Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations [Blu-ray] [2020] [NTSC]

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While their madcap antics are steeped in the traditions of vaudeville, they established a comic rhythm that takes full advantage of the elasticity of cinematic time. What you do need to know is how good the quality of the blu ray reproduction is and words cannot do it true justice. and a little less indulgently, to show that you have to look really hard to find any significant fault with these prints. In 1980, he graduated to “talkies” with his award-winning short The Ape-Man, followed by the cult favorite The Adventures of Terrific Man two years later. When you purchase through links on our site we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

Such routines are frequently a journey as much for them as they are for the audience, and to the point of tedium, but Laurel and Hardy are masters of persistence, so, after a while, these gags become even more hilarious simply because of their duration. I’m not reviewing the Blu-ray rather I’m commenting on certain aspects of the films that are present in film prints and also visible in the Blu-ray. When you consider the youngest nitrate print used is over 80 years old this really is some accomplishment, and the various parties involved in the restoration to this standard deserve our sincere and eternal gratitude. There are others out there with far more expertise in this area, but the absence of travelling scratches, flickering and generally different quality prints edited together to make a full film (a frustrating but understandable tactic employed on several occasions in the 21-disc box-set) is so very pleasing to see. But watching them play characters counter to their familiar personae, the dithering man-child and his grandiosely self-appointed benefactor, is fun and fascinating.That’s That’ – a gag reel of bloopers and out-takes, compiled by Hal Roach Studios editor Bert Jordan, to celebrate Stan’s 47th birthday. BONUS EXTRAS: 2,500 rare photos, posters and studio files • Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W.

Maybe someday Criterion will do a Sons of the Desert that is more than slightly better than the DVD. Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film "The Battle of the Century," making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Feature Films: 'Sons of the Desert' and 'Way Out West' Classic Short Subjects: 'Berth Marks,' 'The Battle of the Century' (with new music track by Donald Sosin),'Brats,' 'Busy Bodies,' 'The Chimp,' 'Come Clean,' 'County Hospital,' 'Helpmates,' 'Hog Wild,' 'Me and My Pal,' 'Midnight Patrol,' 'The Music Box,' 'One Good Turn,' 'Scram! I got the new Laurel and Hardy Definitive Restorations in BluRay, and have been watching a lot of it.The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. It does occur to me though, that in watching these on a standalone basis, while one can appreciate that the images on the screen are sharp, clean, well contrasted and nicely balanced, the real difference can be better seen when comparing a prior release and these new ones side by side. All that to point out how excited I am to report that the boys haven’t looked this good since their original release in the 20s and 30s.