see a silent film

I watch this Greta Garbo silent last night. It’s definitely a romance, so if that’s not your thing don’t watch it. It was about 2 hours, so not too bad, and it moves along pretty speedily.

Dracula with Bela Lugosi is hysterical. Nosferatu is freakin’ scary.

Silent films are a completely different animal than modern films. Well worth a try!

I just saw my first silent film afew days ago and I absolutly loved it!!!It was a Rudolph Valentino film called the “The son of shiek” it was great,valentino plays two characters,the son of shiek and the shiek. I think he is a great actor and oh my gosh takl about adorable I fell madly in love with him.So to all of you who have not seen a silent film just try one and see what you think.

I wasn’t going to write an entry, but someone needs to share a counter-opinion. I enjoy silent movies, but I admit that it’s a totally different experience. You have to have patience, and you have to deal with the stress of no language for a few hours (harder than it sounds). Don’t start with “Birth of a Nation”. Start with “Metropolis”. Challenge yourself to pay close attention. You might love it.

Wow. I thought silence was boring before, but the movie I saw was almost horrifying. “Borderline” starring Paul Robeson and the poet H.D. from 1930 was freaky and, I must admit, I left after about 40 minutes of torture. I bet the other more well-known silent films are better. But, crimes of passion without verbage really didn’t go over will with me.