blumdeluxe
"For love or mummy", in a remake of the old series, tells the story of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh in search for his eternal wife and how the two are trying to save the innocent woman from her curse, causing all kinds of trouble and chaos on their way, of course.I was a bit skeptical about a remake of such a famous series, because it always has a touch of making money with it. After giving this one a try, though, I have to admit that a lot of love and effort was put into the movie and some of the slapstick elements indeed match the humour the series is famous for. The movie certainly doesn't have a strong plot or very sophisticated jokes. The special effects bear the smell of the 90s and in general you have to cope with a lot of nonsense. Nevertheless I really had fun with it and if you don't go into the movie with all too high expectations, I think you can have a good time.All in all this is something especially for slapstick fans. If you can accept new films of this series and liked the humor and style of the older titles, you can at least see this as a nice bonus.
Op_Prime
Granted, they are not Laurel and Hardy, and are not as funny as they were, but Bronson Pinchot (Stan) and Gailard Sartain (Ollie) give above decent impersonations of the original duo. Not as good as the shorts or films, but it is a great tribute to best comedy team of all. Thumbs up.
Shorty-41
I'm a SON OF THE DESERT. The Boys were what pure laughter arising from the norm was all about. No attempt should ever be made to recreate that. It was unique and stands alone for the ages. No one would try to remake Michelangelo's Pieta, nor restructure Beethoven's Fifth. Yes, their comedy achieved the level of great art. Can anyone say why they lasted all those years, and after seventy-odd years, the world continues to demand their films?
jarany
I have seen most, if not all of the Laurel & Hardy classic films. I have always enjoyed there comical stupidly, even after watching it over and over again. This new film attempts to bring back the classic with two new actors who resemble both Laurel & Hardy, however fails miserably for various reasons. One of which is how out of place their cloths are (still early 20th century) however are both portrayed in the 90's setting. Some of the former dialogue was brought back, however it also fails miserably to come close to the classic series. This film could very well be the worst film I have ever seen and should be pulled off the shelf and locked away forever. The real Laurel & Hardy are surly spinning in their graves at such a bad imitation.
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