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October 31, 2006

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That was a lot. It’s absolutely packed with sight gags, most of which build on each other. I’m pretty impressed with how well constructed it is. There are a couple of moments when the internal logic fragments but we can’t all be Tati or Chaplin and the pace more or less carries you past those […]
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