Tit For Tat (1935) :
Brief Review -
The only sequel Laurel & Hardy made and what a delightful laugh and fulfilling ride it was. Yesterday only i watched 'Them Thar Hills' and enjoyed it a lot. It had all the trademark gags Laurel & Hardwmy always brought and then only i decided that i am gonna catch the sequel right after it. Honestly, I was expecting the same kind of stuff again but it was far different than what i imagined. Them Thar Hills was set in Mountains, an Outdoor comedy and Tit For Tat was more socialistic and crowdy. The place changes and so does the motive and humour. It's about after the events in Them Thar Hills (1934) Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis whose grocery shop is next to their home appliances store. Unable to let bygones be bygones, a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end? A fight for a wife and character's dignity turns hysterical and devastating in funny manners. But as always, Laurel & Hardy makes it look organic. No hard pushing to the small storyline, just the regular flow and keep it going. Actually, this film is more about Hardy than Laurel. I don't intend to create a fight between fans over credit and all but yes Hardy had more of command here. Maybe because it was the need of the script as it was his character who was at stake and fighting for his dignity so it's possible that Laurel would have been happy being a side face. Nevertheless, he is as good as he was in previous films. It is just that he didn't get much laughter to gift us. Hardy is completely nasty yet extremely sophisticated here. A rare combination which i never witnessed in any other comedian other than him (in takies). Charles Rogers does a great job while handling the things and surely he deserves a mention for making this film a Fulfilling Sequel. Overall, another hilarious ride from the Two Best Drivers of comedy at that time.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The only sequel Laurel & Hardy made and what a delightful laugh and fulfilling ride it was. Yesterday only i watched 'Them Thar Hills' and enjoyed it a lot. It had all the trademark gags Laurel & Hardwmy always brought and then only i decided that i am gonna catch the sequel right after it. Honestly, I was expecting the same kind of stuff again but it was far different than what i imagined. Them Thar Hills was set in Mountains, an Outdoor comedy and Tit For Tat was more socialistic and crowdy. The place changes and so does the motive and humour. It's about after the events in Them Thar Hills (1934) Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis whose grocery shop is next to their home appliances store. Unable to let bygones be bygones, a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end? A fight for a wife and character's dignity turns hysterical and devastating in funny manners. But as always, Laurel & Hardy makes it look organic. No hard pushing to the small storyline, just the regular flow and keep it going. Actually, this film is more about Hardy than Laurel. I don't intend to create a fight between fans over credit and all but yes Hardy had more of command here. Maybe because it was the need of the script as it was his character who was at stake and fighting for his dignity so it's possible that Laurel would have been happy being a side face. Nevertheless, he is as good as he was in previous films. It is just that he didn't get much laughter to gift us. Hardy is completely nasty yet extremely sophisticated here. A rare combination which i never witnessed in any other comedian other than him (in takies). Charles Rogers does a great job while handling the things and surely he deserves a mention for making this film a Fulfilling Sequel. Overall, another hilarious ride from the Two Best Drivers of comedy at that time.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.