Arnold (1973)
58KArnold (1973). 1h 34m | PG
“Iu0026#39;ve noticed there arenu0026#39;t a lot of comments on this film, and for good reason. Itu0026#39;s been burried in the annals of time, from that dark age where films where made before Direct to Video that were obviously prime candidates.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI managed to see the piece with my fiance last weekend on television as part of a run of u0026#39;bad moviesu0026#39;. We intended to go out to a show that night, but ended up caught up in the funny weirdness of the story, the sets, the acting, the whole mess, and couldnu0026#39;t leave. Each time we planned to get up to go, we remained seated, glued to the set, in awe of the bizzare feature. It was like some sort of perverse Estragon and Vladimir situation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd if that isnu0026#39;t a recommendation, I donu0026#39;t know what is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enItu0026#39;s certainly no classic. Itu0026#39;s a pretty lousy movie. The cheerful early seventies theme that opens the feature (u0026quot;How happy weu0026#39;ll be, together you and me… Arrrrnold, Arrrnold!u0026quot;) is played over the background of a funeral in an obviously small soundstage with styrafoam tombstones and the obligatory raven and fog, which is of course hillarious.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut itu0026#39;s a fun watch. No one in it thinks theyu0026#39;re in a classic, and the whole situation gets quite laughable frequently. Itu0026#39;s got enough aspects of a whodunit to be vaugly interesting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBest points are probably the police constable commenting u0026#39;Now, is this place a cemetary because itu0026#39;s always foggy here, or is it always foggy here because itu0026#39;s a cemetary?u0026#39; and the tapedeck in the coffin. Oyvey!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only word for it is u0026#39;hypnoticu0026#39;. Youu0026#39;ll keep watching. You wonu0026#39;t believe what youu0026#39;re seeing, yet youu0026#39;ll have to watch more.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the words of the bobby u0026quot;If I hadnu0026#39;t a seen it I wouldnu0026#39;ta believed it!u0026quot;”
