Dark City

Lord Blazer · 08-30-2006, 12:25 AM

So I watched this film for my english class just now. ANd uh... yeah. It was cool, it was cool, and then it's like "CLIMAX" and the whole movie suddenly sucked. Man, that was a big case of blue balls.

VIVALAVOVA · 08-30-2006, 12:50 AM

Thanks Kyle.

BrimmZERO · 08-30-2006, 02:56 AM

Cleary I need to rethink my definition of blue balls

Air Rick · 10-09-2009, 02:29 AM

Hey I actually just saw this the other day. I wish I had seen the director's cut though, because (supposedly) the opening narration isn't in it, and I think this would have been more of a mindfuck if there hadn't been an opening monologue.

Not sure about blue balls, but yeah, that whole "climax" thing sort of..well...sucked..compared to the build-up of the entire film.

Don Tickner · 10-09-2009, 02:31 AM

I grabbed the Directors Cut, it indeed lacks the opening monologue which was added due to the Stuido's demands, and a few additional scenes and sub plots. It's a far superior version of the movie.

Yeah, the ending did kind of suck - I still really love the movie though, one of my personal favourites.

Andres · 10-09-2009, 02:32 AM

The ending was the best part of the movie, all of you must have mental problems.

Don Tickner · 10-09-2009, 02:34 AM

Oh, don't get me wrong, I loved the fact he got to Shell Beach and made things the way he felt they needed to be, but the whole 'fight' scene was kind of... messed up, and lacked any real "FUCK YEAH" moments, at least for me.

Air Rick · 10-09-2009, 02:35 AM

i definitely thought of Dead Heart in a Dead World, what with the city's isolation. Did you rip that off, Andrizzle? DID YOU?!

I mean, looking back at the whole I've implanted you with memories of having the Strangers' abilities-thing seemed sort of corny at first, but in the end it was actually quite brilliant. But I agree with Don in the sense that I didn't really feel like there were those "Oh hell yeah" moments. It almost seemed too easy. Felt like I was watching the ending of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix...which, unfortunately, I saw first.

Andres · 10-09-2009, 02:35 AM

I did.

Air Rick · 10-09-2009, 02:37 AM

KNEW IT!

Andres · 10-09-2009, 02:39 AM

This was actually one of my first 'favorite movies'.

Skittlebrau · 10-09-2009, 02:40 AM

I thought it was a very pretty, very stupid movie.

Andres · 10-09-2009, 02:41 AM

The battle itself wasn't great but the two payoffs (the water flowing and the first sunrise) were both excellent and the soundtrack was pretty damn amazing throughout the entire last fifteen minutes.

Skittlebrau · 10-09-2009, 02:43 AM

Actually, yeah, there were a few points throughout the movie where I was like "...fuck this music is really good."

Air Rick · 10-09-2009, 02:44 AM

I had heard the soundtrack sampled elsewhere and honestly I was expecting some sort of crazy chase scene throughout the city with some of those tracks.

I mean, I guess there was one, but crazy how you hear one thing when there's no visual and anticipate something completely off-target.

Don Tickner · 10-09-2009, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Andres

The battle itself wasn't great but the two payoffs (the water flowing and the first sunrise) were both excellent and the soundtrack was pretty damn amazing throughout the entire last fifteen minutes.

Oh, most definatly agreed - the score build up to the sunrise, and that whole moments deliverance ranks as one of my personal favourite movie moments. If I remember rightly, it was actually included in the Trailer! It's sad that this whole movie was over shadowed by Titanic upon it's release - I feel it kind of never really got paid the attention it deserved.

Edit: I think this movie also holds the record for least average time per shot? I think I remember heard that on the commentary. It's just "cut, cut, cut, cut, cut" from start to finish.

Evil Ash · 10-09-2009, 02:59 AM

Dark City is a really good film and the ending is awesome. Screw you all.

Lord Blazer · 10-09-2009, 03:19 AM

Wow a three year-old thread

Domicile Destructo · 10-09-2009, 03:33 AM

I really liked it.

Evil Ash · 10-09-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyle Magocs

Wow a three year-old thread

FUCK I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

Why does it always seem Eric Ryan is always the cause!?

WHAT, DO YOU VIEW THE FORUMS ALPHABETICALLY?

Air Rick · 04:56 AM

I LOOK FOR THESE BEFORE I GO AHEAD AND START A brand new THREAD.

GOLLY.

Michael Jeffrey · 10-09-2009, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Andres

This was actually one of my first 'favorite movies'.

Yes this, the only blu-ray movie I own. Luckily watched the director's cut the first time... that opening monologue KILLS the movie. It would be like having opening monologues on lost to kill all the mystery before the episode even started. The impact of the end, when you see the city in it's entirety, and the end with the water/sunrise, absolutely stunning.

Did anyone else get recommended to watch this originally after seeing the matrix?

Michael Jeffrey · 10-09-2009, 05:06 AM

Plus the idea that these people and the city itself are constantly being swapped around and everything about their lives is fake, fleeting and manipulated I found powerfully unsettling.

