A good movie

I have noticed that many classic movies starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are available on YouTube and since I loved these guys so much when I was a kid, I thought it would be the opportunity to rediscover their work. This short was, at the time, so popular that they would make a sequel the next year called 'Tit for Tat' (which I will probably watch soon as well). Anyway, how was the damned thing after all? Well, the first thing I thought was that there was so much going on that they could have easily extended the running time. Indeed, I was wondering how Ollie got sick, how these moonshiners were ambushed by the cops or how this couple got stranded with no gas left. Furthermore, the whole concept of having them get drunk was maybe a cheap and easy way to get some laughs but, on the other hand, I have to admit that it did allow them to go really wild on their gags with basically no restraints whatsoever. Anyway, all these elements were added in the mix so they could be some kind of confrontation with Charlie Hall basically playing a straight guy. During this conclusion, I was scratching my head wondering what the hell was going on because it was just so weird and over-the-top but I have to admit that I was also smiling the whole time so they definitely nailed it. Anyway, to conclude, it is another classic with Laurel and Hardy and, if you like their work, you should definitely check it out.

7/10