tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post7828182588710334544..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Sherlock Jr.Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-74683079011323990722012-04-09T20:22:22.819-04:002012-04-09T20:22:22.819-04:00Great review of the movie :)
Have heard about the...Great review of the movie :)<br /><br />Have heard about the movie and your review has whetted my appetite. I need to check this one out soon.<br /><br />Cheers!buddy2bloggerhttp://buddy2blogger.blogspot.com/2012/04/review-granada-adaptation-of-sherlock.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-78682055151275547012012-03-21T14:37:34.108-04:002012-03-21T14:37:34.108-04:00Mark, I also have a preference for Keaton, though ...Mark, I also have a preference for Keaton, though of course both are great. But for me even Chaplin's best don't rise to the level of this or <i>The General</i>.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-87004740388405237102012-03-21T13:47:16.905-04:002012-03-21T13:47:16.905-04:00'Sherlock Jr.' is the single reason I pref...'Sherlock Jr.' is the single reason I prefer (ever so slightly) Keaton over Chaplin.mark s.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-14050239514899167002012-03-21T09:14:18.616-04:002012-03-21T09:14:18.616-04:00Thanks, Vidal. I imagine this would be a great cho...Thanks, Vidal. I imagine this would be a great choice for any film studies class, and a great choice to introduce new audiences to silents. Hard to imagine anyone not loving it.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-75509633235213271512012-03-21T02:10:33.813-04:002012-03-21T02:10:33.813-04:00I don't have much to add that you haven't ...I don't have much to add that you haven't already said, Ed. This is a masterful film, and the ending is probably the best of any comedy I've seen. I saw it for the first time a few years ago in an Intro to Film class at college and it seemed like the entire class loved it. It really does hold up quite well.vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233639891382103355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-67335346038472054892012-03-20T16:38:30.322-04:002012-03-20T16:38:30.322-04:00Thanks, Jon. Keaton has quite a few that would/sho...Thanks, Jon. Keaton has quite a few that would/should be on any list of favorites.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-14930470886881169962012-03-20T10:22:08.957-04:002012-03-20T10:22:08.957-04:00Yeah Ed I love your piece here and your love of th...Yeah Ed I love your piece here and your love of the film can be felt. It's really hard to pick which Keaton is my favorite. It's hard to argue against the perfection of this one though and it holds up soooo well today.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656287096270976604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-45464564211579441602012-03-20T08:54:53.600-04:002012-03-20T08:54:53.600-04:00Thanks, Sam. It's always daunting approaching ...Thanks, Sam. It's always daunting approaching a classic like this, but I just wanted to express my real love for this Keaton masterpiece, which along with <i>The General</i> is one of his most unassailably perfect films. It was definitely a major influence on the Woody movie you mention, and its surrealist brilliance remains startling even now. Just an infinitely rich and complex and (most Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-43187485761840507162012-03-20T08:04:31.451-04:002012-03-20T08:04:31.451-04:00I know so much has been written on the film over t...I know so much has been written on the film over the decades, and it remains the one title most often mentioned when one lists their favorite Keaton films, that one usually feels the discussion has been exhausted. But as always your prose brings freshness and engagement, even for this comedy classic par excellence. Woody Allen's PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO is indepted to it, and the pool table Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com