Don Tickner · 10-09-2009, 05:14 AM

Agreed. I loved the part in the directors cut where Anna is playing with her Wedding Ring, and William Hurt's character asked why she's fiddling with it, because it looks as though she's uncomfortable with it and she replies that she's worn it every day since they were married. The whole concept that we although our memories tell us we've worn the ring for years but our body physically isn't adjusted to it was amazing, and I felt should have remained in the theatrical cut.

Breed · 10-09-2009, 05:22 AM

Guy: That is exactly how it was recommended to me :P

Also your sig wins

08-30-2006, 12:25 AM	#1
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	Dark City So I watched this film for my english class just now. ANd uh... yeah. It was cool, it was cool, and then it's like "CLIMAX" and the whole movie suddenly sucked. Man, that was a big case of blue balls.

08-30-2006, 02:56 AM	#3
BrimmZERO Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,285	Cleary I need to rethink my definition of blue balls
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10-09-2009, 02:29 AM	#4
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	Hey I actually just saw this the other day. I wish I had seen the director's cut though, because (supposedly) the opening narration isn't in it, and I think this would have been more of a mindfuck if there hadn't been an opening monologue. Not sure about blue balls, but yeah, that whole "climax" thing sort of..well...sucked..compared to the build-up of the entire film.
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10-09-2009, 02:32 AM	#6
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797	The ending was the best part of the movie, all of you must have mental problems.
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10-09-2009, 02:35 AM	#8
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	i definitely thought of Dead Heart in a Dead World, what with the city's isolation. Did you rip that off, Andrizzle? DID YOU?! I mean, looking back at the whole I've implanted you with memories of having the Strangers' abilities-thing seemed sort of corny at first, but in the end it was actually quite brilliant. But I agree with Don in the sense that I didn't really feel like there were those "Oh hell yeah" moments. It almost seemed too easy. Felt like I was watching the ending of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix...which, unfortunately, I saw first.
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08-30-2006, 12:50 AM	#2
VIVALAVOVA Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8,519	Thanks Kyle.

10-09-2009, 02:31 AM	#5
Don Tickner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,021	I grabbed the Directors Cut, it indeed lacks the opening monologue which was added due to the Stuido's demands, and a few additional scenes and sub plots. It's a far superior version of the movie. Yeah, the ending did kind of suck - I still really love the movie though, one of my personal favourites.

10-09-2009, 02:34 AM	#7
Don Tickner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,021	Oh, don't get me wrong, I loved the fact he got to Shell Beach and made things the way he felt they needed to be, but the whole 'fight' scene was kind of... messed up, and lacked any real "FUCK YEAH" moments, at least for me.

10-09-2009, 02:37 AM	#10
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	KNEW IT!
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10-09-2009, 02:39 AM	#11
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797	This was actually one of my first 'favorite movies'.
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10-09-2009, 02:40 AM	#12
Skittlebrau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,804	I thought it was a very pretty, very stupid movie.

10-09-2009, 02:41 AM	#13
Andres Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,797	The battle itself wasn't great but the two payoffs (the water flowing and the first sunrise) were both excellent and the soundtrack was pretty damn amazing throughout the entire last fifteen minutes.
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10-09-2009, 02:43 AM	#14
Skittlebrau Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,804	Actually, yeah, there were a few points throughout the movie where I was like "...fuck this music is really good."

10-09-2009, 02:44 AM	#15
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	I had heard the soundtrack sampled elsewhere and honestly I was expecting some sort of crazy chase scene throughout the city with some of those tracks. I mean, I guess there was one, but crazy how you hear one thing when there's no visual and anticipate something completely off-target.
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733

10-09-2009, 02:59 AM	#17
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	Dark City is a really good film and the ending is awesome. Screw you all.
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10-09-2009, 03:19 AM	#18
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	Wow a three year-old thread

10-09-2009, 03:33 AM	#19
Domicile Destructo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,405	I really liked it.

10-09-2009, 04:45 AM	#21
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	I LOOK FOR THESE BEFORE I GO AHEAD AND START A brand new THREAD. GOLLY.
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10-09-2009, 05:06 AM	#23
Michael Jeffrey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 4,580	Plus the idea that these people and the city itself are constantly being swapped around and everything about their lives is fake, fleeting and manipulated I found powerfully unsettling.

10-09-2009, 05:14 AM	#24
Don Tickner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,021	Agreed. I loved the part in the directors cut where Anna is playing with her Wedding Ring, and William Hurt's character asked why she's fiddling with it, because it looks as though she's uncomfortable with it and she replies that she's worn it every day since they were married. The whole concept that we although our memories tell us we've worn the ring for years but our body physically isn't adjusted to it was amazing, and I felt should have remained in the theatrical cut.

10-09-2009, 05:22 AM	#25
Breed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,768	Guy: That is exactly how it was recommended to me :P Also your sig wins
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