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The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

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As new generations of viewers discover the magic of silent cinema, Buster Keaton has emerged as one of the era's most admired and respected artists. Behind the deadpan expression and trademark porkpie hat was a filmmaking genius who conceived and engineered some of the most breathtaking stunts and feats of visual trickery, while never losing sight of slapstick cinema s primary objective: laughter. Produced by Lobster Films, BUSTER KEATON: THE SHORTS COLLECTION includes all 32 of Keaton s extant silent shorts (thirteen of which were produced in collaborations with comedians Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle and Al St. John). These 2K restorations were performed utilizing archival film elements from around the world, and promises to be the definitive representation of Keaton s early career.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 15.52 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 35344917
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Buster Keaton
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 12 hours and 18 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 24, 2016
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Buster Keaton
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kino Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CJCQG22
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5
  • Customer Reviews:
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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
348 global ratings
Worth getting for the superior Arbuckle & Keaton teamed comedies alone.
4 Stars
Worth getting for the superior Arbuckle & Keaton teamed comedies alone.
The lack of 5 stars is not because of any lack of effort to restore, nor because of the quality of the shorts, but because some of the films have gust suffered the ravages of time. As a film archivist I have to rate the quality of films for what they exactly are regardless of this being the best surviving prints.That said let me say that the efforts to bring this set to Blu-rayt are ***** five star, and the comedies themselves are the best there are.Two BIG reasons for getting this: 1) Image stabilization giving a rock steady image. 2) Image clean -up to remove many scratches.Quick guide for comparing the two Blu-rays: (+)= this new Lobster version is better, (-)= the original Kino Blu-ray was better.The ARBUCKLE & KEATON COMEDIES on discs 1 & 2 are compared to the old Image & Kino DVDs.(+) The new HD transfers of the ARBUCKLE-KEATON COMEDIES alone are worth picking up this set. Previously we had two DVD sets from two different companies, Image Entertainment and Kino on Video. Their transfers differed dramatically with each one containing better copies of some titles. Frustrated fans had to keep both sets to get the best possible versions of each comedy.Now for the FIRST TIME we get the BEST COPIES of each comedy in one complete set, throw out those old DVDs. MOONSHINE remains the one eyesore. The bulk of the films is the same soft, washed out 16mm print used in the old Kino on DVD release with fragments of 35mm nitrate inserted where available. I remember the Image DVD having more surviving 35mm nitrate footage, possible it has deteriorated over the past 15 years. All of the other Arbuckle-Keaton shorts are presented in very good 35mm transfers, sharp with good contrast.disc 1BUTCHER BOY (+) Overall good, better than the high contrast Image DVD transfer, about equal to the old Kino DVD.ROUGH HOUSE (+) Lives up to its name, the print is rough with many scratches. But it is better than the previous scratched DVDs.HIS WEDDING NIGHT (+) Cleaner than the previous Image DVD, NEVER included in the Kino DVD set.OH DOCTOR (+) Sharper than the previous Image DVD, NEVER included in the Kino DVD set.CONEY ISLAND (+) Way better than the high-contrast crushed black & whites DVDs.OUT WEST (+) the best ever copy of this. Note of interest is that it DIFFERS from the previous Kino DVD release! The sequence of events differ and I believe this is the correct sequence. The old Kino DVD came from a very chopped up and incomplete print, yes scenes are missing on that DVD. Here on Blu-ray the short starts with Arbuckle hiding on a train. The old Kino DVD starts with a choppy sequence in town at the saloon. This scene, with additional footage, appears at the 3:41 point in the film. The Kino DVD is also missing the ending of the film. Character names are also changed, here the Villian is "Wild Bill Hickup" but on the old Kino DVD it is "Black Heart Bill". The copboy on the drunk horse is called "Lazy Cowboy" here and "Lonesome Cowboy" on the old Kino DVD.CONEY ISLAND ORIGINAL ENDING (+) Never before on DVD. This non-PC racial joke is put as a bonus here so as not to affect the enjoyment of the comedy short. Serge claims this was removed from the short in the 1920's re-issue, but I have seen this joke in much later Three Stooges comedies.Bonus RESTORATION DEMONSTRATION (+) Serge explains (in French with English subtitles) and shows us how multiple prints are used to assemble one uncut scene.disc 2THE BELL BOY (+) All copies of this have looked good, this is sharper.MOONSHINE (+) For over 10 years we have had to keep both the Image & Kino DVDs for this one short, now both of those versions have been combined and edited together to give us the best presentation possible. Sadly all but 6 minutes survive in a soft, washed out 16mm print, but the good 6 minutes from a sharp 35mm fragmented print have been edited in.GOOD NIGHT, NURSE (+) We now have a good clean sharp print to enjoy.THE COOK (+) This was not on the Kino DVD set but appeared on the Milestone DVD. This Blu-ray is significantly sharper with more details. The old DVD crushed some blacks and the focus quite a bit softer. Point of interest, at the end a note appears on a lifesaver, the note is unreadable on the Milestone DVD so they superimposed the wording at the bottom of the screen. FRAMING on the Blu-ray shows more image all around most of the time. Sometimes the DVD window-boxes the image, this doesn't happen on the Blu-ray. The print used on the Blu-ray has less wear.This Blu-ray clocks in at 19:51 while the Milestone DVD runs 22:01. Running both