Three Ages (1923)
The misadventures of Buster in three seperate historical periods. (imdb)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Directed By: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Written By: Buster Keaton
Starring: Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts, Wallace Beery, Margaret Leahy, Lillian Lawrence
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| Dec 10, 2019 |  |
Fergenaprido | 74 51% |
| Dec 04, 2019 | tommy_leazaq | 62 69% |
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| Nov 22, 2019 | stjhka | 80 73% |
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| Nov 18, 2019 | flipperrbm | 4 24% |
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| Aug 21, 2019 | vesuvius | 50 27% |
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ehk2 | 67 83% |
| Jul 06, 2019 | thinbeach | 40 39% |
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| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 70 35% |
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| Apr 07, 2019 | TheRuins | 80 95% |
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DarrenCB | 70 42% |
| Feb 21, 2019 | napolenbrady | 86 40% |
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julesfmb | 64 51% |
| Jan 28, 2019 | bestestuary | 80 50% |
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| Jan 13, 2019 | gossamer2019 | 72 74% |
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| Jan 02, 2019 | knives | 73 51% |
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jobsbronson | 11 37% |
| Dec 19, 2018 | reptarplayst | 73 35% |
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| Dec 05, 2018 | mathiasa | 60 64% |
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| Dec 01, 2018 |  |
Dennis Li | 3 61% |
| Nov 05, 2018 |  |
lucbapt | 81 53% |
| Oct 19, 2018 | caffe | 62 25% |
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Not really one of Keaton's better working movies for me. It's all down to singular gags and you really think the idea behind it would have created better material.
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| Oct 05, 2018 | allneonslike | 70 67% |
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| Aug 16, 2018 | aeidolon | 60 46% |
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CMQuinn | 90 88% |
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Moondog | 82 94% |
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Batty | 70 46% |
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Robart | 50 43% |
| May 09, 2018 | Grandaddy | 55 16% |
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| May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 70 61% |
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| May 01, 2018 | Metalfist | 70 54% |
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Abba | 72 49% |
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dourface | 70 67% |
| Mar 17, 2018 | mcakmak | 85 78% |
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kubrickvari | 88 91% |
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scott.mcc | 60 36% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Italo | 1 0% |
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| Nov 29, 2017 | Cocoa | 90 96% |
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| Nov 17, 2017 |  |
teaty666 | 80 95% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | xacviant | 73 33% |
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A lovelorn nebbish (Buster Keaton) tries to get the girl (Margaret Leahy) in three separate eras - the Stone Age, ancient Rome, and the modern day. Wallace Beery is his foil in each lifetime. Buster's first autonomous feature is really three interwoven shorts (it was designed as such), none of which are quite among his best work, but it certainly has its share of good gags.
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| Sep 28, 2017 | izwt936g | 19 20% |
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| Sep 26, 2017 | plunkets | 93 95% |
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| Sep 26, 2017 | strangelime | 75 38% |
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Curb | 37 29% |
| Aug 02, 2017 | whataboutit | 80 41% |
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addeh | 65 46% |
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ecalder | 33 3% |
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RYM-byrates | 67 68% |
| Mar 06, 2017 | smellyjoe | 75 49% |
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| Feb 01, 2017 |  |
smuhu | 50 15% |
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With its mix of three storylines momentum is constantly interrupted. Thus, storylines are also underdeveloped.
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| Jan 26, 2017 |  |
ManInBlack | 7 74% |
| Jan 22, 2017 |  |
FSilva | 60 25% |
| Jan 13, 2017 | mjbreuer | 72 55% |
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Jimmy Suede | 78 68% |
| Dec 31, 2016 |  |
PepeCamello | 60 51% |
| Nov 24, 2016 | gregmnewman | 70 26% |
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| Nov 21, 2016 | Ronin22 | 61 71% |
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Mims | 83 67% |
| Oct 10, 2016 | TheMarkle | 60 38% |
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damfino | 61 45% |
| Jul 12, 2016 | flund | 23 38% |
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adrenaline | 70 69% |
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FrancoZero | 9 37% |
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| Jan 31, 2016 | bmikeo | 50 13% |
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domv | 71 41% |
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Lilarcor | 66 28% |
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MUBIvotes | 35 56% |
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hulot | 40 39% |
| Dec 28, 2015 |  |
7thpein | 71 58% |
| Dec 15, 2015 |  |
robot2xl | 73 48% |
| Dec 02, 2015 |  |
r/TrueFilm | 70 29% |
| Nov 28, 2015 | LordCouture | 74 79% |
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| Nov 27, 2015 | coroner | 80 83% |
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| Nov 23, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 6 40% |
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jagarnyfiken | 76 71% |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Lonewolf2003 | 60 16% |
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| Oct 11, 2015 | cayh | 70 44% |
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| Sep 22, 2015 | gossamer2 | 73 67% |
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Maaxwell | 65 49% |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Patatuela | 70 49% |
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| Jul 19, 2015 | thirdeye42 | 72 51% |
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| Jul 16, 2015 | SleepTight | 60 48% |
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| Jun 08, 2015 | Truffaut16 | 71 51% |
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| May 19, 2015 | zetes | 50 10% |
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| May 19, 2015 |  |
Heliophage | 63 80% |
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Three middling Buster Keaton shorts for the price of one, essentially. Not bad, but tepid and tentative for Keaton's feature debut. It has a few good bits though: the car in the opening, the roof jumping stunt, the chariot race, etc.
