Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (DVD)

Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein is the first and best of a series of eight movies in which the duo went on to meet a variety of different Hollywood mosters. Spoofing the campy horror movies of the 30s and 40s this was hugely popular at the time of its release although looking at it today it may be hard to tell what exactly the draw was for an adult audience. Times change, so do does comedy it would appear, but nevertheless its still quite watchable but perhaps mainly only suited to children these days. Abbott and Costello play two railway porters who unwittingly deliver the undead bodies of Frankenstein's monster and count Dracula to a wax museum where ...

This movie was average. I did nothing for me. Everything was average. The actors were average. The acting was average. The story line was average. The jokes were average. The setting was average. The opening was average. The middle was average. The ending was average. I even bet that the sandwiches on the set that the cast and crew had for lunch were also average. I suppose that this movie will be watched by average people in their average cinemas. So see this movie if you want but be warned its nothing more than average. ...

a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts (1948) a.k.a. Brain of Frankenstein, The (1948) a.k.a. Meet the Ghosts (1948) Fifty two years after its debut Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is still a fun film and, in my ever so humble opinion (ahem), the best one that Abbott and Costello have ever made. Much of the film’s draw is due solely to the horror actors playing it straight, the movie managed to be funny without ridiculing the monsters. The pacing of the film is wonderful, it simply flows, and the combination of comedy with the subtle hint of horror work better in this flick than in many modern comedy-horror films nowadays. This movie ...