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The Circus, a review by Antares

The Circus





Year: 1928
Film Studio: Charles Chaplin Productions, Warner Bros., MK2
Genre: Comedy, Classic
Length: 69 Min.

Director
Charles Chaplin (1889)

Writing
Charles Chaplin (1889)...Writer

Producer
Charles Chaplin (1889)

Cinematographer
Roland Totheroh (1890)

Music
Charles Chaplin (1889)...Composer

Stars
Al Ernest Garcia (1887) as The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master
Merna Kennedy (1908) as His Step-daughter, A Circus Rider
Harry Crocker (1893) as Rex/ Disgruntled Property Man/Clown
George Davis (1889) as A Magician
Henry Bergman (1868) as An Old Clown
Tiny Sandford (1894) as The Head Property Man
John Rand (1871) as An Assistant Property Man / Clown
Steve Murphy (I) as A Pickpocket

ReviewThe Gold Rush in 1925 and City Lights in 1931, The CircusThe CircusThe Gold Rush may have had more memorable moments and City Lights may have more charm and style, but to me The Circus is comedy perfection.


Review Criterion
5 Stars - The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.


(From The Circus (1928) on May 2nd, 2010)

Anthropophagus, a review by Jimmy

Title : Anthropophagus (1980)

Overview
A group of tourists take a boat ride to a deserted island. Once there, they discover that most of the residents have disappeared and soon find themselves being stalked by a malevolent presence. They try to uncover the mystery but nothing could possibly prepare them for what they would eventually find.

My Impression
Obviously this one will never meet my high expectations before watching it and after more than one viewing this haven't change. It was on the UK video nasty list with some great film like The Beyond, Cannibal Ferox, Cannibal Holocaust, etc. (of course some stupid film like Don't Go Near the Park and Snuff were also on this list ). So I was expecting a movie more gruesome and shocking than this, but I've to say that one of the scene near the end is really shocking. Without those expectations, I would had appreciate this film more since it's a good variation of the close room theme (the room here being an isolated island) with the mysterious vanishing of all its population. Joe D'Amato for a rare time had created a good suspense in this film, we have time to know the characters and, in some degree, to get attach to them.

Without the false hope created by the British censor board my rating would have been  , but since I feel cheated my rating will be lower...  

Rating :

(From Jimmy's 2009 Horror Marathon on October 5th, 2009)

Firefly Marathon, a review by Tom

08. Out of Gas
Writer: Tim Minear (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Nathan Fillion (Mal), Gina Torres (Zoe), Alan Tudyk (Wash), Morena Baccarin (Inara), Adam Baldwin (Jayne), Jewel Staite (Kaylee), Sean Maher (Simon), Summer Glau (River), Ron Glass (Shepherd Book), Steven Flynn (Captain), Ilia Volok (Marco), Lyle Kanouse (Salesman), Dax Griffin (Bester), Roderick L. McCarthy (Lacey #1)

Great transitions between the scenes of Mal's current predictment, how he got there and the flashbacks how the crew got together. Nice that even though the series only lasted 14 episodes we got to have the chance to see the beginnings. Although one thing still is open to which I'd like to see an answer: How and when did it happen, that Zoe goes from disliking Wash to loving him?

Rating:

(From Firefly Marathon on February 28th, 2010)