Charlie Chaplin

Starring:Charlie Chaplin
Studio: Platinum Disc
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Superior Concert Video
Just hits and good performance
Loved It!
ok but not the best
Captures high energy and party atmosphere.

The Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon
Starring: Mick Jagger , Keith Richards (II) , Charlie Watts , Ron Wood , and Bobby Keys
Director: Bruce Gowers
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Music Video & Concerts | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs as Low as $7.49 | The Big DVD Sale | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( R ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Rolling Stones - Four Flicks
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection
The Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance
Simon and Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park

ASIN: 6305161925
Release Date: 1998-11-17

Amazon.com

Like any good brand, the Rolling Stones know to preserve the formula even when updating the package, and this long-form concert video underscores that market strategy. As with each of their tours since the early '80s, the quartet, augmented by a discreet auxiliary of backup musicians, gives the fans new eye candy while dishing up a familiar set list spiked with Mick Jagger's lip-smacking vocals and Keith Richards's signature guitar riffs. The visual twists are at once spectacular and conservative: a cyclopean main stage design with massive pillars (presumably the Babylonian connection), a vast oval video screen (shades of Big Brother), and a hydraulic bridge enabling a midconcert sortie into the audience, with the Stones playing a more stripped-down, intimate set on a small satellite stage.

That huge physical setting doubtless made the live shows eye-filling rock spectacles, but the video crew necessarily accepts the limitations of the small screen, focusing more on close-ups of the band, rapid cuts, and racing, hand-held tracking shots to convey excitement while keeping the viewer close to the action. The evening's repertoire sticks to the band's most familiar hits, and if the Glimmer Twins occasionally slip their masks to let the routine show, the real wonder is how effectively they keep the playing focused. During the first half of the program, the band's newest songs (especially "Saint of Me" and "Out of Control") elicit conspicuously higher energy from the band, if not the audience. But just as the show seems doomed to a certain anomie, the escape onto the smaller, no-frills stage pumps up players and crowd alike, particularly when they launch into "Like a Rolling Stone," a cover that winds up sounding like a great idea too long deferred. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

Superior Concert Video.......2006-10-31

This is by far the best concert video I own. The Stones were on top of their game at this St. Louis concert, soulful, bluesy, and rocking. The cameras stay on the band the whole time, unlike many current concert videos that seem to think the viewer wants to watch the audience. The sound is CD quality, the picture and color is vivid, the editing is tight. The highlight for me is Keith Richards' "I Wanna Hold You" and some incredible versions of many classics. The songs from the Bridges to Babylon album are excellent and it is funny how quickly some of them faded from the permanent repertoire. The fact of the matter is the Stones have enough excellent songs to do ten different concerts.

I highly recommend this DVD. It is superior to the Four Flicks, and a lot less expensive. Five Stars.

Just hits and good performance.......2006-04-06

If you must buy one Rolling Stones DVD concert...you must choose this one; no doubts about that. Great artists performance and just hits on this. I'm a new Rolling Stones fan just because this DVD. Great value!

Loved It!.......2006-02-25

Here you'll find Mick, Keith and the boys together with some "cool friends" doing what they do best. ROCK & ROLL!

They have the lovely & talented Lisa Fischer on backup vocals. She really used her "assets talents," all of them. Her voice hits all of those amazing notes that few singers will ever hope aproach.

The "really cool" Joshua Redmond joins in with his saxophone.

Lets not forget the inovative theatrics that we've come to expect from the Stones. The never disapoint me in that area. In this film they do actually cross "a bridge" to Babylon.

If you love the Stones and you love seeing them live or wish you could, this is a great way to see them!

All right, I admit it. I am a huge fan, (can't fool you) since the begining. I've spent more than I'll admit this year on concert Tickets, T-Shirts and DVD/CDs. Not to mention plane tickets!

ok but not the best.......2006-02-24

this dvd is stones but not up to their best. any stones are great so since this is fairly inexpensive i might recommend it

Captures high energy and party atmosphere........2006-01-01

This solid show has some great moments. The 10 minute Miss You version here is the best available, with the whole band acting like they never want it to end. Lisa Fischer, the awesome support singer, is in rare form as she and Mick bump and grind all over the stage. She gets in everybody's business on this one. Surprisingly, Miss You doesn't appear on Four Flicks. Neither does Its Only Rock and Roll, which is a highlight from the B-stage here. Also is a terrific Wild Horses duet with Dave Matthews and Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone-performed better here than on Stripped. Another highlight is Keith's I wanna Hold You, from Undercover. The sound is a slight step down from Four Flicks, but certainly great for when it was released. At the end we get a blazing Juming Jack Flash with Mick sporting cool shades and Keith and Ronnie weaving in and out like they're trying to outdo themselves. Lots of Fun!

The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)

Average customer rating:

Don't expect the box to last...
Superb and very entertaining
The true comedy collection
Films to Enjoy
Very good, with few complaints

The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)
Starring: Charles Chaplin , and Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Classics | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

Classic Comedies | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Comedy | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Classics | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
The Art of Buster Keaton (The General / Sherlock, Jr. / Our Hospitality / The Navigator / Steamboat Bill Jr. / College / Three Ages / Battling Butler / Go West / The Saphead / Seven Chances / 21 Short Films)
Chaplin Mutual Comedies - Restored Edition
Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work
Buster Keaton Collection (The Cameraman / Spite Marriage / Free & Easy)

ASIN: B00017LVRI
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Amazon.com

The second magnificent collection of Charlie Chaplin's work is even more stuffed with goodies than the first: six feature films, a round-up of two-reelers, and a new documentary, plus a cornucopia of deleted scenes and context. Each feature is accompanied by a half-hour "Chaplin Today" featurette, in which a filmmaker comments from a 21st-century perspective. Claude Chabrol extols the wicked virtues of Monsieur Verdoux and calls Chaplin "a thoroughly modern director," while Jim Jarmusch speaks gallantly on the political satire of the problematic A King in New York.

