Director's Cut vs. Original Theatrical Release ((Spoilers - Don't Read if You Care About the Deckerd Controversy))

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2005)

I really admired the original theatrical release of Blade Runner. The reimagined Los Angeles was fascinating. The performances were all very interesting. The voice over didn't bother me all that much. But I've argued for years that Deckerd can't be a replicant, based almost purely on the voice-over.
Now that I've finally seen the director's cut, it's clear that he is. There are only very tiny changes between the original release and the director's cut, but they are enough to change your mind about who is not a replicant and who is. The removal of the voice-over, and the occasional use of "replicant eyes" reinforces that "replicant status" of the various characters. And it was enough to make me up my rating of the film from an 8 to a 9.