

[@Xarfax321]

Okay, when I first saw this movie, with these voiceover, I didn't think much of it. Then when I many years later heard that Harrison Ford and hated it and thought "Why, what's so bad about it?" Fast forward a couple of years later when I got my hands on the Final Cut and after seeing that, without the voiceover, I get it now.... When we get those scenes with Deckard just staring at the dying Roy Batty, it's zings more through the heart because we only have to imagine what Deckard is thinking and at that point, he is much easier to identify with!

[@theplanetruth]

I love Ford’s narration. Total crime noir.

[@markreynolds203]

Exactly. The other versions are pretentious.

[@MrJozef68]

i watched this movie in the cinema when i was 12 yrs old...the narration worked...like a futuristic sam spade deal..40 yrs of dissecting hindsight may say otherwise but at the time it was still mind-blowing and the narration filled in the blanks.(like a book does) .i got no problem with it..

[@16jekelleher92]

He sounds like he's being held hostage in the recording booth.

[@yfoog]

Hahahha precisely

[@jeebus022]

Ford hated it, so he purposely gave the shittiest voice over possible

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 that’s a myth, ford literally said that’s not true🤣

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 wrong

[@SwabbleSocks]

I honestly thought this was a joke voice-over with a funny Harrison Ford impression...

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

Sure.

[@jdrc1233]

@@ObiWanKenobi-vl1zj what’s the difference between the original cut and the directors cut?

[@zilliq]

@@jdrc1233 mainly the voice overs and the happy ending scene

[@TrilosonicResolutions]

"SUSHI. THAT'S WHAT MY EX-WIFE USED TO CALL ME." *takes shot*

[@miguelpereira9859]

"Skinjobs, that's what Bryant used to call replicants" Thanks a lot movie I was to dumb to realise that and unil now I haden't realised "skinjobs" are supposed to be replicants. You just oppened my eyes to so many things thanx for the AMAZING delivery too Ford theatrical release ftw

[@miguelpereira9859]

"But I rather be a killer than a victim, and that's exacly what Bryant's threat about little people meant" HAHAHA OMG LOL

[@brianstorm5488]

Even great movies frequently give exposition a good portion of the audience doesn't need. Or invented jargon is reinforced with repeated use, but can't be in Blade Runner, the dialogue is too minimal. In 40's film noir the very common narration emulates the prose in detective novels like Sam Spade & Phillip Marlow (both played by Bogart.) Explaining was the function, there's nothing unusual about that for the genre, and Blade references those movies and their era throughout. If nothing else, the "you're either a cop you're little people" comment is very oddly phrased, and if it was meant to convey a clear threat on his life, is just poorly written; it sounds more like a play on Decker's ego, if you're not a cop you're just another schlub. So that definitely needed to be more clear as to why M. Emmet Walsh's shabby desk jockey could make Ford, who displays no need for new work to get by, come back to a job he hates. "I'd rather be a killer than a victim" is possibly the clunkiest line of several, and I'm not arguing it's very well written, but I wonder if they're trying to convey that Decker is neither eloquent nor self-reflective by nature. He seems like grunt worker paid well enough to take it easy awhile, drifting along, only wants to stay out of trouble - in which case, as great as he is to watch, Ford is actually kind of miscast. He'd previously played Han Solo and Indy Jones, people expected a crafty, take charge type, another thing that probably threw audiences off at the time. He's strangely too passive even to be an anti-hero, just a cog in the machine, and that's a very unexpected thing for almost any top lead actor. IMO the VO makes it a little more clear this is not the Ford we're used to.

[@MrXabungle]

I thought Bryant said foreskin jobs and I burst out laughing at a screening.

[@protestmyhero5613]

eh ITS FILM NOIR - GET OVER IT

[@zfoxfire]

I heard it the same way until i turned on the subtitles. I also had trouble understanding Christopher Lloyd when he played a Klingon in Star Trek III. Instead of "Then I hope pain is something you enjoy" I heard "Then I will pay something you enjoy". Same with half of Kirk and Khan's lines. I'm not sure if these actors just slurred badly or my hearing is that bad but I mis-heard a lot of dialogue from 80s movies.