The Kid (1921), Chaplin's first feature, relates directly to Chaplin's own hard upbringing. The Tramp adopts a street kid (Jackie Coogan), in a seamless blend of slapstick and sentiment. For A Woman of Paris (1923), Chaplin experimented: straight, adult melodrama, with no Charlie onscreen (save for a brief cameo). 1927's The Circus is prized by many Chaplin critics as pure sublime comedy, less burdened by sentiment or politics than subsequent films. City Lights (1931) is an undisputed masterpiece; the Tramp befriends a blind girl, leading to one of the great bittersweet endings in film history. (Among the extras: a priceless seven-minute deleted scene involving little more than Chaplin and a piece of wood stuck in a grate.) With Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Chaplin turned his back on the Tramp and invented an elegant lady killer (literally); audiences disapproved, but the film stands as a fascinating essay on himself. Finally, after his exile from the United States, Chaplin made A King in New York (1957), which is mostly flat, except as autobiography.

The Chaplin Revue gathers six essential short works, from the superb A Dog's Life (1918) to his last two-reeler, The Pilgrim. A separate disc contains film critic Richard Schickel's comprehensive documentary Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin, which does nicely by Chaplin's life and his working process, with keen comments from admirers such as Woody Allen and Johnny Depp. This box set is more than film history; it's a living treasure. --Robert Horton

Description

The wonder. The magic. The genius. Now for an encore presentation with stunning new restorations, all-new special features and more. The Richard Schickel documentary, "Charlie" available exclusively in this Chaplin Giftset. THE CIRCUS The Little Tramp accidentally becomes a big-top star in the comedy that earned Chaplin a special Academy Award?. CITY LIGHTS A forever classic - and an American Film Institute Top-100 Movie. The Tramp becomes a working man, saving money for an operation that will restore a blind flower girl's sight. THE KID The Tramp and his ragamuffin sidekick (6-year-old Jackie Coogan) triumph over life's hard knocks in the landmark film that changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be. A KING IN NEW YORK/A WOMAN OF PARIS Chaplin jabs at social conventions! U.S. pop culture is the target of his satiric A King in New York. And the whirl of French high society frames director Chaplin's tragic love story A Woman of Paris.

MONSIEUR VERDOUX Killer comedy! Chaplin turns his sunny nature inside out to play a roving gent who wins the love and bank accounts of spinsters, then murders the hapless biddies.

Customer Reviews:

Don't expect the box to last..........2007-04-03

When my copy of this set arrived, I found that the set's box (with Chaplin on the cover) was just a little too big for the set itself - maybe an eighth of an inch extra space, so when the whole package got tightly shrinkwrapped, the excess space and the tip of one corner were crushed to fit around the DVDs. Not a huge deal, but it means that the box, already somewhat flimsy for the number of DVDs it houses, lost some of its structual integrity, and now doesn't support itself so well; once you take a couple of the DVDs out, it quickly loses its right angles -- the ramshackle rhombus effect. So I sent it back, and the replacement has just arrived...with the exact same problem. Of course, while Amazon makes it ever so easy to "Leave Seller Feedback" for any of its thousands of Amazon Marketplace affiliates, there is one seller for which they do not allow this option: Amazon itself. Anyway, I'm sure it's a great set, and the defect in question is minor, but it's always a little disappointing when you look forward to a new purchase, then find that it is just a tiny bit damaged before you even unwrap it. I have had this experience twice now, and I guess I'll just give up, and try not to look at what could have been a fairly handsome box. But when you get yours, set the box on a table with the DVD spines lined up in front of you, and have a look at the lower right-hand corner of the box. Hopefully, you *won't* see what I mean. But if you do, you'll find that this box would have been just perfect if the set had included one more, thin DVD.

Superb and very entertaining.......2007-01-19

Excellent variety of Chaplin movies that are worth many viewings and well-worth the price of the collection. Good quality DVD's of very old films. Monsieur Verdoux, a rare Chaplin "talkie", is dated in plot structure and appeal and includes several scenes of stilted acting (Chaplin is actually a better actor than the others in the cast). Although not of the caliber of the silent films, it makes an interesting addition to the masterpieces, if you are studying Chaplin's works and it is fascinating to hear Chaplin's voice. His physical comedy is artful, masterful, highly acrobatic, perfectly timed, surprising, and hilarious; it has not been surpassed in 80-plus years.

The true comedy collection.......2006-12-15

This wonderful boxed set completes the chaplin collection, this in my view is the better chaplin collection it includes such classics as city lights, modern times, the great dictator, and many more classics.my advice to the other chaplin fans is go out and buy the chaplin collection 1&2 before there all sold out.

Films to Enjoy.......2006-08-15

The fine Humor and art creativity found in this treasure films are incomparable. It's worth the price.

Very good, with few complaints.......2006-08-05

Once again, as with Volume 1, the main pieces of this box are first class, simply great quality reissues of Chaplins greatest (and less great) films. It's the other pieces that leave cause me to scratch my head.

So, let's start with what is good.

We have here some of Chaplin's finest silent work, including my favorite, The Circus. The films are expertly restored and projected at a speed which is about as close to the subjective "correct speed" as possible. The soundtracks are well restored, and there are plenty of cut scenes, outtakes and home movies to go along with the original films.

