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Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Jake and Boomer's Classic Movie Reviews (Jake and Boomer)Jake and Boomer's Classic Movie Reviews (Jake and Boomer)
Metropolis is a great film. There is no disputing this fact. Fritz Lang pulled out all of the stops on this film. It is usually categorized as a German expressionist film, which for most people conjures images of disjointed scenes with no real meaning ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Jake and Boomer's Classic Movie Reviews (Jake and Boomer)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Phil Hall)Film Threat (Phil Hall)
Hey, I think the Giorgio Moroder version of 'Metropolis' is great. Got a problem with that? ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Film Threat (Phil Hall)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Surreal, sprawling, operatic, drawing on biblical and medieval imagery as well as H. G. Wells… Lang's influential pulp allegory colonized a new realm of the imagination. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Martin Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Martin Erickson)
a Metropolis we'd never seen before. With very few exceptions, the print looked spotless. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Martin Erickson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The acting is campy, the airplanes quaint, but Metropolis defines fearful futurism. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Gary Dowell)Dallas Morning News (Gary Dowell)
After 75 years, Fritz Lang's Metropolis still stands as an icon of the silent era. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Dallas Morning News (Gary Dowell)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
The film looks beautiful and does justice to Fritz Lang's vision. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Marta Barber)Miami Herald (Marta Barber)
The stunning cinematography, made crisper by present-day technology, and the film's overall visual concept continue to make your jaw drop with admiration. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Miami Herald (Marta Barber)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDRAMADVDRAMA
Metropolis est présenté dans son format d'origine respecté 1.37 reproduisant fidèlement le noir et blanc photographié par le grand Karl Freund assisté de Guther Rittau. La copie est tout simplement magnifique, restaurée numériquement et ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at DVDRAMA
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
As the story opens, downtrodden workers are shuffling along like an army of zombie soldiers on parade with each head held down. They are the minions who toil at the machines, consisting of big levers, large dials and lots of steam. Although the poor ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at IMDB.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
Restorationist Martin Koerber told the Village Voice, "What you've seen before of Metropolis is usually some kind of Frankenstein story. Nutty professor invents robot, robot wreaks havoc, and everything goes kaput." While this certainly is part of the ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at IMDB.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
With Kino's release of a restored, reinvigorated and timeless "Metropolis," one of the biggest remaining gaps in silent cinema DVD has been plugged. Yes, Fritz Lang's 1927 silent masterpiece -- made just as the silent era was drawing to a close -- ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)
It is no task to relay the many strengths and innovations of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis; its many laurels have been deservedly and numerously determined. Even in its age Metropolis retains an inherent mastery. The city’s skyline extends past each side ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Rumsey Taylor)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Movies often are described with phrases such as "larger than life," which make no sense if you think about them, but effectively convey a sense of grandeur and epic scope that defy the vastly smaller dimensions of everyday life. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
"Metropolis" is a world in the far future (maybe 21st century) where the rich and elite live above ground, while the workers slave underneath the city with horrible conditions. The king of Metropolis is the fascist and selfish John Frederson (Alfred ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at IMDB.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
"Metropolis" has been released under a number of video labels. Videos released by Third Coast and by Allied Artists are out of print, and the author would appreciate any information about these releases. Currently, the following versions are available: ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at IMDB.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for B Movie Reviews (John J. Brassil)B Movie Reviews (John J. Brassil)
Let me first say that there were some *severe* technical problems at the Sarratt screening I attended, necessitating several stoppages (including one of over 30 minutes), and the last minute or so of the film actually being wound through the ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at B Movie Reviews (John J. Brassil)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
The writer Thea Von Harbou's sentences grace the screen like obligatory words of wisdom, emphasizing the fine line between two forces that hold the movie together. And what is said of the film's message also applies to the people who made it. Director ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Cinemaphile.org (David Keyes)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
A movie whose graphic intelligence is exceeded only by its conceptual audacity. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A masterpiece of art direction, the movie has influenced our vision of the future ever since. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
Sometimes, when a film changes the face of filmmaking thenceforth, it becomes difficult to appreciate it in retrospect: later audiences, accustomed with movies that draw from the styles and techniques of such trendsetters, can't truly appreciate how ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews (--)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (David Johnson)Zertinet Movies (David Johnson)
It’s hard to find a place to start to describe the journey that Fritz Lang’s metropolis came in order to be presented today. However, I feel the history of the film might make some circumstances a little more ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Zertinet Movies (David Johnson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDTalk.com (Christopher G. Hughes)DVDTalk.com (Christopher G. Hughes)
