>>that's possible, i hope not though the b/w version looks better imo<<
I would definitely argue to the contrary on that; the computer tinting is probably the best I've ever seen on a silent film and definitely doesn't detract; however it does omit most of the film at 80 minutes long (last I heard they had a 3 hour version being prepared in Germany which was almost the cut of the original film!). The "colorized" version however did have the most appalling soundtrack ever - I literally was unable to endure the film with the music which Moroder had added - really really foul rock music like Queen and other f***ing awful stuff. Whenever I watch it I play a selection of my own choice of music - FSOL's "Expander" is good because it pretty much follows the mood of the film all the way through... What nobody has mentioned is Mills intention to "..educate people in the social theories of Metropolis..." or some such prententious claim. These are by far the weakest parts of the movie being derieved from the most naive platitudes of Communism and Christianity - if the film was left to these alone rather than the visuals it would have sank into obscurity decades ago! BABY DIDDY