[@MrCarpen7er]

The voice over was just there so audiences at the time understood what they were watching. Blade Runner was ahead of it´s time.

[@kallemattila5870]

People weren't stupid back then. It's just that that didn't stop studio executives from treating them as such.

[@tomasnichols4356]

Kalle Mattila It was in notes from their screenings that the audience didn't understand what the hell was going on. It wasn't that they were stupid, it's that no one really knew what to make of it as a film. They weren't in tune with the beat of it. It was too meticulous and thick. As cliche as it sounds, it was ahead of its time. It's the kind of film that leaves you cold after an initial viewing, but a part of it burrows into your psyche. On repeat viewings, it's not just that you catch more of it, it's that you're watching it with more intuition of the setting, the scope of it, etc., which gives a greater feel of the characters. It's not such a bizarre thing upon a revisit. That wasn't necessarily a beneficial quality when it was released. Didn't see the home video sales that we do today.

[@solomondraws9698]

he made them bad on purpose so they wouldnt add them in. They are trash though

[@submittotheplaque6272]

ford did so badly on purpose

[@brianstorm5488]

I totally agree, I think hindsight is 20/20 once everyone knows it's a beloved classic and highly influential. It would have been jarringly slow-paced and oblique to audiences EVEN IF they weren't coming off of high-energy sci-fi movies like Star Wars, Close Encounters, and even Ridley Scot's preceding Alien, is far more accessible, relatable, and plot-driven. Critics didn't get it either - they were wrong, but it's understandable in context. Also home video was still very new and expensive, so the idea of rewatching movies at home a mere few months after theater release to get more out of it wasn't even a thing. There are plenty cases of studio bone-headed changes but IMO this isn't really one of them. Personally, as detailed in an earlier response above, I STILL like the narration.

[@Bendover69694]

I love the idea of the voice over because it really harkens back to the noir films of the 40’s which really works with this film

[@jeebus022]

No it doesn't.

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 I assume you’ve never watched a film older than blade runner? It’s ok go back to playing with blocks while the adults talk😂

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 dumb and wrong opinion

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 dumb opinion

[@Bendover69694]

@@jeebus022 lol

[@MisterBurgerBeachball]

I actually quite like how the narration harkens back to older detective noir films. Ford's voice is perfect for it, no matter how "bored" he sounds. That, combined with the film's setting, makes its identity all the more special in this regard. That said, in the context of being proper cinema, the narration does still dampen the film down in that it doesn't allow the audience to think, something that this kind of film requires in order to be good. Also... I don't believe I need to tell you how well the ending works with the story, no matter which way one looks at it.

[@adamzanzie]

A lot of fans of this movie seem to be unaware that RIDLEY SCOTT is the one who came up with the idea for the voiceover. In the Dangerous Days documentary, Scott says it wasn't the studio's idea, but his: "It wasn't their idea, it was our idea. It was. 'I am not stupid.' I looked at the results and said. 'This ain't working.' 'I agree with you, but what can we do?' 'How about voiceover?' 'Okay, yeah, let's do it.'"

[@zilliq]

He didn't want expository voice overs, he wanted philosophical thoughts

[@francisbtube]

thank you for the clarity on this. Maybe some folks won't get so uptight!

[@chrisfratz]

He also talks about it in the first few minutes of the commentary track for the final cut, I personally don't like it but I won't go around saying that it was the studio's decision and that it was meddling and tinkering.

[@Mr_RunningMan]

I like the idea, gives it more of a noir vibe, but in execution it kind of falls flat.

[@MegaCrocosaurus92]

In perhaps a different style, like say more akin to a Star Wars type film, it could fit in with that pulp nature. Here though, it's pretty unnecessary.

