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Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Jett Loe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:39:00 -0000

Yes - great production value and design by master Cedric Gibbons amongst others - it's the greatest English-language soap opera ever - but still a soap opera! ;)

Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:18:05 -0000

I have seen that, actually...I have a whole set of artist concept paintings of Star Wars stashed away somewhere. Have to see if I can find it again...

I have to agree re: Wizard of Oz. It's a pretty amazing movie...it actually gets more frightening to me as I get older.

Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Jett Loe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:27:31 -0000

I still love 'Wizard of Oz', but when I saw 'Gone With the Wind' for the first time a few years ago I was surprised - it's a soap opera.

And as for 'stealing' C3PO - it's a homage! ;) But my god check out this early concept design of C3PO by Ralph McQuarrie!

Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Phil — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:47:27 -0000

Hmmm..I see now where George may have stolen C3PO from..... :(

Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Tom B — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:54:14 -0000

How often is it that these old 'classics' get blown out of all proportion though? I finally get round to seeing some of these films and am greatly disappointed. The Wizard of Oz is just dreadful, and has probably only achieved it's fame because there was nothing else like it around at the time. (This fact should not = a hallowed place in film history) I can't even bring myself to sit through Gone With the Wind, the clips I've seen alone are awful - am I right?

Re: Metropolis Lost Scenes Found - Will It Finally Be a Good Film?

Jett Loe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:39:17 -0000

Yes you're right of course re: the look of Metropolis = great composition - check out 'M' and 'Frau Im Mond' + 'The Nibelungen'!