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| Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 80 61% |
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| Apr 17, 2015 | LyNcHeR | 70 32% |
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| Apr 17, 2015 |  |
loosecanons | 5 38% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | kamikaze66 | 70 50% |
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| Mar 02, 2015 | 10kfilms | 77 72% |
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| Jan 18, 2015 | SirTeaBag | 6 30% |
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| Jan 01, 2015 |  |
lisa- | 3 30% |
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tries to be clever instead of brazen, and it doesn't really work at all. i only laughed properly at the car joke. so we can only rely on the narrative, which is very tedious, and just like most other american silents, where the actor-director imagines himself as a bumbling but brave and oh-so-lovable hero who blunders through a series of hilarious misadventures so he can win the love of the beautiful woman. and buster, you just couldn't stop yourself from adding a touch of racism, could you?
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| Dec 21, 2014 |  |
djcrawfo | 30 4% |
| Dec 07, 2014 | mahgeetah | 90 50% |
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| Dec 01, 2014 |  |
monclivie | 75 53% |
| Nov 22, 2014 |  |
lyzetteg | 73 35% |
| Oct 07, 2014 |  |
RavynLoony | 73 86% |
| Oct 02, 2014 | Madnas | 81 58% |
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| Aug 06, 2014 | karamzin | 70 82% |
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| Aug 04, 2014 |  |
jksterup | 85 55% |
| Aug 03, 2014 |  |
jackinthebox | 70 55% |
| Aug 02, 2014 |  |
viewmaster | 79 41% |
| Jun 02, 2014 | TonyKB | 65 38% |
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| Jun 01, 2014 | themagician | 70 44% |
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| May 21, 2014 |  |
karamazov. | 21 24% |
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Even the gags are bad [with the exception of the car one-- that was fucking cool]. I will choose not to comment on the rest.
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| Apr 06, 2014 | donquixotic | 70 77% |
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| Apr 02, 2014 |  |
B.2 | 46 51% |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Lanhia | 80 51% |
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| Mar 10, 2014 |  |
TrixRabbi | 74 41% |
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Much like Seven Chances, it's weak in the beginning. Repetitive puns, random racist jokes. But as Keaton ups the physicality in the second half the movie greatly improves. Absolutely love the climax of the prehistoric sequence. Also, is this the first instance of the "sundial watch" gag?
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| Mar 06, 2014 |  |
Raf | 40 21% |
| Feb 06, 2014 |  |
PerryStroika | 66 73% |
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Not as good as Keaton's best-for my money, Sherlock Jr.-but still very worth watching. I am still struck by the extravagant imagination of the stunt work. You can see why Jackie Chan loves him so much.
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| Feb 01, 2014 | dzacharyt | 16 60% |
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| Jan 17, 2014 | ozymandias. | 70 46% |
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| Jan 09, 2014 |  |
MrBadcrumble | 60 54% |
| Jan 01, 2014 | Hangarl | 60 53% |
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| Dec 01, 2013 |  |
joachimt | 90 96% |
| Nov 27, 2013 | HVM | 60 16% |
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| Nov 18, 2013 | Gossamer | 2 60% |
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| Oct 17, 2013 | Cronos | 40 30% |
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| Sep 28, 2013 |  |
GrimsChild | 45 46% |
| Sep 16, 2013 |  |
Limdebois | 70 68% |
| Sep 10, 2013 | Simon M. | 79 62% |
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| Aug 19, 2013 |  |
overrated | 61 57% |
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Sheldrake | 60 51% |
| Aug 09, 2013 | Barkinson | 60 62% |
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| Jul 29, 2013 | huftis | 50 4% |
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| Jun 27, 2013 | mallamp | 80 75% |
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dormice | 85 84% |
| May 03, 2013 | pjdevitt | 84 64% |
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| Apr 27, 2013 |  |
Bagger | 71 54% |
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Coming from someone who really liked "Intolerance" (you may now ignore the rest of this review) I was somewhat disappointed by how a lot of comedic potential was kind of missed. But I guess that it is actually pretty good on its own.
