h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The offending audience in question attended a screening in Chatsworth, San Fernando Valley, California, USA ... not an area known for it's intellectual giants (I should know, I grew up near there).

Also, with regard to whether or not Deckard was a Replicant, Ridley Scott recently let the cat out of the bag and said that yes, he was a "Skin-Job."

Hi,

Regarding Deckard being a Replicant - I was always a fan of the Director's Cut so I'd have to agree with Ridley on that one Also, I saw the Behind the Scenes show on Channel 4, so I kinda already knew - I'm happy that he said it myself, despite the outcry from legions of fans.

As for the info regarding the Voice-Over, perhaps I could stick that in as an example of how it weas received.

Have a better one,
Rhys

Aparrently, when the audience watched the movie without the voice-over, they didn't understand what was going on and left the theatre perplexed and annoyed. They should have screened it to a more sophisticated audience.

I prefer the voice-over version. I think it adds to the atmosphere of the movie, not necessarily because it aids my intellectual understanding of it.

Harrison Ford is on record as saying that he was so vehemently against the idea of recording a voice-over that he deliberately tried to make a bad job of it. Keeping his voice flat, monotone and disinterested.

I feel that in doing so he has unintentially heightened the drama of the movie, capturing the paradox of Deckard's personality perfectly and adding yet another dimension to the complex web of juxtapositions and reflections which lie at the heart of this story.

And Rutger Hauer's death scene rocks!