#11: City Lights

Ugh.. Not another one of these!  Silent movies are so boring.  After Modern Times there is no way I was looking forward to this Charlie Chaplin "classic".  That's right boys and girls today I get to review another Charlie Chaplin Silent movie.  Today we will take a look at City Lights.  This 1931 silent film stars, is written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.  We lets get out quiet on and get on with this review.

City Lights came out in 1931 and did very well despite the fact that "talkies" were on the rise since 1928 and silent movies were on their way out.  I wish 3D movies were on their was out:   

The film was well received by Depression-era audiences, earning $5 million (guess that was a lot back then) during its initial release, and became one of Chaplin's most financially successful and critically acclaimed works. 

The internet gave the following ratings:
IMDB: 8.6 out of 10
Rotten Tomatoes (Critic Rating): 100%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Rating): 94%
100%!!!!! Are you kidding me!  I hate the internet sometimes

Though there were only three characters in this film the acting in this movie was pretty decent.  The drunk millionaire was defiantly my favorite character.  He was just so fun though I felt that he was sometimes a little to friendly with Charlie:

The next character is the blind girl.  What can I say about her other than she is blind.  Okay this character is boring lets move on.  Charlie plays the Little Tramp in this movie.  I found this interesting because I thought he was always the Little Tramp.  I guess I am not up on my silent movie trivia.  Anyways Charlie did a great job.  There were many times where his facial expressions made me laugh.  Though I am curious if the Little Tramp is gay:

The story was fun and kept me much more engage then I expected.  The relationships between Charlie and the millionaire and Charlie and the blind girl were both very well done.  This movie was also funnier then I expected.  Then again there were other "comedic" scenes that I just didn't get.  Also sorta annoying was the cliff hanger ending.  There were a few things I did learn though:
#1. I wish I only paid $22 in rent.
#2. Charlie Chaplin came up with the idea for Joe Millionaire
#3. Blind people can get a surgery so they are not blind anymore (more blind people should do this; blind people if you are reading this, go get that surgery)

The music in this film was decent but nothing special, the stunts and physical comedy was ok.  Actually most of this movie was just ok, except for the talking.  The talking sucked. 

In conclusion this movie was much more enjoyable than Modern Times but that is not saying much.  I still found my self having a hard time paying attention (though that may have been due to the beers I had).  I give City Lights a C-