The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy'

It was not Laurel and Hardy, but the two actors did a more-than-acceptable job at adopting their mannerisms and voices. What's so wrong with conjuring up the sweetness and memory of the greatest comedy team ever, and doing it up again in a modern setting and on the big screen? Granted, the clothes were out of place and the context of the originals was totally not there. But the whole thing could have been much worse. At least it wasn't overly crude, as many modern comedies are. Maybe it will get a few people (especially kids) to seek out the original L&H.

Maybe I am just too much of a Laurel & Hardy fan, but i found this thing on HBO and thought I was hallucinating. This was awful!!! Has Bronson Pinchot's career sunk so low that he must do this? A Stan Laurel impression???? Yikes! And Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham doing a small burn as these lame Laurel & Hardy copycats do their shtick was almost too painful to watch. All this movie emphasized was how GREAT and UNIQUE the original men were. This movie should never have been made. For goodness sakes, if you want to watch them, rent their classic movies, Music Box, Sons Of the Desert, Brats, etc.

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.

Isn't it a tad odd that a L&H remake would use a plot that is so typically Abbott & Costello?

Yeah, the story is absolute crap, but the two leads really ARE dead ringers for the original duo. My one beef with their very decent mimicry is that Hardy only gives one trademark reaction look of frustration at the audience.

This thing is by NO means great, but it's definitely worth a look.

I can see why Laurel and Hardy purists might be offended by this rather gentle 're-enactment', but this film would be an excellent way to introduce children to the pleasures of classic L & H. Bronson Pinchot and Gailard Sartain acquit themselves reasonably as the comedy duo and there's a reasonably good supporting cast. I enjoyed it.