The Gold Rush is another charming Chaplin film. The 1925 silent version is the one to watch. Loved the comedy. Loved the special effects. Loved the movie.

This will be my last Chaplin movie from the IMDb top 250 and I can honestly say that I like it. The humor is still outdated, but it was easier to like than City Lights for me. I just like the story, I guess.

Honest question: was this the first time that we saw the “I’m so hungry the person with me turns into food-hallucination”? I almost can’t imagine that it was done earlier than 1925, but can’t seem to find the answer on Google. If so, than that alone is super influential (mostly for cartoons :wink:).

Like most Chaplin movies, this is not my cup of tea. I'm not entertained. It's not funny. I learn virtually nothing from a bygone era since the world doesn't feel real. I fall to understand its importance in cinematic history. He's basically the same guy from all his other movies. What kind of acting is this when you're always playing the same character? The narrator makes it worse. Was that how silent movies were screened in theaters back then? What happened to text screens?

The only interesting fact is that she is earning her money as a "ball dance girl". What the heck is this? Is that time sort of early exotic dancer?

I'm watching a handful of Chaplin before his films get removed from the Netflix. Might be for the best that this gets taken off of Netflix cause it's a cut with a narrator explaining every thing which takes away so much fun a silent film should have.

The rating would be lower if I judged it purely off the narrator cut and not the original silent release

The Gold Rush is another exceptional Chaplin film that is full of life and laughter. I watched the 1940s version that was rereleased with Charlie narrating some of the film and also included tighter editing that reduced the running time. The way Chaplin uses the most simplest things and turns them into comedy is just genius. My favourite is the bread roll dance, I loved it. We first see Chaplin just trying to survive the cold winter and its made up of mostly individual comedy moments. It then sets up the romance for the last half of the movie with the stunning Georgie Hale. Their was some sweet moments here, such as Georgia finding the picture of herself under his pillow. I do wish they went in a slightly different direction after that moment that would of helped set up the ending better. It felt too much of a coincidence and it could have made for a more meaningful end. It is still a really enjoyable film with some great comedy sequences and some of the effects that were used for back then are incredible. The tilting cabin was quite amazing.

8/10

I'm surprised by how entertaining this was. It holds up great.

Great movie
Hats off to Charles Chaplin!

It is hard to appreciate Chaplin's films in the same way that audiences did when first released. The landscape of films has changed dramatically since its release. However, what is easy to see is the genius of Chaplin's central character, The Tramp, who is endearing and you can't help but root for him. Whilst not laugh out loud funny to an audience raised on films that have used, copied and refined the comedy Chaplin celebrated, the antics of his character still raise a smile and modern comedies could take a note from Chaplin and his iconic character.

Level "Excellent" • 8 :heart: • Recommended.

After watching several Keaton features over the past couple weeks, I revisit my first Chaplin--I think I watched this twenty years ago or so when I was still in high school. It's a remarkable film, in ways that stand in stark contrast with what Keaton's doing in his work. Where Keaton excels in physical, stunt-based comedy, Chaplin's work here is all heart. It's still funny, of course, but there's a swell of sentimentality throughout many of the big set pieces. Not in a bad way, mind you--scenes like eating the shoe or (especially) the dancing rolls are transcendently beautiful. It's a work that will make you fall in love with movies--at least it did for me.