NO CHUMPS THESE GUYS ! (Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump At Oxford And Related Shorts (DVD))

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Product:	Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump At Oxford And Related Shorts (DVD)
Date:	08/09/08 (86 review reads)
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Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 -
A Chump at Oxford and Related Shorts.
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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 each to follow:

A chump at oxford.
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Made in 1940

OK here goes I hope you are paying attention because the plot to this movie goes all over the place, ready...
The boys are down on their luck and the only way to get jobs is for Stan to dress up as a woman and for them to pretend to be a maid and butler.
They are hired for a fancy socialite party but as you can probably guess end up wrecking the place.
Fired, they end up on the streets where fortuitously they capture a bank robber and the grateful bank manager decides to reward them by sending them to Oxford.
When they get there the students play all sorts of 'japes' on them such as telling them the deans quarters are their quarters, mayhem ensues.

Now the film gets wacky, Stan gets a whack to the head and believes himself to be a long, long distant relative who was once at Oxford and fantastic at everything. He takes Ollie on as his manservant aptly called FATTY.
Here we fist see Stans ability to 'wiggle' his ears when he gets mad and when does, watch out because he is the greatest fighter ever.

I won't spoil the ending but it is a classic film and a 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.
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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, Stan not only wrecks the house but nearly gives Ollie a break down in the process.
The dinner party they are 'looking after' ends up in food fights and chaotic madness.

This is an early outing for the boys and their timing with each other is not quite there but none the less it's still very funny.
It is directed by the wonderful Edgar Kennedy who will go on to star in many of their later movies.
Run time 18 minutes.


Another fine mess.
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Made in 1930.

The boys are vagrants and by mishap the police are chasing them. They hideout in the home of Colonel Buckshot while he is away on safari. However guests come a calling and Stan must pretend to be both butler and maid with hilarious consequences. Whilst Ollie pretends to be the colonel.

You guessed it, the real Colonel Buckshot returns and all hell is let loose, including shotguns and windows and well, enough said.

At only half an hour long this shortie is still packed with all the slapstick and funnies that come with Stan and Ollie.
Again the colourised version is superb to see.
Run time 28 minutes


DVD features:
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Filmed in: Black & white and colourised
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: 2
Number of discs: 1
Classification: U
Run time: 195 minutes
ASIN: B0001K2KFW

A DVD where all 3 films are very funny. You will not be disappointed.

Hope you enjoyed the review,

Greg.

Summary: COMEDY THAT WILL NEVER FADE.