Buster Keaton Performing Stunts in The General

mtw1945 Says:

Jun 30, 2009 - is this the guy from batman?

DonFarshido Says:

Jul 1, 2009 - Buster makes me cry as well as much as Chaplin makes me laugh. These polar differences between Chaplin and Keaton are constructions. They are different, but in a different way than most people claim.

JeffZHigs1 Says:

Jul 5, 2009 - I think the reason Chaplin is more famouse and popular. Is because of his movies being more controversial. Besides that. They basically the same in my books.

girlhitsbus Says:

Jul 13, 2009 - This is great, thanks for posting :)

Atylaalicerce Says:

Aug 10, 2009 - what's the name of the song playing in the train scenes?

acutellamaphobia Says:

Aug 12, 2009 - YES. How did you know....

CharlieNation Says:

Aug 13, 2009 - dungs127, you really have bad taste in movies. this is the # 1 greatest silent movie ever in the silent era!!!!

CharlieNation Says:

Aug 13, 2009 - No, wifiarnyek, your shit. if you don't like it, then DON'T WATCH IT!!!!

CharlieNation Says:

Aug 14, 2009 - i just got a print of his great funny classic.

zyphoid666 Says:

Aug 17, 2009 - I remember a documentary from when I was a little kid and (bear with me my memory's a little fuzzy here) I remember a shot of Buster doing a building jump stunt or something like that and he fell, does anyone else know of this? (Might not have been Buster but I vividly remember the doc taking a minute or two to talk about it and show the clip, incidentally the person lived against all odds).

jeannec1 Says:

Sep 9, 2009 - The General was the first Keaton full length I saw, and still I'd have to say as much as I love all/any of his work it's still the best in my opinion. What surprised me though in The General was the length of the film didn't actually dull the movie by being too long, I honestly feel it's a perfect movie in any sense.

vmcarter Says:

Sep 13, 2009 - Hi, can I ask what Buster Keaton is famous for? I've got a studying list for uni, I know Charlie Chaplin is famous for slapstick and his controversy, but what is Buster Keaton famous for? Whats the difference between them visually, performance wise and structure? x

PirateKnowHow Says:

Sep 17, 2009 - For the stunts and the silent films he did. He risk his life for our entertainment. Sherlock jr. was flawless for his stunts and they didn't have special effects back in the day. He did everything.

Feanaro5503 Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - Keaton was famous for his "great stone face", never showing an expression, and his various dangerous stunts. He was very athletic, even though he most often played a fool. You should watch the youtube video "Buster Keaton can can" to see how entertaining he was.

WolfeyesVIII Says:

Sep 21, 2009 - Studying Chaplin vs. Keaton in class right now. Basically, as people mentioned, Keaton was famous for being stone faced, Chaplin was expressive. Chaplin's movements (and most of the characters in his films) were more exagerrated while Keaton's is more downplayed or "naturalist". Plus, Keaton was a great athlete who even broke his neck once and kept going without realizing it.

DonFarshido Says:

Sep 22, 2009 - @JeffHigs1: Chaplin and Keaton are basically "the same" in your books? probalby because they were both silent movie clowns. But calling them "basically the same" is like calling Mozart and Beethoven "basically the same" because they both made classical music. They are different artists with distinct individual personalities, calling them "basically the same" is just downright ignorant and simply wrong.

Celevive Says:

Sep 24, 2009 - The narrator sounds like Orson Welles

Tungantonio Says:

Sep 25, 2009 - It is Orson Welles. This is a clip from a documentary on which Welles comments on the genius of Buster Keaton. The genius commenting the genius.

Celevive Says:

Sep 25, 2009 - fantastic. I must see more!

Busterkeatonrules Says:

Sep 27, 2009 - There's a scene like that in"Three Ages",where Keaton tries to jump between two buildings and falls. This was an accident,but it looked funny enough that they actually used it in the movie. The scene which immediately follows,which shows Keaton saving himself by grabbing a drainpipe,was filmed a few days later - after he had recovered from his injuries! He was nowhere near dying,though. You should also check out"Sherlock JR",where he fell off a water tower,broke his neck - and DIDN'T NOTICE!

zyphoid666 Says:

Sep 28, 2009 - Holy shit how that's not an entry in the usual internet articles/videos about "old school people who were fucking awesome" I'll never know. Thanks for the tip I'll go combing the net for these amazing feats.

IsabelDhampir82 Says:

Oct 6, 2009 - Buster Keaton was the one.

raymondturk Says:

Oct 14, 2009 - yea cuz he was da mog yea you kno.... hes got da galislis on his okrion. LOL. ims making myself get funkuwer he was goodm with da grooovies YEAGHMOA

SR722 Says:

Oct 28, 2009 - Such a comedic genius, I don't know if Buster will ever be matched.

Hectorferjr2 Says:

Oct 31, 2009 - Jim Carrey matched Buster Keaton. Anyone agree ?.