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tilly_stratford) wrote2012-10-03 02:08 pm
tilly_stratford) wrote2012-10-03 02:08 pm
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Blogging about sub-par films is my mission in life
Okay not all of them were subpar, I was happy every time I got a fourth-wall joke and a mellow Crosby love song - ANYWAY: I've watched all the Bob&Bing Road movies! Why oh why did they make that last one. Why did they replace Dorothy Lamour (who was still looking great!) with Joan Collins. Why.
I think Road to Utopia still is my favourite. Might be because that was the first one I watched, but also I think Doroty Lamour in that velvet dress singing Johnny Mercer's 'Personality' is so cute:
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Anyway, here's a thing somebody needs to confirm or deny for me: With all this in mind, I came across a post about the Dreamworks movie Road to El Dorado (no I'm not thinking about whether the creators intended for Miguel and Tulio to be boyfriends, that seems like an urban legend to me). See, it sort of clicked. Dreamworks intended it to be a series, right? About two conmen buddies traveling the world? And they get mistaken for something they're not? And they hook up with a badass lady? And there are musical interludes? So either this is one of those homages that are completely obvious to everybody but me, or I need to put the brakes on this Bing Crosby obsession of mine.
Anyway, I've been meaning to rewatch that movie anyway, seeing as the first (and only) time I saw it was on a train journey where I was too self-conscious about watching a children's movie in public to really appreciate it. But I remember being kind of "meh" about it, I wonder why. I mean, the animations is wonderful, I remember thinking the music by Elton John was pretty catchy...
Oh wait. There it is. "Your horse bit me in the butt!" Yup, Dreamworks humour. I think I'll rather stick to The Emperor's New Groove (I've only watched the Norwegian dub, which was uncommonly hilarious, but I definitely need to see the original. Because Eartha Kitt. And Tom Jones.)
I think Road to Utopia still is my favourite. Might be because that was the first one I watched, but also I think Doroty Lamour in that velvet dress singing Johnny Mercer's 'Personality' is so cute:
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Anyway, here's a thing somebody needs to confirm or deny for me: With all this in mind, I came across a post about the Dreamworks movie Road to El Dorado (no I'm not thinking about whether the creators intended for Miguel and Tulio to be boyfriends, that seems like an urban legend to me). See, it sort of clicked. Dreamworks intended it to be a series, right? About two conmen buddies traveling the world? And they get mistaken for something they're not? And they hook up with a badass lady? And there are musical interludes? So either this is one of those homages that are completely obvious to everybody but me, or I need to put the brakes on this Bing Crosby obsession of mine.
Anyway, I've been meaning to rewatch that movie anyway, seeing as the first (and only) time I saw it was on a train journey where I was too self-conscious about watching a children's movie in public to really appreciate it. But I remember being kind of "meh" about it, I wonder why. I mean, the animations is wonderful, I remember thinking the music by Elton John was pretty catchy...
Oh wait. There it is. "Your horse bit me in the butt!" Yup, Dreamworks humour. I think I'll rather stick to The Emperor's New Groove (I've only watched the Norwegian dub, which was uncommonly hilarious, but I definitely need to see the original. Because Eartha Kitt. And Tom Jones.)