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Although as a snobby high school film teacher, I would push Keaton and Chaplin before Lloyd, as a parent, I do have to relate this story. A few years back, I took my son (now 12) to see Lloyd's THE FRESHMAN in our art movie-house; we had a great time. At the end of the summer, I asked my boy what was his favorite movie of the summer. I fully expected him to say BATMAN BEGINS, but he said it was THE FRESHMAN. I will always remember his (and the entire audience's reaction) to the climax of the film. As a teacher, my students are astonished to see that Adam Sandler did not have an original idea with THE WATERBOY when I show Lloyd's climax to them. You cannot go wrong with kids with any Keaton, Chaplin, or Lloyd films.
