Reception
The Chaplin Revue was critically acclaimed when released in 1959. According to Top Ten Reviews, which gives ratings based on average critic scores, it is ranked:
- 88th – 1959
- 835th – 1950s
- 3,095th – comedy
Concerning the DVD release, reviewer Robert Horton says: "This box set is more than film history; it's a living treasure."
However, some reviewers have been critical of the re-release due to its format. To allow for a soundtrack, the original footage was stretched and certain frames were duplicated. Walter Kerr in The Silent Clowns declares that the "cadence of all three films, and of Chaplin's work in them, is utterly destroyed. Let no newcomer to the form begin acquaintance with Chaplin on such terms; only the originals will do."
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