Don Juan

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Thomas M @TMProofreader 01/31/2019 The best thrilling romance movie ever made! See more 01/10/2014 Yes, this was the first movie made with a synchronised music score (and some sound effects), but it is much more that that! It is wondrous and spectacular entertainment with brilliant performances and magical camerawork.The irony of this film is that by 1926 camera work is able to help make the the sword fight and the horseback battle two very exciting sequences because the Vitaphone soundtrack was not tightly synchronized to the action on screen. Once the synchronized speech phase of sound on film began, such mobile action films as these would not be possible for awhile. Highly recommended, it's just too bad it is not available on DVD. See more 10/20/2010 John Barrymore is just the dreamiest, and such a fantastic actor.This movie is a swashbuckling scamporama! Nothing but fun from start to finish. See more 04/19/2008 This is probably my favorite silent film of all time. It has everything- romance, comedy, drama, action, plus a beautiful romantic couple in John Barrymore and Mary Astor. See more 03/12/2008 love classics like these! See more 02/22/2008 Cool film, it has nothing to do with the usual Don Juan (no statue coming out of hell, no killing of the father, no vengeance, and the Borgias as guest stars, ho, and a happy ending). The film has its moments some of the girls are cute, the action scenes are a bit dated but still lot of fun, there are a few love triangle moments that are tasty. Unfortunately, it is waaay too long, many scenes are totally useless, the plot starts well but soon loses any form of interest and many things are too over the top to be even fun. The only thing that really makes the film worth it is John Barrymore himself. True, he jumps a bit too much for his own good but he is often wonderful. In particular, at one point he takes the place of a sorcerer and manages somehow to change his own face so much that I could hardly recognize him. After a while he goes back to his normal face, no make up, just the magic of the actor. Paradoxically this type of joyful overacting is somewhat fresh when compared to the constant stone-faced acting we have nowadays. See more Read all reviews

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