{"id":543,"date":"2021-12-04T18:14:25","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T18:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/100\/?p=543"},"modified":"2021-12-04T18:19:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T18:19:17","slug":"coney-island-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/100\/2021\/12\/04\/coney-island-1917\/","title":{"rendered":"Coney Island (1917)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Coney Island<\/em>, Fatty Arbuckle and his usual gang of friends go to Coney Island for the day. Hijinks ensue.<\/p>\n

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This one is a lot of fun and there’s a lot to enjoy in it, not least simply looking at Coney Island a hundreds year ago, which looks magnificent. The downhill dodgems on an undulating Mario Kart style track looks especially amazing.<\/p>\n

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I also liked this sullen looking baby eating an ice cream quite a bit. The true essence of all summer holidays there in one wonderful picture.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the wondrous nature of Coney Island itself, this short has a lot more in it that I liked than the last few I watched. I liked, in no particular order, Fatty Arbuckle’s incredible swimming technique; the occasional well-placed piece of fourth-wall breaking; Fatty Arbuckle eating an entire scoop of ice cream in one go; Buster Keaton doing a back flip just because he can; and Buster Keaton’s sheer unbridled delight at accidentally smacking Fatty Arbuckle in the face with a hammer.<\/p>\n

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Even Luke the Dog turns up for a bit. And at the end Buster Keaton kisses a girl. <\/p>\n

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I would quite like to Coney Island, a hundred years ago.<\/p>\n

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Notes<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> I watched this on blu-ray again. The screenshots are captured from this copy on youtube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> The music on the Blu-Ray version was pretty rubbish, unfortunately.<\/em><\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> I should probably try syncing it up with this Godspeed You Black Emperor track<\/a> at some point.<\/em><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> But I’d probably get my youtube account blocked for copyright violations<\/em><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong> So maybe some other time, who knows.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Film Information<\/p>\n

Title:<\/strong> Coney Island<\/em>
\nDirector:<\/strong> Fatty Arbuckle<\/em>
\nYear:<\/strong> 1917<\/em>
\nDuration:<\/strong> 25 minutes<\/em>
\nWatch:<\/strong> youtube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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