# Metropolis (Kino) Re-release **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753 "2003-02-08T20:30:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/1 "2003-02-08T20:30:38Z")
Kino is releasing what is supposed to be the most “authentic” version of this movie on Feb. 18. I’ve got a crappy version from the 80s featuring non-original subtitles and I think a score by Queen…(actually, its not that bad in and of itself). Before I run out and buy this though, I just want to make sure this is indeed what it is claimed to be. Can you film buffs out there reassure me that this is the deffinitive version? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/2 "2003-02-08T21:19:34Z")
I saw it in the theater last summer. It was amazing. There was an entire added subplot that made the main plot much clearer, and the restored film looked absolutely stunning. It was terrific. There are several points, especially toward the end, when the film is simply missing, and title cards tell us what happens in the missing footage. Nonetheless, this is as definitive a version as will ever be put together. I’d say yes, go ahead and get it. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/3 "2003-02-08T22:07:18Z")
Excellent. I was watching the trailer at the Kino website and I’m really excited about this. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/4 "2003-02-08T23:37:57Z")
Keep that crappy 80’s version with the rock music score. It’s currently out of print for legal reasons and is something of a collector’s item. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/5 "2003-02-09T01:43:44Z")
I shouldn’t have said “I have”…what I meant was “I’ve seen”. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/6 "2003-02-09T01:53:13Z")
The “crappy 80’s version” is usually referred to as the “Giogio Moroder” version. ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/7 "2003-02-09T23:07:48Z")
Ya, I know. But I didn’t think anybody else would 😉 I actually like Giogio Moroder. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/8 "2003-02-09T23:28:30Z")
I think that the soundtrack is the reason I’ve watched the film so many times. I’d still be keen to see the new version, though. Sounds interesting. ---
**Author:** ![bonzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@bonzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonzer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metropolis-kino-re-release/153753/9 "2003-02-10T01:12:09Z")
I confess that I’m in the minority of those who find the Moroder version fairly palatable. But them I’m in the minority who doesn’t really like _Metropolis_. To my taste, the Dr. Mabuse films or _Frau im Mond_ are better. But each to their own. Haven’t seen the new version.