Laurel And Hardy - No. 2 - Someone's Ailing Classic Shorts (DVD)

Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy are one of the greatest comedy duos of all time. Many consider them in fact to be the greatest. They made many short films between 1927 and 1940 for the Hal Roach Studios. It was going to be interesting to view one of these digitally re-mastered DVDs of their work to see if they had survived the test of time and whether the films could still be seen as amusing if not hilarious. In this collection, all the films can be watched ...
...laugh fest, set wholly in Laurel and Hardy's rented bedroom. It was extremely clever how the whole film could be set in such a small environment and yet uses so many things to produce laughs without the need to go elsewhere. The duo is sharing a bed without any feeling or reference to sleaziness. Their innocent faces make it all appear perfectly natural and normal. The illness featured in this story is Ollie with such a bad cold that he does enormous ...

imogen49 24.02.2007 (02.03.2007) · Read full review
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Review of Laurel And Hardy - No. 2 - Someone's Ailing Classic Shorts (DVD)

Laurel & Hardy Volume 2 - Someone's Ailing and Classic Shorts ***************************************** The greatest comedy double act EVER, Once again, 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 4 great films. Where better to continue than with volume 2. This single DVD contains the following films: County Hospital (black & white) County Hospital ...
...The plot is a typical Laurel and Hardy farce with them at their best. Their brand of slapstick comedy will never fade. A real snap shot of the late twenties and thirties. Run Time 18 Minutes. Them Thar Hills. ****************** Made in 1934. Ollie is suffering from gout and is advised by his doctor to get some fresh mountain air. Unfortunately Stan decides to go with him, relaxing it won't be! The fresh water from the well alongside their ...

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Laurel & hardy volume 2 =============== A single DVD containing 4 films, all of which are very enjoyable to watch. All 4 film come in Black/White and a colourised version. County hospital. ========== Stan comes to visit Ollie in hospital and nearly kills Ollie by dropping him and the doctor out of a window. Very very funny film this one, the boys at their best. Them thar hills. ========== Ollie goes into the mountains for a relaxing time ...
...drunk, ill and being chased by an irate hubby. Wonderful slapstick and ear wiggling aplenty when Stan gets mad. Tit for tat. ====== Stan and Ollie have a store but don’t get on with the man opposite soon the slapstick, the violence and the jokes escalate to outright war. Superb from the boys, see them at their best tag teaming an innocent sap. Perfect day. ======== They decide to go for a picnic but you can guess when a cars involved the ...

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