From Deseret News archives:

Slapstick humor of Abbott, Costello still holds up well

Published: Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004 3:16 p.m. MDT
 |  E-MAIL | PRINT | FONT + - 
"That Funny Feeling" (Universal, 1965, not rated, $14.98). In the early '60s, Sandra Dee and her then-husband Bobby Darin were being groomed as a younger Doris Day/Rock Hudson team. These two films are contrived romantic comedies, but both offer some glossy fun.

"If a Man Answers" has them getting married, but Dee's French mother offers outrageous advice, urging her daughter to train her husband like a dog.

In "That Funny Feeling," Dee is Darin's maid, but they've never met. So she pretends his apartment is hers to impress him! Donald O'Connor co-stars.

Extras: Widescreen, trailer, subtitle options (English, Spanish, French), chapters.

"The Sting II" (Universal, 1983, PG, $14.98). The cast is OK, and the predictable twists aren't too bad, but this sequel — about a boxing scam — certainly pales in comparison to the original. Jackie Gleason has Paul Newman's part, Mac Davis plays Robert Redford's role, and the villain played by Robert Shaw is now Oliver Reed. Best are Teri Garr as a duplicitous grifter and Karl Malden as a mobster who's a lout.

Extras: Widescreen, subtitle options (English, Spanish, French), chapters.

Story continues below
"The Prince & Me" (Paramount, 2004, PG, 29.99). Julia Stiles appears to be bored stiff in this lightweight fairy tale, part frat-house farce and part "Princess Diaries." Stiles slowly falls for a conceited, spoiled fellow college student — only to discover he's a Danish prince in this flat comedy. And why is English actress Miranda Richardson, as the prince's mother, doing a Scandinavian accent when all her British co-stars are content to maintain their British accents?

Extras: Separate widescreen and full-frame editions, audio commentary (director Martha Coolidge), making-of featurettes, deleted/extended scenes, outtakes, trailer, language options (English, French), subtitle options (English, Spanish), chapters.


E-mail: hicks@desnews.com

Comments

You can be the first to comment on this story.

Image
Deseret Morning News Archives

Tom Ewell, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in 1952's "Lost in Alaska," one of the weaker films in the newly released "The Best of . . ." DVD.

previousnext

Latest comments

What a fun game to watch!! I love seeing the Aggs step up huge on defense. I...

Take of your Rose-colored glasses and watch the game again. Y'all got beat...

Hey guys... what does BYU and Swag have in common??......... They both get...

Aggies shoot past Cougars

Way to go AGGIES!! Can't wait till UNLV comes into Provo and punks them again.

2 citations issued at Y.-U. game

From an example of a law abiding citizen, Rodney King ..."U of U and BYU...

Aggies shoot past Cougars

First, you must bleed that parched, ugly, awful royal blue, because that's...

I did not know anyone in the accident, I am not from this area; but the...

Yum...I want some now.

Sloan gets 1-year extension

don't get me wrong, i have tons of respect for coach sloan and what he's done...

If we could only figure out a use ( like the presto-logs from sawdust ) for...

Advertisements