Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)
by Alex Proyas
List Price:
Our Price: $4.03
You Save: $5.95 (60%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.48 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard O'Brien, Rufus Sewell, William HurtDirector: Alex Proyas
Producer: Alex Proyas
Writer: Alex Proyas
Producer: Andrew Mason
Producer: Barbara Gibbs
Producer: Brian Witten
Writer: David S. Goyer
Writer: Lem Dobbs
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-07-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line
Movie Reviews of Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)
Movie Review: An all-time classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't see why this film was considered to be terrible when "The Matrix" was a hit. Many people consider this movie hard to understand, but the plot is no more complex than "The Matrix". In fact, this film inspired "The Matrix". This film has great performances, great directing, great sets, great special effects, and a great plot. This is very much a sci-fi mystery with some great action scenes added into the mix. The plot is very thought provoking, and keeps you on the edge of your seat. This director's cut features some added scenes to let you get to know the charaters a bit more and deletes the annoying opening narration. These changes greatly add to the film. If you are a fan of "The Matrix", then I highly recommed this movie.
Summary of Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)
Alex Proyas, (The Crow) directs this futuristic thriller about a man waking up to find he is wanted for brutal murders he doesn't remember. Haunted by mysterious beings who stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the riddle of his identity.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. Befitting a film of such ambition, the DVD includes a feast of bonus features, including audio commentaries by the director, producer, writers, and cinematographer, and also by film critic Roger Ebert, who named Dark City one of the best films of 1998. Also included is an isolated music track, an interactive game, and a photo gallery of production stills and set design sketches. --Jeff Shannon
Action & Adventure DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in More Great Horror Movies (By Category-Part I)
Re-AnimatorSTARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2007-03-20; DVD
Best price: $12.02
Price in other shops:
The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/ Mummy's Hand/ Mummy's Tomb/ Mummy's Ghost/ Mummy's Curse)Universal; Release date: 2004-10-19; DVD
Best price: $18.76
Price in other shops:
Carnival of Souls - Criterion CollectionImage Entertainment; Release date: 2000-05-16; Published: 2000-05; DVD
Best price: $27.30
Price in other shops:
The BeyondRelease date: 2008-10-28; DVD
Best price: $13.29
Price in other shops:
They LiveUniversal; Release date: 2003-09-23; DVD
Best price: $8.39
Price in other shops:
Village of the DamnedUniversal; Release date: 1998-12-15; DVD
Best price: $3.60
Price in other shops:
Soylent GreenWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-03-25; DVD
Best price: $8.43
Price in other shops:
The BlobSony; Release date: 2001-09-11; DVD
Best price: $4.37
Price in other shops:
Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)Release date: 1998-07-29; DVD
Best price: $6.74
Price in other shops:
Altered StatesWarner Brothers; Release date: 2004-06-01; DVD
Best price: $3.48
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
The Bank JobLions Gate; Release date: 2008-07-15; DVD
Best price: $6.98
Price in other shops:
The Nightmare Before ChristmasRelease date: 1997-12-03; DVD
Best price: $45.40
Gattaca (Special Edition)Sony; Release date: 2008-03-11; DVD
Best price: $6.10
Price in other shops:
![Band of Brothers [Blu-ray] Image](/images/Band-of-Brothers-Blu-ray-B00129H7VS-X.jpg)
Band of Brothers [Blu-ray]Release date: 2008-11-11; DVD
Best price: $44.93
Price in other shops:
L.A. ConfidentialSPACEY,KEVIN; Release date: 1998-04-21; DVD
Best price: $4.69
Price in other shops:
Incredible Hulk (Widescreen Edition)Universal; Release date: 2008-10-21; DVD
Best price: $7.85
Price in other shops:
Batman Begins (Widescreen Edition)BALE,CHRISTIAN; Release date: 2005-10-18; DVD
Best price: $3.45
Price in other shops:
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Full Screen)Universal; Release date: 2008-11-11; DVD
Best price: $6.49
Price in other shops:
![The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray] Image](/images/The-Godfather-The-Coppola-Restoration-Giftset-The-Godfather-The-Godfather-Part-II-The-Godfather-Part-III-Blu-ray-B000NTPDSW-X.jpg)
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray]Paramount; Release date: 2008-09-23; DVD
Best price: $43.99
Price in other shops:
![Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive) Image](/images/Kill-Bill-Volumes-1-2-Blu-ray-Amazon-com-Exclusive-B001BR5F4C-X.jpg)
Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)Release date: 2008-09-09; DVD
Best price: $29.99
Price in other shops: