VHS : Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0738329042233
Format: Black & White, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
Label: Paramount Pictures
Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: February 18, 2003
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 33308
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 1927
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Amazon.com essential video:
Fritz Lang's Metropolis belongs to legend as much as to cinema. It's a milestone of sci-fi and German expressionism. Yet the story makes minimal sense, and the "theme" belongs in a fortune cookie; to experience the film's pagan power, you have to see the movie. But for decades we couldn't, not really--not with so many versions, all incomplete, often in public-domain prints like smudged photocopies. This Murnau Foundation restoration changes all that. Some shots, scenes, and subplots may be lost forever, but intertitles indicate how they fit into the original continuity and the characters' individual trajectories. Most crucially, the images are crisp, vibrant, and three-dimensional instead of murky and flattened. The composite sequences (the Tower of Babel, a sea of lusting eyes) have been restored to their hallucinatory ferocity. And there's one moment when you can see a bead of sweat roll down a man's cheek--in medium long-shot. --Richard T. Jameson
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I have never seen Metropolis before but this genre of old classic films really intrigue me especially the silent films. I saw all the reviews of Metropolis and figured it might be worth a see. This company Kino always deliveries quality in their movies and as I watched this one I was happy to see a nice picture without a bunch of distortion or fuzz. The audio is 5.1 surround sound and it sounds great. The music is very good and it really captures the mood of whats going on.
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Let me say unequivocally, if you're looking to add "Metropolis" to your DVD library, Kino's Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition) is the one you want. Hands down. This restoration rendered the print so clean, and the movement so smooth, it looked as if it were made yesterday. It's as restored to its original construction as well as it can be accomplished, with intertitles to explain the missing elements that were never recovered. This is a finely produced disc, satisfying on at least two levels. ... Read More
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The commentaries accompanying films can range from awful (WALKABOUT) to very good (SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER) to "gotta own it" (METROPOLIS). The critic who did this commentary obviously knows Lang's work like the back of his hand and does a marvelous job of pointing out the significance of Lang's cinematic choices. I suggest you see it, then watch the commentary version, after which you may want to see it yet again. It's that good!
Indidentally, it annoys me that neither Amazon nor Criterion always ... Read More
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Who would have guessed that a silent film from nearly a hundred years ago would still be one of the most poignant science fiction films ever created? Proving that story is more important than CGI, Metropolis delivers a stirring film that explores what it means to be human, and sets the stage for every robot/android/clone movie to follow (which happens to be all of them, this movie is so old!).
Newer films hopped up on CGI explosions, gross out violence (I'm talking about you, Starship Troopers) ... Read More
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Magnificent restoration, and a tremendously atmospheric score - couldn't recommend it any more than I do
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