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Episode Description: Disc 1 "Big Noise": Rating: NR Audio: English: Mono & Stereo Subtitled: English and Spanish Special Features: Commentary by Randy Skredvedt, Photo Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Laurel and Hardy Theatre: Bullfighters Theatrical Trailer, Great Guns Theatrical Trailer, & The Dancing Master Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2 "Great Guns": Rating: NR Audio: English: Mono & Stereo Subtitled: English & Spanish Special Features: Commentary by Randy Skretvedt, Photo Gallery, Opening the Freemont Theatre Movietone News, Theatrical Trailer, Laurel and Hardy Theatre: Big Noise Theatrical Trailer, Bullfighters Theatrical Trailer, & Jitterbugs Theatrical Trailer
Disc 3 "Jitterbugs": Rating: NR Audio: English: Mono & Stereo Subtitled: English & Spanish Special Features: Commentary by Randy Skretvedt, Photo Gallery, Inauguration of the Railway Movietone News, Theatrical Trailer, Laurel and Hardy Theatre: Big Noise Theatrical Trailer, Bullfighters Theatrical Trailer, & Great Guns Theatrical Trailer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 1/2 stars!A wonderful and worthwhile release of the Boys!,
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This review is from: Laurel and Hardy Cinema Classic Collection volume 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise) (DVD)
It has been a fantastic period for fans of the greatest film comedy team of all time Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.Turner most recently released a two disc set with two Laurel and Hardy classics 'Bonnie Scotland' and 'Fra Diavolo'on it.Preceding this release however was THIS one from Fox featuring three of the Boys features for that company 'Great Guns','The Big Noise' and 'Jitterbugs'. All are wonderfully restored in picture and sound.20th century Fox is to be commended for their obvious diligence in this respect.Also included on these discs are some enjoyable additions which include rare news footage of The Boys selling War Bonds and at a railroad opening and a nice little special on the Laurel and Hardy fan club the Sons of the Desert. Regardless of where one stands in so far as ones' oppinions about these movies go,I think it is not only grand but historically important(especially in the L&H cannon)to have these films finally released at all.And I for one couldn't be happier to see them. Stan Laurel was greatly discouraged and resented the way Fox treated them during their tenure there.Their attempts at creative input of any kind during the making of the films generally failed at every turn.Stan disliked that but he did NOT dislike the movies themselves.They were after all good money makers for Fox and Stan himself was not adverse to a little "praise" for some of them.(For an in depth and thorough look at this period in The Boys careers I highly recommend Scott McGillivrays' marvellous book "Laurel and Hardy-from the 40s Forward"). When I watch these movies I KNOW they aren't in the same category as their previous output from the Roach Studios BUT: 1.All of the films have numerous moments that are VERY worthy of praise and of the team as a whole and 2.They show two comedy PROs at work.They were very much in command of their comedy,characters and timing.Nothing in THEM had changed..it is the scripts/Fox system that are to blame here for any shortcomings. In conclusion I highly recommend this wonderful set that Fox has released,on both technical and historical grounds.It is very worthy of Laurel and Hardy and very much worthy of a special place in your DVD collection.Let's look forward to their next and final release which should contain 'The Bullfighters','Dancing Masters' and "A Haunting We Will Go". Thank you 20th Century Fox.
