The General (1926)

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When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines.

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Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure

Country: USA

Directed By: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Written By: Buster Keaton, Charles Henry Smith, Clyde Bruckman, Al Boasberg

Starring: Buster Keaton, Joe Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Henry Smith, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Mike Donlin, Frank Barnes, Tom Nawn, Henry Baird, Joe Bricher

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May 11	DyanneThorne	75 _75%
Great action. Drags a bit here and there. I did have laugh imagining Keaton's character as a proto Steve Rogers, trying to enlist under a false name
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For a great silent action/adventure/comedy that you can see online, go with "The General"(1926) and save some TRAIN!
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90.50
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Leão
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Buster's A Stunt Boi: The 78 Minute Version
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Dec 18, 2018	chengming	70 _62%
Not nearly as funny as reviews led me to expect, and the militaristic message also didn't jive with me. Hugely impressive filmmaking for the time though, and Keaton's athleticism is something to behold!
Dec 18, 2018	FraGil	80 _83%
Dec 13, 2018	tsion	80 _66%
Dec 12, 2018	seymour123	82 _76%
Dec 12, 2018	kaan26	47 _22%
Dec 11, 2018	anelesecene	35 _20%
Çekimlerin yılına göre ilerde olması dışında berbat bir film. Politik tavrı militarizm, mantık hataları belki beş sayfa yazılacak, oyunculuklar şimdilerin figüranlarına eş değerken ben ağzımı gere gere "aaabi 100 yıllık filme göre çok başarılı" demem. Şimdiki Recep İvedik'lerin yaptığı şaklaban karakter komedisinden ne farkı var? Senaryo yılına göre değerlendirilecek bir şey değildir. 100 yıl önce ne ise şimdi de o.
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Dec 01, 2018	Dennis Li	3 _61%
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Nov 25, 2018	Jorenvanveen	70 _20%
Nov 25, 2018	Yiannos	60 _45%
Well made and years ahead of its time, it's easy to marvel at Keaton's impressive technical accomplishment, especially given the limits of the tools available to him. Mileage varies of course, and I found my appreciation for it exceeded my enjoyment by a considerable margin. Keaton had great presence, but he rarely makes me laugh, and I'd even rate Lloyd higher than him in the laughs department, which is blasphemy in some circles. Thankfully it's briskly paced and features great stunts.
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