| |
Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - Dark City (1998)
|
List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $1.97
Your Save: $ 13.01 ( 87% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Starring: Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien
Directed By: Alex Proyas
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780780622548
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0780622545
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Release Date: 1999-03-02
Running Time: 100
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-02-27
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
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
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome Movie
Comment: Good to sse this come out in a director's cut. This is a great movie. It is also the most "original" sci-fi movie ever.
Customer Rating:
Summary: If Only...
Comment: ...the studio had allowed Mr. Proyas to release THIS version (the Director's Cut) of Dark City to theaters, maybe it would have been better received. I will not do a laundry list of what has been added or removed but I will say I believe this version has more depth than the original theatrical release and, frankly, makes more sense without being obvious or losing the sense of the story unfolding for both the audience and John Murdoch at the same time. One thing I will give away is that they have removed the opening voice-over which, together with the music, makes for a tense, eerie opening atmosphere that I liked quite a lot. I also think they restored Jennifer Connelly's own voice to the scenes of her singing in the club but I can't be 100% sure. All in all, I much prefer this Director's Cut version to the theatrical release. Mr. Proyas says in the special features interview that this version represents more closely what his original vision was for the film and I think he did an excellent job. Just brilliant!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dark City Director's Cut Blu-Ray is the definitive version of the Matrix-inspiring classic
Comment: It was pure chance that I watched Alex Proyas's masterpiece back in 1998. Nothing better to watch, so although the trailer left much to be desired, in I went. Lucky me: the movie blew me away, in much the same way that Neo's "this isn't real?" would blow me away the following year. I won't spend more time discussing the merits of the movie itself, let's just say it ranks in my top 3 as a stunning work of art and philosophy.
The changes in the Director's Cut are actually quite significant, and watching it I repeatedly raised my eyebrows and even gasped at a few of the scene changes. I still haven't decided which version of the movie is better, but thankfully both are on the disc for your viewing pleasure.
The image quality is everything you would expect from Blu-Ray... Watching it on my friend's Pioneer Plasma was a fantastic experience. As you can imagine, black levels are extremely important in this movie, and Proyas's excellent cinematography can really shine in this format. The surround sound is equally amazing.
I haven't checked out the extras but this is a great movie in a great presentation. It's a must-buy.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Worst plot ever
Comment: This is the dumbest sci-fi movie I've seen aside from Battlefield Earth. I'm a diehard Star Trek and Star Wars fan and this movie does not have the character development needed to make a great movie. It also doesn't have a plot that makes sense. These aliens were dying so they kidnapped a bunch of humans to find out what makes them human? What kind of sense does that make? WHY were the aliens dying on their own world? What do humans have to offer to change their situation? Why take them off of Earth and make an "island" floating in space to house them for this experiment? Nothing in this movie made any sense. And if they have super powers to fling things at people, why did they always try to stab people with knives in this movie? STUPIDDDDDDDD!!!! If I could give this zero stars, I would.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dark City
Comment: An excellent film, good picture and superb audio. I owned the dvd version and it simply doesn't compare. Great features and a great film. After watching it again, you get a sense that the Matrix films borrowed heavily from the film.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
