JB: In my original commentary for this film, I was admittedly rather harsh, having had it drummed into me that THE BIG NOISE was the worst of all Laurel and Hardy films by William K. Everson, THE 50 WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME and others. And my own memories of it were at least 20 years old. But now I have had a chance to see it again, and view it with a fresh eye.       It still isn't that good.      But it is a heck of a lot better than A HAUNTING WE WILL GO or NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I get a sense that somebody, somewhere, was trying to make a decent film. The script is a veritable Laurel and Hardy retrospective, reviving bits and pieces from some of their best films and (inevitably), some of their worst.      There are bits and pieces of Habeus Corpus, Wrong Again, Oliver the Eighth, Berth Marks, BLOCK-HEADS, THE FLYING DEUCES, and others. Some of the borrowed material falls flat, but an upper berth scene, lifted from Berth Marks, works well, with Jack Norton filling in nicely for what would have been an Arthur Houseman role back in the Roach days.      You may find a handful of genuine laughs in THE BIG NOISE, but you will also find moments that make you weep (I still don't think the Roach Laurel and Hardy would intentionally drop a bomb on anyone, even during wartime.) The supporting cast is instantly forgettable except for the very annoying future TV star Bobby Blake, but the background music is good, and the film ends on a pleasant image of Stan playing "Mairzy Doats" on a concertina while a school of fish dance on top of the water.      THE BIG NOISE is better than its reputation, but given that reputation, it would almost have to be.