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Dark City [DVD] [1998] starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'Brien

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Rating: - Great film, not a great DVD though.

I rate Dark City as one of my favourite sci fi stories... Not too sure it works all that well as a film... some of the shots are beautiful, especially of the freakish Strangers, but to me it felt like it would be more at home in a comic... Probably not a coincidence as it was written by the writer of Blade/Blade 2.

Special effects-wise, the film is a mix of excellent and really bad - the morphing buildings look great, but the mind-power visual effect for the Strangers is a bit terrible.

Although the film gets compared to the Matrix all the time, it's got its similarities to The Truman Show and it's visually similar to The Mask, mixing 50s style settings with paradigms from different decades. It is similar to The Matrix in a straightforward way, but the film lays a different story over the same idea. This is much closer to Twilight Zone style sci fi than The Matrix, with less excessive set pieces and more intrigue...

I've always been a bit of a fan of Keifer Sutherland, and if you are too, you should definately see this film... its one of my favourite characters of his.

Definately worth watching for anybody who likes The Truman Show or The Matrix. And most other people.

The only reason this isnt a 5/5 is the poor DVD, which has nothing that the region 1 version had.

Rating: - Amazing Tour de Force for SCI-FI Fans

This is a visionary SCI FI movie that will be a cult classic in years to come. Rufus Sewell (a young Ian McShane clone) shows - as he has in the past in such productions as Cold Comfort Farm and the BBC Middle March - that he is not just a pretty face, but has raw talent just waiting to be tapped. And this movie showcases that talent well!!! With a good supporting performance by Kiefer Sutherland in an understated, bumbling doctor role that is far from the mad scientists of the past, the movie takes you on a journey that shifts, twists and reshapes itself - literally - and never lets you down. The effects are marvellous! From the moment Sewell wakes up in a seedy hotel and has no idea who he is, you follow on a trek that is a maze within a maze within a maze.

Filmed in Australia, this one is no SCI FI should miss!! A film that requires watching again and again.

Rating: - A tale of a dark alternate reality...

Dark City. Id never heard of it before, but my mates girlfriend wrote an essay on it and bought him the DVD cos she thought he would probably like it. This is how i came to view this film. A city of eternal darkness is presented to you through the eyes of a certain Robert Murdoch, the main character. It is a story of false memories, a time when man has no past, and no future... No doubt youve seen The Matrix. Well there are certain similarities (am i me, is the world real) but they (Dark City came out one year before The Matrix) are formed into the storline in a very sublime way. Naturally for the price, the overall DVD quality - pictures, extras and the like are not up to the standards of the 2001 Space Odessey box set for example. Quality issues aside, Kiefer Sutherland deserves mention for his role as the anxious neuroscientist, and talks in a very unnerving way - if this guy was my dentist, Id let my teeth rot.

There are bald men in black/nazi/uncle fester bad guys with agressive psychic ability, fantastic camera angles plus an eerie tesion througout the entire film which in itself deserves respect. Worthy viewing for any self respecting DVD owner.

Rating: - An ace film

People rated 'The Matrix' as on original film, and until I watched Dark City, I would have agreed. The plots are similar, people having to 'wake up' to the real world, but I think that the plot of changing people memories makes Dark City the best between the two. Ok, so it dosn't have Matrix style computer generated scenes, but it has one hell of a plot and great actors.

My only real complaint is that the first time you watch the film it might seems 'Jumpy' i.e. the scene quickly changes and some may find it hard to keep track of the plot, but if you watch it again it falls into place easily. I'd definatly suggest this film for anyone, especially those who have watched and liked The Matrix.

Rating: - Film noir genre makes a comeback!

An incredibly well crafted story that builds on the characters involved well. Each person is beautifully brought to life and by the end you become as confused with the situation as they do. But as the truth is revealed everything slots into place and you begin to wish that you had the powers that John does.

Well worth trying especially if you like Philip K Dick novels and films.

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