tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post6899486877348022467..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: Caftan Woman's Choice: One for May on TCMCaftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-36537256594617034442014-05-07T10:14:29.586-07:002014-05-07T10:14:29.586-07:00A nice blu-ray of "Bali" would be specta...A nice blu-ray of "Bali" would be spectacular. There has never been a time when one of these films couldn't make me laugh - and I've had some times!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-45200645301488913582014-05-07T04:29:12.090-07:002014-05-07T04:29:12.090-07:00I'm glad you talked about this one, Caftan Wom...I'm glad you talked about this one, Caftan Woman - it's by far my favorite of the Hope/Crosby ROAD movies. The bright Technicolor cinematography helps put this one on top, plus it's just so much fun seeing the boys play around with South Seas movie cliches, like diving for treasure and dealing with a giant octopus.<br /><br />ROAD TO BALI must have fallen into the public domain, because it's hard to find a good DVD release of it. It did come out on the now-defunct HD-DVD format several years ago...hope to see it in all its glory on Blu-Ray some day.Jeff Flugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127134815672151999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-67449194612280239432014-05-02T12:20:55.832-07:002014-05-02T12:20:55.832-07:00They are all so pleasantly silly, but you're r...They are all so pleasantly silly, but you're right, "Bali" probably takes the cake. When I was a kid I would get them confused so I had to watch them over and over again. There are times when I think about Bob Crosby's "shot in the picture" and I'll just start giggling. I get the strangest looks.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-43145320777836987162014-05-02T09:12:58.706-07:002014-05-02T09:12:58.706-07:00Probably my third favorite Road movie, right after...Probably my third favorite Road movie, right after Utopia and Morocco, but its a real close tie between Morocco and Bali. Bali is probably the silliest of the Road movies, which is saying something. <br /><br />My dad's favorite was Zanzabar and my cousin's is Rio. We're all over the place in the family with the Road movies...but I love them all, except for the unmentionable one. <br /><br />I remember there was talk in the 70s with Bing and Bob re-uniting for THE ROAD TO THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. Kinda glad it wasn't done. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-36799004783189266042014-05-02T06:29:17.280-07:002014-05-02T06:29:17.280-07:00Hooray! Some days really need to start off with a...Hooray! Some days really need to start off with a bit of goofy fun, and "Bali" is just the ticket.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30155585524541344812014-05-01T14:52:50.679-07:002014-05-01T14:52:50.679-07:00Caftan Woman - thanks for the review of this Road ...Caftan Woman - thanks for the review of this Road Trip movie - one I've never seen - and just in time for me to see it!Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-64770320214832372022014-05-01T12:54:51.566-07:002014-05-01T12:54:51.566-07:00So true. The poor benighted camel finally came in...So true. The poor benighted camel finally came into his own.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-72161044650461954312014-05-01T12:28:45.103-07:002014-05-01T12:28:45.103-07:00Thank you for this. Road movies are my all time fa...Thank you for this. Road movies are my all time favourites, I think. Especially Morocco with that camel (camels get no love). I'm going to have to dig out my copies and do a Road movie marathon now.Movie Tragichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960341770261503115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-28201143310396559602014-05-01T09:32:21.652-07:002014-05-01T09:32:21.652-07:00Thanks. I always associate the movies with rainy ...Thanks. I always associate the movies with rainy days in front of the television on Sunday afternoons. All of them are crazy good times.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-72353248081290401342014-05-01T09:31:32.728-07:002014-05-01T09:31:32.728-07:00I find that with series, if we like the films, it&...I find that with series, if we like the films, it's always that first one we saw that stays our favourite. <br /><br />My husband's favourite is "Road to Morocco" while I lean toward "Road to Utopia". Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-50088319330686030432014-04-30T20:30:36.012-07:002014-04-30T20:30:36.012-07:00Great write up MissPaddyLee. IRC, Bing was usual...Great write up MissPaddyLee. IRC, Bing was usually conning Bob into doing some dangerous/dirty job for money. I don't remember much of Road to Bali, except the songs were quite good. Out of the ones I can remember, I'd rank "Road to Utopia" and "Road to Morocco" as the best. rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-27955421565100882202014-04-30T15:52:20.211-07:002014-04-30T15:52:20.211-07:00Great pick, and I'll make sure to catch it whe...Great pick, and I'll make sure to catch it when it's on! Road to Bali is actually my favorite of the Road flicks (though it was also the first one I saw, which may have influenced me :) ). The bit with the snake baskets at the end kills me! And I agree about "the other one"—such bizarre choices all around there! (Space?! Really?!)Vintage Cameohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198989922609440510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-87287671500181643962014-04-30T14:31:50.354-07:002014-04-30T14:31:50.354-07:00They weren't the same characters, but had the ...They weren't the same characters, but had the same characteristics. Bing was the wise guy. Bob was the coward. They both chased the girls. Dorothy got to vary her schtick. In "Road to Utopia" she is more of a femme fatale, and in "Road to Rio" a genuine damsel in distress. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-64549054797993401312014-04-30T10:28:57.092-07:002014-04-30T10:28:57.092-07:00Did all three of them play the same characters thr...Did all three of them play the same characters throughout the 'Road' movies?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.com