[@kingjoffrey7145]

Read William Gibson (Neuromancer, Burning Chrome etc) if you want to see someone actually pulling off this noir / sci-fi feel.

[@beflygelt]

"kind of" lol.. It falls as flat as a belly flop

[@the.seagull.35]

I just think Ford couldn't/didn't pull it off. The narration could easily fit with the movie with a good read... but his delivery is terrible, and I like Harrison Ford just as much as everybody.

[@Nokitron]

I really think that this was intentionally done by Ford.

[@ashdude55]

im glad there was no narration, especially after battys death. deckard didn't need to say anything, the atmosphere was good enough.

[@abathur205]

This battys death is one of my favorite movies scene. And with voice over it is terrible and that what he said is ...

[@peterkrug2327]

It was put in there to offer a possible explanation as to why Batty, who's been shown before as being willing to kill without hesitation, and who's relationship with Deckard up until that point has been one of enemies, would suddenly save Deckard. Deckard also killed Priss who was one of Battys closest (and last remaining) companions, so the logical assumption would be that Batty would have every reason to simply let Deckard fall to his death. Without a possible explanation offered it feels like Batty saving Deckard is in there just because the script dictates that as the hero Deckard has to survive. It feels (at least to some) very out of character for Batty. Like if at some point in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Belloq suddenly saved Indys life for no particular reason.

[@agreedboarart3188]

@@peterkrug2327 You don't need narration to understand the humanity of that scene.

[@Wrc1919]

@@peterkrug2327They do give explanation in Batty’s monologue. I think the voiceover is fine but terrible in that scene.

[@AbelAlba]

He ACTUALLY says the n-word

[@ashleypait5765]

Came from repliposting

[@sagel0gan]

OMG OMG THE N WORD???? it’s a fucking movie.

[@AbelAlba]

@@sagel0gan haha, forgot about this video yea I'm not complaining or shocked, came here because of a meme on repliposting

[@mbapache64]

Are you serious?! Ever see Django Unchained or any Quentin Tarantino movie, for that matter?

[@AbelAlba]

@@Xphantomgamer i'm not offended man, look at my reply

[@evanescapades2513]

Any voice over in Blade Runner is gold!!!!!!

[@codename617]

Honestly, seeing how this is a hard-boiled detective story set in a futuristic sci-fi world, the voiceover isn't really half bad. I know a lot of people prefer "show, don't tell" but a lot of hard-boiled detective stories are set in the first-person POV and that is often reflected in adaptations other works influenced by them. Examples: -Farewell My Lovely -Gone Baby Gone -Spenser For Hire -The Rockford Files -Philip Marlowe: Private Eye

[@thedemondances4190]

I don’t think the concept of a voiceover is what annoys people, it’s just that they’re awful because they don’t provide anything of any value

[@thewayiseeit167]

I agree but the way this was shot, the narration takes me away from visuals.

[@webartist69]

I saw this narrated Blade Runner in the movie theatre. I kinda needed the narration cuz i was so overwhelmed by this incredible beautiful movie and i was young at the time. Seeing this movie in the theatre is different than watching it at home.

[@internetnobody6754]

"Let me take all the subtext out of the scene and spell it out for you"

[@princezzpuffypants6287]

I have a love/hate relationship with the voice over... I think it adds to the film noir feel of the movie and Ford being bored about it really seems to work in favor of the overall feel. Plus it is useful to people who have trouble following (kids, non-native English speakers, neurodivergents, etc), but it's also nice to just watch the film without having it constantly explained to you... both cuts have their merits, and all of the various endings do too...

[@the-np4mr]

Had me until the second point, if you can't follow a film you either watch it a second time or don't watch it at all

[@Danielhustle303]

@@the-np4mrok we got the movie maester over here, please do tell how someone should watch movies?

