"What's happening is the studios now will make a film for $150, $200 million but they're afraid to take risks. The director is informed and on point, especially when it comes to The Mummy, though I'm not sure if he has the Dark Universe mixed up with Warner Bros.' Monsterverse. I think, y'know, maybe that's one of the problems with Universal's Dark Universe is that it isn't respectful of the monsters." was Abbot & Costello Meets Frankenstein, which is actually a very funny movie and very respectful of the monsters. "And then of course, one of the great ironies is what was considered. Now Landis wants to talk about the unfair treatment of monsters in Hollywood over the last handful of years. House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets The Wolf-Man, you know what they used to call those? Monster rallies! (laughs)" If you remember with Universal back in the '40s, once they made all their classics, they started cross-pollinating.
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