Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] | ![Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513MxxmoI5L._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $28.99
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Rating:  530 reviews
Sales Rank: 45
Format: Color, Director's Cut, Widescreen, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 1000040376
UPC: 794043122927
EAN: 0794043122927
ASIN: B0018O4YSQ
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | The critically-acclaimed triumph from visionary director Alex Proyas (I, Robot, The Crow) is back with a brand new directors cut featuring enhanced picture and sound, never-before-seen footage and three commentary tracks that take you deeper than ever before into the world of one of sci-fis most exciting and revered tales. When John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes with no memory at the scene of a gri |
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Product Description
The critically-acclaimed triumph from visionary director Alex Proyas (I Robot The Crow) is back with a brand new directors cut featuring enhanced picture and sound never-before-seen footage and three commentary tracks that take you deeper than ever before into the world of one of sci-fis most exciting and revered tales. When John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes with no memory at the scene of a grisly murder he soon finds himself hunted by the police a woman claiming to be his wife and a mysterious group of pale men who seem to control everything and everyone in the city.Starring Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist) Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) William Hurt (A History of Violence) and Kiefer Sutherland (TVs 24).System Requirements:Running Time: 111 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 794043122927 Manufacturer No: 1000040376
Amazon.com
If you're a fan of brooding comic-book antiheroes, got a nihilistic jolt from The Crow (1994), and share director Alex Proyas's highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call Dark City an instant classic of visual imagination. It's one of those films that exists in a world purely of its own making, setting its own rules and playing by them fairly, so that even its derivative elements (and there are quite a few) acquire their own specific uniqueness. Before long, however, the film becomes interesting only as a triumph of production design. And while that's certainly enough to grab your attention (Blade Runner is considered a classic, after all), it's painfully clear that Dark City has precious little heart and soul. One-dimensional characters are no match for the film's abundance of retro-futuristic style, so it's best to admire the latter on its own splendidly cinematic terms. Trivia buffs will be interested to know that the film's 50-plus sets (partially inspired by German expressionism) were built at the Fox Film Studios in Sydney, Australia, home base of director Alex Proyas and producer Andrew Mason. The underground world depicted in the film required the largest indoor set ever built in Australia. --Jeff Shannon
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 One of my favorite movies February 7, 2010
J. Hojnacki (USA)
What more can I say that hasn't already been said? Great extra features and commentary. Amazing price so I simply had to get this one.
 Great movie, but the description is misleading - Blu only has one Disc January 29, 2010
R. Whorton
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great movie and it's fantastic on blu-ray, but I was led to believe it had 2 discs by the description on Amazon. This is false. It has only 1 disc.
I put THIS movie off? January 27, 2010
John R. Jenkins (Cincinnati Oh)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A while back I remember seeing a movie called Dark City at one of bigger stores (like Kmart or something). It was a slightly older movie, and I had never heard of it, but the cover looked cool. I read the back of the cover, only to find a quote from the movie... At any rate, I didn't purchase it, but looked at it just about every time I went into that store.
So one day I'm bored and I think of the movie but I can't remember what it was called. I just got my blu ray player so I was shopping on Amazon for some new movies. This one was suggested to me. I don't know why I was so interested in a movie I knew nothing about, but I went for it.
I've put off watching this, and last night, I finally did. All I can say is: I put THIS movie off? This movie was incredible. It was visually incredible, and the effects they pulled off in this movie (given that it came out in the late 90's) were jaw dropping. The movie is the freak child of film noir, mystery, scifi, and many more. The story is great, and I would recommend it to anyone who has patience with movies (you'll be very confused at the beginning).
They could have done more with the special features I guess, but what you get is still great. If you've never seen this movie, or you haven't seen the directors cut, you need to see this movie and get this on blu ray or dvd now.
IF YOU HATE THIS MOVIE THEN YOU HATE SCI-FI ALTOGETHER ...or like a child you just cant understand it. January 20, 2010
M. Spinella (Kushtown, California)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Look this movie is a sci-fi cult classic ...it's just that, plain and simple. Now we all now Keifer Sutherland is not that great of an actor as you can tell by 24. But in this movie, just like The Lost Boys, he finds the character that fits his personality.
If you gave that crappy movie Avatar a chance, then this one deserves your complete attention.
*thank you
-by a real avid movie fan
 Old style sci-fi movie January 16, 2010
Thomas Kim (Mountain View, CA United States)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
May have been leading edge in its time but dated by today's standards. Kiefer Sutherland badly cast. Interesting to see Jennifer Connelly at a young age.
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