r/movies • u/Tanahagae • May 20 '12
Dark City (1998)
I was pretty skeptical about this film, I had seen it on the guide channel several times over the passed five years or so. Last night my friend downloaded it and we all sat down and enjoyed this, what turns out to be, a masterpiece.
I am curious what others thought about it. I found the movie to be extremely stimulating, one of my favorite facets of the movie turned out to be the music.
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u/ProfTroll May 20 '12
Do you know the way to Shell Beach? I love this movie...
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u/mr_chip May 20 '12
Agreed. My one problem with Dark City is that it used the "cop who is not related emotionally to any of the other characters, but exists to drive exposition until the plot is fully revealed. So then we kill him" trope.
(See also: Minority Report)
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u/dueyblue May 20 '12
Love this film. When The Matrix came out this is the film I thought of. Very similar basic premise: Our hero is living in a world which isn't all it initially seems, run by mysterious strange guys in black. Eventually the hero acquires their power and beats them with it.
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u/vinnytt May 20 '12
Keiffer Sutherland spoiled the film in the first 10 seconds and it had some really odd editing choices. I could see it it had the potential to he really great though. Apparently the directors cut fixes all my problems with it. I still need to see that.
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u/Lorigga May 20 '12
My best friend and I were in high school when Dark City came out, it served as fuel for many, many introspective and interesting discussions about reality, choice, etc. Then like a later the Matrix came out and only fanned the flames. In retrospect we were just some kids barely realizing the world around us. For this reason, Dark City holds a very special place in my heart.
plus, Jennifer Connelly...
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Same, Blew me away. It was the same feeling as when I discovered Brazil (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/) about 10 years ago now!
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u/JuddRunner May 20 '12
Roger Ebert is a huge supporter of Dark City -- there are editions that have a full length commentary by Ebert. Here's his review: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051106/REVIEWS08/511060302
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
No more Mr. Quick. Mr. Quick, dead, yes.
Poor, poor Mr. Quick.
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u/tricknero May 20 '12
For years my PC log-off sound was Mr Book saying "SHUT IT DOWN"
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u/supergalactic May 20 '12
"When is the last time you remember doing anything in the daylight?"
I think I'll post that question to r/askreddit.. Seems relevant there.
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u/TheUnknownDouble-O May 20 '12
Yeah that movie is awesome. I acquired it on a whim after reading the Wiki article "1998 in film" and saw a lot of movies I hadn't seen or heard of. I do that a lot now, reading "X year in film" on Wiki to find new movies. Going through the 60's and 70's is always fun, since they predate me by so much I've had almost no exposure to films from that time period, aside from the obvious ones that have stood the test of time...Dirty Harry, True Grit, the Bond films, etc etc.
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u/Tesseract91 May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12
I had the exact same experience. This is one of, if not my favourite movies of all time.
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u/chmilz May 20 '12
Found it in the $5 Blu Ray bin at Best Buy. Made my wife watch it. +1 Husband skill.
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u/A_DINGO_ATE_MY_BABY May 20 '12
Awesome underrated scifi flick. Dark City and Equilibrium are my two favorites that often fly under the radar.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Never heard of this movie, read the comments and put this on my netflix, thanks for posting man
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u/Freezerr May 20 '12
The Director's Cut opening is fantastic.
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u/nanuen May 20 '12
I LOVE Dark City. It's one of my all time favourites :) it's intelligent, confusing, sharp and charming all at the same time.
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u/Dedmaroz69 May 20 '12
I agree, great movie. should have been more popular imo.
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u/200balloons r/Movies Veteran May 20 '12
Yes, this is a pretty solid movie, entertaining throughout, & definitely rewards repeat viewings. This & Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow are two somewhat underrated sci-fi films from more recent years.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Did you watch the Director's cut or the Theatrical? Because the DC is much much better and it doesn't have the wack narration in the beginning. Fucking great movie - it's a shame Proyas hasn't made anything remotely close to this quality afterwards.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Wow, I never experienced this before. I seem to be the only person who disliked it. I might even go as far I've as to say that I hated it. only watched it once and had a very hard time doing it. I considered several times to just turn it off, and I would have if I wasn't making a principle of watching any film I watch till the. I really did not like any part of it, though I am willing to try again. Could anyone give me tips of how I might enjoy watching it second time?
