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SO WATCH IT BUSTER, Dec 19 2002
This review is from: Scared Stiff (VHS Tape)
When I walked over to the classics section of my video store-I was suprised to find a MARTIN&LEWIS video of SCARED STIFF! I thought it was a good show-with Jerry being as crazy as ever and Dean being as cool as ice! The film is about these two men who get invited to a haunted house-and get almost killed and trapped! I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes the crazy cats-and wants to see them get scared! I just hope my video store will sell the rented ones to me-since its christmas!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Martin and Lewis essential..., Aug 4 2002
This review is from: Scared Stiff (VHS Tape)
The reason why I found this particular Martin and Lewis film 100% pleasing is because it not only incorporates classic M&L antics, jokes and over-the-top characterizations of both men, it also includes a steady storyline that is easy and entertaining to follow. Although the seldom dull storyline is due to the already established original film "Ghost Breakers" the film is quite worth viewing for any M&L fan, especially since most plots of M&L films are slightly less stable. Therefore, along with such M&L films as "The Stooge" and "My Friend Irma" (which the exception of M&L not being 'headliners' in their first film), "Scared Stiff" is a M&L essential. However, for less entusiastic fans of the comedy team, the original "Ghost Breakers" release may seem to deserve more credit; personally, having not seen the original film in addition to my neverending admiration for M&L, "Scared Stiff" is a wonderful addition to my M&L video collection.
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A Remake that Did Not Work, Nov 14 2001
This review is from: Scared Stiff (VHS Tape)
This movie is a remake of a 1947 Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard movie, Ghost Breakers. Not only is the plot identical, many of the lines are exactly the same. What worked with Bob Hope deliviering the one liners and playing off of the attractive and suprisingly stalwart Paulette Goddard does work well with the sophisticated Martin and inane Lewis. If you are looking for a fun movie to watch with the family, try the original, Ghost Breakers with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. Unless you are a big time Martin & Lewis fan, Scared Stiff is best left on the shelf
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