Laurel & Hardy II (Way Out West / Block-Heads / Chickens Come Home)
by James W. Horne, John G. Blystone
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Actor: Billy Gilbert, Minna Gombell, Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Stan LaurelDirector: James W. Horne, John G. Blystone
Writer: Arnold Belgard
Writer: Arthur V. Jones
Writer: Charley Rogers
Writer: Felix Adler
Writer: H.M. Walker
Writer: Hal Roach
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 152 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Laurel & Hardy II (Way Out West / Block-Heads / Chickens Come Home)
DVD Review: The boys are back
Summary: 5 Stars
A great set with some of their best. One of the few teams that can make me laugh aloud.DVD Review: GARBAGE, SHAME ON HALLMARK!!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I just became aware of the MAGNIFICENT box set of Laural and Hardy films, that is available in England. I must admit that years ago, I purchased both of hallmarks LAURAL AND HARDY CRAPPPY releases, and was very glad to add them to my classic comedy collecction. I was eagerly awaiting more from them, but today while looking through all the titles on those 10 classic shorts, 4 shorts per disc, (talking), for [...] a pop, put out on that GREAT DVD-R way, by some dubious company called Hollywood`s Attic, and then investigating the availability of Laural and Hardys feature films, also on that GREAT system of DVD-R, buy some other equally dubious companies as Movies Unlimited, Nostalgia Home Video, Hollywood`s Attic(again), and Nostalgia Family Video, also selling for [...]a pop, thats if you want the luxury of chapter stops and maybe a menu too, WOW!! Then I read the reviews of other people, and what they had to say about the two hallmark releases, and I literally started to get sick to my stomach. All this time these GREAT WORKS are available overseas and not only that but presented in wonderful quality. AMERICANS deserve to have these TREASURES, and in wonderful quality. hallmark has really made me sick. Who ever is in charge of hallmark should FIRE that JERK who is in charge of their DVD department. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING WITH THE WORDS HALLMARK ON THEM AGAIN, I WILL NEVER WALK INTO A HALLMARK STORE AGAIN, I WILL NEVER WATCH ANY HALLMARK MADE FOR TV MOVIE AGAIN. AS FAR AS I`M CONCERNED THE WORD HALLMARK IS THE SAME AS CRAP!!!DVD Review: The Best Laurel and Hardy Movies
Summary: 5 Stars
Way Out West and Blockheads are 2 of the best L&H movies. These were long 'shorts" running under an hour - the laughs are non stop. The crazy antics, Hardy doing incredible stunts, these 2 films were during the Hal Roach hey day and I strongly recommend anyone who has never seen and L&H film to start with these 2 first. For those that think they are like Abbott and Costello, think again. If you like A&C films, than no doubt - you will be laughing your a$$ off on these 2 movies. Way Out West is just an incredibly funny comedy. I have the Australian DVD set of this which blows away any other version - I wish they would be released here in the USA because the transfers are top notch and there are fans that are tired of public domain grainy prints of these movies..DVD Review: Good, but could be better
Summary: 4 Stars
Well Hallmark is certainly taking their sweet time issuing these DVDs! At least they're releasing the cream of the Laurel & Hardy crop. This volume contains what I would rate as their second best feature, "Way Out West" (their best, "Sons of the Desert" was released on the first volume). This and the other feature, "Block-Heads", have good soundtracks and decent pictures though it is not quite as cleaned up as it could be. The one short on this volume, "Chickens Come Home" suffers from a soundtrack in very poor condition. Still, some L&H is better than none at all!DVD Review: Do Not Pay $80 - Available Elsewhere
Summary: 5 Stars
Because this wonderful DVD is no longer available new through Amazon, some sellers are trying to con people into paying $80 or more for Laurel & Hardy II. I just bought the same DVD yesterday for six dollars through Columbia House. It is also still available at K-Mart for less than $10. Don't get ripped off.
Description of Laurel & Hardy II (Way Out West / Block-Heads / Chickens Come Home)
The combination of choleric, combustible Oliver Hardy and mild, perpetually helpful Stan Laurel sustained dozens upon dozens of comedies, including the popular Way Out West. What makes this hour-long feature stand out is not just the physical hijinks (of which there are plenty), but the moments of surprising elegance, like a supple soft-shoe duet accompanied by what can only be called cowboy doo-wop. The plot concerns keeping the deed to a gold mine out of the hands of a greedy saloonkeeper (frequent comic foil James Finlayson), but it's just a pretext for gleeful slapstick orchestrations. Laurel & Hardy II also includes the underrated Block-Heads, another hour-long feature which starts out in the trenches of World War I and ends in a 13th floor apartment in New York; domestic strife and even lost limbs become fodder for jokes, yet the movie never feels cruel or ghoulish. It's the lightheartedness of their brutal mishaps that marks their success. Both features are from the late 1930s. An additional short from 1931, Chickens Come Home, features Hardy running for mayor and trying to squelch his past indiscretions, with Laurel as his right-hand man. No matter the circumstances, they wear bowler hats; wherever they go, madcap devastation follows. --Bret FetzerGeneral DVDs
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