A couple of films are notoriously weak, and one just has to look at the box to figure out which ones those are. "Monsieur Verdoux" has only one disc, and "A Woman of Paris" and "A King in New York" actually share a 2 disc set. But these films are essential to completing Chaplin's legacy, and it is good to have them well issued and in as nice a presentation as possible.

There is a 5.1 surround soundtrack, which is really wierd, since these were issued in mono to start with. Why not just colorize the films while you're at it, M2K? (I know, some people just can't watch a film with a mono soundtrack, but this is really excessive.)

The we have the documentary by Richard Schickel, which, which good, is very frustrating. It's great to see brief clips of the Keystone films in excellent quality, but isn't it time to release the ENTIRE collection of Keystones in best-possible quality? WHEN, OH WHEN, WILL THIS HAPPEN!

Some argument could also be made that the short films in this collection could have been better considered. There are several different versions of some of these films, "Shoulder Arms" comes to mind, and it is quite possible that the version sused here are the best pictorial quality, but not the best acting quality. This is a very subjective topic, but I would have liked to see the original "Shoulder Arms" included as well, perhaps the most substantially different of the versions. This is a minor complaint, though.

The "Chaplin Today" documentaries, as in the first box set, are rather pathetic, and self-defeating in their attempts to make Chaplin relevent to today's audiences. If Chaplin wasn't relevent, then nobody would by this box set, and I wouldn't bother writing this review. But he is relevent. Trying to convice people so doesn't work, unfortunately, so we end up with these rather pathetic documentary attempts.

But overall, this is a collection of gems, and complaining about the ancillary pieces of this collection is like complaining about the floor in the room containing the Hope Diamond. It's only the actual films that matter, and they are superb.

Chaplin Mutual Comedies - Restored Edition

Average customer rating:

The best prints I've ever seen from the 1910's!
The definitive Mutual collection of all the Mutual collections
More missing footage found!

Chaplin Mutual Comedies - Restored Edition
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Classics | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
Pandora's Box - Criterion Collection
TCM Archives - The Laurel and Hardy Collection (The Devil's Brother / Bonnie Scotland)

ASIN: B000F4TMIW
Release Date: 2006-07-11

Description

Twelve films directed and written by Charlie Chaplin, with new orchestral scores composed and conducted by Carl Davis! Restored from premier quality original 35mm film! This edition of The Chaplin Mutual Comedies has been restored from the finest surviving 35mm film elements, with additions and improvements from new film materials which have surfaced since Image's previous edition. FEATURED FILMS: THE FLOORWALKER - THE FIREMAN - THE VAGABOND - ONE A.M. - THE COUNT - THE PAWN SHOP - BEHIND THE SCREEN - THE RINK - EASY STREET - THE CURE - THE IMMIGRANT - THE ADVENTURER SPECIAL FEATURES: The Gentleman Tramp: This 1975 feature-length film made from the life and work of Charlie Chaplin is narrated by Walter Matthau, with excerpts from My Autobiography read by Laurence Olivier, excerpts from the great Chaplin features, Chaplin family home movies, and scenes of Chaplin at home near Vevey, Switzerland. "This delightful film has captured the quintessence of the artist and his art and has done so in terms accessible to everyone." (The New York Times). Chaplin's Goliath: 1996 Oscar-winnning documentarian Kevin MacDonald reveals the story of Eric Campbell, the huge Scottish actor who achieved screen immortality as the "heavy" in the Chaplin Mutual comedies. "The Mutual-Chaplin Specials," an appreciation by Jeffrey Vance, author of Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema "Making The Gentleman Tramp," a reminisence by Richard Patterson Stills Gallery: This amazing DVD-ROM gallery contains more than ninety superb, rare images from the collection of Jeffrey Vance, many of them behind-the-scenes shots never before published!

Customer Reviews:

The best prints I've ever seen from the 1910's!.......2007-06-19

This is the best I've ever seen the mutuals looking. If you've only seen them on a cheapie DVD with the same Duke Ellington jazz tune played on every film, you don't know what you're missing. Every film is scored by the best silent composer working today, Carl Davis, and taken from some of the best prints I've ever seen of anything from the 1910's, which is usually barely watchable, here looks as clear as something from the 40's.

Most importantly they're fun films, funnier than Charlie's more sentimental 20's stuff.

The definitive Mutual collection of all the Mutual collections.......2006-12-10

Chaplin's Mutual-two-reelers, which by many are looked upon as the comedian's noblest work, have been brought out on video and DVD several times, always with variable quality. Some have been good, others weak.

I once heard a proverb which fascinated me, "The biggest enemy to great, is good." Well then, CHAPLIN MUTUAL COMEDIES: RESTORED 90TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION is not among the good sets; it is the greatest one out there. Not only does it include clear prints of the twelve pearls, all with beautiful musical scores composed by Carl Davis -- several of the movies, such as ONE A.M. and THE RINK, also have recently discovered footage added, available for the first time since their original release in 1916-17. This makes the collection very well worth to get even if you own all of the movies from before, like I do.

Oh well, the set would be a treat anyway, because of the special features, which actually could have worked as its own release. Especially interesting are two rarely-seen documentaries. The first one of them, THE GENTLEMAN TRAMP (78 min.) from 1975 --which I'd tried to find for years-- is narrated by Laurence Oliver, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and includes numbers of home movies, interviews, etc. The second documentary, CHAPLIN'S GOLIATH (54 min.) from 1996 covers the life of Eric Campbell, the heavy Scotsman who played the villain in each one of Chaplin's Mutual-comedies.

