I'm sorry, you deserve a more obsessive critic for this, but except for things I knew to look for, I really didn't notice any differences. Any new digital shots fit in perfectly, not like the Star Wars redux where you saw drastically different aesthetics juxtaposed in the same scene.
Batty calls Tyrell father now, and you can tell it's dubbed over, but it's just one word so it's not bad. I didn't notice any new Joanna Cassidy scenes which they apparently shot with her in the last year!
The thing is, Blade Runner is so good, it doesn't even have to be changed. The dialogue is so fascinating you can always hear it. They are analyzing the validity of memories. Subsequent films like The Matrix, Total Recall (another Phillip K. Dick adaptation) and Dark City also retain their value with such philosophical inquiries.
The print is fantastic. Just in the opening texts, the red words jump out. When you see the first shots of the fiery city… just wow. If you're in L.A. or New York, go see it this weekend just so that they'll expand it into other cities so the rest of us will get a chance.
The film is not drastically longer. Any press release that cites a 157 minute running time is a glaring misprint. The Final Cut runs under two hours. It may even be shorter, but you can't tell that anything is missing so it works beautifully.
You can still hear some hissing fuzz in the old dialogue tracks. That's just kind of adorable since it's such an old movie. But the music and sound effects elements are totally remastered for awesomeness.
