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Weekly Theme for February 16: Tropical Getaways

The monotony of everyday activities drives most of us to covet those precious few days we get every year to spend our hard earned money on a much needed vacation. Whether it's the touristy hot spots like Hawaii and Cancun, the more exotic locales like Thailand and the Maldives, or the exclusive and unimaginably expensive like Dubai and your own private island; the idea of a tropical vacation is part of the American lexicon that many of us strive for and indulge in.

The perpetual castaway, Tom Hanks loves getting away to Southeast Asia and Waponi Woo.

Leonardo DiCaprio is a fan of South Africa and the beaches in Thailand.

So grab a suitcase, some clean underwear and don't forget the sunscreen!

What films come to mind when you think tropical / exotic getaways?

Let us know!

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Well, I'll temporarily suspend my man card so I can mention Gidget Goes Hawaiian.

But I'd much rather talk about those island trips that didn't turn out so well. Like Jurassic Park, Turistas, or King Kong.

Also, I'm a pretty big Lost junkie. Now there's an island you probably don't want to go to.... and it doesn't look like you should leave it either.

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mercurial:

 

The perpetual castaway,

Yeah, that was one of the better Fed-Ex commercials I've seen.

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I'm going to throw out Casablanca for its ties to Morocco... gorgeous country for anyone who's seen it.

Roman Holiday for the beautiful Italian setting.  Not tropical, but I'd defend it as exotic.

In Bruges for the whimsical, almost fairytale setting of, well, Bruges.

Cocktail, for obvious reasons.

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The islanders in Wicker Man make their otherwise dreary island rather exotic, but I wouldn't want to visit there.

If we're talking any vacations that could actually be conceived of...(I'm channeling Ricky Gervais here)...then I'd like to visit the village of Wall in Stardust, and the Troll Market in Hellboy II.

I'd go on vacation with the Griswolds in Vacation, if only to give Chevy Chase some counsel about the next thirty years of his career.

Anyone want to hang out with the guys from Weekend at Bernie's and Weekend at Bernie's 2? Not me. Though when I saw the sequel when I was 12, I thought Troy Beyer was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen:

Later I dated a Peruvian who looked a lot like her. Coincidence?

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A couple weeks ago I was popping in some really old VHS tapes that I've had for years and found part of the movie Private Resort that I had recorded off of TV when I was a horny adolescent.  From the part I saw it's a totally horrible movie, just an excuse to look at girl in bikinis and.....  Johnny Depp!?!!  Yes, I suddenly realized while watching this that I was watching Johnny Depp.  This was only his second movie ever released, after A Nightmare On Elm Street.  Pretty embarassing stuff.

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A number of my guilty pleasure films involve getting away to tropical destinations. Besides Joe vs the Volcano, there is the wacky Captain Ron which I've probably seen upwards of 30 times and somehow never gets old. "Have ya heard of Pomme de terre? We're going there." "Doesn't that mean potato?"

Cabin Boy is too much crazy for some, but I can never get enough of it. Jealous giants, shark men, virginity stealing goddesses and flying cupcakes that spit tobacco are all encountered along the way to a Hawaiian resort. Fun times.

Scooby-Doo had the gang heading to a haunted island theme park. And a blonde Isla Fischer!

Jaws the Revenge has Ellen Brody finishing the job her husband started in the beautiful clear blue seas of the Bahamas. Who knew Great White Sharks could roar?

Some not so favorites that fit the theme:

The Blue Lagoon - Despite a nude Brooke Shields, this movie was always a little too creepy for me. First cousins getting their swerve on just isn't cool.

The Island of Dr. Moreau - Freaky animal / human people and piano playing little people made this too bizarre even for me.

Club Dread - Had its moments, but was a little too derivative of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and Club Paradise.

Exit to Eden - Rosie O'Donnell and skin tight bondage garb. :(