Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0738329043124 Format: DVD-Video, Silent, NTSC Label: Kino Video Manufacturer: Kino Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Kino Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 13, 2005 Running Time: 218 minutes Sales Rank: 68218 Studio: Kino Video Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1921
Rating: - The evolution of a character
This two-disc set contains four one-reelers, two two-reelers, and four three-reelers, dating from 1918 to 1921. While I've always preferred Harold's later features and three-reelers because they have more polish, sophistication, maturity, and development than his earlier one- and two-reelers, I have to admit that his early films from the Teens have a special charm and sweetness to them. They might not have as much plot and character development as his later works, but it's always fascinating to see how a comedian such as Harold developed, both as a performer and character-wise. And there is a marked difference between the first few one-reelers and the final three-reelers, showing a lot of growth in just those few years. It's also great to see the very natural interplay between Harold and his original leading lady Bebe Daniels, who were romantically involved in real life at the time. They were really one of the ... Read More
Rating: - Treasure Trove of Wonderful Visual Humor
This two volume collection of Harold Lloyd shorts and "short features" (made between 1918 and 1921, just prior to his shift to full feature length movies) illustrates the emergence of the comedian as a highly original and major creative force, equaling, if not surpassing, the skills of Chaplin and Keaton. Indeed many of the gags or situations in these films suggest those that would later be used by the other two. There was no doubt a great deal of mutual cross-fertilization among the 3 comic greats during this period, as each refines and builds upon the gags introduced by the others. Still, one cannot escape the impression that it was Lloyd that during this period was the most prolific creator of new comic ideas. In From Hand to Mouth (1921), for example, there are scenes that suggest Chaplin's The Kid (Homeless Harold befriends an equally homeless waif) and Keaton's Cops (Harold is chased by a large numbers of cops). ... Read More
Rating: - More Harold Lloyd, at last!
This is yet another fine Kino Video production of a deluxe 2-disc edition featuring more silent comedy by one of the era's foremost comedians, Harold Lloyd. It follows the first excellent Kino Video DVD, "The Harold Lloyd Collection" (Vol 1) which features the one-hour "Grandma's Boy" and seven shorter comedies. In this second volume there is even more to enjoy, with six short pre-1920 comedies on the first disc, and four longer films on the second disc from 1920-21 which show Lloyd's quick development in a few short years; each film being different in its own way, and showcasing the versatility and wide range of themes Lloyd offered his audiences. Although ranked alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, it was Harold Lloyd who attracted the biggest audiences and box office successes in the early 1920s, and it's high time, therefore, that his films are finally seeing the light of day again.
Rating: - From slapstick to comedy
Indeed, why bother buying this release when 28 films by the late Harold Lloyd are just about to be released, complete with seal of approval by Suzanne Lloyd? Well, the antics of the somewhat dated duet Pollard/lloyd are certainly not up to standard with the tightly-scripted, gorgeously-photographed and carefully-preserved features New Line is about to provide us as part of their impressive 7-DVD set, yet this massive offering was obviously conceived as a tribute to the stellar aspect of the comedian career, and the crude beginnings of his bespectacled persona have been carefully ignored. This Kino release shows us how Lloyd evolved from the madness of his post-sennettian style to the more subtle touch of his first three- and four-reelers; as such, and while it is admitted that the box set is indeed indispensable, this is a slice of history, not tampered with, for better and for worse.
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