[@the-np4mr]

@@Danielhustle303? It seems in your case you shouldn't watch anything, if you have a problem with my statement than it must mean you are the type of person too stupid to follow a film. I weep for your existence

[@Danielhustle303]

@@the-np4mr first off dont talk to me about movies if you havent seen the master piece that is the shrek quadriology in theaters at time of release in impeccable imax 3d and point B id gape you

[@gazer99]

@@Danielhustle303Mentally ill

[@PhucNguyen-lb1yz]

Sounds like an english-learning clip of primary school..

[@adsmith364]

Being such a young fan of the movie, some of the narrations actually helped me to understand what was going on throughout the movie as a teen. So the narrations wasn't such a bad thing to me.

[@delete---7593]

I'm sorry but still bad how can say that's "that's not bad" even myself who was new to film knew better than lmao!. 😂.

[@bignella]

I know 100% I am in the minority but I actually liked the voice over, gives it a sort of LA Noir feel, though i prefer the darker ending.

[@cjcanton9121]

@@bignella Dude I thought I was the only person in the world who feels like this. I prefer the European cut.

[@bignella]

What is the European cut? Don’t tell me there is a version out there with the dark ending AND the voiceover?

[@RaveyDavey]

If people hadn't seen these new cuts, they wouldn't be moaning about it. It was still a classic movie even with the voiceover.

[@123Sqeakers]

I loved it in 1982 , its only later on , that the voice over would not have mattered , IT WAS NEEDED IN 1982 a lot of people would have been dumbfounded without it .

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

I saw it in 82 and don't remember any narration, and when I saw the movie on cable with it I was thrown back. Were some audiences given the version without, because that is what I saw.

[@thomasmcduff5620]

coming from pewds

[@norajamieson7257]

Same *brofist*

[@andrewlaeddis860]

Same was just watching the life is strange video

[@drip7705]

Thomas McDuff same

[@zephyrarctroopers1408]

same.

[@julijetk4683]

Thomas McDuff same bro

[@hmdwgf]

“I don’t know how long we have together. Who does?” is pure gold

[@dmcxxx]

I don't mind the original. I saw it in the theatre when I was 13, so it has nostalgic value for me. I saw it so many times that now when I watch a version without the voiceover, I hear it in my head anyway! I thought Deckard's delivery was bland through the whole movie anyway, so the voiceover didn't bother me.

[@karlhaber1904]

I was 16 years old in 1982. I saw this at the movie theater and it blew my mind the Rutger Hauer character Roy Batty made my teenage butt nervous even though I knew it was just a picture he did such a good job of bringing a Ominous Screen Presence to his performance. I do not like science fiction as a genre but I like this movie and I consider it a classic.

[@NoMilkNoSugartheblog]

Harrison sounds like Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun here..

[@NitpickingNerd]

both were parodies of old detective movies

[@Airtimebilly]

I was 14 in '82 when I first watched this, and l liked the narration. I still own an original VHS copy. However, I did enjoy the later cuts as well.

[@baronvonpiano7625]

I’ve only seen the Final Cut, so this is my first time hearing the narration

[@robzilla730]

Notice how glimmers of his humanity start coming back in his narration? I noticed when he's talking about retiring Zhora...

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Personally I kinda like the voice overs. Don't get me wrong I see why you guys don't, but it reminds me of the old Noir movies.

[@matt8637]

One hundred percent agree with you. I think the best Blade Runner version was the first one with the voice over. And yes, it makes it like the old Noir movies, for sure.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Plus what are the odds of hearing Harrison Ford say the N word? Even if it was for the purpose of explanation.

[@lissie3669]

Shanethefilmmaker Ford did it badly on purpose, it's humorous honestly

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Ya. That's what I liked about it.

[@CEPAIVA]

I always liked the original version with the voice-over because of the humanization sense of his character's mind and one could understand how he would fit into this embellish world in Los Angeles, November 2019 !

[@juliandrake7862]

Saw this film as a teenager. Loved the narration. ‘Sushi, that’s what my ex-wife call me, cold fish’ was etched into my young brain.

