Previous reviewers have covered the plot of this film, so i will limit myself to saying that it left me a little disappointed. I did not find the effects particularly impressive, especially when compared to "Noah's Ark". What I liked better were the scenes when the towns men are preparing to go on the rampage if their pay doesn't arrive; Barbara is particularly vulnerable when one of the bad guys takes a shine to her, however, all turns out well in the end. Having read oldblackandwhite's comments about how close we can get to experiencing these movies as a silent era audience would, I suspect that this will never be truly possible, as modern audiences simply don't have the life experiences of our predecessors. I find that when I have been to presentations of silents, the audience, by and large have gone to gawp at an old curiosity, rather than to enjoy a work of art. I pity the fools!!
