A match made in slapstick
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Re: “A match made in slapstick”
How is the picture quality? How is the sound quality?
>>>>>Both excellent.
Are these restored prints, or do they still have various edits made over the years?
>>>>>Restored.
Does this set contain extras, such as the foreign language versions they made of their films?
>>>>>Spanish versions of NIGHT OWLS, BLOTTO, BELOW ZERO, THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE, BERTH MARKS, CHICKENS COME HOME, BE BIG!, and LAUGHING GRAVY, as well as French versions of the last two. Also included are various audio commentaries, trailers, an interactive map of shooting locations in Los Angeles, a short video with commentary from famous fans (Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Tim Conway), and four shorts in which Laurel and Hardy make guest appearances.
How is the packaging and pricing?
>>>>>Packaging is excellent; box retails for about $85, though the first printing appears to be sold out, as Amazon sellers have it priced in excess of $200.
Is there an informative booklet, perhaps with rare pictures?
>>>>>The box is formatted as a bound book, with liner notes for each disc.
J.R. Jones has provided a mildly interesting essay on the marital lives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; now can we please have an actual review of the 10 disc dvd set called "Laurel and Hardy: The Essential Collection"?
>>>>>I'm afraid not.
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Re: “A match made in slapstick”
Thank you for answering my questions J.R.; that's all I need for your "essay" to qualify as a "review" in my book! =0)
John--"Who needs another review of the Laurel and Hardy Essential Collection"? Well, I first learned about it's existence when someone referred me to this article (now an "official" review--see above!), and after all, it is listed in the Reader as a, you know, review...
Re: “A match made in slapstick”
This "review" doesn't tell me much about the box set. How is the picture quality? How is the
sound quality? Are these restored prints, or do they still have various edits made over the years?
Is there any rare material? Does this set contain extras, such as the foreign language versions
they made of their films? (This would be a great feature, since they weren't dubbed; they actually refilmed the movies, and spoke their lines phonetically. Some of the foreign versions even had
different scenes.) How is the packaging and pricing? Is there an informative booklet, perhaps
with rare pictures?
J.R. Jones has provided a mildly interesting essay on the marital lives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; now can we please have an actual review of the 10 disc dvd set called "Laurel and Hardy: The Essential Collection"?
Re: “A match made in slapstick”
Who needs another review of the Laurel and Hardy Essential Collection? You've written an excellent overview of the team with much fresh insight. I'd take that over a mere DVD review anytime. Keep up the fine writing, J.R.