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Five stars for making these available. This pre-release review just mentions the content.,
By Scott MacGillivray - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Laurel and Hardy Cinema Classic Collection volume 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise) (DVD)
Fox is releasing three of its Laurel & Hardy features on DVD: GREAT GUNS (1941), JITTERBUGS (1943), and THE BIG NOISE (1944). These are among the team's later works, and Laurel & Hardy collectors and completists should welcome this boxed set.GREAT GUNS is Fox's topical answer to Abbott & Costello's hit "Buck Privates," with awkward rookies Stan and Ollie in the army. The script is rather lame, but there are some choice moments (you'll howl when Laurel stashes a live crow down Hardy's pants during inspection). Watch for Alan Ladd in a bit part. JITTERBUGS is an engaging comedy with music, with Stan and Ollie as zoot-suited bandleaders who get mixed up with swindlers, and who right the wrong by adopting disguises for a sting operation. Vivian Blaine sings three songs, radio actor Bob Bailey is fine as the stingmaster, and Stan and Ollie are in good form (and fun to watch when they're in disguise). This is the glossiest Laurel & Hardy movie from this period, with a notable supporting cast. THE BIG NOISE is a matter of taste. Some viewers regard it as merely a humdrum rehash of old routines, while others enjoy it as a virtual textbook of tried-and-true Laurel & Hardy material. Either way, it's loaded with vintage gags. The boys are janitors-turned-detectives, who safeguard a gadget-crazy inventor and his new high explosive. Watch for young Robert Blake as a mischievous brat. First-time viewers should enjoy it; if you know Laurel & Hardy you'll certainly recognize the jokes: an upper-berth scene with drunken Jack Norton is a highlight. This DVD set also includes bonus material, including vintage coming-attractions trailers, and audio commentaries by author Randy Skretvedt. A special treat is REVENGE OF THE SONS OF THE DESERT, Alexander Marshall's Emmy-winning featurette about the international Laurel & Hardy society (founded by L & H biographer John McCabe). Picture and sound quality in these DVDs should be excellent, based on the studio's former VHS releases in this series. 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some more L&H on American DVDs -- at last!!,
By Steven Bailey "Cinemaven" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Laurel and Hardy Cinema Classic Collection volume 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise) (DVD)
Laurel and Hardy -- and especially Laurel -- would have been the first to admit that the movies they did for 20th Century-Fox in the 1940's were not their greatest work. That said, they did a lot of misfires for Hal Roach, too. (Watch BONNIE SCOTLAND, due out on DVD in April, and you'll see what I mean.) And the paucity of *any* L&H DVDs is so sad that even the announcement of Fox's DVD release of three of their middling L&H movies is cause for at least minor joy.Of the trio being released, the one with the best reputation is JITTERBUGS, mainly because of its high production values and its hilarious L&H impersonations (Ollie as a windbag Kentucky colonel, Stan as a fuddy-duddy British aunt). It has its share of fits and starts but is funny enough. The movie with the worst rep is THE BIG NOISE, long regarded by L&H buffs as their worst-ever movie. It rips off a lot of their old routines and has somewhat leaden pacing, but even this movie has its moments. (For total L&H character assassination, wait until Fox releases THE DANCING MASTERS.) The movie also stars a young Robert ("Bobby") Blake, six decades before his own notoriety with a deadly weapon. GREAT GUNS was L&H's first Fox movie and the first indication that things were awry in Stan-and-Ollie Land. The movie is an obvious rip-off of Abbott & Costello's then-current Army comedy BUCK PRIVATES, with L&H forced into war hijinx when the rich youngster they caretake goes in for the draft. But again, L&H manage to overcome the so-so script and create some comedy out of nothing (particularly Stan with his charming pantomime). Laurel & Hardy are national treasures in my book, and the lack of DVDs of their best work (currently owned, and doled out sparely, by Hallmark Home Entertainment) is appalling. So pick up the Fox set, uneven as it is, and discover how even these in-and-out comedies play better than much contemporary stuff. 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
1940s features aren't so bad!,
By David Foe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Laurel and Hardy Cinema Classic Collection volume 1 (Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise) (DVD)
The 1940s Laurel & Hardy movies have gotten a real bum rap in several books about the team, but in truth, few people have actually watched these pictures in the past 40 years. They may not be classics, nor the "best" work of L&H, but they're amusing comedies and perfect family entertainment, especially compared to the "comedies" of today.One of the movies in this set, "The Big Noise," has been listed as one of the worst movies of all time, but in no way is that really true. It's in fact a great introduction to Laurel & Hardy for kids. I recently showed this picture to some kids and they loved it. I thought it had a lot of laughs as well. "Great Guns" was very successful when it came out and when I saw it recently, I laughed so hard I cried. I haven't seen "Jitterbugs" in about 30 years, but I thought it was funny when I saw it on TV in the '70s. So, give this set a chance and you'll be glad you did! And I can't wait for Part II. And then let's reissue the two 1940s MGM L&H movies as well. |
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