Review of Tit for Tat

Ideally, you should have seen "Them Thar Hills" recently, as this is a sequel to it, involving the same 4 main characters: Stan ,Ollie, Charlie Hall, and Mae Busch, as Charlie's wife. But, that's not really necessary to enjoy this tale of tit for tat by L&H, warring against Charlie, involving their nearby electronics and grocery stores, respectively. As in "Them Thar Hills" and "Big Business", for example, the boys clearly get the worst of the exchange: not only the property damage and physical insults, but they very carelessly left their open store unattended, which drew shoplifters. At first, one fellow takes just what he can carry. Then, he brings a wheelbarrow. The final time, he parked a moving van in front of their store! Very strangely, the boys pay no attention, even when they clearly see him taking things. Obviously, they wont be in business very long with that attitude. During their war, Charlie mostly destroyed property, whereas, the boys mostly heaped physical and oral insults on Charlie, such as dumping a big can of lard(supposedly) on his head. As in some of their other films, they usually stood there and allowed these insults to be completed. ... ,......Charlie's wife has a subsidiary, but important role, as the object of Charlie's jealousy, which starts the tit for tat war. Charlie saw Ollie come down the stairs with Mae, being cordial with each other. Charlie naturally assumed they were engaged in a clandestine relationship. In fact, Ollie was stranded on the top floor, outside her window, trying to put bulbs in their electric sign, when the ladder he used to get there was no longer present. Mae happened to be in the room then, and heard his distress calls. She had happy memories of their drunk spree, in "Them Thar Hills", so, was cordial with him, inviting him to descend the stairs after entering her room.........At one point, Ollie says to Stan that they are engaged in a tit for tat. Stan tips his hat, as this was what he thought he heard. .......See it in B&W or it's colorized version. I watched the latter.