METROPOLIS, new and improved with restored footage!

[teenygozer]

Last night, I caught the fully restored Metropolis (1927) on Turner Movie Classics. It was the most recent and updated version, almost completed to its uncut original glory using some 30 minutes of footage recently found in Argentina and New Zealand film vaults. It's an excellent film, and a fascinating study in the way Some Things Never Change

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[teenygozer]

I assume you mean the one with the pop song music track, including Freddie's input? I loved that version -- I really have no problem with updating the score, and thought they did a nice job, though the critics panned it at the time. I think I even had a VHS copy of the pop-song version of the movie. You really can't find it today, and all the soundtrack recordings are vinyl-only!

[ljs]

I still do the handclaps to "Radio GaGa." :-)

[teenygozer]

As you should!

I admit, I found myself humming Radio GaGa while watching Metropolis at certain points.