The Gold Rush (1925)

The Worst Film Ever

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm. Once again Charlie Chaplin delivers the goods both on an acting scale and humor scale although it's once again not as good as some of his better movies that he starred and directed but the story was quite nice and the same goes for the acting as well and the well written characters that it had and if you loved Chaplin movies you won't be disappointed trust me. (7/10)

One of the best films by Charles Chaplin and of the silent movie era about a man in the late 19th century who goes to Alaska in the gold rush. The story is, as always on Chaplin's part, very beautiful and touching, conveying a positive message and strong moral values. This movie contains some of the most iconic scenes of silent movies. The only snag I have with this movie is its sudden end about Chaplin's love interest for Georgia, and Georgia has not convinced me. The impression she gave me was that she did not love him but rather felt sorry for him, which at least is already a step in becoming more human, and when finding that he became millionaire she seemed only more relieved (financially) than properly happy - unless both money and happiness are the same to her. And this is the only reason why I cannot score this movie more than 7/10.

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.

Big Jim, a gold prospector during the Klondike Gold Rush, has just found an enormous gold deposit on his parcel of land when a blizzard strikes. The Lone Prospector gets lost in the same blizzard while also prospecting for gold. He stumbles into the cabin of Black Larsen, a wanted criminal. Larsen tries to throw him out when Jim also stumbles inside. Larsen tries to scare both out using his shotgun but is overpowered by Jim and the three agree to an uneasy truce where they all can stay in the cabin.When the storm is taking so long that food is running out, the three draw lots for who will have to go out into the blizzard to obtain some food. Larsen loses and leaves the cabin. While outside looking for food, he encounters Jim's gold deposit and decides to ambush him there when Jim returns.