From RogerEbert.com:
Q. I applaud your recent addition of Alex Proyas' "Dark City" to your Great Movies collection. I saw the film for the first time when I was 14, and it changed my conception of what science fiction films could do. Yet my uncle, a true cinephile, assured me that it was a rehash of the superior "Blade Runner" and would be forgotten in 10 years. It has been seven years since I had that conversation. Has the film left any lasting imprint on the cinema yet in your mind?
Paul Babin, Yarmouthport, Mass.
A. After being missed by many moviegoers in its original release, "Dark City" has become a best-seller on DVD and developed a large and devoted following (see recent discussions at the blog Cinematical.com). Proyas is working on a new director's cut to be released in early 2006; I will expand my commentary from the original DVD to reflect the changes. Tell your uncle the movie stands on its own and is not a rehash of anything -- but that I feel I may have undervalued "Blade Runner." "Dark City" helped me appreciate the values of the earlier film.
SCHWEET! A Dark City director's cut in 2006? Sign me up!
EDIT: title updated. -Campbell
Q. I applaud your recent addition of Alex Proyas' "Dark City" to your Great Movies collection. I saw the film for the first time when I was 14, and it changed my conception of what science fiction films could do. Yet my uncle, a true cinephile, assured me that it was a rehash of the superior "Blade Runner" and would be forgotten in 10 years. It has been seven years since I had that conversation. Has the film left any lasting imprint on the cinema yet in your mind?
Paul Babin, Yarmouthport, Mass.
A. After being missed by many moviegoers in its original release, "Dark City" has become a best-seller on DVD and developed a large and devoted following (see recent discussions at the blog Cinematical.com). Proyas is working on a new director's cut to be released in early 2006; I will expand my commentary from the original DVD to reflect the changes. Tell your uncle the movie stands on its own and is not a rehash of anything -- but that I feel I may have undervalued "Blade Runner." "Dark City" helped me appreciate the values of the earlier film.
SCHWEET! A Dark City director's cut in 2006? Sign me up!
EDIT: title updated. -Campbell
