22 Comments on Keaton Was Better Than Chaplin, In My Book
Keaton was the greatest. NO comparison with anyone, ever.
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Keaton was much more athletic. The Freshman was great, and the classic clock tower scene. Chaplin had great physical humor. Heck, John Ritter had great physical humor too.
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That was fun, thank you. To spoof all of that is a testament to his incredible physical abilities.
Keaton was the best FOR antics and timing…Chaplin for other silent film greatness…
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Shoot – yeah, Harold Lloyd was the clock tower guy.
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The scene in Steamboat Bill Jr. where the house crashed down around him and he’s standing in the middle of an open window in a heavy windstorm is one of the greatest stunts ever. How he did without getting squashed like a bug is still a mystery to me. I am a huge Buster Keaton fan, he was one of the best physical comedians ever.
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Keaton over Chaplin any day of the week. For any reason whatsoever.
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Keaton was an artist. Chaplin was a performer.
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Sherlock Jr. is one the funniest, surreal comedies of all time.
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Keaton had way more balls in his stunts then Chaplin did. Of course now days with CGI, physical comedy has become a lost art.
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What Chaplin did better than any silent comedian is write feature length films that worked on levels regardless of physical comedy. Examples are City Lights, The Kid, The Gold Rush, Modern Times: all feature length films with excellent stories, character and plot progressions. Keaton’s famous feature flicks were The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr.
If you want to debate who was greatest in stunt for stunt amongst Keaton, Lloyd and Chaplin, Keaton might just get it. But there were so many BRILLIANT short film makers in the silent era, and the stunts were insane.
All great men – and brave!
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It’s incredibly hard to pretend you suck. You have to be just silly enough. Just silly enough to tell audience you REALLY do know what’s going on.
People who suck aren’t funny.
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to tell *the* audience…
See. I suck because I suck. I’m not even pretending to be a retard.
Keaton was the greatest. NO comparison with anyone, ever.
Keaton was much more athletic. The Freshman was great, and the classic clock tower scene. Chaplin had great physical humor. Heck, John Ritter had great physical humor too.
That was fun, thank you. To spoof all of that is a testament to his incredible physical abilities.
Look up Harold Lloyd…
Filmed in either Newark or Paterson NJ…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEcTjhUN_7U
Keaton was the best FOR antics and timing…Chaplin for other silent film greatness…
Shoot – yeah, Harold Lloyd was the clock tower guy.
The scene in Steamboat Bill Jr. where the house crashed down around him and he’s standing in the middle of an open window in a heavy windstorm is one of the greatest stunts ever. How he did without getting squashed like a bug is still a mystery to me. I am a huge Buster Keaton fan, he was one of the best physical comedians ever.
Keaton over Chaplin any day of the week. For any reason whatsoever.
Keaton was an artist. Chaplin was a performer.
Sherlock Jr. is one the funniest, surreal comedies of all time.
Keaton had way more balls in his stunts then Chaplin did. Of course now days with CGI, physical comedy has become a lost art.
What Chaplin did better than any silent comedian is write feature length films that worked on levels regardless of physical comedy. Examples are City Lights, The Kid, The Gold Rush, Modern Times: all feature length films with excellent stories, character and plot progressions. Keaton’s famous feature flicks were The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr.
If you want to debate who was greatest in stunt for stunt amongst Keaton, Lloyd and Chaplin, Keaton might just get it. But there were so many BRILLIANT short film makers in the silent era, and the stunts were insane.
All great men – and brave!
It’s incredibly hard to pretend you suck. You have to be just silly enough. Just silly enough to tell audience you REALLY do know what’s going on.
People who suck aren’t funny.
to tell *the* audience…
See. I suck because I suck. I’m not even pretending to be a retard.
Keaton in Our Hospitality https://youtu.be/cRNObtP_Fgo
Many in silent films have never been matched, thank God that their work lives on for our entailment and wonder.
Chaplin by most accounts was a bit of a prick to work with. Guess he was striving for perfection.
Give me the Great Stone Face Buster Keaton any day.
Way.
Nor is he on record as being a pedo like Chaplin..but yes Buster Keaton superb actor, look up buster keaton this is your life..a treat
Harold Lloyd’s “Safety Last! “is as funny as anything the other two did.
Watch Lloyd’s “Girl Shy”. Hilarious, and the source for the climactic scene in “The Graduate”.
Buster Keaton was featured in an episode of The Twilight Zone in the early 60’s which was quite good.
And in one of those really stupid teenage beach blanket surf movies in the early 60’s.