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JohnRouseMerriottChard 2013-06-13 10:28:54

Tidy comedy, great mystery!

Bud & Lou find themselves at the center of a murder mystery, the chiefsuspect?, why Lou Costello of course.As a comedy, Meet The Killer offers nothing fresh to what we haven'tseen before from the boys prior to this 1949 offering, not that thecomedy doesn't deliver, because it does. Be it Freddie {Costello} beingtoo stupid to be hypnotised by the shifty Swami {Boris Karloff}, or awonderful sequence of events down in the creepy caverns, it's fun andvery diverting. However the strength in Meet The Killer is that itworks very well as a whodunit mystery, a ream of characters, all actingoddly, come and go to keep the viewer guessing right thru to the cheerypay off. It's entertaining on two fronts and has a cast clearly havingfun in to the bargain, enjoy.Now, about that Tortoise?. 7/10

Christopher Mercurio 2013-06-13 07:21:59

Most original Abbott and Costello film

This is a very good movie. It's one of my favorites of Bud and Lou. They'retogether on screen plenty and are funnier than ever. The scenes were Loufinds stiffs are hilarious. It's the funniest when Lou finds one stiff andkeeps trying to show Bud, but it's never there when he gets back. Lou'sscenes with Boris Karloff are also very funny. Abbott and Costello are alsotrying to dispose of the bodies in many scenes, but they always come back.How? Why? This is a very good murder mystery with comedy. Lou Costello saidhe always wanted to make a detective mystery. I guess this is what thescript writers came up with. I am very pleased and Lou probably was too. LouCostello is great in this movie. He proves once again that he can performwell with an attractive female co-star. His scenes with Lenore Aubert arevery good. He proves he could not only be a very funny guy, but a casanovawith the dames like in Mexican Hayride. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello couldprobably have done anything, but I'm glad they turned to comedy. Just alittle trivia too, Lou Costello collapsed in his dressing room after filmingthe steam room scene. The actor that played Sergeant Stone was also a wantedman for assault while making this movie.I think the reviewer that put Time to go to sleep as his summary is crazy.He says that Bud and Lou are boring and unfunny. I got news for him. If heis really honest when he says those things he's probably boring himself.He's probably one of those stuffed shirts that wants to be controversial anddifferent. If anyone comes across his review don't believe a word of it. Youprobably couldn't get a laugh out of him if he took a breath of laughinggas. He really must need to laugh. He really needs to laugh. If he dislikesBud Abbott and Lou Costello then he's the one that needs help.

TheFiendsThatPlagueThee 2013-06-10 13:37:18

Not their best, but still entertaining

Lou Costello plays a bumbling bellhop accused of murder in this comicalmurder mystery, in which Boris Karloff appears as a mysterious swami.He attempts to hypnotize Costello into confessing and suicide, but isunable to get past the bellhop's limited mental capacity. As the filmunfolds, there are more murders until finally the killer is revealed.Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff is not the best ofAbbott and Costello's movies, but it is entertaining. It has the basicoutline and feel of some of the old dark house style murder mysteriesand combines it with the clever humor for which this duo is known.Throw in one of the great horror icons, Boris Karloff, in a somewhatless serious than usual role, and you have a fun comedic thriller thatis sure to please fans of Abbott and Costello.

BaronBl00d 2013-06-10 07:40:23

Murderous Mayhem

One of my favourite Abbott and Costello films, Abbott and Costello Meets theKiller tells about a series of murders that take place in a ski hotel near alarge lost caverns. The impossible bellboy, played by Lou, is suspected ofmurder, and the house dick, played by Bud, is his friend and sometimescharacter reference. It seems that a lawyer was going to write his memoirs,and lots of people did not want that to happen. A menagerie of misfits andblatant suspects people the hotel. A woman who poisoned her lovers, deftlyplayed by the sultry Lenore Aubert of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankensteinfame, and a phony swami played by the ever affable but eerie Boris Karlofflead the cast of irregulars. Also along for the fun is serious characteractor Alan Mowbray. There are a lot of hits and misses in this one, butdefinitely when the laughs hit, they hit hard! Lou dressed as a parlourmaid and being hit on by that lovable character actor Percy Helton has to beone of the highlights as well as Lou in the lost caverns. Lots of good,old-fashioned fun!

2013-06-08 16:51:47

Another Good - Who Done It?

