Customer Reviews

City of Lost Children ~ As Originally Released [Import, All-regions] (Dvd)

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4 star:		(1)
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If you're a Weird/Bizzare/Psychotronic Film Buff, you already know about this film. It is simply one of the strangest dream-visions put on modern film, up there with "Brazil", "The 1000 Fingers Of Dcotor T", "Lizstomania," and "Naked Lunch." This film is also a defining moment in the Steam Punk Genre. It's most basic and bizzare premise is that a genetically manipulated mad scientist is paying cult members and criminals to steal children for his experiments-- he is stealing their dreams.

*This* edition of the film is billed as "As Originally Released" and is TWO MINUTES longer than the edition you have already seen, and probably purchased.

I have no idea wether it includes additional scenes or lengthens existing scenes. It's not as if the product description is of any help.

So if you've seen this film on DVD, Videotape, or Laserdisc, and are just getting around to buying it, you probably want to purchase this edition. If you already own the original DVD release, like me, you probably won't want to shell out another $13.00 or so for 2 minutes of footage you didn't know you were missing.

If you like this film do not buy this imported issue! If I'm right, this DVD has poorly-placed subtitles,and menus and special features that are in Korean or some other S.E.Asian language. I bought this and then went out and bought the issue with the representation of Krank on the cover.That one also has better features,e.g.,commentary by Jeunet and Perlman etc. Don't be fooled by the low price!(Surpised the other reviews do not mention this.)

THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN is an epicurean delight, and a must-have for any lover of dark fantasy. It is a superb blending of dream-like landscapes, far-fetched, but wondrous gadgetry, and a rich melding of twisted humor, pathos, and the sweetly absurd. Ron Perlman, as the simple, warm-hearted strongman, and Judith Vittet, the young girl that loves him, are spellbinding. In fact, all of the actors ( and this very much includes the children ) are first-rate. The special effects are gorgeous, the villains nightmarish in a Gormenghast-kind of way, and the story is as sumptuous as the set designs are. It is a masterpiece.

Puchased your DVD from Amazon.com. I enjoyed the DVD. It was excellent quality. Actually I purchsed two different versions. Your's was 2 minutes longer but I saw no difference in either one of them unless I missed something. I might have. I remember seeing this movie years ago and the character of Miette being a little more coquettish? (right word?) in one of the scenes where she asks One: "do you like what you see?" or something like that. maybe I have it confused with another movie. Anyway,it's a weird movie but enjoyable. Not for small kids though.

Classic french vaudeville. Gorgous, witty, stunning script, superb acting,bent and twisted plot, NEED I SAY MORE. You will cry out loud or just cry.

A beautiful film ratcheted through the small window of a deep sea helmet, where images of the eyepiece appear alongside those of The Artful Dodger, where the science of the codpiece went terribly wrong, so much so as to cause one to wonder, Will anyone ever offer a better definition of steampunk?

This movie has more imagination than all the big blockbusters combined. It doesn't even matter which language you watch it in. Ron Perlman was a great selection for the part.

What a fabulous movie. You laugh - you cry.... but did they have an ugly-contest at the casting?
I'll watch this over and over...

I did not like it much. It's a collection of weird acts and scenes. What purpose does this movie serve other than to show weird child abuse and underage love? There are some scenes that are quite interesting from an artistic point of view. I kind of liked the "DELICATESSEN", but this one is a disappointment.