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Buster Keaton's movies are among the few that people still watch in the 21st century, and it's mostly thanks to his Tom Cruise-esque willingness to do crazy nonsense in the name of entertainment. Today we discuss Keaton's favorite of his own films, "The General," a movie full of incredible shots, stunts and sequences that still manage to stun. Mostly 'cause they did all this wild boy stuff FOR REAL. I mean they just let a train fall into a river. They really did that.
By Matt Chester, David Kantrowitz and Dan AmermanBuster Keaton's movies are among the few that people still watch in the 21st century, and it's mostly thanks to his Tom Cruise-esque willingness to do crazy nonsense in the name of entertainment. Today we discuss Keaton's favorite of his own films, "The General," a movie full of incredible shots, stunts and sequences that still manage to stun. Mostly 'cause they did all this wild boy stuff FOR REAL. I mean they just let a train fall into a river. They really did that.