pixrox1 Review of Three Men in a Tub

Three Men in a Tub (1938)

Some folks went bananas back in the 1900s . . .

[7/10 · 18 May 2018]

. . . over the nautical peril depicted during a seemingly endless bladder-busting flick titled TITANIC. Folks alive back then seemed to think that TITANIC was the best thing since sliced pickles. Obviously, few if any of these swill-slurping customers over-praising TITANIC had ever been exposed to the far superior THREE MEN IN A TUB. Romance, dirty tricks, reckless seamanship--all of the so-called "highlights" of TITANIC--are featured in spades during THREE MEN IN A TUB, and then some. Clocking in at under 11 minutes, this "Our Gang" outing features an economy of scale which efficiently provides ALL the thrills of "Mr. C's" six-hour snooze fest WITHOUT killing your whole evening. "Little Rascals" Producer "Roach" even manages to throw in a checkers lesson or two to frame Our Gang's adventure on the high seas. With its yawning chasms and unexpected abysses, "Lake Toluca" seems a much less hospitable locale than a placid North Atlantic broken up by only an occasional ice chip in its tea cup. Millennials who have yet to view either of these films can save themselves a lot of time and trouble by opting for THREE MEN IN A TUB over TITANIC.