Hey T.S. The natives are getting restless. More ...

2009-09-01T12:47:20.585-04:00

Hey T.S. The natives are getting restless. More Keaton please! LOL!!!!

"Most of us cannot help the fact that we'...

2009-08-22T11:11:36.558-04:00

"Most of us cannot help the fact that we're all but certain to have seen a Chaplin masterpiece before we see a minor Keaton, so there's a tendency to temporally view Battling Butler as something in the shadow of City Lights, a ridiculous proposition since this film precedes Chaplin's by five years."

Indeed T.S. I quite agree as do with your subsequent contention that Keaton's handling of the fight scenes are far more physical. The climax of this film is a rather nasty sequence in fact.

But the first half of BATTLIN BUTLER as I recall was charmingly inventive, as Buston heads to the mountains in his Rolls Royce for the hunting trip. The film has some dead spots afterwards, and revives for the preparation boxing scenes. I agree completely with your final star rating and your mostly effusive praise for this classic.

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Hey T.S. The natives are getting restless. More ...

"Most of us cannot help the fact that we'...