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Eurotrip
Movie Stats & Links |
Starring: |
Scott Mechlowicz,
Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, Jacob Pitts, Matt Damon,
Kristin Kreuk |
MPAA Rated: |
R |
Released By: |
Dreamworks SKG |
Web Site: |
www.eurotrip-themovie.com |
Kiddie Movie: |
Don't even think
about bringing them to this one. |
Date Movie: |
Enough nudity for
dudes and dudettes. |
Gratuitous Sex: |
Yup. |
Gratuitous
Violence: |
Yes, but it's in
slow-motion, robotic style. And funny as hell. |
Action: |
Not really. |
Laughs: |
I laughed my ass
off. |
Memorable
Scene: |
The fight with the
robotic street performer and the little kid prancing around
the living room like Hitler had me busting a gut. |
Memorable
Quote: |
Too many to quote. |
Directed By: |
Jeff Schaffer |
Produced By: |
Alec Berg, David
Mandel, Daniel Goldberg, Jackie Marcus |
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Eurotrip
A Movie Review |
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I guess I’m a sad young
lad in a state of mid-pubescent anxiety. At least that’s according to
another reviewer who said "Eurotrip" will appeal to that kind of
audience. Me, I thought I was just easily amused, but in any case, "Eurotrip"
has quickly landed in my all-time comedy list. Here we go…"Eurotrip"
gives us a relatively unknown cast of characters making their way
through Europe trying to find Mieke (Jessica Boers), the computer
pen-pal of Scott (Scott Mechlowicz). I suppose I should set this up a
little better. It’s graduation day and Scott gets dumped by his
girlfriend, Fiona (Kristin Kreuk). That’s not bad enough, now they’re
at the proverbial drunken high school graduation party and Donny (Matt
Damon, yes, that’s Matt Damon), the lead singer of the punk band, lets
everyone know that Scott doesn’t know about his boffing Fiona via the
new hit song "Scotty Doesn’t Know." And that’s still not bad enough.
With a nice hangover, Scott’s little brother is going through Scott’s
e-mail and nicely informs him that his pen-pal isn’t Mike, as Scott
thought, but Mieke, the hot dudette in the picture Scott has from her.
The problem is that while Scott was thinking Mike was a dude, he got
an e-mail from her saying they should hook up, that she would even
come to America to do so. Freaked out, Scott rifled back an e-mail
saying he didn’t want to talk to him ever again. So Mieke, freaking
out, blocks Scott’s e-mail address, and now that Scott knows Mike is
really a hot chick, well, he can’t get a hold of her to apologize.
What is a crazed teenager, thinking Mieke might be the girl for him,
to do? Well, he sets off with his buddy Cooper (Jacob Pitts) to find
Mieke in Berlin, starting in London (it was a cheap flight) only to
get sidetracked by a bunch of soccer hooligans.
As our heroes find themselves now in Paris, they hook up with their
brother and sister friends, Jamie and Jenny (Travis Wester and
Michelle Trachtenbert respectively), and now the four of them begin
there hilarious trip through Europe on their way to Berlin, finally
ending up in Rome where the Pope is a bit surprised to find that he is
dead. Trust me; you’ll understand that last statement when you see the
film.
Anyway, that’s really about all you need to know about the plot.
This movie is about sometimes crude, sometimes politically incorrect,
and pretty much non-stop humor, maybe more for the dudes, but there’s
also things in this one for the dudettes as well. The thing is, you’ve
got to be one of those types that likes this type of comedy, you know,
where you can find the humor in a youngster giving himself a Hitler
mustache and high-kicking around the living room, or be able to laugh
at people having sex in a church confessional. If you are one of those
easily offended type, stay away, but for the rest of you who
appreciated a movie like "Old School," I urge you to find "Eurotrip"
on your next movie excursion.
For me "Eurotrip" was a 5 star comedy out of 5, but those of you
who regularly read my reviews know that I am easily amused. I can take
a comedy like "Eurotrip" for what it is, not a masterpiece, but a
bunch of fun. If you’re like that, you’ll probably like the movie, but
if not, you’ll think it’s a total piece of garbage. You know who you
are, make the decision to see it on your own.
That's it for this one! I'm The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |