The Great Train Robbery (1903)

[googlemeister94]

Watched this in 1911 mode on April 1st.

[zomerdromer]

don't you just love these old movies :)

[PutrescentSoul]

i just got killed from watching this movie!

[7slazenger]

Scene 9 - Anderson is the 4th train robber who accidentally drops then picks up his sack of stolen loot while crossing a creek; he also has trouble mounting his white horse as the 3rd robber waits for him.

Scene 11 - Anderson is the tenderfoot who enters the dance hall where the cowboys (soon to become a posse) fire their six-shooters near his feet forcing him into an impromptu dance.

[7slazenger]

Anderson's 4th train robber character was originally supposed to get killed along with the rest of his gang in a shootout after dismounting.

[7slazenger]

Edwin S. Porter was flabbergasted when he found out that Anderson conned him about being a horseman: Anderson barely knew how to ride. Porter had Anderson play three different parts in the film:

Scene 6 - Anderson is the only held up passenger who tries to make a run for it and gets shot down by one of the train robbers.

[7slazenger]

The motion picture cinema's very first cowboy hero GILBERT M. ANDERSON began his rise. In Edwin Stanton Porter's landmark THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY(1903), the part of the head bandit was played by moustachioed Justus D. Barnes, who appears at the end of the film and points a gun at the audience and fires (which was actually Anderson's original suggestion to director Porter). Upon its release on 1 December 1903, a lady in the audience had actually fainted as a result.

[hyperswivel]

i can't understand why this has been included in the 1001 movies you must see before you die list. Sure, it may be an important piece in the history of film, but that does not make it enjoyable viewing to the modern audience. Great films, far more relevant than this missed out on making the cut because this happened to be the best film of its era, and not anywhere near the best film of all time. Not even in the top 1001.

[Velocilover]

Number 2 on "1001 Movies To See Before You Die": check.

[hyperswivel]

@Velocilover only in chronological order. Not in order of relevance or rating.

[Edivaldo724]

O GRANDE ROUBO DO TREM não é apenas um filme interessante; ele foi o primeiro filme que tinha um roteiro pré-estabelecido, com cenas ensaiadas. Foi sucesso absoluto de público. O Grande Roubo do Trem serviu de Biblia para todos os gêneros de filmes...

A industria cinematográfica nasceu com este WESTERN...Foi com este WESTERN que os judeus descobriram como ganhar dinheiro com o cinema...

[Lord0Delete]

3:00

OWNED!

[Shmaa17]

SILENCE YOU PENIS MONGERS!!!!

dont talk! WATCH!

[tehkrayon]

from 6:02-6:40 the music is really awesome.

[KnarshProductions]

i just got done watching the same video just with different music and it didn't sound right, so this one sounds a lot better!

[DinoSlaughter]

The music gets old real fast, but it's amazing that such an old film has managed to be preserved. I have always felt that such films need to be dubbed with voices, dialog, and sound effects, but I'm sure that purists would scream their heads off.

[chainsofdragons]

In My History Of Film Class This Is One Of The First Movies We Watched And That I Like About Silent Films And People Today Don't See The History Behind Films And This Is Coming From A 15 Year Old

[wesleyis16]

Well 15 Year Old Why Dont You Stop Talking With Caps For Every First Letter?

Srsly. It makes your whole message look dumb. And what does liking this have to do with you being 15 years old?

[chainsofdragons]

Hay fuck you Its a Bad habbit of mine so go fuck yourslef

[wesleyis16]

habbit?

Failure.

[FamousGreg122]

How about you stop picking on teenagers and their spelling skills? What is it to you?

[wesleyis16]

How about you start picking your own fights instead of mixing with others'? What's it to you?

[hotThAnGz]

ur some wateman

[wesleyis16]

@FamousGreg122 What is an arguement that does not even involve you to you? Harumm.

[s1lentkrnsou1jah]

shutup you fag

[wesleyis16]

I'm a cigarette? Great.

[skittlesareyum48]

@chainsofdragons I agree man. I am a huge history AND movie buff, and also am a big movie history buff :P go figure. Now the only thing that interests most kids our age (I am also 15) is sex jokes and big explosions.

[chainsofdragons]

@skittlesareyum48 well i'm 17 now but i still love black and white films and dont get me wrong sex jokes are funny when its the right time but as the older i get the more shit makes sence to me

[FilmTraum18a]

Very interesting!

[DarkCalmor]

I don't get the dancing part... But other wise great movie!!! This coming from an 18 year old!

[08005376]

Neither I, but the movie is very interesting!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Dance! Doggy! Dance! POW! POW! Where do you think that old cliche came from?

[crumpledpaper409]

The ending is just like GoodFellas where Joe Pesci shoots towards the camera.

[kasimbe]

at 00.33 did that guy hit with his gun on his head???? .......very classic.

at 02.07 the bad guy is pointing to ground and the other guy who is shooting how the hell he miss.

funny how he died. 03.00 they exchanged the man in to a doll -_-'...and the guy beign shot at 04.53 o jeez nice acting .07.09...is that red riding hood?? 08:02 wtf he is doing dancing ??/ well i am not insulting the movie those dayz this movie rocked .

[Smacco90]

is very old

[Domcrad]

10:11

The audience actually jumped their seats when they first saw that.

[KinzCove]

Love it! thx for posting it!

[ELITExSHINOBI]

is the original suppose to have music or no music?

[BarmansFault]

great! thank's for posting

[pettrum]

Great score! What is it?

[prowlergrig]

i second that.