Dark City - BLU-RAY Version (1998)

Jeffa from Southampton [Highly rated reviewer] , 25/10/2008

This is an exceptional concept film. It met with studio resistence when initially released and led with a voice over introduction via Keifer Sutherland. The film enters the centre of Sci-Fi Noir with backdrops from the 40's to the 70's with a sepia colourtone to the picture. In this version you will see a slightly better scene management and colour handle to the whole picture. In this film you play the part of a spectator over the life and times of John Murdock whilst the plot of the film unravels before you. Once you have started the ride don't bother getting off this film asks many questions of the viewer. In film Noir I rate this alongside Donny Darko, for its far reaching concepts and wild puzzles. Many of the questions asked are so far reaching you have to think about Proyas's other work to piece it together. I,Robot was one of those later releases so you know where I am going. The Extra's on the DVD are much more than on the original and delve a little deeper into the conception and execution of the movie. I have been a big fan of this movie since it was released and if you have read any of my other reviews you know I can be hard to please. In this director's cut you see the story come together much more coherently and the cuts between scenes are much better handled. Before, I always thought it was missing something. This is the sort of film that if it had been released alongside Sixth Sense it would have had a bigger audience. Now it has been relegated to the home market as an enthusiasts or collectors market. In actual fact it has reached a better media straight from the off. I don't like going to the movies anymore. Movies have now found their place in the home and because it is a personal thing I find it works out better. If the film is anything anywhere near good it is worth buying. Renting and then buying works out for the better.

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