Big Business (1929) :
Brief Review -
A Smashing-Bashing Matured Comedy with every signature trademark of Legendary Comedy Duo Laurel And Hardy. Having seen Laurel and Hardy's talkies already, Big Business was a new experience to me and new lesson as a movie buff, too. Well, this was really amazing and surpassing. I didn't expect a shot film to bring so much in such a short runtime and that too in a silent mode but Big Business was really a BIG BUSINESS of matured comedy. Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner. First 2 minutes and they were at work to make you laugh. The next 5 minutes already gave positive vibes that it is gonna be a laugh riot next 15 minutes and that's exactly what happens. It wasn't any senseless laugh riot but a matured one. Lauren And Hardy had few punches in intertitles but rest it's a smashing-bashing crazy frenzy berserk all over. Keeping their every signature intact, they smashed the house and us too. That entire smashing scene was so hilarious that it didn't even need any dialogues, i mean intertitles to fetch laugh. It has enough, actually too much in those physical actions which many great dialogues failed to achieve sometimes. First it's about slapstick comedy with Lauren and Hardy at their best and then it's a clash of smashers. In one word, Terrific! I have seen some of Leo McCarey's great films of 30s and this was my first film of him from 20s decade jointly directed with Horne. Both of them put up a smart and nice show together. The understanding of sensible situations and matured, genuine comedy was there. Overall, another fine piece of work from Legendary Duo Laurel and Hardy. Unmissable for their fans and a fantastic watch for others too.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A Smashing-Bashing Matured Comedy with every signature trademark of Legendary Comedy Duo Laurel And Hardy. Having seen Laurel and Hardy's talkies already, Big Business was a new experience to me and new lesson as a movie buff, too. Well, this was really amazing and surpassing. I didn't expect a shot film to bring so much in such a short runtime and that too in a silent mode but Big Business was really a BIG BUSINESS of matured comedy. Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner. First 2 minutes and they were at work to make you laugh. The next 5 minutes already gave positive vibes that it is gonna be a laugh riot next 15 minutes and that's exactly what happens. It wasn't any senseless laugh riot but a matured one. Lauren And Hardy had few punches in intertitles but rest it's a smashing-bashing crazy frenzy berserk all over. Keeping their every signature intact, they smashed the house and us too. That entire smashing scene was so hilarious that it didn't even need any dialogues, i mean intertitles to fetch laugh. It has enough, actually too much in those physical actions which many great dialogues failed to achieve sometimes. First it's about slapstick comedy with Lauren and Hardy at their best and then it's a clash of smashers. In one word, Terrific! I have seen some of Leo McCarey's great films of 30s and this was my first film of him from 20s decade jointly directed with Horne. Both of them put up a smart and nice show together. The understanding of sensible situations and matured, genuine comedy was there. Overall, another fine piece of work from Legendary Duo Laurel and Hardy. Unmissable for their fans and a fantastic watch for others too.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.