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I admit it, I hate Charlie Chaplin!

Some people consider Charlie Chaplin the funniest man that ever lived. Personally, I just don’t get the attraction and am more likely to be scratching my head in bewilderment than slapping my thigh in amusement to his particular form of comedy.

I do, however, believe that comedy is an art form and, in this case, the films of such a polarising character should be debated as strongly as any piece of artwork. So what do you think? Was Chaplin a genius or simply over-rated? – read more.

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  1. In his time, possibly a genius, but I know how you feel. I never “got” The Beatles and Paul McCartney in particular. Vastly overrated in my humble opinion.

    Posted by cfr  •  9 March 2008 at 10:23 pm

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