[@TroubledTrooper]

This is like having an extra mode to watch your movie on called "Funny Mode"

[@eddiepearce5307]

I may be the only one, but I never thought the voice over was that bad. Yea Ford didn't seem exactly enthusiastic while doing it but some of it is unforgettable. After Hauers Tears in Rain. Fords voice over saying maybe in those last moments He loved life more than he ever had before. Not just his life, anybody's life , even my life. That still resonates in my mind as I grow old.

[@sunboi15]

The voice over isn't terrible but it breaks the immersion so bad. Harrison Ford is so talented that his performance alone tells you everything you need to know. His Decker is incredible, he is definitely one of the OG "literally me" characters.

[@TheStOne1]

I like the voice overs, maybe not all of them, but some of them I appreciate them to understand better what's going on and to know more about that universe... Also it reminds me the old noir films, which is also the true genre of this film.

[@worldprez6655]

I love the voiceover, theatrical cut is the best

[@aminmalik4086]

Correct!!!

[@videoloverboy]

Thanks. I've been waiting all these years to re-hear that narration. Boston 1982 saw this instead of ET. We accepted the narration because it was a tribute to the old detective stories from the 1940s. At least that's how my memory implant . . .

[@markw4907]

You won’t feel it if you weren’t there in the theatre in 1982. I saw this with the voice over and that’s what I expect. Not only does it belong in a film noir, Ford’s voice has always been his strong point. A kind of world weariness and, more than his looks or acting, the reason that he will always be that character, regardless of which one we’re talking about.

[@aminmalik4086]

👍👍👍

[@CrassMufumbu]

We endlessly quoted this movie in our teenage years when it came out...we loved the voice over. We tried to work in the dialogue in any every day scenario.

[@Frisenette]

I always imagined this was read as a rapport or personal diary where this monotone type of voice would fit perfectly. It matches the film noir vibe when you’ve heard some of Bogarts narration. The only trouble is it covers some of Vangelis godly score. The International release with option of turning off the narration would be my ultimate version.

[@EdBern]

So the international cut has the narration on?

[@francisbtube]

mine too, but I would leave it on.

[@skypex5255]

Okay, back to Life is Strange.

[@Kirshar]

hahahaha, literally me rn :P

[@_BPB_]

Skypex hahah finished it

[@MusicForKidsWorld]

LITERALLY ME OMG

[@lauren1194]

Same tho

[@zeroenthusiasm3507]

Skypex indeed

[@vptknrn5939]

Honestly,the monologue kinda worked in the tears in rain scene.

[@theharshtruth8563]

I saw this back when it was in the theatre and the narration actually helped me understand what was going on the first time around. I think if I watched it back then with no narration, it would have been way more complicated to understand as no other movie at that time was like this one.

[@xandror]

I was a kid when I first saw Blade Runner and this narration helped me understand what was happening.

[@davidalkhed3368]

"Replicants weren't supposed to have feelings. Neither were Blade Runners." Trust me Harrison, the way you delivered that line (along with the rest of the voice-over) I am entirely convinced that blade runners are devoid of feelings.

[@mbapache64]

this is very good. I prefer this version. The narration was perfect.

[@synrgi]

...said nobody ever

[@klove5765]

Without the original voice over you lose the perspective in understanding that he's telling you what happened in his past

[@cracktoon_powerscaling]

Doodoo ahh monologue

[@diamond_tango]

I actually kinda like this, maybe it's just his voice is nice.

[@Perkyclo]

I was still floating on *LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT* from seeing him for the first time in Raiders of the Lost Ark in 81 (I was 13). He still makes my ❤️ flutter, all these years later and he is STILL at the TOP of my FREE LIST ❤️😉😉😉

[@CoderatheGreat]

My introduction to this movie was through the Final Cut and I have to say that as much I love Harrison Ford, I definitely prefer not having any narration/exposition. I like how the music and visuals do all the talking in the later edition. In other words, show don't tell.

[@rickdeckard9810]

Thanks. The narration wasn't as bad as they say it is. Gives it the old film noir feel, a nice variation from the different cuts.

