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Chaplin (1992)
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Chaplin (1992, Richard Attenbor ...
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"We were discussing clever ways to give a critics review using the title of this movie "Chaplin". I think that I win with "Chaplin, you're better off dead". The movie is better than death, but it probably made Chaplin turn in his grave. A genius like Chaplin deserves similar genius in a movie about him. This movie Chaplin, however, in the most horrible ways, ruins the magic of his best screen moments by demonstrating how he came up with the ideas. There are actually scenes in Chaplin where Chaplin is on a beach playing with a beach ball in that same way that he does in the memorable scene from The Great Dictator. Just a scene or two later in Chaplin a man comments to Chaplin, played horribly by Robert Downey Jr. (Who on earth would say, "YES! Hes the perfect Chaplin!"?), "Hey, you know... You look a lot like Hitler". Anyone see a movie idea? Ryan thought of a much better pick for Chaplin: Robert De Niro. We know that he does not look like Chaplin, but a he is a great actor, which wo ... "
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"Hey, do you want to see a movie that complelty takes the magic out of one of the greatest directors in the history of film, along with Hollywood and filmmaking itself? Then I have a movie for you! There are so many problems with this film I don't where to begin, but I guess I should start with the obvious. Frankly, Robert Downey Jr. just plain sucks as Charlie Chaplin. He doesn't look that much like him, doesn't sound like him, and is a pale imitator of a great artist. I kept thinking that an actor like Robert De Niro (even though he looks less like Chaplin than Downey) would have been better for the part- I think that only a master thespian could have played the star. Attenborough makes a major mistake when he uses clips from actual Chaplin movies in the film- it highlights the massive difference. In his defence, Downey is given a really awful screenplay to work with. Co-written by three writers, (one of them the very talented William Goldman), the script is a mess. It's as ... "
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"I know that everyone says this about this movie, but I am going to have to say it again just for the record; Robert Downey Jr’s performance is truly one of greatness (as are those of the supporting cast). His transformation is (as I have said) striking to say the least. And people say all that rather often so I shall not linger on it and get right to talking about the movie...The plot is vast, as plots must be with biographical films such as this and movies such as Wilde and MalcolmX, and as one can imagine this is always difficult for screenwriters. But this movie gives credit to the ability of filmmakers to take a whole lifetime and roll it into but 135 minutes. And then to maintain the detail needed to make such a film believable is again one of the great feats of film. One that is not found often. So, as I have discussed this is a film o "
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