Another who done-it with a hotel bellhop Freddie (Lou Costello) and house detective Casey (Bud Abbott) become mixed up in a murder at the "Lost Cavern" hotel. A famous lawyer gets kills and the evidence points to Freddie and as Casey tries to help, Freddie gets into worse trouble. The Swami (Karloff) tries to hypnotize Freddie into killing himself but with his subnormal mentality Freddie can't be hypnotize - at one point Freddie is ask how he want to die and he responds "old age." Finally Freddie is lured to the Lost Caverns and finally chases the real killer back to the hotel.The movie has lots of laughs with dead bodies turning up and moving around on Freddie. Seeing Lou dress up, as a hotel maid is a sight one must see. Karloff's main scene is when he tries to hypnotize Freddie - his part is not large but effective.

2013-06-08 07:54:57

A and C Fun for all

This is a real snappy comedy mystery.Alan Mowbray plays the hotel manager. Karloff seems to be having so much fun saying his lines.He borrowed Bela's hand techniques here with hypnotic resultsThe A and C routines are just fine with dead bodys all over the place and the big search for the culprit who may not be the murderer. All this and Lenore Aubert too!! How can you miss it!!

sirarthurstreebgreebling II 2013-06-05 13:53:22

Time to go to Sleep

A truly diabolical "caper" with Abbott and Costello who have to be the twounfunniest men who have walked the face of the earth.Karloff plays a "swami" type and is subjected to all the obvious "are you"and "dosent he look like" jokes from the fat one.No further explanation is needed and if you are into these two outdatedborish men then there is no help for you ...if you are interested inKarloffgo and find a better film with him in...there are much better things to doin life than subject yourself to this claptrap like having your eyesremovedwith a wooden spoon and drinking sand.

Inthegoodlife 2013-06-05 10:22:34

A little too much A and C this go around

This movie tries hard to be plot oriented but succumbs a little too muchtothe routines of A and C, which lag a bit this go around. The plot centersaround an isolated hotel where a prominent defense attorney is murdered.Plenty of his former clients are on hand as suspects and Costello becomessuspect number one as he's fired from his bellhop job after an altercationwith the victim shortly before the murder. Abbott plays the hoteldetective who is friend's with Costello and tries to help him clear hisname. The private investigation of A and C lags and lags and comes off asexcessive padding instead of suspense. Clues pop up, more murders occurandLou is continually framed by the real murderer. Karloff seems to be sleepwalking through his role as the dangerous swami and he's not on the screenvery much. The rest of the supporting cast is decent and, at times,annoying. The scenes where A and C try to move the planted bodies out oftheir room are funny in spots but seemingly never end. James Flavin, whoplayed cops in bit parts in several other movies, does a very nice job inanextended role as the Inspector assigned to the case. Other scenes areconfusing for other reasons that can't be mentioned here for fear ofgivingaway part of the plot and Costello's little boy (and in one case littlegirl) routine starts to look a little ghoulish due to his advancing age.Highlights include the scene where Costello is mistakingly thought to bepoisoned and the scenes where the bodies are moved around after Costellofinds them. Not the worst A and C but not nearly the best.5.5/10

Michael_Elliott 2013-06-05 10:56:57

Nice Laughs

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) ** 1/2 (out of 4) A man at a hotel gets Costello fired from his job so Costello threatenshim, which doesn't sit well later when that man turns up dead. Eventhough there are many strange characters at the hotel, including aswami (Boris Karloff), all the blame gets thrown towards the little fatguy. Apparently this film was intended to be a Bob Hope comedy butafter the success of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein the studiowanted another "meet" movie. This film is certainly far from a classicand it isn't even one of the duos best films but it's not too bad ifyou want some light entertainment. For every joke that works there'sone that doesn't, which makes the film rather hit and miss all the waythrough. There are some very funny sequences including one whereCostello has to play cards with a dead guy and another sequence whereBud and Lou must try to hide a body but things keep getting in theirway. Other scenes, like the one where Karloff tries to get Costello tokill himself, doesn't work as well as it should. All of this leads to abig chase at the end, which is pretty well handled. Both Abbott andCostello are in top-form with Costello once again stealing the film.Karloff on the other hand comes off rather stale and actually doesn'tadd too much to the film, although he can't take all the blame sincehis character is poorly written. Lenore Aubert is also on hand but hercharacter is also poorly written.

