1973's "Arnold" has a plot that's so bizarre, it really makes one wonder how it managed to make it all the way to the screen. Here's a tale about a wedding, only it involves a corpse, and one with a specific plan of revenge on the people who've wronged him over his formerly fruitful life. Screenwriter Jameson Brewer and John Fenton Murray go a little crazy with their ideas for the picture, creating a kooky mystery featuring a collection of colorful characters and strange behaviors. "Arnold" has a plan for oddness, especially when it comes to the dispatching of players in the dead man's game, and there's a seasoned cast ready to sell the stuffing out of it all, putting in a laudable effort to make this bit of insanity play like a strange Agatha Christie tale, or perhaps a particularly saucy episode of "Scooby-Doo." Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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