What's more fun than a barrel full of monkeys?

Le Tonneau des Danaïdes (aka "A Barrel of Danaides" and "Eight Girls in a Barrel) (1900)
Starring: Georges Méliès
Director: Georges Méliès
Rating: Six of Ten Stars

What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? A barrel full of women!

I've said previously that the films from pioneering special effects artist and fantasy filmmaker Georges Méliès that are just stage illusions performed and enhanced with in-camera editing. This one falls into that category, but I find it amusing for its reference to relatively obscure characters from Greek myths.

This is also worth watching, because, like pretty much all of Melies' short films, it's better in some ways than modern SFX-driven films. Check it out--it'll only take a couple minutes of your time!