1927 Review Blog
The General
Grade: A+ 04/26/2010
I absolutely LOVED this film. It is movies like this that remind me of why I started this project in the first place. It is so clever, so exciting, and so well executed that even today, it rivals all other action comedies. Buster Keaton is a genius, and he plays the engineer on a Southern locomotive. When the Union spies steal it, he chases after them to retireve it, only to wind up behind enemy lines and thrust into being a hero. If you thought two trains chasing each other on one rail would get boring, think again. The things this movie comes up with just leaves a perpetual smile on your face. I enjoyed this movie so much in its whimsical simplicty, it is easily now one of my favorite films of all time!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A+ 04/26/2010
I absolutely LOVED this film. It is movies like this that remind me of why I started this project in the first place. It is so clever, so exciting, and so well executed that even today, it rivals all other action comedies. Buster Keaton is a genius, and he plays the engineer on a Southern locomotive. When the Union spies steal it, he chases after them to retireve it, only to wind up behind enemy lines and thrust into being a hero. If you thought two trains chasing each other on one rail would get boring, think again. The things this movie comes up with just leaves a perpetual smile on your face. I enjoyed this movie so much in its whimsical simplicty, it is easily now one of my favorite films of all time!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Metropolis
Grade: C+ 01/10/2009
Simply incredible in its size and scope for a 1920s Sci-Fi film, but ultimately too random, overacted, and disjointed to be a REALLY good film. Most people rank this as one of the best Science Fiction films ever. Even though I agree it was trend-setting, the whole film is not much more than a labor dispute. The fact that a lot of the film was lost and the missing pieces are replaced by screens EXPLAINING what is going on really hurts the whole thing. Regardless...probably the most entertaining silent film I have seen so far, even if just for how over the top the acting is.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: C+ 01/10/2009
Simply incredible in its size and scope for a 1920s Sci-Fi film, but ultimately too random, overacted, and disjointed to be a REALLY good film. Most people rank this as one of the best Science Fiction films ever. Even though I agree it was trend-setting, the whole film is not much more than a labor dispute. The fact that a lot of the film was lost and the missing pieces are replaced by screens EXPLAINING what is going on really hurts the whole thing. Regardless...probably the most entertaining silent film I have seen so far, even if just for how over the top the acting is.
1001 Movie to See Before You Die