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Neither made my list, but definitely two worthy additions for sure. I'm pretty sure I even rated Bueller an 8/10

Trivia: When Buster Keaton is running along the roofs of the moving freight train cars, he comes to the last one and jumps and grabs the tube connected to a water tower. His weight caused the tube to descend and, as it did so, water poured out and washed him on to the track with force, fracturing his neck and nearly breaking it. The footage appears in the released film. Keaton suffered from blinding migraines for years afterwards and was unaware of the reason, until a doctor diagnosed him in the 1930's.

Sherlock Jr. would almost certainly have made my ballot. Not a fan of Ferris Bueller's Day Off but not surprised at all to see it turn up.

Literally just finished watching The Nice Guys, nowhere near as good as Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for me but probably would have been one I at least considered.

Seen: 24/46

I love Sherlock Jr., but it didn't quite make my ballot. Glad it made the list though. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is fine, but not one of my favourite comedies.

Seen: 46/46.

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Sherlock, Jr. was #8 on the MoFo Top 50 Pre-1930s List while Ferris Bueller's Day Off was #23 on the MoFo Top 100 of the 1980s.

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is fine no objections but I have two other John Hughes movies on my list.
Can't remember Sherlock Jr. cause I was probably around 8 when I saw it.

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You were eight-years-old in 1924?!?

Love both of these but voted for neither. Push comes to shove I slightly prefer The General to Sherlock, Jr. (and stop pushing me, Pal!), but they are both masterpieces. We'll see how much higher on the list Keaton's choo-choo picture falls. I saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off at a matinee on the last day of school (which was a half day) of tenth grade with a van load of my friends. To say my buddies and I were the target audience is an understatement. We loved it. I still love it. I didn't put any John Hughes movies on my ballot but Bueller is my second favorite after Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

No votes. Keaton is probably my favourite of all the silent-era comedians, though I'm not entirely sure which of his films I'd cite as a favourite. In any case, Sherlock Jr. is definitely up there. I was amused enough by Ferris Bueller's Day Off when I was much younger, but I revisited it as recently as two years ago and found it very much wanting (this is starting to become my attitude towards John Hughes' work in general).

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Sherlock Jnr I saw for the first time recently, but I voted for a different Buster Keaton film which may in fact not appear - but I still love The Great Stone Face and enjoy many of his short films. I don't know about Sherlock Jnr, I don't think I was in the mood for silent comedy when I watched it, and felt like the action-packed finale dragged on a little too long. I'm pretty sure my opinion will change after seeing it again, in the right frame of mind. Comedy really is a mood thing, and if you're particularly flat it can pick you up, or it can absolutely not work - conversely, when you're up a lot of things will make you laugh, but the stuff that's unfunny never will - I was pretty flat. I still thought the first half was brilliant though.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - a lot of people idolize this film, and I just like it. I find it easily watchable, but I'm not a typical Bueller-lover who swears by it. I've been meaning to give it another whirl with that fancy new idea about the film kids are raving about these days - the theory that Ferris Bueller is actually an imaginary character made up by Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck) - his shy, reserved friend in the film. It's one of those film theories that absolute never occurred to the people making the film (probably) - but all the same makes it all the more interesting. I was never a big Matthew Broderick fan, and there will be a few more comedies that show up with rabid fans and huge support that are only average to okay for me. This missed the top 50 though, very surprisingly, so maybe other people find it just okay as well, or some people just plumb forgot about it.

I watched House tonight (advertised as weird, and certainly that's what it was) - so I get to add 3 to my tally, but none from my list again.

Seen 35/46

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I think Sherlock Jr was my first silent. If not it was close and I brought all kinds of baggage to those first few silent viewings that I had to get rid of. I really need to rewatch at some point but I am certainly team Chaplin after watching a good bit of both. So there’s a good chance I will like it more second watch, but also a good chance it won’t ever be a favorite.

I really wanted to rewatch Ferris Bueller because it had been so long but I didn’t get to it. It’s also one I have seen quite a bit though, and remember most of the beats. Always found it humorous and charming but never funny enough to be a favorite.

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