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Laurel & Hardy Volume 1 - A Chump At Oxford/Related Shorts [DVD]

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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Universal Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 3 May 2004
  • Run Time: 195 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001K2KFW
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,520 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Contains:

  • A Chump At Oxford (black & white)
  • A Chump At Oxford (colourised)
  • From Soup to Nuts
  • Another Fine Mess (black & white)
  • Another Fine Mess (colourised)


Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars
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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best 24 April 2004
Its unbelievable to see that Stan and Ollie are languishing so low in theDVD sales chart, because their relentlessly optimistic escapades are someof the best, simplest comedy ever written.
The shorts on this disc are all excellent, but why? Really, I think thatthe answer lies in the chemistry between the two. As you grow to knowthese two characters, in whatever guise they may inhabit, you are certainto find yourself chuckling at even the smallest exchanges between the two.Where Hardy often seems the more dominant one, it is Stan Laurel, with hiswonderfully quizzical facial expressions and remarks that stays in thememory for longest.
Of course, the writing is superlative to anything being churned out evennow, many years later. Comedy has changed and evolved, often graciously(see The Office or Phoenix Nights as two of the most recent examples), butthis DVD should be treasured as it is an eternal blueprint of two of theclassic comic geniuses who deserve to live forever.
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars volume 1 6 April 2006
Excellent film and shorts. However the films contained on Volume One have not been restored and are little better than previously released L&H. The silent film "From soup to Nuts" is in extremly poor condition and hardly viewable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars What A Wiggle! 15 Mar 2011
A CHUMP AT OXFORD (4 stars) sees Stan & Ollie foil a bank robbery and get an Oxford Uni education as a reward and includes classic moments of getting lost in a maze, eating an egg, operating a soda water syphon, the old slipping on a banana skin trick and a disgruntled Ollie looking down the camera, it's an hour long, never outstays its welcome and includes a young Peter Cushing as one of the students and there's not a vampire in sight.
FROM SOUP TO NUTS (3 stars) is a silent film with parlour music played over the action of Stan & Ollie as two useless waiters, the footage is pretty grainy but in the same way that you can't make a pristine recording out of an old Woody Guthrie record, you can only do so much with a film made in 1928.
ANOTHER FINE MESS (4 stars) starts with Stan & Ollie on the run from the law and has them accidentally squatting and renting out a posh house they were passing, it's another cracker and has the unique sight of a wildebeast on a tandem!
Two of the films also appear in computer colour versions and I'm sure someone spent a long time sweating over them but they needn't have bothered because they are ultimately pointless, they look ridiculous and you wouldn't add a dash of colour to Picasso's 'Guernica' would you?
One last point is that it'd be cheaper in the long run to buy the 'Collection' boxset if you're thinking of buying more than 5 or 6 Stan & Ollie DVDs but if you're only buying a handful, I'd recommend this above most.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars very good
excellent entertainment for all ages. good value. i would recommend this product as is funny and keep the children happy in a rainy day, when they cannot go out.
Published 22 days ago by R. Y. Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious films from the kings of comedy!
This disc contains:

A Chump at Oxford (feature film)
Another Fine Mess (talkie short)
From Soup to Nuts (silent short)

A Chump at Oxford is one of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. McCormack
5.0 out of 5 stars a chump at oxford dvd ho ho ho
bought for a gift the lads will enjoy it as it is never on the television now i remember it as being hilarious
Published 4 months ago by octo
4.0 out of 5 stars A Right Pair of Chumps....
How could I have reached the ripe age of 46 and not ever seen the delightful A Chump at Oxford? My favourite part is where they're lost in a maze, with bits such as where Stan is... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Tim Kidner
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Triump for the Chumps!
I had never seen A Chump at Oxford before but once I did I could not stop laughing from start to finish, especially the dinner scene with Stan in the beginning and also the maze! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Hayley Blondiee Shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars CHUMP AT OXFORD- DVD
we received this item quickly. A very good film. love Laurel & hardy. We also like the service from AMAZON. Thank you
Published 21 months ago by dutchman
5.0 out of 5 stars That's another fine mess the reviewers got us in....
I will presume that since you have clicked on Vol. 1 of Laurel and Hardy, you are unsure as to whether to click on "Buy". Let me put your fears to rest. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2010 by Spin
5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody happy
Bought for Grandma.
Now the kids and Grandma are tied up, for the foseeable future, watching the Laurel and Hardy collection.
Published on 3 April 2010 by M. Hannon
4.0 out of 5 stars classic comedy
This is one of L & H's best films. The ghost scene in the maze is pure gold !!!
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by H. Byrne
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