tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post217042265315262185..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: OUTER SPACE ON FILM BLOGATHON: Abbott and Costello Go To Mars (1953)Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-57818952667797632862018-04-21T16:06:22.859-07:002018-04-21T16:06:22.859-07:00McMahon and Kruschen are marvelous. I hope when yo...McMahon and Kruschen are marvelous. I hope when you see them you are as impressed as I was. It will be easy enough to get my A&C love back by watching an old fave or two. <br /><br />Yeah. How much trouble would it have been to rename it Abbott and Costello Go to Venus When They Thought They Were Going to Mars. No. I'll work on it.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-58904245061069042682018-04-21T13:26:19.352-07:002018-04-21T13:26:19.352-07:00This A&C film has somehow eluded me and, even ...This A&C film has somehow eluded me and, even though it doesn't seem to generate rave reviews, it looks worth a look, if only to see McMahon and Kruschen in action. Besides, how often do you get to see a movie with "Mars" in the title that is actually set on Venus?Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-82202312559728150912018-04-18T20:03:05.751-07:002018-04-18T20:03:05.751-07:00Not weird at all. I hear you loud and clear. Who D...Not weird at all. I hear you loud and clear. Who Done It? works for me precisely for its noirish aspects. Another I really like is The Time of Their Lives. It has ghosts and Gale Sondergaard giving a seance. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-62972421836407300232018-04-18T04:55:04.264-07:002018-04-18T04:55:04.264-07:00I could never really get into A & C movies, ma...I could never really get into A & C movies, maybe slapstick isn't quite my thing. But somehow those two are very endearing. <br /><br />One of their movies I like best is Who Done It?, simply because it's very Noirish. I know, that's weird.Margot Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580855468061590981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-60242915841193781852018-04-16T19:49:05.803-07:002018-04-16T19:49:05.803-07:00It is very true that a movie doesn't have to b...It is very true that a movie doesn't have to be the best of the best to win a spot in our hearts. I don't regret watching any Abbott and Costello movie. I just get a little tinge thinking about how a tweak here or there could have made it better.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting another very interesting blogathon. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9530723736747052732018-04-16T18:18:03.572-07:002018-04-16T18:18:03.572-07:00Used to watch Abbott and Costello movies with my d...Used to watch Abbott and Costello movies with my dad when I was a kid, and we loved them all, even the not-so-great ones. Thanks for bringing this one to the blogathon, even though it isn't their best work. Brought back some nice memories.Debbie Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561856975633743064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-59411400913351315322018-04-14T16:02:47.461-07:002018-04-14T16:02:47.461-07:00Exactly! How could they miss what a treat McMahon ...Exactly! How could they miss what a treat McMahon and Kruschen were? I really like the poster for this one. It's a shame when the movie doesn't live up to the artwork.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-35184499330710613682018-04-14T16:01:44.831-07:002018-04-14T16:01:44.831-07:00And they're never short, zaftig gals. H'm....And they're never short, zaftig gals. H'm. I'll be expecting your post before the year is out. Thanks for reading.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9332015427255839492018-04-14T12:42:51.588-07:002018-04-14T12:42:51.588-07:00This is a lesser entry in Abbott and Costello'...This is a lesser entry in Abbott and Costello's oeuvre, but it is still fun. I do have to agree that the title seems a bit odd, but maybe they thought Mars would sell more tickets than Venus! I do love McMahon and Kruschen in this movie. It's a shame someone at the head office didn't think to team them up in a series of movies!Terence Towles Canotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-81001426529828926522018-04-14T12:00:39.144-07:002018-04-14T12:00:39.144-07:00Why is it the would-be geniuses in Hollywood thoug...Why is it the would-be geniuses in Hollywood thought that every planet not inhabited by BEMs (Bug-Eyed Monsters) would be somehow be inhabited by a race of Amazonian women? "Cat Women of the Moon", "Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women", "Queen of Outer Space",even "Fire Maidens from Outer Space"? Hmm. sounds like the beginning of another post... Liked reading this one though. Quiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434473473185065992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-74063931552905026722018-04-13T06:48:09.842-07:002018-04-13T06:48:09.842-07:00Well, they thought they were going to Mars, but .....Well, they thought they were going to Mars, but ... yeah. I don't get it.<br /><br />I'd forgotten about that cartoon show. I think you're right about "Go to Mars" working in animation. It plays like an SNL skit that went on for too long. Bright colours would help.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-16013272999130365202018-04-13T05:58:45.038-07:002018-04-13T05:58:45.038-07:00So... even though it's called ABBOTT & COS...So... even though it's called ABBOTT & COSTELLO GO TO MARS, they actually go to Venus...? Okaaaaaaay.<br /><br />I remember watching an A&C animated series as a kid. I think I was aware they were real people, not just cartoons, but of course, I had thought they were from like, a million years ago. I could imagine a movie like this as a cartoon.<br />Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.com