planktonrules 2013-06-05 02:29:53

One of their better vehicles

Despite the title being 100% misleading, this is among Abbott andCostello's better films. No, Boris Karloff is NOT the killer and he isonly a supporting character and so putting his name on the title (aswas done in many cases) was deceptive and makes this appear to be ahorror flick, while it's actually a murder mystery. I personally likethis film because like some of their other better films (such as A&CMeet Frankenstein or A&C Meet Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde), the team doesnot rely on or fall back on worn-out old vaudeville routines but hasplenty of action and excellent support. While I am not saying this is aperfect film, it does please and will appeal to both kids and adults.

dr_foreman 2013-05-28 13:04:15

A nice little time-passer

I'm only slightly familiar with Abbott and Costello, but I enjoy seeingtheir movies from time to time, particularly those involving Universalhorror film stars like Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., and - in this case- Boris Karloff.But, as other reviewers have noted, Karloff has only a glorified cameoin this movie. I read online that he was added to the film at a latestage, replacing another character, and you can really tell; he feelsshoehorned into the plot, and in fact his presence muddles and confusesthe resolution of the major conflict! To be perfectly blunt, the whole plot feels muddled. It's not verywell-developed, yet it's also complicated enough to distract from thejokes. There are simply tons of characters who drift in for a scene ortwo and then disappear...it's most disconcerting.But I suppose all that stuff doesn't really matter, since Costello isfunny and cute and Abbott makes a good straight man. Some of the gagsare quite good, and the chase sequence in the caverns boasts some greatsets and funny slapstick moments.So it ain't no classic in the final analysis, but I've passed dullevenings with plenty of worse movies.

plato-11 2013-05-28 04:45:29

Funny

Very funny, and the mystery is kept until the end. Some moments are trulyhilarious. I love the part when Swami Talpur (Boris Karloff) tries to getFreddie (Costello) to commit suicide while under hypnosis. ("You're goingtocommit suicide if it's the last thing you do!") Uneven at times, but allinall very funny.

2013-05-28 15:52:58

Killer!

A very good murder mystery. However, this is not the funniest performance Abbott & Costello put on. One of the better stories for an Abbott & Costello movie. This movie reminds me much of "Clue" and has it's similarities to the Pink Panther's "Shot In The Dark". Overall this is a fine movie for murder mystery fans but if you're looking for laughs there aren't as many in this one. Try "Rio Rita", "In The Navy" or "Time Of Their Lives".

