Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

gea-79784 I'm not a very big fan of silent films, but Gold Rush was funny enough to hold my attention for the whole film. Charlie Chaplin revises his famous role of the little tramp, this time he's out to make it big in the Alaskan gold rush. Chaplin is just exquisite as always, he's so good at acting and being funny using just his movements and mannerisms. He works especially well alongside Mack Swain who plays another prospector. The scenes where Swain sees Chaplin as a giant chicken so he chases him in circles around the cabin are hysterical. This is where the film shines and is the best utilization i have seen of a silent film.

derekzhanghui The Gold Rush is one of the best movie from Chaplin's movie, also it's one of my favorite movie. This is the kind of movie can be called classics because after almost a hundred-year people still interesting for it. And it's a kind of movie no matter how many times you watched once you start watch it you will pay close attention for it.Lots of people said silent films can convey actor's ideal directly to audience and test actor's acting skills. The beauty of silent movie, lies in sample and neat, the director of all intentions, through the screen and the combination between the screen presented. I can see those beauties in the Gold Rush, in this movie Chaplin appeared in the eyes of the people as a beggar. The Gold Rush tells the story of the men he met during the gold rush. While Chaplin trapped in the storm, he rushed into the only shelter he could find, and in the storm there was a wooden house. It has been proved that it has been inhabited, there is also a tough criminal, named "black Larson" and the other prospectors, Charlie and big Jim, insists to let black Larson continue to stay there, this is one of the many memorable scenes in the movie. There were a interesting scene happened during this time period, after Chaplin got to the cabin, Black Larson tried to get him out of the room, but because the wind was so strong, Chaplin went to the door and was blown back by the wind. In this scene we have to admire Chaplin's superb performance, through the body movements of Chaplin and the wind, although there is no sound we can feel the bad weather. And the scene of Chaplin boiled leather shoes to eat also memorable. Chaplin and big Jim were trapped in a log cabin without any food during the storm，then he start cooking his shoes. And there comes the funniest moment, the way Chaplin eating his shoes just like the way he eats steak. First he placed the plates and forks and napkins on the table, then carefully separated the soles of the shoes and cut them into small pieces. Then he pulled his shoelaces in the shape of a spaghetti, and the way he ate his shoelaces looked like they were eating spaghetti. The Gold Rush not just a comedy it shows lots of realistic social events in real life. And the silent films are more attractive than color films, also can convey information to the audience more easily. For example, the story about Chaplin and the dance women. Chapin met the dance women in the club and Chapin helped her from Jack. Chaplin and the dance women start knowing each other and become close. On New Year's evening Little Fellow imagined having dinner with Georgia and performing a comedy dance in front of her. If the picture is colored, then Chaplin's white face will not look so prominent, and the audience's attention will be his performance of the bread dance is completely attracted, and difficult to notice his face that serious, focused look, In the whole movie, the funny little Fellow also appeared only such a serious look - in his love for the performance of the people. In the same way, the introduction of music, it may increase the rhythm of bread dance, but it will take away the audience Chaplin face that silent music attention. The movie isn't just telling people a story, it's more important to teach people how to get back to their real life and understand the reality.

Anssi Vartiainen One of Charlie Chaplin's earliest films and still counted amongst his best. In it his signature character, The Tramp, returns in order to look for gold in the Great Klondike Gold Rush.The plot of the film isn't overly complex. None of the Chaplin plots are. Tramp wanders around, gets into trouble, meets a girl, suffers from misfortune, only to end on a happy note. What makes these films so lasting is the comedy and the great drama that is always present despite the comedy. And very much so in here where the harshness of the time period and the harshness of the location emphasize the drama and the suffering, making the light-hearted scenes all the sweeter for it.And the comedy is really good. Personally, as a man born near the end of the century, I do find it a bit slapsticky and repetitive. But that's the nature of comedy, of art in general. People change, societies change and thus tastes change. I can still appreciate it and the impact it has left without rolling on the floor tears of laughter in my eyes.The Gold Rush is Charlie Chaplin in a nutshell. City Lights emphasizes his storytelling and dramatic moments, but this has better comedy in my opinion. Definitely worth a watch for all interested in the roots of cinematic comedy.

roystephen-81252 This movie will always have a special place in my heart. This was the first 'long' feature film made by Charlie Chaplin that I saw and the first time I got to see his familiar gags (like the Tramp eating his shoe or 'the dance of the rolls') in context. It surpassed all my expectations and left me speechless.For today's audiences a black-and-white silent film may seem hopelessly outdated, but The Gold Rush is truly a timeless masterpiece that has remained just as fresh, funny and moving as it once was. It's incredibly imaginative, wonderfully structured, and despite the countless laugh-out-loud burlesque moments, it's surprisingly poetic and tear-inducing. It is very reminiscent of Woody Allen's best bittersweet comedies (of course, Allen being an admirer of Chaplin's work, it's actually the other way round), so if you like Woody's perspective (and maybe enjoyed films like Zelig or Manhattan – shot in black-and-white - from Allen's vast catalogue), The Gold Rush is highly recommended to see where he is coming from.If it's just that you have never been brave enough to attempt a silent feature, well, The Gold Rush is the perfect starting point. May it be your first step into a larger world.