Product: Chaplin: The Legend Lives On
Rating: 3.0
Could be better
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!