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30 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Abbott & Costello Movie Collection Vol. 1 Mar 01, 2004
This is great if you are a fan of Abbott & Costello. I figuered with 2 discs for 8 of their movies it would be poor quality. I was very surprised to see the excellent quality of the movies on these discs. Very Very Good. Worth every penny.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Good Old Fashioned Comedy Jun 24, 2005
By Rafael Espinosa
When I was growing up, Sunday morning routine was going to church, then watching Abbott & Costello. I wanted my children to experience this pair, so they could see how funny simple comedy is without the vulgarities or sexual innuendo. They still crack me up, and I was happy to see my kids splitting their sides with laughter, just like I used to do when I was their ages.
This is a great deal, to get 8 movies at this price, so I got all 3 volumes. DVD's work fine. They fit 2 movies on each side, and each movie has Production Notes in the menu, so you get a historical appreciation for each film.
Because the movies are on both sides of the DVD, they can't print anything on either side, so they printed the disc and side information around the little hole in the center of the DVD (it'll have "Disc A, Side 1", for example). Its a little hard to read, so you need to have enough light and hold it close. The information in the box tells you what movies are on which disc and side.
The DVD with "The Naughty Nineties" has the most complete version of "Who's On First", and its so funny, you can hear the studio crew laughing in the background.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
BEHOLD...THE GENIUS OF BUD AND LOU Feb 20, 2004
For everyone who is satisfied with the comedy that they see today, you havn't seen anything yet! Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were, and are still the undisputed champions of hillarity. There comedy bits they put in there movies are nothing short of brilliant. The best part of their comedy, is that you can watch it with the whole family, from the newborn to grandma, everyone in the family will love these great classics. If you watch Def Comedy Jam, Everybody Loves Raymond, or Friends, then you've seen the Rest, now watch the best!!!
This collection contains 8 films:ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS,
Their first film, they get caught up in a fony "Love Insurance" scam. BUCK PRIVATES,
The boys join the army to avoid getting arrested, but their lives get hard when the cop they wanted to avoid becomes their drill sergent. IN THE NAVY,
A famous hollywood actor joins the navy to get away from all the fame, and becomes friends with the boys in the navy training camp. HOLD THAT GHOST,
The boys inherit a haunted house, formerly owned by a gangster. KEEP 'EM FLYING,
The boys join the army air corps, and become mechanics. RIDE 'EM COWBOY,
The boys must hide out when Lou accedently proposses to an Indian girl. PARDON MY SARONG,
The boys head to the South Seas, where Lou is mistaken for a native god. WHO DONE IT?
A Murder happens during a radio program, and the boys to solve the murder themselves, thus making them the prime suspects by the real cops. Eight Abbott and Costello films for (this price), that is an offer you can't refuse.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Ever heard of quality control? Dec 30, 2005
By Music Fan
I'm not much of an A&C fan, but at this price, how could I go wrong? Five of these eight films I had good memories of, and I could immediately see from the nice restoration of Night In The Tropics that this was going to be a fun set of films. Untill about 45 minutes into it.
From that point forward, the disc was an absolute mess. I read here that one buyer was able to skip over the problem areas. I tried two different machines and could not skip over anything without jumping to the next chapter. Of course, that next chapter had the same problems.
I really can't figure this out. Nice packaging, fine restorations, excellent price. So, why don't they check the product before sending it out to the distributors?!? Seems like a lot of trouble to go to for a product that will be returned to the dealers.
Oh, and I did just that. Exchanged it for a new one. You guessed it. No better.
As stated, I'm not a fan of these two comics, but the work they did has stood the test of time. There is much to be said for that. Clearly, they deserve better treatment than this.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great set, but spotty quality control Aug 20, 2004
By GSE
Like many other viewers, the set I purchased had siginificant
defects. Contrary to what one reviewer wrote, it is not a
matter of having "really cheap chintzy DVD players," for I have
a top-line Denon DVD player, rated one of the best on the
market. At least one reviewer wrote that he encountered a
defect, but the copy he received in exchange played with no problems.
So it is a matter of luck whether you get a playable copy or not.
When I returned my copy, I received the following response
from Amazon:
Thank you for writing to us at Amazon.com.
As it seems that the problem with this item is more widespread
than we originally thought, we are not able to send a
replacement. We will investigate and remedy the situation
with the item; however, I cannot guarantee when the error may
be fixed.
Eventually I will try again and hope to have better luck, for
the movies themselves are a delight and the transfers are quite
beautiful. It seems a shame that so much work went into making
a beautifully produced set only to be undone by poor quality
control.
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