WWAW da Silent Movies?

[Meownaw]

I go fawkin deep to be perfectly honest wit chu but somehow never saw Intolerance until last night. Not only is the movie based (depiction of jews) but I constantly was saying "how the fuck did they do something this epic in 1916". The term jaw dropping is so overused but this is an actual example of that. At over 3 hours long it felt like a 90 minute movie. Maybe I'm overselling it but fawk was it good.

 

[Uncle Floyd]

Brothermen usually have good taste in flicks, so I'll give this a try.

 

[Meownaw]

Brothermen usually have good taste in flicks, so I'll give this a try.

If you have never watched a silent movie before I would start with comedies to get an idea of pacing and structure and not dive headfirst into a 3 hour epic to be honest wit chu *sniff*. Buster Keaton is a good start with Sherlock Jr.

 

[TheGhostOfAbeVigoda]

I remember some dude lending me a DVD of Nosferatu that had Type O Negative playing over it the whole time. It was gay. What you're talking about seems cool though.

 

[Snake]

Maybe kiss you

 

[Dummy Gaynuts]

"The Big Parade" was great, saw it on Turner Classic Movies late at night once

 

[Ant_It_Fun]

Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" is pretty good.

 

[Mc.Faggot]

If you have never watched a silent movie before I would start with comedies to get an idea of pacing and structure and not dive headfirst into a 3 hour epic to be honest wit chu *sniff*. Buster Keaton is a good start with Sherlock Jr.

WC Fields is the funniest nigga

 

[Meownaw]

Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" is pretty good.

I always enjoyed Lloyd and Keaton more than Chaplin.

 

[Cuphead]

Sherlock Jr is a classic

 

[Mc.Faggot]

I always enjoyed Lloyd and Keaton more than Chaplin.

Chaplin is cool, but WC Fields put it best when he said chaplin was a ballerina

 

[ThePepsiColaRapist]

I go fawkin deep to be perfectly honest wit chu but somehow never saw Intolerance until last night. Not only is the movie based (depiction of jews) but I constantly was saying "how the fuck did they do something this epic in 1916". The term jaw dropping is so overused but this is an actual example of that. At over 3 hours long it felt like a 90 minute movie. Maybe I'm overselling it but fawk was it good.
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Early filmmakers like Griffith wanted to make 3, 4, 8 hour epics, but the nascent state of distribution and exhibition quashed those ambitions.
They were 100 years ahead of their time.
Anyway, check out Greed.

 

[guest]

Buster Keaton rules

 

[jshmuck]

Here's a few more for the fellow brothermen
Buster keaton: the general, steamboat Jr
Charlie chaplin: City lights, modern times
Harold lloyd: safety last

Nosferatu
Cabinet of Dr caligari
Phantom of the opera
Metropolis

 

[UnPRePared]

You can't go wrong with Metropolis. Don't bother with any older versions, or the Giorgio Moroder version - you want The Complete Metropolis, which edits back in 30 crucial minutes of story. It's a bit heavy handed, but it's a great message and Fashion beautiful imagery.

German horror like Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Golem, and Nosferatu. I have imports of the American Kino versions, and they're jealousy inducing excellent - tons of info and clean transfers. Caligari itself, with cardboard sets, feels like a fever dream, while Golem has incredible set pieces. Phantom of the Opera is still a favorite to this day.

If Fantasy is your thing, Faust is my go to. Moreso a drama, but the imagery is fantastical. I'm still floored by some of what they did.

Not all Silent comedy aged well, but Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin are great no matter what you watch. But don't sleep on Gloria Swanson - she's mostly remembered for the noir classic Sunset Boulevard, but she was a skilled comedienne too.

I can go on for hours as silent films intrigue the hell out of me. Douglas Fairbanks, Lon Chaney, Mary Pickford, you really can't go wrong.

 

[Meownaw]

Early filmmakers like Griffith wanted to make 3, 4, 8 hour epics, but the nascent state of distribution and exhibition quashed those ambitions.
They were 100 years ahead of their time.
Anyway, check out Greed.

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I watched this a while ago and it was vurrry good. Pat is in it too.

 

[Uncle Floyd]

I watched this a while ago and it was vurrry good. Pat is in it too.
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Mama and Rodeo Raven gave their big boy his first taste of moonshine. There ain't no stoppin' him now.

 

[LiberalPussy]

 

[Mr-Wrinkle-Paws]

I always enjoyed Lloyd and Keaton more than Chaplin.

 

[1073waaf]

Gonna have to check this one out. I’m all in wit da silent movies to be honest witcha.