Modern Times (1936)

Director: Charles Chaplin (City Lights, The Gold Rush)
Stars: Charles Chaplin (City Lights, The Gold Rush)
Paulette Goddard (The Great Dictator, Sins of Jezebel)
YesNoSoso: 1

The 1 YesNoSoso rating is generous. In my opinion, this is Charlie Chaplin's best film, but thats not saying much. You will not be enthralled, you will probably not even be mildly entertained, but everyone should see a Chaplin film and if you're limiting yourself to one, this should be it. Chaplin made this one after the development of "talkies" but chose to stay silent because he felt it was a more refined movie experience. Judging by other movies I've seen from this time period he may have been right. The only talking happens when someone is speaking through a machine or by actual machines. A nice touch and you know my hard-on for gimmicks. Also there are times when it actually made me laugh, albeit briefly and softly. But overall, its just boring. I appreciate it for the leaps it made in the artform, but its incomplete and antiquated.
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