My only complaint is that while the music is very good --beautiful, really-- at times it sounds a little too dramatic or melancholic when it, in my opinion, rather should be amusing. But that's just according to my taste.

Needless to say, this collection is a "must" to every Chaplin-fan. Well worth the money!

More missing footage found!.......2006-06-25

David Shepard gave a sneak preview of these new DVDs at the Niles-Essanay Film Museum's Edison Theater on June 23,2006. I must say that while the last DVD restoration was great, this one keeps that same excellent film transfer, but adds more missing footage & title/dialogue cards from newly discovered prints.

ONE AM has the biggest improvement with a total of over 7 minutes of additional footage, I was not able to do a side-by-side comparison but there were scenes I did not remember. I do not want to spoil the comedy surprises of new footage here, you will have to enjoy it yourself.

Other shorts such as THE RINK included new comedy bits and title / dialogue cards that helped the flow & understanding of the story.

The bottom line is that this restoration does not improve on the already sharper picture quality of the previous release, but it does add missing footage not seen in the U.S. since the films' original releases.

UPDATE 7/20:
I have now had a chance to do a syncronized side-by-side comparison. While all of the other shorts are restored as mentioned above, adding new footage to the existing transfer, ONE AM is a totally new transfer.

My reaction to this new transfer is mixed. The big plus is a total of 7 minutes of new material added through out the short! In addition, the old transfer was from a print that was matted on the sides to add a soundtrack, causing a tall & thin picture. This new transfer restores the original square framed picture, adding to the sides of the picture. The negative side to this new transfer is that the complete full frame print is from a negative that is a couple more generations away from the original camera negative. This is most noticable in the opening (and longer) taxi scene. Picture details in the taxi are lost in the blacks, where the older transfer shows some vehicle details.

In a conversation I had with David, he said that trying to add the new footage to the existing footage on this title was too jarring, plus the sides of the picture were missing on the old transfer. The decision was made to go with the complete print for the whole transfer. It should be noted that the bulk of the short that takes place inside the house does not look bad and the benefits of the added picture to the sides are a big plus in keeping the new transfer.

David also stated that he was working on restoring Chaplin's Keystone comedies! If it is a David Shepard project, it is well worth getting.

The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection

Average customer rating:

Charlie Chaplin 5 DVD Set from Passport Video
"The Little Tramp...Charlie Chaplin (1914-1922) ~ Passport Video"

The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: Passport
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( L ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Comedy | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face of Comedy
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
City Lights (2 Disc Special Edition)
Chaplin

ASIN: B000EWBOAE
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Description

Charles Chaplin was cinema's first 'superstar.' Widely hailed as a comic genius, he revolutionized film comedy. Born in London and trained in British music halls, Chaplin immigrated to America and entered motion pictures, where he developed his screen persona as the luckless 'Little Tramp' character. Soon he was directing his own films, and he refined movie comedy from pie-in-the-face broad slapstick to humorous portrayals of the human condition, combining hilarity, grace and pathos.

In this remarkable compilation are the comedy shorts made during the most productive years of Chaplin's career, from when he was first starting out as an unknown comic at Keystone Studios to the last short films he made before working exclusively on features. Here are the shorts that made him famous and his 'Little Tramp' character immortal; Easy Street, The Vagabond, The Pawnshop, The Rounders, The Rink, plus many, many more!

Bonus material includes rare 'Charlie Chaplin' cartoons and an ultra rare promotional film showing Chaplin out of make-up- and being waited on by the one and only Buster Keaton!

DISC 1 AT KEYSTONE STUDIOS 1914 197 minutes Making a Living 10:00 Kid Auto Races at Venice 11:00 Between Showers 15:00 A Film Johnny 07:13 Tango tangles AKA Charlie's Recreation 12:00 Cruel Cruel Love 09:13 Mabel at the Wheel 15:00 Mabel's Busy Day 9:32 Caught in a Cabaret 15:50 Mabel's Married Life 14:00 The Masquerader 9:22 His New Profession AKA The Good For Nothing 16:00 The Rounders 08:20 The Rival Mashers AKA Those Love Pangs 16:00 Dough and Dynamite 18:20

DISC 2 AT ESSANAY STUDIOS 1915 218 minutes A Night Out 16:00 The Champion 31:00 In the Park 14:25 A Jitney Elopement 15:00 The Tramp 19:44 Shanghaied 27:22 A Night in the Show 23:41 Burlesque on Carmen 31:20 Police 25:39 Triple Trouble 14:33

DISC 3 1916 AT MUTUAL STUDIOS 181 minutes The Floorwalker 21:00 The Fireman 24:23 The Vagabond 22:52 One A. M. 17:00 The Count 25:20 The Pawnshop 32 Behind the Screen 20:53 The Rink 20:31

DISC 4 1917-1918 MUTUAL TO FIRST NATIONAL 174 minutes Easy Street 19:44 The Cure 20:45 The Immigrant 25:20 The Adventurer 23:50 A Dog's Life 40:00 Shoulder Arms 45:00

DISC 5 1919 - 1922 AT FIRST NATIONAL 174 minutes Sunnyside 34:00 A Day's Pleasure 21:00 The Idle Class 25:00 Pay Day 26:00

BONUS MATERIAL Seeing Stars 11:00 Hollywood Rivals: Charlie Chaplin vs. Buster Keaton 50 minutes

Customer Reviews:

Charlie Chaplin 5 DVD Set from Passport Video.......2007-04-17

I received this DVD set yesterday, and here is my review:

All the movies have watermark on them "The CHARLIE CHAPLEN (not mystype!!!) Collection", placed on right-down side of screen. Watermark is sized like big TV station logo, and when scene is bright you could just barely see it, but when the scene is dark, it shows quite good. In my opinion this is unsatisfied, because I want "clear screen" view, without any watermarks.

