Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

 

"Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" (1955) is one of the great Abbott and Costello movies that takes advantage of the classic Universal Monsters (like "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"--which will also likely be a part of this year's Challenge, just as it was last year). Since Abbott and Costello chiefly made movies for Universal, it was a perfect way for the company to take advantage of its rich monster history by combining some of the greatest horror names in history (Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Invisible Man) with one of the leading comedy teams of the day. It's definitely NOT pure "horror" by any means, but it's a movie that I loved watching on TV as a kid, and one that I still love. I actually have this one on DVD (part of the Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection set), but the chance to watch it on TV like in the old days makes it just a little extra-special for some reason. Yes, it does have commercials and I can't pause or rewind it, but it just feels so nostalgic to watch it that way! I have showed this movie to The Little Monster in the past and wanted to start the Challenge by watching it with her today, but unfortunately she had a long morning and had to go down for a nap before the film started. Oh well, we'll still have plenty of chances to watch a lot of fun stuff together this month!

The Hangover

The Hangover is a comedy film, co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor.

The Guard

Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges) is a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humour, a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes, and absolutely no interest whatsoever in the international cocaine-smuggling ring that has brought FBI agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle, the Ocean's trilogy) to his door. However, when his enthusiastic new partner disappears, his favourite hooker attempts to blackmail him and the drug-traffickers themselves try to buy him off, Sergeant Boyle finally realises that he needs to take matters into his own hands.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

After their adventure at the Museum of Natural History in New York, the now famous night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), became a successful inventor, thus fulfilling his greatest dream. However, contrary to what one would expect, he is not happy. In their struggle for a successful career, eventually forget something as simple as fun. At the same time, also their friends of the museum are having a hard time. Reforming the premises meant that they were packaged and sent to the collections of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. When Larry gets a frantic call from Jedediah (Owen Wilson), the cowboy image, asking his help against a tyrant Pharaoh intends to dominate the world and the museum, Larry does not hesitate to return to wear the uniform that made him live the adventure of life.

Director:
Shawn Levy

Casting:
Ben Stiller
Amy Adams
Owen Wilson
Hank Azaria
Robin Williams
Christopher Guest
Alain Chabat
Steve Coogan
Ricky Gervais
Bill Hader
Jon Bernthal
Patrick Gallagher

The Hangover

The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-written by Jon Lucas and produced by Phillips and Daniel Goldberg.
This film was produced by Legendary Pictures for Warner Bros. Pictures.
Casting: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Heather Graham.

The plot: Four friends travelled to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, only to wake up the next morning they not remembering anything and missing the groom, whose wedding is scheduled to occur the next day. This film was inspired by the filmmakers real life misadventures, and was released in North America on June 5, 2009, to critical praise and box office success.