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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:48 PM
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Poll question: Buster Keaton vs. Charlie Chaplin.
Who's funnier?
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:48 PM
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1. I rather like Harold Lloyd.
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AverageJoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:50 PM
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2. How 'bout Max Schreck?
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:55 PM
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7. Yeah. Max had 'em rollin' in the aisles in Nosferatu,
didn't he?
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Melodybe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:50 PM
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3. Keaton was a better physical comedian, but Chaplin is far more important
Edited on Tue Sep-28-04 12:51 PM by Melodybe
Chaplin changed the world in a way that Keaton didn't get too.

I love and respect both, but Chaplin wins in my book.
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VOX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:51 PM
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4. Keaton -- a true genius. He's everyman vs. the world...
He laid the groundwork for much of the comedy that followed him. His sight gags and physical stunts are inspired.

Interestingly, neither Keaton nor Chaplin made a successful transition to sound.
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:51 PM
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5. I LOVE BOTH!
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asthmaticeog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-04 12:53 PM
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6. Keaton.
Chaplin's great, no doubt about it; I just find Keaton funnier. "Steamboat Bill, Jr." is unfuckwithable, even after all these decades have passed.
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