Chaplin: The Legend Lives On | 
| Actor: Charlie Chaplin
Studio: Madacy Records
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 135083
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 540 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 50033
UPC: 628261003396
EAN: 0628261003396
ASIN: B0001Z3TMA
Release Date: May 4, 2004
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 Could be better January 8, 2009
M. Niebergall
I bought the tin version of this DVD when it went on sale and, for the price, I suppose I can't complain.
As another reviewer said, the quality isn't great. It gets rather dark at times and sometimes it's difficult to discern what's happening. However, if you've watched quite a few older movies and shorts, it's easy to get used to this. By the third or so short, I'd become accustomed to the quality and was able to enjoy the DVDs.
The music is probably the only part that makes it difficult to watch. At first, it seems like the typical random era-appropriate song thrown ontop of the silent movie for DVD release and, if that were the case, there would be one more star on this review. But the music choice is so poor, you actually have comments from the band leader in the middle of some of the shorts. And not just simple, one-sentence remarks - on occasion, there is dialogue between band members. It seems as though the person in charge had simply taken the original movies and thrown a few silent movie era CDs over them, not taking the time to make sure they fit well with the action on the screen.
But it is still Chaplin and, after one or two shorts, it's easy to ignore the problems and find yourself engrossed in The Tramp's antics. Just make sure you don't pay more than it's worth!
 WRONG DVD's February 8, 2006
Mudpie (PACIFICA, CA United States)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This set is not the Douney autobiography movie. These are actual Chaplin shorts.
Pretty Box.. September 2, 2005
C. Youell (Pittsburgh)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've seen two versions of this set, one has the typical cardboard box, and one comes in a nice metal tin. Mine happens to be the one in the tin which is mainly the reason I got it. For the most part, the transfers of the films are terrible. A lot of the time the pictures get so dark that you can't even tell what's going on. There are 31 shorts in all and I've not watched all of them yet so there may be a few that are of good quality. Over all, the tin looks nice but I wish the films were of better quality.
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