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What's real in the story

posted 8 years ago by virgiltx
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They're traveling for a book publisher, I think.
They're sampling food and photographing some landmarks.
There is a touring theme of Byron and Shelley related locations.
But it's not about making the film that they are actually making.
Consequently, they're not aware of the camera, and the impersonations and commentary are not a part of the product that they're making in the story.

I doubt that they stayed in those fancy old hotels where they did the filming. They would probably be at some more normal hotel with the rest of the crew.

Their luggage would not have fit in that MINI Cooper.
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[–] micirisi 8 years ago

This is the second in hopefully not a series. First trip they did northern England and the premises were better explained. Tour restaurants and write a magazine article about the tour. Coogan plays himself and his accomplice Brydon (co worker more than a friend) is also played by himself. Imagine a pseudodoc where the actors are the characters yet not in typical documentary fashion. Don't try to make sense of a comedy project with endless voice impressionations and just as many kitchen scenes of expensive and fugly food being prepared. In fairness I got a chuckle or two. Probably more enjoyable for die hard Coogan fans.

If the two make this a trilogy, I'll pass. Unless it's in Afghanistan.

He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.

[–] virgiltx 8 years ago

I don't think they can top The Trip to Italy.

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[–] DaveBowman2001 (467) 7 years ago

Spain was pretty good. Equal I'd say. If you're still around. The plot is irrelevant. This is nice to sit back and joy the humor, scenery and impressions. I don't really care about the food either. I'm not a gourmet eater. I was craving that bread though with the "Life affirming butter"...the Chorizo didn't look bad either, but most of that stuff looks and sounds nasty.