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Beautiful effort from the King, 18 May 2005
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Kiddman from Oregon
This fine film represents one of the earlier attempts at "dramedy",
long before the term was invented. The story has a highly realistic
feel to it, yet the funny stuff is never far away.
The film does start a bit slowly as they set up the story, but things
pick up quickly once the funny (but true, from an old photo) shot of
1810 Times Square hits the screen.
The little train which takes Buster to Kentucky is a hoot, and THAT is
based on the real 1830's deal, too. Movable, bumpy, flimsy tracks and a
couple nutty characters and situations are highlights.
My favorite bit in the whole film, though, is when poor Buster realizes
the fabulous mansion he thought he was inheriting turned out to be a
broken-down shack, ending his dreams in spectacularly explosive
fashion.
The story was strong and believable, and the climactic (and very
dangerous) scenes at the river and waterfall were amazing. As a matter
of fact, these scenes are so impressive, it's easy to forget that they
are funny; this is the only reason for me to not give the movie a 10.
Side note to those who have said the poor soundtrack detracted from the
film: If you EVER have the opportunity to see this or other silent
movies in their proper environment (A glorious movie palace with live
musical accompaniment by theatre organ or an orchestra), DO it! The
"half-live, half-canned" aspect is very important to the enjoyment of
silents. It also keeps any film you've seen many times (as is often the
case with "The General" or "Phantom") fresh. Even the same organist
doesn't play the same film the same way every time, and a different
organist can accompany the film in such a different way that it can
almost fool you into thinking you're seeing a new movie.
I'm one of those lucky enough to have done so and there's nothing quite
like it.
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