Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man [VHS]

Once again, Universal have done true justice to their former stars of formular comedy / slapstick. No point in going into the movies themselves with the exception of A & C Meet Frankenstein; by far their best. This one was helped by having Bela Lugosi,Lon Chaney Jnr and Glenn Strange as co-stars; they played their monster roles straight instead of "camp". As the original stars (Logosi & Chaney) of the Dracula & Wolfman movies they added the right atmosphere which greatly assisted with the fun. (Glenn Strange had also played the monster in "House of Frankenstein"; not the same as Boris Karloff's chilling portrayal, but, never the less, very very good. I purchased this movie on its own and paid around $1.25 more than I had paid for all eight.Once again, on the production side, the QUALITY of these eight movies can only be described as excellent. I might add that I have experienced none of the freeze up problems that other reviewers have mentioned. Neither has my son to whom I have lent all three of these collections to. Universal must have taken them from the original Masters, they are too sharp and clear to have been restored. Universal proberly don't have any Masters for the trailers, these have been reproduced with all the scratches and wear and tear that one expects to see after fifty plus years of use.All of these movies are very enjoyable and are shown uncut. Buy this set and Vols 1 & 2 also; same quality and you can't go wrong. The one and only fault that I can find is that Universal have put all eight on two discs instead of four. This format plays just fine but there is always a high risk of damage to at least one side of the two sided discs, you just might lose two movies. Of course if you are that unlucky, then you could always purchase a second set, at this price you can afford to.Please Note: To save time I have copied, pasted and then edited my earlier review on Best of A & C Vol 1 as most of this review is appropiate to all three.

Loved this collection and quality, I will buy other collections of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello movies. These were a gift replacement for lost movies. He was very happy and started watching the collection right away.

Lou’s On FirstIn 1981 I bought a book about Lou Costello...it was $14.95 from the Dalton book store...those on Long Island might remember that Book Shop in Roosevelt Field ...I believe one of, if not the greatest accomplishment one can fulfill in life is to author a book...and who better to write about him than Lou's own youngest daughter...Chris Costello...In Chris' book "Lou's on First" she takes you back to the very beginning...when the Costello's lived on the East Cost, in Paterson New Jersey..and will take you on their journey clear across the country to California...She tells it all...the good times and the life changing tragedy / nightmare that would alter all their lives...for the rest of their days...You will laugh...and you will cry but when the dust settles and the smoke clears you will walk away...as I did realizing that Lou Costello and his Family were so much than the Man That became the owner of a Tavern on Highway 129, the Private in the Army, the Sailor in the Navy or the guy that lived in Fields rooming house with Bud Abbott...The most generous man ever...with his time and money..."Lou's on First" is now out as an E-Book and can be purchased online for $3.99 on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.comTrust Me...This book is on 1st with me...Thanks for listening folks...and Thank You Chris for writing it...Let me know how you all enjoyed Chris’ Book if you read it...Ginny

I have all three Franchise Collections and consider Volume Three to be the best of the best. I owned many of these as a kid on 8mm reels and definitely notice the (much improved) clarity of the DVD versions.Even though the Production Notes are short for each movie, they are very informative and paint a visual image of the course this team would make from the 40's to 50's (Example: Lou getting Rhumatic fever and going on hiatus for a year during this series of movies).Have always enjoyed A&C meet Frankenstein but it gets reviewed constantly as their #1. I consider the boxing scene in A&C Meet the Invisible Man funnier than anything in Frankenstein (except maybe Lou's look of fear). And although I enjoy them all, I was a little surprised at just how little Boris Karloff stars in Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff. For a 75 minute movie he probably gets 5 minutes of screen time max.Foreign Legion was another one of my collectibles as a kid and still rates highly on my list (I'm also a "Road to" fan of Bing & Bob). The mirage scenes are some of their best.Out of all 24 movies in the Franchise Collection (sets 1-3) my only "glitch" movie was Mexican Hayride, which wouldn't play scene 1 at all (froze the screen). But by forwarding to scene 2 the rest of the movie is viewable. That leaves about a 4-5 minute gap from the beginning of the movie which is a shame.A&C goes to Mars was another of one of my all time favorites.I even remember owning a version of that spaceship as a kid although I have no clue where it ended up (probably worth a fortune now).Just curious to see if any more collections will be released. For the money these are timeless classics and shouldn't be missed.