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9/10
The Trip
Tweekums21 October 2021
Lisa and Lars have been going through a rough patch in their marriage. They decide to spend some time together at Lars's father's lakeside cabin to patch things up... except that neither intends to do that; they each plan to murder the other for the insurance money! It won't be as easy as either of them think with each gaining the upper hand at times. Then a treat emerges that endangers both of them; Petter, Dave and Roy, a trio of escaped killers were hiding in the attic and now plan to do unpleasant things to Lisa and Lars. Things are about to get nasty.

If you like your comedy pitch black then this is for you. The plot may not have great depth but serves to first put the leads at each other's throats before introducing a threat to them both. The earlier scenes in the cabin are laugh out loud funny. This means when the unpleasantness in the basement starts it is quite a shock as it threatens to go into 'Straw Dogs' territory. The humour does return; much of it at the same time as we witness wince inducing violence. The various weapons employed are quite original as well as guaranteeing a lot of gory damage. The cast is solid; most obviously Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie as Lisa and Lars respectively. The setting was great; scenic and remote enough to mean we can believe the activities won't be seen or heard by others. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of gory comedies; it was even better than I'd hoped.

These comments are based on watching the film in Norwegian with English subtitles.
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7/10
This was quite enjoyable...
paul_haakonsen28 October 2021
I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 2021 Norwegian movie "I Onde Dager" (aka "The Trip"), and needed no persuasion to do so. Why? Well, solely because it was a Norwegian movie that I hadn't already seen. And no, I hadn't heard about the movie prior to sitting down for watching it, so I wasn't really sure what I was in for here.

I have to say that writers Tommy Wirkola, Nick Ball and John Niven definitely managed to churn out a storyline that proved to be entertaining. And it was a storyline that combined elements from various genres of movies, from dark comedy, horror/thriller and action in a very fulfilling manner. So thumbs up to the writers for their collaborative achievement here.

There was a good flow and pacing to the story, which meant that there weren't really any dull moments throughout the course of the entire movie. Director Tommy Wirkola definitely had a knack for setting up the scenes and piling gradually on to the storyline.

The cast ensemble for "I Onde Dager" was great. I was only familiar with Noomi Rapace here, but they had an abundance of good performers in the movie. I will also say that Aksel Hennie, Atle Antonsen, Christian Rubeck and André Eriksen put on great performances and added a lot to the movie.

I was genuinely entertained by what director Tommy Wirkola delivered with "I Onde Dager", and this is certainly a movie that I can warmly recommend you sit down to watch.

My rating of "I Onde Dager" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.
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8/10
Bloody fun on a trip to the mountain cabin
OJT1 August 2021
The Trip, or in Norwegian: I onde dager ("For worse" in the "For better and for worse..") is a typical Tommy Wirkola movie, which means it's fun and bloody.

Wirkola has taken the trip back from Hollywood to make a piece with Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie, and it's a fun ride.

All actors impress in this wild and funny violent ride.

Lisa and Lars are unhappy. She's an actor, he's a director, and the happy days of marriage are over. So when holidays come, they plan to kill each other while staying in their mountain cabin. But things don't at all go as planned.

Not at all, for any of them, nor for the three escaped prisoners on the run which has turned up in their cabin.
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7/10
Carnage in the Cabin...
Xstal4 November 2021
A slapstick, melodramatic, over the top, theatrical, comedy thriller bloodbath - knifing, shooting, strangling, drowning and mowing its way through so much flesh it would make Takeshi Miike proud.
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7/10
Enjoyed this!
kbaxws16 October 2021
I wasn't so sure after the first scene seemed pretty cheesy..,and i nearly ditched the movie. But glad I didn't. A cool rollercoaster ride as a married couple with a grudge try to kill each other. The various characters that came along were an added boost in the second half. All around a fun gory movie.
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7/10
Slow then quite violent trip
kosmasp19 January 2022
The movie begins quite slow. For anyone who has seen the trailer - I kind of can imagine they might have issues with the pacing. You do expect this to be a bit over the top ... which it is, but much later on. And when it finally pulls out all the stops, it is quite the experience. Having said that, all the rewinding the movie does ... well it works the first time like a charm (even for most who have seen the trailer) ... but the second time it feels more like a cheat.