Make no mistake about it. Kino International, through its complete reconstruction and restoration of the science fiction classic Metropolis, has given film fans an invaluable gift. For the first time since its initial German release of 1926 we're able to ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at DVDTalk.com (Christopher G. Hughes)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (--)Citysearch (--)
In its best moments, the film's mix of naivete and audacious imagination projects a primitive dream state -- a quality that more-knowing cinema of later decades could never achieve. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Citysearch (--)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Lang nos mostra um futuro triste, pessimista, no qual os homens sucumbem aos avanços da tecnologia, tornando-se meros escravos das máquinas. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)
...reason to celebrate this beautifully restored new print, including around fifteen minutes of rediscovered footage and finally letting us experience the film on its proper, monumental scale. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Urban Cinefile (Urban Cinefile Critics)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Kevin Thomas)eFilmCritic.com (Kevin Thomas)
Thankfully brought back from the dead, this little gem is worth watching just so you can see where the Matrix came from. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Kevin Thomas)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
The story has lost none of its metaphorical punch. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Compelling prima facie evidence that the phrase 'black-and-white movie' needn’t at all be synonymous with 'boring night at my grandparents.' ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Entertainment Today (Brent Simon)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
... [T]he additional footage and digital technology has brought clarity and context to [Fritz] Lang's cutting commentary on the Industrial Age and class polarization ... . ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Far from a historical curio, Metropolis arrives, three-quarters of a century late, like an artifact from the future. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
"Metropolis" was a film way ahead of its time. Decades before George Orwell wrote "1984" and before that modern dystopian trend-setting film "Blade Runner," Fritz Lang created an earlier dystopia in "Metropolis," a nightmare collectivist future society ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
See it on the big screen while you can, or risk the wrath of Moloch. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
None of the film's many imitators has achieved something this immediately magnificent. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
One of filmdom's major must-sees. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for culturevulture.net (Arthur Lazere)culturevulture.net (Arthur Lazere)
Metropolis, a silent movie made 75 years ago in the infancy of the film medium, has been enshrined with the status of legend. But after its initial screenings in 1927, which ran 153 minutes, the film was mercilessly cut for commercial distribution and ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at culturevulture.net (Arthur Lazere)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
The restoration eliminates nearly all the distracting cracks and splices and stabilizes images that were previously jittery, allowing us to admire them in all their complex glory. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Several scenes from the original version of the movie are missing and assumed lost. These moments are explained with subtitles. For viewers unfamiliar with silent movies this is a good place to get your feet wet. The story is easy to follow and ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for VideoVista VideoVista
Science fiction fans and cineastes in general have cause for great rejoicing now that a painstaking four-year effort by German film preservation specialist Martin Koerber and Alpha-Omega, a Munich firm specialising in digital restoration, makes it ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at VideoVista
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Over the course of 74 years, Fritz Lang's Metropolis has proven to be one of the most influential films ever made. Its features have been found in films like Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, Alex Proyas' Dark City, and Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville, just ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Scifilm (Gerry Carpenter)Scifilm (Gerry Carpenter)
Fritz Lang is one of those filmmakers that I would love to see what he could do if he were working today. He was an amazing visualist and innovator who always pushed the boundaries of special effects. Some of his effects are legendary, like the full-size ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Scifilm (Gerry Carpenter)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis is the Everymovie of the 20th century. It’s mythopøic, with its core of classical archetype (Ouranos and Kronos, Oedipus, Orpheus, Pygmalion), Biblical reference (the Flood, the Tower of Babel, Moloch, the Crucifixion, the ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PreViewed DVDPreViewed DVD
For those who don't know, Metropolis is probably the first true science fiction feature film, and also the last gasp of the German Expressionist movement that dominated the early part of twentieth century film. Soon after its release, sound would come ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at PreViewed DVD
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (1927) is one of the greatest silent films ever made, and I'm delighted that Kino has recently released an outstanding restored version of it on DVD. To my way of thinking, there's an extravagance to the movie, yet it ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Thomas Vesely)allesfilm.com (Thomas Vesely)
Freder (Gustav Fröhlich) ist Sohn des mächtigsten Bürgers der Oberschicht, John Fredersen (Alfred Abel). Freder trifft in einem Luxusgarten auf Maria (Brigitte Helm) der geistigen Führerin der unterdrückten Arbeiter der Unterschicht. Er wohnt einer ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at allesfilm.com (Thomas Vesely)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orbital Reviews Orbital Reviews
In 2026, a powerful man named Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) rules over a giant Metropolis with nearly absolute control. Towering skyscrapers, such as the New Tower of Babel, reach high into the sky as glimmering air traffic transports affluent citizens ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Orbital Reviews
