Comments on: Landmark Films Of The 20th Century – 1920-1929 https://www.fernbyfilms.com/2016/05/07/landmark-films-of-the-20th-century-1920-1929/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:47:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rodney https://www.fernbyfilms.com/2016/05/07/landmark-films-of-the-20th-century-1920-1929/comment-page-1/#comment-388618 Fri, 06 May 2016 23:48:04 +0000 http://www.fernbyfilms.com/?p=40961#comment-388618 In reply to brikhaus.

I have yet to see The Jazz Singer (I've seen the bit where Jolson "talks", though) but I recently re-watched Metropolis's "directors cut" on Blu and was absolutely astonished at how good it was. I saw it when I was younger but didn't fully appreciate it for the epic nature of Lang's production value.

If you want to check out an amazing "silent" film, please do give Hitchock's The Lodger a look. Utterly amazing. Of course, any of Chaplin's films are also worth watching – he's a marvel.

]]> By: brikhaus https://www.fernbyfilms.com/2016/05/07/landmark-films-of-the-20th-century-1920-1929/comment-page-1/#comment-388580 Fri, 06 May 2016 14:57:12 +0000 http://www.fernbyfilms.com/?p=40961#comment-388580 Thanks for giving us yet another fascinating look at the history of film. There are so many classic silent era movies (and early talkies) that I've never seen, it makes me embarrassed. But finding the time to track them all down and watch them is probably impossible for me. I had no idea MGM used to be three companies, and I had no clue Metropolis and The Jazz Singer were released in the same year. Audiences must have been amazed with how quickly the technology was moving at the time.

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