Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

BA_Harrison It's lasts barely longer than it takes to say the title, but this short black and white film—shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince in 1888 and reputedly the first film ever made—is a highly influential work, one that, even today, resonates in the work of several contemporary film-makers.Hollywood powerhouses Michael Bay and Tony Scott regularly employ Le Prince's 'no shot longer than two seconds' technique in their action sequences, whilst this year's The Artist successfully resurrected Roundhay's silent black and white aesthetic and bagged a clutch of Oscars as a result.Today's movie fans sure owe a lot to Monsieur Le Prince and his tea-party guests.

Rodrigo Amaro Just when you think you know something you must think again, see things from a different perspective, another angle. While the Lumière brothers practically invented the film putting their mark on Historical books about cinema, before them there were some experiments made by pioneer Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince in only one year, (four films made in 1888, then the man mysteriously vanished), and he's regarded by some film historians as the real inventor of this art form. What are my thoughts about him? Well, I make the same comparison between the aviation pioneers Santos Dumont and the Wright brothers being Dumont like Lumières and the Wright brothers in the same position as Le Prince: it doesn't matter who came first with the invention but yes the one who showed it to a larger audience first. That was the case with Dumont, and that was the case with Lumières since Le Prince films were only shown to small audiences in factories, never on a theater. However, the two second moving pictures on paper film Le Prince gave us resist until today and those really, really short films are the oldest surviving frames of an era and it is good to know that they're still with us.What happens here? The director films his family for two seconds in a humored situation like having one of the family members strangely walking in circles. They're not characters, they're real and they make something funny. Way before many mockumentaries out there, huh? The problem of watching this is that...it goes so fast! Blink or miss! I'm giving 9 to this for the fact of simply existing in our times and I hope it lasts for many generations and years to come. 9/10

WakenPayne This Film Without Doubt Is Probably One Of The Most Historical Films Ever Made Purely On The Grounds That It Is The Oldest Film Ever Made. The Simple Fact That Its 2 Seconds Long Makes It One Of The Most Watchable Movies Ever Made, If You Hate It Its All Over In A Second. I Am Also A Fan Of LePrince's Other Film Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge However I Don't Like His Accordion Player Film Because Of Its Poor Picture Quality (It Looks As If Someone Had Put Sandpaper Over The Lense Whereas This Film Had A Much Clearer Picture Quality). Some People Talk About What The Movie Would've Been Like If It Was Longer But In My Opinion 2 Seconds Is Enough On The Grounds Of The History (Whatever You Do Don't Blink In This Movie Otherwise You'll Miss The Whole Thing).PS I Haven't Talked About The Quality Because As I Emphasised Its Just 2 Seconds Long.

puppyjohn One of the most inspiring things to watch. I have dedicated a movie to Louis le Prince and the Roundhay Garden scene, which can been seen athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fdqqC-KqlQI hope everyone can watch an enjoy it! Thanks to Leeds Museums and Galleries for the loan of their mock camera - if any one is interested in Louis le Prince, at the Armley Museum in Leeds they have the most wonderful exhibition of old cameras and detailed account of all the oldest film makers and cinematography! Really worth going to see! I think the roundhay garden scene is really quite a wonderful piece, and I wish there was more of it left to see!