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Harold Lloyd Definitive Collection [1921]


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Collection comprising many of Harold Lloyd’s most famous films, along short films and featurettes. Titles include A SAILOR-MADE MAN, DR JACK, GRANDMA’s BOY, SAFETY LAST, WHY WORRY, GIRL SHY, HOT WATER, THE FRESHMAN, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, THE KID BROTHER, SPEEDY, WELCOME DANGER, FEET FIRST, MOVIE CRAZY, THE CAT’S PAW, THE MILKY WAY.


The best comedy actor
Review date: 2008-08-16 Rating: 10 out of 10

I liked the silent films best but that said even the several talkies are very good as well though for different reasons. The set I had I had great difficulty with - I have two DVD players, a Samsung the more expensive of the two, and a Digilogic a cheap thing from Tesco, and found the latter best at playing the DVD's. Only 2 of the 9 would play on the Samsung so I had to copy the others from the cheap Tesco player onto Video tapes in order to watch them in the comfort of my lounge. I was told that the more expensive the DVD player the more likely it is to cause problems. In two cases I had to clean the discs with meths to get them to play at all. But these problems aside, these are well worth buying and will provide hours of pleasure. I think it is a pity the Amazon lists don't tell us what films each set contains, I would like to buy more, he made over 200 films, but don't want to duplicate those in this set.

The films in this set are
Movie Crazy/Welcome Danger/Hot water/Now or Never/High and Dizzy/Get out and Get under/Ask Father/From hand to mouth/The Freshman/The Kid brother/Bumping into Broadway/Bills Blazes/Speedy/Number please/A Sailor made man/I do/For Heavens sake/Why Worry/Dr Jack/Feet first/Safety Last/An Eastern Westenener/Girl shy/Never weaken//Haunted spooks/Haunted spooks/Grandma




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Worth purchasing just for the one talkie included exclusively in this UK version.
Review date: 2008-08-05 Rating: 8 out of 10

I was lambasted by my family for purchasing this DVD box as I had already possessed US version of this for about 3years .

Then why did I lay out money on this again? The reason is that of course I am an ardent admirer of Lloyd and this UK version is superior to its US counterpart in that it carries Lloyd's commemorative first talkie called "Welcome Danger" produced in 1929.

Now that I've enjoyed what I had long wanted to, I can say that it was worth getting it.

Living in Japan I don't have to use special device to watch this DVD box as my country shares the same region code for DVD with the UK.

However I only give four stars to evaluate. Why? Well,it is because unlike the US version, each film is not accompanied by English subtitles and thus I find, as a non-native speaker of English, it is very disappointing and inconvenient the omission of English subtitles forbids me full appreciation of the talkies.





What everyone else said, but...
Review date: 2008-03-21 Rating: 8 out of 10

As there have already been six reviews pointing out how generally great these films are, I won't go over it all again. But I was slightly disappointed that this set only goes back as far as 1919, cutting out his pre-glasses incarnations, plus most of his work with Bebe Daniels. I'd have liked to have seen some of his earlier films out of interest, perhaps in place of a couple of the talkies (do we really need to be shown five times why he went out of fashion?) or the less edifying extras.
This reveiw probably sounds harsher than it's meant to be - in reality, the esteemed Mr. Lloyd is now a much-loved member of our household, and has brought us hours of joy. Also, it's refreshing to see comedy that's purely for entertainment, as opposed to all this trying desperately to be 'shocking' that's saturated the genre now. Just, if it was me putting this compilation together, I'd have gone for a more even spread of dates.

Hilarious - essential viewing for almost anyone who likes comedy
Review date: 2008-03-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

By chance I saw part of one of Harold Lloyd's silent movies on TV, normally I would not watch a black and white movie let alone a silent film but I started laughing and realised what comic genius I was witness to. Ordering this set came soon after.

You might have trouble getting them out of the box. They're packed in there so tightly that I literally had to get a knife and cut the case to get the individual dvds out but I don't think I can take off a star just for that.

Movies like 'A Sailor made man', 'Safety Last' and 'Why Worry' really make this set worthwhile on their own but there's lots of other good films and shorts, too.

A wonderful set to have in your collection. Anyone who doesn't think they could sit down and enjoy a silent movie (though there are also a few 'talkies' on here) will be converted as soon as one of the movies are played for them.

A well-deserved release of the work of a comic genius
Review date: 2008-02-05 Rating: 10 out of 10

When I was a child and my father first bought a vcr, one of the first things he recorded was a season of Harold Lloyd films. I stumbled across them again a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed watching them. When I discovered this boxset I jumped at the chance to discover more of his work. Many of Harold's feature films and shorts are included here, and also many enlightening extras, in a package that couldn't be bettered. After he retired from film-making he went on to be a photographer, and also included in this package is a set of 5 stunning photo/postcards that he took of the beautiful Marilyn Monroe. Despite a lapse of almost 90 years, these films are as fresh and hilarious, and frequently thrilling, as ever. In the scenes shot on location, such as the breathtaking chase sequence finale of Girl Shy, it's a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era to see city streets as equally full of horses and carts as of the newfangled motor car. Many of his films are so called "thrill comedies", including the deservedly notorious Safety Last - in which our hero scales the outside of an 8-storey building, and are still genuinely hair raising. His acrobatic antics are rendered all the more remarkable due to an accident early in his career which left him with only half of his right hand! The documentaries here offer an interesting insight into the life and work of this talented man, showing how very involved he was in every aspect of the film-making process and leaving no doubt that he was the genius behind this work. Refreshingly for so accomplished and acclaimed a person, he seems to have been a genuinely decent man and much beloved by all who knew him. I can't recommend this boxset highly enough; everyone should have the pleasure of discovering Harold Lloyd for themselves! These films are thrilling, impressive, and endlessly inventive in ways that modern film makers, loaded down as they are with an excess of special effects, can't even dream of.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Harold Lloyd

Creators:
Harold Lloyd (Primary Contributor)

Recording label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
EAN: 5060034577591
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 9
Format: Box set, Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2007-07-09
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 1746 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1921
Language: English (Original Language)

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