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Movies where the narration/voiceover feels nonessential?

Eyepainter said:
With the exception of Blade Runner, I agree with the rest of this.
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:LOL: I had a feeling this might not be a popular opinion. In Blade Runner the narration gave some good meaningful detail about society, the people, language etc that the film on its own wasn't able to convey. That's why I like narration in some films, especially a slow burner like Shawshank. It can sometimes be clumsy and overwhelming to try and convey the information through the storyline itself.
 
The thing about Blade Runner is the narration fundamentally changes the movie. I’d argue it’s a completely different genre with the narration. It’s fine to prefer that BtW.
 
Mickey and the Beanstalk
Whether it's Edgar Bergen in the original or Prof. Ludwig von Drake in the standalone version.
 
Fran_Garcia said:
The opening narration with Dr. Schreber's voice at the beginning of Dark City (Theatrical Cut).
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Dark Cities is the only movie I can think of off the top of my head where I prefer the director's cut to the theatrical, the removal of this being one of the reasons.
 
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