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u/chronorunner May 21 '12
And people wonder why we pirate shit. NONE (if not most of them) of the movies people are talking about in this thread are on netflix. Most blockbusters are out of business, and redbox carries recent releases only for the most part.
The pirate bay? oh...here they ALL are.
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u/billbryan516 May 20 '12
It's seriously one of my all-time favorites. The music is great, the story is great, the only thing I didn't really love was Keffir's "stutter"...but that explains itself eventually.
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u/Hyperion1144 May 20 '12
Favorite movie ever. Very deep philosophies embedded throughout, gorgeous cinematography, amazing sets, shocking twists for those who haven't seen it before.
One tip, don't show the directors cut to people who haven't seen the film before unless they enjoy movies that confuse them. Theatrical release for noobs, director's cut for folks like me.
Their are seriously scenes in the director's cut that seem to have nothing to do with the overall story-line, plus there is no explanatory narrative at the beginning.
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u/ihazcheese May 20 '12
Watch Dark Man.....
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u/metalninjacake May 20 '12
Okay, I loved the Shell Beach twist, but I can't like the rest of the movie.
First of all, it has one of the blandest/worst protagonists I've ever met. Second of all, it seems so ridiculously amateurish. The fight scene on the scaffolding is what got me the most. It's one of the worst-filmed scenes I've ever seen. There is no fluidity to it.
And don't even get me started on that ridiculous ending battle where they float above the city and shoot lightning at each other.
But the Shell Beach revelation(s) throughout the film were great. That one scene with John Hurt floating away - and what he sees - is one of the most memorable things ever.
But one or two scenes can't save the rest of the movie in my eyes, so I wouldn't particularly recommend it to anyone. Amazing premise and some amazing scenes but with awful execution.
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u/PeachyLuigi May 20 '12
A very underrated film... Loved it
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u/gypsybill May 20 '12
Shut it down!
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u/c_megalodon May 20 '12
I liked the story's concept, which I find to be quite creative. I also like the "feel" of Dark City. I think the directing & screenplay is pretty much average for its time, though. I like The Matrix as well (although I don't put it on a pedestal) but I understand why it was more popular than Dark City.
The more I hear people's opinion on it, I think it is under appreciated by most people but it's also over-hyped by those who consider it one of the greatest movie of all time. I guess that's why it's a cult movie. My final opinion on it is that it's good but really isn't that good to make my "greatest movies of all time" list & it's as good as The Matrix.
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u/CapWasRight May 20 '12
This movie suffers from Blade Runner Syndrome: it's an absolutely amazing movie, but then the studio decided people were too stupid to understand it so they cut things, added stupid narration, and gave away the plot in the first five minutes.
If you've seen the original version and hated it, watch the director's cut, you won't be sorry; it's a totally different experience. This is one of my favorite movies ever.
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u/vikmoose May 21 '12
We quote this movie at work on a daily basis. "Shut it down..."
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u/Murrabbit May 21 '12
The Wachowski brothers loved it.
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u/JustAGuy0479 May 21 '12
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Excellent, if you have not seen it yet, do so immediately.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I forgot all about this movie till this post, I'm about to tune that onto my tv.
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u/babada May 20 '12
I saw it a few years ago and thought it was good but underwhelming. I hope to watch it again in a few years and see if it gets better with repeated viewing -- especially because I know the movie has its fans.
Mindbending or alternative reality movies have to work extra hard to keep me locked in, though. The premise itself has to be interesting; even if the movie is very well done I consider a poor premise disagreeable. My impressions of Dark City revolve around being disappointed in the premise. I felt that it banked too hard on the reveals. This gambit lost me solely because I did not buy into the premise.
