tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post2248418239663378948..comments2024-03-29T01:33:56.188-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein – reviewTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-47679897628418714322009-10-20T11:39:10.922-07:002009-10-20T11:39:10.922-07:00Hi The T, I do like this film.
I'm not sure ...Hi The T, I do like this film. <br /><br />I'm not sure exactly where Hammer would have gone with a monster mash, if they had followed that course, but, as you say, Universal really did like to mix their monsters togetherTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-32757859902733257112009-10-20T10:32:11.510-07:002009-10-20T10:32:11.510-07:00At last I readf a review that agrees with my opini...At last I readf a review that agrees with my opinion that this film is not utterly bad! I think it's entertaining and treats the monsters with respect as you said. <br /><br />Universal had done so much monster-mixing by that time that this movie seems like a logical step for the studios. Hammer films, on the other hand, never really mixed the big 4 and it would've been terrible. <br /><br />Also, in Hammer films Frankenstein is, as it should be, the doctor, not his creature. So a Dracula/Frankenstein film would've put Lee vs Cushing, but not as Van Helsing! <br /><br />Curiously, Hammer did many more films with The Mummy (including the fantastic one with Lee and Cushing) than with the Wolfman (only one really). Universal, on the other han, was very generous in its use of the "monsters".The Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604204981457343496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-55871324393792959192008-05-31T10:19:00.000-07:002008-05-31T10:19:00.000-07:00cheers Chickcheers ChickTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-70179345595359257252008-05-31T09:19:00.000-07:002008-05-31T09:19:00.000-07:00It is, of course, the greatest film ever made. Gl...It is, of course, the greatest film ever made. Glad you've enjoyed it!Chick Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01237639618482587471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-73070630648446325072007-01-13T01:07:00.000-08:002007-01-13T01:07:00.000-08:00Fair comments Mark. There is a question mark over ...Fair comments Mark. There is a question mark over the Monster Mash concept, but it is a formula that a lot of film companies used - there's even a rumour that Hammer looked at a Frankenstein/Dracula hybrid! But I respect, and fully understand, your position on such films.<br /><br />To me the great thing about this film was Lugosi, seeing him in the roll again was wonderful.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-61906494028387345892007-01-12T22:13:00.000-08:002007-01-12T22:13:00.000-08:00I loved this movie as a kid. However, I watched it...I <i>loved</i> this movie as a kid. However, I watched it again about a year ago and was sad to realize I didn't find it nearly as funny or scary as I did all those years ago (I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised).<br /><br />I personally don't believe Abbott and Costello films are good vehicles for any of the old Universal monsters. I'm also not a fan of movies that throw as many monsters together as possible to enhance the thrill factor. As a kid, I loved seeing all the monsters together, but as I grew older I resented the cheapening of the characters that once gave me such great thrills.<br /><br />It's a fun piece of nostalgia for me, but not much more.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230271850012415024noreply@blogger.com