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General, The (1927) Rank 5 Reviews
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
One of the great silent comedies. It was based on a true story of the Union stealing a Confederate train in Georgia and bringing it to Tennessee. Buster Keaton filmed it in Oregon, using the National Guard to play both the Southern and Northern extras. ...read the complete General movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Begins with a single, brilliantly sustained premise and works it into an engaging story with edge-of-your-seat excitement and stunningly conceived stunts and sight gags. ...read the complete General movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
In my opinion The General ranks as not only a brilliant movie but as one of the premiere art works of the Twentieth Century. ...read the complete General movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
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TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
There is no shortage of laughs, of course, especially in the beginning. Keaton plays his usual character, a small, quiet man who keeps his stoicism no matter what tragedies and insults befall him. Here he is the engineer for a supply train in the ...read the complete General movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Mike Lorefice)
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Ah, the delicious irony - after struggling for some time with Ted Turner's Gods and Generals, I finally turned it off and started this historic Buster Keaton feature, which is a lot more watchable. Johnny Grey loves his train (known as "The General" - ...read the complete General movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Edinburgh U Film Society (Alicia Forsyth)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Buster Keaton was not the Great Stone Face so much as a man who kept his composure in the center of chaos. Other silent actors might mug to get a point across, but Keaton remained observant and collected. That's one reason his best movies have aged better ...read the complete General movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
DVD Net (Anthony Clarke)
Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
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