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The General (1926)
The Best Silent Movie...
Buster Keaton, never heard of him. I only new Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, before i turned into a comic titles searcher. And guess, I would have missed some of the best works from the silent era.
"The General" is the best Silent movie, I have seen. Even if I remove the last 3 words from the previous sentence, it would be true.
The Plot is known as "The Great Locomotive Chase". Keaton plays a railroad engineer and story is all about how he saves his side, without any help (with some help from his love), in the war. Keaton's less expressive face suits great to the subject.
I enjoyed the background music. A commenter said it is repetitive. Yes, it is, but the action goes on steam engines throughout the movie and the music just felt like going with the engine.
Fans of Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy, will love Buster Keaton for sure. A Must watch movie.
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007)
AMAV - Entertainment Throughout
To start with, I do not know the language Telugu, and I watched this movie without subtitles. This is the only Telugu movie I have watched. However, I enjoyed A.M.A.V, because comedy was based on acting and English was used mostly to create a software company environment. First Half is hilarious to say the least. Airplane Scene is brilliant. Second half is a mixture of comedy and drama. Venkatesh and "Colors" Swathi scenes are awesome.
Venkatesh, Trisha are excellent in the lead role, well supported by Kota Srinivas Rao, Vishwanath and "Colors" Swathi. Director Selvaraghavan handles Srikanth's role carefully, does not give enough evidence of Srikanth's love for Trisha and just concentrates on the two main characters. Yuvan's Music is superb. The lyrics of the songs are really good (a friend explained the meaning). The camera work wonderful, especially in the first song.
Great entertainment. Must Watch movie for all. Language is not at all a barrier.