Charlie Chaplin
 

Hey Movie Fans!

I want to get into some old Chaplin Movies, any suggestions where to start? I'm probably gonna start with the Great Dictator, since I've hear a lot of good things about it.

What others do you recommend? Modern Times? The Gold Rush?

Give me your opinions and motivate your choices so they get me all excited ;)

Cheers

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

All of those are great :yup: I also like the Robert Downey Jr Movie about him :yup:

http://www.metroactive.com/metro/11....VD_Chaplin.jpg

The Great Dictator is fantastic! I recommend that as well as The Kid, The Immigrant, The Gold Rush, City Lights, and Modern Times. There is also a fantastic documentery about him called "The life and Art of Charlie Chaplin. It's all Youtube broken up into 27 parts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PW9vWdcbhM

awesome :) thx guys!

That documentary looks really interesting

It's what first got me into Charlie back a few years ago.. from their it's flourished into a deep and unbreakable love.

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

Honestly, I have not seen a full Charlie Chaplin Film...I know that's bad! I've a lot of out takes of clips, but, that's it. I really shouldn't be a on this forum...it's bad! :o

I don't know if this is right or not! Is Robert Downey Jr related to Charlie Chaplin? I would like to know for curiosity sake! :)

Nope! Fun fact though, you can see Charlie Chaplin's real life daughter, Geraldine Chaplin, in the movie "Chaplin" playing as his mother.

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

That's what I heard...rumours! ;)

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

Yeah, no relation at all, however. He does a great job playing him, though.

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

Maybe, that's why! I'm a complete idiot....:(

My I ask, are you a Man or a Woman? You're distinctive...In a good way :)

I'm just a stray fart made of, methane, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, sparkles and rainbows. Unicorn farts are genderless. Thank you for the compliment, though :)

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

You didn't answer the question...lol! :D

But, I did!

Me, too. I'd start and finish here.

It's not bad. He's really, really not funny. Clever and inventive, but not funny. Ditto Keaton.

Chaplin viewed and ranked (out of ****)

1. The Gold Rush (1925)-****
2. City Lights (1931)-****
3. Modern Times (1936)-****
4. Limelight (1952)-*** 1/2
5. The Kid (1921)-*** 1/2
6. Shoulder Arms (1918)-***

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

As far as I can tell, Chaplin was the clumsiest actor to grace the screen.

I believe that was his trademark? I could be wrong, as I haven't seen a full Movie of his :D

Re: Charlie Chaplin
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMyDYyg0FBA

Actually, the opposite is true.

W.C. Fields called him, "that damn ballet dancer."

Yeah, see that? He didn't fall. Laurel and Hardy would have landed on their faces.