Road to Rio
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Movie Reviews of Road to Rio
Movie Review: Great Fun with Bing, Bob, and Dottie!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Road to Rio", along with 1942's "Road to Morocco", are considered the apex of the Crosby/Hope "Road" series, and for good reason; the music, comedy, and general silliness mesh perfectly...and for my money, "Rio" is TOPS!
The songs are first-rate, from the opening "Apalachicola, FLA" (with it's 'caboose' finale), to a wonderful Bing ballad, "But Beautiful", to a show-stopper with the Andrews Sisters, "You Don't Have to Know the Language", to a nearly risqué "Experience" from Dorothy Lamour...the comic routines feature Bing and Bob at their best, from a homage to the Marxes' barbershop routine from "Monkey Business", to a hypnotized 'duel'("I hate you, I loathe you, I despise you..."), to a silly finale dance number (with Bob in drag, of course)...and the one-liners are hilarious (Lamour: I don't know what came over me! I found myself saying things, and I didn't know why I was saying them!
Hope: Look, why don't you just run for Congress and leave us alone?).
Norman Z. McLeod was a superb comedy director, and he manages to maintain a semblance of plot midst all the craziness (which is a major reason this film 'works' better than, say, "Road to Bali"), and, for the second film in a row, BOB gets the girl (disproving the myth that Bing always did, every picture).
From Hope on a high-wire, to Jerry Colonna leading a cavalry charge, "Road to Rio" is a winner, from beginning to end...Don't miss it!
Movie Review: Great Humor!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just watched this movie this past weekend along with one of the other "Road" movies, The Road to Bali, and I can say I am buying the other movies in this series.
The comedy in these movies is so great, if you catch it, both Bob Hope and Bing Crosby make side comments to the audience and also poke fun at current polital events and the movie industry. Surprisingly, These two were full of "bawdy" humor-I didn't think they could get away with that the time period they were made in!
There is also one scene in Road to Rio when Bob and Bing are being hypnotized and I had to go back and watch Bob Hope's say.."...to the death" just to see his facial expression-It is priceless!
Go buy these If you appreciate quick-witted, clever comedy!
Movie Review: On the road with bob and bing
Summary: 5 Stars
my favorite of all the road movies - replete with outrageous comedy, ad libs and great musical numbers, not to mention Dorthy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Jerry Colonna, the Andrews Sisters and the Weir Bros. Bob's romancing Dorothy to "moonlight Becomes You" is a cinema treasure! "Rio" outshines all it's predecessors and the last two - "Bali" and "Hong Kong" (which was painful). A definite treat!Movie Review: Road To Rio/ Brentwood Communications Edition
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are adding this Hope/Crosby/Lamour road flick to your film library, this particular edition (Brentwood Communications)is great- with both the picture quality and sound top notch. Hats off to the remastering folks on this one. Not much in the way of extras but hey, you are really just interested in the flick, right?!. Enjoy this one!!Movie Review: Another Excellent Brentwood Bob Hope DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
The Brentwood Bob Hope DVD's have sharp picture quality and clear sound. This is surprising considering the price. This entry is another top title to add to your collection.