On 3/9/03 8:36 PM, "Kookie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was there. It was my first time seeing the movie and I liked his version > alot. It added alot to the film, especially considering the topic of > machines and automation. The repetitive beats complimented the theme > nicely.
I also made the trip out to Detroit Historical for this. Jeff's edit of the film is pretty substantial, from an original running time of about 2.5 hours to just over an hour or so (the Moroder version was 80 minutes). The first 10 minutes are transformed from a series of motion shots of the city to more of a layering of stills. I found that dialogue was pared back to the minimum necessary to retain the basic plot. The soundtrack married well, particularly scenes in the Fredersen Garden, the workers at the machine, and Futura's cabaret dance. I found myself wishing that Jeff would compose additional and varied tracks to fill out the original length of the film, because I feel it suffered from heavy editing. The Techno exhibit was nicely done for the space allowed. Particularly liked the wall of bios, and the original Tom Thewes piece for DEMF 2000. It's more brilliant than I remember. If you're going to visit for DEMF this year, make sure to stop in at the museum. -- im
