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Rating: - Surprisingly Funny Even In This Day and Age!
The thing about these Bing and Bob road shows is that if you've seen one, you've seen them all and so it makes sense to just get the best one of the lot to see what you've missed; that one would be "The Road to Morocco". I have to admit that I didn't really like this very much the first time I watched it but surprisingly upon second viewing, I found myself appreciating the jokes a lot more and although not all of them age very well, I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that most of them did! It was also refreshing to see good acting for a change and the screenplay was deservedly nominated for an Oscar. Released at the start of World War II, you could see that they were working on a shoestring budget and rationing for scarce resources required for the war effort and so much of the "special" effects are pretty lame but I still found myself enjoying this movie overall and I can see myself watching this again and again. The picture quality is good but not great as at the beginning of the film we get lots of shots with that irritating white spots problem but these seem to reduce in frequency as the movie goes on. The sound quality is Dolby Digital Mono and so is nothing to shout about and it would have been nice if a 5.1 surround option was made available but as far as mono recordings go, the sound quality was acceptable. I also liked the bonus features and especially "Bob Hope and the Road to Success".

Low budget, low tech but high on entertainment.

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Rating: - Road to Morocco
This old movie is priceless. It is most likely the best of the "Road" shows with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. There is nothing complex in the movie, just lots of clean fun and laughs, and also some music. If you want some real laughs, and old-fashioned commedy with great humor, then this is the movie for you.

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Rating: - Representing the "Younger" viewers
I just absolutely adore these "Road" movies. As a generation "x" member that did not grow up in this era I still love to imagine what it might have been like if I would have. Hope and Crosby are timeless and everytime I watch it I catch a new joke. I love that my young children (7 and under) can watch this and get a little "culture" too!!

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Rating: - Screwy but gentle
Perhaps offered the breakthrough role for the great Anthony Quinn. Surprising to think this picaresque romp was made in 1942. The picture quality is excellent. If a buddy movie like this were made today it would move a lot faster, contain several nudes, probably a few porn scenes, and every third word would start with F. Also, everything would be dirty. Just before, and during, WWII, everything was clean. The boys were clean, their clothes were clean, the desert was clean, and the girls were sweet and beautiful, and clean. Have we really progressed? Watching this is nostalgic. Many of the lines are witty and funny. We're off on the Road to Morocco is a great song, and memorable. I've always remembered it, anyway. But the whole atmosphere is now a thing of the past.

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Rating: - On the Road #3

One of the best of the seven "Road" movies (this is the third) in the series starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. It's totally nonsensical - the boys are shipwrecked off Africa and chase after Lamour, who's the princess of Morocco. The jokes fly, some good (many of the best gags are self-deprecating and refer to real-life instances or routines from previous movies), some not, and Crosby sings a few songs ("Moonlight Becomes You" is probably the best). These movies were a whole mind set, and it helps a lot to buy into the sheer goofiness and fluff of them. Let your mind go free and the picture can be a lot of fun to watch.