What dreams may come
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
I have seen Metropolis and it was re-released on DVD a couple years back. You can probably find it in the bargain bin or the 9.99 rack at BB. It does draw some similarities but they are very different movies.
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what dreams my come...i actually liked that movie alot! they did a great job with the special effects and music...thats what really drove the movie...plus the story line and plot was really cool and romantic in a way...i mean, who else would give up an eternity in heaven to be with their wife in hell...
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Cool... the one scene in Dark City that just really sums it up for me is the very end when he is standing at the docks with Emma/Anna and she goes "Hi I am Anna" and he says: "I am John Murdoch"
Its too bad that two of Carreys movies have stolen directly from Dark City which really makes those two movies look cheap for doing it.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Yeah, they used the same theory of the human spirit in Eternal Sunshine as well. Though they are very different movies the theme is still there and actually is the forefront of the movies meaning.
Its too bad that two of Carreys movies have stolen directly from Dark City which really makes those two movies look cheap for doing it.
Its too bad that two of Carreys movies have stolen directly from Dark City which really makes those two movies look cheap for doing it.
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Originally Posted by princessvespa37
what dreams my come...i actually liked that movie alot! they did a great job with the special effects and music...thats what really drove the movie...plus the story line and plot was really cool and romantic in a way...i mean, who else would give up an eternity in heaven to be with their wife in hell...
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Yeah you are right, I can't picture Carrey as a serious actor though. Also I was disappointed with the sudden change in roles that Keifer Sutherland played. He portrayed the troubled doctor so very well and then he went into straight up action movies. Watching Dark City you felt sorrow for Dr. Schreber.
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Beyond that he wanted to save his wife from eternal damnation. He was willing to give up his soul to protect the one he loved.
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Originally Posted by princessvespa37
what dreams my come...i actually liked that movie alot! they did a great job with the special effects and music...thats what really drove the movie...plus the story line and plot was really cool and romantic in a way...i mean, who else would give up an eternity in heaven to be with their wife in hell...
I may have to pick it up and take another look at it.
I also need to grab the Fisher King.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
If you listen to the commentary there is some talk of a lot of debate in having him play that role. They felt he was too young and inexperienced for that type of role and almost cast it to someone else but a last minute gamble was made and it set his career into new realms.
