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What is it about?
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
My verdict:
Ok.... Basically, I didn't follow my own advice and I watched this docu-series right after I finished 'Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story'... After all, I guess I thought I might as well get done with Jeffrey Dahmer once and for all instead of getting back to him later on. Anyway, if you have watched Ryan Murphy's monster hit, to be honest, there is no real point to watch this series as well since Murphy's thing was already so thorough. Sure, they did tweak some details but it was rather minor in my point. The upside with the docu-series was that it covered up pretty much the same material with only 3 hrs instead of 9 but, if you don't mind spending so much time with Dahmer's sick mind, you should probably watch Ryan Murphy's mini-series instead. Now, I will definitely watch something completely different, I swear...
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Notes: I don’t think I have ever seen this short before but, within a few mins, I was reminded why I used to love these shorts so much when I was a kid. Indeed, the damned thing was just so hilarious and, in my opinion, Chaplin was just from a different league than everyone else involved in silent comedies at the time (Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy,…) . Concerning the story itself, there were basically 2 parts. The first one was about the Tramp going on a trip to America and it was quite amazing how still topical the damned thing was, even 100 years later. Indeed, you can be pretty sure that most (illegal) immigrants face such hardship and worse when they try to reach Europe or the US and the fact that Chaplin managed to turn such dark material into something so entertaining is just a pure marvel. The second part was this time about the poor guy trying to pay his meal at a restaurant when he didn’t have a dime. It was actually the starting point of his short, Chaplin apparently did add the first part as an explanation on how the main character ended up in this predicament. Eventually, I actually preferred the 1st part because it had more impact but the 2nd part was some serious fun as well.
Cast : Charles Chaplin
What was it about?
Charlie is an immigrant who endures a challenging voyage and gets into trouble as soon as he arrives in America.
My two cents:
I don’t think I have ever seen this short before but, within a few mins, I was reminded why I used to love these shorts so much when I was a kid. Indeed, the damned thing was just so hilarious and, in my opinion, Chaplin was just from a different league than everyone else involved in silent comedies at the time (Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Laurel & Hardy,…) . Concerning the story itself, there were basically 2 parts. The first one was about the Tramp going on a trip to America and it was quite amazing how still topical the damned thing was, even 100 years later. Indeed, you can be pretty sure that most (illegal) immigrants face such hardship and worse when they try to reach Europe or the US and the fact that Chaplin managed to turn such dark material into something so entertaining is just a pure marvel. The second part was this time about the poor guy trying to pay his meal at a restaurant when he didn’t have a dime. It was actually the starting point of his short, Chaplin apparently did add the first part as an explanation on how the main character ended up in this predicament. Eventually, I actually preferred the 1st part because it had more impact but the 2nd part was some serious fun as well.
My rating: 08/10
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“By now, I have seen all the full-length features directed by Charles Chaplin but it had been several decades since I saw one of his shorts. Well, according to the IMDb ratings, it must be one of his very best so I thought I might as well check this one out. First of all, it was pretty neat that the ” read more
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