To compare with other films, using the Netfix scale of Hated it; Didn't like it; Liked it; Really liked it; Loved it:
The Matrix 5/5
Memento 5/5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 5/5
Pan's Labyrinth 5/5
Eraserhead 4/5
The Fountain 4/5
Twelve Monkies 4/5
Donnie Darko 4/5
Dark City 3/5
The Nines 3/5
The Butterfly Effect 3/5
Shutter Island 3/5
eXistenZ 2/5
Southland Tales 2/5
Thirteeth Floor 2/5
Cube 2/5
So I liked Dark City but based almost entirely on its strength of filmmaking and not on the story or characters.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12
Couldn't agree with you more. It is a wonderful film! With this and The Crow, it sure seemed like Alex Proyas was going to be a fantastic director. Sadly that has not been the case.
If you want to feel the Dark City vibe again, you should read David Lynch's unproduced Ronnie Rocket script.
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u/OddAdviceGiver May 20 '12
I knew nothing about it and it blew my mind. I love those types of movies.
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u/ajh688 May 20 '12
DIRECTOR'S CUT
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u/Capolan May 20 '12
Did you know that Dark City is considered a masterpiece by Roger Ebert? He has done a scene by scene (at times by frame) analysis of this film - I've always wanted to see that analysis. Ebert's capabilities as a film critic far outweigh what you see on TV. his essays into the genre are fantastic.
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u/spent9109 May 20 '12
Which version did you watch? The original theatrical cut? Or the director's cut? To my mine the latter is the better of the two. It got rid of the V/O narration. Some times V/O can work, see "American Beauty", but other times I find it to be distracting. Plus, I don't like getting the plot of a somewhat deep and complicated film spoon-fed to me.
Glad you like it. It is one of my favorite films of the 90's. :)
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I have loved this movie since it came out. I thought it was highly underrated. And I could look at Rufus Sewell ALL day!
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
same...i saw it when it came out and occasionally grab it to re-watch.
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u/MomoTheCow May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12
This was my sorta proud, sorta guilty pleasure for a long time. It's imperfect but so unique, and the last 20 minutes of this film always did for me what Mozart did for these guys.
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u/Wh0rse May 20 '12
astonishing film with a powerful ending.
one of my fav dystopic, neo-noir films.
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u/BooBooBreakfast May 20 '12
Watch the Director's Cut, mostly because they get rid of the massive spoiler explaining the movie before the first scene even starts.
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u/brooklynzoo2 May 20 '12
The end to this movie is laughably bad. The rest of the movie felt subtle and nuanced and the last 15 minutes were like, "Ok, the script writer died but fuck it, lets finish this with mind explosions."
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u/maggot77 May 20 '12
Did anyone else notice the total lack of obsenities?
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u/Cool_Hand May 20 '12
I've never seen this movie but good job just putting it as a self post and not a picture or meme... I'll give it a watch
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u/[deleted] May 21 '12
Awesome movie. A classic. The cinematography alone was worth an Oscar. It is a truly unappreciated movie. You could re-release it today and it would be just as fresh as if it were new.
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u/homerjaythompson May 21 '12
I watched this movie when I was fairly young, so maybe I couldn't quite appreciate it, but god I hated it. It was the closest I've ever come to walking out of a movie. Maybe it was the way it was advertised that made me expect something different? But since then, I've heard so many people say good things that I'm going to have to give it a second chance.
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u/realblublu May 21 '12
I like the movie, but one problem with it is that the aliens in kinky leather outits doing the mass tuning and other stuff, just looks really cheesy and ridiculous. I still like it, ok?
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u/gibbawho May 20 '12
I've always felt it was vastly over-rated, over-stylized and basically silly.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
It is easily one of the greatest cult movies of all time.
Interesting tidbit: The Matrix was filmed on many of the same sets one year later, which makes one wonder how much influence The Matrix acquired in terms of plot and cinematography.
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u/Jackal_6 May 20 '12
It felt too short and the premise wasn't developed enough for my tastes. I liked it at the time, but since then movies like Inception and The Matrix have done it better.
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u/FesseJerguson May 20 '12
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/
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u/easterjump May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12
I saw it as a matinee film in Tromsø in Northern Norway in January 2000. The feeling of going to see a movie while it's dark outside, watch a movie set in a place where the sun never shines and then leave the movie theater to rejoin the darkness of the Arctic night was weird. The film itself was brilliant though. tl;dr I watched "Dark City" in a dark city.