discs in sync at the same time shows the DVD running slightly slower.The Norsk Filminstitutt, George Eastman House & Nederlands Filmmuseum credits as well as background on the discovery of the lost film adds :37 seconds to the Milestone DVD. At the end Milestone adds another :30 seconds of DVD production credits, so that totals 1:07 in new credits.The Milestone DVD also adds newly created cast credits and a newly created introductory card "The Bull Pup, a beachfront cafe", adding another 20 seconds.This Blu-ray recreates the titles in a font & border style similar to the original used in the Arbuckle-Keaton shorts. The Milestone DVD used plane fonts with blue backgrounds. Milestone even created unnecessary new descriptive inter-titles to explain what you are seeing. It is possible that the ending is missing from both releases and Milestone puts the text in from the original press kit describing what would be about 2 to 3 more minutes of film. Whether this was actually films is unknown.The Blu-ray is presented in B&W while the Milestone DVD is tinted blue. I prefer the B&W as blue tinting at a sunny beach just looks wrong.BACK STAGE (+) Image stabilization & restoration make this the best version.THE HAYSEED (+) Image stabilization & restoration make this the best version. The Kino DVD was washed out.THE GARAGE (+) Sharp with decent contrast is a big improvement over the old fuzzy-soft / washed out Kino DVD.---The KEATON SOLO COMEDIES on the last three discs are compared to Kino's 2011 Blu-ray release prepared by Cohen Entertainment.---disc 3THE HIGH SIGN (+) This new release does not shake around like the old Blu-ray, and the image is much cleaner that the 'digitally restored' version on the older Blu-ray.ONE WEEK (-) While this new version has a steadier image, the picture looks washed out. I prefer the old Blu-ray.CONVICT 13 (+) The same source material seems to be used here as in the old Blu-ray, but more effort has been made to sharpen the image and improve the contrast. I have heard of a better transfer on a German Blu-ray, but I have not seen this yet.THE SCARECROW (+) The old Blu-ray was very grainy, this new presentation is from a finer master and much more appealing.NEIGHBORS (+) Very similar here, but image stabilization and less grain make this new presentation better.HAUNTED HOUSE, THE (+) The color tints are retained in this version, but strangely the titles are in B&W. Image stabilization improves this version.HARD LUCK (+) Without a doubt this new 2K restoration makes the old Blu-ray presentation worthless. The "lost" ending was found in 1998 but was NOT included in the previous Blu-ray, thus making for an incomplete presentation. Now Lobster Films gives us the complete version of the film in Hi-Definition. Serge admits the source material has defects that couldn't be removed, and you will see the ravages of time. The opening sequence is also mastered from a better contrast print than the previous Blu-ray.disc 4THE GOAT (+) This new release removes heavy lines & water spots that are seen on the old Blu-ray. The image has been stabilized.THE PLAYHOUSE (+) Image stabilization removes picture sway in the old Blu-ray release. White specks & lines are also reduced.THE BOAT (+) Sadly the Nitrate deterioration is still there, but negative scratches have been reduced and the image is stabilized.THE PALEFACE (+) The picture has been cleaned up. White lines on the far left and white specks are gone. The image has been stabilized.COPS (-) Ooooh, this is one step backwards. The sharp perfect contrast presentation I boasted of in the previous Blu-ray release is NOT here. We now revert back to the softer high-contrast print of the old DVDs. You will want to keep the old Blu-ray for this title (see attached photos).MY WIFE'S RELATIONS (+) This version has the newly found superior ending. The image has been stabilized, the old Blu-ray had upward shifts from splices.MY WIFE'S RELATIONS 1:30 alternate & standard ending comparison (+) Newly found alternate ending is presented here for the first time alongside the common standard release ending. I agree with Serge, this previously unseen ending is far superior to the common standard release one. Just why it was removed is a mystery.Disc 5THE BLACKSMITH version A (-) This is very close to call, but I believe the first 2011 release is sharper.THE BLACKSMITH version B (+) With newly found footage in this new presentation, this is the one to watch!THE FROZEN NORTH (+) This new Lobster version has good contrast, the 2011 version had high contrast & washed out faces.DAY DREAMS (-) or (+) The transfer looks the same, higher contrast. BUT the stills from supposed missing scenes are not included here. There is a question about this, were these scenes mysteriously lost over the years or were they cut before the final release prints were made? The 2011 version runs 23:06 with stills, this version runs slower at 24:28. With this normal run time and the unlikely-hood that 4 separate scenes through out the picture would be lost to time has me agreeing with Lobster, these were never in the final release print. The stills only illustrate what is already said in the letters from Buster, he may have felt that they slowed down the pace of the film.THE ELECTRIC HOUSE (+) Lobster's new transfer has better contrast than the old release, but no color tints. The old 2011 release was color tinted yellow and Kino speculated on possible missing scenes at the beginning. The key phrase is "speculated". Lobster assumes what we have is what was in the final release print. At 22:47, I doubt much footage is lost.THE BALLOONATIC (+) This new restoration is cleaner than the older untouched Kino release, but equal to their cleaned up version.THE LOVE NEST (+) Without question this new tinted restoration by Lobster is far superior to the washed out transfer in the old Kine Blu-ray!I do want to clarify one thing: Kino has NOTHING to do with the restoration work of these Blu-rays! This new release was transferred and restored by LOBSTER FILMS, the older Kino Blu-ray release was transferred and restored by Cohen Entertainment using films in their own collection.Some have questioned why a few of the older Blu-ray transfers look sharper than this set, it is because two different companies using different archives, worked on these releases.
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