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College [1927] [DVD]

Buster Keaton (Actor), Anne Cornwall (Actor), Buster Keaton (Director), James W. Horne (Director) | Rated: Universal, suitable for all | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin, Snitz Edwards
  • Directors: Buster Keaton, James W. Horne
  • Writers: Carl Harbaugh, Bryan Foy
  • Producers: Joseph M. Schenck
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Eureka
  • DVD Release Date: 23 April 2001
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B00005AMEV
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 160,971 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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For many, Buster Keaton is the greatest comedian of the silent era rated even above Chaplin, and College (1927) is one of his finest films. A poor student who has to work his way through college, Buster is desperate to win the attention of a pretty girl and takes up sports. His attempt at the high jump is a classic piece of clowning, and as the cox in a boat race Buster displays his full genius for comic invention. Through every disaster, the great "stone face" as he was nicknamed betrays not a flicker of emotion, enduring all humiliations with aplomb. If not quite the equal of The Navigator (1924) or its immediate predecessor The General (1927), College shows Keaton at the top of his form. Tragically, the following year he lost his independence when he signed for MGM. His career collapsed, his marriage broke up and he became an alcoholic, never to regain former glories.

On the DVD: The organ music accompanying this silent feature is pleasantly unobtrusive, and apart from a short section in the middle where it deteriorates, the print quality is reasonable. In addition there are two excellent Keaton shorts, One Week (1920) and The Blacksmith (1922).-- Ed Buscombe

Product Description

DVD Special Features:

Silent with Musical Soundtrack
Black and White
Aspect Ratio 4:3
Mono
Interactive Menus
Fully restored by film historian David Shepard

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4.0 out of 5 stars Testifies to the Keaton genius 23 Jan 2003
By Michael Bo
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So 'College' is not the VERY best of the bunch. So what? Buster Keaton was and is the greatest and 'College' certainly testifies to his genius and was maybe the last feature that ever did. The venue, a college campus complete with jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, sympathetic headmasters (!) and bossy athletics coaches, is a source and vehicle of typical Keaton versatility, although you might feel that the most brilliant of jokes are a little far between.
Keaton creatures a psychologically well-rounded portrayal (and who would have thought?) of the bookish young man trying out for athletic fame to win the heart of a pretty girl. He is virtuosic in his physical comedy and really heartwrenching in his stonefaced martyrdom. Keaton is one screen persona though who, ultimately, will not let anybody override him, and he bounces back with a vengeance. The last half-hour of 'College' is vintage Keaton. You'll enjoy it, and you will savour the meticulous transfer on this DVD.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An athletic Keaton playing a collegiate nerd 25 Mar 1999
By Michael Gebert - Published on Amazon.com
For some reason College provokes the most extreme reaction of any Keaton film-- I've seen it called both his best and his worst by critics. It is undoubtedly a lightweight work, and marred by some racial stereotyping, but the main setpieces, in which Buster runs through gags on all the major collegiate athletic activities, show off his physical dexterity at its best and are as close to pure Keaton as it comes. (The idea of him playing a weakling is pretty quickly belied by the sight of his muscles in athletic clothes.) The tape includes three shorts that also fall pretty much in the middle of the pack, although Hard Luck is worth noting both as one of the last lost Keaton films to be rediscovered and as one of the blacker comedies he ever did.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Lost in the VHS Transfer 1 Sep 2000
By Monte L. Henrie - Published on Amazon.com
While this VHS format of "College" may be considered a "Hollywood Classics Collector Edition" by some critics, it is certainly that, and something else; irritating to watch.

The story and the acting aside, the main problem is the substandard transfer from film to video. The result is a poor quality picture with loss of detail, poor focus, and exaggerated and disturbing contrasts of black and white. This is due, no doubt, to the poor decision by someone to transfer the video using the slowest speed possible of EP/SLP. The low cost of this video reflects it's inferior picture quality. The video may have been of better quality if recorded on the standard speed (SP).

The secondary problem is the ridiculous sound track which has been added to the video with absolutely no regard for the story or the action. It is merely "elevator music" and would better have been used in a circus. In addition, the style of the music is not of the same era as the story, and therefore doesn't match.

The movie itself, although not the best of Keaton's, is entertaining and worth having in your "Muster, Buster" video library. Just not this taped version! The poor quality of this video interfers greatly with the enjoyment of the comedy - at least for this viewer.

There has to be a "College" out there with a far better image.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but no "General" 1 Aug 2001
By the_frog - Published on Amazon.com
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Buster Keaton does well here, but the movie lacks the sense of adventure and fun his better works. Still an important addition to any proper Keaton collection.
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