Load of rubbish!!

An unexpected masterpiece

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Blistering performances.

Casting director for circus performers: Allan Garcia. Continuity girl: Della Steele. Laboratory supervisor: William E. Hinkley. Music for sound version composed by Charles Chaplin. Producer: Charles Chaplin.Copyright 6 January 1928 by Charles Chaplin. Released through United Artists. New York opening at the Mark Strand, 7 January 1928. 7 reels. 6,700 feet. DVD available from Warner Home Video.SYNOPSIS: Charlie inadvertently joins a circus. NOTES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave a Special Award to Charles Chaplin, "for versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus." Chaplin was also nominated for Best Actor (the award was won by Emil Jannings) and Best Comedy Director (Lewis Milestone received the award). The movie itself was voted number six in The Film Daily's 1928 poll of American film critics.COMMENT: Although, disappointingly, it is not one of his funniest films (some of the jokes, especially the horse pill and some similar experiments, now seem extremely old, tired and totally worn out), "The Circus" still carries more than enough Chaplin magic to make it extremely watchable. It's absolutely impossible to go past Chaplin for his mastery of comic timing, and here in "The Circus", such inspired timing is as deft as ever. Fortunately, Chaplin's brilliantly neat footwork is also just as fancy, and remarkable as ever. And as for performance wise, Chaplin has it all over the rest of the cast. In my opinion, whilst I found some of the other players to be totally forgettable, Chaplin's own performance registered strongly enough that I still remember it, even though it is at least twenty years since I saw the movie in a theater. My memory is that Chaplin did actually win an acting nomination for his performance in this movie. He fully deserved it!

The Circus was very different in terms of story line. The first time I saw it I was convinced the ending would be completely different from how it turned out. I enjoyed the theme and how Charlie Chaplin ended up being a selfless and genuine man. I thought this movie was hilarious and I don't usually watch older movies, especially silent ones. This was definitely a great movie and I would recommend it to anyone.

The Circus was the first silent film I ever watched. Before I watched it I thought I would fall asleep if there wasn't going to be any sound. Surprisingly, I was fully awake through the entire movie and actually ended up really enjoying it. I love how simple it was and with that it was easy for everyone to laugh through out the film. I love how exaggerated Charlie Chaplins acting was, since there is no sound or verbal jokes to make you laugh, you laugh at his facial expression, the way he walks and moves about. My two favorite scenes in the movie were when he is being chased in the fun house and when he hears that Merna is in love, and assumes its him she loves. I was surprised at how it ended but also pleased. I thought he was going to chase the train down so he would still have a job. Instead he walks away from it and moves on with his life.

When watching the circus I was really expecting to be bored. I was very surprised when I was able to watch and be interested at this film. Some parts even made me laugh and I found it shocking that after almost 100 years the jokes still worked today. I felt that the cut scenes with writing were a little unnecessary. The things being said to the audience were really short and simple and were already being conveyed by the actors. Also they were written like how I imagine a caveman would talk. The film would have been fine without them or with slightly more complicated text. That being said by the end I was enjoying the movie and saw how these films influenced people making films up to present day. P.S. Charlie Chaplin is very creepy looking.