Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition) DVD

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starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm directed by: Fritz Lang

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Average Rating: Rating: - A DAZZLING RESTORATION OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MOVIE EVER! This film has influenced everything from Citizen Kane (the opening shot of Kane's mansion is reference to an almost identical shot in Metropolis) to the Matrix. The effects in this movie are astonishing for our times and even more astonishing when its 1926 creation date is taken into account. I saw the KINO release on the big screen at a local theatre and was absolutely amazed. I've seen most all other releases and cuts. The KINO release has excellent picture and a soundtrack that actually fits the action on screen (unlike many previous releases.) Also, it contains the full story making up for loss footage with well written descriptive intertitles. Previous releases all were forced to alter the story a little to deal with the loss footage. This is by far the richest fullest plot of Metropolis I've seen. Good Job KINO International! Rating: - This is the Metropolis DVD version to get! Forget about all of the other Metropolis DVDs out there, this is the Kino restoration that ran in the theaters in 2002. While it is still not in the original 1927 edit, this is the most complete version known to exist. Title cards are used to describe the still-missing scenes, but many scenes have been added by Kino for this edition. This is also much longer than the much sought after Laserdisc. A highly recomended Silent Classic Science Fiction story of a two class world. The underground workers who keep the city running, and the above groung businessmen who live off of the undergrounders work. Trouble errupts when litigation between the two breaks down and a mediator is suspected of being a spy. This 1927 movie seems like todays current headlines. Rating: - This is the version we were always SUPPOSED to see... This is the KINO VIDEO version of the movie METROPOLIS. Currently there are a number of prints of this DVD out, but most of them utilize 16mm prints that are often grainy and blurry... which is NOT a good tribute to what is considered one of the greatest sci fi movies ever. The Kino video offers a beautiful soundtrack as well as a clear, near pristine 35mm print in its version. The Kino version also contains a very thorough movie, which, once again, is absent in most prints. Weeks after METROPOLIS was shown, it was cut drastically. Kino has released the most- complete version to date, using footage that was from some of the cut to enhance and explain the story. Parts of the movie that have been lost, presumably forever, are explained through intertitles. The story makes much more sense and offers a great deal more depth now. I cannot recommend this movie enough to anyone who loves silent film or science fiction.

Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition) DVD

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