Chimp's Vacation

The cute destructive terror of a chimp.

Monkey King!

Long ago, my dad was part of a group that went to Mainland China (not Taiwan). One of the many fantastic things he brought back was a collection of English-language children's books. Havoc in Heaven was one of them.

I read the book over and over as a kid. I knew there was a movie of it, but I figured I would never see it because it was in China and I was in the States.

I love living in the future.

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The Monkey King comes from the classic text Journey to the West. His name in the text is Sun Wukong, but we're just going to call him Monkey King.



Part of why the Monkey King has to help a monk get scriptures from India is that he rebelled against heaven. Granted, he kicked ass.



Jamie has actually done an opera for this and it's live action.



I look forward to the DVD. I hope it's subtitled in English.



You might have noticed that Monkey King had a couple buddies in that last piece. This is where they came from. And THAT is from the show...



MONKEY MAGIC. Drink in the 70s goodness.



As live-action goes, MONKEY wasn't as bad as some of the other versions that have come out.



There is worse out there.



Monkey King had many adventures, some in Italian.



We're pretty sure there's a new version of the Monkey King every year.



EVERY YEAR.

And to think, it's all about a monk getting new Buddhist texts because he thought he had a crummy translation. That's a pretty geeky reason to have something so cool.

And no, I am not going to talk about GODDAMNED DRAGON DALL.

Our Closest Cousin

Nnnng! That opening sequence never ends.

I was reading about how zoos cause the symptoms of metal illness in chimps. To be honest, I'm thinking that zoos are just where we get to see it, but that's neither here nor there. I AM pretty sure that the chimps in this show were crazy. I feel a little crazy watching it.

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See, this gag only works if you know who Ed Sullivan was. Even though, it's just wacky.



The experiment will never work, because the chimp doesn't know he's in a bad movie!



Personally, I cannot suffer the idea of sharing space with a chimp. It's like a toddler that can tear your face off. I'm just not cool with that.



Okay, a little explanation here. The reason there's an invisible monkey is because SOMEONE was upset there was a chimp in a truck ad. I'm not sure if it's funnier with the chimp or not. The jury's still out on that one.



I'll leave you on this one, but mostly because I have to stop here because monkeys freak me out. I'm sure we'll have more in the comments.

(shudder)