Dark City

[Master Blaster]

Labryinth was a weird girl essential back in high school. I think they just watch it to oogle David Bowie.

[Yaddo 42]

"I, Robot" was by Isaac Asimov, not PKD, or am I missing some other connection?  Since I haven't seen that one, but read about how little it was based on the book (the Rules, a very altered character, and the title seem to about it) I better leave it alone.

About "Labyrinth", I got the impression lots of pre-teen girls (tweens they'd be called now a days) liked that movie. My sister and her friends liked it, but mostly they got a kick out of seeing the puppet taking a p**s. Now that my sister is older she said she doesn't like it as well as she remembered and told me that it's disturbing how "on display" Bowie's codpiece is in a kids film.

[Neville]

I remember thinking the aesthetics and the ideas exposed were interesting, but that the plot and acting was only OK, even a bit dull. It's on my must-rewatch list, so I may be saying different things about it soon.

[lester1/2jr]

I absolutely HATED this movie.  It's "darkness" was as cheesy as "the Crow".  If you liked this you'll love Richard grieco in "tomcat:dangerous Desires"  which I thought was even worse than Dark City.  Also, the plot was rescycled from a Twilight Zone episode.   All the main actors were miscast.  The lead was too neurotic and feminie to be a hero.  The detecive was trying to be all noirish but he looked like he stepped out of a merchant Ivory movie.  The girl who was supposed to be all vampy was demure and shy.

[Susan]

Master Blaster wrote:

> Labryinth was a weird girl essential back in high school. I
> think they just watch it to oogle David Bowie.

I dunno, i was a bowie fan but he was kind of oogly in that movie.  The problem with henson movies is I think he was afraid or incapable of going completely dark. The film would have worked as a dark fantasy if not for all the gimicky sidekick puppets and dance sequences.  Then again conolly's bad acting was almost unbearable, particularly at the end when she's trying to remember the final line to that stupid poem "you have no power over me". C'mon cheesefest!

[dean]

>>>>"I, Robot" was by Isaac Asimov, not PKD

Ah yeah, silly me, getting my writers mixed up again! Nuts

Anywho, since this is a Dark City [and subtle Labyrinth] thread, I thought I'd chip in and say I loved the sillieness of Labyrinth.  That and the Princess Bride just remind me of each other.  That Dance magic dance song rocked as well... even though I admit it was silly, it doesn't mean its crap [as any B-movies fan will know]

Also speaking of Connelly.  I don't mind her work, in fact, I like a lot of it.  Requim for a dream was just a great movie which I really enjoyed in a 'this is nasty, I feel really bad" kind of way.  Her acting was only adequate in Requim, but since it was a great film overall, I don't see a problem.

[trekgeezer]

Dark City was a good movie, despite the stupid narration the studio had Proyas insert during the beginning scene which gave the whole damned plot away.

As far as Connelly, she is another natural beauty who ruined her looks by going the anorexic route. I remember the scene with her and Marlon Wayans in bed in Requiem for a Dream, she looked like a damn skeleton.

[nobody]

I had no idea the studio forced Proyas to insert the opening narrative. This is funny (I just read it on IMDB): "Many fans of the film prefer to watch it with the sound turned off during the opening narration, until the first appearance of Kiefer Sutherland."

[Fearless Freep]

Dark City was a good movie, despite the stupid narration the studio had Proyas insert during the beginning scene which gave the whole damned plot away.

That didn't bother me too much.  I mean they tipped the plot pretty early anyway and the movie didn't rely on it being much of a secret.  The plot relied on the tension of would Murdock figure out what was going on and get his powers under control before he was found.

I remember the scene with her and Marlon Wayans in bed in Requiem for a Dream, she looked like a damn skeleton.

Huhwha?  Marlon Wayans was in bed with some other actress, Not Connelly.