The Great Dictator is a comedic masterpiece way ahead of its time. I have also heard that Adolf Hitler privately saw the film twice. Going to watch the special features next. :)

Hitler himself? That's incredibly interesting - and I hope it's meant to be funny, because I laughed. You're not pulling my leg, are you? It sounds too awesome to be true.

It's actually mentioned in the supplements. So, yes, as far as anyone knows Hitler did see The Great Dictator.

Interesting point, and something I have thought about a bit in the past. I find that the films I enjoy the most are the ones that cause me to have a reaction, or emote in some way.

Weather that emotion/reaction is joy, fear, sorrow, hope, love, wonder, or if it's just flat out funny to me, then I will find it enjoyable...although I do not really enjoy being truly scared when I watch a film. :ohnoes:

That doesn't mean I do not like horror (it is one of my favorite genres) but if something is genuinely (and seriously) creepy, then I do not like to re-visit it much. :o:p

Since I usually watch movies alone, I find (with comedies especially) that I will literally begin to cheer, yell, and get up out of my seat to dance around with excitement when I really, really like a movie. :D:D:D As I said though, this type of reaction generally only happens with comedies for me.

That is so awesome! I would love to have been a "fly on the wall" for that screening, just to see his reaction.:whip:

I heard he got so mad that he killed some 6 million people over it and then some. Talk about overreacting.

Not Funny.


No, i'm not Jewish.

It was a little funny.

Off topic, octagon, but I had to say that I finally figured out where your sig quote comes from.

When I got home from work today, I decided to watch Chinatown on Netflix as they lose the license to stream it (along with a ton of others :() here shortly.

Anyway, I was enjoying myself, and Jack Nicholson's performance (as always), when suddenly I hear "Of course I'm respectable...." HAHHAHAHHA! I about crapped myself. :p:D

Watch "The World At War: Episode 20 - 'Genocide' " Then Get Back To Me....

I think I did see that. It was something bad, right?

Now that's funny;)

Watched Bottle Rocket, didn't really understand it...seemed like Wes Anderson was trying to channel the Coen Bros. on a shoestring budget.

Point Taken:

I actually enjoyed the supplements quite a bit more than the film itself on first viewing. It was my first Chaplin as well. I wasn't sold on my first watch, but the features definitely have me looking forward to a rewatch with more context.

As an amateur historian I knew exactly what I was getting into. The film had me laughing out loud! I also really fell in love with Chaplin's acting ability. He is a rare talent that will never be replicated. I really want to get Modern Times now.

Ok. I'm going to be that guy. Trying to decide between The Magician, Breathless, and Paris, Texas. What would you pick if you could only afford one?

Paris, Texas for sure.

Hard to say. None of those are my favs from said filmmakers, so I would go with the safe choice, being more popular, Breathless. Plus it's loaded with features and a short, so can't go wrong.

Probably Paris, Texas. Breathless might be a somewhat better blind buy candidate (though I wouldn't say any of them are good bb material) but of the three I connected most strongly with and most enjoyed Paris, Texas.

It could've been a lot more offensive, to be honest. He was angry, he did kill that many people, and he did overreact. I merely stated a few facts in a different context. I'll try the joke again in 50 more years and then we'll see if not enough time has passed still.


Paris, Texas without a doubt. I think it is such a masterpiece, as you can tell from my picture.

On a side note, I watched Kuroneko for the first time last night. It was an incredibly rich film, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the dark eerie atmosphere and settings. I thought it was a well-done little horror film. Definitely glad I picked it up.

Maybe if Hitler had watched the supplements things wouldn't have gotten so far out of hand.