Stan and ollie

[tex]

So i'm off to the flix this weekend to see Stan and ollie, i go with a little trepidation but i have to say the critics reviews have been generally positive. watch this space

[George 1978]

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Steve Coogan is such a great character actor, although unlike Alan Partridge he is seems to be very incognito as Hardy (or is it Laurel that he actually plays?)

[Moonraker]

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I have to go this weekend to watch the film.
When I was a child. Laurel and Hardy was always on. It was ny favourite comedy.
I still watch the shirt films.

[Cartimand]

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Really enjoyed it. Laugh-out-loud funny and poignant in equal measure.

[zabadak]

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Steve Coogan is such a great character actor, although unlike Alan Partridge he is seems to be very incognito as Hardy (or is it Laurel that he actually plays?)

Coogan = Laurel; Reilly = Hardy

[George 1978]

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Coogan = Laurel; Reilly = Hardy

Cheers - I was afraid that I was going to get it the wrong way round.

[tex]

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Cheers - I was afraid that I was going to get it the wrong way round.

Fatty and finny

[George 1978]

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Fatty and finny

Don't you mean funny?

[tex]

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Don't you mean funny?

They were both funny, one fat one fin

[George 1978]

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I bet that they are both funny.

Speaking of Coogan, I don't think that I have seen that Alan Partridge film from 2013 - I believe it's been seen on TV a couple of times. I know it was doing the rounds in the cinemas in August 2013 - tried to see it on my birthday that year but it wasn't on.

[tex]

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I bet that they are both funny.

Speaking of Coogan, I don't think that I have seen that Alan Partridge film from 2013 - I believe it's been seen on TV a couple of times. I know it was doing the rounds in the cinemas in August 2013 - tried to see it on my birthday that year but it wasn't on.

Alpha papa....very funny

[George 1978]

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I did get that "We Need to talk about Alan" book from WHSmith during that bridge between Christmas and New Year in 2011 - when I had it on the bookcase at the old place, many visitors were impressed with the fact that I got a copy!

The only problems with playing a character such as Laurel or Hardy is that: A) it obviously is not an original creation unlike Alan Partridge; B) they were based on real people; and C) they came from a previous generation several decades ago. It's like a singer doing a cover version rather than an original - that is not criticism of course, but just observations.

[tex]

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I did get that "We Need to talk about Alan" book from WHSmith during that bridge between Christmas and New Year in 2011 - when I had it on the bookcase at the old place, many visitors were impressed with the fact that I got a copy!

The only problems with playing a character such as Laurel or Hardy is that: A) it obviously is not an original creation unlike Alan Partridge; B) they were based on real people; and C) they came from a previous generation several decades ago. It's like a singer doing a cover version rather than an original - that is not criticism of course, but just observations.

I think the film is more of a biopic, the relationship between the actors and agents etc

[zabadak]

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Alpha papa....very funny

Yes, agreed!

[zabadak]

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I think the film is more of a biopic, the relationship between the actors and agents etc

It is about when they toured theatres in the UK, towards the end of their careers, because they needed the money. Apparently, they were well-received and quite grateful!