Tim Burton's Dark City - Blu-ray Forum

Q? · 02-25-2009, 02:28 PM

I'm just provoking here

I want your take please.

1.
It felt like I was watching Tim Burton's "The Matrix" when I saw Alex Proyas Dark City yesterday. Did anybody here get the same idea?

2.
I wonder if Alex Proyas has commented on the Wachowski Brother's
obvious rip-off:
http://galeon.hispavista.com/cineram...ixdarkcity.htm

Don't get me wrong, I love "The Matrix". Both fantastic movies in their own right (almost in their own right

).
In Dark City, Murdoch wakes up not knowing who he is, talks to Kiefer's character Schreber on the phone saying, he should escape, because "they are coming for him" (not exact quote).
Seconds later THREE "strangers" (agents) arrive from an elevator (also in the matrix) in long leather coats. The "strangers" have "tuning" abilities that can change the enviroment and also probably could stop bullets in mid air.
Later Murdoch (Neo) gets a card from his "wife" with Schrebers phonenumber(follow the white rabbit). I could go on.
There was just too many similarities, what's your thoughts?

thedarkangel1975 · 02-25-2009, 02:37 PM

I like Dark City a lot and I can see where you get certain similarities.

Q? · 02-25-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

I like Dark City a lot and I can see where you get certain similarities.

According to IMDB trivia paghe Schreber's character is even influenced by The White Rabbit in Alice In Wonderland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/trivia.
And The Wachowski even used some of the same sets from Dark City

Of course everything in IMDB isn't gospel, still...
No comment on Tim Burton?

Blu Titan · 02-25-2009, 02:53 PM

Funny thing is that most people believe that Dark City ripped off the Matrix.

scweb13 · 02-25-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QQQQ!

No comment on Tim Burton?

What does he have to do with either one of these movies?

The Matrix > Dark City.

Q? · 02-25-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scweb13

What does he have to do with either one of these movies?

The Matrix > Dark City.

I meant the style of the movie, there where some Nightmare Before Christmas "feels" and the first Batman.

SquidPuppet · 02-25-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QQQQ!

According to IMDB trivia paghe Schreber's character is even influenced by The White Rabbit in Alice In Wonderland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/trivia.
And The Wachowski even used some of the same sets from Dark City

Of course everything in IMDB isn't gospel, still...
No comment on Tim Burton?

I love both movies. Dark City more. I never got a Burton vibe from either...not even a little. Burtons sets are quirkier and more fantasy-landish.

IMO

Red Hood · 02-25-2009, 02:58 PM

Dark City > *

xtop · 02-25-2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scweb13

What does he have to do with either one of these movies?

The Matrix > Dark City.

no doubt. i thought dark city was a snooze fest

SquidPuppet · 02-25-2009, 03:00 PM

I gotta admit....the thread title got my heart going.

SquidPuppet · 02-25-2009, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtop

no doubt. i thought dark city was a snooze fest

scweb13 · 02-25-2009, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I gotta admit....the thread title got my heart going.

Yes. I was expecting a Burton remake or something. I gotta agree with you, I never got a Burton vibe from either movie.

Red Hood · 02-25-2009, 03:03 PM

I can see it now, Johnny Depp loses his memory and tries to make his way back to tim burton's wife

xtop · 02-25-2009, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

it might have had more to do with the fact everyone said matrix ripped it off. so i expected more action

SquidPuppet · 02-25-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtop

it might have had more to do with the fact everyone said matrix ripped it off. so i expected more action

Plus, for me, I saw Dark City first...and Matrix later. When I saw Dark City I had never heard of it...just went to the theater to kill time and stumbled onto it. I literally chose it based on the poster outside the theater.

DAROCKNESSMONSTER · 02-25-2009, 03:09 PM

I never felt the tim burton vibe whilst watching Dark City.

Porkchop Express · 02-25-2009, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyre

I can see it now, Johnny Depp loses his memory and tries to make his way back to tim burton's wife

nice

thedarkangel1975 · 02-25-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scweb13

What does he have to do with either one of these movies?

The Matrix > Dark City.

- 1

I fell asleep watching the Matrix the first time I tried watching it. Plus Rufus Sewell is a better actor compared to Keanu

bajor27 · 02-25-2009, 03:29 PM

I guess the architecture kinda reminds me of Burton's Gotham City, but the movie as a whole doesn't feel like a Burton Film to me.

Good movie though.

Love the side by side comparisons from that link in the OP. I think you could easily do some of those shots with lots of movies, but still, it made for a good chuckle.

Q? · 02-25-2009, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I love both movies. Dark City more. I never got a Burton vibe from either...not even a little. Burtons sets are quirkier and more fantasy-landish.

IMO

I thought the sets were fantasy landish, like Burton's Gotham, no particular style and the dark and goth feel. And at the beginning william hurt played the harmonica, for some reason I immediately thought Tim Burton.

02-25-2009, 02:28 PM	#1
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	Tim Burton's Dark City I'm just provoking here I want your take please. 1. It felt like I was watching Tim Burton's "The Matrix" when I saw Alex Proyas Dark City yesterday. Did anybody here get the same idea? 2. I wonder if Alex Proyas has commented on the Wachowski Brother's obvious rip-off: http://galeon.hispavista.com/cineram...ixdarkcity.htm Don't get me wrong, I love "The Matrix". Both fantastic movies in their own right (almost in their own right ). In Dark City, Murdoch wakes up not knowing who he is, talks to Kiefer's character Schreber on the phone saying, he should escape, because "they are coming for him" (not exact quote). Seconds later THREE "strangers" (agents) arrive from an elevator (also in the matrix) in long leather coats. The "strangers" have "tuning" abilities that can change the enviroment and also probably could stop bullets in mid air. Later Murdoch (Neo) gets a card from his "wife" with Schrebers phonenumber(follow the white rabbit). I could go on. There was just too many similarities, what's your thoughts?

02-25-2009, 03:29 PM	#19
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	I guess the architecture kinda reminds me of Burton's Gotham City, but the movie as a whole doesn't feel like a Burton Film to me. Good movie though. Love the side by side comparisons from that link in the OP. I think you could easily do some of those shots with lots of movies, but still, it made for a good chuckle. Last edited by bajor27; 02-25-2009 at 03:32 PM.

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thedarkangel1975 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:374 DVD collection:12 Digital collection:357 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I like Dark City a lot and I can see where you get certain similarities.

02-25-2009, 02:53 PM	#4
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Funny thing is that most people believe that Dark City ripped off the Matrix.

02-25-2009, 02:58 PM	#8
Red Hood Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:33	Dark City > *

02-25-2009, 03:00 PM	#10
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