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Darkest City Remixed By Jorge

darkestcity

by Jorge
A more mysterious and puzzling movie. Several scenes were re-ordered and were given some fresh music cues.
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original film name: DARK CITY
film studio name: New Line Cinema
Original Film Released: 27 February, 1998
Fan Edit Released: 26 April 2007
Original Runtime: 115 min
New Runtime: 87 min
Amount of time Cut/Added: You do the math.

Cuts removed/added/extended:
- Many cuts and trims to remember.

DVD – Features:

  • Menus
  • Scene Selection Menus
  • presented in 2:35:01

Conceptual improvements/advancements of edit over original:
DARK CITY, the amazing film directed by Alex Proyas, has always had a special place in my heart.
And while thinking about my next fan edit, I remembered the audio commentary, were Proyas reveals that the voice over at the beginning of the film was dictated upon by the studio. That’s all it took. Remixed by Jorge’s attempt is not to speed up the action (it’s already fast) but instead, to not give away too soon what the film is about. More mystery. Hope you enjoy.
PROJECT TIME:

  • planning: 2 days
  • editing: 22 days
  • sound editing: 222 days
  • trailer: trailers? I just cut a movie here!
  • DVD layout and features: 2222 days
  • persons involved: Just Me.

01. John Murdoch
02. The Strangers
03. Emma
04. Goldfish in a Tub
05. He Can Tune!
06. All this Moisture
07. The Way to Shell Beach
08. Tuning Begins
09. The Night has a 1000 Eyes
10. You’re Murdoch
11. What’s Happening, Inspector?
12. Explain This!
13. I call them The Strangers
14. Remember!
15. To Shell Beach

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IMAGES:

cover art by Jorge (DOWNLOAD HERE).


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Filed under: Jorge, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, True Fanedits / Reviews (8)

8 Review »

  1. From the Forum: DoctorM wrote “Just finished watching this.
    Kudos on another fine edit that puts the original filmmakers to shame.

    I found this much better than the original version.
    Funny thing cut like this I felt like I was watching the Matrix. (And that’s not a bad thing).

    We get to explore the world and the plot reveals along with John. Beautiful work.”

    Review by killbillme — May 29, 2007 @ 3:36 am

  2. From the Forum: DonnieX writes “kick ass …… this was nice the mystery of things is so much better
    Great job Jorge”

    Review by killbillme — June 8, 2007 @ 12:17 pm

  3. i never saw the original movie, i’ll watch this cut instead
    your edits never disappoint

    Review by Stonehenge — December 28, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

  4. dark city is one of my favorite films ever and this fanedit DOES NOT disappoint. i really enjoyed the sequence of events here in this fanedit and this is a MUCH improved cut of the original DVD version (which is different from the VHS version!).

    with the director’s cut now available now, this fanedit could really benefit from a better source to begin with, but how much can you improve on 5/5???

    entertainment 5/5
    fanediting 5/5
    video 5/5
    audio 4/5
    original 4.5/5
    fanedit 5/5

    5/5

    Review by joebshmoe — February 13, 2009 @ 10:01 pm

  5. I’m sorry, but i feel i must point this out, as no one else seems to have

    it says in the description that the intention was to “Try to make it more mysterious and puzzling” and also “to not give away too soon what the film is about.”

    yet on the cover of the dvd is the god damn city floating in space with the Stranger’s “ship” underneath it!

    in fact the image on the cover is taken from the “big reveal” money shot of the movie, the moment near the end where everything in the entire movie is finally explained and understood in 1 shot, the shot that reveals the “mystery and puzzle” that you claim you wanted to amplify in with this edit – and you’ve gone and slapped it right on the damn cover for all to see! i mean, sorry, but what the hell where you thinking?

    i know most people who watch a fan edit have seen the original themselves, but honestly, what is the point of removing the voice over at the beginning of the film (which i agree, the movie is better without) which gives away slightly too much right at the start, if you’re just going to put something strikingly revealing to the plot right on the cover art for the dvd? thats infinitly worse than a line of dialogue at the start of the movie, it reveals the actual twist at a point BEFORE the viewer has even started watching it!

    Review by Mai — June 29, 2009 @ 10:43 pm

  6. “I’m sorry, but i feel i must point this out, as no one else seems to have

    it says in the description that the intention was to “Try to make it more mysterious and puzzling” and also “to not give away too soon what the film is about.”

    yet on the cover of the dvd is the god damn city floating in space with the Stranger’s “ship” underneath it!

    in fact the image on the cover is taken from the “big reveal” money shot of the movie, the moment near the end where everything in the entire movie is finally explained and understood in 1 shot, the shot that reveals the “mystery and puzzle” that you claim you wanted to amplify in with this edit – and you’ve gone and slapped it right on the damn cover for all to see! i mean, sorry, but what the hell where you thinking?”

    DON’T PRINT THE COVER. DUMB-ASS.

    Review by killbillme — July 16, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

  7. (even after that “dumb-ass”-killbillme insulting him, may still is right.
    but that does not even scratch the greatness of this fanedit … )

    i liked it way better than the directors cut released some time ago.
    now i have three editions of this great film on my shelf *being proud*

    definetly the highest rating 5/5

    Review by santero — October 22, 2009 @ 4:23 pm

  8. This was at the same time a great edit and a disappointment. A great edit because it delivered a way more enjoyable version of the movie than the original (granted, it’s been a while since I saw that, but I remember it being a great idea buried behind excessive bloat and clichés, plus giving me a literal headache because of the nonstop overloud score, both of which problems were considerably toned down in Jorge’s version) and because the editing is totally invisible regarding video, audio, and narrative rhythm, no one would say this was not a theatrical release! But a disappointment because Jorge has us used to brilliantly conceived dark endings, so it was a letdown to find out this kept the original’s Hollywood conclusion. Now, I see this edit is rather old so maybe Jorge had yet to reach his most creative self, but this screamed for a Brazil type of ending, [SPOILER]cutting right from the injection to the sunny coda, skipping the whole literal deus-ex-machina, the boom-bang climax, the Raven-like duel between John and Unmasked Vader, and all that. [/SPOILER] Maybe Jorge would consider a 2.0 version? This is too good an edit to be marred by a goofy blockbuster-type finale.

    Video quality was pretty good yet far from perfect, showing some blocking and interlaced bits here and there. Audio was fine, I don’t have a proper home cinema but there doesn’t seem to be any flaws. No DVD extras.

    Overall this gets an 8/10. Fine, but falling short of the standards Jorge would later achieve.

    Review by DwightFry78 — October 17, 2010 @ 12:23 pm

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