Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

classicsoncall I'll have to agree with a majority of the posters for this film in that it doesn't deserve it's reputation as one of the worst Laurel and Hardy films. It may not be of the caliber of "Sons of the Desert" or "Way Out West", but it's entertaining enough in it's own right. If I had to find a quibble, it's in the fact that Stan Laurel doesn't seem to have any of his classic, nonsensical responses to situations the Boys find themselves in, like "I heard what he said but I didn't hear what he meant" from their film "Nothing But Trouble", out the same year as this one. They do repeat some of their former gags like the train car scenario, one of their hallmarks from 1929's film short "Berth Marks". The ending comes across as rather abrupt, as the inventor in the story (Arthur Space) never does make it to Washington, D.C. with his explosive invention. I had to laugh when I read one of the comments on this board in which the reviewer lamented the 'annoying little kid' in the beginning of the movie. That annoying little kid grew up to become TV's Baretta, Robert Blake. I always liked Blake, even through his personal difficulties, and this is the only Laurel and Hardy effort I've ever seen him in.

ShadeGrenade I'm giving this delightful picture a 10 out of 10 rating because I think its high time someone did. It enjoys an unfair reputation as Laurel and Hardy's worst ever movie ( 'Utopia' deserves that honour ) mainly because it recycles gags from earlier pictures. So what? They would not be the first comics to do this. Even Chaplin occasionally copied himself.Our heroes are office cleaners at a detective agency who take a call from one Alva P.Hartley, an eccentric inventor who claims to have invented a super bomb called 'The Big Noise', which is capable of blowing up a city. He feels it will be of great use in the war effort and, fearing that Nazis will try and steal it, wants a pair of detectives to guard the device. As the agency is understaffed, guess who applies for the job? Along with their other wartime pictures 'Great Guns' and 'Air Raid Wardens', this was intended as a morale booster for domestic audiences, as George Formby's were in the U.K. Classic comedy this certainly is not, but I have no doubt that 1944 audiences left theatres happier than when they entered.Stan and Ollie are their usual lovable bumbling selves, and there's a refreshing absence of gooey romantic subplots and musical numbers ( apart from Stan giving a quick burst of 'Maizy Doats' on the concertina ) of the sort which marred some of their other work. If you have not seen a Laurel and Hardy picture before, you should enjoy it more because you will have nothing to compare it with ( which is how I originally came to see it ).Highspots include Stan and Ollie enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner where the food is made out of pills, Stan ruining a priceless work of art with white paint, Stan trying to turn off the lights in a gadget-packed bedroom, and the finale aboard a remote controlled light plane in which our heroes find themselves used as target practice by their own side.The inclusion of this picture in Harry and Michael Medved's book 'The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time' is as bizarre as it is unwarranted. But then 'The Omen', 'Zabriskie Point', and 'The Ambushers' are also there ( all of which I like ) so its in good company. These days Michael is best known for reviewing films from a right-wing perspective ( he regarded 'Happy Feet' as liberal propaganda! ), and seems to have become something of a joke himself.Funniest moment - Stan and Ollie attempting to change into night clothes in a cramped train compartment, blissfully unaware that the bomb on their person is real. Hysterical!

westegg As recently suggested by others, THE BIG NOISE has suffered in reputation for years, usually sight unseen. As a lifelong L & H fan, I finally saw it for the first time via the new Fox set (a very well done package), and it is more than acceptable a part of L&H's legacy. Of course it can't match their heyday, but among the Fox films it is much more Stan & Ollie's show than the initial Fox entries. The whimsical fadeout is by far one of the most delightful moments of their entire career, which is something.Give this film some slack, and you'll have a good enough time with it. I'm glad Fox has made this one available.

cellorey This is one of Laurel & Hardy's later Twentieth Century-Fox films and it is not one of their best. However, it is an upbeat and fast-paced effort that shows signs that they put some effort into it. THE BIG NOISE has some good bits: the dinner with the inventor, the bunk bed scene in the train, and the constant threat of the bomb going off with Stan transporting it carelessly. The only part of this movie that seems weak is the Nazi segment and the scenes with a very annoying little kid. Other than that, this is recommended for all L&H fans, especially younger fans. 7 out of 10.