Great film, went for the Final Cut. In truth I've still not seen the workprint or international theatrical cuts (I know the difference between the latter and original theatrical version is negligible). I've got the tin set on DVD with all the cuts and have the Final Cut on Blu-ray too.
First time I saw the film I was disappointed - taped it off the telly in 1986 expecting something akin to STAR WARS or INDIANA JONES given that Ford starred and was gutted to find it was nothing like those films. I didn't give it another go until the release of the director's cut many years later and really dug it. There's a great book, Future Noir, about the making of the film which is well worth a read.
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