I bought this Collection because I' like to find his Keystone movies in better conditions then I have them already. Keystone's here presented are in my opinion overaly in better condition from the other available compilations, but unfortenately, watermarked.

Essanay studio collection is not completed, there are missing a 5 titles, Mutual studio is complete, and the First National movies are here, but without "the Kid" and "the Pilgrim". Quality of this film is so-so, not good like Image Entertaiment or MK2 editions.

The final line: Will I buy this if I knew about watermark? Probably not, because quality of most movies I'm interested in (Keystone's) are maybe little better or the same like I have already, and all other films are available in better, restored editions

"The Little Tramp...Charlie Chaplin (1914-1922) ~ Passport Video".......2006-07-12

Passport Video and Koch Entertainment Distribution present "The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection" (1914-1922)
(Dolby digitally remastered)...relive those days of silent comedy from the early 1900's
when Charles Chaplin took us down the path to entertaining comedy from all our daily
troubles and brought abounding laughter into our lives....some of the best routines ever
to grace the Saturday Matinee Screen...don't miss any of the Charlie Chaplin
features loaded with laughs that will leave you wanting more of his priceless antics.

VERY SPECIAL BONUS MATERIAL:
1. Features: Chaplin Cartoon (1915); Super-rare fragments of once-lost Charlie Chaplin
cartoons produced early in Chaplin's career by animation pioneer Otto Messmer, creator
of Felix the Cat.
2. Seeing Stars (1922); An ultra-rare promotional film shot at First National Studios showing
Chaplin out of makeup, being waited on by none other than Buster Keaton!.
3. Hollywood Rivals: Charlie Chaplin vs. Buster Keaton; An original documentary that takes
a fascinating look at the rivalry between these two silent clowns, told with classic film clips, newsreels,
and rare photos

SPECIAL FEATURES:
BIOS:
1. Charles Chaplin (aka: Charles Spencer Chaplin)
Birth Date: 4/16/1889 - Walworth, London, England, UK
Died: 12/25/1977 - Vevey, Switzerland

Special footnote, Chaplin's character of the little tramp with toothbrush mustache, undersized bowler hat and bamboo cane
who struggled to survive while keeping his dignity in a world with great social injustice...invented his tramp costume with the
help of 'Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle' 's pants. Arbuckle's father-in-law's derby, Chester Conklin's cutaway, Ford Sterling's
size-14 shoes, and some crepe paper belonging to Mack Swain (which became the tramp's mustache). The only item that
actually belonged to Chaplin was the whangee cane.

LITTLE TRAMP: THE CHARLIE CHAPLIN COLLECTION (in alphabetical order in which they appear)
1. The Adventurer (23:50)
2. Between Showers (15:00)
3. Behind the Screen (20:53)
4. Burlesque on Carmen (31:20)
5. Caught in a Cabaret (15:50)
6. The Champion (31:00)
7. The Count (25:20)
8. Cruel Cruel Love (09:13)
9. Cure (20:45)
10. A Day's Pleasure (21:00)
11. A Dog's Life (40:00)
12. Dough and Dynamite (18:20)
13. Easy Street (19:44)
14. A Film Johnny (07:13)
15. The Fireman (24:23)
16. Floorwalker (21:00)
17. His New Profession (aka: Good For Nothing) (16:00)
18. The Idle Class (25:00)
19. The Immigrant (25:20)
20. In the Park (14:25)
21. A Jitney Elopement (15:00)
22. Kid Auto Races at Venice (11:00)
23. Mabel at the Wheel (15:00)
24. Mabel's Busy Day (9:32)
25. Mabel's Married Life (14:00)
26. Making a Living (10:00)
27. Masquerader (9:22)
28. A Night Out (16:00)
29. A Night in the Show (23:41)
30. One A.M. (17::00)
31. The Pawnshop (32:00)
32. Pay Day (26:00)
33. Police (25:30)
34. The Rink (20:31)
35. Rival Mashers (aka: Those Love Pangs) (16:00)
36. The Rounders (08:20)
37. Shanghaied (27:22)
38. Shoulder Arms (45:00)
39. Sunnyside (34:00)
40. Tango Tangles (aka: Charlie's Recreation) (12:00)
41. The Tramp (19:44)
42. Triple Trouble (14:33)
43. The Vagabond (22:52)

Chaplin and Buster Keaton had an interesting relationship...considered rivals, Chaplin hired Keaton for a part in "Limelight" (1952)...Keaton, who was flat broke at the time, went into a career decline after having been signed by MGM in 1928...Chaplin, at this point, felt sorry for Keaton due to his hard luck...in his autobiography Keaton called Chaplin "the greatest silent comedian of all time."

Great job by Passport Video for releasing "The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection" (1914-1922), the digital transfere with a somewhat clean and clear print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch performances mixed with laughter...they're funny, they're sad, but most of all they're passionate...Chaplin has often been criticized for putting too much sentimentality into his films...no one did it as successfully as Chaplin...this set is invaluable for Chaplin fans...Charlie was a genius in filmmaking and his film shorts finally have the release that they deserve.

Total Time: 950 mins on 5-DVD's ~ Passport Video DVD #5880 ~ (6/06/2006)

Sunnyside/A Day's Pleasure/The Kid (The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection)

Average customer rating:

Good old-fashioned classic fun!

