I don’t really care for Dick Van Dyke, although it’s hard to dislike him entirely, nor do I particularly enjoy older Disney films made with actors. However, I felt like watching something from the 1960s, and since I hadn't seen this one before, I decided to check it out, even though it wasn’t on my must-see list. Unfortunately, it turned out to be pretty much what you’d expect from Disney movies of that time—just not…

It’s strange, and unfortunately not in a positive sense. Frequently, *Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.* seems to borrow heavily from the 1960 film *Swiss Family Robinson*; while there are variations in the storyline, it's easy to see how someone might argue that this movie is simply a reworked version of that earlier one. Maybe I’m being overly critical? Possibly. As a comedy, it fails to deliver any real laughs or amus…