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Parents' Guide to

Eurotrip

By Nell Minow, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Stupid and offensive. Beware.

Movie R 2004 92 minutes
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age 16+

Based on 9 parent reviews

Michael F.
Michael F. Parent of 6, 9, 13, 17 and 18+-year-old
February 1, 2023
age 18+

EVERY TEENS IDEA OF what is a perfect DREAM COME TRUE!

This is a raunchy young adult movie. Hilarious quips, teen related virginity & sexual anxiety, with matching sexually ignorance. Young adult sexual fantasies, that realistically can & does happen. Fast-paced, high intensity comedy, with little to no unimaginative "time-filler", to add to the runtime. Highly comparable to the American pie franchise. Highly recommended!
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efsmith1929
efsmith1929 Adult
November 13, 2022
age 18+

Great movie for those who aren't offended by everything

If you want a movie to just sit back and laugh, because you know its a movie and not real life, and the people in the movie are actors, then this movie is for you! If you are offended by seeing lots of boobs or older male genitalia, or swearing, or drinking or drugs, then you probably want to steer clear of this movie as you will need therapy.

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
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What's the Story?

In EUROTRIP, four teens tour Europe. The quartet includes play-by-the-rules Scott (Scott Mechlowicz), the "I want crazy European sex," Cooper (Jacob Pitts), and twins "Let's go to the museum," Jamie (Travis Wester) and "One of the guys," Jenny (Michelle Trachtenberg). Scott, accused by the girlfriend who dumps him of being predictable, predictably decides to be unpredictable and make an impulse trip to Germany to meet up with the pen pal he just realized was a girl and a bombshell at that. Cooper joins him, pretending via cell phone that he is still working at his job. On the way to Germany, they meet up with the twins and also with wild soccer hooligans, a Dutch dominatrix, an annoying robotic street mime, an Italian man who likes to grope guys and remove his pants in public, a truck driver high on drugs, a German child who goosestep marches like a Nazi, and a beach filled with many naked men. And the Pope.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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The main characters are so bland that they barely manage to register on the screen. And while it is understandable to try for humor that does not rely on any knowledge of history or culture, the jokes in the movie are so dependent on ignorance that watching it can by itself destroy brain cells. There are a couple of mildly cute moments when Scott robot-fights with a street mime and when Matt Damon, in a cameo as a multi-pierced rock musician, sings a song about having sex with Scott's girlfriend. But the rest is as dull as an offensive movie can be and as offensive as a dull movie can be.

Comedy is best when it is fearless -- when it takes on and takes after topics that are much too incendiary for drama. All it takes to make it work is to have some understanding of the issue it is addressing and a strong point of view. Unfortunately, Eurotrip has neither.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the appeal of purposely "tasteless" comedy. Who is the audience for this sort of humor? Why is it funny? Who determines when comedy crosses a line or goes too far?

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