Load of rubbish!!
I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
View MoreThe plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
View MoreThis movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
View MoreI suppose of the silent comedians Harold Lloyd is my second favourite after Buster Keaton (For me, Chaplin's tramp was too mean-spirited early on to ever be likable, and Chaplin himself never comes across as a particularly likable person). In this two-reel comedy Lloyd plays a frivolous playboy type who is sent out west (and back in time, apparently) when his old man finally tires of his errant ways. Out west, young Harold comes up against all manner of ne'er-do-wells, including the bullying saloon owner who has locked up the father of the young girl Harold has taken a shine to and won't let him out until she, well, lets him in (if you know what I mean).I wonder whether Lloyd was trying to incorporate an element of Keaton's athleticism into his role here. He certainly displays some impressive acrobatics as he tries to elude capture by a band of cut-throats wearing blankets over their heads. This finale is the film's high point, although the level of humour is quite high throughout – and the trick with rolling cigarettes one-handed and producing a lighted match from a cardsharp's waistcoat pocket will probably have you laughing.
View MoreThis charming Harold Lloyd comedy short finds city boy Harold being sent by stern parents to the wild west to work on his uncle's ranch. He never makes it to the ranch -- instead, he gets into all sorts of comedic hijinks in a frontier town, becomes the target of a killer mob of bullies, and wins the hand of a sweet country charmer, all in about 15 minutes! As usual, the visual gags come fast and furious, and the unflappable Harold carries everything off with utmost panache. Highlights include his impressive lasso routine, and his frantic escape from the gang of thugs, in which he employs just about every trick imaginable to outsmart them.Great fun.
View MoreI found all the sequences in this film to be very funny. It is one of the earlier examples of the chase sequences Harold was developing that would really come into an art form last in GIRL SHY & SPEEDY. It is fine fun, & has some examples of gags LLoyd did not use in later films that are pretty funny. Nice thing is the pacing, which is not quite as frantic as earlier BUMPING INTO Broadway even though the films are about the same length. In a way, this reminds me some of BILLY BLAZES, ESQ. in the western sequences, but the ones in this film show an improvement over the Tom Mix parody of 1919. Some of the sequences in this are laugh out loud funny. If you get a chance to, enjoy this one.
View MoreA Hal Roach HAROLD LLOYD Short Subject.Harold becomes AN EASTERN WESTERNER when his wealthy father banishes him from Broadway to Piute Patch.Harold displays his remarkable athletic ability in this funny little film made shortly after he lost half of his right hand in a freak accident. Although his special glove (made by Sam Goldwyn's family) is visible at times, you would never know he was handicapped in any way. Whether trying to sneak into a New York nightclub, or escape from the dangerous Masked Angels out West, Harold is never less than hilarious.Mildred Davis, Harold's future wife, plays the sweet Girl of the West; Noah Young is the nasty outlaw.Robert Israel has composed an excellent film score which perfectly complements Harold's antics on the screen.
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