lugonian 2013-05-28 02:47:05

The Abbott and Costello Murder Case

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER (Universal-International, 1949),directed by Charles T. Barton, finds the comedy team spoofing the "filmnoir" genre made popular through much of the 1940s. Having alreadyworked in a spook comedy, HOLD THAT GHOST (1941), and a non-stop murdermystery, WHO DONE IT? (1942), this edition borrows heavily on theirrecent comedy thriller, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948),but not to the same results. Acquiring both the same underscoring andco-star, Lenore Aubert, this time around, Boris Karloff, originator ofthe Frankenstein monster and its two sequels from the 1930s, becomes anadded attraction among its co-stars. Even though the complete title isoften labeled, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF,Karloff's name, which forms together through drips of blood on thescreen far beyond the title, cannot really be regarded as part of thattitle, at least in my point of view. Regardless of the setup, Karloff,looking more sinister than usual, does get his first of twoopportunities in an Abbott and Costello comedy, where his scenes,mostly with Costello, come ever so briefly.In true horror-like fashion, the story starts off in the dark of nightduring a heavy thunderstorm. Amos Strickland (Nicholas Joy), atemperamental criminal lawyer with lots of enemies registers in thesecluded Crandall's Lost Tavern Hotel where he is to write his memoirs.He encounters Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott), a hotel detective, and hiscousin, Freddie Phillips (Lou Costello), a bumbling bellboy at thefront desk. Due to Freddie's extreme carelessness in handling hisbaggage, Strickland orders Mr. Melton (Alan Mowbray), the hotelmanager, to have him fired. Before leaving, Freddie threatensStrickland. Later that night, Freddie, hoping to get his job back byapologizing, enters Strickland's room to find he's been murdered.Although innocent, all the evidence points to Freddie. InspectorWellman (James Flavin) and Sergeant Stone (Mikel Conrad) are called tothe case. Also registered in the hotel are an assortment mysterioustypes: Swani Talpur (Boris Karloff), a hypnotist; Angela Gordon (LenoreAubert), T. Hanley Brooks (Roland Winters), Mrs. Hargreave (VictoriaHorne), Mike Relia (Vincent Renno), Mrs. Grimsby (Claire DuBrey) andLawrence Crandall (Harry Hayden), all former clients of Strickland.With Casey and Freddie tangling an assortment of dead bodiesindividually placed and displaced in their room, one of them beingMilford (Morgan Farley), Strickland's secretary, Freddie also finds hislife being threatened by a mysterious figure who'd go through greatlengths to retrieve that once piece of evidence, a blood-stainedhandkerchief Freddie found near Strickland's body. Also in the cast are Gar Moore as Jeff Wilson, the desk clerk; andDonna Martell as Betty, Lawrence Crandall's niece. Their roles arelimited and of minor importance. With such an interesting premise, andperfect casting of Abbott as the cigar smoking detective and Costellothe accident prone bellboy, this should have developed into a greatcomedy mystery. Somewhere along the way, it misses the mark. Moments of"black comedy" may have had something to do with it. Two disturbingsequences could be the other, the first having Freddie coming to theboiling point while locked inside the steam cabinet; the other where amasked figure lures Freddie into an underground cavern where he windsup stuck from his waist in a hole a few feet below leveled ground andthe bottomless pit below as gushes of water rushes over his head. Ofthese two, the steam room sequence was one that seldom made it tocommercial television prior to the cable TV era of the 1980s. Not somuch for its intensity but mainly to fit in more commercial breaks in a90 minute time slot for this 84 minute film. The tavern cave sequence,lasting 12 minutes, is creepy and well done. A true departure from theusual Abbott and Costello climaxes where suspense overrules comedy.Further moments of "black humor" occur as Karloff's turban wearingSwami attempting to have Freddie commit suicide through hypnotism; andAubert's Angela, a reputed husband killer, tricking Freddie intosigning a murderous confession by getting him drunk on what mightpossibly be poisoned cocktail.While the first portion of the film has its share of laugh-out-loudscenes, the second half disappoints as Costello's character becomessillier, straining for laughs. While there's limited Abbott andCostello exchanges, a great many of them involving Costello fall ontoothers instead. One funny line, "We don't permit murders in thishotel!" sounds more like Abbott but goes to Alan Mowbray. The "culpritis the murderer" routine comes between Costello and Lenore Aubert.Though Abbott doesn't participate in any of the hair raising scenes, hedoes take part in Costello's case of the missing and reappearingcorpses. The set up booby traps and Costello disguised as a chambermaidand being flirted by character-type Abernathy (Percy Helton) areamusing enough for an honorable mention here.As with all Abbott and Costello comedies, MEET THE KILLER has becomeavailable on both video and DVD. Cable television broadcasts have beenlimited, ranging from the Comedy Channel (late 1980s) and AmericanMovie Classics (2001-02). Whether Karloff plays the killer or not isnot so much the issue here, but how the killer's identity remains awell keep secret throughout is. (** daggers)

gavin6942 2013-05-27 11:10:20

Sixty Years Later And Still Plenty of Fun

Costello plays a bellhop who gets himself caught up in a murder andsoon becomes the number one suspect. His only alibi is that the policethink he's too stupid to have done it. Over the next few days, moremurders pop up, and Costello may be the only one who can crack thecase.I have to admit that this was my first Abbott and Costello film.Outside of "Who's on First", I didn't really know who they were. Butthis was a fine introduction, as it was funny, and a pretty goodmystery. Even after it was solved, I'm still not completely sure Iunderstand it. But that's just more reason to watch it again.Anyone who is going to watch this one should be made aware of onething: the title, as written sometimes, is misleading. Boris Karloff isnot the killer. In fact Boris Karloff isn't even in the movie. He doesplay a character in the film, but that character is not himself.(Exactly what role he plays in the film is hard to say... his motivesare quite odd.)

