Comments on: Do Androids Dream of the Key to the Executive Washroom? http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/ falling indelibly into the past Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Francois Lachance http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/#comment-2285 Francois Lachance Tue, 02 Mar 2004 16:09:04 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=949#comment-2285 <p>And what other fictional worlds take on a different character or flavour when presented in audio format? I wonder if the same occurs with Wuthering Heights. </p> And what other fictional worlds take on a different character or flavour when presented in audio format? I wonder if the same occurs with Wuthering Heights.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/#comment-2284 KF Wed, 29 Jan 2003 06:18:05 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=949#comment-2284 <p>No, you’re absolutely right.  And that’s what I meant, though I apparently left out the key bits of logical connection:  I prefer the director’s cut, precisely because I hated the voiceover and the artificially-added happy ending of the original release.  The director’s cut also adds the great bit of weirdness with the unicorn—that one dream-like memory and then the origami unicorn Edward James Olmos leaves him near the end of the film—both just cryptic and lovely. </p> No, you’re absolutely right.  And that’s what I meant, though I apparently left out the key bits of logical connection:  I prefer the director’s cut, precisely because I hated the voiceover and the artificially-added happy ending of the original release.  The director’s cut also adds the great bit of weirdness with the unicorn—that one dream-like memory and then the origami unicorn Edward James Olmos leaves him near the end of the film—both just cryptic and lovely.

]]> By: Steve http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/#comment-2283 Steve Wed, 29 Jan 2003 02:42:20 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=949#comment-2283 <p>I thought the director’s cut removed the voiceover and ended before the “ride to freedom” - as they were still exiting the apartment.  In this one, of course, the notion that Deckard is also a replicant is raised rather clearly and I like that element.  Plus the “dream” stuff seems to me to make more sense.  I find this one more dark, more compelling in its fuzziness, and somehow better acted.  When the same scenes play with the voiceover, it’s overkill somehow.  </p> <p> At the same time, I like the voiceover with its explicit ties to the genre on one hand and laugh at it on the other.  Nonetheless, isn’t the voiceover the one that was originally released, with the voiceover there at the studio’s insistence?  I thought he removed it for the director’s cut.  Or am I getting it backward? </p> I thought the director’s cut removed the voiceover and ended before the “ride to freedom” - as they were still exiting the apartment.  In this one, of course, the notion that Deckard is also a replicant is raised rather clearly and I like that element.  Plus the “dream” stuff seems to me to make more sense.  I find this one more dark, more compelling in its fuzziness, and somehow better acted.  When the same scenes play with the voiceover, it’s overkill somehow. 

At the same time, I like the voiceover with its explicit ties to the genre on one hand and laugh at it on the other.  Nonetheless, isn’t the voiceover the one that was originally released, with the voiceover there at the studio’s insistence?  I thought he removed it for the director’s cut.  Or am I getting it backward?

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/#comment-2282 KF Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:29:23 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=949#comment-2282 <p>Me?  Director’s cut.  Most definitely.  Something about Deckard and Rachel driving off into that glorious airbrushed future in the original release gives me hives.  Or maybe it’s the voiceover, relentlessly explaining everything to its idiot audience.  Give me puzzling and dark any day. </p> <p> And you? </p> Me?  Director’s cut.  Most definitely.  Something about Deckard and Rachel driving off into that glorious airbrushed future in the original release gives me hives.  Or maybe it’s the voiceover, relentlessly explaining everything to its idiot audience.  Give me puzzling and dark any day.

And you?

]]> By: Steve http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/do-androids-dream-of-the-key-to-the-executive-washroom/#comment-2281 Steve Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:21:51 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=949#comment-2281 <p>I haven’t read the book myself, but have seen the film(s) a number of times.  I fear we’ve discussed this before, but I’ll go ahead and ask again: which version do you prefer?  I’m always interested to hear where people stand on the varying cuts. </p> I haven’t read the book myself, but have seen the film(s) a number of times.  I fear we’ve discussed this before, but I’ll go ahead and ask again: which version do you prefer?  I’m always interested to hear where people stand on the varying cuts.

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