While the 90s restoration of
METROPOLIS (halfway in length between the
1984 and
2010 restorations) in undeniably better and more coherent, I LIKE ther
1984 restoration better!
People need to remember what was and WAS NOT available before Giorgio Moroder decided to tackle that project.
And, small as it was (The Roxy Screening Room in Philly) I DID see the
1984 restoration in a movie theatre.
At some point, no doubt, I'll probably get all 3 restorations on disc. One of these days.
I remember once seeing online (at Amazon?) MULTIPLE versions of the 90s restoration, each one with a different musical score. And some were said to be "futuristic sci-fi" type music.
I also remember in the late 90s when Amazon had at least a dozen different videotapes of the Lon Chaney
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, each with a different musical score. Naturally, I got the
Rick Wakeman one.
Not too long ago, I got that same movie on DVD. However, I was SERIOUSLY disappointed. Whoever did it for Rick, did a sloppy job. The soundtrack, unlike listening to a videotape, was CRYSTAL-CLEAR, SHARP, PERFECT. But the film was missing the color tinting. And the last reel was all "BLUE"-- and SO DARK you couldn't see anything. The incredible climax of the film, MURDERED by technical incompetence.
I keep putting it off (there's only so many hours in a day), but when I get my new computer set up, my intention is to get a VIDEO EDITING program... and assemble a BETTER copy of that Wakeman project. Then send the first copy to Rick and say, "
This is how it's done."
