Not the same thing, but the first time I saw District 9 there were no subtitles for the prawns. I didn’t even know there was supposed to be any. I think I liked that version better.
Wtf, the prawns have actual dialog?
I was so focused on trying to understand the South African accent, that not a single brain cell was available for additional processing.
This is how I first watched it too. I had no idea we were supposed to understand what they were saying.
It highlights how good the movie is, because even without knowing what they were saying you still 100% understood what was going on. That’s pretty impressive.
Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie. I guess you’ll miss the best bit in it though, where the only person who speaks is the mime Marcel Marceau.
Metropolis - 1927
Docks of New York and The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari are also really cool silent age movies
Not the best, but Koyaanisqatsi is pretty trippy. The music adds a lot to it, but it would still be visually interesting without it.
Star Wars has a silent version released in the 70’s, with descriptive captions and all
https://youtu.be/_zj3ayw-ZtI?si=avF5RxcnMrxdFPdW
This is of Ep. 3 I think but you can find them for all the episodes
That’s pretty neat actually.
I sat next to somebody watching Son of the Mask on an airplane. It wasn’t good, but the lack of sound definitely improved things.
I saw Liar, Liar on an airplane without sound, it was hilarious.
Any of the original Indiana Jones films.
They were storyboarded almost like a comic book. I once heard a University professor online talking about how you can watch any of the three original movies in black and white with no sound and still have a perfect understanding of the story; that’s how strong they are . If you ever want an entertaining evening, invite some friends over and do just that.
A Quiet Place
An excellent film but I wouldn’t call it “without sound”. In fact sound is extremely important in this film. It’s more like “without spoken words”.
A movie with lots of space battles - turning of the sound should be more realistic.
The Artist (2011)
Hush
This is a good recommendation. I went into the movie thinking it would be silent. Was kind of disappointed that it wasn’t, tbh.
Might have to give it a re-watch one of these days, just for this
The Wizard of Oz while listening to Dark Side of the Moon.
Koyaanisqatsi
I was trying to watch the original Nosferatu but the version I was watching had dogshit Casio keyboard accompaniment. I muted it and had Spotify put on a playlist based on “Danse Macabre.” Much better. That said, a proper silent movie with live accompaniment is fucking fantastic. I saw Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall that way and loved it.
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