Review of The Boat (1921) by Madison S — 29 Mar 2008

Underwater cameras or huge tanks? I am not sure.

This review of The Boat (1921) was written by Madison S on 29 Mar 2008.

The Boat has generally received positive reviews.

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By Hunter D (441) on 27 Apr 2008

Awesome, from the very beginning it is completely hilarious in every way. This is one of my Top-5 Keaton shorts now…

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By Edgar C (1,352) on 16 Sep 2009

Typical genius and hyperactive fun from Buster Keaton. God, how I enjoy his shorts! 79/100…

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By Pete H (238) on 03 Aug 2007

Not one of Keaton's best, the print is in an awful condition tho…

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By John M (4,356) on 20 Feb 2012

Keaton faces and masters the element of water in this charming and funny film about a family going out to sea in a rather shoddy boat…

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By Josh G (853) on 03 Aug 2007

I think this may be the best of Keaton's short films. Every joke is a gem, leading up to the hilarious ending that plays out just perfectly…

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By Harpreet S (317) on 20 Aug 2011

This might be Buster's best short film, with an endless array of gags that easily fit into his most common obsessions, including, amongst others,…

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By Kevin N (818) on 22 Nov 2009

Hilarious...the things he does to his body…

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 10 Aug 2007

One of Keaton's best shorts…

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By Penelope Houston (126) for The Spectator (1,162) on 13 Jul 2018

The Boat is superbly, ceaselessly comic, in its hero's imperturbably practical and unsurprised reaction to catastrophe…

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By Steve G (1,301) on 14 Oct 2016

I don't love comedies of error, but this holds up. I love the final scene being mouthed out, as the name of the boat. Great play on words…

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