Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

To me, this movie is perfection.

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

'They go boom' was one of the first talkie Laurel and Hardy efforts and sets the standard for the physical punishment that Hardys character would endure in many shorts there-after.The nice touch with this film is that whilst as per usual Ollie has to suffer at the innocent but destructive hands of Stan, including the usual nasty knocks complemented by anguished looks to camera, this time he takes it whilst suffering a nasty cold.Highlights include a classic 'nail in water-pipe' incident, air mattress explosion, multiple head knocks and an overblown air mattress and through the laughter you are only human if you feel just a little sympathy for Ollie.Definitely one of the best Laurel and Hardy shorts to catch if like me, you're a fan of the slapstick humour and find nothing funnier than Oliver Hardy getting hurt, then sharing his pain with the audience so convincingly.

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history, and deservedly so, so I am happy to see any of their films. Ollie and Stan are trying to sleep in a room-to-rent, but Ollie has the sniffles, so he can't stop coughing, and sneezing, causing a blind to unravel, and a picture to fall. Stan makes his cold worse when putting the picture back on the wall, he hammers into the drainage, causing a leak, and Ollie needs a foot bath. Stan goes to get it, and manages to get sticky stuff on his fingers, and on his sock, but he does get the foot bath, throat medicine, and mustard to go into the bath. Ollie manages to swallow the cotton filled with throat medicine, and his feet are smothered in the foot bath filled with thick mustard, and getting back into bed, he and Stan manage to flatten it with their weight, and when Ollie tries to blow it back up, he sucks in the air, expanding his front. Soon enough the Landlord comes in to tell them to be quiet, and again after they can't stay on the bed they've blown up too far and can't stay on, and the Landlord (Charlie Hall) manages to land into the thick mustard, and while fetching the police, Ollie and Stan get into the bed, which is slowly blowing up with more air, till it reaches the ceiling, and it explodes with Ollie's sneeze. Filled with wonderful slapstick and all classic comedy you could want from a black and white film, it is an enjoyable film. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians' Comedian. Very good!

These guys work in two modes. The mode I like is brilliant, when Stan basically looks at the camera in gasping anguish for what punishment is upon him. It is the first example of direct dialog with the audience while keeping in character.The other mode is this, which is the same basic gags that dozens of others were up to: The flypaper joke. The feather joke, the blowing up the fat guy joke.Go elsewhere if you want to see better comedy. But look at this if you have any illusions about them portraying borderline homosexuals. Its not just a matter of passing interest because much of Laurel's manner became adopted by later portrayals of gays and thus "stuck" to the subculture.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

Laurel and Hardy's better shorts are priceless and timeless, but I'm afraid this isn't one of them. Their "don't annoy the landlord" routine was put to much better use in the classic Laughing Gravy.