Keaton had hundreds of films, but I would like to know what your 5 favorite Keaton films of all time are.
MINE GO AS FOLLOWS:
1. Sherlock Jr.
2. The Navigator
3. The General
4. The Playhouse
5. College
1. Sherlock, Jr.
2. The Cameraman
3. The General
4. Seven Chances
5. Our Hospitality
"Dry your eyes baby, it's out of character."
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I own the box set and it contains all his feature films from Three Ages through to Steamboat Bill Jr.
Three Ages
Go West
The Navigator
Battling Butler
The General
Steamboat Bill Jr.
College
Our Hospitality
Seven Chances
Sherlock Jr.
Starting with the Cameraman he went to work for MGM so those films are owned by a different distributor and luckily have recently been made avialable on one double DVD.
They also contain his complete collectioin of short films, not including the ones in which he costared with Fatty Arbuckle which I believe are available elsewhere. The shorts have been restored to their best possible condition although unfortunately some of the footage in his is simply lost and is represented as best as possible by still photographs and title cards. Still, One Week, The Playhouse, Cops, and others: They're all here.
There is also a wonderful DVD full of suplemental Buster material including the complete episode of the TV show I describe earlier in this thread, commercials he's done, a clip of his appearance on this is your life, and a brief sketch from The Buster Keaton Show. This last one is a mixed blessing. It shows how he never lost his talent but it also demonstrates that even a comic genuis like Buster can only elevate terrible material so far.
I heartily recommend the set to any Buster fan.
1. The General (Greastest movie ever made)
2. Sherlock, Jr.
3. Our Hospitality
4. The Navigator
5. Seven Chances
Top five? So many to chose from...
1. Steamboat Bill Jnr.
2. Cops
3. The Navigator
4. Sherlock Jr.
5. The Balloonatic
I also love a few of his later films, particularly 'So You Won't Squark', 'Nothing But Pleasure' and 'The Railrodder'.
It's been a while since I've seen many of his films, and I haven't seen all that I'd like to, but here's 5 of my favourites (in chronological order):
The Playhouse
Our Hospitality
Sherlock, Jr.
Seven Chances
The General
"The cinéma is an invention without a future," said Louis Lumière.share
Tough to pick, isn't it?
1. The General
2. The Scarecrow
3. College
4. The Cameraman
5. Our Hospitality
...But so many others are great, too.
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Every time I watch Buster I'm always gobsmacked about just how damn good he was. A true comedic and, more importantly, cinematic master. The man is a true hewro of mine. Even his stuff in the years following the coming of sounhd are pretty good. Fair enough their noit a patch on his classics, but sub-par Buster is still pretty darned good. 'Grand Slam Opera' is one that springs to mind as being particularly enjoyable. Anyhow, to the hard task of choosing 5 favourites:
Sherlock Jr
The General
Cops
The Boat
The Paleface
but there's plenty that could take their places
Oh, man, so hard to choose! By picking my five favourite Keaton films, I'm basically picking my five favourite films of all time. That man was brilliant.
In no particular order:
1) The General (of course)
2) Sherlock Jr.
3) The Scarecrow
4) College
5) One Week
Oh, I almost forgot! Honourable mention definitely goes to The Railrodder! A very simple movie, but I thought it was adorable.
While we're at it, Seven Chances is good, too. And Battling Butler. God, this is like picking your favourite child...
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Sherlock Jr.
Cops
Go West
Neighbors
Steamboat Bill, Jr.