Provide director, brief review if you can.
Mine is City Lights (1931)
Starring Charlie Chaplin, it is his most brilliant work. One memorable scene after another, with an ending that will break your heart. The timeless masterpiece endures even today, and was voted into AFI's 100 Greatest American Films of All-Time.
2006-12-02 13:53:37 · 9 answers · asked by J Gimp 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Hey, J--
City Lights is great, agreed---but what about The Gold Rush, or Harold Lloyd's The Kid Brother, or Keaton's The General, or Steamboat Bill, Jr.? All favorites.
Murnau's Sunrise is on my list of best silent dramas, as is Eric von Stroheim's Greed (even in its cut-down version)--
I'm fond of William Wyler's Wings, and King Vidor's The Big Parade for wartime action (The Big Parade especially---top-notch performances by John Gilbert and his co-stars, griim and realistic action, humor, romance, good stuff.)--
How can anyone pick just one movie out of the literally thousands made between 1895-1930? Or even out of the hundred or so features that have survived to 2006?
2006-12-02 14:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Palmerpath 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Metropolis (directed by Fritz Lang, 1927) but you MUST get the latest uncut version. The earlier ones left out most of the interactions the story depends on, leaving only a shell. Even then, it was good. The new version restores the conflict between the director of the city and the mad scientist Rotwang, as well as much better background music. It was a 1920s view of a future society that was wholly inhumane, the first real sci-fi depiction of a robot ... if you're fascinated by a previous generation's views of what the future might hold, it's a must-see.
2006-12-02 14:13:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bravo to Fizzle, as Fritz Lang is the greatest Director of all time...I also love Buster Keaton; "Steamboat Bill, Jr." and (especially) "The General" are masterpieces!
2006-12-02 19:14:01 · answer #3 · answered by david p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The General (1927)
2006-12-02 17:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silent Movie (1976) by Mel Brooks
2006-12-02 14:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by Chris C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nosferatu
btw Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" did have some dialogue.
at the end Mime Artist Marcel Marceau says "No"
2006-12-02 22:33:50 · answer #6 · answered by 11straight 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I prefer Sherlock Jr. with Buster Keaton (1924)
Woody Allen stole everything from this film for "Purple Rose of Cairo"
2006-12-02 13:59:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mallrats. i admire all the freaky strange plans they draw as much as harm issues/do issues/thieve stuff. consistently Silent Bob finally ends up getting creamed, and that they are basically all-around humorous without stepping into the comfortable dumb crap like in Dogma or Clerks.
2016-10-17 15:20:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dumb and Dumber...on mute
2006-12-02 14:04:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