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Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis
Special Edition
Pat Benatar
(Actor),
Freddie Mercury
(Actor),
Fritz Lang
(Director)
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Product Description
An industrialist rules a 21st-century city where the rich play above and slaves toil below. Silent.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
- Item model number : 22963622
- Director : Fritz Lang, Giorgio Moroder
- Media Format : AC-3, Blu-ray, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC, Surround Sound
- Run time : 3 hours and 7 minutes
- Release date : November 15, 2011
- Actors : Pat Benatar, Freddie Mercury, Gustav Froehlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Studio : Kino Lorber films
- ASIN : B005J7K964
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #114,146 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,301 in Science Fiction Blu-ray Discs
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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
An excellent film that I've loved since my first viewing of it. I've seen many versions of it, and there are many different musical scores written for it as well. To finally see the film as close to what Fritz Lang intended is a pure joy! Even though the "newly discovered" footage is of a lower quality than the rest of the film, the viewer can experience "The Complete Metropolis." Kino Video has done a great job with this release. I also have the 2001 restoration, which was a wonderful release as well. Couldn't be more pleased.
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
Great movie great product
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023
This is by far the best version I have seen. The censored version was harder to follow and after seeing it for the first time with the original score, I found most broadcasts with rinky-tink piano downright unwatchable. This is the real deal. I think of this restored version like a director's cut. It loses some mystery but gains some majesty (and a little more cheesiness).
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2011
I used to possess the laserdisc release of Moroder's Metropolis, and have kicked myself for many years for ever parting with it. I replaced it with a Japanese import laserdisc which documented the pathetic state of preservation the film was in before Moroder did his restoration. Moroder found and incorporated fragments of footage, including scenes from the opening pleasure garden and the still of the original Maria's tomb monument, adding tantalizing perspective and characterization to what had survived as a bombastic allegory. I was thrilled to hear of the eventual discovery of nearly all the missing footage in Argentina, and even more thrilled when the fully restored film appeared on blu-ray last year. If you don't have that one, buy it in preference to the Moroder. But if you have the full restoration, then why not get the Moroder, too? It documents an important phase in the eventual reincarnation of this film.
What about the score? It is a futuristic 1920's film, and the 1980's music seems to work with it somehow. During the "silent" era live music accompanied projection of the film, so there was great flexibility in sound. In large theaters, an organ or orchestra would accompany the projection, while in small theaters there would be a piano or small organ. Now, nearly a century later, home video releases have all kinds of newly recorded soundtracks, from piano to organ to orchestra. Some releases provide alternative soundtracks, so that one can choose from two or more options. If one does not like any of the soundtracks, one can always turn the sound off and watch the film silently. So, I welcome the release of Moroder's version, which is not the definitive Metropolis of all time, but was as close to definitive as one could get at the time.
PS 21 March 2012. Finally I have been able to compare the Moroder blu-ray with the Complete Metropolis blu-ray, both from Kino and both superlative. The Moroder transfer is just as crisp on their shared material, and sometimes crisper. The tinting occasionally obscures detail (faces of the children on their entrance scene) but mostly enhances the composition of the scene (stadium in brown with blue skies and white clouds above). Moroder's use of conversational subtitles instead of intertitles helps the dramatic flow, and reduces the feeling of seeing a lecture instead of a film. Moroder's musical score once in a while gets cloying, but respects the scene changes and moods more so than most silent scores. One would never want to do without the extra footage presented on the Complete Metropolis, but Moroder's version is a serious piece of film rejuvenation, which proved that there was a public interested in the restoration of silent films. Moroder made the Complete Metropolis feasible.
What about the score? It is a futuristic 1920's film, and the 1980's music seems to work with it somehow. During the "silent" era live music accompanied projection of the film, so there was great flexibility in sound. In large theaters, an organ or orchestra would accompany the projection, while in small theaters there would be a piano or small organ. Now, nearly a century later, home video releases have all kinds of newly recorded soundtracks, from piano to organ to orchestra. Some releases provide alternative soundtracks, so that one can choose from two or more options. If one does not like any of the soundtracks, one can always turn the sound off and watch the film silently. So, I welcome the release of Moroder's version, which is not the definitive Metropolis of all time, but was as close to definitive as one could get at the time.
PS 21 March 2012. Finally I have been able to compare the Moroder blu-ray with the Complete Metropolis blu-ray, both from Kino and both superlative. The Moroder transfer is just as crisp on their shared material, and sometimes crisper. The tinting occasionally obscures detail (faces of the children on their entrance scene) but mostly enhances the composition of the scene (stadium in brown with blue skies and white clouds above). Moroder's use of conversational subtitles instead of intertitles helps the dramatic flow, and reduces the feeling of seeing a lecture instead of a film. Moroder's musical score once in a while gets cloying, but respects the scene changes and moods more so than most silent scores. One would never want to do without the extra footage presented on the Complete Metropolis, but Moroder's version is a serious piece of film rejuvenation, which proved that there was a public interested in the restoration of silent films. Moroder made the Complete Metropolis feasible.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2012
Given the legal entanglements and conflicts it seemed unlikely that there would ever again be an official release of Moroder's restoration/scoring of Lang's Metropolis. I'm very glad they worked things out.