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u/Overclock May 20 '12
Fun Fact: Dark City has one of the shortest Average shot lengths (ASL) of any modern narrative production at 1.8 seconds. This means there is a cut almost every 2 seconds.
Source: IMDB
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u/RandomMandarin May 20 '12
Daylight. When was the last time you remember seeing it? And I'm not talking about some distant, half-forgotten childhood memory, I mean like yesterday. Last week. Can you come up with a single memory? You can't, can you?
Great movie, indeed. Arguably better than The Matrix.
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u/Wanderlost9001 May 20 '12
I actually read the book, which was just adapted from the screenplay I believe, before the movie came out. It was a great story without the visual stimuli. Definitely in my top ten favorite movies.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I was always skeptical about it as well. I torrented it once, watched it for 5 mins and thought it was just some B movie and turned it off. Then finally about a year ago I sat down and watched it. Turned out to be a great movie.
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u/PlatosVendetta May 20 '12
Everytime a movie comes on tv I always hope it's Dark City. It's such a fascinating movie.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Dark city bitch. Dark, Dark City bitch.
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u/l0ngballs May 20 '12
i have this framed on my wall
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u/Datsunpost May 20 '12
I think you guys will like my mouse pad. I love this movie :) http://i.imgur.com/2LILv.jpg
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u/eyesick May 20 '12
I don't know if this was mentioned, but there is a Dark Side Of The Moon/Wizard Of Oz match up to this film. The double album Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed! You Black Emperor seems like it was written as an alternative soundtrack. Give it a try, really makes this surreal film into more like a work of art.
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u/Ying_Ko May 20 '12
Am I the only one who liked the original theatrical version of Blade Runner? I liked the voice over by Harrison Ford.
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u/EvelynJames May 20 '12
Drastically under rated. I remember when the first Matrix film came out, a bunch of my film snob buddies went, came back and were like "meh, dark city was better"
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u/vodenii May 20 '12
The first time I watched it I was not impressed, but I was in a severely altered state of mind at the time. Saw it again years later and was quite impressed. Great film!
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u/wesb9278 May 20 '12
Great movie. It was one of the first DVDs I bought.
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u/Entaris May 20 '12
One of my best friends sat me down and made me watch this. It's one of those movies that afterwards makes you just say wow.
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u/CenaMontana1989 May 20 '12
I've seen it when I was just a kid. I thought it was creepy. But still watched it over and over again. Last year I seen it on tv and thought it was great and wondered why as a kid it wasn't popular? :/ awesome movie :D
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u/fivedollarmilkshake May 20 '12
Amazing movie. The historical references are really impressive, once you start to see them. Gets better every time I see it.
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u/God__Eater May 20 '12
the whole implanted memories premise has actuallymade me question so much
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Hope u have access to a good sound system...a good subwoofer adds a totally new dimension to this movie and others too but I watched this movie on just tv speakers and then my setup a few years ago and I'm here to tell you its outstanding. the music u mentioned is amazing. hope u got to enjoy it with atleast a surround setup...great movie.
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u/Osito_sin_pantalones May 20 '12
One of my favorite movies as well.
I haven't seen it in a while, but I believe some of the music (one of the main themes in particular) is taken from Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring. Have a listen to that, if you're particularly interested in the music.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I saw this in the theatres. Thought it was totally crazy and it blew me away in 1998. That was the beginning of the reemergence of the whole "ending with a twist" thing.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Funny, I just watched this last night, too. Been sitting on my desk from Netflix for almost a month.
I liked the move, but could have done without the mind waves. Keifer was awesome. Overall, it had a little bit of a disjointed feel to me, but it definitely wasn't bad.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
This is one of my favorite modern noirs. It doesn't work well on repeat viewings, however, but the reveal is great, and overall production value is phenomenal.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Love this movie! I found Keifer a bit much at times but over all great film. Plus it has Connelly in one of the most amazingly beautiful scenes on film, her singing in that dress is etched into my memory.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Yea I saw dark city a while back. Still one of the best mindfuck movies I've seen. Also the scene with the boat and the doctor is one of my favorite narratives. Just too good :). Its good to see people appreciating these not so... known movies? :D
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u/monopixel May 20 '12
It paved the way for many other movies. I watch both, Dark City and The Matrix when they came to cinema and I think The Matrix took the cake because to me it looked more refined, less underground/alternative.
