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Plot:
This story of split personality, has Dr. Jekyll a kind, and charitable man who believes that everyone has two sides, one good and one evil. Using a potion, his personalities are split, creating havoc....( read more 
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MCT:July 17, 2008
I know that this movie was amazing, and a breakthrough in films in its time, however watching now without words and music that doesn't always fit the scenes, it was better seen as a comedy.
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MCT:March 22, 2008
Well firstly this film holds a special place of significance in my movie viewing life as the oldest film I have ever seen, made in 1920, and as the first silent film I ever saw. The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde is one of the greatest and most famous works of gothic horror.
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MCT:March 12, 2008
silent "dr. jekyll and mr. hyde" is the classic fable upon the irreconcible duality inside humanity, compounded by good and evil, a slight horror showcase for john barrymore to flaunt his daring trial of self-disfiguration, an applaud for the cosmetic department.
the only way to cope with our base nature, which is symbolized as left hand, is to yield to it but concession to evil would mar the immortal purity of soul. so how should we balance it on a even scale without damaging the harmonious perfection? thus virtuously saint-alike scientist dr. jekyll chooses to discriminate his darker self into another monstrous being_mr. hyde. this marvellous transformation is made possible thru his invention of magic potion. there're various metaphors behind this legendary fable about the schizopreniac reality of human nature, the greater repression of morality causes greater frightful seed of evil, also a tale with a doctrine to condemn human's god-trespassing pride by re-incarnating oneself thru the scientic human endevor, "a sacrilege to both god and devil"....
john barrymore's impersonation upon mr. hyde is ground-smashing, considering the phenomenon of cinematic art then, and barrymore had to compulse himself into a certain type of histrionic dramaticity to impress the audience with fierce exaggerations of movements and facial expressions. the seedy mr. hyde resembles the wretched elder witch in midieval dark age, especially when hyde in spider suit creepily crawls over jekyll on bed. that sort of bizarrely expressive method could only exist in the silent age.
as for the cameo of silent vamp actress nita naldi who has the oriental looks of geisha, she emanates enough sensuality with her full-cup bosom, her radiant ebony hair, and also her characteristic gothic features. she's one of the archetyped beauties in the 20s, the vamp type, with all her smoldering exotica and her voluptuous tigress allure, she's almost as oriental as any other authentic oriental beauty, but magnified with her fearless earthy lasciviousness. -
MCT:March 7, 2008
I love it even if it's silent. When he gets all pissed off and then drops to his knees and begs forgiveness.
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MCT:April 3, 2007Firstly this film holds a special place of significance in my movie viewing life as the oldest film I have ever seen, made in 1920, and as the first silent film I ever saw. The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde is one of the greatest and most famous works of gothic horror. So much so that we may use the phrase "a Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde personality" to describe someone with violently changing moods. The backbone to any adaptation of this horror classic must always centre on the portrayal of Dr Jekyll, and John Barrymore not only is the backbone of the film but the entire skelleton, he virtually holds up the film. Many critics at the time acclaimed him the greatest actor yet, with virtually minimal camera trickery and limited make-up Barrymore relies on his acting skills and in particular, his ability to contort his features (to the extent of dislocating his jaw) in order to make the transformation. But despite all these admirable positives the film needs to be scary, something that silent black and white films people say is very difficult to a modern audience. Well, I disagree the silent black and white horror films tend to have the most frightening effect, I would argue, due to it's percieved deficencies i.e. soundless, colourless, actors with heavy make up and unique faces. The scariest film I have ever seen Jane Erye another literary horror classic proves in my mind this point, supported by this film. It scared the living hell out of me. Any true horror buff would instantly consider this film a classic among the great horrors. As for me a non horror buff, I consider it one of the scariest films I have ever seen.
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MCT:September 29, 2006
Fascinating story. I've always loved it. This version is pretty high-quality, although I don't care much for silent films - I can never resist making up new lines for them. Oh, and I do have two questions. One: Was that Italian girl supposed to be dancing? And two: What was with the Hyde-spider?!
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