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I haven't seen Metropolis (available on Netflix Instant!), Forbidden Planet (added to the queue), Mad Max 2 (the first and third movies are on Netflix Instant, so maybe I will have some sort of marathon one day), and Ghost in the Shell (on Netflix Instant, as is Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, awesome!!). I'm sure I saw Tron and RoboCop when I was younger, but they're in the queue.
Moon was really good, as was Primer.
That story about what Greek statues really looked like is excellent.
What's that, sumi?
Has the restored version of Metropolis come out on DVD yet?
I haven't seen the four most recent ones, though I want to see Moon and Inception and Children of Men. Hadn't heard of Primer but I want to see it now.
They have a blind spot about early 70s science fiction. I'd put Silent Running up there as well as Clockwork Orange. Maybe The Omega Man or Soylent Green.
Should I watch the original Ghost in the Shell or the remastered Ghost in the Shell 2.0 version?
Hadn't heard of Primer but I want to see it now.
Has the restored version of Metropolis come out on DVD yet?
How many fucking times can they restore it? I swear it's gone through more editions than Bladerunner.
They recovered a significant portion of the lost footage a couple of years ago.
This restoration added lost footage that was found in Germany. Actual Restoration! I think it was also tweaked to look clearer, IIRC.
I've seen 18 of those movies. I'm missing Metropolis, Day the Earth Stood Still, Primer, Moon, Ghost in the Shell, Inception, and District 9.
They have a blind spot about early 70s science fiction. I'd put Silent Running up there as well as Clockwork Orange. Maybe The Omega Man or Soylent Green.
ITA, David!