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Harold Lloyd Definitive Collection [DVD] [1921]
enlarge	Actor: Harold Lloyd Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£49.99~~ Buy New: £13.07 as of 23/11/2009 18:06 GMT details You Save: £36.92 (74%) New (9) Used (1) from £13.07 Seller: cavalcade-of-dvds Rating: 14 reviews Sales Rank: 2527 Format: Box set, Full Screen, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Universal, suitable for all Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 9 Running Time: 1746 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 2.6 EAN: 5060034577591 ASIN: B000N3T2DA Theatrical Release Date: 1921 Release Date: July 9, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 14 1 2 3 Next » Re-discover a comedy genius! July 24, 2007 S. Bracey (United Kingdom) 102 out of 103 found this review helpful When I was a kid there used to be 20 minute compilations of Harold LLoyd movies...on BBC2 I think. I remember them cropping up during school holidays. Maybe you remember them too? "Hooray for Harold Lloyd!" went the memorable theme tune. Although looking back, I don't think I had a proper appreciation of the talent on show, I really do remember enjoying these short programmes of clips. So much so, that Lloyd's name and image stayed with me from those days (20+ years ago). br / br /From time to time over more recent years I have logged into Amazon and other sites on the off-chance of finding his material on DVD. Having read the rave reviews of the American release of this collection I looked forward to the British release. In the meantime I bought Jeffrey Vance's book (which is outstandingly good). My appetite well and truly whetted, I pre-ordered this collection. Imagine my frustration when the release was put back from May to July! br / br /Anyway, it was worth the wait! Having already accumulated knowledge about Harold Lloyd (through the afformentioned book) I have begun to properly discover the immense talent within this fascinating man. The films contained in this collection are not all great, but all are enjoyable. The Freshman, Speedy, Girl Shy, Grandma's Boy, Safety Last, The Kid Brother, Dr. Jack...I could go on but his best features stand comparison with anything produced then or since. The sight gags and visual humour are absolutley timeless in my opinion and you will laugh out-loud, believe me. The shorts move at a generally quicker pace and contain some wonderful sequences. The features appear to me to have been very carefully crafted and many allow space for Lloyd to develop character elements very satisfyingly. Lloyd was a good actor and arguably more versatile than his contemporaries; his "glasses" character allowed him great freedom and his characters appear natural within their stroylines. br / br /Having now read lots about Lloyd I think it is fair to say he was not a "funny man" as such. I think his contribution transcended a particular role or function; everything was agreed and approved by him; ownership of the films was his; the risks were his own, as were the rewards. br / br /The extra features in this collection are all worthwhile...some of the home movies are delightful. Harold Lloyd emerges, in my opinion, as a great and interesting man, clearly loved by those that knew him. br /Technically, the films here are somewhat variable; picture quality is never anything less than acceptable and is often exteremely good. The music works very well indeed and complements the images rather than distracting from them. br / br /I cannot recommend this collection highly enough. I think informed opinion now places him amongst the ranks of the very best film-makers. To understand why, buy this box-set! Thanks for reading. The best work of perhaps the greatest of the silent comedians November 15, 2009 Fiction Fan (Madchester) 18 out of 18 found this review helpful In the heyday of silent comedy the three all time greats were Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. Millions queued to see their films at the cinema in the days before TV, DVD and all the multimedia of today. br / br /Arguably Lloyd is the lesser known of the three (known as "the man on the clock" in Tom Dardis's excellent film biography), but for me his work is probably the most entertaining of the three. Chaplin's work, although clearly the creation of a genius, is too sentimental for many today. Keaton's brilliant legacy continues to burn brightly and is well known, but if you're not familiar with Harold Lloyd then grab this set while you can. The stories are eternal - boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back in the final reel sagas but the slapstick is still very funny, the stories are packed with wonderful cinematic flourishes and Lloyd is a wonderfully sympathetic star. He started out trying to emulate Chaplin, but with his trademark glasses and hat he created an eternal comedy persona. A great physical comedian, who did his own stunts, Lloyd deserves to be celebrated by a new audience. All his great films are here - The Freshman, Speedy, The Kid Brother and Safety Last (the one on the clock face)and there is generally something enjoyable in all of them. I could wish for the much maligned "Professor Beware" (a talkie) to be included too but otherwise every film you could wish for is here. The remastering is excellent. Highly recommended. Hooray For Harold Lloyd! July 21, 2007 . 52 out of 54 found this review helpful This set is wonderful probably the best collection of silent films available! br /It includes ALL Lloyd's silent feature films as well the first 5 of his 7 sound films along with a very generous selection of his shorts. br /There are commentaries on Safety Last, The Kid Brother, The Freshman, Speedy Haunted Spooks. br /There are lots of other extras these consist; br /Mini Biographies br /Harolds Hollywood br /Greenacres br /Home Movies br /Leonard Matlin Featurette br /Remembering Harold Featurette br /Keep 'Em Rolling Featurette br /Finding Harold Featurette br /USC Gala Dinner br /AFI Seminar br /Old Gold Comedy Theatre br /City Of LA Fiesta Parade Promo br /World Of Comedy Trailer br /Social Security In Action br /The Academy Awards of 1957 br /Introduction to THE FRESHMAN br /Memories, Secrets and Gags br /Image Galleries br /The Works Of Harold Lloyd br /The Scores for the silent films have mostly been done by the incomparable Carl Davis and the great Robert Israel and are all wonderful. br /This set is basically the UK release of "The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection" which was a region 1 release but this set also contains Harold's first sound film "Welcome Danger" which is not on the region 1 set Hilarious - essential viewing for almost anyone who likes comedy March 4, 2008 M. Wilkinson (Portsmouth, Hampshire) 15 out of 16 found this review helpful 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. br / br /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. br / br /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. br / br /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. Excellent collection December 1, 2008 Ralf Bader (Germany) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful This box includes most of Harold Lloyd's work dating from 1919-1932 (I dare to say: all the important silent features). As the films are unfortunately not arranged chronologically on the discs, these are the titles: br / br /Ask Father, released 09.02.1919 br /Billy Blazes, Esq., 06.07.1919 br /Bumping Into Broadway, 02.11.1919 br /From Hand to Mouth, 28.12.1919 br /Haunted Spooks, 14.03.1920 br /An Eastern Westerner, 02.05.1920 br /High and Dizzy, 11.07.1920 br /Get Out and Get Under, 12.09.1920 br /Number, Please?, 26.12.1920 br /Now or Never, 27.03.1921 br /Among Those Present, 29.05.1921 br /I Do, 11.09.1921 br /Never Weaken, 22.10.1921 br /A Sailor-Made Man, 25.12.1921 br /Grandma's Boy, 20.05.1922 br /Safety Last!, 01.04.1923 br /Why Worry?, 02.09.1923 br /Girl Shy, 20.04.1924 br /Hot Water, 26.10.1924 br /The Freshman, 20.09.1925 br /For Heaven's Sake, 04.04.1926 br /Dr. Jack, 26.11.1926 br /The Kid Brother, 22.01.1927 br /Speedy, 07.04.1928 br /Welcome Danger, 12.10.1929 br /Feet First, 08.11.1930 br /Movie Crazy, 12.08.1932 br /The Cat's-Paw, 30.07.1934 br /The Milky Way, 07.02.1936 br / br /The restauration of some of the better known films is just amazing and most of the music added is pretty good. 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