Saw this while shopping on Amazon and remembered watching as a kid in the 60s and loved it. So I bought it and watched it laughing all the way.
I loved it all over again. It's zany ... horror comedy is a delicate balance. Here you have great old school actors who strike the right chord. Basil had the drama and Huge Herbert had the comedy. Perfect?
No. The screenplay could have been better, yes. (like 5 writers toyed with the script) Less Mr. Penny. More romance from Broderick and the girl he liked would have been good. The story needed a little more tension/suspense.
As noted Herbert brand of comedy is an aquired taste and could have been played down.
All in all, it is a movie I will put on in the background when I'm cleaning or having a project in my house.
Must say, the murderer eluded me.
I loved it all over again. It's zany ... horror comedy is a delicate balance. Here you have great old school actors who strike the right chord. Basil had the drama and Huge Herbert had the comedy. Perfect?
No. The screenplay could have been better, yes. (like 5 writers toyed with the script) Less Mr. Penny. More romance from Broderick and the girl he liked would have been good. The story needed a little more tension/suspense.
As noted Herbert brand of comedy is an aquired taste and could have been played down.
All in all, it is a movie I will put on in the background when I'm cleaning or having a project in my house.
Must say, the murderer eluded me.