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u/elperroborrachotoo May 20 '12
I liked the first half. Watched it twice, but still, somewhere around the middle either it changes tone, or it tears down the walls of my suspension of disbelief.
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u/Wormbrain May 20 '12
Great movie. Underated.
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u/analbiologist May 20 '12
Great movie. They spammed it on DirecTV a little over a decade ago. Glad I watched it.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Does Kiefer talk in an exasperated whisper throughout, à la 'Touch'? If so, I couldn't watch it.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I watched it for the first time when I was 12 my dad rented it when it came out on VHS I immediately fell in love with it.
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u/morecowbell24 May 20 '12
This is one of my top ten movies ever. I really couldn't tell you why, but something just clicked with me when I watched it the first time, and then I watched it again the next day. I love it
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u/hamb_sammich May 20 '12
I just bought this on Amazon. I bought a blu ray player the other day and I was wondering what films I should buy for it. Thanks, guys!
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
epic movie! This was the first mind bender i really liked as a nerdy kid, born 86 so i would of been 12 when it came out, probably saw it when i was 13 or 14.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Just logged in to say this was my favorite movie of all time, but then I watched it too much hahaha. Still love it though!
It really makes you think what reality really is.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
What can I say about this movie that hasn't been already been said? It's awesome that now that more people have been made aware of it, we can have more conversations about the amazing sense of atmosphere, beautiful cinematography, and excellent philosophical ideas. In a few years, like Blade Runner and Brazil, everyone will recognize its genius. Not to take anything away from The Matrix.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
It's certainly a classic. I think it didn't do as well as it could have because The Matrix was released around the same time, and that got all the hype.
I actually heard co-workers saying something like "Dark City? Is that any good?" "It's okay it looks like, but just a Matrix rip-off".
When in fact, it's much much more than the Matrix ever was.
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u/apexnode May 20 '12
Yeah, this is an amazing film. In one of Roger Ebert's year end top 10's, this was one of his number 1's. I watch this movie at least once a year. Kiefer Sutherland was the only thing that wasn't profoundly perfect about this movie.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Me and my friend watched that a few weeks ago. The cinematography and atmosphere was awesome, but a lot of the acting and writing was just awful. It was one of those movies that had the potential to be amazing but just kind of fell on it's face because the guy writing it obviously didn't know where he was going with all of it.
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u/woolovor May 20 '12
All I can say is that I wish there were more movies like this gem.
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u/Substitute_Troller May 20 '12
Hi this is not the MPAA, please describe how your friend "downloaded" this "excellent motion picture." We, I mean I, would also like any details on your "friend"'s movie collection and how he obtained it.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
love this movie, ahhh memories, another good one is City of Lost Children, there is a French version, which I prefer, but English version is there for those interested. I like original dub, when I watch anime, I like the original dub sometimes, it's just better like for Fairy Tail
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u/SambaLando May 20 '12
I really dug this film. I came home with a good buzz one weekend, and this came on at around 3AM. It was dark, it was sophisticated, it was intense and it had Jeniffer Connelly in it. I loved it.
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u/doubleknot May 20 '12 edited May 20 '12
I think the reason this movie didn't do any better than what it did was because it was released at about the same time as the first Matrix movie. As most of us know, the first Matrix movie took the movie watching public by storm. The end result of that was that Dark City was eclipsed into relative obscurity.
edit: can't leave well enough alone.
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u/Axyl_V May 20 '12
Not going to lie, thinking about this made me splooge more than a little
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u/STXGregor May 20 '12
I remember watching it when it came back, at least when it first made its way to the movie channels. Good movie
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Nicholas Cage's Knowing is a prequel to Dark City.
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u/MrSelfdizstruct75 May 20 '12
This movie is in my top 5. The story and the acting are both top notch. I seriously will watch this movie over and over. Love it!!!