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Fritz Lang's sci-fi classic was recently restored, with a new rock soundtrack by composer Giorgio Morodor. The year is 2000 and the setting is a massive city full of gigantic machines, run by slaves, who are nearly ready to start a revolution against ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Mesmerising, thrilling, astonishing - pick an adjective. Fritz Lang's silent sci-fi classic may be well past pensionable age, but it still retains its power to smack gobs. Released in 1927 to audience apathy, it's since been sliced up and restructured ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at BBC Films
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Reviews UKMovie Reviews UK
In the year 2000, Metropolis reveals a city-state where machines have come to rule over Man and inequality is entrenched within society. Bisected into two distinct levels, the sprawling city consists of a powerful elite, living on the surface, who ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Cinema history doesn't get much more relevant than the original Metropolis, Fritz Lang's masterwork, a grandiose and jaw-dropping epic that would look impressive for 2004 -- and which looks impossible for 1927, when it was originally produced. In 2026, ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
So much has been written about Fritz Lang's Metropolis that it's hard to expand upon it. Made in 1926 at the now-defunct Ufa Studios in Berlin, it was the most lavish production in German film history, a sprawling future-shock epic which featured huge ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Reel.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Expanded Cinemah Expanded Cinemah
XXI secolo. Anno 2026. Un consistente numero di operai si avvicenda in un’enorme fabbrica. Coloro che non lavorano invece, fanno parte del Club dei figli i quali sono anche gli unici ad avere accesso al Giardino eterno, uno dei lussi che la tecnologia ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Expanded Cinemah
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
* Note: for a far superior more complete version, watch the restored version by Kino International, which contains footage never seen before in theaters and added intertitles that fill in the gaps of the film stock that unfortunately is lost ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Metaphilm Metaphilm
With our idleness and stupidity, the shallowness of our modern lives is on the top for everyone to see. Our predictability and forced repetition—in thought, in action, in our wants and needs beneath—continually rip our inner psyches apart. Rip them, ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Metaphilm
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
After 75 years of being shown in various truncated versions, and in the process making an incalculable impact on science fiction, and on popular culture in general, Fritz Lang's Metropolis has finally been released in a gorgeous new print, with ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at CineScene.com (Chris Dashiell)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
`Metropolis'' does what many great films do, creating a time, place and characters so striking that they become part of our arsenal of images for imagining the world. The ideas of ``Metropolis'' have been so often absorbed into popular culture that ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
It's been called one of the greatest films ever made and, conversely, been labelled flash trash. But Fritz Lang's silent film classic Metropolis excites almost more interest now than it did three quarters of a century ago. Not for the first time, it's ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Sunday Online, Australia (Peter Thompson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Emmanuel Durand)filmdeculte.com (Emmanuel Durand)
Johhan Fredersen dirige de main de maître la cité Metropolis. Cette ville est partagée en deux secteurs: d'un coté la ville haute, où vivent dans la richesse les quelques élus, et de l'autre la ville basse, qui abrite les ouvriers permettant aux ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at filmdeculte.com (Emmanuel Durand)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Set one hundred years in the future, in 2026 AD, the fictional city of Metropolis is populated by a privileged class who live in luxury in spectacular, towering buildings reaching to the sky. Their lives of leisure are made possible by the hard and ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)
Originally clocking in at over two hours, yet often seen in various truncated versions; a recent restoration provides a wonderful opportunity for viewers to gain an added insight into this gripping vision. Though legendary as a work of art whose graphic ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie GazetteMovie Gazette
It's amazing to think that everyone that took part in the creation of this epic is probably dead now. Metropolis was decades ahead of its time. Classy and original, it can stand up amongst the great films of all time. It's a pity that this silent movie ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Movie Gazette
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CountingDown.com (Daniel Baig)CountingDown.com (Daniel Baig)
Possibly the most demonstrably, quantifiably influential film of all time  influential in terms of its immense impact on the popular imagination of the twentieth century, including, but by no means limited to, succeeding decades (going all the way up to ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at CountingDown.com (Daniel Baig)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
So many films go around claiming to be important and great, but only a very small handful of films can ever truly claim that honor. Metropolis is one of the few films in history worthy of such note. The film remains one of the most butchered, censored, ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Metropolis predates what we call Science Fiction in movies, and proceeds in a totally different direction from movies about the destiny of man (2001) or various depictions of futuristic dystopias. It's a strange eclectic collage about key themes of the ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
I've seen Fritz Lang's silent masterpiece "Metropolis" many times, including in a reconstituted version with a symphony orchestra accompaniment on the very soundstage on which it was shot in Germany, but the newly digitally restored version with ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CinescapeCinescape