Having said that, I was disappointed that little or no restoration work per-se was done to this release. It is a good HD transfer from a good quality print, nothing more or less, other than very good remastering of the score and a new 5.1 mix. I understand that, at the time he made it, Moroder was forced to print flaws in the then-available footage into his negative, but even the opening titles added by Moroder have a lot of visible scratches and jitter (the image shaking, primarily in the vertical direction, usually due to worn sprocket holes in the film). While I understand and respect that there was a conscious decision to present Moroder's restoration in it's original form, and it would extremely difficult to do much about earlier-generation damage printed onto the available copy, flaws due to wear in the Moroder print itself should have been corrected, and Kino has previously demonstrated masterful skill at doing so.
So far I have only addressed this release from a technical standpoint, ignoring the fact that there is an entire generation of people who have never seen and heard this version of Metropolis. I can't give you any objective guidance, as I am a fan of both versions of this film. I will at least point out that, while he did take some artistic liberties with tinting, titling, and scoring, Moroder's was an earnest and impressive effort to restore the film and it's story as much as possible with the resources available to him at the time. In fact, it was the most complete and coherent presentation of Lang's film available until a beautiful restoration made and screened in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. For the 1980's audience, Moroder's version was more a entertaining and comprehensible presentation, and for many people, may remain so today.
If you are watching Metropolis for the first time, which restoration to choose primarily depends upon your sensibilities regarding the score. Choose the Moroder for an excellent 1980's pop and rock score, and a shorter run-time. Choose the first Kino restoration (2003) for the original orchestral score, consistently high visual quality, and a very helpful and interesting commentary track. Sadly, the more complete, if inconsistent, 2010 Kino restoration omits a commentary track. Ultimately, I recommend seeing all three, but I am far from objective about this film.
There is an arguably better fan restoration of the Moroder version for those who seek it out, but you will want to buy this one as well anyway.
Having said that, I was disappointed that little or no restoration work per-se was done to this release. It is a good HD transfer from a good quality print, nothing more or less, other than very good remastering of the score and a new 5.1 mix. I understand that, at the time he made it, Moroder was forced to print flaws in the then-available footage into his negative, but even the opening titles added by Moroder have a lot of visible scratches and jitter (the image shaking, primarily in the vertical direction, usually due to worn sprocket holes in the film). While I understand and respect that there was a conscious decision to present Moroder's restoration in it's original form, and it would extremely difficult to do much about earlier-generation damage printed onto the available copy, flaws due to wear in the Moroder print itself should have been corrected, and Kino has previously demonstrated masterful skill at doing so.
So far I have only addressed this release from a technical standpoint, ignoring the fact that there is an entire generation of people who have never seen and heard this version of Metropolis. I can't give you any objective guidance, as I am a fan of both versions of this film. I will at least point out that, while he did take some artistic liberties with tinting, titling, and scoring, Moroder's was an earnest and impressive effort to restore the film and it's story as much as possible with the resources available to him at the time. In fact, it was the most complete and coherent presentation of Lang's film available until a beautiful restoration made and screened in 2002, and released on DVD in 2003. For the 1980's audience, Moroder's version was more a entertaining and comprehensible presentation, and for many people, may remain so today.
If you are watching Metropolis for the first time, which restoration to choose primarily depends upon your sensibilities regarding the score. Choose the Moroder for an excellent 1980's pop and rock score, and a shorter run-time. Choose the first Kino restoration (2003) for the original orchestral score, consistently high visual quality, and a very helpful and interesting commentary track. Sadly, the more complete, if inconsistent, 2010 Kino restoration omits a commentary track. Ultimately, I recommend seeing all three, but I am far from objective about this film.
There is an arguably better fan restoration of the Moroder version for those who seek it out, but you will want to buy this one as well anyway.
Top reviews from other countries
Alex MacFabe
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2023
This movie is so hard to find, but a must have for a film lover. Great quality
B. Ford
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good copy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2023
Nice packaging. Has the 'lost' scenes that were found in Argentina. I believe this to be the best quality and most complete version now available.
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Napoléon V
5.0 out of 5 stars
Génial
Reviewed in France on November 10, 2021
J'avais acheté une édition DVD de Metropolis il y a 15 ans. Celle ci est agrémentée de morceaux du film que l'on pensait perdus. Du coup j'ai pu (re)découvrir ce film quasiment tel qu'il était à l'origine.
Choren
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maravillosa!!
Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2018
Ésta es la versión de Giorgio Moroder, en la que él quitó partes de la película, agregó otras y le puso canciones y música de los ochentas. La película de Lang, dependiendo de la versión y del trabajo de restauración, dura más de hora cuarenta, mientras que ésta dura solamente una hora y veinte minutos aproximadamente. Hay personas que comentan que no les gusta, para mí es una joya. Vale muchísimo la pena tenerla y experimentar la forma en que la música de Moroder cambia totalmente la percepción de la película con respecto a las otras versiones de la misma. Si eres amante o estás interesado en el cine mudo, no dudes comprarla!
P.D. Hay un error en la información del blu-ray, éste no tiene subtítulos en español, sólo en inglés (sólo la edición española viene subtitulada en español).
P.D. Hay un error en la información del blu-ray, éste no tiene subtítulos en español, sólo en inglés (sólo la edición española viene subtitulada en español).
Rheinskalde
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sehr gute Version - ein Filmklassiker in verschiedenen Varianten
Reviewed in Germany on October 3, 2017
Sowohl die ausgezeichnet rekonstruierte Version des Filmes durch die Fr. W. Murnau Stiftung aus dem Jahr 2010,
als auch die bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt als vollständigste Fassung geltende Giorgio Moroder Fassung finden sich in dieser Stealbox.
Beide sehr gut.
als auch die bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt als vollständigste Fassung geltende Giorgio Moroder Fassung finden sich in dieser Stealbox.
Beide sehr gut.