He was possibly the greatest straight man of all time. I'm not a fan if their movies, but I love their routines and there was a logic to all of their stuff that still amazes me.
I agree on all points.* They only did one movie I particularly like, "The Time of Their Lives," which I used to routinely catch the end of (but never the beginning) on television in the pre-cable days.
Their tv show tended to include the least admirable aspects of their movies, their readio shows could be better, but not always.
I am still trying to find a recording (which is probably hidden in an episode of their radio show on my iPod) of a routine in which Lou is being paid for his work as a janitor and it comes down to something like 30 cents because of all the deductions Bud announces.
I love the L&H short subjects, and a couple of the full length movies, but yeah, I agree mostly.
I think the problem with the A&C movies is that, well, Abbott always comes off as a creep, which lessens the enjoyment of the movie, at least for me. That works in a 4 minute bit, but in a full length movie, not so much.
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Date: 2008-06-16 04:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-16 04:31 pm (UTC)Their tv show tended to include the least admirable aspects of their movies, their readio shows could be better, but not always.
I am still trying to find a recording (which is probably hidden in an episode of their radio show on my iPod) of a routine in which Lou is being paid for his work as a janitor and it comes down to something like 30 cents because of all the deductions Bud announces.
*I'm also not a big Laurel and Hardy film fan.
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Date: 2008-06-16 04:35 pm (UTC)I think the problem with the A&C movies is that, well, Abbott always comes off as a creep, which lessens the enjoyment of the movie, at least for me. That works in a 4 minute bit, but in a full length movie, not so much.