Modern Times
Dir: Charlie Chaplin
1936
*****
I recently rented the new BluRay release of Modern Times, "What's the point of that?" my Wife asked. I saw her point, a BluRay of an old silent black & white does seem like overkill but then we were both in awe of how beautifully well done the recent restoration has been produced. I remember watching it as a child but not well enough to write a review - now re-watching it I was taken back and taken aback, it really is something special. You don't need me to tell you who or how important Charlie Chaplin is but the cliched tags of 'Timeless classic' and 'Just as relevant today' are quite apt. In short, it's brilliant and funny and pretty unbeatable.