Comments on Screen Savour: The Gold Rush (1925)

@MovieMan - I hear you. Chaplin is a master of sta...

2008-09-10T21:12:00.000-04:00

@MovieMan - I hear you. Chaplin is a master of staging something with such tremendous vigor, even if it is something that is predictable in the narrative.

@Jason&Sam - Thanks for the wonderfully kind words. Jason, you need to see it soon! And trust Sam when he says the '25 version is right version to see. If you have to see the '42 cut, then like I said I suppose that's better than nothing, but treat yourself to the silent version.

Another beautiful review in this series T.S., and ...

2008-09-09T17:46:00.000-04:00

Another beautiful review in this series T.S., and as you rightly assert, it's one of the three Chaplin masterpieces that ranks among the best films of all-time. I agree that this (of the three) best marries comedy and pathos, and the latter element finds delirious expression in the cabin, where some of the classic Little Tramp set pieces (the chicken apparaition, the preparation of the shoe for dinner, etc.) Your review superbly blends the historical and the analytic, befitting one of the landmark films of cinema. I must agree that the original '25 cut is the ONLY one to take seriously, regardless of Chaplin's preference.

The way you review a Chaplin movie is simply a mar...

2008-09-09T11:46:00.000-04:00

The way you review a Chaplin movie is simply a marvel to read. I have not had the privilege of seeing The Gold Rush, but your review has certainly heightened the urgency.

This is my favorite Chaplin, though I've never see...

2008-09-08T15:57:00.000-04:00

This is my favorite Chaplin, though I've never seen the '42 version. I love the scene in the saloon when he thinks the woman is motioning to him until she rushes past him into the arms of some burly prospector. Such an obvious gag, but he executes it so well.