Metropolis

[ie]

If there's another thread, I don't wanna hear about it.


Now, I caught this on TCM (not on The Criterion Master) last night, and I did enjoy it, but I'm not sure what I thought about it. So that's where this thread comes in.

Your mission (from God ) is to write your thoughts on this movie, be them short or long. Your mission begins... *looks at watch* *four minutes pass by* now.

[captainofbeef]

I loved it when I saw it awhile back. Don't really remember many details, other than I enjoyed it.

[ie]

Well, let's see. I didn't love Metropolis, but I didn't hate it either. This is why my situation is kind of strange, I'm unsure and that doesn't happen all the time with movies. ((I think numeral ratings as well as general thoughts might help.))

Using my rating scale, I would probably give it rating somewhere inbetween an 8/10 and a 9/10.

[ie]

I decided to give Metropolis a 9/10.

There was enough good about it to cover up the fact that it was highly plagiarized, which I know isn't a fault of its own, but still, when you repeatedly see blatant forgeries, it kind of makes the original seem less worthwhile.

I also enjoyed the viewing experience too. I could actually see shit! Catcom is a horrible company and I strongly disapprove of their budget label releases. I was able to randomly watch a Kino release on Turner Classic Movies, and the difference was astounding. I also stuck through it the whole way, although that might have been in part because I knew I probably wouldn't get another chance to see this good of a copy without buying a good copy of it.

[criterionmaster]

Haven't seen the film, but I have been meaning to. I will probably pick this release up someday, shit looks amazing.



Just look at these features:

- The extensive 2001 official restoration presented for the first time in the UK or USA with original German intertitles and optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German on the main feature and supplements.
- Original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz, newly arranged by Berndt Heller.
- Full length audio commentary by film historian Enno Patalas. In German audio with optional subtitles, and also presented in English audio.
- The Metropolis Case (2002) – a 44-minute documentary by Enno Patalas on the making of Metropolis.
- A 9-minute restoration documentary (2002) with Martin Koerber.
- Production stills, posters, costume designs, stills of missing scenes, and architectural sketches.
- 28-page booklet containing extensive restoration notes by Martin Koerber, writing by Otto Hunte, Günther Rittau, Aenne Willkomm, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Arnheim and a newly revised and updated essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum.

They would probably get you to appreciate the film more, ie.

[ie]

Nice. Actually, this looks better than the Kino version, even though I only saw it on TV, so I don't know how the extras and such are.


Well, the thing is, I just needed a little while to think about the movie. It's a good and decent movie, but it just didn't blow me out of the water.