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Double Trouble

Advantages: Great and TImeless
Disadvantages: None

Laurel & Hardy Volume 5 - Our Relations/Dual Roles Shorts. The greatest comedy double act EVER, Once again, no arguments please. The Stupendous or should that be stupid Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny DVD. So let me take you on a tour of these 3 great films. This single DVD contains the following films: OUR RELATIONS - restored black-and-white version OUR RELATIONS - computer-colour ...
...computer-colour version TWICE TWO - restored black-and-white version TWICE TWO - computer-colour version A small Synopsis of each movie and my humble opinions on each to follow: ~OUR RELATIONS~ Made in 1936 Runtime: 73 Minutes A huge case of mistaken identity where the boys are mistaken for their twin brothers, who new? There identical twin brothers are home on shore leave and are carrying a pearl ring for their captain. He meets Stan and Ollie ...

Maximus-Qualitus 04.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Laurel And Hardy - No. 5 - Our Relations And Dual Roles Shorts (DVD)

Curly, Larry and Moe.....Oh and Shemp?

Advantages: Very Funny
Disadvantages: Very Old

The Three Stooges DVD. *************************** Starring: Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard Introduction: ************* Early Stooges History: Most people think of the 3 stooges as Curly, Larry and Moe. However that's not how it all began. Some of the shorts and movies can confuse people when strange faces are seen appearing AS the 3 stooges. Here is a quick recap: In the mid 1920's Ted Healy put together a team to ...
...Moe went on to become The Three Stooges. The most famous line up was complete. There where to be a further 2 stooges, Joe and Curly Joe who respectively replaced Curly when he sadly passed away, but they do not feature (thankfully) in this DVD. Here are 4 shorts starring various incarnations of the Stooges. Shorts include: Brideless Groom Disorder in the Court Malice in the Palace Sing a Song of Six Pants Brideless Groom ******************* ...

Maximus-Qualitus 13.09.2008 · Read full review
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Man o Man

Advantages: Witty, fast paced, classic
Disadvantages: A little cliched

...a list of 'oldies' on my DVD rental club and will admit that I only rented it because my man is called Godfrey! I popped onto Google to find out a little more to find that it has a list of recommendations including six academy award nominations and, being a skeptic, I think that it would have won a few if it wasn't subjected to the bias of the Academy against comedies! The action opens delving straight into the unfamiliar world of 1930s New York ...
...while a band of 'Forgotten Men' live on the city dumps. The spoiled daughter of a millionaire, Cornelia Bullock, is trying to convince one of the forgotten men to return into the city with her as one of the 'objects' on a scavanger hunt. She fails to convince the eloquent down-and-out Godfrey (William Powell) to return with her. Purely to spite Cornelia for her arrogance, Godfrey returns to the scavanger hunt but as an object scavanged by Cornelia's ...

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I lost my WILL to live !!!

Advantages: None.
Disadvantages: Poor film

Will Hay - Where there's a Will. ********************************** This film stars Will Hay and Graham Moffatt. No Moore Marriott on this occasion. Introduction: ********* An early outing from Will Hay and Graham Moffatt as a solicitor and an office boy respectfully involved in a bank robbery. Synopsis: ******* Will plays Benjamin Stubbins a useless and penniless solicitor who has his office directly above a bank! He makes unwitting friends ...
...******* A poor film from Will and Moffatt. It never really gets going. The plot is slow and sluggish with jokes and humour sparsely peppered throughout. I was very disappointed. A short film and not a very good one. DVD Features: ********** Format: Black & White, PAL Language: English No of discs: 1 Classification: U Region: Region 2 Run Time: 77 minutes Made in: 1936 There are no extras with this DVD, just chapter selection but the quality ...

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Windbag The Sailor

Advantages: Very Funny
Disadvantages: None

Will Hay - Windbag the Sailor. This film stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. All 3 together, making this a cracking film. Introduction: ************* Windbag The Sailor was the first teaming of Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. The trio would go on to make Oh Mr Porter! And Ask a Policeman, my two favourites and many more films. Synopsis: ********** Captain Ben Cutlet is a story teller at his local bar; he tells ...
...to take the blame. But Will gets wind of the plan and after escaping being tied up he and his two cohorts end up on a life raft all at sea. The mutinous crew try to scupper the ship and take to their lift boats but the ship stays afloat. Will and the boys regain the ship, capture the crew and sail home. Opinions: ********** With the great trio at its heart this film is easy on the eye. The jokes are simple and enjoyable. A nostalgic comedy ...

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