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Modern Times (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Charles Chaplin (Actor, Director), Paulette Goddard (Actor) Rated:
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4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 448 ratings
IMDb8.5/10.0
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Genre Comedy
Format NTSC, Black & White, Special Edition, Full Screen, Multiple Formats
Contributor Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 27 minutes
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Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin’s last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, Modern Times—though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)—is a timeless showcase of Chaplin’s untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy.

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For this edition of a comedy masterpiece, Criterion has assembled a delightful collection of supporting materials--some new, some old, all lovely. The new stuff begins with a feature-length commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson, who knows as much about Charlie Chaplin as any person alive. Also new are visual essays on the film's production; its special visual and sound effects (much more interesting than you might expect); and John Bengston's nifty tour of various Los Angeles locations used in the film, including the stretch of road seen in the final fade-out. Even more spectacular is an 18-minute 8 mm short called "All at Sea," created by future author and Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke--essentially a home movie of a trip Cooke took with Chaplin and Paulette Goddard aboard Chaplin's yacht, during a weekend cruise to Catalina Island in 1933. (A new interview with Cooke's daughter provides the fascinating tale behind the long-lost little film, including the fact that Chaplin directed some of the rapturous shots of Goddard.) Also seen in an interview (from 1993) is composer David Raksin, who assisted Chaplin in the devising of the score of Modern Times.

Two very brief deleted scenes from Modern Times are here, and so is Chaplin's 1916 short "The Rink," which has some great roller-skating material. Carried over from previous DVD issues: an excellent 26-minute "Chaplin Today" piece featuring the Dardenne brothers, who speak insightfully about the social concerns of Modern Times, and a 10-minute Cuban documentary, "For the First Time" (1967), which depicts a peasant village witnessing their first movie--you can guess which film it is. --Robert Horton

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.56 x 5.36 x 7.52 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN1958DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Charles Chaplin
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Black & White, Special Edition, Full Screen, Multiple Formats
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003ZYU3TG
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
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Steve_M
5.0 out of 5 stars The Last Silent Film is one of Chaplin's best
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
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It's been a while since I've seen this one, so decided to get it on Blu-Ray. I ended up getting the Criterion Collection version and am very happy with it.

The story is about Charles Chaplin's famous "Tramp" persona trying to deal with the trials and tribulations of the current modern world including factory work, increasing automation, work shortages caused by automation, and labor strikes and unrest among the workers. A companion and sympathetic character to go along with the Tramp is a pretty "Gamin" played by Chaplin's real-life wife at the time, Paulette Goddard.

So much to say about this film. As stated previously, this is widely known as the Last Silent Film. Even though sound or "talkies" had been introduced in 1929, Chaplin tried to hold on to the Silent Film aesthetic as long as possible. He felt that his "Tramp" character wouldn't work as a vocal character and he also truly believed that sound in films was a "fad" that would pass away soon. Of course he was wrong, but he still managed to make entertaining films like "City Lights" and, of course, Modern Times. Modern Times is one of my favorites because it has those fanciful machine workings which seem to be inspired by the older silent film "Metropolis" (which I also own). With Chaplin's trip through the cogs and his experimentation with the "Feeding Machine", it brings in a slight Science Fiction flavor which I like. There are also other wonderful sight gags like his blindfolded skating routine which are really entertaining. Finally, we can't forget the climactic song performed by the Tramp where we hear his voice for the first time (even though the words are gibberish).

I also have to say a lot of good about Chaplin's co-star and partner, Paulette Goddard. She was a very attractive and talented woman back in her day. I have a couple of movies that she made with Bob Hope after this film was completed where I really enjoyed her performances (Cat & Canary and Ghost Breakers). This film shows her real acting talents since she had to perform in pantomime just like Chaplin. Every time she appears on the screen is a really enjoyable experience.

The Criterion Blu-Ray is really good. Fantastic Picture and sound. Plus, there are plenty of special features and an essay booklet included that really help you take a deep dive into this film and everything that went into it.

If you get only one Charles Chaplin film, I highly recommend this one. Will become a guaranteed favorite once you watch it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great presentation of an all-time classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011
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Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times is one of my favourite films and arguably one of the best films ever made. The movie remains incredibly funny while also managing to be a significant artistic achievement in cinema design and social commentary. For Chaplin fans, it marks the last appearance of his "little tramp" character and, not coincidentally, his last film without full synchronized sound. The film does include music, sound effects, and the occasional voice, including a segment at the end where we get to hear the tramp sing a short nonsense song. However, as a film released 10 years into the sound movie era, the film is also something of an enigma. It presents perhaps the most famous silent film character in a film that purports to be silent, yet it features futuristic factory machinery (reminiscent of Metropolis) and large close-circuit flat screen video displays that would have looked almost like science fiction back in the 1930's.

This new Blu-ray release from Criterion continues their standard of releasing historically important films with significant audio/video remastering and a variety of enticing special features. However, in this case, Criterion is competing with an already excellent release of this film on DVD from Warner/mk2 in 2003. The new Criterion release mentions that the "new" transfer was created in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna, who were also credited with the previous Warner/mk2 release. I am not sure if this release actually includes a new transfer or just an upgrade of the existing one to 2K-resolution for Blu-ray. I performed a side-by-side comparison of both versions, and the Criterion Blu-ray version contained noticeably better detail and superior contrast. However, it also contained a great deal more digital grain that I found a little distracting at first. This can easily be seen in the opening frames where the clock face that seemed so steady on the old DVD version now has a multitude of dancing pixels that give it a strange shimmering quality. As the film progressed, I became accustomed to the new graininess of the image and began to appreciate the increased detail. For the first time, I could see some of the horizontal wires used to secretly operate the "feeding machine" in the second chapter. Chaplin's face also looked a little older throughout. The old Warner/mk2 DVD version looked softer and textures, including faces, had a much smoother feel to them. I did notice some extra grit and fibres showing near the edges of the frame in the Criterion version that were absent from the Warner/mk2 DVD, so this does suggest that the transfer or at least processing of the transfer is different. Overall, I preferred the more detailed Criterion version but still think that a better compromise between the two could be reached with some more processing and cleanup of artefacts done to the Criterion version.

