Abbott And Costello - Buck Privates / One Night In The Tropics DVD

Advantages: Disc would make a nice Frisbee
Disadvantages: Too many to count.

...hit the mark?’ Would I even write a good review? Well… Hmmm… No. Not really… Brief history lesson: William Alexander “Bud” Abbott (born 1895, died 1974) and Lou Costello (born 1906, died 1959) formally teamed up in 1936 and went on to make films such as ‘Buck Privates’ and the aforementioned ‘Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.’ They made over 30 films together, but as the years went on their relationship became a bit ‘frosty.’ ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ was made in 1952 and also starred Dorothy Ford and James Alexander. It is not a long film – around 78 minutes. It has a typical fairytale film beginning, showing an old book opening to reveal the cast and crew – just how many times has that been done before and since this, I wonder? Jack (Costello) gets a job babysitting a young prodigy-cum-brat, and Abbott plays his manager... Read review

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Advantages: Classic Oldie
Disadvantages: dated Gags and Humour

...Abbott and Costello's Jack and the Bean Stalk. Saw this film just before Christmas; I remember how much I used to laugh whenever I saw Abbott and Costello on the television when I was younger, So for £4.99 I thought, what a bargain. Bar of Chocolate, bag of crisps, and a mug of tea, I was sorted, ready for a good nights viewing of laughter. Well to be brutally honest, I cant remember laughing once, It was nothing that the guys were doing different or wrong, the routine was just as I remember it to be, but I know longer found them funny at all. In fact I was quite shocked at how badly Budd seemed to treat Lou, I felt really sorry for the little guy. The story is basically as we all know it, but in this film, it starts as Jack is baby sitting young Donald, he reads him the story of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' to help settle him down... Read review

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Advantages: Hilarious comedy, with great comedy stars
Disadvantages: Predictably and silly, to say the least

...on the U.S. Military. Being in the military myself, this is a comedy I found truly hilarious from start to finish, and it features some of the best comedians, many of them coming from Saturday Night Live at the time the film was made. While it isn’t original, being that the original Army comedy is the Abbott & Costello film BUCK PRIVATES, and the whole story is too predictable for words, it’s entertaining and sure to make anyone laugh more than a few times. If you loved GHOSTBUSTERS, which reteamed the director with stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, then you are sure to love this!!! Now lets meet the heroes…or rather losers…of this classic comedy. <<<<< John and Russell Meet Uncle Sam >>>>> The film STRIPES begins with John Winger watching, but not really paying attention to, a commercial advertising the Army and what... Read review

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