Uncut copy of "Metropolis" found in Argentina

slimebucato · Post by **slimebucato** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:52 pm

[quote] Lost scenes from German-Austrian director Fritz Lang's legendary silent film "Metropolis" have been discovered in Argentina, German weekly newspaper Die Zeit reported on Wednesday.

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drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:54 pm

please please please let them tour this, seeing metropolis on the big screen was one of the most incredible movie experiences I've ever had

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:08 pm

read about this the other day, very very awesome

if this comes to a theater anywhere within 3-4 hours driving distance, I'm going

varick pyr · Post by **varick pyr** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:10 pm

I'd walk 500 miles to see it.
maybe 500 more.
just to be the man who... nevermind.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:03 pm

very cool. if this hits the theatre i will definitely check it out.

I guess we can thank the nazis that went to south america for this.

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:20 pm

Random Sample wrote:very cool. if this hits the theatre i will definitely check it out.

I guess we can thank the nazis that went to south america for this.

heh

pretty cool news though, pretty pretty cool. I wonder how much extra footage there is.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:20 pm

well, they're saying that the original print's running time was 210 minutes, so that's about 80-90 minutes of new footage (if it's all salvageable), which is absolutely insane

I.R.A. Soldier · Post by **I.R.A. Soldier** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:26 pm

i'll miss reading the plot-filling slides

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:20 pm

the inevitable is here:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

"All right... we've got one last post for you today, because this just couldn't wait until Monday. We've just heard back from our friends over at Kino International. The good news is that they have officially confirmed that the newly-discovered footage from Fritz Lang's original version of Metropolis (which we mentioned yesterday) WILL be a part of the forthcoming special edition Blu-ray Disc release in 2009. What's more, the new special edition will be released on standard DVD format as well on the same day. Watch for more details on this sure-to-be-amazing release in the weeks and months ahead. We think that's just about the best news we could close out the week with, don't you?"

the next logical shoe to drop should be the announcement of them touring the print prior to the dvd release

battlecatmeowstab212 · Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:03 pm

Someone better call Billy Squire and get him in the studio FAST!

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:13 pm

What is it with Germans and South America all the time?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:05 pm

battlecatmeowstab212 wrote:Someone better call Billy Squire and get him in the studio FAST!

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:42 pm

LMAO @ this being like Indiana Jones

DELETED SCENES Of X-MEN 2 WERE FOUND IN ANCIENT RUINS ON THE ISLAND OF GENOSHA AFTER SOLVING A PUZZLE WITH ENCLOSING WALLS AND STEEL SPIKES ON BOTH WALLS.

Funky Butler · Post by **Funky Butler** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:28 am

hell yeah

sun ra · Post by **sun ra** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:02 am

wow. fucking great news.
one of my favs silent movies.