SchumacherFTW Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Come on, you've never seen a Laurel&Hardy short? Can't believe that. I thought it was restricted to features. Still, I think I may have seen one laurel and hardy short. I think one of them got stuck in a drain, I don't really remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gladiator1 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 How come? The artist was a great tribute to the silent era. Silent acting was much more challenging than "speaking acting", because actors have to show more expressions. They simply couldn't communicate to the audience with words. This type of acting seems to be lost among today's actors, as they feel the need to scream to their hearts content in order to win an Oscar. I can't get into silent films so as impressive as the acting may be, there's only so long I can tolerate if for which is why I agree with Baumer. Slapstick comedies for silent movies are much more enjoyable because you don't have to take them seriously to enjoy them.This is the future where film-making has gotten better. Silent movies stopped being made for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) I can't get into silent films so as impressive as the acting may be, there's only so long I can tolerate if for which is why I agree with Baumer. Slapstick comedies for silent movies are much more enjoyable because you don't have to take them seriously to enjoy them.This is the future where film-making has gotten better. Silent movies stopped being made for a reason. I still think the best actors are the ones who don’t rely exclusively on their voices to get a good performance. Daniel Day Lewis for example was like this a lot in Lincoln. He could be quite expressive, even when he wasn't talking (though he did have speeches in that movie for obvious reasons). Edited September 15, 2013 by Boxofficefanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yes but I have seen like 3 silent film and they only I liked was Metropolis. The other two were The Artist and A Rise of a Nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndustriousAngel Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 fwiw, the first 20 minutes or so of Wall-E were silent (and were the best part of that movie, too!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockNrollaDIM Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Remember that silent movie that won best picture a couple years ago? LOL that turned out to be a classic huh. Totally memorable. Edited September 15, 2013 by aDIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 Remember that silent movie that won best picture a couple years ago? LOL that turned out to be a classic huh. Totally memorable. The Artist is pretty much considered to be a classic. Epic fail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 The Artist is pretty much considered to be a classic. Epic fail!I mean, I liked The Artist and all, but who really considers it a classic? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 The Artist is pretty much considered to be a classic. Epic fail! While the Artist is still considered a great film, it's a long stretch to call it a classic. Heck, most people nowadays have forgotten about it. It's unlikely to be well remembered in 5-10 years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 I mean, I liked The Artist and all, but who really considers it a classic? Maybe, but by the same token nobody can say it's quite forgotten. You should probably wait a bit. And I still see people on film boards talking about it. So yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) While the Artist is still considered a great film, it's a long stretch to call it a classic. Heck, most people nowadays have forgotten about it. It's unlikely to be well remembered in 5-10 years time. So you've asked a billion people if they remember the artist have you ? Truthfully 99% of the movies released today are forgotten anyway, specifically because people today are much faster than they were in the past. Edited September 16, 2013 by Boxofficefanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
