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 WET GECKO: METROPOLIS (PART ZWEI) 19.45 Mittwoch 8. Oktober
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 06-10-2025 10:15
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Picking up the action at 1:20:16. Not sure what the equivalent would be on the 10-hour clock in the Maschinenhalle. (That's German for 'Machine Hall' btw. You're welcome.) Presumably the workers never got to have elevenses. Brutal. Time to conclude our very own Oktoberfest as we find out whether Frodo can thwart Rotwang's despicable despicability. ('Rotwang', of course, being German for 'Red Wang'. You're welcome.) LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q25Q...mp;t=5363s and definitely NOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOQi6...amp;t=513s or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mSYB...mSYBp5hdrA Grot im Himmel and Ave Maria. |
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| Brad |
Posted on 06-10-2025 16:21
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Looking forward to it, and trying to imagine what it was like watching this movie in 1927. It must have been quite the mind bender.
. .  Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 06-10-2025 21:34
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Looking forward to it, and trying to imagine what it was like watching this movie in 1927. It must have been quite the mind bender. I watched it amazed at the style and ideas. If people are astounded by it now, then, yes, what must it have been like in the 1920s? It's like some quantum leap took place in filmmaking. What lead up to Metropolis? I'll have to take a look. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 07-10-2025 08:24
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It must have been quite the mind bender. Yes and no, perhaps. Cinema-goers in Weimar Germany especially, but also elsewhere, had been having their minds bent out of shape, in multiple directions, for a good few years by this point. I'm not sure how many Germans ever got to see 'Aelita, Queen of Mars', a Soviet sci-fi ground-breaker from a few years earlier, but I'd be absolutely amazed if Fritz Lang hadn't. This is quite an interesting intro piece on the topic of precursors, from the British Film Institute: https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/metro...ent-sci-fi Lang's own pre-'Metropolis' corpus ('Dr Mabuse the Gambler' etc) is worth investigating, as is his post-'Metropolis' stuff ('The Woman in the Moon' etc), of course. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 07-10-2025 18:35
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Such an influential film, but I wonder if it in turn was influenced by Jules Verne's The Time Machine, with Eloi above and Morlocks below.... H G Wells? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Brad |
Posted on 07-10-2025 18:44
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Such an influential film, but I wonder if it in turn was influenced by Jules Verne's The Time Machine, with Eloi above and Morlocks below.... H G Wells? yep... . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 00:04
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Every time I see Rotwang, my brain plays a song from Sweeney Todd.
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 12:24
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Every time I see Rotwang, my brain plays a song from Sweeney Todd. Presumably "The Worst Pies in Potsdam". The actor was your typical rent-a-creepster in inter-war German movies. Apart from Rotwang, best known as Dr Mabuse but loads and loads of roles. Hairstyles to suit. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:17
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Not sure what to listen to, to get me properly rewatch-ready: a. The Passions: I'm in Love with a German Film Star b. The Mobiles: Drowning in Berlin |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:38
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Not sure what to listen to, to get me properly rewatch-ready: a. The Passions: I'm in Love with a German Film Star b. The Mobiles: Drowning in Berlin Deutschland über alles? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:38
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Starting at 1:20:16, correct?
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:39
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I'm eager to finish this rewatch. Amazing film.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:40
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Ready to go! Kanst du Deutsch sprechen? Gut!
Resist the Host
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:41
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Rotwang is one letter (Rotwange) from the German for Red Cheeks..... Just Sayin...
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:43
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Ready to go! Kanst du Deutsch sprechen? Gut! Dies ist ein Stummfilm . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:43
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Rotwang is one letter (Rotwange) from the German for Red Cheeks..... Just Sayin... Du bist so rot vie ein Krebs- or, you are as red as a lobster. See what 3 and a half years of German class does? Resist the Host
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:43
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Are we good to go? Wir Starten in eine Minute |
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:44
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Are we good to go? Wir Starten in eine Minute Starting as soon as my computer says 1:45. Resist the Host
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:45
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Das Startengruberfleckermeissenblooper! |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:45
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Anfangen
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:45
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I don’t think he’s a big fan of The Doors |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:46
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Stücken by the doorens!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:46
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He has a pointed stick... watch out for the banana
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:46
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The door's ajar...
Resist the Host
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:47
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That place needs an open door policy |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:47
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Oh, no, his stick came unstuck....
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:47
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Has he forgot ze damsel in distress?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:47
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♫ Maria, I just met a bot named Maria ♫
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:47
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A trapdoor! Maybe it’s a trap! Otherwise it’d just be a door! |
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:48
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Maria is having one of those new-fangled hair permanents.
Resist the Host
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:48
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I wish we could watch Maria’s dreams. She’s fighting the Apocalypse Boys with Brett Riverboat and the Riviera Kid |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:48
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They put a colander on her head because she strained her brain....
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:48
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Das robot is sehr fantastische!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:48
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Rotwang appears to have built his own distillery |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:49
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I hope he’s on an off-peak electricity tariff |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:49
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Not sure about the music in this section
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Paula |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:50
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I've always thought that robot was absolutely amazing. So well done for its time.
Resist the Host
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:50
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Not sure about the music in this section There's only so much available in public domain.... . . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:50
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Oh. I was expecting the robot to regenerate as David Tennant |
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| Brad |
Posted on 08-10-2025 18:51
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Kryten: It's Marilyn Monroe MK II
. . Cockatoo? What Cockatoo? I don't see a Cockatoo! |
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