Dark City (New Line Platinum Series) | 
 enlarge | Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'brien
Studio: New Line
Category: DVD
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Rating:  493 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: TRNDN4657D
ISBN: 0780622553
UPC: 794043465727
EAN: 9780780622555
Theatrical Release Date: February 27, 1998
Release Date: July 29, 1998
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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. Befitting a film of such ambition, the DVD includes a feast of bonus features, including audio commentaries by the director, producer, writers, and cinematographer, and also by film critic Roger Ebert, who named Dark City one of the best films of 1998. Also included is an isolated music track, an interactive game, and a photo gallery of production stills and set design sketches. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
When john murdoch awakens in a strange hotel room he finds that he is wanted for a series of brutal murders. The problem is he cant remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by the strangers mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality he seeks to unravel his identity. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Rufus Sewell Jennifer Connelly Run time: 100 minutes Rating: R Director: Alex Proyas
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 Best Blu-Ray PQ i've seen to date! November 16, 2008
Jufon (Frisco Tx.)
The picture quality in Blu-ray version is absolutely stunning!! This is how all transfers to high def should be. With a calibrated a TV you will be blown away with its inky blacks and spot on colors.
The finest BD I've to date. Buy this just to show off your rig and if you like the movie then just consider it a bonus.
Dark City [Director's Cut] November 3, 2008
P. Johnstone (Wirral, UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At last! A director's cut that actually improves on the original!
The 1998 version of Dark City was a fantastic film (apart from the studio enforced opening narration), very inventive plot with lots of good 'reveals' throughout, also, the cuts were very fast (I don't think a single 'shot' lasted longer than five seconds) which propelled the story along at a blistering pace.
The new edit has an improved 5.1 soundtrack and the re-cut has slowed the film down - which actually improves it. There are extensions to lots of scenes that round off each character's involvement in the plot, and the opening narration has been removed (hurrah!). The picture has also had a major clean up that reveals plot as well as detail.
The new extras are also very interesting and a welcome change from the usual, boring, "This is how we did the effects" documentaries.
All in all, a better version of an already outstanding film. 10/10.
FANTASTIC RE TELLING November 2, 2008
Daren John Moore (Adelaide Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Finally they have let the Director do it the way it should have been done. The story is much more enjoyable but even darker than before. It makes more sence with more character depth and also previous spfx errors have been removed and corrected. A far more superior version of the film with no studio interferance. ! two thumbs up!!!
No more spoiler narration! October 25, 2008
jay kenyon (LAS VEGAS, NV USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is my favorite of all time; however Keifer Sutherland's spilling of the beans within the first two minutes was always devastating to me. So, if you are a fan of the movie, then your number one question regarding the director's cut should be, "it there a voice over?" and the answer is, thank goodness, "No!!"
Awesome Movie! October 15, 2008
K. Aebischer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I watched this movie about six years ago and loved it. I was excited to see it come out in Blu-ray and quickly jumped on it.
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