The Freshman

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Audience Member Harold Lloyd stars in The Freshman which tells the story of relatable freshman who simply wants to be accepted by his peers in school. There were moments in the film that had clever usage of sound even by silent film standards. The film was not only humorous, it was also clever. Aside from the fact that this is obviously a comedy, Harold Lloyd had an important moral in this film about the importance of just simply being yourself. Harold Lloyd's at the top of his game with The Freshman as the film benefited from his wonderful performance, clever premise, and comical humor. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review william d I usually find Lloyd's movies pretty funny, but I only got a chuckle or two out of this one. Not one of his best. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Alongside Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd was another influential comedian of the early 20th century and his film The Freshman remains one of his best and delightfully charming films. It follows a young freshman college student continuously and naively seeking popularity (and the attention of a girl) by joining the football team. I would say it is one of the funniest films of the 1920s and the football gags remain some of the best in the history of sports comedy films. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The best, GREATEST comedy movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Harold Lloyd is his awkward, lovable self in â~The Freshmanâ(TM), where he goes off to college seeking popularity. Heâ(TM)s mostly mocked without realizing it, and after trying out for the football team, is used as a tackling dummy in practice and then as a water boy during the game, though of course thinks he may go in at any time. He hosts a big dance, the â~Fall Frolicâ(TM), but has his ill-tailored suit falls apart as he tries to move around. There are few laugh out loud moments, even if the filmâ(TM)s heart is in the right place, and some of the scenes go on for just a little too long. Seeing football played so long ago, even comically, with those thin leather helmets and that puffier ball, and finding out the crowd scenes were shot at halftime during the 1924 â~Big Gameâ(TM) between Cal and Stanford, was also personally interesting. That move where he unlaces the ball is pretty cool too. Lastly, and this is kind of a quirky thing of mine, but I like how Lloyd gives us shots of objects or things in print in his films, in this case various books from the period, newspaper articles, and a crossword puzzle he notices Jobyna Ralston doing on a train and tries to help her with. Even her final message to him is a handwritten note, and very sweet. Not quite as good as â~Safety Lastâ(TM) or â~Girl Shyâ(TM) from the previous two years, but solid entertainment. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Great fun in this silent college comedy. I have yet to see Buster Keaton's entry in this subgenre, College. I have seen Clara Bow's 1920's college set The Wild Party. Harold Lloyd is at his peak in this type of nerdy role. It is quite enjoyable to time travel to American college life in the Jazz age. Lloyd is nearly as great as Keaton and Chaplin with the physicality of slapstick. The football practice and big game are the central showcases of slapstick here of course. Right up to the 90's with Adam Sandler's The Waterboy many of the same character types have been repeated over and over again in Hollywood college set comedies. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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