7.2? Hello, this movie is sick!!!
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RickDVD — 14 years ago(December 19, 2011 10:16 AM)
I love Charlie Chaplin, which is probably why I gave it a high rating. I like RDJ and I also think it's one of his top roles, too. I also like many members of the ensemble cast, too. I've read nearly all the posts on this thread and numerous points are valid for people either liking it or not liking it.
You have to admit a few facts, as well. Remember that Chaplin was the most popular person in the WORLD for decades. That in itself is a feat not to be sneezed at. His biggest drawbacks were his obsessive want of perfection and his own personal life.
It may not be the most perfect film, and it also cuts out some details, but it would have been tough to condense all of Chaplin's life into a 2 hour movie.
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kag-4 — 14 years ago(January 22, 2012 12:42 PM)
I gave it an 8/10. It's not perfect. It's a little glossy at times. And Robert Downey Jr. really is the best thing about this movie (of course, since the movie itself is really good, that's saying a lot.)
I first watched this movie after it came out on video, around 1993. I liked what I'd already seen of Robert Downey Jr., but I only knew the name of Charlie Chaplin.
After watching this movie, I started watching everything I could find of Charlie Chaplin's. So, at times, like in my case, this movie is a gateway to be able to appreciate a true genius.
A genius actor playing a genius performer.
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jacobthecheeseburger — 13 years ago(July 21, 2012 07:26 AM)
I think this movie was BETTER than avatar. How can you replace a great movie with great preformance and a great script(chaplin), with a movie with epic effects(avatar)?
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Strazdamonas — 13 years ago(August 18, 2012 05:10 AM)
Many people (seen on this board) gets their pants up abut "chapplin married a 16 year old" and completely ignores everything else because in thier twisted minds its "such a horrible thing" that they must hate everything chaplin from now on. Reminds me of christians.
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blackhawkswincup2010 — 13 years ago(January 03, 2013 03:39 PM)
Downey was great, but some of the supporting acting was, shall we say, less than stellar. By the way, Chaplin was 54 when Oona was 18, which is still a massive cradle-robbery, but please do your homework. It only grossed $9 million, so it's probably not going to get rated as high as it deserves.
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jml-inv — 12 years ago(January 11, 2014 08:13 AM)
Well I loved Chaplin myself. Also I'm christian and don't really understand your reference and the overall generalization of christians. I don't hate anything. I don't judge others with beliefs different from my own. I have atheist friends. I have homosexual friends whom I do not judge one bit. I have my own shortcomings as does any human being and certainly have no right to judge or "hate" anyone.
As for Chaplins personal life, times were very different back then. It wasn't unheard of for 14 year old girls to marry. It was a showbiz lifestyle and Hollywood parties had drinking, drugs, and sex. People seem to paint tweenage girls in an almost innocent light, this couldn't be farther from the truth. They seem to forget she also conned Chaplin with a fake pregnancy and was involved in relations with other men at the same time as well.
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Strazdamonas — 12 years ago(January 14, 2014 06:05 AM)
The reference to christian was because christians also like to hate others just because they dont like something and they ignore reason because they can always claim god told them to. You may not be a typical christian, but you do not define them all, or majority for that matter.
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jpm4444 — 12 years ago(May 15, 2013 08:02 AM)
This is the movie that made me a Chaplin fan. Robert Downey Jr. should have gotten the Oscar hands down. How would you like to play Chaplin with his family their watching you? He did an amazing job.
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TennesseeTarheel — 12 years ago(June 02, 2013 09:57 AM)
I could be wrong, but, I seem to remember it being a critical success, however, the public did not want to reward Downey too much recognition because of his drug problems. He really had to mind his manners and stick to the script for those troubles to " be forgiven". That said, he is quite a model for someone who is trying to re-habilitate an image.