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Advantages: All the brilliance of Laurel & Hardy, Music Box
Disadvantages: none, if you are a fan of the comedy duo.

I love laurel and hardy, and the fact that most of their DVD's now cost much less than £10, for a number of episodes, can only be a good thing for fans of these two amazingly funny people. Almost all Luarel and Hardy are based around the same kind of silly slapstick jokes, and vicious remarks from Oli, but that doesn't make it any less funny. This DVD contains six individual short films, some also have an accompanying colour version. Some are really ...
...If you like Laurel and Hardy, you will love this paticular set of shorts, but i must admit, Laurel and Hardy is an acquired taste. My wife simply doesn't understand them and hence finds them un-funny. Personally, i usually have cripling pain in my side after watching them, from all the laughing. This is Laurel and Hardy at their best, so even if you've never experienced them before, at this price, they're well worth a go and you never know, you too ... Read review

Advantages: Timeless Humour.
Disadvantages: None

Swiss Miss. Starring: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. This single disc contains: Swiss Miss - Black And White short. Swiss Miss - Computer enhanced Colour short. The Chimp - Black And White short. The Chimp - Computer enhanced Colour short. Flying Elephants - Black And White SILENT short. Also contains a booklet, detailing interesting facts about filming, locations etc in respect to each short film. Swiss Miss ~~~~~~ This is the main ...
...'compose', of course, but his beautiful wife is distracting him. So he keeps avoiding her. Stan and Ollie come to sell mouse traps and Ollie ends up falling in love with her but with the usual hilarious and farcical results. This has the MEMORABLE scene where Stan tries to outwit a St Bernard and get a drink of its brandy from around its neck. In another scene the pair are trying to carry a piano over a rickety rope bridge while being harassed ... Read review

Advantages: a nice gentle funny comedy that is very much a part of shaping the Carry on films.
Disadvantages: not to everyones cup of tea

...writing a review of a Carry On film - but - and I am not ashamed to admit it, not even in polite company - I am a Carry On fan and proud of it. I also admit that I possess a video copy of every carry on film and TV series that is, as far as I know, available. Is there a reason for this apparent madness?? Yup there is and it is a very simple reason indeed - I happen to like British comedy - especially some of the early comedies such as the films produced ...
...---- Some background information------- Carry On Teacher(1959) was the third of the carry on series of films following the successful Carry on Sargeant(1958) and Carry on Nurse(1959). There were a number of stars who were already becoming regulars - even at this early stage Kenny Williams, Kenneth Connor, Charlie Hawtrey and last but by no means least Hattie Jacques. At this point Sid James, Babs Windsor, Patsy Rowlands and so on were still to be ... Read review

Advantages: SIMPLY FANTASTIC
Disadvantages: NONE !!!

Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump at Oxford and Related Shorts [1940] ******************************************************************* ***************** The greatest comedy double act EVER, no arguments please. The magnificent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny DVD. So let me take you on a tour of these 3 great films. Where better to start than at volume 1. This single DVD contains the following films: A chump at ...
...must see for any real Laurel and Hardy fans. Immensely funny from start to finish, if you get the chance to see it, don't pass it up. Oh, and the colourised version is wonderful to watch! Run time 63 minutes From Soup to Nuts. ********************** Made in 1928. Only a short and SILENT film this one, Similar to the start of 'Chump' the boys are hired as waiters but as you can guess they are utterly hopeless. Whilst Ollie tries his best, ... Read review

Advantages: Great Early carry On
Disadvantages: No extras on DVD

...considered the golden age of Carry On. This film along with Cleo,Screaming,etc is the gang at their best. This time they lampoon spy films and it is great to see Kenneth Williams given effectively the lead here. He has great support from Charles Hawtrey, Barbara Windsor ( her first Carry On ) Bernard Cribbins ( his first, and one of only three he made including Carry On Jack & Carry On Columbus. Also Jim Dale got his first outing here. The story ...
...later and not so great Carry Ons have been realeased in Special Editions with commentarys al be it on occaisions by someone quite low down in the cast list. I realise that most of the cast are no longer with us but this film does has have Dale,Cribbins,Windsor who at time of press are would be nice to hear something of what Carry Ons were like at the height of their appeal Anyway this is a cheap buy at most retailers but an average price would be ... Read review