Sunnyside/A Day's Pleasure/The Kid (The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection)
Starring: Charles Chaplin
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

All Deals | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( S ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Comedy | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

The Adventurer/Triple Trouble/The Bond/Shoulder Arms
Behind the Screen/The Rink/Easy Street/The Cure/The Immigrant
New Janitor/The Rival Mashers/Musical Tramp/A Fair Exchange/His New Job/A Night Out/The Champio
The Fireman/The Vagabond/One A.M./The Count/The Pawnshop
Buster Keaton Collection (3pc) (Rmst B&W Dol)

ASIN: B00008OM3Z
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Description

Includes:
Sunnyside
A Day's Pleasure
The Kid

B&W
Silent
119 min.

Customer Reviews:

Good old-fashioned classic fun!.......2004-07-25

As the name of this DVD series implies, the three films on this volume are among the essentials in any Chaplin, comedy or silent film collection, and also an excellent choice for anyone not very familiar with Chaplin or silent comedies. The highlight on this DVD is definitely "The Kid", which is actually quite a sad and serious story for the most part, lightened by some funny moments and a satisfying, happy ending. It is Chaplin's first feature-length film (from 1921) being an hour long, while the other two films on this DVD are about 20 and 30 minutes in length. This makes for a nice variety on the one DVD, and the quality of all three films is excellent, making this budget-priced DVD an extremely good value buy.

The two shorter comedies are "Sunnyside" and "A Day's Pleasure", both from 1919 and written and produced by Chaplin. The first one shows what Charlie, the all-round hotel employee, gets up to on a Sunday morning in the village of Sunnyside, from sleeping in as late as possible to botching the cow-herding, resulting in his tumble from a bridge. Here begins an interesting sequence of dancing with fairy-like nymphs in a dream state while he is knocked out, and some later adventures that day also turn out to be just a dream, so there are some clever aspects to look out for, not mere slapstick comedy routines all the time.

The second short comedy, "A Day's Pleasure", is about the family's outing, from getting the rattling old car going to everyone being seasick on the boat trip and traffic chaos on the way home. Needless to say, there is never a dull moment and even the accompanying music for the two short comedies is lively old-style Jazz which suits the mood of these two films perfectly. In contrast, the music for "The Kid" is quite different and much more sombre, which is also fitting to most parts of this special feature about a tramp finding an abandoned baby and raising the child himself - and what a cute and clever kid he turns out to be! All round, a most enjoyable and entertaining DVD!

Average customer rating:

Charlie Chaplin (3pc) (Dol)
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment Group Inc
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Comedy | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Comedy | Independently Distributed | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Comedy | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

Independently Distributed | Indie & Art House | Stores | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Charlie Chaplin Marathon
Buster Keaton Collection (3pc) (Rmst B&W Dol)
The Essential Charlie Chaplin
The Buster Keaton: The General/Steamboat Bill Jr.
The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection

ASIN: B0009PLLPE
Release Date: 2005-07-27

The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection

Average customer rating:

Much more than a Comedy!

The Essential Charlie Chaplin Collection
Starring: Essential Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( E ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Comedy | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

The Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy - The Complete Collection, Vol. 5
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 2 (City Lights / The Circus / The Kid / A King in New York / A Woman of Paris / Monsieur Verdoux / The Chaplin Revue / Charlie - The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin)
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
Laurel & Hardy (Sons of the Desert/The Music Box/Another Fine Mess/Busy Bodies/County Hospital)
Charlie Chaplin (3pc) (Dol)

ASIN: B0000A9D2D
Release Date: 2003-07-08

Description

40 of Chaplin's greatest short films, compiled in chronological order.

B&W/700 min.

Customer Reviews:

Much more than a Comedy!.......2007-01-01

The perfect intro to your first Chaplin film, you'll find much more than comedy here in this brilliantly remastered remake of the original 1925 classic that thrilled the entire world in the era of the Roaring Twenties, just before The Great Depression.

While the filmmaker Chaplin has control over every facet of his cinematic career - he was fortunate and talented enough to have full reign under the studio system - his character "The Little Tramp" is as foolhardly and unprepared as the rest of the Alaskan golddiggers.

Casting is superb, with everyone communicating in mime. Classic scenes include his deliverance from hunger by thrusting his boot into boiling water and serving it at the table as if it were prime rib served with spaghetti (the shoelaces). Every emotion is revealed from heartbreak, terror, courage, dignity and love.

A companion DVD answers the evocative question: How was The Gold Rush filmed? Originally, the 18-month filming was attempted in snow-covered Truckee, CA, but inclement weather forced the crew to move to an undetectable backlot in Hollywood.

Chaplin writes that once he developed his Dickensonian "Little Tramp" persona, he "became" the character. Indeed, his own life began in a similar and shocking manner: he was the child of an alcoholic father and a schizophrenic mother, and did indeed rise from rags to riches as in this film.

It's well worth spending 82 minutes to watch this great human being at his finest (1889-1977) who followed his artistic dreams until the end, when he died at age 88 - Sir Charles Chaplin.

Average customer rating:

Funny Little Man
a Chaplin fan.
a great documentary for the Chaplin fan
Interesting Chaplin Background
Highly recommended

Charlie Chaplin - The Forgotten Years
Starring: Charles Chaplin , Eugene Chaplin , Geraldine Chaplin , Michael Chaplin , and Petula Clark
Director: Felice Zenoni
Manufacturer: Arts Alliance Amer
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Documentary | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Unknown Chaplin: The Master at Work
Chaplin Mutual Comedies - Restored Edition
The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection Vols. 1-3
Industrial Strength Keaton
Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood through the Films of Charlie Chaplin

ASIN: B000ARFPRG
Release Date: 2005-10-18

Product Description

This documentary about Charlie Chaplin focuses on his late years when he lived with his family in a village on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. His personal life and his love for the circus are depicted as well as the late works of his professional career, including his extensive work as a composer. In addition, the film reveals Swiss intelligence agency's file on Chaplin. Features numerous archive clips and new interviews with family members and various entertainment stars, including Petula Clark who sings her Chaplin-written hit This Is My Song in his villa.

