City Lights

Pros: Well constructed sequences, humor, emotional impact, good story.
Cons: ?????

In "Sunset Boulevard", an aging star points out that silent film actors didn't need words –"we had faces." Certainly the final scene of Charles Chaplin's silent film classic, "City Lights", supports that statement. In one of the most touching...

Pros: Great innovative comedy, appealing story line, good supporting cast, Chaplin at his height
Cons: Some comedy sequences border on being too long, otherwise none

The movie career of the legendary Charles Chaplin can be divided into three periods. The first was from 1914 to 1920 when Chaplin adapted his vaudeville skills to film and developed his Little Tramp character. The last was the post World War II era when ...

Pros: breathtakingly beautiful, perfectly acted
Cons: none

CITY LIGHTS Charlie Chaplin was one of the few who could do it all. For this film he wrote, directed, starred in, edited, composed the music--and even single-handedly made his way into my heart for, no matter how many times I see this movie, I always ...

Pros: everything
Cons: none

Charlie Chaplin once said, in rebuttal to his critics, “I don’t need interesting camera angles. I am interesting.” Chaplin is still criticized for his lack of artistry behind the camera, magnified by his peer Buster Keaton’s supreme artistry. But...

Pros: Entertaining, artistic, with pointed social commentary.
Cons: none

I saw this film last night as it ought to be seen: on the silver screen, in a movie palace built in 1926, preceded by a live stage performance, and the film itself accompanied by a genuine theater organ, the Mighty Wurlitzer. There is nothing better for...

Pros: Charlie Chaplin, gags, writing
Cons: direction, continuity

City Lights (1931) City Lights has a formidable reputation. It seems many call it the THE GREATEST FILM and it's hard to argue with the huge numbers of viewers; but – I watch films for entertainment, as many people do, and do not ...

Pros: Charlie Chaplin, boxing scene, romance
Cons: supporting characters, female lead

"City Lights" has been billed as Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece. I can't agree with that description, as several other Chaplin films that I have seen, made both before and after "City Lights", appear to be clearly better.

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Pros: Excellent comedic timing
Cons: Even with today's technology some scenes are still a little grainy.

---DISCLOSURE: This is being written by someone who enjoys the movies and might consider it a hobby since I've been doing it for 50 years. I am now have a three at a time Netlfix membership. In the "old days" I averaged 30 movies a year when they were ...

Pros: Beautiful, Sweet Movie
Cons: No Dialogue Takes Getting Use To, But Is Well Worth The Adjustment

In this film The Tramp portrays his usual playful, kind-hearted self. He befriends and falls in love with blind girl. The movie follows the usual formula of slapstick and sweetness and follows through with a wonderful ending. Not only was this comedy...