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  Review by Jason W 11

  I've never asked myself, "How did they do that?" watching a Michael Bay film. Sherlock, Jr. had me asking that question repeatedly. It's 91 years old.

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  Review by Roberto_ ★★★★★ 5

  tom cruise: did you all know that i do my own stunts?!?! who else can say that?!?! i'm so GREAT!!!
  
  buster keaton in the 20s: hold my beer

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  Review by Rod Sedgwick ★★★★★ 11

  I cannot believe what I just witnessed!

  This film is just shy of 90 YEARS OLD and it is without a doubt, one of the most inspired and delightful things I have seen in my life thus far. Keaton's expressions, his inventive sequences and his timing are impeccable, and at 45 lean minutes, this baby is a well-oiled machine. I had only seen Keaton's The General before this, but in light of my Chaplin viewings, I can indeed see why there is a fan-boy rivalry as to who is the greatest of these two visionaries. More Keaton for me please, and make that a second and third helping of this one while we are at it...

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  Review by matthewcutchen ★★★★ 6

  The Facts—

  1) CGI was invented approximately 50 years after the making of this film.

  2) Buster Keaton jumped through a man’s stomach.

  3) Buster Keaton was a witch.

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  Review by David Sims ★★★★★ 6

  this guy’s good

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  Review by reibureibu ★★★★★ 20

  Sherlock, Jr. is about the possibilities of cinema in so many ways, a film that on-paper is a perfectly-great comedic jaunt in-line with the rest of its creator's oeuvre but also serves as an early reflection of what screen and audience means, that not only holds up over the years as a timeless piece of masterful film-making but also achieves a new resonance with the introduction of additional technological screens in our lives that must not have been too dissimilar from the onset of theaters during its release.

  So... that's a lot of words to say that Buster Keaton was a pretty smart guy, and being a pretty smart guy (who directed, produced, edited, and starred in this film) he…

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  Review by Will Sloan ★★★★★

  Fun fact: Keaton broke his neck while making this movie but apparently didn’t notice, choosing to just ignore the blinding headaches he suffered for months after.

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  Review by liam f ★★★★ 1

  Benedict Cumberbatch could never

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  Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 21

  Buster Keaton as a film projectionist by day and a private dick by night in this classic silent movie within a movie. Double duty. How to Books are the shit. Being a janitor sucks ass. Dogs like treats. If you carry a broom around you might get lucky and fuck a hottie. Broke ass bloke. The shit you find in the trash. Beards make you look like a badass. Real motherfuckers don't need to buy expensive candy to impress the ladies. Coming out of yourself. Guys had goofy as fuck mustaches in the Roaring 20's that would make Burt Reynolds laugh his ass off. Sleeping on the job is gangsta. Dodge a car. Mountain lions? Fuck you locomotive! Ocean waves…

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  Review by Mike D'Angelo ★★★★★ 2

  96/100

  Second viewing, last seen New Year's Day 1995. (Apparently I wanted to kick off the year with a certain winner.) My arbitrary definition of a feature-length film—no less than 45 minutes—was derived specifically from Sherlock Jr.'s length, as noted in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide; it's the shortest film I found listed there, so that's where I drew my line. (Sorry, "A Day in the Country.") Doubly arbitrary, of course, in that projector speed hadn't yet been standardized in 1924, which means that Sherlock Jr.'s length is properly measured in feet/reels, not via the clock. (My ancient Kino DVD—a twofer with Our Hospitality—lists its runtime as 44 minutes.) And triply arbitrary given that in fact it took me well over…

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  Review by Erik 🎼 ★★★★½ 1

  buster keaton films make me happy but half the time i’m like “how the FUCK did he do that”

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  Review by Joe ★★★★★

  Buster Keaton demolishes the fourth wall and uses the bricks to build a magic castle. Unbelievably advanced, with special effects and trick shots that look absolutely seamless, as if they stand apart from the entire history of such shots in movies. And the best part is you don't have to wake up and forget it all after a few minutes.