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Guys. GUYS! I think this year might be the 10th anniversary of the release of the American classic “Boat Trip.” Or maybe it isn’t. IMDB says 2002, but Rotten Tomatoes says 2003. This is all very confusing. Actually, who cares what year it was released, let’s just celebrate this movie for the next two years to be safe. Sound good? Great, I’m glad we’re all in agreement.
Now, on the off chance you aren’t familiar with this film; here is a quick summary of the plot complements of Wikipedia. No, wait…I’m not going to paste the whole thing in here because it must be 250 words and ugh, TL;DR, amirite? Here is a general plot summary, presented with no context, and not necessarily in order:
Jerry (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and Nick (Horatio Sanz) are two best buddies whose love lives have hit rock bottom….things do not go as planned though, after a vengeful travel agent books them on a cruise for gay men….they come to learn that gay men are less objectionable than they first assumed…Jerry falls in love with the cruise’s dance instructor Gabriella (Roselyn Sanchez)… he pretends to be gay…in the end, Jerry wins Gabriella while Nick loses out on Inga…he is then reunited with Sonya, much to his disgust and irritation, and Sonya’s happiness and arousal.
LOLS, RIGHT?! I know! It has everything you could ask for in a movie. Mild to extreme homophobia, fat Horatio Sanz, that guy who yelled a lot in Jerry Maguire, dozens of women who have made 3 or more appearances in Playboy between 1994-1998, more homophobia, some hetero stuff and Vivica A. Fox.
Surprisingly, “Boat Trip” is currently only tracking at 7% on Rotten Tomatoes. I say “currently” because you never know when another rave review might trickle in, especially during this 24-month long celebration of its 10th anniversary. And I didn’t want to get all braggy, but I think it is important that you all have an opportunity to read the 6 positive reviews the movie did get, one of which compares Cuba Gooding Jr to Sir Laurence Olivier, which seems like a rather obvious comparison to me, but whatever:
If you still aren’t convinced, I’ll just leave you with this screencap that I think really captures the majesty, the humor, and originality of “Boat Trip.”
It is a girl simulating fellatio on a banana. Bwahahahahaha!!! This movie is totally B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Blowjob bananas. 10 stars! One for every year this wonderful film has been a part of our lives.
