Ideal Collection With Top Notch Alloy Orchestra Accompaniment
I hesitated to purchase this set because, as a silent film enthusiast, I already have most of the films (11 of 14) in other collections. However I happen to be a fan of the Alloy Orchestra and that combined with a pristine, original title card version of Buster Keaton's THE PLAYHOUSE (which looks gorgeous) and THE RED SPECTRE which I have only seen excerpts from, settled the matter. Adding to the fun are the hand painted slides that were used between films in the early days of cinema. Some of these slides showed up in Kino's THE MOVIES BEGIN set. None of the films are less than fascinating although some are better than others. I am constantly amazed at how creative the pre-feature filmmakers were, employing camera tricks and editing skills that are still in use today and for sheer creative imagination, some of these shorts like Winsor McCay's THE PET, have nevered been equaled.
Once again Flicker Alley has done a fantastic job with this presentation although a couple of the...
three stars for the films
...but I'd only buy it if there were other musical choices. Waiting for the video company mavens to fall out of love with these guys.
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