Drake & Josh Go Hollywood (2006)

After reading the reviews for this movie, it seems like the main reason it has been negatively reviewed is due to the unrealistic aspects of the movie. I'll admit, there are a lot of dumb moments. How does Megan get on the wrong plane when her ticket should have stopped her? How does she book such an expensive room for so long by herself? Why are the thugs so stupid? All of these things are silly, but in the end it doesn't really matter. Drake and Josh has never been a serious show, so don't take it seriously.Having said that, the movie itself is actually pretty good. It feels more like a long episode than a movie, but that's what often happens with movies based on TV shows. The jokes are in the traditional Drake and Josh style, with the noticeable lack of a laugh track in the background. The only complaint I have about the humor is that Josh doesn't behave like he normally does, which does take away from the fun a bit. He seems too serious and doesn't make as many sarcastic comments about Drake here, nor does he do any of his, as one reviewer put, "Josh- gasms." The story is adequate. It's obvious that the focus was on the jokes and not the story, and considering that the audience is composed of kids and young teenagers, this was probably a good idea. There are some good moments in it aside from the humor. The fight scenes are OK but nothing too thrilling, and the car chases are pretty good by TV sitcom standards. There are a few moments where I actually felt legitimately feel good and bad for Drake and Josh, which is rare for me.Overall, a pretty solid comedy if you look past it's obvious errors.

Let me get this out of the way: if you're a fan of the show, then you will enjoy this movie. It has plenty of the same quirky humor the show it's based on is known for. If you can focus solely on Drake, Josh, and Meghan, then this movie is a good watch. The story, however, doesn't make much sense. The biggest example of this comes when Drake and Josh are captured and taken prisoner. Why wouldn't the thugs just kill them? What reason do they have for keeping them alive? Also, why would you keep a stolen US currency machine in the front room of a warehouse that is easily accessible? If the criminals were smart enough to steal what was surely a heavily guarded item from a government building, why would you store it in a place that could be seen simply by sliding a hatch open in an outside wall? Like I said, this movie's story isn't very logical, but it features some of the humor that makes the show so accessible. For that, it's watchable.

I loved the part where Megan hits one of the thug's head with the fire extinguisher! It was so funny and I love her character! If I could, I would totally switch places with her for a day, or maybe even for a week, month, or year. I don't get why Megan would want to take that money because it's they stuff that the thugs printed illegally. If I were Josh I wouldn't have taken that G-O back from the guys because that's what got them in trouble but then, was most of the movie and stuff so I understand why they had Josh do that. I love Drake's song Hollywood Girl! It is so awesome and Drake is so cute!I've never noticed that Josh had one earring in the left ear. Has it always been there.

Drake and Josh's parents are going on a ten day cruise, and Megan is going on a trip to see her friend in Colorado. Josh has to write an essay about his best adventure in life, and realizes his life is boring. Later he learns Drake is upset that his band manager can't book him any good gigs. Josh begs Drake to let him be his band manager, and Drake goes along with it. The next day Drake and Josh are supposed to take Morgan to the airport. They nearly miss the flight, but and up getting Megan on a flight, to Las Angels, when she is supposed to be going to Colorado. So after trying to stop the plane, they end up getting two tickets to Las Angels so they can find Megan. On the plain, Josh's Geo (like an iPod) is accidentally switched with someone else's when a fat lady falls on top of Josh and another man. Meanwhile, Megan is getting a limo ride to the best hotel she can find, using an emergency credit card. When Drake and Josh finally get to Las Angels, they get in contact with Megan and learn where she is staying. But the man that Josh's Geo got switched with is following them, because they realized that the Geo was switched, and need to get theirs back. Back at the hotel, Josh meets a guy from TRL in the bathroom, and realizes that he needs to book a band. Josh slides a laptop with a movie of Drake's band under the stall door. Josh ends up booking Drake for TRL. When they both get into the hotel room, Drake and Josh meet Megan, and she is going to go to the hotel pool. Drake and Josh decide to listen to some music, so they get out Josh's Geo and a laptop to copy files with. This is when Josh realizes that his Geo was switched and realizes the owner of the other Geo was up to some against the law activities. Just then the bad guys storm in and attempt to get the Geo, but Drake and Josh jet in a stolen sports car, belonging to Tony Hawk, leaving Megan behind. They get pulled over by who they think is the police, but it is really the bad guys. They end up getting kidnapped. When Megan gets back to the room after swimming, she finds the room a mess, and a wallet on the floor. It doesn't belong to Drake or Josh, but she dose find a piece of paper with an address on it. She isn't too suspicious, but when the boys don't return the next day she gets a little worried and calls a limo to drive her to the address on the paper. She finds that the address is a factory. She looks in the mail slot and finds she can see the bad guys printing money and Drake and Josh tied up. She can't call the police, because her phone has no signal, so she goes inside and stirs up some things by turning on fans and giving drake and josh a knife to cut their ropes. When the police come, they thank he boys, and Tony Hawks, manager thanks them to. Drake and Josh ask for directions to the TRL studio, but they learn it is too far away and they could never make it in time. Then Tony Hawk's manager lets the boys use the stolen sports car belonging to Tony, and the police give Drake and Josh an escort. Meanwhile Megan is leaving for the airport in a limo so she can go visit her friend in Colorado. At the TRL studio, Drake performs, and at the end gets offered a recording contract. At the end Josh asks drake what it feels like to perform on TRL, and Drake asks what it feels like to be the best manager ever. Then they exchange a quick hug.