Hampus: Dark City (1998) is on Tubi right now and it's fucking great, I can't believe I hadn't seen this film before. I normally fall asleep next to my dog while trying to watch movies at night but I watched this one all the way through without even yawning, strongly recommended

Dark City (1998) is on Tubi right now and it's fucking great, I can't believe I hadn't seen this film before. I normally fall asleep next to my dog while trying to watch movies at night but I watched this one all the way through without even yawning, strongly recommended

i recall a review that said that it was unfortunate the Matrix came out around the same time on one hand, but on the other it was described as the Matrix's introverted and more cerebral sibling

Oh, that's a good point, I can see how the Matrix hype could have overshadowed it a bit. Definitely prefer this to the Matrix though

The Matrix reused some of Dark City’s sets.

It came out before, didn’t compete, but didn’t get anything like the hard sell that The Matrix got. It was a great cinema experience, but very much a nerd’s cult film from the outset. I love it.

It is underrated for sure

Dude I love this film! I happened to see it on TV before learning about the Matrix. I'm an avid Matrix fan but this one is something special❣️

The ad for The Matrix was shown at the first screening of Dark City I went to. Loved both in the end.

LOL love that discription

I love this movie! Rufus ftw!

Definitely one of best films I've seen in a long time. It was always on my radar but I never got around to buying/renting it back in the physical media days, and up until today I couldn't find it streaming anywhere

It didn't look like *anything* happening back in 1998! Great story, great acting, great art direction. Very satisfying in every way. :D

A prototype for The Matrix

The Matrix used Dark City sets!

SHUT. IT. DOWN!

I remember seeing it in the theater...what a great film, just a brilliant job by Alex Proyas and featuring designs by Pat Tatopolous.

Damn, that must have been incredible on the big screen!

It was!

That's one of my fav movies. Everything is just so top notch. The art direction and sets are amazing. Timeless.

Yesssss I can rw this underrated classic!

Definitely time for a rewatch!

I was legit looking for Dark City recently to rewatch, and couldn't find it! It's been so long since I've watched it. Looking forward to seeing it again. I remember Rufus being great. Thanks for sharing.

Anytime! 🍻

One of my favorites! 🖤

I loved it! I went in completely blind and was completely taken aback by how good it was. I wasn't expecting that kind of style, atmosphere and writing, what a good time

Now I want to rewatch it!

One of the best and most underappreciated movies.

Among all the things I enjoyed, the writing stood out. The scenes were really quick and snappy and kept the intrigue building as I puzzled everything together.

Oh that was a great film! Very moody, very different (at least for the time).

Yeah it felt really fresh!

I loved this film so much when it came out. So brilliant!

Not only does this film whip ass, the DVD release had a commentary by Roger Ebert that was probably the best commentary I've ever heard

You're the second person to recommend that track, I might have to get a physical copy

I still hear 'The Night Has a Thousand Eyes' in my mind once in a while. Excellent movie

A standalone masterpiece

I caught this first run in the theater and preferred it to both The Sixth Sense and The Matrix.

One of my favorite films. The director's cut is on Blu-ray. I recommend it.

Oh, that’s definitely an underrated masterpiece! (And the same way I feel about Strange Days)! If I remember correctly there’s also a different ending in director’s cut, but I watched so long ago, I guess it’s time to rewatch!

Strange Days, that's another one I haven't seen. Thank you for reminding me about it! I remember being intrigued by the trailer way back when

It’s very good and still relevant as hell! And of course, a killer soundtrack and amazing esthetics (no, they didn’t pay me to say all these things! 😂)

This and The Crow were absolute bangers. I don't know what happened after this, because from I, Robot forward, Alex Proyas' filmography just... disappointing, to say the least.

I really loved the German Expressionism vibe they pulled off with the set design, and I’m very sad it didn’t catch on with other movies in the late ‘90s-early 2000s.

I adore this movie and am so happy when others find it and like it too. The color saturation alone.

An all time fave, so good!

I was really surprised by how good it was!

Excellent film

Agreed! 🍻

It stays with you. Gorgeous film.

Top notch film, didn't get much hype on release but I managed to catch it on the big screen almost by pure luck.

One of my top four!

You have good taste!

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