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Dark City [Blu-ray] [1998]
from Entertainment in Video
starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa George, David Wenham

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, William Hurt, Colin Friels, Frank Gallacher, Bruce Spence, Ritchie Singer, Nicholas Bell, Melissa George, Jeanette Cronin, David Wenham

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• great BD, great film
  Technically the BD is excellent - the picture is crisp and the sound mix really is superb.
  The film - one of the unsung greats of sci-fi. Suffers slightly for comparison with the similarly-themed Matrix films, but while the Matrix now seems gimmicky and up itself, Dark City's moody thirties noirish feel seems timeless.
  The director's cut doesn't seem all that different to the theatrical cut, the absence of Kiefer Sutherland's narration notwithstanding - I really only spotted one short extra scene.... more info

• Classic Sci-Fi Noir
  Some `Director's Cut' releases add little to (or even spoil) the original versions but this release is well worth obtaining as it has, in my opinion, improved the feature. Gone is the opening, studio imposed voice over for dummies (its not missed, believe me) and the audience is instead left to figure out what's going for itself. What unfolds is a highly original and beautifully crafted sci-fi tale with a good performance from Rufus Sewell in the lead as the troubled suspected murderer, ably supported by... more info

• Classic film, benefits Blu-Ray treatment
  Wow, quality-wise you can really tell the difference from the DVD. Also, if you have not watched this film already, and like your sc-fi, buy this film now! It is one you will watch again and again, and will compliment your blu-ray collection. Great story, great style, great film.

• It is over before it begins
  In a city where the sun never shines and everyone knows the way to Shell Beach but you can never get there, John Murdock (Rufus Sewell) thinks he knows a truth, with his half remember past he now seeks to find out the cities secret.
  It appears to be around the 40's and John is thinking of his wife Emma Murdoch (Jennifer Connelly), that now may or may not be someone else.
  We are carried along with the story and just might find the secret out before John. Can we handle the truth?
  What happens... more info

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