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Summary: For Love or Mummy of Leave it Entombed, Please!
Review: A poorly writen television project gone sour! Only laugh is when Gailard does the impersonations in the restuarant. Great talent, made to wear another chaaracter but not his own, He at leasts acts like a character with similar manarisms to hardy. Bronson Pinchot just acts the idiot, looks like Harmon diredted his scenes. Tell me you did not hum his song? I volenteer if they do another production, it will prevent further embarresment. If you get this to play tonight, follow these 3 steps. 1) Unplug the tv. 2) Pack the player in ice to hold the smell down (this one even stinks on ice) 3) Buy a projector and some original L& H films and invite your freinds over for a good time. FINAL FILM HILIGHT! BOZO without makeup. I am sure that the under 30's picked him out quick. The thought he was Ernest's father. Either give this one a total miss, or give it to some one you hate (ex girlfriend, the 7-11 cleark who never makes coffee etc. Or send it to a Jerry Lewis Convention in France. (Again make sure ice is packed to get this one through customes without taking down afew innocent customs inspectors. PS. The biggest laugh were at the duplication factory counting $90+ a copy. Ching-Ching! 100 fans would have helped on the film for free. We know the characters. Could have done no worse. This is just my opinion. It Might be yours, use good judgement if following my taste (ice available.)
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Summary: For Love or Mummy of Leave it Entombed, Please!
Review: A poorly writen television project gone sour! Only laugh is when Gailard does the impersonations in the restuarant. Great talent, made to wear another chaaracter but not his own, He at leasts acts like a character with similar manarisms to hardy. Bronson Pinchot just acts the idiot, looks like Harmon diredted his scenes. Tell me you did not hum his song? I volenteer if they do another production, it will prevent further embarresment. If you get this to play tonight, follow these 3 steps. 1) Unplug the tv. 2) Pack the player in ice to hold the smell down (this one even stinks on ice) 3) Buy a projector and some original L& H films and invite your freinds over for a good time. FINAL FILM HILIGHT! BOZO without makeup. I am sure that the under 30's picked him out quick. The thought he was Ernest's father. Either give this one a total miss, or give it to some one you hate (ex girlfriend, the 7-11 cleark who never makes coffee etc. Or send it to a Jerry Lewis Convention in France. (Again make sure ice is packed to get this one through customes without taking down afew innocent customs inspectors. PS. The biggest laugh were at the duplication factory counting $90+ a copy. Ching-Ching! 100 fans would have helped on the film for free. We know the characters. Could have done no worse. This is just my opinion. It Might be yours, use good judgement if following my taste (ice available.)
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Summary: Just about worth Amazon's price
Review: As a fan of classic comedy in general, and L&H in particular, this obscure film piqued my curiosity ever since I heard it was going into production several years ago. With no marketing or theatrical release to speak of in the U.S., I still wonder how I managed to keep tabs on it. Having now purchased it from Amazon.com and watched it, I'm left with a feeling that my curiosity...and admittedly mediocre expectations...have been satisfied.Of course, nobody expects Bronson & Gailard's interpretations of Stan and Ollie to match the real thing. In this, they don't disappoint. The mannerisms and subtleties of character inherent in the real Stan and Ollie seem forced and somewhat lacking in Misters Pinchot and Sartain. Stan in particular came across as more in-your-face and annoying than his "classic" characterization. I'd still give them a B (Pinchot) and B+ (Sartain) for their efforts. The humor is decent, though not up to the same level of hilarity in "classic" L&H. Once I got used to seeing the "new" Stan & Ollie, I managed to chuckle a few times. The story itself is lighthearted and paced well enough to forgive a couple of plot holes and the silly mummy costume. Thankfully, the filmmakers didn't resort to recreating direct scenes from classic Laurel & Hardy films (as was done in the "Little Rascals" update). I prefer original material not taken to its full potential, over material that was recreated from something done right the first time. Overall, I consider it a "three star" deal that fits within Amazon.com's under-$15 price. I'd recommend it to any Laurel and Hardy fan, provided their expectations aren't too high. It's still miles ahead of that awful "Little Rascals" movie from 1994.
