It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The first must-see film of the year.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) *** (out of 4) Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play characters who have just graduated from a detective school when they get their first case. It turns out that boxer Tommy Nelson (Arthur Franz) is running from the law after being accused of killing his manager. A doctor he knows creates a formula that turns him invisible, which he uses to try and find the real killer of his manager with Bud and Lou along for the ride.After the success of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Universal teamed their comedy duo up with several of their most famous monsters and one really could argue that this here was the duos last really good movie. While there are certainly a few gags here borrowed from previous movies, this one really does come across as being funny and fresh. It also offers up some very good special effects that will appeal to those fans of the Universal horror series.The best thing going for this film is that it actually gives you a fairly good and simple story that has plenty for the comic duo to do. There's a great sequence where the boys are given five-hundred-dollars and Costello keeps trying to take some of the money from Abbott. There's a great sequence where Lou is inside a gangster's girlfriend apartment trying to score some evidence. The highlight of the film has to be once Lou is in the ring and the invisible man must help him box. Of course, this one also benefits from us getting to see Abbott take some of the abuse.The special effects are certainly worth talking about as they look downright great. Universal's "Invisible" series had effects that would get better with time but they're quite impressive here and especially the scenes with the invisible man eating spaghetti. Both Bud and Lou are in fine form here as both men seem fresh and full of energy. The supporting cast is quite good as well. Overall, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN is a very good "B" movie and one of the last good films from the comedy legends.

You cannot go wrong with this comedy-horror classic. This film started out to be a horror crime-drama in the family of the Invisible Man series but the studio changed it to make it a comedy with Lou Costello and Bud Abbott. I'm sure of the original story but I can tell you Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) is a great film.One thing you will learn by watching the Invisible Man films - you want him on your side. This film is no exception as Bud and Lou found out. You will also what him on your side if you ever find yourself in a boxing ring - this film is a comical look at that idea.If you really want a fun day of films I would recommend this one along with Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).9/10

I would place this film in the top five of Abbott and Costello's films and the best film they made in the 1950s. It gets very good marks for excellent special effect as well as a clever story. It's one of several "monster films" Bud and Lou made for Universal Studios--having also done movies with Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolf-Man, Dr. Jekyll and the Mummy. All of these films were among their better films--great fun and a nice break from the usual Abbott and Costello formula. And speaking of formula, since this was made later in their careers, the original formula (including lots of song and dance numbers and a side romantic plot) was abandoned and the film was pure comedy.The film begins with the boys graduating from detective college. When Lou wonders how he managed to graduate, Bud says that he "slipped them a few bucks"! Their first case involves a desperate man that comes for help. Tommy is a boxer who is accused of murder. He's on the run from the police and hopes Bud and Lou can help. Bud is only concerned with turning him in for a reward and Lou is his usual nice but wimpy self--he just wants to stay out of trouble. Just before the police nab Tommy, he injects himself with an invisibility formula. Now it's a matter of the doctor coming up with an antidote before the formula drives him made. It's also a matter of proving his innocence so he's able to once again show his face! The movie has a lot of excellent invisibility special effects and these are done very well. About the only thing that is rather cheesy are the effects at the very end as well as the plot involving Lou posing as a pro boxer (with invisible Tommy taking pokes at his opponent). They didn't even try to do these scenes well and Lou obviously wasn't doing much of the punching. People said "wow he punches fast" but I just thought that looked a bit dopey. Still, considering how well made the rest of the film is, I can't complain. It's yet another one of the team's excellent Universal monster films and one any fan must see. Others probably will have a few laughs as well.

Bumbling private detective Bud and Lou are hired by a boxer wrongly accused of murder to help clear his name when he is on the run. Bud decides to take the case but, when he learns of a reward for the man's capture, decides to turn Tommy Nelson into the police. Unfortunately for him, while Lou "keeps an eye on him", Tommy takes a serum that makes him turn invisible. Unable to be captured (because of course nobody believes Lou), Tommy gets the twosome to continue to help investigate the real murderer – with his help. But can they expose the killers before the dangerous side-effects kick in on Tommy?I have recently been give Abbott and Costello another pass on my TV, checking out some films I have not seen for some time. Of course I have remembered enough about them to watch the ones considered "good" and hence Invisible Man was next on my list after Meet Frankenstein. Watching them close together made me think that maybe one followed the other directly (after all the latter ends with an "appearance" by the invisible man) but they do not – not that narrative cohesion really matters too much. As is normally the easiest, this film has a fairly "straight" plot that is simple enough to not take up much time but solid enough to provide a structure. The rest of the film is the Abbott and Costello doing their thing in their own way and of course the film falls or rises based on how well this aspect of it works.Here it works pretty well. OK it is still a fairly unsophisticated style of humour but it works. The use of special effects (for the time) adds something to the mix but ultimately it is down to the players and down Abbott and Costello are in good form here. Both seem to be putting in work and are quite sharp in their delivery, with Abbott sharp while Costello delivers on the bumbling really well. The supporting cast feature solid enough b-movie turns to keep the plot moving (Guild, Jergens, Franz) while Frawley and others do many good variations on the "I can't believe what I'm seeing/not seeing" double take.It is not a brilliant comedy but it is one of A&C's better films that I have seen recently. It holds together well and, while my changing humour and aging mind did not find many big belly laughs in here, I did have a few laughs and plenty of smaller chuckles – it certainly didn't bore or annoy me. Worth seeing if you like their style because it works well here.