6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
In Egypt Peter and Freddie find the archaeologist Dr. Zoomer murdered before they can return to America. A medallion leads them to a crypt where a revived mummy provides the terror.
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Dan SeymourHorror | 100% |
Supernatural | 7% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Comedy | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH, French, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
For their final Universal production, the comedy team Abbott and Costello were paired up with another studio legend, the Mummy. Absent from screens for some time, the Mummy, or Klaris (changed from Kharis), returns to duty in 1955’s “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” which is supposed to be a funny feature, as opposed to “Mummy” sequels, which brought on unintended laughter. The picture is also the last of the Abbott and Costello monster team-up movies, sending the pair off with one more opportunity to inspire laughs through horror, this time taking on a particularly slow threat.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation isn't exactly opening a pure cinematic world with "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy," but the movie's low-budget look is maintained with clarity. Sharpness is generally available for close-ups, capturing performance bigness and make- up work. Sets are also open for inspection, showcasing some floppy wall thinness for necessary breakaway action. Delineation is tight and whites are secure. Grain remains filmic. Source is passable, without damage.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA sound mix has quite the range, with settled dramatic activity often interrupted by Costello's screaming fits, which register loudly. Dialogue exchanges are confident, handling comic timing and punchline precision carefully, and more dramatic efforts are equally clean. Scoring supports accurately, with decent instrumentation helping to enhance manic chase scenes and creepier encounters. Sound effects are blunt, and atmospherics are adequate.
True to the title, Abbott and Costello do meet the Mummy, mostly running away from Klaris, often right through solid walls for maximum emphasis. "Meet the Mummy" is mostly forgettable, but the stars are quite capable of squeezing laughs out any situation, and the feature's silliness is endearing, especially when it gets bizarre, such as Costello's unexpected snake-charming abilities. And there's the Mummy for superfans, stalking around the picture, creating a fine foil for the comedians, giving them something gruesome to play against.
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