The Trip to Italy (2014)

I love this movie so much

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

If you liked The Trip, you will like this one, as it is basically the same movie. The same people, the same jokes, the same outdoors and food shots. The only thing that changed is that instead of 44, they are now closer to 50. Their hair is more gray and less. How they relate to the world has changed, children grew up. And, of course, they're in Italy.To me, one of the failings of the film is that it doesn't really portray the places so well. I understand it's a character piece, but by limiting the surroundings, they also make the movie feel more like a play, diminished in scope, if not in meaning.Still, if you watched The Trip and wanted more, watch this, too.

As if The Trip in 2010 was not bad enough, they have done another trip?!! Consider this a review for both the 2010 and 2014 because they are exactly the same movie, with just a different country.First of all, there is no dialogue or script. They just say whatever comes to their minds, regardless of how relevant it is to the conversation. It is just two guys who think they are hilariously funny, sitting, eating, driving, and talking nonsense that only they would possibly care for, or maybe they even do not.For some reason they think they can do the best impressions of male actors. The whole movie is just about who can impersonate Michael Caine better.Finally, there is a third movie coming out this year, which I am assuming is exactly the same, but in a new country. So, consider this a review of that as well because I do not think they would do anything new except throwing in some Spanish words every now and then.Boring, boring, booooooooring.

I've always wanted to take a trip to Italy. I've dreamed of seeing where my family came from, quenching my thirst on some fine Italian wine, hiking up the hills and looking out at the ocean, gaining thirty pounds on some of the best food I know I will eat, and of course, re-enact scenes from 'The Godfather II' to pay homage to my family who came from Sicily. I figure by sailing on the open ocean to a good restaurant or spending the day at a wine vineyard, I might just end up moving and living there. And Michael Winterbottom's 'The Trip to Italy' made me want to fast track this goal.This part documentary, part narrative is the followup to 2010's 'The Trip', which had actor-comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon journeying in the England countryside, wining and dining, while talking movies, life, and the general pursuit of happiness. Now when Brydon (a famous British comedian who has his own show) calls Coogan (Alan Partridge himself) to go on yet another journey - this time to Italy, Coogan responds with, "Sequels are never as good as the first." Brydon then responds with the usual rebuttal, "Godfather II'. And thus we are off to Italy with two hilarious men who travel to some famous and beautiful landmarks in Italy and discuss more or less the same things they did in the first film.While eating and laughing on mouth-watering pastas and succulent meats, the two comedians do their best impressions of their fellow actors, by of course starting with Michael Caine in the recent 'Dark Knight Rises' film, which in then turns to who can do the best Bane impression. It's quite hilarious. Throughout the movie, the two friends who love to hate each other or hate to love each other consume most of their time talking about what great Italian films were filmed in the locations they currently in, rather it be 'La Dolce Vita', 'Contempt', 'Roman Holiday', or 'Beat The Devil', both Brydon and Coogan are both film aficionados.When both of them ask their friend to give the ruling on who does the best Robert De Niro impression, my sides hurt from laughing so hard. But it's not all movie talk. The two take a trip to the frozen dead people of Pompeii, drive their mini cooper to the sounds of Alanis Morissette, stay in luxurious hotels, and sail the open sea to their next destination, all the while reciting romantic poetry, discussing their current lives and job offers, as well as the narrative portion of the film where one gentleman takes a liking to one of the locals or where the other's teenage son joins them on their voyage.Running at two hours, 'The Trip to Italy' seems a tad long, as they talk about movies and who does the best Italian impression gets old after aw while, but ultimately, this is a delicious trip worth taking, and I can't wait to see where they travel next.

One of the few movies we have ever stopped 20 minutes in to.We just wanted these two to shut up for a few seconds but they incessantly motormouth to no end.I suppose if you are British, and love to hear your accent, never…ever stop speaking, you would like this movie. I had a British girlfriend once…she at least actually shut up once in a while which made the accent kind of cool. These two guys make the British accent literally painful…because you NEVER get a break. And the conversations they have are not in the least interesting.Comedy is my favorite genre, but this movie was more like an annoying dinner guest that just will not shut up for a minute. I was hoping that the movie, being about traveling and eating food at different places in Italy; they would have talked about the food a bit. But NO it was ALL these two ALL the time…at least for the 20 minutes we suffered through this assault on the brain.I hate to write bad reviews, but this is fair warning to those who just watch movies for simple entertainment. This movie is for certain people, and I'm not sure who they are, and I probably would not want to spend an evening at dinner with them.