System Requirements:
Run Time: 55 minutes

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

Funny Little Man.......2006-11-20

Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years is a documentary about the later part of the comic genius's life when he lived in Switzerland. Many exciting things happened for him there including having children, making several films, composing music, and recieving accolades for his talents. Also covered in the documentary is the occasion when his body was stolen from his grave and held for ransom. The documentary is quite short, only about an hour long, which is disappointing because it is about a subject that has not been explored in detail before. However, it does provide insights in the man who had changed very greatly from his days in Hollywood as a star.

There are interviews with many of Chaplin's children including the very knowledgable and lovely Geraldine Chaplin who became and actress herself. Friends and fans also provide insight into the man. Thankfully, since all of the interviews were not useful for the film but were still interesting, outtakes are included as a bonus feature.

This is certainly not an outstanding documentary by any means, but it is a must for Chaplin fans because it sheds some light on a neglected but important part of the man's life.

a Chaplin fan........2006-08-03

A touching and really instructive documental about the late Charlie Chaplin.I really enjoyed watching this.It tells a lot about the man.A sensitive and realistic one.I cried watching it.
A must have for any true Chaplin fan.

a great documentary for the Chaplin fan.......2006-03-12

i saw this Documentary over the weekend&truly enjoyed how it showed Chaplin in his Life away from America. family members,friends&whatnot provide insight to the Greatness of him&also the Man. it was a very interesting&well documented account on one of the most Creative forces to ever grace this earth.

Interesting Chaplin Background.......2006-01-07

I learn several new things about Chaplin after his forgotten years. I wont mention some of things because it would ruin the suprise if I do. But I must say it was worth the money, just wishing it was like two hours instead of one. But it just a main focus on his life after he was kicked out of America. It has people talk about how Chaplin was like and it even shows his children and they spoke about him too. Just a definite add to your Chaplin collection.

Highly recommended.......2005-10-28

Excellent documentary of the seldom covered time of Chaplin's life circa 1950-1977. Excellent interviews with family members and friends. Best of all are the rarely seen newsreel and home movie footage and photographs. A must for the Chaplin fan. In fact, I wished it was longer than one hour , although there are extra interviews included as a bonus. One question-why were only three of Charlie's children involved in this DVD? Why didn't the others participate?
Highly recommended

Average customer rating:

Uneven but worthwhile
Would recommend to fans of independent film
Made me a tad Weepy!
Part of me, part of the USA, part of all of us
A so-so movie with a powerful leading cast

The Year That Trembled
Starring: Jonathan Brandis , Charlie Finn , Jay R. Ferguson , Meredith Monroe , and Matt Salinger
Director: Jay Craven
Manufacturer: Allumination
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video

Anti-War Films | Military & War | Genres | DVD | Video

4-for-3 Drama | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

4-for-3 All DVDs | 4-for-3 DVD | Stores | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $7.49 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( Y ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Bad Girls From Valley High
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Ladybugs
The Wrong Guys
Robin of Locksley

ASIN: B0000E6FNH
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Description

A flawless ensemble cast brings to life this powerful 1970s coming-of-age drama, war chronicle and unconventional love story set in the shadow of Kent State's turbulent events. Written and directed by Jay Craven and based on the novel by Scott Lax, this "intimate, subtly riveting, and richly reminiscent" (Portland Press Herald) masterpiece follows a group of young people caught up in events that will transform their lives in ways they cannot imagine. Punctuated by authentic period footage, a soundtrack that includes 17 songs from the era, "lush cinematography and stellar performances" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), The Year That Trembled is a haunting portrait of a time when passions ignited a nation and choices became a matter of life and death.

Customer Reviews:

Uneven but worthwhile.......2007-04-17

Films about the 1960s are always difficult -- some go no deeper than the familiar media images, others fail to capture the tone of that unique time. This one does something a little different by looking at the end of the 1960s, following the lives of several high school graduates sharing a house near Kent State after the 1970 shootings. They represent a cross-section of young America at the time, with the late Jonathan Brandis our point-of-view character, aspiring writer Casey Pederson: politically & culturally a bit left of center, but no hippie or radical. (His tragic death shortly after making this film lends it additional poignancy.)

Casey & his friends are waiting for the first draft lottery, which hangs over their summer like a black cloud of potential doom. Having endured the same horrible wait back then, I can attest that the ominous feeling is captured perfectly, as well as the sense that the optimism & ideals of the earlier 1960s were fading away. We all sensed that things were going to be very different in the 1970s, nothing like the golden future of peace & understanding we had envisioned -- and the film conveys this with precision.

The low budget gives it a sort of ramshackle feeling, and at times the quality veers into made-for-TV territory. The script & acting are a bit uneven, especially at first; but as the story continues, a certain emotional power builds up. Characters are forced into narrowing corners with fewer & fewer choices, and several make the wrong ones, both politically & personally. Casey's brooding & uncertainty, his unspoken but obvious need for something genuine, for fidelity & love & faith in the future, is superbly portrayed. It rings just as true today as it did then. And Marin Hinkle gives a warm, wonderful performance as the fired high school teacher who is both guiding mother figure & troubled woman.

