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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 5:07:33 GMT
suck? What would you have them see? Would it be some film like, the Kid? Or, the cabinet of Dr. Caligari? Or Birth of a Nation? Intolerance? Or Dr. Mabuse? Or Nosferatu? Others?
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Mar 17, 2018 5:51:36 GMT
The Man Who Laughs
Someone said you cant be a true movie fan if you dont/wont watch silent movies.
I agree-it is like saying you like fine art but wont look at a black and white ink drawing because it isnt in color.
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Post by outrider127 on Mar 17, 2018 6:20:46 GMT
The Gold Rush(1925)with Charlie Chaplin
He Who Gets Slapped(1924) with Lon Chaney Sr
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 13:14:07 GMT
Personally i don't really feel the need to convince people to watch something.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Mar 17, 2018 16:49:12 GMT
I first watched some non-comedy silent films for the first time when a series of films was shown on my local PBS station back in the early 1970's. Some that got my attention were:
Blood and Sand Thief of Bagdad Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Pandora's Box
If you really want the one I think is the best, I suggest "Ben-Hur: A Tale Of the Christ." It is a much better film than the 1959 remake in so many ways.
But I do not believe in force feeding anyone. I do wish the circa 1980 BBC series "Hollywood" that dealt with the Silent Era is the best way to develop interest.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 17, 2018 18:03:43 GMT
If they are already sure that silent films (or black and white films, or foreign films, or British films or American films or whatever their "they suck" list is made up of it's pretty pointless, (imo), to actively try to convince them to think any other way
BUT, @joetorrence
What has worked for me is to put on a film that "they" have said "sucks" but that I enjoy. Make no big deal about it. Sometimes "they" come to see what's playing, stay, enjoy it and ask for more.
IF they like horror films .. the ones you suggested might be a place to start.
Buster Keaton The General opened the door here to the silents. Casablanca and Maltese Falcon -- the dreaded B&Ws
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 17, 2018 18:22:36 GMT
Some Laurel and Hardy shorts. "The Two Tars" and "Big Business" should loosen them up. If they say they liked the silent comedies than move on to comedic feature films like "Safety Last."
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Post by jervistetch on Mar 17, 2018 18:28:54 GMT
CITY LIGHTS has everything, including one of the all time great final scenes.
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 17, 2018 21:51:40 GMT
If they are already sure that silent films (or black and white films, or foreign films, or British films or American films or whatever their "they suck" list is made up of it's pretty pointless, (imo), to actively try to convince them to think any other way BUT, @joetorrence What has worked for me is to put on a film that "they" have said "sucks" but that I enjoy. Make no big deal about it. Sometimes "they" come to see what's playing, stay, enjoy it and ask for more. IF they like horror films .. the ones you suggested might be a place to start. Buster Keaton The General opened the door here to the silents. Casablanca and Maltese Falcon -- the dreaded B&Ws I definitely agree with Bat on this one, @joetorrence: it wasn’t the silents, but I got some “old movie”-hating family-friends to watch North by Northwest and Psycho that way. “Wow, that’s actually pretty good” is usually the reaction. You have to ween the modern film-viewer, his eyes accustomed to dull color, his ears to the ceaseless cacophony of explosions, and his mind accustomed to CGI, on to the style and grace of the classics. But, once they actually put aside their prejudices and watch, oftentimes the reaction is “wow, that’s actually pretty good.” And, as several posters here mentioned, comedy is a great boon in this regard.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2018 21:56:29 GMT
Personally i don't really feel the need to convince people to watch something. I don't either.
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 17, 2018 22:03:24 GMT
Personally i don't really feel the need to convince people to watch something. I don't either. Then, if I may ask, wherefore the OP? Is this all some elaborate hypothetical?
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Post by petrolino on Mar 17, 2018 22:47:30 GMT
'The Bangville Police' (1913)
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Post by kijii on Mar 17, 2018 23:14:41 GMT
Nanook of the North (1922) because it is real people in real surrounding and sound wouldn't--probably couldn't--make it better than it is. [Above quote from IMDb user review]
I love to watch silents as an alternative to sound movies--sometimes I get even more from them than from sound movies. But, of course, my first love of movies really starts with sound movies.
I think all performing arts affect different people differently. If your friend doesn't like it, you can't convince him to.
For example, no one can convince me to love, or even like, foreign films. I've tried and failed enough times to know that these movies are just too much work to be fun or amusing. As noted above, I am a slow reader and foreign movies too much work with too little payoff---FOR ME but others may find them more amusing so I am just talking about me here.
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Post by marianne48 on Mar 18, 2018 0:45:34 GMT
Seven Chances Wings Sunrise Two Tars
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Post by politicidal on Mar 18, 2018 0:55:34 GMT
The General (1926). It's an accessible story about an underdog trying to save his girl. The action scenes are amazing.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 18, 2018 2:09:19 GMT
The General (1926). It's an accessible story about an underdog trying to save his girl. The action scenes are amazing.
The General (1926) Buster Keaton "When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines". The girl is just "along for the ride" for part of the chase.
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Post by kijii on Mar 18, 2018 17:36:28 GMT
Watching a Silent movie can be nice.
To me, it is sort of like reading a book and watching a moving picture at the same time. I like the fact that I have to watch the flow of the movie and read the title cards---which are usually used sparingly--only when necessary to convey something that the actors can through there expressions.
Here is a list of some of my favorites:
The Crowd (1928)
Sunrise (1927)
The Big Parade (1925)
7th Heaven (1927)
Wings (1927)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
Sometime the just the quite is nice....but I love the added sound effects and music.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Mar 18, 2018 18:19:01 GMT
Comedy would be the best route, Chaplin or Laurel & Hardy. If you can make 'em laugh, then you can make 'em breakfast!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2018 6:21:09 GMT
every single silent film I've seen so far has been awesome. I'm working my way through every single silent film in chronological order contained in my danny pearry film guide for fanatics book.
Recently I've seen nanook, it was awesome.
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