[@rodrigoopazoaniotz6161]

In fact, it was one of the key things that gave the atmosphere to the movie ;)

[@Frey_2026]

"I paid attention to the origami, something told me it would be important for some reason".

[@kitgusto2390]

Rodrigo Opazo Aniotz No

[@romeshgoonewardene4483]

Yes right ... Says his son

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

Exactly. It's really just elitist people trying to make themselves feel better by pretending like this is terrible. Harrison Ford does not even sound "bad" - I've heard plenty of narration in my years and this sounds fine: the "narration" is supposed to be Deckard's inner-voice, not some over-the-top stuff. I personally like the movie just fine without this, but I'm not going to jump on the meme wagon of calling this "piss poor" just for the heck of it when it isn't.

[@cristinagarcia1652]

I actually don't mind the voiceover, but it definitely changes the feel of the movie. Makes it seem significantly less immersive.

[@JojoTheVulture]

It makes it feel like a semi noir detective vibe

[@JojoTheVulture]

@bannerman Yea but like even more so, without it the vibe is more drab and dystopian. Which was also the point but the narration evens it out

[@Morris1581]

Why so many people (including Harrison Ford) hates the voice over? I like it. It fits perfect fir a Film Noir movie or not?!? 👍🏻

[@cracktoon_powerscaling]

Because you're low iq

[@kamdan2011]

4:03 One of the best stories ever is when Frank Darabont first saw this movie and was very shaken and touched by Roy Batty’s tears in the rain monologue and how the following narration completely ruined the moment.

[@aminmalik4086]

Not really

[@moviesbye9294]

Voice over is the best edition, gives it a real noir feel.

[@GUNDAMLOCKON]

I like listening to this AFTER watching the final cut. Feels better that way.

[@JackT13]

Thank christ the director’s and final cuts exist. This is just woeful and I feel for Ford having to read this shit

[@kilroywuzhere1]

I actually love the voiceover

[@azzauk1984]

As much as i prefer the final cut, with the narration removed, Harrisons narration does make it feel more like an old timey noir crime film

[@thorbynumbers5368]

I actually like this... The reluctance in his voice kind of fits his character.

[@captlazer5509]

Imagine Star Wars with Harrison Ford's monotone narration " ...picked up this moisture farming kid and this old fossil, who was tricking this farm boy into believing his ancient religion ... No match for a good blaster...the things you do to pay your debt to Jabba ..."

[@Hammi4Real]

I wouldn't mind renting a movie like that lmao.

[@captlazer5509]

@@Hammi4Real actual would enjoy it too.

[@williamlee6249]

Poor Harrison... I love how you can hear him gradually get more unmotivated throughout the script. lmao

[@JustGabeRaul]

I’m very happy that by the time I watched BladeRunner it was the final cut

[@wawaH20]

Man the last inner monologue after the "tears in rain" speech completely fucks up the scene. It turns a hauntingly powerful moment into a comedy.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

I think the sand bagging was very in character of who Deckard is. He's tired and worn out. He doesn't want to do this shit anymore. It also sheds more light on the other characters.

[@Jamesnebula]

I loved the narration, were there first time I saw movie. made it feel personal

[@aminmalik4086]

Yes!!

[@shikarileto191]

for the first time, i watched Blade Runner last night. I liked it, amazing stuff for it's time but i noticed a lot of dead air moments, like something was missing. now i get it, i understand that it's "bad voice over" but hearing these lines would help me understand the world more. i like them. feels like a noir film where they do that voice over stuff. i don't mind it. i didn't know "skinjobs" mean replicants until later in the movie where i put 2 and 2 together and that foreign language i heard through out the movie was a combination of multiple languages until Ford said it just now.

[@alucard624]

Eh, I kinda like the voiceover in certain parts. Reminds me of a film noir approach that works for the kind of film this is. Granted some of the dialogue is pretty hit and miss but it still works in some scenes. Glad the version with the narration finally got a legit DVD release with the 4 disc DVD set back when the Final Cut came out.

