A Chump at Oxford (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:	19/03/09 (40 review reads)
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Advantages: Timeless Humour

Disadvantages: Nothing

Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump at Oxford
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This is a single DVD containing 3 wonderful films;
A chump at oxford
From soup to nuts
Another fine mess

The films are in their original black and white format and also 'colourised' version.

The main feature is
"A Chump at oxford"
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This is a superb comedy made when Laurel and Hardy where at their best.
By pure accident it seems Stan is related to one of Oxfords finest 'Fellow' and is given a place there with Ollie as his butler. When Stan gets a knock on the head he wiggles those ears and starts fighting everyone in sight, he also thinks that he is a lord until another bang brings him back to normal.
Simply brilliant, a fighting Stan is something to behold and worth the money for this movie alone.


Second Movie;
"From Soup to Nuts".
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A silent movie made very early on in 1928.
Stan and Ollie are waiters who wreck the house and the guests of the house where they are hired to work.
Not much else to the plot really, an early outing and the guys have not quite got their act perfected yet. The gags are great and the slapstick wonderful.


Third Movie;
"Another fine mess".
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The guys are hiding from the police in a very posh house when guests come calling. They ham it up and pretend to be the real owner which is great until the real owners turn up.
Ending involves the obligatory shot gun.
Stan in a wig looks unnervingly like a woman. He and Ollie eventually have a spectacular falling out and the house is wrecked.

All 3 films are classics and timeless, with no chance of offence from the guys as they smash, fight and wreck everything in site. The pretend violence seems to escalate to unbelievable proportions until the inevitable explosion.
Highly recommended.

Summary: Don't get Stan mad !