Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

mark.waltz Hiding criminals are no match for the early talkie cast of "Our Gang". It is a day in the great outdoors where Jackie. Chubby, Mary Ann, Weezer and the others, not only dealing with a man in an ape suit (which they natively identify as a bear) but the mix-up of Limburger cheese for lineament. I actually prefer this gang to their replacements a few years later because they seemed to have more fun and were less deliberately cutesy. Of course, the fact that Hal Roach has the gang integrated was amazing for its time. Children today may not relate to these adorable kids because they had to often use their imagination to find their fun and did it without the benefits of technology.

tavm This Hal Roach comedy short, Bear Shooters, is the ninety-eighth in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series and the tenth talkie. In this one, Spud can't go on a hunting trip with Jackie, Farina, and Chubby because he has to watch little brother Wheezer who has coughing jags. He tries to palm him off to sister Mary Ann who only agrees if she's allowed to go on the trip. So off they all go into the woods...I liked the gag of Wheezer accidentally getting Limburger cheese spread on him by Chubby and some of the reaction shots that entailed but otherwise, I thought this was one of the more underwhelming shorts in the series. The climax involving what happens at the end wasn't as hilarious as I had hoped so on that note, Bear Shooters is worth a look at least once.

MartinHafer This is an early sound Our Gang comedy featuring Jackie Cooper, Farina, Spud, Mary Ann, Wheezer and Chubby among others. By the way, Chubby is probably the oldest of the gang in this film, as he had a serious medical condition that stunted his growth and made him so fat--and he died just a few years later as a result of his glandular condition. I always feel a bit sad about that when I see him in films--especially since he was 16 at the time he did this film, though he looked about 8 or 10.The film begins with the gang planning on going on an outing to kill a bear! The problem is that Jackie has to stay home and watch Wheezer, so they are forced to bring this little pest along for the outing. The wagon they use is amazing to look at--you'll just need to see it to understand. There happen to be some poachers about and in order to scare off the kids, they dress up in a gorilla suit and chase them--talk about contrived!!! However, what was NOT expected was the gang's reaction. These kids were NOT wimps, so they set about to catch the gorilla instead of running! This is a cute but pretty average film from the series. Worth seeing, but not exactly a must-see.

jimtinder "Bear Shooters," an "Our Gang" film from early 1930, contains many tried and true comedy elements from the series. The film is also notable for featuring a one-shot character, never to be seen again.The Gang endeavor to go on a bear hunt. The have guns and weapons of various sizes, shapes, and accuracy! They go in their wagon of questionable stability to a creek. They stumble across a bootlegger's territory; the bootleggers decide to put a scare into the kids. Will the bootleggers be successful, or will the Gang have the last word?"Bear Shooters" is a middling early talkie in the "Our Gang" series. The film contains enough laughs to see it through, but the plodding of early talkies such as this makes the film somewhat difficult to watch. Fortunately, with the previous release of "When the Wind Blows," the Hal Roach studio began to use background music in the films, which helped to move the films along. Before long, the background music became almost as famous as the films (particularly in this series, and in Roach's "Laurel and Hardy" films). Music is present here, and it does help.Curiously, Leon Janney is added to the Gang as "Spud," and takes the lead in this film. This is Janney's only appearance in the series; he's good, but his character certainly doesn't add much, and the fact that Janney was thirteen when he made this film also added to his one-shot appearance."Bear Shooters" is a pleasant but unimportant entry in the series. 6 out of 10.