This isn't one of Keaton's greatest comedy shorts, but it still is fun to watch and provides a few good laughs. I think I liked the film because, at times, the film was pretty outrageous--with some bizarre twists.
Buster decides to head out to sea in his dinky little boat. However, instead of being a simple trip around the world (no big deal, right?), things go wrong from the outset. He becomes low on provisions and stranded at sea until a whaling ship comes to his rescue. Unfortunately, the captain is an ill-tempered maniac whose punishment for even the littlest mistake is to toss the man overboard along with a funeral wreath! I thought it was awfully funny that he actually had a big pile of wreaths and apparently made a habit of this! Later, Buster thinks he's gotten the crazed captain thrown overboard as well and makes himself captain. Then, when the guy returns, everything breaks loose! The very end of the film, to me, was very clever and wrapped the film up well.
All-in-all, a cute film with a few laughs that is ever so slightly better than Keaton's average short. While nowhere close to being as creative or funny as THE PLAYHOUSE or COPS, it is still a film well worth your time and a pretty good indication of the type humor that made Buster a star.
Buster decides to head out to sea in his dinky little boat. However, instead of being a simple trip around the world (no big deal, right?), things go wrong from the outset. He becomes low on provisions and stranded at sea until a whaling ship comes to his rescue. Unfortunately, the captain is an ill-tempered maniac whose punishment for even the littlest mistake is to toss the man overboard along with a funeral wreath! I thought it was awfully funny that he actually had a big pile of wreaths and apparently made a habit of this! Later, Buster thinks he's gotten the crazed captain thrown overboard as well and makes himself captain. Then, when the guy returns, everything breaks loose! The very end of the film, to me, was very clever and wrapped the film up well.
All-in-all, a cute film with a few laughs that is ever so slightly better than Keaton's average short. While nowhere close to being as creative or funny as THE PLAYHOUSE or COPS, it is still a film well worth your time and a pretty good indication of the type humor that made Buster a star.