Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9786305417545 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC ISBN: 6305417547 Label: Madacy Records Manufacturer: Madacy Records Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Publisher: Madacy Records Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 01, 2000 Running Time: 83 minutes Sales Rank: 189829 Studio: Madacy Records Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 1954
Rating: - Ill-fated farewell
While the silent-era comedies of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are well represented on DVD, the majority of the team's sound films remain unavailable here in the U.S. The fact that UTOPIA, their final film, is readily available everywhere is a bitter pill for most of their fans to swallow.
In 1950 Stan and Ollie traveled to France to make the movie, which was originally titled ATOLL K. In this uneasy blend of political satire and slapstick, the boys inherit a yacht and wind up on an uncharted atoll, which they try to establish as a new country. This ill-fated little picture saw limited release in Europe during 1951-52, and received scant distribution in the U.S. as UTOPIA in 1954.
Aside from the erratic quality of the script and the production, the biggest drawback is the unhealthy physical appearance of the boys themselves. Hardy is at his all-time heaviest, while Laurel contracted ... Read More
Rating: - Proving they still had it....
I'm kinda surprised at all of the negative reviews here. I had been staying away from this film because of the negative reviews and the low price which is usually an indicator of quality of the work. Don't miss this one!! For review reference, I personally think Sons of the Desert is the boys best film, I did not find Pardon Us or Flying Dueces too funny, but I thought Utopia was hilarious with plenty of great laughs in the first five minutes alone. Sure the plot get's a little too involved towards the end but what movie doesn't? The entire first hour was great with lots of the signature comedy you're lookin' for!
Even when he was old, sick, and overheated from the hot weather on the island, Stan Laurel proves himself to be one of the, if not THE finest comedian in film history. Although the sound and picture quality here is more like a 1930's film(it was 1951!?!), I am glad to own this one. The Boys' ... Read More
Rating: - Not As Bad As You've Heard But...
The Boys' last and supposedly worst film together. It has a notorious reputation and much of it is justified. Stan DOES look old and frail. Ollie DOES look dangerously obese. It's poorly dubbed (apparently none of the other performers could speak English), the picture quality is far worse than their 1930s material even after DVD treatment and the gags are lame, tired and in places cringe-inducingly childish. The plot, while pretty original and perhaps even daring for the time is convuluted and as far from the classic Laurel and Hardy as ever.
What does redeem the film are the performances from the two leads. Their acting was remarkable considering they were not well men at the time. Oliver Hardy's acting was as commandingly brilliant as it had always been and a further example of how much of an under-rated actor he was. Meanwhile, Stan Laurel was amazingly physical here despite his obvious illnesses. There's ... Read More
Rating: - A sad ending
This very last movie Laurel & Hardy made was a disaster. They expected to film for about a month but it took a year to complete. Stan fell ill and had to undergo surgery. After having been released from hospital he should have taken a rest but being a professional he felt obligated to make the movie. He was in a lot of pain and it certainly shows in this film. Stan also lost a lot of weight and both looked old and tired, which was partially due to the fact that the director had them waiting for days before calling them for some scenes. Don't ever start a collection with this one. It might put you off for the rest of your life!
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- Ill-fated farewell
- Proving they still had it....
- A sad ending
