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 Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:12 pm
Another old standard.
So, who's your absolute favourite and why?
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:28 pm
I would say Buster Keaton would be a top favorite by far. He could portray an almost "everyman" type of character, and could do so many physical stunts that even today, blows the mind.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:38 pm
0kamisama I would say Buster Keaton would be a top favorite by far. He could portray an almost "everyman" type of character, and could do so many physical stunts that even today, blows the mind.
That's certainly true smile . He was graceful in his stunts and you could marvel at that. And that face - so impassive but in other ways so dejected that sure you could laugh but he'd always evoke such sympathy too.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:47 pm
As for me, I'm one of those who'd defend Lon Chaney to the end!
He could look so frightening and cruel that he'd actually make you recoil (even more so without make-up I say!). Then, in that death scene (you know it comes in every film) he'd get this look in his eyes and you'd forgive him anything. No matter what took place in the film, he could almost make you feel guilty for thinking so poorly of a character: 'but the world has done him such a terrible wrong!!'
Oh crying .
So nothing sends me to tears like a Lon Chaney death scene.
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:17 pm
KimberleyJane As for me, I'm one of those who'd defend Lon Chaney to the end!
He could look so frightening and cruel that he'd actually make you recoil (even more so without make-up I say!). Then, in that death scene (you know it comes in every film) he'd get this look in his eyes and you'd forgive him anything. No matter what took place in the film, he could almost make you feel guilty for thinking so poorly of a character: 'but the world has done him such a terrible wrong!!'
Oh crying .
So nothing sends me to tears like a Lon Chaney death scene. Wow, I hadn't really heard that much about Lon Chaney. I'll have to look around and find some pieces of his work... Thanks for the recommendation!
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:00 am
I adore Louise Brooks. She was a fabulous actress, and was really intelligent too. Her quote "I have a talent for enraging people, and if I ever bore you it will be with a knife" is one of my favorites. She has this timeless beauty to her and I find her completely fascinating.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:02 am
KimberleyJane As for me, I'm one of those who'd defend Lon Chaney to the end!
He could look so frightening and cruel that he'd actually make you recoil (even more so without make-up I say!). Then, in that death scene (you know it comes in every film) he'd get this look in his eyes and you'd forgive him anything. No matter what took place in the film, he could almost make you feel guilty for thinking so poorly of a character: 'but the world has done him such a terrible wrong!!'
Oh crying .
So nothing sends me to tears like a Lon Chaney death scene. Oh, I agree! He could just break your heart in two. Laugh Clown Laugh had me sobbing.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:40 am
The Eyebright Bugler KimberleyJane As for me, I'm one of those who'd defend Lon Chaney to the end!
He could look so frightening and cruel that he'd actually make you recoil (even more so without make-up I say!). Then, in that death scene (you know it comes in every film) he'd get this look in his eyes and you'd forgive him anything. No matter what took place in the film, he could almost make you feel guilty for thinking so poorly of a character: 'but the world has done him such a terrible wrong!!'
Oh crying .
So nothing sends me to tears like a Lon Chaney death scene. Oh, I agree! He could just break your heart in two. Laugh Clown Laugh had me sobbing.
I know!! I'd already lost it when Simon goes: "Laugh, clown, laugh, even though your heart is breaking!" And by the very end? Buckets.
Ah the legend.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:17 am
The Eyebright Bugler I adore Louise Brooks. She was a fabulous actress, and was really intelligent too. Her quote "I have a talent for enraging people, and if I ever bore you it will be with a knife" is one of my favorites. She has this timeless beauty to her and I find her completely fascinating.
I actually haven't seen her in anything!
(I know, it's really bad)
I need to watch Diary of A Lost Girl!! God, I've got The Show Off too!
D:
Got a little pile of silents I haven't watched yet. I get distracted either with rewatching things or with others on youtube and what have you - and they just accumulate.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:06 pm
0kamisama I would say Buster Keaton would be a top favorite by far. He could portray an almost "everyman" type of character, and could do so many physical stunts that even today, blows the mind. Agreed. One of my favorite things about watching his films are his stunts. Its just incredible. I've spent so much time just rewinding and replaying a few of his stunts in slow motion. He was such a genius withdesinging his own stunts and building his own props. And it still amazes me how much emotion he can portray through just his eyes.
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Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:58 pm
Buster Keaton! His mechanical jokes are great, and he didn't bog his stories down in sentiment like Charlie Chaplin started doing. And I love Buster's deadpan under-reaction face to everything.
What happened to him after MGM got "ownership" of him makes me sad.
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:29 pm
Well, my all time favorite actress is Agnes Moorehead, but for it was solely on silent films, definitely Clara Bow. Her facial expressions are just too darn cute, and I always thought she was very creative with drawing people in. I also like Joan Crawford as well, but I've only seen clips of her silent days.
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:51 pm
I'd say for me it's Lon Chaney as well. I really like Lillian Gish a lot too.
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:31 pm
Eirwyn Buster Keaton! His mechanical jokes are great, and he didn't bog his stories down in sentiment like Charlie Chaplin started doing. And I love Buster's deadpan under-reaction face to everything.
What happened to him after MGM got "ownership" of him makes me sad. Yes, it all seemed to start crumbling all around him, after MGM started edging away his creative freedom, and his bitter divorce from Natalie Talmadge.
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