I watch silent films on 'mute'
No sound at all.
I find the soundtracks to be quite annoying & distracting. I think they have them only because the audience EXPECTS some sound.
Yes but in films such as Nosferatu, the soundtrack is absolutely essential to the film.
You're not a vegetarian, are you? I've never met a vegetarian I liked.
Which release of Nosferatu are you referring to? I saw a version on Netflix with a terribly distracting synthesizer score (not the Type O Negative version, this was something else) which detracted heavily from my experience. I would have been better off watching on mute, or popping on some headphones and choosing my own soundtrack.
shareHaving just watched this film on A C I D for the time, I totally disagree. The music was perfect, especially during the boxing match.
shareI never considered watching City Lights while on LSD, I did however watch Natural Born Killers on acid years ago, that was insane.
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It was the only one of the five tramp movies I didn't connect with beforehand. The others I understood and liked for what they were, The Gold Rush being my deserted island pick of the bunch, but City Lights has been lauded so much I thought it was about time I give it another spin. I watched most of his films that night (I don't own The Circus, and having gone outside the rest of my trip), starting with the Gold Rush when I was just starting my peak, then riding that through City Lights, then continued on with Modern Times. I gotta tell you though, it was perfect. The Gold Rush had me fall in love with the tramp all over again, and that love totally carried over to City Lights. And nowadays, having watched so many more movies and having worked to better understand the language of film sense the last time I watched the movie, I was blown away by all the subtle beauty I missed those past viewing experiences. What a joy and non stop rollercoaster ride of emotions that boxing match was, brilliantly staged and executed. And that truly was one of the best endings I've ever seen. It's rhythm, the way the information is given to the viewer perfected captures and carries all the weight and emotion leading up to that point. City Lights is a close for me second now, Gold Rush, for me, is just more fun, and I respond to that love story more than his other tramp films. Modern Times was also quite brilliant. It had my favorite leading lady of all his films, and my favorite laugh of all his films, which I probably wouldn't have caught if it weren't for the trip.
shareAt the Old Redford Theater in Detroit, when they play Silent Flicks, there's a guy onstage playing with his Organ.
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