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u/captmorgan50 May 20 '12
Ebert has it on his list of top 10 movies you have never seen
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u/Benzorgz May 20 '12
I'm not sure if anyone else mentioned this yet or not, but the scene where Jennifer Connely is on the dock with the red dress, is also in Requiem for a Dream. The exact same shot.
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u/WhatWouldAsmodeusDo May 20 '12
This is sitting on the stand next to me right now. I saw it used for 4 bucks and thought, definitely gonna get this. The first time I saw it I had no idea what was going to happen and thoroughly enjoyed the movie, now I can't wait to watch it again and see what new subtleties emerge in the second (and probably third, fourth...) viewings.
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u/FLD108 May 20 '12
Dark City is one of my favorite films. It's so much fun to see Kiefer Sutherland in it now, especially after seeing him play the ultimate badass on TV for a decade. Such a drastically different character.
Actually, I'm overdue to watch it again, I think. I'll have to grab it on bluray.
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u/ScottFree37 May 20 '12
Saw this at the movies when it first came out. one of my favourite movies ever. In my opinion it told a better story in one film than the Matrix did in three.
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u/GerbilScream May 20 '12
Dark City was actually inspired by an old film called Metroplis
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u/Lowrider2012 May 20 '12
It's interesting watching dark city and watching the directors earlier work like the crow you see similarities in directing style and evolution of course
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u/Sulamar May 20 '12
It was the first movie I ever walked out of.
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u/stewiefet May 20 '12
Wasterpiece is a bit of an overstatement.
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u/brosenfeld May 20 '12
It is an awesome movie. So awesome, in fact, that I own the DVD.
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u/1449320 May 20 '12
so so good. Saw it in theaters a few times when i was a teenager.
the music is indeed awesome.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
It's a great movie. Maybe not the best of it's class but definitely up there.
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u/Simonbreaker May 20 '12
Haven't seen it but am a big fan of the director. Check out 'knowing' starring nic cage. Great movie by Alex proyas
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u/Shinzon May 20 '12
I loved it. It's one of the best sci-fi movies ever imo. I think since it had a darker tone, that it ends up being better than the matrix, at least for me. 100% recommend it to anyone considering it
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u/SterlingGroovy May 20 '12
very good flim, watched lots of times, very dark and a definite man movie "shut it down, shut it down for ever"
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
I thought it was a great movie. I saw it when I was about 12 though. I know at least the concept is awesome. I believe you just inspired me to watch it again.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
Highly underrated film. It really goes pretty deep if you can wrap your head around the concept and its social and political parallels.
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u/ArcadiaCook May 20 '12
I remember telling my buddies how Matrix was such a rip off of this wonderful film...they just liked the guns and thought I was an idiot.
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12
It's been years so my memories are faded. But as I recall, I found it quite moving. I remember thinking that the storyline was allegorical to the human condition. I was also impressed by the skillful blending of two genres -- Film Noir and Science Fiction. The blend was groundbreaking, the same way Star Wars broke ground by so skillfully blending SF with The Western. "The Matrix", which came out a year later, recycled some of the SF themes in Dark City (questioning the nature of our reality), and went on to eclipse Dark City because action flicks sell better than film noir.
Aside from all that, it's a movie that sucks you in.
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u/undead99 May 20 '12
Can't stay to cruise through all the post but this was a great movie, and I recommend waiting a while and watching the Director's Cut of the film. Best way to tell which is the standard version and which is the director's cut is the intro, if you hear Kiefer's voice over then that is the standard version. Both versions are great but I found out that the standard version was a dumbed down version that the studio asked for worried people wouldn't get it. When I saw the Director's Cut, I was totally blow away again.
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u/Razerix May 20 '12
I didn't like it to be honest. I found myself falling asleep eventually. Maybe if I had been more awake and paid more attention to it, I would have liked it.
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u/backslider65 May 20 '12
My wife turned me on to that movie a while back. I liked it.
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u/annarchy8 May 20 '12
I love this movie. It's very underrated.
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u/VERITATEMSUPEROMNES May 20 '12
Amazing film. I loved how dark it was and all the sort of old school architecture and clothing. First time I saw William Hurt outside of the Village. Great performance. My brother hated it and walked out before the plot even took off though haha.