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scarface666brooksy!! -> RE: Noirs in houses, with Heat and Desire. (28/12/2011 2:08:46 AM)
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Yeah, the scene at the end was just perfect and I loved in the final scene how the film he is mimicking gets gradually more impossible for him to reenact , when the man is shown holding twins and Keaton just scratches his head as if to say "how on earth do I do that!?", I laughed so hard at that bit. The motorbike scene was aces also and I kept thinking he was going to crash but executes it (as always) with fine precision that we know and love from him. [:)]
Film today (IMO) will always lack what that era had in bucket loads. I have such deep nostalgia for that time in cinema. The "innocence" of cinema, if you like.
I don't think I've watched any Harold Lloyd films yet but know that he was certainly underrated in his time. I do however want to watch his "Safety Last" film, as that's meant to be his best work - have you seen it? I also highly recommend Chaplins "City Lights" - "The Kid" - "The Gold Rush" and my favourite Chaplin film of all time, "The Great Dictator". Man, that speech! [:D] Also "A Trip to the Moon" by Méliès is a must see and possibly his most well known film. There is so much of his work that you can watch on YouTube that you could easily get through loads in one night.
The 20's list sounds great, as Méliès has produced some great, very early short films (going back into the late 1800's), like his 1898 "Santa Claus", which I just adore. And don't even get me started on Murnau, Lang, Zecca and Chomón's work or we really will be here all night! [:D]
Thanks for the chat, it's always great to find someone else that has great and obscure taste in film. [sm=happy34.gif]
I know right, definitely the best ending to a silent film ever [:D] and agreed, while I haven't seen a great deal of films from this era I do love them immensely. And no, I've seen Lloyd referenced heaps, especially Safety Last which is why I want to watch it and I saw City Lights years and years ago and I barely remember it except for the boxing match (that was City Lights yeah?) and have you seen Modern Times? Brilliant [:)] And I've heard of A Trip To The Moon before I think, it was the inspiration for a Smashing Pumpkins video [:D] I'll look him up later. I went on Youtube before and I found stuff like Battleship Potempkin and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and even Birth of a freaking Nation! Jackpot [8D] And thanks for the recommendations, I think I've seen Lang's Metropolis before vaguely.
And yeah you too, although I'm at best a rookie when it comes to early cinema, I haven't had the chance or resources to watch a heap, but I agree, people with left-field taste in film are the best sort of people [:)]
Yep, that was City Lights and Modern Tmes is awesome - I'm trying to remember if that's the film with the Cocaine scene? That was brilliant, absolutely hilarious! [:D] The Smashing Pumpkins did reference A Trip to the Moon, yes. I think it was in their "Tonight Tonight" video? The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is amazeballs, as is Der Golem, Nosferatu (classic), Faust, Metropolis, Woman in the Moon (that ones around 3 hours long, as is Metropolis but well worth checking out).
Happy watching! [:)]
Yeah that cocaine scene is from Modern Times [:D] and that's the one! Love that song. And I haven't got around to watching Cabinet yet but I will most likely tonight. I've found all the other movies you've mentioned on Youtube too [:)] A 3 hour silent film, sounds daunting [:D]
Just watched Chaplin's "The Kid", loved it [:)]
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