Saw Metropolis at the local video store - had heard the name and nothing else so grabbed it...
Amazing choreography, direction etc for the medium (silent film). The over-emphasis of emotion was sorta funny but I guess necessary due to the lack of sound - but I didn't really mind overall. The special effects were great and there was better suspension of disbelief than expected.
Themes were great. I like anything that is a bit subversive. Though I guess it showed more about what can go bad, rather than any real hints of how to do thing well, except for communication I guess. Maybe that was the point?
Really liked the film up until the end. Thought it was a little repetitive with the whole mediator thing. Otherwise a great small extrapolation of humanity into a future.
I'm guessing most people have seen it? any comments or reviews?
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Been quite a while since I've watched it, but loved it. (Freaky nasty robot bint...what's not to love?! )
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Did you get the remastered version? I have been meaning to get that one. I also have not seen this thing in years. Decades, even.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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The effects in Metropolis are incredible. And the film ain't bad either
I've got one of the restorations on DVD, but it's annoying that some of the scenes are still missing - they're just replaced by cards explaining what's meant to be happening.
I've got one of the restorations on DVD, but it's annoying that some of the scenes are still missing - they're just replaced by cards explaining what's meant to be happening.
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Lost footage of "Metropolis" surfaces in Argentina
Apparently they've found 25mins worth. Can't wait to see it restored!
Apparently they've found 25mins worth. Can't wait to see it restored!
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Cool!
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