Buster Keaton-So ahead of your time!
Buster Keaton, a master of his age and that carries through still today. I got the chance today to watch Buster Keaton's 'Sherlock Jr'(made in 1924) tonight and it is just AMAZING! The stunts that he does (no one does a better fall than him! He ran across the top of a train only to use the spout on a nearby water tower to escape when the cars ran
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HE WAS SO AMAZING! I knew it before but I sat rapt for the whole 50 minute film with the same glee and joy as I would a modern day movie (moreso even!)
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I would so go to a theatre to see them if I knew of any retrospective showings in my area (there MUST be some, I must find them!). It really is amazing how much he can carry across back in 1924; from the stunts to the comedy, and then with the camera work itself (the dream sequence! :O Turning the theatre into a stage so that he could "step" into the film!) was just all so amazing!!
I'm still giggling on a giddy high now!
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