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| Apr 05, 2013 |  |
graveyardtan | 80 57% |
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Though the jokes have aged considerably politically (Keaton pulling his lover by the hair in the caveman skit), they are all brilliantly silly, and the structure keeps the ante up high. A good watch.
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| Mar 06, 2013 |  |
Amadeus | 71 56% |
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Keaton's Intolerance! I liked "Last National Bank" and gambler slaves gags most at the beginning.
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| Mar 06, 2013 |  |
oskarhu | 74 33% |
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The best gags are not good enough to make this notable.
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| Feb 12, 2013 |  |
coutinho | 75 55% |
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Carlospro | 75 63% |
| Feb 09, 2013 |  |
Leo Pard | 85 79% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | finney28 | 90 93% |
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| Jan 10, 2013 | Timmer | 64 40% |
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| Dec 02, 2012 | PUNQ | 60 90% |
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| Nov 29, 2012 | !nsomn!a | 70 43% |
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| Oct 28, 2012 | Vmfs | 8 62% |
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| Oct 16, 2012 | korkarlen | 3 86% |
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| Oct 10, 2012 |  |
SirRobbie | 70 53% |
| Oct 06, 2012 | Bondo | 68 26% |
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| Sep 26, 2012 |  |
Communicants | 80 73% |
| Sep 26, 2012 |  |
Paudie | 61 61% |
| Sep 04, 2012 |  |
Icarus | 60 27% |
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A few funny moments interspersed with long sections of oddly paced narrative. The car gag is great, the restaurant scene is alright, and the final chases are pretty solid. However, the film mostly feels repetitive rather than clever. And the craps joke? Ouch.
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| Aug 29, 2012 |  |
noiz | 73 72% |
| Aug 25, 2012 | josuebochi | 2 19% |
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| Aug 22, 2012 |  |
sanguinary | 68 40% |
| Aug 20, 2012 | Antoine | 62 20% |
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| Aug 19, 2012 | debaser1985 | 65 40% |
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| Jul 21, 2012 |  |
fabiovisnadi | 80 39% |
| May 31, 2012 | Cinemoose | 83 93% |
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| May 30, 2012 |  |
mightysparks | 60 68% |
| May 21, 2012 | nrm5 | 60 56% |
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| May 06, 2012 | julibu | 85 63% |
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| Apr 27, 2012 |  |
BadSmile | 50 32% |
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EgbertSouse | 80 52% |
| Apr 26, 2012 | tyoda | 63 69% |
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| Mar 30, 2012 | nicson | 70 71% |
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| Feb 18, 2012 |  |
fenixdown | 72 42% |
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3rdman | 7 52% |
| Nov 04, 2011 |  |
rottentomat | 100 97% |
| Oct 25, 2011 |  |
kastenm | 63 31% |
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avgcrtckr | 61 68% |
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Sockman | 70 60% |
| Oct 18, 2011 | BaalMan | 65 24% |
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| Oct 09, 2011 |  |
htcaetano | 91 92% |
| Aug 31, 2011 |  |
Bojangles | 60 61% |
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Buster's car falling apart is probably one of his best gags. A solid short.
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| Jul 06, 2011 |  |
Antares | 72 62% |
| Jun 29, 2011 |  |
Barthalen | 73 64% |
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It's the same story told three times, but switching between time periods keeps things from becoming stale. Some cute (and corny) effects and a few cool stunts.
