"Welcome Danger" was Harold Lloyd's first sound film, and I must admit while contrary to public opinion I enjoy Lloyd's sound films. And "Welcome Danger" I think might be his best sound picture ("Movie Crazy" is also another contender), and one of Lloyd's best period. Some people complain that when Lloyd starting making "talkies" he abandoned his usual style of humor, sight gags and such, but for some reason I don't care and I'm not bothered by it. I think what most people are missing out on is the fact that movies were entering a "new" era. We were heading into a "new" way of making films. And they wasn't time for anything "old". So when Harold Lloyd starting making pictures I think he knew that he was going to have to keep up with the times and create something "new". A lot of people don't like the witty one-linners Lloyd gives, they feel the character is out of place doing that. What they're problem is they don't realize, this isn't the old character Lloyd was playing. And "Welcome Danger" starts off fast and funny. One-linners, sights gags, puns, it's flying everywhere.
I guess my opinion of Lloyd differs some everyone else, but, I wouldn't pass up the chance to see this one. It's very funny. *** 1\2 out of ****
I guess my opinion of Lloyd differs some everyone else, but, I wouldn't pass up the chance to see this one. It's very funny. *** 1\2 out of ****