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Post by prolelol on Mar 18, 2017 23:41:26 GMT
I waited in a long time to see Greed (1924) and I finally got it. I watched one version with 4 hours. It originally shot with 9 and half hours and took two years to shoot, but most footages were lost. They have some footages and used the pictures from it. It was pretty understandable! I thought it was gonna to be cute film, but I'm wasn't right. It's very dark drama with so many shocking and disturbing parts and a few pictures that gave me goosebumps. Very good performances, realistic story and stunning cinematography! It's like Gone with the Wind of the decade. That's one of the greatest silent drama films, 10/10! Highly recommend, you won't regret it even when it's a long film  . Has anyone seen it?     |
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Post by bobbystarks on Mar 19, 2017 1:25:58 GMT
i have the 4 hours version on my laptop but still haven't finished it! here someone uploded a very good cut on vimeo: "Someone"...  Stephen's name is literally on the video. Ray_Britains can't read, guys. |
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Post by Joaquim on Mar 19, 2017 1:32:44 GMT
Yea I watched it 5 days ago and give it a 10/10 too and I'd say it's my favorite silent film. Would be cool if they somehow found the original cut.
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Post by Film Socialism on Mar 19, 2017 1:42:58 GMT
Yea I watched it 5 days ago and give it a 10/10 too and I'd say it's my favorite silent film. Would be cool if they somehow found the original cut. i am doubtful they will but they found fucking Joan of Arc in a mental institute attic so you never know anywho fantastic film 9/10 check out The Wedding March too |
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Post by idioticbunny on Mar 19, 2017 8:45:00 GMT
I actually just caught this the other day as well, however I watched the 130-minute version instead since I couldn't get past the still photos - at least not on a first viewing.
I can say, however, that I thought it was absolutely fantastic. You can feel its influence on so many films, with the obvious one being There Will Be Blood, but it's all due to Erich von Stroheim's masterful work behind the camera. As absolutely painful it sounds to watch a 8-hour silent film, I would definitely do it if they ever managed to find the full film as realized by von Stroheim. It's clear just from the 130-minute version that there was so much more story to tell and that's probably the reason I don't give it a perfect 10, because I feel there is so much depth lacking from the narrative. It's like the cliff notes version of a really great story.
Will definitely check out the 4-hour version down the road.
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Post by jamesh5 on Mar 20, 2017 21:14:30 GMT
I actually just caught this the other day as well, however I watched the 130-minute version instead since I couldn't get past the still photos - at least not on a first viewing. I can say, however, that I thought it was absolutely fantastic. You can feel its influence on so many films, with the obvious one being There Will Be Blood, but it's all due to Erich von Stroheim's masterful work behind the camera. As absolutely painful it sounds to watch a 8-hour silent film, I would definitely do it if they ever managed to find the full film as realized by von Stroheim. It's clear just from the 130-minute version that there was so much more story to tell and that's probably the reason I don't give it a perfect 10, because I feel there is so much depth lacking from the narrative. It's like the cliff notes version of a really great story. Will definitely check out the 4-hour version down the road. Need to watch it to but didn't want to start with the 4hr still picture version - where did you watch the 2hr cut? |
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Post by prolelol on Mar 20, 2017 21:35:19 GMT
Yea I watched it 5 days ago and give it a 10/10 too and I'd say it's my favorite silent film. Would be cool if they somehow found the original cut. That's cool! So, I have a question about this movie. Do you know why didn't Trina go to mother if she had no enough money and wasn't happy with him ? That's the only thing I don't get. |
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Post by Joaquim on Mar 20, 2017 21:51:13 GMT
Yea I watched it 5 days ago and give it a 10/10 too and I'd say it's my favorite silent film. Would be cool if they somehow found the original cut. That's cool! So, I have a question about this movie. Do you know why didn't Trina go to mother if she had no enough money and wasn't happy with him ? That's the only thing I don't get. Did you mean to say if she had enough money? The "no" there throws me off. |
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Post by prolelol on Mar 20, 2017 21:59:34 GMT
That's cool! So, I have a question about this movie. Do you know why didn't Trina go to mother if she had no enough money and wasn't happy with him ? That's the only thing I don't get. Did you mean to say if she had enough money? The "no" there throws me off. Oh, well, maybe for McTeague. I got the impression that Trina was never in love with him. |
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Post by Joaquim on Mar 20, 2017 22:03:48 GMT
Did you mean to say if she had enough money? The "no" there throws me off. Oh, well, maybe for McTeague. I got the impression that Trina was never in love with him.
I think she was maybe in love with him, at least just enough to marry him. She just got obsessed over those $5K she won and it destroyed the relationship.
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Post by idioticbunny on Mar 20, 2017 22:06:05 GMT
I actually just caught this the other day as well, however I watched the 130-minute version instead since I couldn't get past the still photos - at least not on a first viewing. I can say, however, that I thought it was absolutely fantastic. You can feel its influence on so many films, with the obvious one being There Will Be Blood, but it's all due to Erich von Stroheim's masterful work behind the camera. As absolutely painful it sounds to watch a 8-hour silent film, I would definitely do it if they ever managed to find the full film as realized by von Stroheim. It's clear just from the 130-minute version that there was so much more story to tell and that's probably the reason I don't give it a perfect 10, because I feel there is so much depth lacking from the narrative. It's like the cliff notes version of a really great story. Will definitely check out the 4-hour version down the road. Need to watch it to but didn't want to start with the 4hr still picture version - where did you watch the 2hr cut? I don't blame you, I went to the Internet Archive and "downloaded" a file. But really it doesn't download any file. Here's the link: archive.org/details/Greed1924_201612. When you try to click on the video, it won't load. So I went to "OGG VIDEO" in the box on the right below the video screen under "Download Options". When you scroll your mouse next to it, a blue box appears. Click that and voila. Should work fine, it did for me. There is no music though, which is the one downside. |
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Post by getclutch on Mar 21, 2017 19:52:40 GMT
It’s been on my watchlist for some time now. Need to get on it.
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Post by tonyz on Mar 23, 2017 17:16:45 GMT
What made you think a movie named Greed would be a cute movie?
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Post by prolelol on Mar 25, 2017 14:39:23 GMT
What made you think a movie named Greed would be a cute movie? I never think about movie titles, but when man was nice to her and in love with her, I thought it's gonna to be cute film. |
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Post by prolelol on Apr 8, 2017 13:00:52 GMT
Yea I watched it 5 days ago and give it a 10/10 too and I'd say it's my favorite silent film. Would be cool if they somehow found the original cut. i am doubtful they will but they found fucking Joan of Arc in a mental institute attic so you never know anywho fantastic film 9/10 check out The Wedding March too I guess never. I found something on Wikipedia; |
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. Has anyone seen it?
Stephen's name is literally on the video.
