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We need a thread about 20s and 30s era movies in general.
I, personally, find Keaton funnier than Chaplin, and about as funny as Laurel and Hardy or the Little Rascals.
It's all great stuff, in my opinion.
EDIT: Interesting fact I think should be brought up here: the first Mickey Mouse short, Steamboat Willie, was a parody of Buster Keaton's film Steamboat Bill, Jr., which itself is a reference to an old song from 1910. It's the song Mickey's whistling at the start of the cartoon.
edited 9th Feb '14 10:57:44 AM by Aldo930
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
So , do you think Buster has a Holy Wood counterpart on the Disc ?
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I am suprized at at the lack of love for silents . Shame on you.
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We are expressing our love for the silent greats silently.
edited 12th Feb '14 12:54:40 PM by Tuckerscreator
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Done with real house. One of the most dangerous stunts ever done.
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@Lass: How about changing the title of the thread to something more general like "20s/30s/40s Movies" or "Silent Movies Thread"?
That way, we could talk (and share) about more stuff.
There was a scene in Sherlock Jr. where he performed what seemed to be a painful fall while running around on top of train cars. Stunt with no real injury, right? Apparently he broke his neck.
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And that's what makes Buster Keaton so awesome.
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
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The man was invincible. The stunt can be found on You Tube - it was caused by him standing under a railyard's water tower's faucet when it was opened, dousing him in about a ton of water. See here:
I decided that there should be a thread about Buster Keaton.
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