Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump At Oxford And Related Shorts (DVD) Reviews
Newest Review: ... The beginning to the film is actually one of the best sequences. It essentially remakes Another Fine Mess - one of the shorts ... more
... you get on this DVD. A swanky dinner party scene with Laurel & Hardy serving James Finlayson (the goggle-eyed Scottish comic who was a recurring foil for our heroes) and Anita Garvin. Garvin is superb and has some of the best and funniest lines. "Thanks, Baldy - you're such a dear," she mutters to Finlayson as her husband. A Chump at Oxford is rather aimless at times with a few drab spots but this is agreeable enough on the whole. It was an important film at the time because Abbott & Costello (who ...more
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Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump AtOxford/Related Shorts [DVD]
Release Date: 2004 - 05 - 03, Rating: Universal, suitable for all Last Update 25.05.2013 10:12
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Customer Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump At Oxford And Related Shorts (DVD) Reviews (2)
by - written on 09/11/12 (Very useful, 71 readings)
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This is a Laurel & Hardy compilation DVD that gives you the feature length picture A Chump at Oxford in addition to a couple of shorts - From Soup to Nuts and Another Fine Mess. I don't know if Laurel & Hardy are starting to become slightly forgotten now as their films rarely seem to be on television but I think their work is still funny and of course always warm and likeable. Films like Sons of the Desert and The Music Box remain masterpieces of comedy I think. This isn't a vintage collection but there are some great moments if you are a fan and A Chump at Oxford is probably the last decent film they made before the move to 20th Century Fox where some terrible .. Read the complete review
by - written on 08/09/08 (Very useful, 87 readings)
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Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump at Oxford and Related Shorts. ****************************** 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 oxford (black & white) A chump at oxford (colourised) From soup to nuts Another fine mess (black & white) Another fine mess (colourised) A small Synopsis of each movie and my humble opinions on ... Read the complete review