Now you can not be easily offended or faint of heart ... or having issues with blood and depictions of violence. Or quite the nasty humor if one likes to call it that. Nasty in an action kind of way. In a cut of something of someone else kind of way to be more exact. If you dig that ... go ahead and by all means cherish this ... especially the second half ... maybe rewrite the story yourself too ... no pun intended.

Up til then, you have to endure a bit of "build up" that could have been told a lot quicker and a lot shorter run time wise ... my 5 cents.
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7/10
Av a larf.
bombersflyup16 October 2021
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I onde dager could certainly be cleaner, but fun it is.

It's amusingly silly, gets weird, then spirited and funny again. One thing happens after another, no one simply goes away, it gets extreme. The father coming to save the day and still managing to go on after being impaled and shoved into a lawnmower's gold. I couldn't understand the foreign music or see the scrabble words etc so I would've missed some things, but I liked the film enough.
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7/10
Surprisingly good
Calicodreamin20 October 2021
At no point did I ever really know where this movie was going, and I appreciate that. There were a few funny moments, a lot of top notch gore, and decent acting.
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8/10
Great dark humour comedy !
lucienm-6032116 October 2021
Don't think it's really a horror movie.

It's actually more like an excellent, very dark humour comedy !

Very good casting !

Love the Norwegian countryside chalet location.

Good screenplay !
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9/10
This is just cheesy bloody fun!
freddy_at_home16 October 2021
This is a classic Wikola production. It's suppose to be funny and cheesy. I loved every moment of it. Really fun!!

Watch it if you don't got a limited view on movies. And just enjoy something other than Hollywood.
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8/10
Bang On !!
siddhanth15416 October 2021
This Movie from Start to Finish is on point, Acting is brilliant and the characterization is perfect.

The entertainment quotient is so high and there is not even a single dull moment in this 100mins Movie.

The Dark Humour and the Background score go so well together and this is the first time I laughed when blood went splattering all over in the movie.
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8/10
A Good Movie
gab-6759918 October 2021
At times it was hard to watch poor Rapace get thrown around and hit as many times as she did. Then again the whole movie was punching and pain. It was also an up and down movie. Something cool would happen and then it would get boring and then something cool and back to boring. I loved Lar's grandpa he was lol hilarious! I recommend if you like action and a lot of blood.
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9/10
This writer/director is BRILLIANT we hope no we PRAY he keeps making comedy/horror films, PHENOMENAL!!
joiningjt2 November 2021
We watched this hilarious brilliant film and did no research at all it just looked good so we said let's watch. Comedy/horror films have become our favorites but most are 5s and 6s at best. The writer AND director of this film knows how to do it. We loved this film and after looking on IMDb found out he also was responsible for the PHENOMENAL 2 masterpiece films dead snow 1 and part 2!! Our top 10 comedy horrors now have 3 of his films in it. We LOVED this film everything about it!! PLEASE KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING...its absolutely BRILLIANT!!!
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9/10
A rollercoaster of the good old ultra violence.
deloudelouvain5 February 2022
This is exactly the kind of movie that rocks my boat. It all starts promising but rather slow, to end up in a cascade of brutal violence. The twists and turns are really good, you don't see it coming, which is rare nowadays. The acting is excellent and that from the whole cast, from the famous to the unknown actors. The writers of this movie deserve the most credit, it's a real gem in this genre. Definitely a movie I will rewatch in the future.
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7/10
That's one crazy movie!
Just-A-Girl-148 December 2021
As someone who is not a huge fan of violence and gore I have to say that I was quite entertained with this crazy a** movie. The idea is so crazy it actually works! Obviously it's not a realistic movie but there's a lot of action and once you start watching it, it's hard to stop. Noomi Rapace is a very talented actress. She is doing an excellent job here!

If you enjoy dark humor, action movies and lots of violence and gore this movie is for you!
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10/10
Merciless black comedy
Leofwine_draca8 November 2021
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THE TRIP is the latest film from the director of the DEAD SNOW films and it's far superior to those movies; Wirkola feels like he's really grown and progressed as a director and as such there's a lot more depth and 'meat' here. It starts off as a battle between the sexes before moving into home invasion territory; overall I'd describe it as a black comedy going into some very dark places. Aksel Hennie and Noomi Rapace both give excellent, grounded portrayals of the married couple who take bickering to the next level, and later the director ramps up the action and bloodshed to outrageous levels. It also happens to be very funny - I was crying with laughter at certain points - which helps it out a great deal!
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6/10
Bloody hell!
paulclaassen13 March 2023
If you're looking for a wild ride, you'll definitely find it with 'The Trip'.

