General

pros: The physical comedy is done well without the slapstick of other films. Timing is perfect!

cons: No features in the DVD version I bought.

Great Silent Shorts, But Buy The Later 2008 Restoration from Kino Video!

I picked up the Kino Video, the 1991 restoration of Buster Keaton's The General, with shorts The Pla... See Full Review

pros: Beautiful story, photography...pretty much everything

cons: Critics and audiences despised the movie when it was first released -- the fools!

Buster Keaton's masterpiece

Buster Keaton's classic -- dare I say epic? -- silent comedy The General (1927) has just received a... See Full Review

pros: Wonderful physical comedy

cons: Unfortunately, black people are shown in an unflattering light.

Saluting Buster Keaton

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pros: Keaton and the train

cons: Glorification of the Confederacy (PC thugs need only apply for this one)

How to Win a War Single-Handed

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pros: Stunts, comedy, Buster Keaton

cons: Should be better known

Buster Made it Look Easy: The General

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pros: Amazing!

cons: It's a silent film

The General is Buster Keaton's masterpiece

The General is one of the biggest budget movies from the silent film era and also considered to be o... See Full Review

pros: Incredible stunts, exciting action, hilarious comedy

cons: None

"If you lose this war, then don't blame me!"

Buster Keaton was one of the greatest players in silent comedy of the 1920s. His only rival in that... See Full Review

pros: Very funny display of Keaton's talents

cons: none

A Confederacy of Talents/Comedy Writeoff

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pros: Keaton in the grandfather of the great cartoon

cons: It might frustrate some for having no dialogue

Love, Locomotives and Laughs

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pros: Fantastic set pieces, a well-structured plot and tremendous production values.

cons: You'll gasp in amazement more than you'll laugh. Buster is not a particularly endearing comedian

Buster Keaton burns it up at the Rock River Bridge...

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