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[LINUXWORLDUK]

these films are good

[Deweydecible]

I agree with Jasonsongbird's comment, this music is not appropriate and really annoying.

Also: (with David Allen Grier-esque accents) damn Damn DAMN!!!!

[cocamycola89]

could someone who knows anything about this film tell me what this what this scene is about.

[KateLaChapelle]

I can't really get the clip to work, but from what I remember, Keaton's character is trying to get back to the Southern border to warn the confederate army that the northern army was going to attack so he's doing what he can to keep the people on the train behind him which is some of the northern army from catching up with him.

[mbabist01]

@KateLaChapelle The movie was based on a true event, The Great Locomotive Chase. The actual hero was a conductor named Fuller, who was p****d because the damnyanks stole his train.

[KateLaChapelle]

actually. i was able to watch it somewhere else. the guys on the big train stole keaton's train and kidnapped the girl he loves so he was going after the train and he's trying to hit them with a canon, but as you can see, it didn't work terribly well.

[johnsongbird]

Who put the ridiculously unsuitable sound track on this amazing clip. It spoils the entire clip and makes the film unwatchable.

Damn... damn...damn.

[stacyblue1980]

ffs

[javiodialasmates]

who is the name of the music???

thanks

[mamaladybird]

The band's name is "Trio", the song called "Da-da-da" from the early 1980s, "Neue Deutsche Welle".

[javiodialasmates]

thanks , but the name of the music isnt in the ares , no esta en el ares, no tendra otro nombre

[creoltein]

"it's interesting to realize how much modern culture has made us depend on noise and commotion. rather than be able to enjoy a silent film for what it is, we had to inject contemporary music.

we really have changed."

watch all those youtube videos with terrible music interlaced into them.

[almalinda06]

it's interesting to realize how much modern culture has made us depend on noise and commotion. rather than be able to enjoy a silent film for what it is, we had to inject contemporary music.

we really have changed.

[TT202020]

modern culture is old fashioned.

[objectholder]

In the 20s, silent films were accompanied by what was, at that time, contemporary pop music. I bet there were people at the time who said, "It's interesting to realize how much modern culture has made us depend on improvising pianists and quick-moving images. Doesn't anybody enjoy painting anymore?" It's easy to look at the past and say, "We've deteriorated since then," but that's partially because the past has already gotten the high-culture stamp of approval.

[objectholder]

The important question is not, "Is it right to mix contemporary pop music with silent film," but, "Does this music fit this particular scene?" In this case I don't think it does, but I saw a clip from Vertov's "Man with the Movie Camera" set to techno music and it worked astoundingly well.

[JFWO]

hmm... sitting on the cowcatcher looks pretty dangerous to me...

[kotofish]

BRILLIANT!

[parsley6686]

Just worked out who Michael Jackson was trying to look like.

[TastyBooze]

funniest. comment. ever.

[ianaah]

o melhor filme americano de todos os tempos!!!

[jsXanatos]

cool clip

[Kowalla63]

hey people. Shut up about the music and just enjoy the clip! If your planning on leaving a stupid, rude comment DONT BOTHER!!!

oh! and thnx to Beauch for the clip! love it! (:3

[rodofle]

why did you put this fukin music????!!

[xsolangexx]

Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin..hmm i think they r bothe amazing...i wonder if i can find "The Navigator"

[DADRENO]

I found that by turning off the sound it was just like a real silent movie!

[lilgreendude]

Thanks for the laugh.

[brookstrlime]

cant compete with laurel and hardy

[beauch]

brookstrlime:

True. But MGM or whoever ratted me out for putting L&H clips up. (one clip was less than 4 seconds). Copyrights.

[thebigsee]

@brookstrlime

Apples and oranges, friend. And yes, the music choice is atrocious, I turned off the sound. But then again, most music people put to videos on here is atrocious. Try watching some military videos, it's always speed metal.

[anthropos66]

great, great, great

[MissCaptainWeird]

is there a link of this w/out music??

[yardbirds87]

The original song on this film is actually the music from 'The Teddy Bears Picnic'. Which i think is still a pretty strange, but it is certainly more fitting than Da Da Da.

[emerv98]

Why do people try to be creative and add music that is of no relevence to the theme or concept of the film?

[31193JaH]

agreed.

[IJVin]

When I first saw the part of the clip from 6:10 to 6:40, I couldn't stop laughing, and I don't know why.

[gldmj55]

i lol @ 3:13

[pwolf82]

haha...that is the funniest part of this scene gldmj55...it gets me everytime I watch it

[1llustr8te]

Since we have established that the music was ill-advised, I'd like to mention that the caption "surprisingly funny" is a surprising one, considering it refers to one of the all time great comic geniuses.

[M4dH4tt3r]

I have to agree that the music detracts from the original. Buster Keaton was a terribly talented comedian and The General is one of the best films of all time, it does not need distracting and if I may say so - irritating - music.

[joe24chevy]

I had seen this movie back in high school in my Film Studies class. I hope you know that "The General" already has music in it, Please dont change the music into this. I know this song but it's Not for this movie.

[Vathios]

Whats the name of the song? and by who?

[src66]

The song is called "Da Da Da" by an 80s German group called "Trio".

Their video is on Youtube.

[creamofcardstv]

I like your video clip and have rated it as awesome. Please check out my clip of silent movie star tobacco cards. They include: Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Tom Mix, Jackie Coogan, Harold Lloyd and many more.

[bbeecher12553]

Stupid choice of music. It sounds better as a SILENT.

[rorihamilton]

It would be GREAT if we didn't have to listen to the distracting and totally IRRELEVANT soundtrack. Keaton's work and brilliance lay in the fact that no words or music were needed because it was brilliant! I only wish he were here to comment....

[beauch]

1. Music is atmosphere. I mime a lot (see other videos) and have seen the effects of entertainment being audio-stagnant. It's uncomfortable.

[beauch]

...2. Why I chose THIS music? Haha. Honestly, it's a humorous, one-hit wonder. Plus, there are no [English] lyrics by which one could become distracted and sing along, thus distracting the viewer from what is being performed. Furthermore, most of the Youtube audience is college-age or below. They're familiar with this song and they appreciate it. But apparently you don't. 3. Still don't like it? Ever heard of mute (pronounced "myoot")?

[KeystoneDays100]

@beauch you make me shake my head, you put this awful sound, because other music may detract from the film??? what the hell do you think this is doing, do you notivce all the comments complaining about this awful soundtrack, I think that's proof that is the most distracting you can put up, or perhaps you are playing jazz and keaton film is background?? GET RID OF IT

[Archinek]

I agree. I study film and theory film culture and write rewievs for film. I agree 100%.

[KeystoneDays100]

@rorihamilton I so agree with you, I find so many people come on here, and upload great videos, but spoil them with terribe sound tracks, this is so awful, annoying and completely out of sync with the film, please, change it,

[amunneheh]

no...

[djjezzie]

about 45 yrs,male?

[beauch]

Wha?

Btw. In New Caledonia, do you eat Kiwi birds? Or do you just use them in bocce ball?

[djjezzie]

>=images mixed with the music made by a45 yrs old man man!!