tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post5687901239379400288..comments2023-12-03T20:20:54.683-05:00Comments on Scared Silly: Classic Hollywood Horror-Comedies: LAUREL & HARDY RETURN… AGAIN & AGAIN & AGAIN!Paul Castigliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311677339576296386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post-50465450984159575482011-12-09T01:58:33.199-05:002011-12-09T01:58:33.199-05:00I bought the big UK box set years ago, but could n...I bought the big UK box set years ago, but could not resist buying the US release! I hope it sells well enough to get a second box of their silent films released. I cannot recommend these films highly enough! <br /><br />Other old teams, like the Marx Bros, can be an acquired taste. I love them, myself, but if a friend doesn't like their films, I can understand it. But if you can't enjoy Laurel & Hardy, then something is terribly wrong with you!<br /><br />"Big Business" is quite possibly the funniest film ever made, and reason enough to go to a screening. The best of their many slow burns with James Finlayson. I saw it years ago (1984 or so) on a bill of restored L&R "Lost Silents" in San Francisco, with live organ accompaniment. The best moment was overhearing a man tell his grandson how he had seen these films when he was about the same age. That's always struck me as a good illustration of the timelessness of these films.<br /><br /><br />DougDoug Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337748651695385693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336951618302437812.post-48881407652962359122011-12-08T13:46:04.126-05:002011-12-08T13:46:04.126-05:00Love your blog! I appreciate that you are focused ...Love your blog! I appreciate that you are focused on exploring a particular them in depth. I have a blog that does something similar. <br /><br />I was lucky enough to score one of the L&H sets at a great discount. It's sitting in a closet, unopened, at home since it will me Xmas gift to myself. I can hardly wait!<br /><br />I'm in Seattle, but boy would I love to see the boys on the big screen.<br /><br />One of my favorite movie experiences was watching "The Music Box" and "Way Out West" with a group of about 200 people in Port Townsend, Washington. It was a hot summer night and the films were shown for free in the town's small baseball field. There was lots of contagious laughter and enjoyment. It was wonderful to see that this work was still vital.<br /><br />- Paul Tumey<br />Cole's Comics and Comic Book AtticPaul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.com