Sound quality for both versions was similar with a slight nod going to the lossless Criterion mono version. The old DVD also includes a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack absent from the Criterion version. This is not really worth the effort for a film with 1936 sound technology.

As far as special features go, the Criterion version really shines. It adds a new and informative commentary by Chaplin biographer, David Robinson. The old DVD included only a six-minute introduction by Robinson. Other features from the old DVD are also carried through to the Criterion Blu-ray. These include the 26-minute "Chaplin Today - Modern Times" featurette, two deleted scenes of very minor importance, some theatrical trailers, and a 10-minute Cuban documentary about peasants seeing Modern Times as their first movie experience. The old DVD includes some additional materials that are not included on the new Blu-ray such as photo/poster galleries, plus some vintage featurettes from the US government and Ford motor company related to assembly line labour, and a performance of "Smile" by Liberace. None of these is a major loss.

New to the Criterion version are two excellent "visual essays" which are essentially a series of stills (many from the galleries on the old DVD) with substantial and informative commentaries by two Chaplin historians related to the making of the film and the locations used. There is also a very interesting new featurette about the visual and sound effects used in the film. It includes some fascinating explanations of effect shots presented in the film, although their very detailed explanation of a glass matte shot used in the roller skating scene does not seem to take into account that the camera moves during the sequence.

Also included is a very interesting interview with music arranger, David Raskin, taken from an old Laserdisc version of the film. I was glad to be able to see this again. Finally, an old Chaplin short, "The Rink", and a home movie with Alistair Cooke, "All at Sea", are included. These are available elsewhere but are presented here in superior quality (the former) or with an additional interview (the latter) not available elsewhere.

Criterion also includes a nice 36-page black and white printed booklet with chapter stops, cast and credits, plus two informative historical essays.

Overall, I think this is a nice package. The film presentation is more detailed than it has ever been in any previous release, although some additional digital manipulation of the picture and cleanup of artefacts would be welcomed by my eyes. The bonus features are extensive and interesting, although I would like to have seen more of the image galleries (including stills, script elements, publicity and financial material) that have been included, albeit at much lower resolution, on previous DVD and Laserdisc versions. My only gripe with the bonus materials is that both on disk and in print they refer to poor or at least "diminished" box office performance of the film because it did not have full sound. All vintage box office information I have seen related to the film indicate that it was one of the top five grossing films of the year. Then or now, it is a fun ride.
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Frederick Baptist
5.0 out of 5 stars Chaplin's Best Ever Silent Film Now In Blu-Ray!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2011
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This is the second Criterion Blu-ray release that I've seen after  M (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray ]and I am still impressed at just how good they are at restoring classic old films to as close to perfection that they can. Kino did an excellent job with the Fritz Lang film that this film borrows greatly from i.e.  The Complete Metropolis [Blu-ray ]but Criterion has improved greatly both the picture and sound quality of the score over the previous dvd version. I tried very hard but I could hardly find any picture imperfections taking into account the fact that this is a 75-year old film. The special features are also very good as is usual for a Criterion release.

I have watched this film a few times and I never tire of watching it. There are just too many excellent sequences to mention and so you'll have to watch it yourself to truly appreciate the genius of Chaplin. Chaplin himself preferred "The Gold Rush" as his personal favourite film which is also a classic and while "City Lights" is also very good "Modern Times" for me is still overall his best silent film. Like Lang before him in "Metropolis" Chaplin shows how technology and innovation can only be helpful to humanity if compassion and common sense is used. Otherwise man becomes a slave to the machine instead of the other way around.

This is one of the best movies of all time and like any classic, I find myself enjoying it more every time I watch it. Excellent picture and sound quality, great bonus features and excellent content makes this an easy review.

Very highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 1936 looks like 1996
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2011
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Those Criterion people really know what they're doing. The box art is beautiful, and so is the booklet and the menu screen. Plenty of special features - basically what was in the 2-disc DVD put out by MK2 - that are all worthwhile, and then there is the movie itself. Chaplin's Modern Times is a classic, which is a cliche term but the only one that fits. It is still hilarious, still beautiful, still clever, and still relevant. The Hi-Def transfer that was done for the blu-ray is a piece of art in itself. The images are as crisp as any black-and-white footage shot a decade ago, but this was filmed 7 decades ago. Amazing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Such a great movie! This Criterion Collection edition is a must ...
Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2016
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Such a great movie! This Criterion Collection edition is a must for any Chaplin fan's collection! Beautiful quality and sound, as well as a few very interesting bonus features.
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Don Drews
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2017
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Excellent liner notes, beautifully restored, as one has come to expect of the Criterion Collection. A joy to watch!
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Douglas D Boyd
5.0 out of 5 stars like all Chaplin movies
Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2017
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very well choreographed. like all Chaplin movies ,,, but this one is the best
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Denis Charlebois
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2016
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Très belle transaction. Item comme spécifié. Merci !!! A+++
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