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7.1 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Bud and Lou head to campus and attempt to save Bixby College from closing down.
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan, Martha O'Driscoll, June VincentComedy | 100% |
Musical | 44% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Concerned about his sister’s education, Slats (Bud Abbott) manages to secure a scholarship to Bixby College for Molly (Martha O’Driscoll). Offered jobs as caretakers by the dean (Donald Cook), Slats and pal Oliver (Lou Costello) join Molly on campus, only to find her legitimacy challenged by Chairman Kirkland (Charles Dingle), who wants the young student kicked out. While Molly figures out what to do, Oliver enjoys his time at Bixby, cozying up to Patty (Patty Ryan), a student who’s delighted by the manic man.
The AVC encoded image (1.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation secures a passable look at frame particulars in "Here Come the Co-eds," which is often filled with background action featuring the students, along with orchestra members. Detail battles an aged master, struggling with fibrous costuming and college tours, occasionally securing a feel for decoration and depth of sets. Some facial surfaces survive, getting a sense of age and, in the case of Costello, sweaty panic.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA track starts off in good condition, providing clear dialogue exchanges with only mild hiss. Scoring efforts and musical numbers remain enjoyable as well, handling with comfortable instrumentation, and vocals are supported. Around the 27:00 mark, overall clarity diminishes with the aged source, losing definition. It's not a drastic decline, but noticeable.
"Here Come the Co-eds" does recycle a few Abbott and Costello routines, but there's renewed energy to enjoy, watching the comedy duo work extra hard to sell sight gags, and Ryan is a complete charmer in a supporting role. And supplying a dash of oddity, Phil Spitalny and his All-Girl Orchestra pop up throughout the feature, adding smooth sounds to the endeavor, transcending their gimmick, increasing the entertainment value of the picture.
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