Metropolis

[CatWoman]

Never watched this before, but I think I will tonight.

Was curious and clicked on the details. Looks like a Koch wet dream.

Metropolis(1927)

An industrialist rules a 21st-century city where the rich play above and slaves toil below. Silent.

Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel, Gustav Fröhlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Fritz Rasp12:00 - 2:45 AM TCM (69)

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. It's brilliant. Enjoy!

[NYC_SKP]

2. I think I watched a digitally remastered version last winter on Netflix.

Classic.

:hi:

[eleny]

3. And these days I think they air the restored and longer version, too

The more things change the more they stay the same. A Koch wet dream, indeed!

[DCKit]

30. Yes. They claim 25 minutes of formerly lost footage.

It's on my DVR, but I just haven't been in the mood to watch it.

[eleny]

31. It can be exhausting. There's just so much peril and fleeing going on

[WCGreen]

33. Oh they found the missing 25 minutes in a print down in Argentina...

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

36. Yes, they found all that stuff just a few months after I bought the last version

the 'definitive, you'll never need another version of it" edition of a few years back
D'oh!

[tularetom]

4. Is Superman in it?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

37. No, Superman's too busy imitating Springsteen's working class advocacy these days

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/action-comics-stars-a-bruce-springsteen-version-of-superman/

[madrchsod]

5. metropolis and modern times

the two best b&w films on the working class.

[coalition_unwilling]

38. Um, what about "The Battleship Potemkin"? I think it can give either

a good run for their money.

[montanacowboy]

6. Fabulous! and the hit song Love Kills

written by the one and only FREDDIE MERCURY in collusion with Georgio Morodor. LOVE this movie!!!

[patrice]

8. I like the Moroder version VERY much. Can't find it anywhere! Wondering if

it's not just out of print, but also if perhaps there was some problem with Freddie Mercury's estate . . . ?

I'm not a big Benetar fan, but the love theme she does, Here's My Heart, for that film just kills!!

[patrice]

7. There's an excellent Giorgio Moroder version with Freddie Mercury, Adam Ant, & Pat Benetar on

the soundtrack. Purists of course think it is second rate, because it's not purely original.

Watch that one if you can find it. The soundtrack has some beautiful stuff in it. I used to use it every semester in my Psychology classes and my high school students really got into it.

[lumberjack_jeff]

11. I have a dvd of the original.

The remastered 1985 one is far superior.

[patrice]

12. If that's the Moroder version, it's a treasure, even though the purists will turn their nose up at

it.

I have looked for years and years and can't find it anywhere.

I'm afraid it's been tied up by FM's estate. Too bad!

I found Benetar's contribution, had to buy a big boxed set to get it, but have never seen Mercury's music for this film anywhere!

[CatWoman]

17. is this it?

I have to get up early in the morning (early meeting) and may not make it thru the entire movie (it ends after 2 a.m.)

http://www.amazon.com/Giorgio-Moroder-Presents-Metropolis-Special/dp/B005J7K950/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1316401585&sr=8-2

if it is I'll order it to watch at my leisure.

[patrice]

18. OMG! It's a pre-order, so apparently they have just decided to re-issue it.Don't see

any mention of the soundtrack though . . . . ?

Will look again.

[eShirl]

26. Freddie Mercury and Pat Benatar are listed as actors

so I'm assuming their names were on the packaging somewhere...

[patrice]

27. Missed that. Thanks for the catch! Have a good day!

:hi:

[patrice]

19. Ha, ha . . . note the reviews: Love it!, Hate it!, Love it!, Hate it! . . .

Definitely pre-ordering here, but noting that they mention Moroder's score without mentioning Freddie Mercury or Pat Benetar, so I'm thinking some legal thing stripped their music out of it.

It's worth owning anyway. Thanks for finding it!

:hi:

[eShirl]

25. NICE! "This title will be released on November 15, 2011"

[WCGreen]

34. The new version has the original score and twenty five minutes of

footage found in Argentina back in 2007.

This movie was great.

[Codeine]

29. The original film was brilliant without cheesy disco music pasted over the top.

If not liking that cinematic abortion makes me a purist then so be it.

[patrice]

9. Also some of the sexiest footage ever for that time, when Hel dances at the bacchanal.

[CatWoman]

10. LOL

You've talked me into it!! :hi:

[patrice]

13. There is a bit of nobles oblige in the reaction to the Workers who go crazy & forget about the

safety of their children, while they destroy the machine in which they are slaves. That scene always bothers me; it is, otherwise, a real treat. Powerful visualizations some of which you will recognize from common derivatives used by people like Madonna and elsewhere.

I think I'll look it up on Roku and watch it again soon.

Enjoy! :hi:

[patrice]

16. Love to see your thoughts on Machine as Woman, or Woman as Machine, later. nt

[Shagbark Hickory]

14. Oh. It's not even a talkie.

That means you have to read it.

[CatWoman]

15. is something wrong with that?

weird you noticed it's a silent film. I say that because I loathe silent films.

But I really want to see this. The comments on this thread are all appreciative of the film. And I value DU opinion.

Besides -- these days when I watch a DVD I always have the captions on. Getting old is a bitch :)

[Bozita]

20. Thank you! DVR running now.

[999998th word]

21. The last restoration is the best.

In the older restorations there were gaps in the plot, the new one has a lot of the missing 'pieces ' in it.

Makes more sense (to me anyway). Enjoy!!

[AtomicKitten]

22. Ultra cool movie. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 99/90% rating.

here ---> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1013775-metropolis/

[Solomon]

23. White supremacy in a nutshell

I've got several copies of this movie.

[patrice]

28. Yes!! Lang was German. nt

[sofa king]

24. If you're a fan of The Prodigy....

...try cueing up that album with the crab on it to start when the boss starts lowering the window shade. It's a wonderful example of serendipity.

[WCGreen]

32. Just got done watching it...

A great social commentary that is as true today as it was in 1927...

A lot of ham acting but that is to be expected in a silent movie.

The score was great, the special effects were pretty cool and the story was right on.

I just finished watching it about 20 minutes or so ago.

[Capitalocracy]

35. WILL 10 HOURS NEVER END?

Check this out when you're done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCjCoXyXDzg

If you like. :hide: