Even though there are only two set-pieces and the building-climbing is a bit repetitive, the film as a whole is amusing and at times impressive. As I'm a pussy who's afraid of heights, I noticed I was holding my breath a few times when Lloyd comes close to falling down. Not bad for a movie that's almost 90 years old! Great stunts, Lloyd is pretty fun to watch, and the opening sight-gag is absolutely hilarious.

Fine movie with a lot of fun little gems. Lloyd is funny but I'd still prefer Buster Keaton anytime though.

The bit with the jackets and the whole scene in the haberdashery were in fact more hillarious than the legendary building-climbing sequence.

While he wasn’t as famous as Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd was very prolific in his own right. Though he’s not quite as oddball as the other two. It includes the very famous sequence where he climbs a building. I found the whole thing pretty stressful to watch, to be honest. I liked the film. It had a very simple story and many great gags.

I know Bill Murray absolutely thinks this movie is the bee's tits, and I will flog myself with a frozen leek later for saying this, but not everything Bill Murray says is scripture. It ain't bad, but it also ain't Chaplin or Keaton.

I remember seeing a TV show about Harold Lloyd years ago. According to it, Lloyd did his own stunts without benefit of safety harnesses or nets. This guy was one serious high-wire act.

Not quite as groundbreaking as some of the other comedies coming out at the time, but technically deft, and jovial throughout.

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Harold Lloyd rightly deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin, his charm in being the all-American boy-next-door is a very appealing one. 'Safety Last!' has some gob-smacking stunts & real warmth throughout, a pleasure to watch.

While Keaton was the silent era's stuntman and Chaplin the sentimentalist, Harold Lloyd appears to be the consummate craftsman (at least in the arena of comedy.) His movies tell a clear story, are funny, romantic, and a refutation of the idea that silents are boring. Indeed, the downfall of his movies seems to be that the second act is guilty of trying to do too much (i.e., an over saturation of sight gags.)

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Lloyd's humor, in comparison to contemporaries Keaton and Chaplin, feels more mature and--at times--dry. His jokes and gags are more spaced, which gives the film a slower pace but can unfortunately kill some of the comedy. The centerpiece of the film features Lloyd scaling a sky-scraper, and it is certainly spectacular, but it's more notable for the thrills rather than the laughs. It's a fine film but it leaves one hoping it were a bit funnier.

I'm not really a fan of comedy predicated on misunderstandings and dangerous situations, which unfortunately make up two thirds of this movie. Still, if that's your thing you'll enjoy it. There's certainly some decent comedy throughout, and the famous clock scene is very well done.

Combines the heart of Chaplin with the physical amazingness of Buster Keaton. Really cool movie.

Very entertaining and realistic.

Containing (as I recall) one immortal sight gag: the deal where him and his roommate "climb into" their coats to escape a clamoring landlord.

Harold Lloyd doing his stuff in this classic silent film.

I don't think Harold Lloyd has quite the charisma of Buster Keaton, but this is undoubtedly a supremely entertaining and inventive work.

Not as cinematically inspired as Chaplin or Keaton's work, but undeniably funny and creative. What it (comparatively) lacks in cinematic flair, it makes up for in Lloyd's charisma and likability, and great physical gags from start to finish. The extended centerpiece of the film - the scaling of a department store as a publicity stunt - manages never to lose its steam over its half an hour or so of duration. And all the while through, you're rooting for Lloyd's vulnerable but charming character.

An absolutely flawless silent film, full of examples of the smart underdog coming out on top. The final sequence especially is a masterpiece of thrill comedy. Even better when watched with a live accompaniment, the way it was originally intended.

I just watch the clock-scene over and over.

The build-up in the first 45 minutes or so is only so-so. Lloyd doesn't have the same charisma or draw that Keaton and Chaplin have, but it's not that bad. The last half hour is pretty incredible, with Lloyd doing some amazing stunt work.