The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock - (1959)

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Год: 1959
Создатель кинофильма: Сидни Миллер
Перевод : Профессиональный многоголосый закадровый
Длительность: 75 мин. / 01:15
Рейтинг: 99.6
Актёры: Гэйл Гордон, Дороти Провайн, Джимми Конлин, Чарльз Лэйн, Роберт Бертон, Уилл Райт, Ленни Кент, Рут Перротт, Бобби Барбер, Лу Костелло
Страна: США
Имя фильма: The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Описание фильма: Ironically, something of a bittersweet treat. Lou Costello's only movie without Bud, and it was his last. He passed away not long after filming, and the movie was actually released posthumously. I've seen this called a parody of the genre, but I'm not sure if it should be called a parody or just a comedy treatment of it. At one point, when Bride Emmy Lou has gone too far the other way and shrunk down to unseeable, Lou exclaims "That's incredible!" -- a reference to "The Incredible Shrinking Man." The movie itself of course is in the manner of The Amazing Colossal Man and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. The inimitable Gale Gordon more or less stands in for Abbott (although he is VERY much the same as his hallmark character, Mr. Mooney. He's even a banker!) They work together very well, and I find myself wishing they could have done more together. The downside -- Lou does look rather old and tired, and he does not quite match the character, who seems to be an ambitious young man -- especially if the age of his 30' wife is a clue. Some of it is quite silly, even for him. However, some of it is quite sweet, and some of the supporting cast are terrific. A couple scenes are a bit risque for the day: when Lou explains to Gale that his niece has "gotten big", Gale completely misunderstands his meaning and orders a wedding to take place at once! Later that evening, after the wedding, 30 foot tall Emmy Lou stretches out full length on the ground and says it's time to get to Lou's wordless reaction is priceless! That scene alone makes up for a lot of the rest here. Yes, put this on the "must watch" list too, if only to see Lou Costello in his last days.
Of course, Dance With Me, Henry (1956) was Abbott & Costello's final film together, but this very rare picture featuring Lou Costello is a collector's must have. Although the script is choppy and well, goofy, that's precisely why it makes it extra special. A spoof of Attack of the 50 ft Woman and other "giant" films of the 50s, Lou plays Artie Pinsetter, garbage collector--and genius inventor. He creates a sort of computer (with his own voice) that makes him super-powerful. With a simple command in what looks like a walkie talkie, he can fly, travel through time and more. Rather than another cookie-cutter cornball movie, this is Costello's most imaginative film, and the only movie he ever appeared in filmed in widescreen ("Wonderama" which is simply widescreen Panavision.) Available for the 1st time ever in the 1990s on VHS, this is the 1st time ever released in it's original widescreen format. The picture, soundtrack is crystal clear and nice packaging by Columbia Pictures. The company that is mastering these rarities through various big studios deserved the highest rating because of the top quality of the discs produced. So Lou Costello left us one last gem, which probably would have been a series of features had he lived. He died before the movie was released the same year. If you like A&C or rare films, this is a must! A+++++
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