DVDs:

	The Art of Buster Keaton (The General / Sherlock, Jr. / Our Hospitality / The Navigator / Steamboat Bill Jr. ... Buster Keaton Kino Video, 2001 average customer review:based on 27 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

In addition to the previously released 11 features and 19 shorts from the peak of Keaton's career, this set boasts the exclusive Keaton Plus, a collection of rarities and tributes. The greatest find is the long-lost ending to Hard Luck (1921), now restored to complete the film's final inspired gag. Other highlights include newly discovered scenes from Daydreams (1922) and The Love Nest (1923), entertaining excerpts from Keaton's 1951 TV show Life with Buster Keaton (he's still got it!), and his rare dramatic turn in the 1954 television play The Awakening. --Sean Axmaker

for more information click here

Genius

SO glad I spent literally half a paycheck on this collection . Keaton was , quite simply , brilliant . His amazing stunts and incredible agility put so many present-day actors to shame . As for that signature "stone face"....The man could say so much more with his eyes than any spoken words could ever express . Truly unsurpassed talent .


"This fellow Keaton appears to be the whole show."

Thus utters a confused patron of a vaudeville house who is confronted by Buster Keaton and his minstrels accompanied by a conductor and his orchestra, all clones of Buster Keaton in the classic short "The Playhouse". He really was the whole show during his independent years - writer, director, star. This collection consists of Keaton's surviving work from the years he was an independent film maker from the year 1920 when he struck out on his own after partnering with Roscoe Arbuckle for two years, and before he made the tragic decision to sign with MGM in 1928. It seems there are as many opinions on which of Keaton's features and shorts during his silent years are his finest and which are merely good as there are viewers of his films. To me, Buster's best work was when he was in a role in which there was an urgent matter of the heart involved - whether the object of his affection was a locomotive, a girl, or in the case of "Go West", a cow by the name of "Old Brown Eyes". Buster usually played a shy sincere fellow, often thrown into adverse circumstances he did not fully comprehend. However, he was resourceful and courageous in a pinch and always found a way to triumph in the end. When he first decided to go into the film industry he took a camera apart and put it back together just to see how it worked, and his love of the camera and what it could do showed in films like "The Playhouse" and "Sherlock Jr." where, in addition to Buster's usual stunts and displays of physical agility, he made use of special effects that were definitely way ahead of their time. There is an extra disc in this set entitled "Keaton Plus" which mainly consists of Keaton's work after his time at MGM. There are two of his better Educational Pictures shorts, "Aleez Oop" (1934) and "Jail Bait" (1937). There are also several TV appearances, including a purely dramatic role Buster took in a segment of "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents" entitled "The Awakening" from 1954. Also included are various tributes, a couple of commercials Buster starred in, and a rather extensive photo gallery.

No doubt this set is a large financial investment. If you are unfamiliar with Keaton's work and would like a "test drive", try either "Buster Keaton: The Great Stone Face of Comedy" or the three disc set "The Buster Keaton Collection" by St. Clair Vision. Both sets are only ten dollars and both include "The General" and quite a few of his silent era shorts. Then you can make an informed decision about this set.

for more information click here

Best Collection of Keaton Silent Films

I think that this is the best collection of Keaton's Slient Films that I have seen. I was not sure at first if I should or should not buy this product. My husband is a huge fan and the few movies that I had seen of Busters on the AMC channel I had liked. However, this collection far exceeded my expectations. For this review I have decieded to list out all of the titles in the collection which is something that Amazon doesn't do.
1. Our Hospitality
2. Sherlock, Jr.
3. College
4. Hard Luck
5. The Electric House
6. The Blacksmith
7. The Navigator
8. The Boat
9. The Love Nest
10. Steamboat Bill, Jr.
11. Covict 13
12. Daydreams
13. Three Ages
14. The Goat
15. My Wife's Relations
16. Battling Butler
17. The Haunted House
18. The Frozen North
19. Seven Chances
20. Neighbors
21. The Balloonatic
22. The Saphead
23. The High Sign
24. One Week
25. The General
26. The Playhouse
27. Cops
28. Go West
29. The Scarecrow
30. The Paleface
Besides these movies there is a bonus disc which shows Buster Keaton playing a serious role. Overall I thought that this was one of the best collection of silent films that I have bought recently.

for more information click here

Wow!

I am a huge Charlie Chaplin fan and the only time I saw Buster Keaton was his small part in "Limelight". However, having decided that I enjoy silent comedies, I took the plunge and bought this box set. I have no regrets whatsoever. After viewing the movies in this set, I can definitely say that Keaton was a comedic genius; he was a close second to Chaplin and I say this as a Harold Lloyd fan as well.

As for the reviews that the shorts are superior to the the films, I somewhat disagree; I totally loved "The General", "Our Hospitality", "Steamboat Bill, Jr.", "Sherlock Jr.", and "The Navigator". Although the shorts are definitely hilarious, the brillance of the features should not be overlooked.

So, for any fans of silent comedies, I highly recommend the Buster Keaton box set. You won't regret it. Promise.

for more information click here

At long last - all the goodies in one spot

Those of us who bought The Art of Buster Keaton on VHS back in the mid-90s ended up having to buy it all over again when the DVD revolution hit. That's okay, though, because Buster is always worth it. The fun of the boxed set is the extra disk full of rarities and tidbits (the best being John Bengtson's offerings). All of Buster's features and most of his shorts are here, though there are missteps here and there. The music offered on Sherlock Jr. is atrocious, and the lack of commentaries or other offerings on the films themselves make this collection pale somewhat in comparison with the Harold Lloyd extravaganza that followed in 2005.

Other DVD collections have been released in the interim, but my heart has a special place for this one, because it was the first after a long, dry spell. I may add to my Buster Keaton film sets, in order to provide myself with better versions of certain films, but I'll never replace this one.

for more information click here

reviews: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

products you might be interested in

recommendations

If you want to discover Buster Keaton (1895 - 1966)
Movies by the Best Directors in the 1920s and 30s
20 Comedies You Must See Before You Die
National Film Registry: 1997 Inductees
d

navigator

	Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Fretboard Navigator Flight of the Navigator Navigators: Baudin vs Flinders Behind Enemy Lines [Blu-ray] The Art of Buster Keaton (The General / Sherlock, Jr. / Our ...

sherlock

	The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother The Return of Sherlock Holmes Collection Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection Young Sherlock Holmes