http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverowe/archive/2007/08/02/new-blade-runner-coming.aspx25 years after Ridley Scott's masterpiece was first released, another version is nearly upon us. Blade Runner: The Final Cut is coming December 18. What I find most cool about this is not the new cut, but rather the original. When it was released in 1982en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverowe/archive/2007/08/02/new-blade-runner-coming.aspx#4703785Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:33:57 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4703785david<p>I had a friend in London who saw an &quot;original&quot; version (more violent, no voice-over) on first release. It was withdrawn and replaced with the &quot;easier&quot; version. On his description, as I remember it, it was slightly different than the 1992 &quot;directors cut&quot;. There were, of course, many slightly different pre-release and market cuts. Nowdays you get TV/cable/DVD/inflight/english/american/australian, and that is just a start.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4703785" width="1" height="1">