EmmettBrown
I saw a screening of this movie and I was a little disappointed. I wasn't expecting anything great, but based on what I heard I thought it was going to be a little better than it was. It just seemed as though they were going for some "shock" with the dialogue and the glow stick walk was supposed to be funny but it did not work. Actually it almost felt as though they were borrowing that scene from the Blake Edwards movie "Skin Deep". Near the beginning of the movie when they went out for dinner and they switched plates - that was cringe worthy. I was thinking "Oh god, please don't have them switch plates!!!". That scene seemed incredibly amateurish. I think it would be have been more interesting if they had the two characters interact with some people from Iceland a lot more. But even so, that Mitch character was pretty annoying. The scenery was nice though.
Johan Dondokambey
Well the movie does present us the beautiful scenery of Iceland and also all its other tourism appeals. It does also have quite a funny dialog almost all around. Yet the story leaves from not a very strong starting point. It also doesn't develop into a stronger premise. The movie overall looks more like a big commercial slot for Iceland's tourism than a feature film. It feels like putting some slogan like "Visit Iceland" down at the bottom of every scenic sequence can really complete this movie. It's because the whole movie only serves two old men wandering around Iceland and sometimes doing quite outrageous things. The acting is just a decent work overall. But the overall monotone of the movie changes it into a mostly boring movie if it's not showing the scenery.
Blixa
I just hated this. The lead character looked like Bruce Willis. But it was no action or special effects at all! I would rather watch another movie if I was you. And why in the hell do we have to type 10 lines of text? Wasn't this enough? I hated the Movie. Now what? Damn. Dude. Don't watch it. We clear? The hell, now they're on it again about the 10 lines of text, how much do we have to type here? This is just silly. Oh well... Really? What more is there to say? Do you really want me to write a book about this bad movie? and why are the wrong Words being added with Capitol letters? the hell is going on? i Think my pc just got high-jacked.
jdesando
At the risk of sounding like a codger who needs an Icelandic trip with a bud, I found Land Ho! underwhelming. The barren but beautiful Icelandic landscape is lovely to see, and the girls in hot springs are, well, hot, but the two ancient mariners, Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhorn), have little enough wit to sustain an entire journey, much less a full film.Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson), the wealthy surgeon, pays for the trip with his retired buddy, Colin (Paul Eenhoorn), that hits the popular spots, introduces them to some nice chicks with whom they have dinner, and lets them enjoy weed without conscience. As an elderly couple on the verge of existential renewal, Mitch is lively with a charming sense of humor and joie de vivre; Colin mostly broods about his divorce and lack of money. Except for a moment or two of philosophizing, it's small talk peppered with a few allusions to movies. So much for the realism, admirable but dull.Coincidentally, I recently saw Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in The Trip to Italy, in which the two have a hilarious time impersonating actors and bandying about references to Byron and Shelley. Of course, even those travelers could not be that bright without rehearsal, even as natively-witted as they are. The joy I had was in the smart repartee and exhausting energy.In Land Ho! co-directors Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens spark up the proceedings with some peppy '80's or 8o's-like music ( e.g., Big Country and Monster Party), which works well against the ancient landscape and men.Land Ho!, however, moves at an old man's pace. The good thing for me is I'm able to recommend the film to my buddy, Keith, who is hot on our taking a trip to Iceland. Full disclosure: London is my favorite place on earth; Iceland would not rank.