lugonian 2013-05-27 01:12:14

The Abbott and Costello Murder Case

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER (Universal-International, 1949),directed by Charles T. Barton, finds the comedy team spoofing the "filmnoir" genre made popular through much of the 1940s. Having alreadyworked in a spook comedy, HOLD THAT GHOST (1941), and a non-stop murdermystery, WHO DONE IT? (1942), this edition borrows heavily on theirrecent comedy thriller, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948),but not to the same results. Acquiring both the same underscoring andco-star, Lenore Aubert, this time around, Boris Karloff, originator ofthe Frankenstein monster and its two sequels from the 1930s, becomes anadded attraction among its co-stars. Even though the complete title isoften labeled, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF,Karloff's name, which forms together through drips of blood on thescreen far beyond the title, cannot really be regarded as part of thattitle, at least in my point of view. Regardless of the setup, Karloff,looking more sinister than usual, does get his first of twoopportunities in an Abbott and Costello comedy, where his scenes,mostly with Costello, come ever so briefly.In true horror-like fashion, the story starts off in the dark of nightduring a heavy thunderstorm. Amos Strickland (Nicholas Joy), atemperamental criminal lawyer with lots of enemies registers in thesecluded Crandall's Lost Tavern Hotel where he is to write his memoirs.He encounters Casey Edwards (Bud Abbott), a hotel detective, and hiscousin, Freddie Phillips (Lou Costello), a bumbling bellboy at thefront desk. Due to Freddie's extreme carelessness in handling hisbaggage, Strickland orders Mr. Melton (Alan Mowbray), the hotelmanager, to have him fired. Before leaving, Freddie threatensStrickland. Later that night, Freddie, hoping to get his job back byapologizing, enters Strickland's room to find he's been murdered.Although innocent, all the evidence points to Freddie. InspectorWellman (James Flavin) and Sergeant Stone (Mikel Conrad) are called tothe case. Also registered in the hotel are an assortment mysterioustypes: Swani Talpur (Boris Karloff), a hypnotist; Angela Gordon (LenoreAubert), T. Hanley Brooks (Roland Winters), Mrs. Hargreave (VictoriaHorne), Mike Relia (Vincent Renno), Mrs. Grimsby (Claire DuBrey) andLawrence Crandall (Harry Hayden), all former clients of Strickland.With Casey and Freddie tangling an assortment of dead bodiesindividually placed and displaced in their room, one of them beingMilford (Morgan Farley), Strickland's secretary, Freddie also finds hislife being threatened by a mysterious figure who'd go through greatlengths to retrieve that once piece of evidence, a blood-stainedhandkerchief Freddie found near Strickland's body. Also in the cast are Gar Moore as Jeff Wilson, the desk clerk; andDonna Martell as Betty, Lawrence Crandall's niece. Their roles arelimited and of minor importance. With such an interesting premise, andperfect casting of Abbott as the cigar smoking detective and Costellothe accident prone bellboy, this should have developed into a greatcomedy mystery. Somewhere along the way, it misses the mark. Moments of"black comedy" may have had something to do with it. Two disturbingsequences could be the other, the first having Freddie coming to theboiling point while locked inside the steam cabinet; the other where amasked figure lures Freddie into an underground cavern where he ends upstuck from his waist in a hole a few feet below leveled ground and thebottomless pit below as gushes of water rushes over his head ("a fineway to end up, a drain plug," he quips). Of these two, the steam roomsequence was one that seldom made it to commercial television prior tothe cable TV era of the 1980s. Not so much for its intensity but mainlyto fit in more commercial breaks in a 90 minute time slot for this 84minute film. The tavern cave sequence, lasting 12 minutes, is creepyand well done. A true departure from the usual Abbott and Costelloclimaxes where suspense overrules comedy. Further moments of "blackhumor" occur as Karloff's turban wearing Swami attempting to haveFreddie commit suicide through hypnotism; and Aubert's Angela, areputed husband killer, tricking Freddie into signing a murderousconfession by getting him drunk on what might possibly be poisonedcocktail.While the first portion of the film has its share of laugh-out-loudscenes, the second half disappoints as Costello's character becomessillier, straining for laughs. While there's limited Abbott andCostello exchanges, a great many of them involving Costello fall ontoothers instead. One funny line, "We don't permit murders in thishotel!" sounds more like Abbott but goes to Alan Mowbray. The "culpritis the murderer" routine comes between Costello and Lenore Aubert.Though Abbott doesn't participate in any of the hair raising scenes, hedoes take part in Costello's case of the missing and reappearingcorpses. The set up booby traps and Costello disguised as a chambermaidand being flirted by character-type Abernathy (Percy Helton) areamusing enough for an honorable mention here.As with all Abbott and Costello comedies, MEET THE KILLER has becomeavailable on both video and DVD. Cable television broadcasts have beenlimited, ranging from the Comedy Channel (late 1980s) and AmericanMovie Classics (2001-02). Whether Karloff plays the killer or not isnot so much the issue here, but how the killer's identity remains awell keep secret throughout is. (** daggers)

