leplatypus So far i didn't know the movie, but the moment with Harold grasping the clock of the building is a classic iconic moment of cinema and i couldn't miss that in my movies timeline! Now 80 minutes to get it is maybe a bit too much and if the whole movie is funny, the pace is a bit slow, especially when Harold climbs indeed as he has a lot of adventures between floors. However this movie offers an incredible sight about the 20s downtown LA and actually we see the hero working hard to earn his life. It's crazy how the world has changed because now having a comedy about being clerk is just impossible! But this movie offers a lot of other things besides the climbing and honestly i found this universe much better, romantic and fun than Chaplin!

Leofwine_draca SAFETY LAST! is one of the big comedy classics of 1920s Hollywood, as well as all time for that matter. I come to it somewhat late in the day, having seen plenty of clips of the famous climax over the years, but without actually having sat down and watching the whole thing. And what a treat it is to watch! Harold Lloyd proves his worth as one of the great silent comedians with this lightweight and likeable story, which sees him playing a mild-mannered shop assistant trying to impress his country-dwelling girlfriend. The film's plot is enjoyable to watch, and a huge influence on Chinese comedy action cinema of the 1980s; this is pretty much the film that led Jackie Chan to make all of his classics in that decade. The slapstick and sight gags are hilarious and just keep on coming, and Lloyd's co-stars are hilarious. Inevitably, the climbing climax is what everyone remembers here, and what a treat it is to behold: an epic set-piece that just keeps on giving and giving and giving, remaining fresh and inventive as well as nail-biting and visually, a masterwork. It's a brilliant way to end the picture and deservedly helped to cement this film's timeless reputation.

Musashi94 At times the first hour of Safety Last feels like padding until we get to the climactic set piece. But what a set piece it is. Although Harold Lloyd never made a film quite as masterful as the best of Chaplin or Keaton, the sequence of Lloyd scaling the The International Savings & Exchange Bank Building is as iconic in any in the history of cinema.The plot is fairly straightforward, Lloyd's character gets a job at a department store but wants to impress his girlfriend, so he pretends to be the manager. Unfortunately, he realizes he cannot keep up the illusion without actual money so he stages a stunt, he who climb the building the department store is located in will receive $1,000. Lloyd's character initially intends for his best friend, a human fly, to climb the building but circumstances force him to make the climb himself.The relatively bland setup gives us the usual workplace comedy routine, which plays well enough for the most part but can get a bit tiresome. The final twelve minutes are amazing however. The camera trickery used to convey Harold Lloyd climbing a 12-story building is amazing. While not necessarily laugh out loud funny, the tension is almost unbearable. I found myself transfixed to the screen. It's difficult to rate a movie where one sequence is so clearly superior to the others, but in this case the scene is so iconic that I feel like it elevates the whole movie to greatness.

Antonius Block I'm not an expert on the silent era by any means, but I have to say, this seems like a must-see movie for those who are interested in this period of filmmaking. It includes the iconic moment of Harold Lloyd dangling from a clock face many stories off the ground, and also many wonderful sight gags and a cute story.We see Lloyd accidentally getting on a horse-drawn ice wagon instead of the train in the beginning, as he goes off to the city to earn enough money to get married to his sweetheart. We see him and his buddy putting their coats on, hanging themselves up on hooks, and pulling their legs up out of sight to avoid the landlady who is looking for rent in a brilliant scene. He gets a job as a salesman, and we see him handle a crowd of women all going berserk over a fabric sale in all sorts of inventive ways.The scenes of him climbing perilously up a building wall take place over the final 20 minutes of the film, and has him dodging nuts dumped out by a child, being mobbed by pigeons, being hit with a net from above and a giant wooden beam for the side before reaching the clock face. He then hangs from the clock hands in a scene that is both funny and thrilling, since you know it's real, and the framing of the scene is absolutely perfect. As he ascends he'll also dangle from a rope, have a mouse crawl up his leg, and walk precipitously on the edge of a couple of ledges.You're not going to be laughing out loud, but Lloyd is likable and charming, and you will probably marvel at his inventiveness, as well as the danger in performing the climbing stunt, which he did himself for the most part, with nothing but a mattress a few stories below (off-screen) for safety. It was 'safety last' in the real sense as well! Definitely worth seeing if you get a chance.