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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a review by Danae Cassandra

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Year of Release: 1948
Directed By: Charles T. Barton
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange
Genre: Comedy, Horror

Overview:
Comedy meets horror when Bud Abbott and Lou Costello encounter Universal's classic monsters in the frightfully funny Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. The world of baggage handlers Chick Young (Abbott) and Wilbur Grey (Costello) is turned upside down when they receive the remains of Dracula (Bela Lugosi) and Frankenstein (Glenn Strange) bound for the House of Horrors museum. When Dracula and Frankenstein escape, complete chaos ensues as Chick and Wilbur get mixed up in an evil plot to switch Wilbur's brain with Frankenstein's and are aided by Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), who turns into The Wolf Man when the moon is full! Featuring a perfect blend of laughs and thrills, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is one of the "all-time great horror comedies." (Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide)

My Thoughts:
This holds up really well on a second viewing.  This is such a fun film.  Abbott and Costello are my favorite old-time comedy team, and their comedy is still really funny even when you've seen it before.

This has a good mix of spooky horror elements and comedy, and the monsters are all treated very well.  You've got Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr. so you can't ask for a better cast (unless they could have gotten Karloff as well).  The film works because the horror is treated seriously and doesn't fall into the trap of being too silly or a spoof.  Instead it coems off as an homage to Universal's monsters.

Lots of fun, highly recommended.

Watched For: Hoop-tober 3.0, Scavenger Hunt 19, Horror/Halloween Challenge 2016

Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail

Overall: 4/5

Horror/Halloween Challenge Films: 44/52

(From Horror/Halloween 2016 Challenge on October 29th, 2016)

Pocahontas, a review by Critter

Pocahontas (Musical Masterpiece Edition)



Year: 1995

Director(s): Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg

Run Time: 81 minutes

Plot: The daughter of a Native American tribe chief and English soldier share a romance when English colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

Cast:
Irene Bedard - Pocahontas (voice)
Judy Kuhn - Pocahontas (singing voice)
Mel Gibson - John Smith
David Ogden Stiers - Governor Ratcliffe / Wiggins
John Kassir - Meeko
Russell Means - Powhatan
Christian Bale - Thomas
Linda Hunt - Grandmother Willow



DVD Extras:My ThoughtsMy Rating



(From Critter's Animated Film/Anime Marathon on December 8th, 2009)

Home Improvement: The Complete Third Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Home Improvement: The Complete Third Season (1993/United States)

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Stars:
Tim Allen as Tim Taylor
Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor
Zachery Ty Bryan as Brad Taylor
Taran Noah Smith as Mark Taylor
Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Randy Taylor
Richard Karn as Al Borland
Earl Hindman as Wilson
Debbe Dunning as Heidi

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Featurettes
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Closed Captioned

Another season of one of my favorite sitcoms watched. This is the season that Debbe Dunning joins the cast as the new Tool Time, Heidi. Which is one thing I was thrilled to see... as I always liked her better then Pamela Anderson from the first two seasons. This is yet another season filled with very good episodes chock-full of laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed every moment of it... and can't wait till I get the chance to add the next season to my collection.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on June 13th, 2012)