Gold Rush

Pros: Seeing Chaplin boil his boot for a meal
Cons: Chaplin's narration, is it necessary?

Trying to pick your favourite Charlie Chaplin film is a little like trying to decide what you want for dessert, cake or pie? Chaplin has made so many great silent comedies that it's no wonder picking a favourite is so difficult. But "The Gold Rush" is c ...

Pros: The whole movie
Cons: None

I saw The Gold Rush when I was 7 years old and I fell in love with it. More succinctly, that's when I fell in love with the works of Charlie Chaplin. I was of a generation raised on G.I. Joe and The Goonies so the idea of watching a silent film comedy ...

Pros: Simple funny story
Cons: It is a little longer than it has to be

This was not the first Chaplin film I have seen. I was shown The Kid in one of my college film classes, so needless to say, I was prepared for Chaplin’s brand of humor.

I’d have to say, despite the film being quite old, in black and...

Pros: A seminal comic feature film.
Cons: Avoid chopped up doctored copies or copies reproduced at the wrong speed.

. . . And so that little guy with the mustache and the bowler hat rocks toward you, twiddling his cane, for the 50th time ------ An old show biz adage opines that a droll character or funny joke is twice as pleasing to an audience the second, ...

Pros: cast, cinematography, special effects
Cons: unlikely ending

"The Gold Rush" is an outstanding silent film. It
is a comedy and is unusual in that all of the
gags work. The film stars Charlie Chaplin, who
also produced and directed it. Whether his
intentions are to make you laugh...

Pros: great plot, story line, cinematography, acting
Cons: Older movie. May be hard to find.

The Gold Rush is a black and white silent film that may be classified as more entertaining than the movies produced today. If a lover of cinematography, then this movie is outstanding. The early films, although not as cleanly edited or smoothly...

Pros: Simply put, funny, sad, romantic and dramatic rolled into one
Cons: The narraration could have used some work, but it was still good

Charlie Chaplin, What would you say today? Would you be happy? Would you be sad? Would laugh at todays comedies, or are they just plain bad? The "Gold Rush". The film Chaplin most wanted to be remembered by. The most timeless classic to ever hit the silver screen. Its yet another perfect film, where a lone prospector, finds himself eating his own shoes to stay alive, and yet, this is a comedy! There are moments you feel soooo sorry for the little fellow, just the look on his face in those sad scenes, but in the end, he does find the woman of his dreams and sails away into greatness. May a new century find the awesome talent of Charlie Chaplin