Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

1902
Comedy
Short Film
2m
A side-splitter. Uncle Josh occupies a box at a vaudeville theatre, where a moving picture show is going on. First a dancer appears on the screen. Uncle Josh jumps to the stage and endeavors to make lover to her, but she flits away, and immediately there appears upon the screen the picture of an express train running at sixty miles an hour. Uncle Josh becomes panic-stricken, and fearing to be struck by the train, makes a dash for his box... (imdb)
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Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show

1902
Comedy
Short Film
2m
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Rated 26 Apr 2008
65
17th
It's a movie about watching a movie, so meta.
Rated 28 Nov 2008
1
10th
Uncle Josh is a bit of a nitwit, and his antics quickly grow old.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
25
15th
Interesting historically, but no big deal.
Rated 20 Mar 2012
46
14th
Uncle Josh, who seems like a bit of a crazy asshole, sees a lady (who I can only assume is considered attractive for the times) and jumps on stage to rape and murder her (again, assuming). He communicates in a series of chimp-like movements then runs away when clip of a train shows. Then upon seeing a another woman (this one a stunner) he jumps on stage for some rapin' (alleged) only to be foiled (she got a man!). Enraged he puts on more simian displays then attacks and kills the projectionist.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
20
6th
I hate this. Un-funny.
Rated 05 Sep 2017
24
6th
I'm not sure why but Uncle Josh annoyed the hell out of me.
Rated 17 Apr 2014
27
35th
The introduction of the popular little trick of using a double exposure to make it look like we're watching someone watching a movie (note how the picture is "projected" onto him when he wanders in front of the screen even though it's supposedly a rear projection). Probably also an inevitable mention in far too many academic papers on film perception. At heart though, it's just another lousy comedy where we're supposed to laugh because some simpleton is flailing about really energetically.

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