This is the first Buster Keaton film I have seen, and believe me, I want more. We watched this one in my silent film class and I was so entertained. How could I have not seen him before you wonder? Well, I always thought Chaplin was known as the great silent comedian, but I came to find out that Harold Lloyd was the tops, then Chap, then Keaton, whom should be number 1 in my book. Very entertaining film, with some amazing technical work done (the crane down the flights of stairs, the tracking shot of the speed boat, and the explosion) and who can forget that hilarious monkey!?
One of the first things that popped in to my head as we began this film is, 'He looks an awful lot like Jean-Claude Van Damme,' does anybody agree? If Van Damme were a better actor, perhaps he could do the Bio of this amazing entertainer, I hope I'm not blasphemizing Keaton, I don't mean to...
One of the first things that popped in to my head as we began this film is, 'He looks an awful lot like Jean-Claude Van Damme,' does anybody agree? If Van Damme were a better actor, perhaps he could do the Bio of this amazing entertainer, I hope I'm not blasphemizing Keaton, I don't mean to...