Il Dr Plonk è uno scienziato di fine XIX secolo, che riesce a scoprire la data della fine del mondo. Deve dimostrare la sua teoria al governo australiano. Film molto molto simpatico.

An entertaining, original and fun film from a director who can put downtown Adelaide in his movies and still make it interesting to watch.

Świetne nieme kino! Uśmiałem się jak nigdy. Forma wizualna filmu dokładnie taka jak w filmach Chaplina, jednak humor bardzo współczesny.

As an exercise in homage to the silent era of Keaton and Chaplin it succeeds magnificently whilst being entertaining at the same time. However, compared to Keaton's work for example it falls short.

I saw this film at the Rome Cinemafest in October 2007. It's a silent film, with a beautiful instrumental soundtrack, heir of Charlie Chaplin's and Stanley and Oliver's tradition. A 2007 movie, but directed as a 20s film. Characters have recognizabl... (read more) I saw this film at the Rome Cinemafest in October 2007. It's a silent film, with a beautiful instrumental soundtrack, heir of Charlie Chaplin's and Stanley and Oliver's tradition. A 2007 movie, but directed as a 20s film. Characters have recognizable behaviours. Dr. Plonk is the candid scientist who "discovers" by chance the end of the world. Nobody believe him. So he builds a strange "time machine" helped by his faithful assistant, Paulus, who is mute and foolish. Other characters are Mrs. Plonk, the fat housewife and Tiberius, the dog (the funniest character). I couldn't stop laughing at the end of the movie. The plot is so rich of comical inventions, different and unexpected.

As someone who has fallen into a deep romance with silent films this year, this sounded like the perfect festival pick: a modern silent film about an oddball scientist in 1907 who predicts the end of the world and builds a time machine to travel to 2... (read more) As someone who has fallen into a deep romance with silent films this year, this sounded like the perfect festival pick: a modern silent film about an oddball scientist in 1907 who predicts the end of the world and builds a time machine to travel to 2007 to stop it. The resulting film is a ton of fun, particularly for fans of old movies, building great silent comedy set-pieces and delivering really clever twists on silent conventions. The performances are nimble and almost perfect. The design of the time-machine (and labratories) are spot-on. If I could quibble (and I have to quibble), it would be that only two elements seem a little off: the run-time of the film (at 2 hours, it feels too long to be a traditional silent and should have been closer to 75 minutes like an old Keaton or Chaplin film); and the "new"-ness of the print itself which should have been weathered and aged to give the jumpy flavour of an old film - this one felt like new stock filmed in a new camera and processed with state-of-the-art equipment. As a result, something of the old silents was lost in the translation.

not many people have seen this one, which is such a shame. despite the silent film medium de Heer has managed to convey both humor and suspense. very entertaining, but perhaps just a little too long.

A very original movie (for today) filmed as a silent, black and white Buster Keaton style. It's the story of a scientist who mistakenly calculates that the world will end in 100 years and sets out to prove it with a home-built time machine.