Criticism of the Photoplay

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Motion Picture Story Magazine encouraged people to write in their criticisms of certain films as well as their praise. Here is a fun example. I love number 4.
One thought: Wouldn't it be so amazing to see a silent film on the scale where you can even see that sort of thing? I mean, these criticisms are so minuscule that I don't even know if I would notice some of these things in a new film! I wonder what it was like to be experiencing this medium when it was new. I guess I can compare the feeling with playing with VR equipment. Those are really something!
This is from the February 1913 edition of Motion Picture Story.
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Yes, some people notice those miniscule things. I thought no. 1 was funny.

Have you ever seen Hoodoo Ann (1916)? (One of my favorite films.) It has a part in the middle that is a parody of bad westerns of the era. It is crammed with deliberate continuity errors somewhat similar to those above, bad scripts, and over-acting—quite funny.

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wow! That sounds pretty unusual. Is it on YouTube? I'll watch that for sure.
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Kitty wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:55 pm
wow! That sounds pretty unusual. Is it on YouTube? I'll watch that for sure.
It is, but there’s no score, darn it, and you know how I feel about that... but if you want to watch it anyway, the part I mean starts around minute 34, where Bobby Harron and Mae Marsh go to the movies. (If you want a copy of the whole thing with a proper score, I can remedy that ;) )

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donnie wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:05 pm
Kitty wrote:
Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:55 pm
wow! That sounds pretty unusual. Is it on YouTube? I'll watch that for sure.
It is, but there’s no score, darn it, and you know how I feel about that... but if you want to watch it anyway, the part I mean starts around minute 34, where Bobby Harron and Mae Marsh go to the movies. (If you want a copy of the whole thing with a proper score, I can remedy that ;) )
I'll check it out and then let you know if I have that 'must see' feeling after watching that scene!
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10-4 :)

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This is not really a criticism of the photoplay itself, but a lament on the amount of advertisements between reels that were thrown up onto the screen by theater staff. I like the poem, but I especially like the artwork surrounding the poem. :lol: :)
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:lol: I like The Morphine Victim one.

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donnie wrote:
Sun Feb 24, 2019 1:37 pm
:lol: I like The Morphine Victim one.
The whiskey one is good, too, and The Manger To The Cross one is funny!
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