Pie Eating Contest (1897)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. Two men have a pie eating contest.
Low image quality on this one, definitely hard to make out what is happening. Even when you can make something out it is not that great. Has potential but does not live up to it.
2/5
Admiral Cigarette (1897)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. A thirty second advert for cigarettes.
Not a huge amount to this, just a blatant advert for smoking. Lacks a bit in plot or action. Image quality not the best.
2/5
Ambulance at the Accident (1897)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film staring John Tierney. An ambulance picks up a man who has been hit by a trolley car.
I assume this is staged rather than documentary. Pretty decent for what it is, short is well framed to get all the action. Image quality is fine for the age of the short.
3/5
Tomb Raider (2018)
Directed by Roar Uthaug this film based on the video game franchise stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West and Walton Goggings. A daughter of a missing English lord sets off to find him to save him being legally declared dead.
I have not played the video games so I have no idea how closely this sticks to the lore. As an action adventure it is adequate, there are some nice action moments but that is about it. Not much to write home about in terms of plot or character arc.
3/5
Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show No. 1 (1898)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. We see part of Buffalo Bill's show pass the camera.
Image quality is just about good enough to make out what is going on but it is a bit ropey. On its own as a single short there is not a lot of variety to this short. Likely works better in the full version.
2/5
Fisherman's Luck (1897)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. A slapstick comedy involving two men fishing.
Not the best in terms of image quality, kind of hard to make out the details on the version I saw. Fine for a simple comedy. Not a huge amount to this one.
2/5
Hockey Match on the Ice (1898)
Directed by William Heise this is an early short film. A short clip of men playing hockey on the ice.
A nice little moment in time captured on film. There is not a huge amount to this one but it does have a little bit of charm to it. Makes you wish there was more.
3/5
