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Movie Reviews of Chaplin
Movie Review: A Great Movie, Price, & you'll be pleasantly surprised!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Robert Downey Jr. (known as Larry on Ally MacBeal) is a natural genius of an actor who becomes Charles Chaplin in this classic movie. (Downey was nominated for Best Actor (he was robbed) Charlie Chaplins life was complicated and controversal at the least. Being remembered in front of the camera is his legacy ( The AFI (American Film Institute) voted 3 of his movies; Gold Rush 1925, City Lights 1931 & Modern Times 1936 into the Best 100 Movies in the Last 100 Years in 1998). His private life outside of making movies was his vulnerable side. This movie shared with us his career and genius of the man known as the "Little Tramp. So buy this movie (a great value almost 3 hours long) and learn about the most famous silent screen star "Charlie Chaplin" brillantly played by Downey. As a treat Geraldine Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin's daughter) plays Charlies mother in the movie.
Movie Review: Robert Downey Jr can act!
Summary: 5 Stars
From the director of great movie autobiographies such as Gandhi, and Cry Freedom, Chaplin hooks you right from the start. Simply, it's an interesting story. How a ragamuffin from the poor end of London became the most famous man in the world is wonderful.Robert Downey Jr will always be able to look at this piece of work as his finest (forget Air America and all the news about addictions, this piece of film-work will keep him fondly remembered)
Footnote:
When all movies were still silent flickering images, Chaplin made features dealing with controversial topics such as racism, and fascism, which lead the US authorities, particularly J Edgar Hoover, to brand Chaplin a communist, and have him kicked out of the USA. Chaplin deserved better, and had to wait until the 1970s before he was remembered and recognised by his peers in America.
Movie Review: Not perfect, but very good
Summary: 5 Stars
This is far from a perfect movie, but it's still a very good movie and interesting for a number of reasons.
On the down side, I think it probably presents a very biased view of Chaplin, at the expenses of many of his contemporaries (Mabel Normand in particular). It would have been a much better movie had it been less eager to excuse the less appealing aspects of Chaplin's personality.
On the up side, Robert Downey, Jr., does a remarkable job of imitating Chaplin's physical comedy, and it's a treat to get a look at the very early days of the movies. I recommend this (and rate it well) despite its considerable flaws, and I wish more biographies (even fictionalized biographies) were made of early film stars.
Movie Review: Chaplin - the movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent biographical epic, with inspirational, amazing acting from Robert Downey, Jr., and the rest of the cast. Charlie Chaplin was truly a genius, and a beautiful human being. Robert Downey, Jr. "becomes" Chaplin - and the story of his life draws you in so completely, you will find yourself wanting to watch it again and again. When you hear the beautiful song, "Smile," you will always remember who wrote it, and the life of its author, Charlie Chaplin. Robert Downey does a great job on his own rendition of playing piano and singing Smile both on the soundtrack and his later released cd in 2006. For any serious movie lover, you must own this one. Check out the rest of the great cast!Movie Review: Good transfer to DVD, but not anamorphic
Summary: 5 Stars
This review refers to the 1998 DVD edition, the only edition available as of this writing. "Chaplin" is a well-crafted, well-acted biography of the famous silent-screen actor/comedian. The transfer of this 1993 film to DVD is adequate. The format is letter-boxed widescreen (not anamorphic--there are black bars on all sides of the image on a large-screen TV. The side bars are not seen on a smaller screen TV). The picture is fairly sharp, the colors are good, sound quality is fine. The film has an old look about it, but this was probably the intended effect. This is the kind of movie you will watch more than once, so it's worth the purchase price. Highly recommended!