I love this movie so much
... View MoreA Brilliant Conflict
... View MoreThe movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
... View MoreThere's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
... View MoreJapanese Village (1901) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Edison must have had dozens of cameras at the Pan-American Exposition because we got dozens of films from them. This one here is about three-minutes and takes a look at the Japanese village that was set up at the exposition. We see three kids performing various stage acts including various back flips, handstands and handsprings. This isn't the greatest film that Edison made but it's a pretty entertaining one and I especially loved the set that was on display at the exposition. The entire frame is full of terrific images from the various plants that were used to the building in the background that also had a balcony. The three performers are pretty good at what they do but the real eye candy is the background stuff.
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