- Classification: U
- Studio: Fox
- VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CJE1
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,753 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Stan and Ollie play servants, their master a man who is being kept back from WW2 call-up by his quack doctor and rich aunties. When it is revealed he is in fact perfectly able-bodied, Stan and Ollie can but accompany their young master to protect him from the horrors of army training camp. This film is often panned by critics as being 'the beginning of the end' for Laurel and Hardy. True, they are very out of character and a lot of jokes tend to revolve around their physical appearances. But taken on its own, this is a highly entertaining and enjoyable film. There are plenty of classic L & H moments (trying to hide a crow down Hardy's trousers during inspection, the duo sneaking a ride back to camp on a vehicle which turns out to be a moving target for a rifle range), and the hilariously mean-spirited Sergeant Hippo makes a memorable foil. A lot better than most '40s Laurel and Hardy and certainly high above most comedy films of today which all too often seem to rely on sex and swearng for ther 'humour'.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This military comedy is Laurel & Hardy's answer to Abbott & Costello's "Buck Privates." A lame script doesn't do Stan and Ollie justice, but there are a few big laughs (including an "inspection" scene with Laurel stashing a crow down Hardy's trousers). A good supporting cast of familiar faces helps. Watch for a young Alan Ladd in one scene.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Mediocre L&H With Few Laughs
28 Jan 2008
Hampered by material better suited to Abbott and Costello, the decline of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy began with this badly conceived 1941 comedy - a sad comedown from the Hal Roach days. The Boys try their best to redeem "Great Guns," but it's a losing battle. Stan and Ollie's lack of creative input is woefully apparent. If you want to see the team in military surroundings, track down the far-superior "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932).
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Laurel & Hardy in an utterly forgettable Army comedy
22 May 2001
"Great Guns" allowed 20th Century Fox to announce the "return" of the boys to the silver screen, but unfortunately this 1941 film directed by Monty Banks came out six months after Abbott & Costello's first starring vehicles, "Buck Privates." The comparisons did not help Laurel & Hardy, who are the retainers of the pampered son (Dick Nelson) of a millionaire. When their charge is drafted and goes off to prove himself in the Army, the boys get drafted as well to be with him. Actually, the lad does well, not only with the army but with a girl (Shelia Ryan), and it is Laurel & Hardy who have a hard time with the tough drill sergeant. The romantic plot line actually ends up taking center stage and most of the comedy routines are things the boys would have left on the cutting room floor in their hay day. Another sad feature film from the tail end of their great careers.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
"GREAT GUNS "
28 Sep 2001
The classic comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their first film for 20th Century Fox is by no means as bad as its reputation. The 1941 wartime film has some very corny moments and lines of dialogue from the supporting cast, but that's to be expected. Stan and Ollie are reliable as ever in their roles as bumbling army recruits and perform the material written for them by Lou Breslow with assurance and professionalism. GREAT GUNS is by no means as good as the short films that the duo appeared in and had creative control over from 1926 through 1935, but then again neither were the feature length films they performed in during that time period either. GREAT GUNS has a few standout scenes that brought tears to my eyes (with laughter): Stan shoving a crow into Ollie's uniform during inspection and the ensuing chaos, Stan's shaving scene and Stan's running gag during the climactic building of a brigade. And by the way, there are NO musical interludes to irritate us this time! Overall, the film is 74 minutes of fun and classic humor.
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