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FSogol

(47,262 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2012, 08:47 PM Jan 2012

Just saw "The Artist" [View all]

Wow. Completely floored. Didn't know anyone knew how to make really great movies anymore.

If you like old movies, silent films, or just great cinema, go see it.

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Just saw "The Artist" [View all] FSogol Jan 2012 OP

I want to see it! cyberswede Jan 2012 #1

I have friends seeing it tonight. I just wasn't in the mood for an emotion driven film. I might have applegrove Jan 2012 #2

I had the same reaction edhopper Jan 2012 #3

Soundtrack music. dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #4

Is the setting of this movie 1937 or around the time of The Crash? no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #8

Last Hollywood silent movie was made in 1935 dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #9

Yeah, Fletch -- or Paul Whiteman. no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #10

btw dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #11

Easily the best film of the year... trumad Jan 2012 #5

I enjoyed it very much. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #6

The Artist is the best film of the year, maybe Top 20 of all time graham4anything Feb 2012 #7

It won but it's one of the oddest combination of elements in movie history. Kablooie Feb 2012 #12

Also... FSogol Feb 2012 #13

My sister, who has only recently come to enjoy good film, was stunned by it. mackerel Mar 2012 #14