theowinthrop 2013-05-25 04:57:52

A nice little comedy with a murder mystery background

There is a comment about the title of this addition to the Abbott &Costello films that is a little unfair - but only a little. EntitledABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF, some purists sniffthat as Karloff is not the killer in the film, the title is asmisleading as the later ABBOTT & COSTELLO GO TO MARS (wherein theyactually go to Venus). But the difference is that Karloff is a killer.Not only does he attempt to hypnotize Lou into committing suicide(which would enable the police to drop an investigation at a hotelwhere Karloff is stuck in), but he is also a former homicide casedefendant who was acquitted thanks to his lawyer Amos Strickland(Nicholas Joy). No, Karloff is not the murderer of Joy, but he is asuspected murderer (the police feel that Karloff's acquittal was due tohis lawyer, not to his not being the murderer). So the title isactually not a cheat. Like WHO DONE IT? it is a murder mystery comedy, but here the suspicionagainst Lou (an incompetent bellhop) is more realistic than in theearlier film. Lou and Bud work at a resort hotel. Bud is the housedetective. Lou is involved in an incident where he bungles badly whilehandling the luggage of lawyer Joy. The latter complains vociferouslyto the hotel manager (Alan Mowbray), who fires Costello. Lou, realizingwhat has caused his dismissal, actually makes a threatening statementto Joy. So when the latter is murdered, Lou is the leading suspect. But it seems that Joy was on the verge of writing his memoirs, in whichhe might set the record straight about those acquittals he won. Thiswould not be what Karloff, Roland Winters, and a few others would like- they are beginning to live down their murder trials. All of themhappen to be at the resort too, so they are also suspects.The film has some nice set pieces in it, mostly handled adroitly byCostello - such as a drag sequence where he attracts an admirer, andhas to play cards with a corpse. He also, towards the conclusion, givesAbbott an unexpected scare suggesting Bud is the killer. But my twofavorite pieces are when Karloff tries to hypnotize Lou, and almostgets knifed in the process, and when Lou discovers the benefits ofbeing the chief suspect - being under house arrest in a luxury hotelhas unexpected benefits through room service. After all, the state paysthe bill!

Humphrey Fish 2013-05-24 23:44:08

One of Abbott and Costello's Best Of The Late 1940's!

Abbott and Costello are back in this very funny movie in which poor Louis suspected of murder! Though this movie was at the end of the decade and near the time wheregood ol' Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were at the end of their greatpopularity, this movie is very funny! The title is strange, because Boris Karloff does not kill anyone inthis movie, his name was probably put into the title so that the moviewould be very popular.This movie in my opinion is one of the best that Abbott and Costellomade, it is a great film to close the decade with! Abbott and Costello are the greatest comedy duo of them all, they arethe most hysterical! All of you Abbott and Costello fans need to seethis riot filled movie!9/10

gridoon 2013-05-23 13:30:33

Good comedy.

A mildly entertaining comedy, too broad at times, but with a surprisinglyhigh number of smart gags (the echo scene, the "where's my badge" scene,etc.). It's supposed to be a "whodunit", too, but don't be fooled; itreallydoesn't matter who-did-it. All that matters is that you'll have a nicetimewatching this. (***)

kyle-mcdonald 2013-05-23 04:02:57

awesome Abbott and Costello film.

This is another awesome bud Abbott and Lou Costello film and because ofall the same reasons it has great comedy in it the acting is good in itthe actors are good in it it has a good story line to it. Boris Karloffdoes a great villain in this bud Abbott and Lou Costello filmeverything is good about this movie. so i'm sure you will not bedisappointed with bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet the killer. so makesure that you rent or buy bud Abbott and Lou Costello meet the killerbecause it is an awesome bud Abbott and Lou Costello film. and i'm surethat you will have a good time watching this movie and you will watchit over and over again.overall score ********* out of ********** **** out of *****