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BUYER BEWARE!
I LOVE the movie, let's be clear about that. I currently own the 15th Anniversary Edition on standard DVD, and wanted to purchase a Blu-Ray to go with our upgraded TV and player. Unfortunately, the order I placed with third party iNetVideo Fufillment for the BLU RAY version (advertised here) went awry. Although the description and picture CLEARLY state this is a Blu-ray disc you are ordering, I recieved a STANDARD DVD (definitely NOT what I ordered). I'm not sure if the company doesn't understand that the two are not the same, or if the workers in charge of packaging do not, but this kind of mistake is certainly a glaring one. I will be getting a refund through Amazon. This is either a communication mix up within the company, or deceptive advertising (if someone thinks that no one is going to notice the difference between a Blu Ray and DVD - that's insane - esp. since you can get a standard DVD of the same movie for HALF the price)! BEWARE!Chaplin (15th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
One of my favorite movies
I just had to own this in Blue-Ray. I think it is the best movie ever and the best part Robert Downey Jr. has ever done.
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Chaplin was one of the funniest, most creative men to have ever lived. Robert Downey Jr. is not. Somehow great Chaplin scenes are recreated without being even slightly funny. Attenbourogh is so fixated on literary cinematic methods (such as foreshadowing: at the start Chaplin is removing his makeup...a metaphor for stripping away the mask) that he forgets to make the story funny or tragic.I was very disappointed at the short shrift given to Stan Laurel in the story. He and Chaplin were friends and partners for years, but it is not even obvious who "Stan" is in his one miserable scene. Skip this one.
AWFUL!
Downey Jr. is too fat and "subdued" to pass as the lanky energetic Chaplin. He also affects this cockney accent that Chaplin never possessed. Ackroyd never fails to suck the life out of any movie with his hambone brand of "acting". The movie reveals nothing, save for nude shots of Mila.
Waited for this product for 4 days, then got an order cancellation message
A website shows that an item is currently in stock and it takes a seller 4 days to send you a cancellation of the order message. I was in a rush to get this product as a gift, and since Amazon is reliable was trying to get it here - though you can get it a bit cheaper from other websites...
No good...
They just feel awkward...Also, when I was doing some pull-ups, I had a lot of difficulty getting off the bar because I couldn't unhook myself. Doing curls, they offer no support. My friend has the type where it's a strap that wraps around whatever you like, he seems to like those a lot more, I might just give it a try.