GamerTab
That was an excellent one.
VeteranLight
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Doomtomylo
a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Freeman
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
He_who_lurks
Now the Edison studios were really talking. Having become comfortable with their Kinetoscope, they decided to get interesting. While stuff like "Newark Athlete" is still relatively interesting because of the skill provided, "Buffalo Dance" is not only interesting, it is also very historic. Here, Edison filmed 3 REAL....LIVE....INDIANS doing a buffalo dance. Reportedly, these Indians were called Hair Coat, Parts His Hair, and Last Horse. With it's companion "Sioux Ghost Dance" we get a bit of history in just 16 secs. If you're a historian or film buff interested in the earliest days of cinema, "Buffalo Dance" will prove a pretty interesting watch.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
It's basically 15 seconds of Indians (one of them quite a porker) dancing to another Indian playing the drums. This one was released in 1894, just like the Dickson Experimental Sound Film, even pretty much at the same time month-wise. Sadly we have no sound in here. Otherwise it might have been easier to go back in time in our minds and feel the vibe the Indians were getting during the production of this little short film.What I find most interesting about it is how one of the three dancers is clearly interacting with the camera and the viewer. He seems to have understood this new medium much more than the other two who are basically just doing their show as if nobody else was in the room.
Michael_Elliott
Buffalo Dance (1894) *** (out of 4) Another interesting piece of history, this Edison short runs just fifteen-seconds but it's very entertaining. We see three Indians doing a "buffalo dance", which was a ritual they'd do as part of the "Buffalo Bill Wild West Show". I'm sure fans back in the day got a great kick (and laughter) out of seeing this but the movie remains interesting today just as a part of history. It's great seeing an actual show of what people back in the day were watching and with that in mind, this is the main reason why I love watching these older films. Those expecting some ground breaking action will be disappointed but silent film buffs will be entertained.
PeterJordan
Another clip from the shots taken on September 24th 1894 in Edison's Black Maria studio with William Heise behind the camera. This 15 second (20 fps) clip features the three named Native American dancers (from Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show) plus three drummers. It is interesting to note that the three dancers are particulary aware of the camera and appear to act to it on occasion, although this may be merely a feature of the Buffalo dance itself or quite possibly under receipt of direction from Movies first ever acting coach/director behind the camera.
