Wow. My view is exactly the opposite. The theatrical cut is totally unwatchable because of the awful narration. The studio execs forced him to add the narration so people like you wouldn’t get all confused by the subtlety. Thankfully he eventually released the Director’s Cut.
without the narration it is unwatchable unless you have a program...
...cant tell one android from another without a program...
kind of like 2001
I read the book(2001 by Clarke) just before seeing it in 1966 and knew what I was watching..everyone else I went to see it with said “WOW! WTF was that?” in later years some of the same people took acid and went to see it and did not care what it was about....
Blade runner of course does not have the eye candy affect of 2001 so it was not appreciated on that level..
but Blade Runner is just another example of why I hate directors cuts....