[@prole2554]

The voice-over edition was my favorite version.

[@lucasrackley250]

I don’t get what people have against the voice over. It gives a very authentic noir vibe.

[@francisbtube]

The majority are sooooooo wrong the voiceovers add so much to the film, the producers wanted them to make the film like a film noir of the 40’s , which suits the pacing the lighting and influences of the costuming!

[@ibnbattuta1304]

The voiceovers were never a problem. It's just a popular myth like an old wives tale that the voiceovers were bad. Scott should've kept them in his final cut. I think they add to the atmosphere in the film.

[@stinkyfartguyofficial]

I disagree. I think the final cut lets the imagery, emotions, and music speak for itself, and makes the whole film seem a lot more meaningful.

[@tapehead3832]

I didn't think it was that bad. I was at times a bit forced, but it gave me valuable info and world building. I just wish that on the Final Cut disc there was a way to toggle the narration on or off.

[@jamesdenofantiquity]

Not only did I love the voice over but it fit the movie perfectly. Honestly Ford's out-of-touch and lifeless narration matches the character of Decker and so, again, by giving it the worst it actually makes it much more fitting.

[@aminmalik4086]

👍👍👍👍

[@DanielLopez-zt4ig]

I like the grey visuals here much better than in the director's or final cut, everything is lit.

[@timledford5159]

Knock the voice overs if you want. But that's how I saw it in the theater way back when. I like hearing what was on his mind. It connected me with the main character. Corny... maybe, but it was reminiscent of the old private eye gimmick of hearing what was on his mind. I liked it. I was disappointed that they removed it from the re-releases. None of it was in the new movie. To me, it stripped the soul out of the original movie. 😢.

[@gaz4840]

Well said, i agree, but i love all versions of Bladerunner, even love the book where he has a wife and a mood machine and all he longs for is to own a real animal. iremember in the book, Deckard heads out into the middle of nowhere , desert type place and notices a movement on the ground. Its a toad and toads are extinct...!!! He takes it home only for his neighbour to open a panel on its belly revealing its a machine

[@rennmaxbeta]

The best thing is, we have all the different versions available to make your own decision which one you prefer to watch.

[@chrismacinnes3770]

I am sorry the I was 15 when I watched this in a huge empty cinema by myself the first thing I did was get some more munchies and go straight back in and watch it again. I absolutely loved this film and could not figure out why no one else was watching it. I thought the voiceover was one of its best features something about Harrison Ford's voice was made for voice overs and he nailed the part washed up and pissed off. Its just doesn't seem the same without it, it made it a true synergy of film noir and sci fi if I were to buy any version it would be the one with voice over. In fact I would by the sound track with the voice over on its own.

[@NeoStrikevoiceover]

Boy am I glad I watched the BETTER cuts without ANY voice overs like that

[@draggabeats]

I never understood why Ford and Scott couldn't have just re-recorded the narration in a DVD release. This does sound flat but for new viewers who aren't film snobs, it helps a lot with what the story is about. This is the kind of movie you have to watch a couple of times to get the layers of it.

[@indyclonejr]

I kinda love & hate the voice over at the same time. Its cool because the narration gives it the film noir detective style, but at the same time you really don't need it. Especially in the tears in rain scene because the meaning is there on screen you can see Roy loved life to the very end & the narration has to spell it all out to us. I also remember in high school in my TV pro class i made a blade runner inspired short film & i added narration to it & i literally read it like Harrison Ford did here like i didn't care, gave reference to my favorite movie.

[@T0MBRA1D3RR]

Oh my god... this is horrible. Thank you for the compilation. I appreciate the director's cut even more now. It is the only version I have ever seen, so seeing this is so strange.

[@tapehead3832]

But it does give you some world building and background that you would not have been able to learn otherwise.

[@ThePatrickFamilyBand]

You can feel Ford's disdain in the narration LOL