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mitchellyoung 08/12/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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This, along with "Modern Times" and "The Kid," is Chaplin's best film. It portrays a simple love song that focuses on the simple moments that put together a relationship through subtle, graceful comedy. Chaplin has always been a gifted physical actor and, here, the slapstick comedy gives way to the film's true heart. |
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Amyaronson 07/18/2011 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Call me a postmodern baby, but I just do NOT get early Hollywood/silent film "humor." It's just a bunch of long-winded repetitive slapstick segments that make me want to kill myself. I know it's a classic, but oh my. I get it, Charlie Chaplin was an auteur and really shaped comedy and he's a great physical comedian and blah blah blah, but goodness sakes, I was bored. |
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sapien 09/15/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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It's definitely one of Chaplin's best. That's for sure. Although, I have to say, I was expecting it to be a little better. |
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fake_username 02/25/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Chaplin's best and probably the best of the silent era. Emotionally powerful and very funny with great music to top everything off, this is a must see movie. |
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05/15/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Both Hilarious and Touching |
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One of my biggest movie-related regrets that I hadn't seen a single Charlie Chaplin film. The director and actor has received massive acclaim, and is still considered today to be one of the world's greatest directors. And yet, I had not seen any of his films. In fact, I had seen relatively few silent films at all. However, if Chaplin's other work is even nearly as good as City Lights, I will not hesitate to see his many other films.
Often considered one of Chaplin's best films, City Lights is the story of a young tramp (portrayed by Charlie Chaplin), who befriends a drunk millionaire. The tramp uses resources provided by the millionaire to give gifts to a young, blind girl, whom the tramp has fallen in love with. Things are a bit complicated, though, as when the millionaire is sober, h... |
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01/31/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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City Lights review |
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The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) encounters a blind Flower Girl (Virginia Cherrill) and becomes enamored with her. He bumps into a drunken millionaire (Harry Myers) who tried to kill himself. The millionaire befriends the tramp and takes him out. It had great messages from the characters: The Tramp - “Be Brave. Face life” Millionaire – “No, I’ll live.” Blind flower girl – “Yes I can see now.” Numerous laughable moments such as the suicide, dress on fire, soap scenes. The score was magnificent and acting was authentic. This probably became the pioneer of themes of mistaken identity, suicide, romanticism, life’s hardships and a mixture of heart and comedy. A timeless classic, City Lights delivers in all aspects that made it such an influential film. |
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