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The Circus | Year: 1928 Classification: Classics (Silents/Avant Garde) Directed: - Charles Chaplin Actors/Actresses: - Charles Chaplin - Al Ernest Garcia - Merna Kennedy Chaplin's finest "pure" comedy It doesn't have the raw sentiment of CITY LIGHTS or the social relevance of either MODERN TIMES or THE GREAT DICTATOR, but for pure laugh-out-loud moments, THE CIR o horrible it takes away the meaning of the word 'Movie'. In fact, it's also taking away the meaning 'horrible' and 'this' and even some words that weren't even in the sentence. It's that bad. As a responsible clerk of a local video store, I have taken it upon myself to view each and every anime title that we have for rent for the fans who frequent the store. M.D. Geist, however, was such an utter waste of time that I began to reconsider my well-intentioned policy. Simply put, the main character of M.D. Geist (the M.D., by the way, stands for "Most Dangerous" ... how's that for cheesy?) is psychopathic, homicidal, insane, misogynistic, and worst of all, has a penchant for lines that would ma o the title of ose in an apartment building, could have been a genuinely creepy episode, except for the fact that the building's tenants are all trite stereotypes. While there were problems, the good outweighed the bad in this season. The mythology episodes continued to be superb, especially "Two Fathers"/"One Son," a two-parter which essentially brings cl own uncut, widescreen versions on DVD Buy The Circus at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Circus Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Circus This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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