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Title: Good Old-Fashioned Slapstick
Review: This DVD has a bunch of complete silent comedy shorts, two of which star Ben Turpin, and then there's a lightning round of assorted Ben Turpin clips. You don't need to be a particular fan of his, not that there's anything wrong with him, because there's a good handful of films starring other old-time comedians. One of them, "Just Rambling Along," is a very early Stan Laurel comedy, made long before he ever heard of Oliver Hardy. I enjoyed all of these little movies. They're all brisk and fast-paced, and full of fun. I had never seen most of them before, and I've been a fan of silent comedies for a long while. The prints look good and the music sounds great (no needle-drop scores here, they're all custom piano scores and nicely done). I hope there'll be more of these coming out.
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