December 16, 2008 · No Comments
Yes, I rented “Bedtime for Bonzo” — when I was a little kid and it would be time to go to bed, my parents would often say that “it’s bedtime for Bonzo,” and for the longest time I thought “Bonzo” was the name of some clown. It sounds like it should, doesn’t it?
I don’t remember how many years later it was when I found out that Bonzo was actually the name of the chimpanzee and character in the film. But, the nice thing about Netflix is that if you get an urge to see some movie or another, chances are pretty good that they have it; I’ve rarely been disappointed with their selection.
I’m kind of surprised that on IMDB.com, “Bedtime for Bonzo” has only 5.1 stars out of a possible 10. Even “The Perfect Score” (a previous Netflix rental) had 5.3 stars on IMDB, so you’d expect both of these films to be in the same tier of overall movie quality. Still, I think that “Bonzo” is a much better film than “The Perfect Score”. Yes, even though “The Perfect Score” had Scarlett Johansson in it, I still thought it was a pretty awful film! Now that’s saying something!
So, sure, “Bedtime for Bonzo” is a jokey film that seems to have dubbed in man-made chimpanzee-esque noises (often poorly done), but it’s funny, and there’s quite a few lines from the film that brought out the chuckles. It’s also the first Ronald Reagan film I’ve seen, so it was also pretty amusing to see him pre-PotUS.
(out of 5)