ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SET #3

This was the first A & C movie set that I bought, all for one movie,
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein! After watching this, along
with the rest of the movies here, I decided to purchase the rest of
these great sets!!

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN:(1948)

This is one of the funniest movies I've ever watched, even
though it's over 60 years old!! A+

A review from Amazon.com:

Universal Pictures made a great deal of money from its monster
movies in the 1930s. In the early '40s, the burlesque team of Bud
Abbott and Lou Costello kept the studio's coffers full. When the
two franchises were combined in 1948, the result was another
windfall--despite the apparent oil-and-water mix of subject matter.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein was the first of these summit
meetings, although the title is a misnomer. Actually, Bud and Lou
bump into most of the Universal heavy-hitters, including Count Dracula
(played by Bela Lugosi himself), the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.), and
the Frankenstein monster (veteran monster Glenn Strange). There's
even a token appearance by the Invisible Man, whose disembodied
voice is recognizable as that of Vincent Price. Sure enough, the film
is funny, especially since it gives the portly Costello multiple
opportunities to do his wide-eyed, quivering scaredy-cat routine.
Audiences ate it up, and in future installments Bud and Lou would
run into Boris Karloff, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible
Man, and the Mummy. But the first was the best. --Robert Horton

Not a strong outing for the boys! I'd give it a 'C'!

A review from Amazon.com:

This is a bit off the beaten track for Bud and Lou. It's one of
the few times that Bud played somebody who was actually
bad as opposed to just being frustrated with and (prone to)
taking advantage of the slow-witted character Lou played.
It is funny though. The bullfight is not to be missed. There's
also the logic of how the stock " has to be good" and the bit
with the "Mother-lode". It's not their best but is far from their
worst. What it lacks in consistency it often makes up for in warmth.

From some of the reviews, I had a low expectation of this film!
Not to worry, this was a great movie! Seems like every movie of
the boys in a mystery/comedy comes out great! An 'A' for sure!

A review from Amazon.com:

This should have been far better. The plot is sound enough and
the cast was strong. Boris Karloff wasn't used nearly as well as
he could have been. He's central to the film's best (and funniest)
scene but languishes as a secondary character afterward. There
aren't enough of the regular exchanges that take place between
Bud and Lou. The ones that are there are too short. Because of it
the film relies mainly on slapstick to generate laughs, a device
which, without the character development created by those
exchanges, doesn't work. Brian J Hay

This was a great movie! Fortunately, the boys' time in the
Foreign Legion was only a small part of this movie, as that
portion was rather slow but.... the rest of the movie was
absolutely wonderful!!! B+

A review from Amazon.com:

There's a level of spontaneity here that makes this one of
the crown jewels of the set. It's true that some of he special
effects look badly dated but that's not a big problem. This
film, unlike a few of their vehicles (A&C meet the Killer to
name one) gives plenty of opportunity for the two to play
off each other. Even better, a lot of it looks to be "off the
cuff", as if they were given a framework and allowed to run.
Whatever was the case they're in top form. Hilarious! Brian J Hay

Another great outing for the boys, who meet up with the
new Invisible Man, a former boxer who was convicted of
killing his manager! He enlists the aid of the boys, who have
just completed their detective schooling and are now on
their first case! A lot of fun! A

A review from Amazon.com:

This is probably second in stature only to Bud and Lou meeting
all of the monsters. It deserves that ranking-it comes very close
to being just as good. Lou's reaction to Tommy Nelson turning
invisible is priceless. The big fight is a hoot. The special effects,
for the time, are great. What's really impressive is how well the
film maintains an atmosphere of mystery around outrageous
comedy. Hats off to (Director) Charles Barton and the crew
for that. Brian J Hay

Quite entertaining, with several themes that border on the
questionable!!! Such as cousins marrying, no matter what
age!!! B

A review from Amazon.com:

This one is a riot from the pair's first appearance to the end
of the film when they finally get to the treasure. The sequence
with the love potion is hysterical. That "clean country air" Lou
got courtesy of the skunk in his suitcase was a howler. A lot
of people writing about this movie complained about Dorothy
Shay and her singing. I thought she was great. For the most
her numbers ran with the flow of the story and helped keep
the mood bright.

This is not one of the boys' best! Not awful. but pretty weak!
Worth one watch, and that's about it. C

A review from Amazon.com:

Leave it to Lou to get into trouble with a piece of Whale meat.
This film is uneven mostly because some of the gags are repeated
too often. The boomerang episodes are one example; Lou's sinking
for the third time is another. On the plus side there are times when
the humour is right off the wall. Lou's attempt to save Tom Ewell
is one. His encounter with the Alaskan Crabs is a riot. The incident
with the Eskimo Medicine man is a replay of a scene with the Monster
from the boys' meeting with Frankenstein but it's just as fresh as
the first time. It's easy to imagine that the guy playing the witch
doctor had just as much trouble getting through this scene as Glenn
Strange did the first time around.

This outing has it's ups and downs, but really not as bad
as some have indicated! I expected much worse from what
I've read from other reviewers. Worth at least a chance,
specially if you are a fan of old sci-fi!! B-

A review from Amazon.com:

The premise for this one is completely preposterous. A
spaceship couldn't be built by a private company without
government knowledge of it. The 1950's special effects
don't stand up at all. The sequences they're used for are
lame. It's far from being all bad though. Bud and Lou bring
hilarity to the unbelievable. The Mardi Gras scenes and the
interstellar lie detectors are pure fun. The sentiment the
Venusian's Queen feels for Lou is something we all identify
with. Weak outing or not the boys' charm is still there.

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