Chaplin Collection: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon, Eric Campbell, Leo White, Albert Austin, John Rand, James T. Kelley, Frank J. Coleman, Henry Bergman: Amazon.ca: Video

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Vol. 1:
Caught in a Cabaret
Mabel's Busy Day
Masqurader
The Rounders
In the Park

Vol. 2:
By the Sea
The Bank
Shanghaied
A Night in the Show

Vol. 3:
His new Job
The Champion
Face on the Barroom Floor

Vol. 4:
A Woman
The Count
His Trysting Places

Vol. 5:
The Vagabond
The Fireman
The Fatal Mallet

Vol. 6:
Behind the Screen
The Immigrant
20 Minutes of Love

Vol. 7:
The Adventurer
The Cure
Mabel's Strange Predicament

Vol. 8:
Easy Street
One a.m.
A Fair Exchange

Vol. 9:
The Pawnshop
The Floorwalker
His Prehistoric Past

Vol. 10:
A Builesque on Carmen
Laffing Gas

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4.0 out of 5 stars Some excellent Chaplin material with one or two rough spots., Mar 21 2001

By	Andrew McCaffrey "The Grumpy Young Man" (Satellite of Love, Maryland) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a huge Chaplin collection featuring thirty-two of his short films from the 1910s and 1920s. Be warned that while some of the films have obviously been well preserved, some others have not been as carefully looked after. There are definitely some signs of aging in this collection, but that is only to be expected. The poorer quality shorts seem to be randomly distributed throughout the videos, presumably based solely on who was in charge of taking care of each individual film. A few of the films are of quite poor quality, however, there is nothing that is actually unwatchable. This does not mean that the collection should be ignored by the silent movie fan. There is quite a lot of excellent material included in this collection that will leave you literally falling off of your chair in laughter.

Chaplin did a lot of things very well in his films and with thirty-two shorts to view here, you gets to see quite a bit of his filmmaking range. Some are hilarious, others are touching and sentimental, and a few others are early-film experiments that just do not quite work. Chaplin obviously enjoyed the sentimental themes that run though his film, however, more than any other filmmaker, he consistently got them right. The sentiment is not gratuitous and is rarely over the top. And the beauty of the short format is that if you don't care for the one you are currently viewing, you will not have long to wait until the next one starts (just like Sex Pistols songs).

My personal favourites from this are as follows:

THE ADVENTURER -- the story of Charlie as he escapes from jail and wrecks havoc on some upper-class people at a hotel. The chase sequences in this are priceless as Charlie jumps off of balconies and dives over banisters with the grace of a ballerina.

THE IMMIGRANT -- Charlie comes to America. This is an excellent story that manages to be both hilarious and thoughtfully sentimental at the same time. The downtrodden tramp adds a waiter and an immigration officer to the long list of people he has kicked in the backside.

ONE A.M. -- a drunken Charlie comes home late from a party and does battle with his house.

This collection is highly recommended viewing for any silent movie fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rapid-fire collection of many Chaplin gems!, May 17 1999

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As you can probably read below, there is an endless line-up of silent classics, featuring some of the Tramp's finest masterpieces and some of his worst ten-minute French films. But there all seldom-seen and well worth the price and wait. Don't miss this peerless collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable artistry., Dec 17 2003

By	George F. Haskins (Lancaster, PA, United States) - See all my reviews

If anyone wants to know why Chaplin was such a huge star and remains a legend to this day they just need to watch him at work in this series. A graceful, athletic, and uniquely artistic performer he had many imitators but none of them came close to his ability. Many of the films in this series are not available anywhere else. It's also a great historical record that reflects the early 1920's; the autos, clothing, apartment interiors and furniture; the way things were 80 years ago; the way our great grandparents lived.

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Published on Mar 4 2002 by Mark Pollock