RAVE - The Trip to Italy

This movie - the second of two featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as a pair on assignment by The Observer newspaper touring and writing about restaurants - may be somewhat of an acquired taste, but man do I like that taste.

One IMDBer who clearly hasn't the taste described it as "the Beavis & Butthead of the BBC set". Alright, so the film sounds unscripted and the two comics incessantly bicker and banter, talking about their careers, and their women, often while doing impersonations of Tom Jones, Alan Bennett, Roger Moore and all the other Bonds. But it's definitely not Beavis & Butthead.

The first movie saw our two ad libbers touring The Lake District in England. This time they're on a culinary trip down the west coast of Italy. Aside from having Mrs. P go on and on about how I've never taken her to the Amalfi coast, the film was a real joy.

Great scenery, great restaurants, and great fun.