Lars (Aksel Hennie) is a TV director. His wife Lisa (Noomi Rapace) is an actress. Their marriage is rocky, to say the least. They decide to go to their summer home to spend time together. But meantime both have plans of killing the other. I honestly thought I was going to sit through a two hour movie watching a couple trying to kill one another, but this movie was full of surprises.

Just when you thought there were enough reveals for you to chew on, three men came crashing down the ceiling (uhm, literally!). Immediately, the tables were turned and we were in for a whole new ball game. Suddenly Lars and Lisa's murderous inclinations had to make way for survival instinct. It became a cat and mouse game filled with bone-crunching fight sequences, and blood.

The men are escaped convicts; unsavoury characters out to take what they can get - and I guarantee you're going to hate them. With the film being so unpredictable I actually couldn't wait for the ending just to see how - or if - Lars and Lisa would outwit them. I'm not going to do spoilers, so you'll have to find out for yourself! And what happens to their relationship...

Bloody freakin' hell, the final act is a very wild - and bloody - ride! The effects are gross and destined to make you cringe and squirm. Not everyone will be able to stomach it, but if you can, you'll have a good time with 'The Trip'.

Would I watch it again? Will I sound like a sadist if I say yes?
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8/10
gory comedy?
trashgang16 February 2022
Went into this flick with no expectations at all. You know, it's on Netflix so trailers are mostly better then the movie itself. Wrong with this one.

What a great flick this is. Starts slowly and you don't know where this one is going until the trip starts. Suddenly everything goes wrong and this flick turns into a gory flick with lots of funny moments.

Nice surprise so is you like it rough and you can take a joke then surely go watch this one. It's all there to see, gore, a lot of red stuff, funny situations and this flick clocking in just under 2 hours is over before you know it. Nice trip.

Gore 2,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 2/5.
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9/10
Now this was great fun!
jcdamien15 October 2021
Excellent original script, beautifully acted and directed and not a single dull moment. European movies are just so much better than Hollywood!

Sometimes all we want is to be entertained.
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7/10
Dysfunctional married couple + 3 escaped convicts = Slapstick horror
joey_isham17 October 2021
A dysfunctional married couple takes a trip to a remote cabin in the woods with plans to murder each other. But the situation goes awry when they encounter 3 bumbling escaped convicts who were hiding in the attic. Back and forth fighting. A lot of 3 Stooges-like smacks to the face. Everyone has a bloody face in this movie! Lol. It was actually a fun movie that flies by, but not a perfect movie. Favorite character was the lead convict. He was just so calm and matter of fact throughout the whole picture.
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8/10
Fabulously dark !!
Vindelander22 October 2021
Think Kill Bill meets Arizona. Absolutely riveting with amazing cast and great everything. Extremely funny and one of Noomi's best films.

A must see !! I'll definitely watch it again.
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9/10
Violence in Norway
DogePelis201522 November 2021
Action, blood and violence; it is highly recommended.

I love Norwegian films, they are entertaining and very original.

This movie deserves a lot more recognition than it gets.
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10/10
Nice
gianmarcoronconi29 October 2021
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Really very nice movie with very beautiful twists and scenes structured in a very beautiful and original way. Then it's very nice how the whole film is practically a couple therapy to bring the two murdering spouses back together. Film in general light and funny even if it deals with a gory theme.
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8/10
One of the Best Foreign Films I've Watched
Movie_Freak_20195 August 2022
The moment I saw the name 'Noomi Rapace', I thought I should give this one a try.

Apparently the decision to check this one out was a good one.

The first 10 to 15 minutes was a bit slow, but the dialogue and humor Kept me going and made me wanna watch more...once things started to happen, it was a roller-coaster all the way until the end.

A must watch if you're a Suspense/Horror movie fan.
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(Not exactly) Home Alone!
rbrb19 October 2021
Took me a while to realize this is a comedy!

A married couple go to a lodge in the countryside with evil intents towards each other but the gruesome threesome they meet there changes their outlook...

There are qute a few laugh out loud moments and the special effects are gory but in the context of the movie understandable....

Very watchable and well produced and performed comedy movie deserving a 6 and a half rounded up, so:

7/10.
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