The type of comedy that Buster Keaton is a mix of slapstick comedy and extremely witty comedy. To be honest, I went in without any intentions of it being funny, and it was extremely funny, even compared to modern comedies. At the beginning, you thought that he had that mustache then just took it off? That is funny! When he followed the guy closely because number 5 on the guide was to "shadow your man closely" and when he smoked the cigarette when the guy threw it back to shadow him? That was also really funny! It kind of made you think at times and it wasn't crude. It was good, old fashioned funny. In terms of newer comedies, I believe that this is more complex and stays to the story line without going off on tangents (in most cases of comedies with some exceptions.) I also believe that this movie was also way ahead of its time in terms of its humor and effects. The best use of this was when he was working at the movie theater and had the out of body experience, was in the films going from the steps, to the stool, to the road. It was pretty good for special effects.
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