If you've enjoyed ANY Harold Lloyd or Buster Keaton film, you will definitely enjoy this one. I was pleasantly surprised at how touching and funny this was! A dramatic comedy indeed, very well done and superbly entertaining.
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I just watched it today, making it the first Harold Lloyd film I've seen, a viewing that was long overdue. I was actually surprised at how consistenly entertaining it was, and how many scenes flew by almost unnoticeably that were so incredibly influential to future comedy directors, which I noticed here more than in any Chaplin film. Lloyd seems to lack the poetry of Chaplin and the poise & precision of Keaton, but he brings a sort of journeyman's sensitivity and craftsmanship to his work that is refreshing.
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Glad you liked it! I'm still surprised how relatively unknown his movies are , even to people who are big fans of Chaplin. I never get bored of watching any Lloyd or Keaton films...
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I concur. Grandma's Boy had me laughing out loud on several occasions. As of now, only 448 IMDb users have rated the movie, so I fear this one has been largely overlooked. It's one of the funniest silent movies I've ever seen.
shareThe Great Dictator aside, I think it`s actually better, and funnier, than any Chaplin film I`ve seen.
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