Sometimes the necessary intensity or insight is lacking ... but on the whole, this film is a reminder of a time when teenagers thought about more than mass market fads, and considered their place in the world & their need to make something better of it. The cost of bearing that weight, which led to both self-betrayal & rising to idealistic heights, is depicted well. They were all so terribly young.... The film will leave you with a bittersweet afterglow, and a realization that its message is all too relevant again today. Recommended!

Would recommend to fans of independent film.......2006-03-22

Not a big fancy film, but very good for a small independent film. The cast as a whole gave a great performance; Jon Brandis, in one of his last projects, was excellent. I wish this film had been given the wider theatrical release it deserved.

Made me a tad Weepy!.......2006-03-18

I've been a Jonathan Brandis fan since the days his face adorned the cover of BOP and Tiger Beat magazines. I followed his career with glee and taped every episode of SeaQuest in order to see his baby blues peeking at me from the depts of my tv. And when I found out that he had ended his life I was both heart-broken and outraged.

So when I happened across this movie, I jumped at the chance to buy one of the last films he appeared in. And I wasn't disappointed in the least. I enjoyed seeing "Andy" from Dawson's Creek and "Knox" from Angel, as well.

The trials and tribulations of college-aged kids, trying to grow-up yet still being controlled by the adults around them was enough to make me thankful my childhood was spent without too much home threats of war.

I recommend this flick to any and all who :
1. Love Jonathan Brandis (a line in the movie will break your heart, though: "I could just die right now..." Cuz - ya know - he's not living...)
2. dig a love triangle as complicated as Bermuda's, and
3. oppose War and all it has to "offer."

Part of me, part of the USA, part of all of us.......2006-03-13

I was an extra in this movie and I must say the end product does not do justice to the experience. Being just down the road from the site of the Kent State shootings, I don't think it is possible to portray the reality of the feelings of that era on a television screen. The actors were wonderful to work with and my pride for them blends over into my viewing of their performances. My favorite, by far, is Jonathan Woodward who played "Charlie", the ill-fated all-American young man who accurately represents the situations of many of the drafted soldiers. I enjoyed the various perspectives as we see the citizen who so earnestly believes in his country only to be betrayed by it (Charlie); the draftdodger who escapes to Canada (Hairball); the protester thrown in jail (Judy); the teacher who lost her job over her opinions (Charlie's wife); and the various other character studies throughout the movie. The only sad part was that we spent four hours filming a five minute scene for a section of the movie and it was left on the cutting room floor! I wish there would have been a section on the DVD for extras such as history bites, cast interviews, and definitely those deleted scenes!

A so-so movie with a powerful leading cast.......2005-07-19

Although this movie gives a nice hint at what the atmosphere probably was in the early 70's, the directing is quite poor, and it's visually completely empty.
On the other hand, the writing is solid, and the dialogs sound real and above average (except for one of Jonathan Brandis' last lines - "Take care of that baby" - which is completely ridiculous. I mean, what normal mother wouldn't take care of her own child ???).
But the best is definitely the acting. Marin Hinkle gives an incredible performance, and Jonathan Brandis, although underused (again...), manages to show what a talented, smart and brilliant actor he was.
I'm warning all Brandis fans out there : The very last scene might steal one or two tears from you...

Average customer rating:

FROM A CHAPLIN FAN

The Essential Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video

( E ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Comedy | Boxed Sets | Stores | DVD | Video

Charlie Chaplin (3pc) (Dol)
Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face of Comedy
The Little Tramp: The Charlie Chaplin Collection
Charlie Chaplin Marathon
Buster Keaton - 65th Anniversary Collection (General Nuisance / His Ex Marks the Spot / Mooching Through Georgia / Nothing but Pleasure / Pardon My Berth Marks / Pest From the West / So You Won't Squawk / The Spook Speaks / The Taming of the Snood / She's Oil Mine)

ASIN: B0009IW91Q
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Description

DVD 1 Making a Living Kid Auto Races at Venice Mabel's Strange Predicament Between Showers Film Johnny Charlie's Recreation His Favorite Pastime DVD 2 Cruel, Cruel Love The Landlady's Pet Twenty Minutes of Love Caught in a Cabaret A Busy Day The Fatal Mallet The Knockout DVD 3 Mabel's Married Life Laffing Gas Face on the Bathroom Floor Recreation The Masquerader The Good-For-Nothing The Rounders DVD 4 The New Janitor The Rival Mashers Musical Tramp A Fair Exchange His New Job A Night Out The Champion DVD 5 Dough and Dynamite In the Park The Tramp By the Sea DVD 6 Work A Woman The Bank Shanghaied DVD 7 A Night in the Show A Burlesque on Carmen Police The Floorwalker DVD 8 The Fireman The Vagabond One A.M. The Count The Pawnshop

Customer Reviews:

FROM A CHAPLIN FAN.......2006-06-28

Hi everybody!
I like this dvd in first place because you can find most of the
Keystone stuff wich are hard to find.I know the quality is not good but if you're interested in Chaplin earliest films i doubt
you can find it with a better quality nowadays.I also like this dvd because you can choose if you want to hear the original soundtrack or the sound of the old reelers.The presentation is cool too.Recomended for those who want to find the Chaplin Keystone reels.

DVD:

DVD

DVD

DVD

Everwood - The Complete First Season

Martial Arts Masters

Lost in Space: Season 2, Vol. 2 [4 Discs] [1965] (REGION 1)

DVD: The Legend of Cougar Canyon

Schulmädchen, 1. Staffel, Pilot + Folgen 01-06