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METROPOLIS OMG OMG OMG
Jun. 20th, 2010 05:18 pmSo last night I saw the new version of Metropolis at the Detroit Film Theater.
In 2002 a restored version of Metropolis came out, and it was gorgeous and so clear I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. Still, the movie was missing a half hour of footage, and I never thought in my lifetime that I'd see it. Then came that amazing discovery in Buenos Aires. The full movie, though heavily scratched and degraded.
They've spliced in the new footage with the 2002 restoration, and now the original score fits perfectly with the movie.
IT WAS AWESOMESAUCE.
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In 2002 a restored version of Metropolis came out, and it was gorgeous and so clear I felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. Still, the movie was missing a half hour of footage, and I never thought in my lifetime that I'd see it. Then came that amazing discovery in Buenos Aires. The full movie, though heavily scratched and degraded.
They've spliced in the new footage with the 2002 restoration, and now the original score fits perfectly with the movie.
IT WAS AWESOMESAUCE.
( Read more... )