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Dark City (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780780625518
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078062551X
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Release Date: March 02, 1999
Running Time: 100 minutes
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 27, 1998
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Editorial Review:If you're a fan of brooding comic-book antiheroes, got a nihilistic jolt from The Crow (1994), and share director Alex Proyas's highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call Dark City an instant classic of visual imagination. It's one of those films that exists in a world purely of its own making, setting its own rules and playing by them fairly, so that even its derivative elements (and there are quite a few) acquire their own specific uniqueness. Before long, however, the film becomes interesting only as a triumph of production design. And while that's certainly enough to grab your attention (Blade Runner is considered a classic, after all), it's painfully clear that Dark City has precious little heart and soul. One-dimensional characters are no match for the film's abundance of retro-futuristic style, so it's best to admire the latter on its own splendidly cinematic terms. Trivia buffs will be interested to know that the film's 50-plus sets (partially inspired by German expressionism) were built at the Fox Film Studios in Sydney, Australia, home base of director Alex Proyas and producer Andrew Mason. The underground world depicted in the film required the largest indoor set ever built in Australia. --Jeff Shannon
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This is not a review of the film, but the Blu-ray. If you buy this you know how good the movie is.
This is a 1 disc set and comes with both the original and the directors cut.
There are also a wealth of extras on the disc including many audio commentaries and documentaries.
There are no deleted scenes as they are included in the directors cut version.
For 7.99 I do not think you can go wrong with buying this on Blu-ray. Its only 1 disc, but there ... Read More
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I bought this title based solely on reviews here, and had to remark how much I loved it. The huge twist 20 minutes into the movie initially left me feeling the movie would be a dud, but it then did a great job building the story and changed my mind.
I loved how it was filmed, and will test the black level ability of any TV. It even looked amazing on my 480p plasma. Some titles look awful when downscaled to 480p, but this one was beautiful and not grainy at all. I can't wait to watch it ... Read More
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If you're a Sci-Fi fan and like dark and visually stimulating stories...this DVD is a must for your collection. I had to have this DVD once I first watched it...its exceeded my expectations. Highly recommended.
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With a dark mixture of the Gothic grandeur in METROPOLIS, the eerie make-up of NOSFERATU, and the alternate realities of THE MATRIX, DARK CITY borrows from several sources to create a masterful horror fantasy world with its own unique set of laws and identity. A man with a stolen memory must escape from a group of beings stalking him in a world that they shape and control, while trying to remember his past and figure out how and why they have created this city shrouded in eternal darkness. Though elements ... Read More
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Dark City has always been one of my favorite films since I started to seriously watch movies. I had always been a big fan of this film but always hated the opening narration. In the tradition of Blade Runner, which had equally abysmal elements that were perfected in a home video version, Dark City Director's Cut ditches the narration and immediately drops you into this fascinating world. There are also a few scenes that were added to flesh out other aspects of the story. I'm glad that we finally have a version ... Read More
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