Though one might expect Scott to add a whole new dimension to the film, don't expect anything amazing. Though it's far better than some of the more boring commentaries out there, Scott can't really add to all that we know (which is a lot) about the legend of Blade Runner. It's worth the listen, but don't expect to have any new doors open up.

Generally this is a typically good commentary from Sir Ridley. He doesn't really repeat himself, never narrates the action and is always interesting to listen to. He provides a nice balance of the technical and more conceptual aspects to the film and I was surprised that even after the hours upon hours of extra features on the box set Scott was able to add much additional information: comparing the narration to the superior work in Apocalypse Now, the practicalities of re-using the same sets and decorations over and over, using Vic Armstrong to double for Harrison, Harrison's Jerry Lewis voice which came from an unidentified Bogart film, how they did the replicant's red eyes, his unhappiness with the love scene and discusses why he likes the anamorphic format.

He even digresses and talks about other films of his, such as Alien, Gladiator and American Gangster.

I think anyone who has listened to a few Scott commentaries knows he has a very specific, intelligent and entertaining style, right?

Ridley always does a good commentary, and this lives up to his standard. Lots of information, behind the scenes stories, it's just great fun to listen to. He talks casually and honestly, and bearly pauses for breath. Recommended!

Without the 4 hour doc 'Dangerous Days', without the impressive making of book that came out a few years ago and without the legendary stories of Blade Runner, without those then this commentary would have been fantastic. Its still a very good commentary but we know too much about the film to be wowoed by anything Ridley says and thats not his fault.
Taken on its own merits then this is a great commentery in the way Ridley does them. He is always worth listening to and always gives us at least some information that we didnt know in the first place.
Long may he continue to chat track.

Decent commentary. So let's get to it. Ridley talks about; effectiveness of narration, director decisions, inspirations for the look, shooting logistics with miniature, production design, experience of doing ads, little tidbits of how certain shots were achieved such as the retina reflection on Rachel, and the Owl. MTV as inspiration, importance of sound, taking time with storytelling to make an impact, lights, anamorphic. I mean you get a nice range of interesting things. Informative

I agree with what most reviewers have stated about Ridley covering a lot of topics and keeping up a good pace in this commentary track. There is really not much to complain about, but if I were to nitpick, he digresses quite a bit. Not always to the detriment of the commentary, his musings can be both amusing and intruiging, but there are also occasions where his ruminations results in self-indulgent tripe. But he is an opiniated fella, for sure, and I would'nt want it any other way. So I can accept some indulgence in an otherwise fine commentary.

Out of the three available commentaries on the disc, this one is the best. Ridley Scott gives a very good summary of the film and how it was made, with a few great moments and unusal way of thinking (for instance, when he contemplates about "corporate imperialism" or links "Blade Runner" as a "connective tissue" to his previous film, "Alien", since the replicants here are used for slave labor and dangerous, long space flights, and he can almost imagine his Nostromo crew docking from this world). He also points out when Rachel's eyes glow somewhere in the middle of the film, just like all of replicants, even the eyes of the owl (!), which demonstrated that this film works on many levels and had a lot of thought prepared beforehand.

The first half is great, but in the second half, Scott sounds as if he lost inspiration and energy, since the last hour is somewhat dry and routine, whereas he also tends to sound didactic or ponderous at times ("As a director, your job is to dictate what you want"). Still, he is competent and displays expertise when talking about the film, and manages to find ways to talk about his previous films to avoid any pauses or empty walk in the process (I liked when he again mentiones "Alien": "Nothing was happening in the first 45 minuts of "Alien". But that nothing happening was pretty interesting... and so you can take your time as a director"). Recommended.

8/10

By far this is one of the more awkward commentaries I have ever heard. Strangely enough, the producers here offer the most interesting information (one interesting note is that almost all of these BR commentaries include something about the Bradbury building being trashed up, with different stories from each one, such as it being easy or tiresome or stressful or annoying, depending on who you hear) as compared to the writers, who have this odd chemistry that is awkward at best and antagonistic at worst. These two writers (one rewrote the other's script, and so they try desperately to pretend as thought they were really collaborating and working together) argue about who wrote what, and can't really remember anything about the film. The original writer claims he didn't even like the PKD book and just thought it would make a decent flick, and the other cusses a lot and by the end just says things like "you don't even remember your own damn script," followed by an awkward laugh from both.

Though this offers some interesting tidbits, it also proves that these extemporaneous commentaries often go awry and can get uncomfortable very quickly. Only for the die-hard BR commentary fan.

It's great that this DVD has three different commentaries, which allows for three different takes on the film. Mead, Paull, Snyder, Trumbull and Yuricich give a good contribution, no pauses (thankfully) and pleanty of information. Unfortunately, they talk too much only about production design, and rarely address events on the screen. Some of the trivia bits are very interesting, though (i.e. Harrison Ford was a carpenter and thus changed some of the sets, which caused one art director to resign; when Ford made a "video-phone" conversation, apparently it was a live recording with the girl just ten feet away behind the camera's view; the final showdown on the roof took a full 36 consecutive hours (!) to film, which caused one crew member to almost collapse from exhaustion...) and they finally say the obvious, namely congratulate Ford for one of his best performances ever, with which I fully agree. I guess it is more fun for people interested in set-design - but for the rest, it is good, though somewhat dry.

Surprisingly, I think this is my favorite commentary on this set and for once I thank god that they didn't edit the three tracks together. Everyone is quite honest and up front about the differences between crew and Ridley and there is a level of nitty gritty detail (especially fron the art department people) that is missing from the other two commentaries. If you're a fan, it's a must listen.

This is actually a review for Paul Sammon's commentary on the Blade Runner workrpint available on the Blade Runner 5 disc set!!

As you would expect from the definitive documentarian for this film (hew was on set for Cinefantastique magazine and wrote the book, Future Noir - The Making Of Blade Runner) this track is chock full of info with nary a pause - Sammon alternates between differences this version and others (being the theatrical, international video, director's cut and final cut), details regarding the film and the shooting (much of which would come from his book) and his own personal views on certain scenes and moments. My complaint is that he hadn't seen the Final Cut when he recorded it so any comments regarding it cannot be 100% accurate. A must listen for fans though.

It's great that this DVD has three different commentaries, which allows for three different takes on the film. Mead, Paull, Snyder, Trumbull and Yuricich give a good contribution, no pauses (thankfully) and pleanty of information. Unfortunately, they talk too much only about production design, and rarely address events on the screen. Some of the trivia bits are very interesting, though (i.e. Harrison Ford was a carpenter and thus changed some of the sets, which caused one art director to resign; when Ford made a "video-phone" conversation, apparently it was a live recording with the girl just ten feet away behind the camera's view; the final showdown on the roof took a full 36 consecutive hours (!) to film, which caused one crew member to almost collapse from exhaustion...) and they finally say the obvious, namely congratulate Ford for one of his best performances ever, with which I fully agree. I guess it is more fun for people interested in set-design - but for the rest, it is good, though somewhat dry.