3. Best of all is the expressionistic acting, which conveys the drama of the silent film extremely well, with only a minimum use of intertitles. The plight of the working masses toiling to complete the dreams of a heartless boss harkens back to ancient Egypt, with thousands of slaves building pyramids for the Pharaohs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2020. Amazing film, amazing HD transfer, loads of extras, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2015. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys watching 1920s cinema and especially to anyone who has my originally mistaken view of what Metropolis was all about. Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016. A well restored version of Fritz Lang's masterpiece.

An absolute masterpiece, the effects excellent for its time with huge production values and an excellent German cast. A well restored version of Fritz Lang's masterpiece. There simply was no home media in the 1920s so anything that hit the chopping block was, in many cases, gone forever for the sake of eliminating running time and getting as many people into the cinema throughout the day as possible. Also, it has been reconstructed.

Also, it has been reconstructed. Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013. The scene where Maria (Brigitte Helm) is burned at the stake, revealing her robotic body beneath, reminded me of a similar scene in "The Terminator." Unable to add item to List. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys watching 1920s cinema and especially to anyone who has my originally mistaken view of what Metropolis was all about. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2015.

The music complements the action well. The Fading Image, a rarely seen behind-the-scenes documentary about Moroder’s restoration and scoring of Metropolis.

Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013. I had previously only ever seen short extracts of the film on television over the years (from the severely cut Paramount version made for the US) and accordingly had a completely distorted view of its content, assuming it to be an uncritical semi-documentary homage to modernism whereas it provides rather a warning of the dangers of a society in which the head (capitalism) and the hand (labour) lack a mediator (the human heart). A Rare and precious find, at least for old film fans like me. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2020. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2020. This mediation is, at the end of the film, rather naively provided by Freder, the formerly idle son of the arch capitalist Joh Frederson, who has encountered the workers in their subterranean city and falls for their spokeswoman, Maria. The picture and sound quality on this blu-ray is amazing. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Rotwang has created a robot, and he agrees to give it the likeness of Maria in order to undermine both Freder's love for the girl and her own activities. In addition, to the new score, missing footage was re-edited into the film, intertitles were removed and replaced with subtitles and sound effects and color was added, creating an all new experience... and an all new film. An absolute masterpiece, the effects excellent for its time with huge production values and an excellent German cast. The Movie: Since it was the first silent film I ever saw, the controversial 1984 edition of Fritz Lang's sci fi classic Metropolis holds a special place in my heart. When I saw the Morodor version I realised some of the missing bits had been restored and the new sound track was interesting, then I learnt about the Argentina find and knew I had to see the finished masterwork, It has taken me over 60 years from first seeing it to owning the complete film, playing it on my BlueRay and seeing it on a 56 inch UHD screen was awesome even if my grandson thought I was nuts, he liked the robot though.

This release is above reproach and I am eternally grateful to KINO for making it available. The Fading Image, a rarely seen behind-the-scenes documentary about Moroder’s restoration and scoring of Metropolis. This is a review of the 2010 Region B2 Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment. The plight of the working masses toiling to complete the dreams of a heartless boss harkens back to ancient Egypt, with thousands of slaves building pyramids for the Pharaohs. Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) for aid. Amazing film, amazing HD transfer, loads of extras, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2015. other previous versions had scenes re-positioned which made the story hard to follow. This Blu-Ray set is absolutely astonishing on two enormous levels. There simply was no home media in the 1920s so anything that hit the chopping block was, in many cases, gone forever for the sake of eliminating running time and getting as many people into the cinema throughout the day as possible.
Firstly, that it even exists. But his father is concerned by both Freder's interest and Maria's activities among the workers, and he turns to scientist C.A. KINO 'Complete Metropolis' Blu-Ray is the best version ever, Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020. This is a review of the 2010 Region B2 Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis - the 1984 re-imaging of Metropolis featuring a soundtrack by Moroder himself and artists such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury and many more. The attention to detail in the bustling city is astounding. Best of all is the expressionistic acting, which conveys the drama of the silent film extremely well, with only a minimum use of intertitles. Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis: Special Edition [Blu-ray]. The film itself is often of remarkably good restored quality with only a relatively few grainy, damaged parts derived from the full print discovered in Buenos Aires which was itself a print of the original and thus bore the indelible, unrestorable, scars of the damaged original but which enabled the restorers to reintroduce the Paramount cuts. This silent black and white film from 1926 appears here in a restored 1080p HD AVC encoded version.

(This is explained fully in the very good documentary footage that also comes with this package.) In addition, to the new score, missing footage was re-edited into the film, intertitles were removed and replaced with subtitles and sound effects and color was added, creating an all new experience... and an all new film. Principally because the released version seemed to jump around between key scenes I knew something was missing, I had no idea it was about half of the finished film. I watched the movie a second time with the sound turned off, and the movie still kept me spellbound, from beginning to end. Rotwang (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) for aid. From its original release to present, the deleted scenes were simply lost or destroyed and it was accepted that a complete cut of Metropolis simply would never materialize. The work of the hands by writer Thea von Harbou, led to the creation of a masterpiece that is a treat for the head, in its stunning visuals, and a treat for the heart, in the brilliant direction of Fritz Lang, as well as the emotional performances of the actors. During this restoration Moroder made the controversial decision to give a film a new, contemporary score and added a pop music soundtrack featuring songs from some biggest pop and rock stars of the early MTV era including Pat Benatar, Billy Squier, Freddie Mercury, Bonnie Tyler, Adam Ant, Jon Anderson and more!

But his father is concerned by both Freder's interest and Maria's activities among the workers, and he turns to scientist C.A. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.

A well restored version of Fritz Lang's masterpiece. Giorgio Moroder presents: Metropolis - the 1984 re-imaging of Metropolis featuring a soundtrack by Moroder himself and artists such as Adam Ant, Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury and many more. although it can look rather comical at times to a present day viewer. Nor is there any shade of irony when the true representative of labour in this denouement is seen to be one Grot, Joh Frederson's erstwhile informer in the workers' city. For a long time Metropolis confused me because of the severe editing. other previous versions had scenes re-positioned which made the story hard to follow.

Shop Giorgio Moroder Presents: Metropolis Special Edition [Blu-ray] [1984] at Best Buy. While I also have a copy of the 1984 version re-imagined by Giorgio Moroder and I acknowledge that it has a charm all its own, it cannot hold a candle to this more complete version with its restored music. When I was watching the early scene of hundreds of workers marching to work, I immediately thought of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall," which would have worked perfectly.

In a futuristic city, the son of its ruler heads off underground disguised as one of its workers to search for the girl of his dreams.
RESTORED, RECONSTRUCTED, HUGELY SIGNIFICANT & UNDENIABLY INFLUENTIAL.