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| Jun 14, 2011 | ledcollector | 80 77% |
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| Apr 29, 2011 | FallFoliage | 65 57% |
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| Apr 08, 2011 | FlixR8rRedux | 77 68% |
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finkly | 60 41% |
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marsco | 76 75% |
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FlixR8r | 77 81% |
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hazelhawks | 46 23% |
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IMDb-byvotes | 72 58% |
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| May 15, 2010 | netsirhc | 6 40% |
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| Mar 30, 2010 | 5thHobbit | 73 27% |
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| Mar 24, 2010 |  |
JooJoo | 4 54% |
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lol Wallace Beery
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| Mar 20, 2010 |  |
Sinister | 80 66% |
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jeff_v | 71 68% |
| Feb 27, 2010 |  |
Dorkovsky | 9 96% |
| Feb 01, 2010 | empire434 | 85 89% |
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| Jan 20, 2010 | onetwothree | 60 66% |
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| Jan 12, 2010 |  |
Freder | 75 63% |
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Buster's somewhat cautious venture into features is actually three short subjects joined by a common theme: LUHVE. The results are uneven, with some wonderfully funny material undercut by the narrative device, which does effectively parody D.W. Griffith's INTOLERANCE. His comic mind is hard at work, but the momentum isn't there. Still a pleasure if you catch it in the right mood. Nifty stop-motion dinosaur and pantomime lion for those of us who delight in such things.
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| Jan 09, 2010 | rudolf55 | 86 59% |
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| Jan 07, 2010 | kennardjon | 73 46% |
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| Dec 10, 2009 | aevitatis | 70 37% |
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| Dec 04, 2009 |  |
Seryxa | 25 43% |
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The star's first feature film, not his strongest, is saved by the final chases.
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| Nov 23, 2009 | Razuna | 63 6% |
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| Nov 08, 2009 | Patryk | 80 82% |
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| Nov 07, 2009 |  |
frigmagnet | 75 80% |
| Oct 03, 2009 |  |
winds | 6 75% |
| Sep 22, 2009 | Maps | 77 56% |
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| Sep 13, 2009 | negative | 3 0% |
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| Jul 23, 2009 |  |
IsaacFord | 84 35% |
| Jun 30, 2009 |  |
Jgirl2688 | 80 52% |
| Jun 25, 2009 | spiritofeden | 79 82% |
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| Jun 21, 2009 |  |
Nathan S | 4 76% |
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Buster Keaton's first feature-length directorial effort is one of the most influential comedies of all time, paving the way for trend-spoofs like Mel Brooks and the recent "____ Movie" craze. My first impression was that the periods shouldn't be presented in an intertwined fashion, but this lends the movie a swift pace that constantly refreshes itself. The gags don't rely on the large-scale choreography Keaton is known for, but it's still very funny, with frequent use of hilarious anachronisms.
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| May 22, 2009 |  |
Luna6ix | 74 44% |
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This movie quite possibly created the stereotype that cavemen drug women around by their hair--and on top of that it has the earliest Claymation I've ever seen. Aside from those two things, this movie really doesn't have enough Keaton-esque antics to make the first half engaging at all, now the second half...that is much better.
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| May 05, 2009 | raskolnikov | 4 67% |
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| Apr 21, 2009 |  |
imdb | 73 28% |
| Apr 01, 2009 | demonhatesme | 91 72% |
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| Mar 22, 2009 |  |
darkman | 58 17% |
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Some nice ideas and some really stupid ones.
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| Mar 15, 2009 | LPhovercraft | 57 45% |
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| Mar 07, 2009 |  |
potatohead | 74 55% |
| Mar 07, 2009 | HBOsucks | 40 18% |
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| Mar 05, 2009 | Mechatigger | 43 12% |
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| Feb 08, 2009 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 81 64% |
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Quite an entertaining Keaton film. The way the three stories are weaved together is effective and even though the plotting is predictable it doesn't fail to be amusing and reasonably engaging.
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| Jan 20, 2009 | hopalong | 60 51% |
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| Dec 29, 2008 | SuperFlosser | 60 15% |
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| Dec 15, 2008 |  |
Jos | 78 54% |
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chemical404 | 70 83% |
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filmaffinity | 75 93% |
| Oct 28, 2008 | HobbsEnd | 74 80% |
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| Oct 21, 2008 | PabloWeston | 90 55% |
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Kerc | 11 11% |
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aurora | 88 93% |
| Aug 25, 2008 | coltrane | 3 24% |
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dcatcher | 76 86% |
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losrasputin | 91 88% |
| Apr 26, 2008 | Mango | 7 96% |
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| Feb 29, 2008 | RNG | 89 90% |
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schnofel | 34 18% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | flaneur | 95 95% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
meester | 80 79% |
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cryme | 87 74% |
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| Mar 09, 2007 |  |
kangadoodoo | 70 77% |
| Average Percentile 53.91% from 242 Ratings |  |