Whether or not one agrees with its politics, the story expressed by Fritz Lang's timeless classic can not be faulted for its scope, which varies from the grandest visions of accomplishment to the sincerist truths of the human heart. Lang accomplished ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Cinescape
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Plume NoirePlume Noire
With Metropolis, Fritz Lang delivered in 1926 one of the first blockbusters in the history of cinema. Contrary to the big budget productions of the time, his film was not lacking in a political and artistic dimension. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Plume Noire
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
"The Mediator between Head and Hands must be the Heart!" Originally released in 1927, Metropolis tells the story of a utopian city of the future, designed and guided by the genius of its founder, Joh Fredersen. The children of Metropolis live in ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at The Digital Bits
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
The legendary German expressionist director (who detested the Nazis) calmly listened to the proposal, said he would consider it and was on a plane to permanent exile in America by that evening! Sadly Lang's wife (who was more enamoured of the Nazis) ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CinescapeCinescape
It's appropriate that a film which puts technology up on such a high pedestal so high that later futurists simply couldn't escape its influence - should benefit so much from that technology. This latest version of the science fiction classic METROPOLIS ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Cinescape
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Metropolis is a story about the people whose backs wealth and success is built upon. It clearly illustrates the dichotomy between those that do, and those that benefit by the sweat of others. The thinkers of Metropolis enjoy a luxurious lifestyle, but ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
The film they made in 1927 (von Harbou has screenplay credit, although Lang reportedly contributed) was a science fiction landmark, its extravagant imagery informing works as diverse as The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Dr. Strangelove (1964), and The ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Metropolis is maybe the most famous silent film ever made. It is certainly the most enduring and one that manages to amaze audiences as much today as it did when it was first screened in 1927. It was the work of Fritz Lang, one of the most ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
En el año 2000 y en la ciudad de Metrópolis la sociedad está escindida en dos clases, los que tienen el poder y los medios de producción, que viven en lujosos rascacielos y los trabajadores, condenados a un duro trabajo y a vivir en condiciones ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Massively hyped on its release outside Japan, Metropolis is one of the few Japanese animated movies (or anime) that got a mainstream release outside Japan (by Columbia/TriStar in this case). Let's hope it does well and will lead to some mainstream ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
Watching it is to be aware of ghosts and hints of the future - Hitchcock, Riefenstahl, Bergman, Ridley Scott - and yet aware that nothing else looks quite like this extraordinary celluloid ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Guardian/Observer
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Matt Bailey)Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Matt Bailey)
Metropolis has to be one of the most talked-about and written-about of silent films, yet I find that I have next to nothing to say about it. As visual spectacle, it is perhaps without equal in its era. There is no question that Fritz Lang was a ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Matt Bailey)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
One of the most ambitious movies of the silent era, Metropolis has often been called the first great science fiction film. The sets, cinematography, and special effects have influenced countless films, and are still very impressive today. However, ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
This is a restored version of the 1927 classic silent film with a re-recording of the original score (not the version that was released in 1984 with a modern soundtrack including songs by Queen and Bonnie Tyler). Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel) ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at The Movie Chicks
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
There are more versions of "Metropolis," Fritz Lang's great 1926 German expressionist-futurist masterpiece, than there are variations on a theme by Paganini. But this reconstruction by the Munich Film Archives is the definitive one. Digitally ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
Silent films were never silent, and this showing featured an original score performed live by Bristol band Angel Tech. This versatile three piece filled the small Arnolfini stage with keyboards and electronics but also used guitar, bass and drums to ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at IMDB.com
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Dale Thomajan)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Dale Thomajan)
High on the list of cinema's most eye-opening entertainments. ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Dale Thomajan)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Magazine International Movie Magazine International
If you grew up in the eighties and remember the MTV-ized ""Metropolis"" that was fluffed out with big hair pop tunes. Then you remember that the movie was stunning to look at but hard to follow. So its no surprise to learn that when Fritz Lang ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Movie Magazine International
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
"Metropolis" is an imaginative and visually stellar animated feature that doesn't suffer much from some minor concerns with story and characters. Columbia/Tristar's DVD offers a fantastic presentation of the film in regards to both audio and video; I ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)
Metropolis (1927) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
I seem to be lacking a certain gene that would allow me to be overwhelmed by giant, expensive cinematic spectacles. I can't stand either The Sound of Music or Gladiator and I can't even seem to enjoy films like Gone with the Wind and Titanic without a ...read the complete Metropolis movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
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Metropolis (1927) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Metropolis (1927) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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