StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Nonureva Really Surprised!

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Leofwine_draca I had BELOW ZERO on VHS as a kid, in a compilation with a few other Laurel & Hardy efforts. This one always stuck with me so that I went back to it over and over. Maybe it was the snowy setting, the relentless cold and misery that made it stand out from the rest.Watching it again recently, I was impressed how well it stands up today. The slapstick humour hasn't dated one bit, and the sight gags are top notch (the bit with Stan in the water barrel is hilarious). The continuity is strong throughout, Ollie plays the exasperated side of things well (he could sometimes come across as a bit mean, but not here) and Stan is as loveably dumb as ever.In amidst all the pitfalls, snowball fights and screw-ups, my favourite joke of all comes when the pair realise where they've been performing and why they aren't making any money. It's a beautifully understated moment with that one look from Ollie to the camera that says it all.

Michael_Elliott Below Zero (1930)*** (out of 4) Street musicians Laurel and Hardy find a wallet full of money in the street so they offer to take a policeman to dinner. After eating they discover that the wallet belongs to the cop. Here's an entertaining short, which doesn't rank as one of the duos best or funniest but it remains fun throughout.Tiembla Y Titubea (1930)** 1/2 (out of 4) Spanish version of Below Zero has the same storyline of the American version but this one here features a few additional scenes as well as an extended ending, which was cut from the American version. Like other Spanish L&H films, this here doesn't quite work because you can tell the two aren't really comfortable speaking Spanish. The added joke at the end however is the best gag and it's a shame it was cut from the American version.

Boba_Fett1138 This is a rather enjoyable short Laurel & Hardy picture with again a story divided in two parts, that are both good and enjoyable in their own way.Problem with some of the Laurel & Hardy pictures is that the movies that are divided in two separate parts are not the best or most consistent ones, due to the fact that often the one part is better than the other. In this case both parts of the movie have their own certain charm and entertainment value and they go very well together.The first part is fun and a bit slapstick like and features some good old fashioned snowball fights. To be honest in the second part nothing really happens but it's hilarious nevertheless, due to the very fine comedy execution from director James Parrott and actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It makes both parts solid and should more than please the fans.8/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

rsyung Although the subject of this short is particularly grim, I find myself constantly drawn to it. It has a certain minimalist attraction...very little dialogue and no underscoring(probably because of it being a relatively early sound subject and also so as not interfere with the boy's own music-making), and bleak and austere snow-driven sets. Stan and Ollie truly become victims of their dire circumstances and it is only the bizarre physical distortion at the end(Laurel was quite fond of such endings) that takes us out of our reality and back into theirs.