Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): Rare collection of early cinema at a very good price . This set consists of 40 short films and series photographs shot between 1894 and 1913. Arranged in roughly chronological order, with the earlier pieces subdivided into categories ("Edison Kinetoscopes," "Lumiere Films," "Actualities"), they present an overview of the early silent era of motion pictures. Most people have seen stills or excerpts from such films as "A Voyage to the Moon" and "The Great Train Robbery," but seldom have people had the chance to experience such pioneering works in their entirety. This is not a disc for everybody. Only those who have a keen interest in the development of motion pictures at their earliest phase will appreciate it. If you are one of those, like me, consider this a must buy.     In addition to scripted comedies and dramas, there are a number of films that simply record everyday life at the turn of the last century. There is "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat", which is said to have panicked early audiences who failed to grasp that the approaching train wasn't going to come through the screen and run them over. Other films, such as "Snowball Fight" and "Seminary Girls" are staged with the intent of creating the appearance of spontaneity. Either way, these rarely seen films are important documents of a recent past that is so different from our present that it's hard to believe that they were shot only a century ago.     The Dolby Digital mono sound is clear and well presented. Many of the films are tastefully scored with newly recorded piano music, while others are paired with period recordings. "Skyscrapers of New York City From North River," for example, is particularly haunting when viewed with its mysterious, unidentified musical accompaniment drifting from the speakers. A good number of films in this collection date back to the 1890's, and a lot of them are a lot better looking than I would have thought. Some films, like Train Robbery, even have their original hand painted color tints intact. One of the neat things about the DVD is the freeze frame, because I was able to spot a single frame in one of the Kinetiscope films that was slipped in to read "Copyright 1907 T.A. Edison." This is not a disc that's about features, other than being able to zip from film to film versus fast forwarding on VHS, nor is it one to show off your home theatre. This is a film for those with a serious interest film history only
Output (English): POS