One of my all time favorites.

Fresh and Exciting

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

First of all, Chaplin was one of the greats. A great visionary of cinema and a genius on and off the camera. Comic timing, sensitive to life, understanding of the common man, Chaplin understood it all. The Circus, in Chaplin's genius and timing, is Chaplin's funniest film that he made. It's not his best, but it's his funniest, in my opinion. From beginning to end you will be laughing so hard you will cry. You will laugh so hard your belly will hurt. Chaplin brings all of his genius and tricks to this one and formulates his best comedy. Must see for all of Chaplin's genius and laughs.

I thought that Charlie Chaplin's the circus was an above average film. For a film released in 1928 it was directed excellently. The cuts and starts of the film were timed perfectly and it seemed that the film seemed to flow seamlessly due to it. The writing was also done very well everything in the film seemed to make sense and keep me at least interested for a large majority of the film. The acting was excellent. Even though it is a silent film I knew what the characters meant the whole time. Overall I think that the film was very well done especially considering the time period.

Casting director for circus performers: Allan Garcia. Continuity girl: Della Steele. Laboratory supervisor: William E. Hinkley. Music for sound version composed by Charles Chaplin. Producer: Charles Chaplin.Copyright 6 January 1928 by Charles Chaplin. Released through United Artists. New York opening at the Mark Strand, 7 January 1928. 7 reels. 6,700 feet. DVD available from Warner Home Video.SYNOPSIS: Charlie inadvertently joins a circus. NOTES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave a Special Award to Charles Chaplin, "for versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus." Chaplin was also nominated for Best Actor (the award was won by Emil Jannings) and Best Comedy Director (Lewis Milestone received the award). The movie itself was voted number six in The Film Daily's 1928 poll of American film critics.COMMENT: Although, disappointingly, it is not one of his funniest films (some of the jokes, especially the horse pill and some similar experiments, now seem extremely old, tired and totally worn out), "The Circus" still carries more than enough Chaplin magic to make it extremely watchable. It's absolutely impossible to go past Chaplin for his mastery of comic timing, and here in "The Circus", such inspired timing is as deft as ever. Fortunately, Chaplin's brilliantly neat footwork is also just as fancy, and remarkable as ever. And as for performance wise, Chaplin has it all over the rest of the cast. In my opinion, whilst I found some of the other players to be totally forgettable, Chaplin's own performance registered strongly enough that I still remember it, even though it is at least twenty years since I saw the movie in a theater. My memory is that Chaplin did actually win an acting nomination for his performance in this movie. He fully deserved it!

The first 1920s movie I've ever watched all the way through. I actually found a few scenes pretty funny. Charlie Chaplin was a genius you could tell this man worked day in and day out. Each scene was captivating and crisp no mistakes imagine working as a fellow cast member I'm pretty sure he would make you repeat your scene over and over again. His humour was one of a kind how do you make people laugh with silence?. The orchestra music fit a few scenes such as the running scenes. Overall I rate this movie on the high side of the bar a 7.