Has anybody seen the new restored version of "Metropolis" ?

[oxode]

Early this month a newly restored version of  Fritz Langs masterpiece "Metropolis" was reliesed. It makes use of newly found material and as far as I heared, it is a totaly new film ! Even the plot seems to be different. Has anybody seen this new version?

[Rev. Powell]

In the US it's only been screened in NYC, and only starting last week.  I'm hoping it will go on tour but I'm guessing we'll have to wait for a DVD version to see it.   

[The Burgomaster]

I'm waiting until James Cameron does a remake in 3-D.

[Flick James]

I'm waiting until James Cameron does a remake in 3-D.

I can't even begin to address the horror.

[peter johnson]

I am a bit put off by the eternal issue of old films "finally restored!!" - This was done with King Kong, Greed, Intolerance, etc. etc.  At some point, I would genuinely love it if someone would finally come up with all the "missing" scenes to these films - it seems a tad contrived . . .
That said, no, I have neither seen nor heard of it being shown anywhere locally - Perhaps the Moroder (Murderer?) "definitive" version put people off from seeing another attempt.
I'm still waiting for "London After Midnight" and the log rolling/insect pit sequence from King Kong to arrive -
Bet me:  After this "restored" version, another will come out in another 10 years - "Yes, Keeds!  The real, super dooper uncut for real this time -- It really is!!  . . . It!  I mean, this is it!! . . ."  and so forth.  I don't look upon it as film restoration so much as nerds with nitrite in their attics portioning out to pay their bills - Put bluntly:  There is NO reason why any of this "restored" footage could not have been put back in in 1945 . . . rant . . . wheeze . . . Wyre Wizard!!  . . . Is that you? . . .
peter johnson/denny "soapbox" crane

[SlyMuffin]

I am a bit put off by the eternal issue of old films "finally restored!!" - This was done with King Kong, Greed, Intolerance, etc. etc.  At some point, I would genuinely love it if someone would finally come up with all the "missing" scenes to these films - it seems a tad contrived . . .

I understand what you're saying, but in this case the entire film was, literally, "missing." They only very recently discovered a single intact version in Argentina. And we're not talking about a "couple scenes" here, the majority of the story was completely cut. (Not a unique prospect at the time.)  It's not a case of adding scenes to cash in, the full movie was not believed to exist ANYWHERE until they found this 16mm copy in 2005.