Rating: 
Summary: Good but not the best of the road series.
Review: I really love Bob Hope but this was not one of his best. Funny yes but look at the younger Hope movies and you will agree that he has better timeing and hummor in the thirties and fourties. I loved son of Pale face not a road move but a real funny one and lemon drop kid also. I'm not convinced that just because this movie was in color that it appeals to a younger crowd. My kids liked the BW ones much better.
Rating:
Summary: Good but not the best of the road series.
Review: I really love Bob Hope but this was not one of his best. Funny yes but look at the younger Hope movies and you will agree that he has better timeing and hummor in the thirties and fourties. I loved son of Pale face not a road move but a real funny one and lemon drop kid also. I'm not convinced that just because this movie was in color that it appeals to a younger crowd. My kids liked the BW ones much better.
Rating: 
Summary: What's All the Laughing About?
Review: If you are of my generation or younger (less than thirty), when you view Bob Hope on television you might ask, "What's all the laughing about?" After all, many of us were just tots or not born when Hope was doing his television specials, and certianly not around for his grand cinema days. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean we should be cheated! Take a voyage with Bob Hope and the equally talented Bing Crosby as they venture on the Road to Bali with the beautiful and talented Dorothy Lamour. You find yourself laughing at the same quick jabs and outlandish imagines that your parents and grandparents enjoyed in crowded theaters. Not unlike most films of the day, this movie doesn't merely have humor, but several respectable musical numbers by all three stars. Take a road trip soon with some of the brightest stars in the history of Hollywood.
Rating:
Summary: What's All the Laughing About?
Review: If you are of my generation or younger (less than thirty), when you view Bob Hope on television you might ask, "What's all the laughing about?" After all, many of us were just tots or not born when Hope was doing his television specials, and certianly not around for his grand cinema days. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean we should be cheated! Take a voyage with Bob Hope and the equally talented Bing Crosby as they venture on the Road to Bali with the beautiful and talented Dorothy Lamour. You find yourself laughing at the same quick jabs and outlandish imagines that your parents and grandparents enjoyed in crowded theaters. Not unlike most films of the day, this movie doesn't merely have humor, but several respectable musical numbers by all three stars. Take a road trip soon with some of the brightest stars in the history of Hollywood.
Rating:
Summary: Good buy.
Review: If you like the old road movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope you'll love this one. Full of bad slapstick, corny jokes and singing for absolutely no reason what so ever. Bing and Bob go for the gold for Dorothy Lamour. Plenty of mishaps along the way, even an amorous gorilla after both Crosby and Hope. For a film from 1952, the color and sound have held up wonderfully. Definitely a great value at this price. However, don't expect two road movies on this disc. The second Road to Hollywood is a short film that is a fictional biography of Bing Crosby's rise to fame. The film is terrible, image is poor, and audio cuts out completely in some places. Novelty is the only reason to watch it.
Rating: 
Summary: a better version
Review: My previous review of this title was for a different edition of the same film (see below) I was in no way doubting the film itself - just that particular inadequate DVD release (this new, superior version does NOT include On The Road Tp Hollywood).
But this version, released through Brentwood Entertainment, is part of the "Bob Hope Collection" (although a disclaimer says Bob Hope himself has nothing to do with the release of these films). Unlike the previous version(s) this release has a good picture and beautiful color. It can be purchased separarely or in a collection with other Hope films (some better than others).
I still love the Road pictures and this is a particular favorite - so if you want the only color Road picture in your collection, the Brentwood release is the one to get.
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Summary: A lot of razzle-dazzle color and more folksy humor
Review: ROAD TO BALI is the Road picture which shows off the cast with a lot of razzle-dazzle color; otherwise, it is a relaxing, laughable movie of more Crosby and Hope folksy humor. Any parent who does not show off this movie to the kids or grandkids ought to be horsewhipped. It is a funny movie of a time when certain actors and actresses had an honest appeal to fans. Certainly Crosby and Hope belonged in that class. My wife nearly choked with laughter when the boys performed their bagpipe duet. I nearly feel off the sofa laughing when the boys escaped from a shotgun wedding. It is that kind of movie. Very, very funny.
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Summary: I Love This Movie, But...
Review: The seven "Road" pictures, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, are among the funniest films I think this country ever produced, and ROAD TO BALI is one of the best in the series. The first four titles in this series (SINGAPORE, ZANZIBAR, MOROCCO and UTOPIA) have previously been avaulable from MCA/Universal and are of siperior quality. ROAD TO RIO was owned by Hope himself and that and several other Hope starrers were put out by RCA/Columbia about a decade ago. Unfortuneately this title has been in the public domain for so long and there have been many cheap-o video releases of it through the years. I was really looking forward to the DVD release, especially when I learned the trrailers for 6 of the 7 films were included. The price is cheap - but then so is the quality. Some of the trailers are grossly incomplete, and the film itself on this DVD ends abruptly. This is also the only color entry in the sries, but the color on this DVD is so washed out, as to be almost nonexistant. I think the film is still funny, but I can't recommend this version either - and the many topical references and Hollywood in-jokes may prove elusive for today's youth market. We'll see, however, if 50 years down the road the comedy of current stars Adam Sandler and Pauly Shore holds up as well.
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Summary: It was awesome!!
Review: This is a great movie for people of all ages. And any oldies fan out there would especially get a kick out of it. "Road to Bali" is packed with humor and thrills,with a pinch of romance,Crosby style. Anyone who sees this movie will love it just as much as I did.
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Summary: Riotous!
Review: This movie is so frantic. One of the strange things is the fact that Bob and Bing keep letting you know it's a movie. Bob even wins an Oscar. The weirdest things happen, too. Bob and Bing get married (to each other), they hunt for treasure, and they both try to win Dorothy. By the way, great Jane Russell cameo at the end!
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