Liberty (1929) :
Brief Review -
Perhaps, the best gasping comedy after Harold Lloyd's Breathtaking 'Safety Last' (1923) with additional gags from Laurel & Hardy. Liberty started as a different film for me but after a while it became an instant recall to Lloyd Breathtaking Classic Comedy 'Safety Last'. I begun recalling scenes from that film and started thinking again that how Lloyd and Newmayer managed to get those cuts it in early 20s and then how Liberty made it different with help of Laurel & Hardy. It was obvious that this film would have different scenics because Safety Last was riding all alone on Harold Lloyd's phenomena while this film had two characters to make an extra addition. So naturally the fun doubles as well as the moments gasp. With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece? I always love Ollie's expression and that sophisticated gesture like a high-society gentleman, that scene when both of them get out of the car and Ollie starts pretending to having a discussion with Stan and the cop drives away on the back without recognising them. His expressions in those 5 seconds, just 5 seconds and i was smiling at heart. Stan is cowardly funny like most of his appearance and i prefer liking him doing so. A very good sense of reality and filmmaking from Leo McCarey can be seen here. He adopts the same ideas but still makes them different in their own way. The comedy elements are less indeed but like i said those gasping moments cover-up nicely. Overall, Liberty uses cinematic Liberty without losing too much sense of ground reality hence, packs a solid punch and rest is very well handled by dearies Laurel & Hardy.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Perhaps, the best gasping comedy after Harold Lloyd's Breathtaking 'Safety Last' (1923) with additional gags from Laurel & Hardy. Liberty started as a different film for me but after a while it became an instant recall to Lloyd Breathtaking Classic Comedy 'Safety Last'. I begun recalling scenes from that film and started thinking again that how Lloyd and Newmayer managed to get those cuts it in early 20s and then how Liberty made it different with help of Laurel & Hardy. It was obvious that this film would have different scenics because Safety Last was riding all alone on Harold Lloyd's phenomena while this film had two characters to make an extra addition. So naturally the fun doubles as well as the moments gasp. With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece? I always love Ollie's expression and that sophisticated gesture like a high-society gentleman, that scene when both of them get out of the car and Ollie starts pretending to having a discussion with Stan and the cop drives away on the back without recognising them. His expressions in those 5 seconds, just 5 seconds and i was smiling at heart. Stan is cowardly funny like most of his appearance and i prefer liking him doing so. A very good sense of reality and filmmaking from Leo McCarey can be seen here. He adopts the same ideas but still makes them different in their own way. The comedy elements are less indeed but like i said those gasping moments cover-up nicely. Overall, Liberty uses cinematic Liberty without losing too much sense of ground reality hence, packs a solid punch and rest is very well handled by dearies Laurel & Hardy.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.