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Summary: Fascinating on many levels
Review: It's amazing to see what the world looked like at the turn of the century, and you couldn't ask for a more beautiful production. There's great variety in this presentation as you can see from the contents.It's especially nice to have full films, rather than clips. I also find it very interesting to see what was considered humorous at the time. In the 1905 film, "The Whole Dam Family, and the Dam Dog", for example, there is minimal action, the humor coming from wordplay in the titles which may seem juvenile today, but at the same time show great playfulness. This is just one of the many pleasures to be found on this incredible disc. Next, move on to Volume 2, for an in-depth look at the films of Melies!
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Summary: An amazing collection
Review: This is the definitive collection of historically important early silent film archives. This DVD, put out by Image, contains a vast amount of silent shorts, including "The Great Train Robbery," and the first ever animated caroon, "Funny Faces". Some of these shorts are meticulously hand-colored, for instance, the red smoke from just about every gun shot in the sixteen minute, "The Great Train Robbery". There is piano accompianiment that accompanies all of these films, so they aren't really silent. The musical cues of the piano track to the films are perfectly accurate. All in all, Image Entertainment has done a great job with this one. Also check out Landmarks, Vol. 2, and Nosferatu, both silent movie DVDs put out by Image.
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Summary: Wonderful DVD!
Review: This is the definitive collection of historically important early silent film archives. This DVD, put out by Image, contains a vast amount of silent shorts, including "The Great Train Robbery," and the first ever animated caroon, "Funny Faces". Some of these shorts are meticulously hand-colored, for instance, the red smoke from just about every gun shot in the sixteen minute, "The Great Train Robbery". There is piano accompianiment that accompanies all of these films, so they aren't really silent. The musical cues of the piano track to the films are perfectly accurate. All in all, Image Entertainment has done a great job with this one. Also check out Landmarks, Vol. 2, and Nosferatu, both silent movie DVDs put out by Image.
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Summary: Highly recommended!
Review: This package is really a must-have for anyone interested in early film history. The Edison and Lumiere films are fascinating to watch. The two landmark narrative films are presented here: "A Trip to the Moon" includes the original narration as Melies intended, and "The Great Train Robbery" includes the original color tinting. And even though the link for "The Great Train Robbery" at the bottom of this page points to IMDB's page for the 1904 remake, the version on the DVD is Edwin S. Porter's original 1903 version. Among the later films on this DVD, "The Policemen's Little Run" is hilarious, and it offers excellent images from 1907 Paris. I haven't even watched the last two films on this disc. I'm going slowly and savoring each one.....
Rating:
Summary: Highly recommended!
Review: This package is really a must-have for anyone interested in early film history. The Edison and Lumiere films are fascinating to watch. The two landmark narrative films are presented here: "A Trip to the Moon" includes the original narration as Melies intended, and "The Great Train Robbery" includes the original color tinting. And even though the link for "The Great Train Robbery" at the bottom of this page points to IMDB's page for the 1904 remake, the version on the DVD is Edwin S. Porter's original 1903 version. Among the later films on this DVD, "The Policemen's Little Run" is hilarious, and it offers excellent images from 1907 Paris. I haven't even watched the last two films on this disc. I'm going slowly and savoring each one.....
Rating:
Summary: Highly recommended!
Review: This package is really a must-have for anyone interested in early film history. The Edison and Lumiere films are fascinating to watch. The two landmark narrative films are presented here: "A Trip to the Moon" includes the original narration as Melies intended, and "The Great Train Robbery" includes the original color tinting. And even though the link for "The Great Train Robbery" at the bottom of this page points to IMDB's page for the 1904 remake, the version on the DVD is Edwin S. Porter's original 1903 version. Among the later films on this DVD, "The Policemen's Little Run" is hilarious, and it offers excellent images from 1907 Paris. I haven't even watched the last two films on this disc. I'm going slowly and savoring each one.....
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