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Monday, May 22, 2006

the "Road To:" series

I just watched Road to Utopia. Not one of the better Road To movies.
In case you don't know, This is a bunch of movies that Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour did together. Usually, they are very funny; full of witty jokes and quick sass.
"Am I dead?"
"I can't tell; you always look like that."
Not one of their better jokes, but the first that springs to mind.

Here is a list of all the Road-To movies:

The Road to Singapore (1940)
The Road to Zanzibar (1941)
The Road to Morocco (1942) - said to be their best
The Road to Utopia (1945)
The Road to Rio (1947)
The Road to Bali (1952) - the only one in color
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

I have seen most of them, but I don't remember them all very well. They are filled with some of the most classic dumb jokes of all time, and as only Bing Crosby and Bob hope could do, they usually are very funny.
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Sunday, May 07, 2006

X-Men



After playing with the action figures way back when, and forming definite opinions about what X-Men should be like, I was very disappointed with the previews, posters, and reviews I saw when this movie first came out.
Well, I was finally talked into watching it, and the only thing I regret is that I waited so long to see it. It definitely lives up to requirements, and goes beyond. Sprinkled with only a little crude language, there is nothing really objectionable. The special effects are way overdone, which in this case is a good thing. The hero is a satisfyingly tough manly man, with an appropriately big teddy bear heart. The girls aren't gross, and the bad-guys are cool enough to pass. Plot line is great, and there is excellent character development.
Recommendable.
By the way: Cyclops is still my favorite, I still think Wolverine should wear that suit he does in the comic-books, and I still really hate Storm.
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