Road Trip (2000)

Road Trip is a mostly agreeable, by-the-numbers teen flick with a handful of inspired sequences, most of them involving MTV's resident disturbed soul, Tom Green. It concerns a sleepy University of Ithaca student named Josh (Breckin Meyer) who accidentally mails a video of his sexual encounter with an infatuation (Amy Smart) to his longtime girlfriend (Rachel Blanchard), who's seemingly avoiding him while at school in Austin, Texas. Naturally, he recruits some buddies--Seann William Scott as the lech, D.J. Qualls as the hopeless nerd, and Paulo Costanzo as the doper genius--to hit the open highway and intercept the package. Even more naturally, mayhem ensues: A car explodes, a bus is stolen, a nerd is deflowered, French toast is horribly violated, and an elderly man bogarts both pot and Viagra.

The film's humor is more democratic than politically correct, as everyone--women and minority characters, not just the hipster white guys--have a hand in the high jinks. Green plays Barry Manilow (no, not that one), a professional student (eight years and counting)--he relates the film's story to skeptical prospective students while leading them on a tour of the college--and thrill-seeking dork extraordinaire. In particular, in an already justly famous sequence of scenes, he sadistically anticipates and endeavors to accelerate a mouse's demise at the jaws of a python. It's very much in the vein of American Pie, perhaps a smidgen tamer, but at least its characters don't really learn any dopey lessons in the end. Director and coscreenwriter Todd Phillips, who earlier made the much-questioned documentary Frat House, again proves he's more adept at staging fictional comic sequences than real ones. --David Kronke Amazon.com

TAKE THE TRIP

French toast, anyone? I wasn't expecting much when I pulled this from the bargain bin, and later threw it on the dvd player as I was packing some stuff. Pretty soon though I found it hard not to pay attention. After a few of the gut busting laughs this movie put me through, I was pretty much along for the ride with Road Trip! Something like American Pie in it's humor.. Really, there are too many scenes that are just hilarious - it's not high art - it's just good ole fashioned coarse teen humor - some really funny #*&$! in this movie. March 23, 2008

Did you kill a cheetah!?

Road Trip is just that - a wonderfully complex adventure, a road trip shared between four college dorm-mates where incredible hijinks and comedy occurs from beginning to end.

Josh (Breckin Meyer) is a student at the University of Ithaca (NY), and has been sending tapes to his girlfriend of many years. They've been sappy, with bad singing and lame poetry. Unfortunately for his girlfriend Tiffany, who attends college in Texas, she had a death in the family and went incognito for a few days. Josh began to doubt their relationship, and took the opporunity to bed Beth (Amy Smart), a cute co-ed who is infatuated with Josh. In a case of incredibly bad and good luck, Beth decides to film the session, but Josh accidentally sends the tape to Tiffany. What follows is a race to beat the tape, save the relationship, and avoid humiliation.

Along with his roommate Ruben (Paulo Costanzo), his friend EL (S. W. Scott), and a nerd (DJ Qualls) whose car they need for the trip, they start the journey from New York to Texas. On the way, a car explodes during a Dukes of Hazzard reenactment, a midget and a nerd are in a step show, a Klan hood shows up, a sperm donor situation takes an unexpected turn, someone steals a bus from a blind school, a snake named Mitch makes a mistake during feeding time, and a dog demands blueberry pancakes.

The only downfall to this movie is Tom Green's moronic schtick; it almost kills the movie. He's the human speedbump in a highway of laughs. Otherwise, it's a laugh riot nearly the entire movie. February 7, 2008

Good for a few laughs.

Ah, Road Trip. A typical party/college movie. If your idea of a good movie includes sex jokes, Tom Green's humor, and a so-so storyline, Road Trip is the movie for you.

Here's what the movie is about. Tiffany and Josh have known each other since they were just little kids. Their relationship grows and grows as they get older and they become a couple. When the two of them seperate for college, they vow to be faithful to each other. After Josh doesn't hear from Tiffany in a couple of days, he assumes he's cheating on her and has a one night stand with another girl. The twist? They tape their night of passion and it accidentally gets sent to Tiffany. Not only that, it turns out that Tiffany hasn't called Josh because her grandma had died. Josh and his group of friends then go on a road trip to stop Tiffany from watching the tape.

So what's to like about this movie? I actually find it funny that other reviewers didn't like Tom Green in this movie. I personally found him to be the funniest character because his humor has nothing to do with the usual lame jokes you see in most "party" movies. Aside from a few corny jokes here and there, I found the movie to be pretty funny and entertaining.

And what's not to like? Take a look at the cast of actors and you can see why it's not anything special. Also, the majority of jokes are so immature as if they were written by horny 14 year old boys. I hate to say it but if you've seen one "party" movie, you've seen them all. The storyline is nothing I haven't seen and the jokes aren't anything I wouldn't expect.

Bottom line, if you're looking for a few laughs and you don't mind the revolting scenes involving Tom Green, you may want to check out Road Trip. July 21, 2007

Road Trip (UNRATED)

Another one of my top favorites, Halarious through the entire movie, i cant stop laughing everytime i see it. May 7, 2007

When American Pie Was At Its Height, There Was Road Trip

If you like the typical teenage comedy, then you should give this movie a try. It does fall for some of the routine story lines that are in every movie like this, but it is still a funny movie. The best part is probably when they visit Tom Green's grandparents. I never can get over the dog that talks, lol. Overall, like I said, if you like teen comedies then you will like this movie. Avoid it if you don't March 12, 2007

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