tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post1683822252893305374..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris KarloffDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-36556724968554193612011-06-28T07:00:24.273-04:002011-06-28T07:00:24.273-04:00Dan, INVISIBLE MAN was one of the best and the spe...Dan, INVISIBLE MAN was one of the best and the special effects were quite good. <br /><br />Leah, If you like old style, A&C still delivers. Of their time, without a doubt.<br /><br />Ron, "Murder, ghosts, and horror." I was looking for a title for a collection and you may have just found it.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-62271579110068869942011-06-28T02:46:48.998-04:002011-06-28T02:46:48.998-04:00I remember the originals - interesting that they s...I remember the originals - interesting that they so often played slap stick comedy against murder, ghosts, and horror. Not sure who invented that genre or where it came from.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-45256113667339230882011-06-27T08:24:33.559-04:002011-06-27T08:24:33.559-04:00I was never big on Abbott and Costello. I may have...I was never big on Abbott and Costello. I may have to give it a rethink.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-71503275404115504642011-06-27T07:34:37.956-04:002011-06-27T07:34:37.956-04:00Charles, Humor has changed quite a bit since their...Charles, Humor has changed quite a bit since their day. Still many funny worthy scenes in the film I watched.<br /><br />Oscar, :)<br /><br />Very interesting, Patti.<br /><br />Chad, I will watch a few more films before I know a little better how they have aged. I'm thinking not as well as the Marx Bros. That's my measuring stick for the old comedy acts.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-15506645121878176452011-06-27T06:29:01.617-04:002011-06-27T06:29:01.617-04:00I haven't seen an Abbott and Costello film in ...I haven't seen an Abbott and Costello film in a long time. As a kid, I grew up in the country and you couldn't get cable out there where we lived, so it was just the antenna. We got like 4 channels--5 if the weather was just right. One of them aired the hell out of Abbot and Costello movies all day on Sundays.<br /><br />Loved them then. Haven't gone back and watched them. Too afraid I'd hate them now. There's been too many things I've gone back and tried to revist from my childhood that I discovered were not very good at all.Chad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-39370177527749215012011-06-26T20:20:01.516-04:002011-06-26T20:20:01.516-04:00I remember the days when people knew how to pronou...I remember the days when people knew how to pronounce Abbott. Now, in Detroit at least, it's pronounced as if it were an Arabic name.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-69640437784425489092011-06-26T18:46:33.837-04:002011-06-26T18:46:33.837-04:00I enjoyed the Abbott and Costello movies because o...I enjoyed the Abbott and Costello movies because of the little brain-power it took to understand them.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-21317016795980194962011-06-26T18:13:05.314-04:002011-06-26T18:13:05.314-04:00I've watched a few of these but wouldn't c...I've watched a few of these but wouldn't call myself a particular fan.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-7383689279464793912011-06-26T18:11:55.176-04:002011-06-26T18:11:55.176-04:00Channel 11 out of New York used to show an Abbott ...Channel 11 out of New York used to show an Abbott and Costello movie every Sunday morning. I've seen them all, often. Of the group in your collection, Invisible Man is probably the best. Since you've seen A&C meet Frankenstein the next best bet would be "The Time of Their Lives" in which Costello is a ghost and Abbott is among the living.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.com