SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Emanuel Rben I'll be brief. Amazing. Superb. I sort of found it by chance, 13 years after its release and i love every character. That couple is just the best and more realistic (albeit too funny to be totally real) I've ever seen (even off- screens). If you are trying to decide between watching this or going to see your dying grandmother, definitely go see her first but then come home and watch this movie. It will make you feel much better :) A final word. It is for me absolutely shocking that such a talent has not been properly rewarded. I was amazed by the lighthearted brilliancy of the performances. And i was dazzled by the wit of the writing.They deserved awards. A lot of them.

NyteFlyer-1 I so very much wanted to love "The Trip." It has so many wonderful elements going for it, including songs and footage that invoke an era I remember well. At its heart is a bittersweet love story that somehow manages to retain much of its intended poignancy is spite of its gross mishandling by cast and crew. The scenes where Alan (Larry Sullivan) holds Tommy (Steve Braun) and strokes his hair as he sleeps by the side of the road and later cradles him in his arms and touches his face after he has died are heartbreakingly well-realized. But what really broke my heart was the fact that this movie should have been so much more than it is. Unevenly directed by Miles Swain, with performances that ranged from stilted to amateurishly overdone, "The Trip" is closer to a bad '70s made-for-TV movie than a feature film. Steve Braun does generate his fair share of appeal as Tommy, and the concept behind the film deserves far batter treatment than it received. Someday, in a better world, there will be no more AIDS, no more selfish deceptions, no more "I love yous" left unsaid. Someday, in a better world, this story will be retold the way it should have been done to begin with. At its core, "The Trip" is about opportunities missed. As a film, it serves as its own case in point.

literarytech It is two in the morning and still I am awake. My husband and I watched the movie The Trip this evening. It is a powerful movie. Like the equally excellent Longtime Companion, it is a tale spread over many years. And perhaps this is where I am caught. There is a nexus here in the passage of time and the prison of the closet experience. The Closet in this context refers to an experience of shutting away who you are and hiding from others to protect yourself or your loved ones. It is very damaging.There is so much loss involved. And pain. Perhaps this is what resonates with me from The Trip. The protagonist struggles with a strong closet experience that contributes to the loss and the tragic line of the story. How much have we lost over the years in an effort to maintain the closet walls? How deep is the fear we breathe in from our society? Consider the story of Ennis in Brokeback Mountain. When you think about the society that would produce a father who specifically brings his young boys to see a murdered and genitally mutilated body… It is extreme, but do not consider it extreme based on your own life experience. It is not unrealistic. Consider the children rejected by their parents. Consider the bashings and violence that continue to this day.The reasons for living in a closet are real. Hiding is often an effective option. It exacts a price, however. Hiding crushes love. Hiding limits opportunities. Hiding impoverishes lives. All our lives. Consider the way the twisting can damage people. Consider Roy Cohen or Jim West. These men hurt others in their effort to hide. In the case of Mr. Cohen, many others.What do we do? How do we improve our society? How do we help our children? Educate yourself. Read about Bayard Rustin and many other famous men and women who have lived productive and happy lives. Speak of this with all our children. Tell the history of the Stonewall riots and the life of Harvey Milk. You don't have to be focused on someone you suspect might be gay (a bad guessing game). Tell all your children. Tell all your colleagues. This will make the world a better place and in that safe space, the hiding will stop. People will be who they are and we will all be stronger for it. -LiteraryTech from ExistentialRamble

kivara_kodeshkei Let's face it. it's a good film, obviously shot by people who 'know' about it (and with this I refer to the gay issue, with writer-director Miles Swain), but unfortunately it won't be seen by many people. it is quite a small movie, sweet, full of effort and hilarious, but the bad thing about 'The Trip' is that it was made for gay people only. Or are you going to tell me that straight men and women are going to enjoy seeing these two characters developing their love without feeling themselves sick? please do not take this wrong, I really liked this movie, but perhaps if people were more open-minded it could have been wide-released, even when it is an independent movie. it went stuck for that, and for being a gay-issue comedy. Anyway, a small master piece.