Which version of Blade Runner is your fave?

I've seen the U.S. Theatrical Cut, the International Cut, and the Director's Cut.  I have not seen the Final Cut.

My favorite version is the U.S. Theatrical Cut. There, I said it. Yes, I like the voice over narration and the "happy ending". The extra violent scenes in the International Cut were not necessary, although I prefer them to the unicorn dream.

I like the U.S. Theatrical Cut and the International Cut because I think it's important that Deckard is a human in the film. In those original cuts, he is one. We see Deckard, a human, collect photographs. We see Leon, a replicant, also collects photographs. Therefore the message of the movie is that the replicants are just like the humans, just like us. If you change Deckard to a replicant, then the message of the movie becomes "all replicants neurotically collect photographs".

I still think that Deckard is human. He is clearly physically inferior to the replicants in the first film in every cut I've seen. He clearly lacks the replicants' resistance to extreme temperatures, and their physical strength.

I was glad to see Deckard's physical inferiority carried over to the sequel. There's a scene where Deckard savagely beats on K, and K is unaffected, almost amused. And later when the two try to escape, Deckard runs through the doorway, while K runs through the wall.

In conclusion, I suspect all this seven versions nonsense was a contributing factor to the box office failure of the sequel. The other big one was BR 2049's length. Three hours in the cinema is daunting enough to a general filmgoer. And to also expect them to not only watch the original film beforehand, but to potentially watch multiple cuts beforehand, was almost certainly a non-starter for a general audience.

I don't hate it as I've already indicated in this thread.

Even if one argues that he is like Rachel with no set termination date, he is still clearly physically inferior to the replicants he's hunting.

If I get a chance, I'll check it out.  I attend a science fiction marathon every year in January, so I wouldn't be surprised if some cut of "Blade Runner" was on the schedule next year.

Easily has to be final cut as well.

The Final Cut

I will have to watch the 'Final Cut'.

I have the directors cut version with no narration, and I don't like it as much as the older version.