Comedy > 1934 Comedy

Advantages: Fabulous script, acting, everything
Disadvantages: Some won't like the fact it is in black and white - more fool them!

Nick Charles is enjoying the good life. He has recently married wealthy Nora, which means that he doesn't have to work for a living, plus the marriage is a very happy one, accompanied by their pet dog, Asta. However, he is persuaded to take up his old profession when he is approached by Dorothy Wynant, whose inventor father has gone missing. Then the body of Wynant's wife is found and the obvious conclusion is that Mr Wynant is the murderer and has ...
...agrees to take on the case after being persuaded by Nora. Can Nick find out who the murderer is? I have long been a fan of hardboiled crime fiction and Dashiell Hammett is the king of this genre, being the author of the original book. He is probably best known for two works - this one and The Maltese Falcon. Although both can be classed as 'hardboiled', there is quite a difference in style - The Thin Man is filled with comic moments, while The Maltese ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic Comedy.
Disadvantages: Mostly B/w and some silent.

...pair of comedy genuises called Laurel and Hardy. I bought this DVD entitled 'Sons Of The Desert' and Related Shorts on Saturday, and watched it on Sunday with my husband, who has the same taste as me in films fortunately lol! Our Stan And Oliver DVD information For those of you who don't know these two wonderful comdians (who are you?????), then I shall say that you simply must see at least one of their films, as love 'em or loathe 'em, you need ...
...him, and also the way Laurel cries in that panicky way! It is sooo very funny! It is certainly their trademark comdey, and what a trademark! As you may have guessed, I am passionate about these two, and think they are two of the funniest actors that ever lived! You may not like them if your idea of comedy doesn't include slapstick, but do give then a try before you dismiss them! It is best to watch the B/W version first, and then the colour so ... Read review

Advantages: The greatest romantic comedy of all time...PERIOD
Disadvantages: Not a damn thing, believe you me!

****************************************************************** TITLE : It Happened One Night RATING: ***** CAST: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale, Arthur Hoyt, Blanche Friderici, Charles C. Wilson. DIRECTOR: Frank Capra SCREENWRITER: Robert Riskin BASED ON THE SHORT STORY: "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams STUDIO: Columbia Pictures RUNNING TIME: 105 Minutes RATED: Not Rated (US) & U (UK); contains ...
...wonderful movie. Plus, admit it guys, while the concept of snuggling up to watch a "happily ever after clambake" sounds just as exciting to some of you as being stuck in traffic after having 3 cups of coffee and 5 bran muffins, there comes a time when one has to put away your action films and video games to enjoy a movie that, somehow, brings a man and woman together at the end. All this week, I've been reviewing some contemporary and new films which ... Read review

Advantages: Funny film with a couple of later-famous actors at the beginning of their careers
Disadvantages: Hopelessly old fashioned, but that gives it charm!

Starring: Creighton Chaney (aka Lon Chaney Jr) as Don Cooper Arthur Lake as Bobby Barnes Sterling Holloway as Spec Early Eddie Nugent as Larry Haines Gigi Parrish as Mary Jeanie Roberts as Kittens Betty and Beverly Crane as 'Nip' and 'Tuck' This is a really fun bit of fluff about a group of college students and their various pursuits such as rigging the competition for 'The Joe Senior Contest' to determine the most popular boy in school, ...
...girls of their dreams, from a selection which includes Mary, Kittens, and Nip & Tuck who are (confusingly, of course, to all concerned) identical twins. Two of the stars, Lon (Creighton) Chaney Jr and Arthur Lake, went on to become, respectively, a major horror film star with The Wolf Man as his best-known role, and Dagwood from the 'Blondie' series of movies. I liked this movie a lot more than I had expected to. Despite its age, it's interesting ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely idea, heart warming and funny.
Disadvantages: A little bit typical.

In 'Run, fat boy, Run' Simon Pegg plays a loser dad who ran out on his pregnant fiancée on the day they were getting married. For 5 years he has desperately attempted to win her back and has beaten himself up so many times about leaving her and whether he was ready to win her back. But when she starts seeing a new boyfriend, who seems polite, charming and brilliant, Pegg thinks he is beaten but decides to try even harder to win his ex-fiancée(Thandie ...
...- running the marathon. It's the perfect answer as the new boyfriend has run many marathons. However there is one problem; Pegg is now where near fit, he can't eve run to the end of the street without taking a rest!!! But with lots of training and little bit of help from his friends Pegg begins to become a marathon runner. But then disaster strikes and Pegg decides to give up. Then discovering that his little boy would be moving to Chicago he decides ... Read review