Charlie Chaplin Appreciation Thread/The Classic Silent Film Thread

[HHR]

I'd never seen a full Chaplin film until about 6 months ago when I started working through the IMDB Top 250...

....but I absolutely LOVED City Lights, Gold Rush and Modern Times.

I'll be picking up a couple others during the upcoming Criterion sale at Barnes and Noble. The Great Dictator and Monsieur Verdoux.

I also enjoyed Buster Keaton's The General.

But Chaplin's work is my favorite.



Many of the full movies are available on Youtube as well

 

[Soundbwoy]

 

[GzUp]

Is this stuff legit watchable?

 

[We Ready]

Is this stuff legit watchable?

Only for movie snobs

 

[MartyMcFly]

Is this stuff legit watchable?

yes

 

[StraxStrax]

Only for movie snobs

We can't all be wrestling fans now can we

 

[HHR]

Only for movie snobs

The fukk?

 

[HHR]

Is this stuff legit watchable?

Obviously everyone has different tastes, and silent films is altogether a wholly unique genre, but I think they're incredibly watchable.

I was VERY unsure about how I would like them before watching Modern Times, but I watched 3 more Chaplin films within a couple weeks

 

[GzUp]

Obviously everyone has different tastes, and silent films is altogether a wholly unique genre, but I think they're incredibly watchable.

I was VERY unsure about how I would like them before watching Modern Times, but I watched 3 more Chaplin films within a couple weeks

I tried watching that vampire classic, forget the name but had no sound... had to turn it off.. too much of a struggle to watch. ..

 

[HHR]

I tried watching that vampire classic, forget the name but had no sound... had to turn it off.. too much of a struggle to watch. ..

Nosferatu?

I watched it and had a similar reaction as you did.

Chaplin's work is much more accessible imo. It's got a clever/funny/witty/comic edge to it that more serious silent films lack.

 

[GzUp]

Nosferatu?

I watched it and had a similar reaction as you did.

Chaplin's work is much more accessible imo. It's got a clever/funny/witty/comic edge to it that more serious silent films lack.

Ya that was it... I'll check some of his stuff out

 

[We Ready]

The fukk?

It's not an insult, it's like the term beer snobs.

 

[GunRanger]

Chaplin movies work because slapstick never ages. It's like Looney Tunes


Check out Howard Hawks' A Girl in Every Port. It's pretty risque, and modern for its time.

 

[StraxStrax]

Obviously everyone has different tastes, and silent films is altogether a wholly unique genre, but I think they're incredibly watchable.

I was VERY unsure about how I would like them before watching Modern Times, but I watched 3 more Chaplin films within a couple weeks

I've always thought The Gold Rush is the best way to into Chaplin

 

[mr x]

He should have kept making talkies. Monsieur verdoux and a king in new york were both good.(haven't seen limelight yet)

Cosign op though.