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Summary: Laurel and Hardy Fan Gives Thumbs Up
Review: As a long time Laurel and Hardy buff, I must say that I was genuinely delighted with this film. I felt the leads did a very credible job of recreating the fun of a Laurel and Hardy feature without resorting to reenacting actual Laurel and Hardy routines. The fact that the boys are supposed to be the nephews of the real Stan and Ollie, gives the update of their characters more of an opportunity to explore new avenues of comical misadventures. Mr. Pinchot does a fine Stan Laurel and Mr. Sardain is so close to Oliver Hardy, that it is almost unbelievable. This film, like every Laurel and Hardy film is not to be taken seriously. Sit back and enjoy the wonderful impressions. Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy, it's so good to have you back!
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Summary: Don't mess with the classics
Review: Children unfamiliar with the real Stan and Ollie should find this funny, but why not just turn them onto the originals instead? This film neither looks nor feels like a L&H movie-it's too noisy, too frantic, and getting mixed up with monsters was not Stan and Ollie's forte, unless you count the bogeyman in "Babes in Toyland". It was Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges who tangled with monsters. The actors do a good job in impersonating Stan and Ollie, so why not just do a film biography instead? Their lives were certainly more interesting than this mess. Paul from New Jersey
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Summary: Don't mess with the classics
Review: Children unfamiliar with the real Stan and Ollie should find this funny, but why not just turn them onto the originals instead? This film neither looks nor feels like a L&H movie-it's too noisy, too frantic, and getting mixed up with monsters was not Stan and Ollie's forte, unless you count the bogeyman in "Babes in Toyland". It was Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges who tangled with monsters. The actors do a good job in impersonating Stan and Ollie, so why not just do a film biography instead? Their lives were certainly more interesting than this mess. Paul from New Jersey
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Summary: Disgraceful to the name of the World's Greatest Comedy Team
Review: Forget this terrible movie and go buy some "real" Laurel and Hardy videos instead. Bronson Pinchot plays Stan Laurel as a helpless rambling idiot (in the actual L&H films- Stan was dumb, but not nearly as totally brainless as Pinchot plays him). Gailard Sartain does a better impersonation of Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice (from the SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT movies) than he does Oliver Hardy. None of the timing, chemistry, milking of a gag, or comic genius that made Laurel and Hardy so great are to be found here. It's just another fast-paced slapstick farce that's designed for kids. And the mummy running rampant reminded me of the 1953 film ROBOT MONSTER with the diving helmet on the head of someone in a gorilla suit. And what's a respectable actor like F. Murray Abraham doing in this fiasco? Again- if you have any respect or admiration at all for Laurel and Hardy, I recommend forgetting this abomination of a movie and buying some videos of the real thing instead.
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Summary: Respectable attempt to cover most of the major routines
Review: Hardy's performance was vastly superior to Laurel's. One of the major shortcomings was the failure to include a single walking through the door routine. A dissappointment was the rushed efforts to replicate true L&H timing genius in routines such as when Hardy becomes exasperated and says, "never mind," after saying a few things in answer to Laurel's questions. The film reminded me of the post 1940's big productions that relied on other actors, sets, and better production values to prop up supplement the boys. Overall, this was a very valuable and rewarding movie and I did enjoy a lot of laughs. The only other L&H impersonation is an obscure movie by Bob Einstein (TV's Super Dave) named, "Another Nice Mess" from the mid 1970's, starring Rich Little as a blend of Nixon and Ollie.
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Summary: I think I'm going to be ill
Review: I think it would be wonderful if the type of humor that Laurel and Hardy perfected were brought back to the screen. But the fact that they have cashed in by using the names Laurel and Hardy is the first disgusting thing about this film. The second thing is that it's a terrible movie that Stan and Babe would have been embarrassed to watch themselves. This film is a slap in the face to the subtle, witty humor that Laurel and Hardy made. It's terrible!
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Summary: Balki Bartokomous is Stan Laurel!
Review: I think the original Laurel and Hardy short films are among the funniest in history. For this reason I will most likely purchase this DVD. Doubtless it won't match the original duo's level of hilarious shenanigans but then again, but when Balki from "Perfect Strangers" is going to be Stan Laurel, how bad can it be?
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