‘EuroTrip’ Unrated Blu-Ray Review – A Juvenile Yet Hilarious Gallivant Through Europe

Europe will never be the same after Scotty Thomas and his buddies take off for the express to excess! They’re hooking up with hot strangers and jamming all the extreme insanity they can into the wildest trip of their lives! No swimsuit, no problem. Let it all hang out ’cause you’re diving into the totally wild pleasures of Eurotrip UNRATED.

For thoughts on Eurotrip, please check out a previous piece by Priyanka Mehra on the movie here. 

Video Quality

Eurotrip comes to Blu-Ray in its Unrated form with a 1080p transfer that is pleasant enough and represents a good step up in quality from the dated DVD. While I have no specific details about the transfer, this is pretty clearly derived from a very solid older master that shows few signs of age-related wear and tear. A fresh master would likely improve this one a bit more, but the transfer looks clear and detailed with only a handful of shots in specific lighting conditions exhibiting a bit of excessive softness. 

The transfer is naturally filmic with some notable detail in the modern production design and texture of clothing. Colors are one of the more impressive aspects of the disc with bright, vivid hues leaping off the screen. Black levels could stand to have a bit more depth and detail, but we did not experience much in the way of crush. There are no major specks of print damage present in the transfer. It is great to have this one in HD in its preferred Unrated form, but we wouldn’t pass up a refined new master if it were ever to materialize.  

Audio Quality

Paramount Home Entertainment brings us this Blu-Ray with a lossless DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix that accomplishes everything it needs to do really well. From the opening moments, the sounds of students on campus along with the soundtrack brings nuanced life to the rear speakers. The movie features many pivotal songs which sound great within the mix. The dialogue holds up quite nicely, coming though crisp and clear without being stepped on by the music or sound effects. The environmental effects are distinguished nicely and given a dynamic placement throughout the speakers. The film features a few kinetic sequences that allow the low end to show off, but nothing too flashy ever puts it to the test. This is a track that represents this film exactly as it needs to. There are optional English subtitles provided for the film and the two commentary tracks. 

Special Features

• Audio Commentary: Writers Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and Dave Mandel deliver a very entertaining commentary track which explores the creation of this film from the background details of the opening credits to the location shooting, how they called in favors for famous cameos, scenes they kept from other projects to use in their own movie, moments that were changed for the theatrical cut and much more that is a lot of fun. 

• Audio Commentary #2: The three creatives return for a “Party Along” commentary track in which they once again go through the movie in an inebriated form. This might not be as fun if you are sober, but there is still a lot of fun information in here. 

• Deleted Scenes: Six scenes of unused material totaling ten minutes are provided here featuring some more scenes with the soccer hooligans, the train rides and more. These are provided with optional audio commentary from Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and Dave Mandel.

• Gag Reel: A five-and-a-half minute collection of flubbed lines, goofing off, malfunctioning props and more is provided. 

• Alternate Ending: A nearly three-minute alternate ending is provided which ends on a more realistic (downer) note. This is provided with optional commentary in which the writers discuss how test audiences responded really poorly to this ending. 

• Nude Beach Exposed: A six-minute piece in which the creatives discuss the realities of shooting the nude beach scene. 

• How To Pick A Director: A minute-and-a-half piece in which the creatives discuss how the DGA wouldn’t allow them to share credit and how they ultimately chose who got the credit. 

• EuroTrip Bootleg: A four-minute piece in which the creatives explore a bootleg copy of the movie that was purchased in Chinatown three months before the DVD release. 

• The Music Of EuroTrip

• • “Scotty Doesn’t Know” Sing-A-Long (3:35)

• • “Scotty Doesn’t Know” Music Video (3:36)

• • EuroTrip Soundtrack: A 33-second promo for the soundtrack. 

Final Thoughts

Eurotrip is not the best teen sex/road trip comedy ever made, but it is one that holds a special place in our hearts thanks to the time it came into our lives. Many of the gags still hold up, and the entire “Scotty Doesn’t Know” sequence should go in the pantheon of great moments from the genre. Some of the jokes are dated, but we have experienced much worse when revisiting comedies from this time. The cameos sprinkled throughout are a lot of fun, and the core cast members all inhabit their characters quite well. Paramount Home Entertainment has released the superior Unrated Cut at long last on Blu-Ray with a decent enough A/V presentation and some fun legacy special features. Newcomers probably won’t find this so amusing, but established fans should have fun going on this trip again. Recommended

Eurotrip can be purchased directly through MovieZyng or through various other online retailers.

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the Blu-Ray.

Disclaimer: Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.