tavm Review of The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

The Road to Hong Kong was quite a funny way to end the iconic Road series that starred Bing Crosby and Bob Hope

[7/10 · 23 March 2016]

Until now, I had never seen this-the seventh in the Road series-but I had seen all the others previously. Made 10 years after Road to Bali, Bob and Bing are noticeably older but they're still energetic when doing their punchlines and physical stuff. Dorothy Lamour, by this time, had been off the movie screens after Bali and initially didn't want to do this since it would have originally have her just perform a number so now she also has a few banter lines with her former co-stars which I liked immensely. As for new leading lady Joan Collins, she's quite stunning and it's easy to see why she became a superstar years later on TV's "Dynasty" and she's certainly tolerable with what she was given. Hey, she's even a little enjoyable when singing with Bob and Bing! Before watching the whole thing, I managed to see the scene with Peter Sellers on YouTube and he never failed to get a laugh from me every time I watched this especially on his last line that concerned a snake bite! Nice to also see surprise cameos from David Niven, Jerry Colonna-his third appearance in a Road movie after Singapore and Rio, and-to quote Crosby-"the Italians": Dean Martin (who had previously appeared in Bali with Jerry Lewis) and Frank Sinatra! Oh, and I didn't find the scene on the rocket with the bananas force-feeding the boys embarrassing, in fact, I was laughing throughout it all. So on that note, The Road to Hong Kong was as good a way to end the iconic series as one could especially when the movie began and ended with the song "Teamwork".