I rented the "unrated" version on DVD last night. Worth the $3.25 and hour and a half.
"Boat Trip" is a composite of "The Ritz," "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Animal House." As far as the portrayal of gay-ness is concerned, well, if you've seen a New York City Halloween or Gay Pride parade it's pretty familiar. The story is derivative - like every single comedy; and there are ironic twists (like just how does the Swedish women's tanning team end up "shipwrecked" anyway?) deserving of laughs. The film is not anti-gay, but it is honest about gay men - after all: it's THEIR cruise, Cuba and Horatio are the outsiders and do not belong; this is central to the story. Roger Moore is AMAZING, too, as the just-short-of-elderly oldster. He's at perhaps his tongue-in-cheek best in this film.
"Boat Trip" doesn't explain the meaning of life, it doesn't condemn gay men to hell, it doesn't set new standards for anything - it's a funny, risque, R-rated adult comedy.
"Boat Trip" is a composite of "The Ritz," "Revenge of the Nerds" and "Animal House." As far as the portrayal of gay-ness is concerned, well, if you've seen a New York City Halloween or Gay Pride parade it's pretty familiar. The story is derivative - like every single comedy; and there are ironic twists (like just how does the Swedish women's tanning team end up "shipwrecked" anyway?) deserving of laughs. The film is not anti-gay, but it is honest about gay men - after all: it's THEIR cruise, Cuba and Horatio are the outsiders and do not belong; this is central to the story. Roger Moore is AMAZING, too, as the just-short-of-elderly oldster. He's at perhaps his tongue-in-cheek best in this film.
"Boat Trip" doesn't explain the meaning of life, it doesn't condemn gay men to hell, it doesn't set new standards for anything - it's a funny, risque, R-rated adult comedy.
