It's called "apsects" Each are displaying certain >dependent variables< that we pick up as "Michael cain" And each are leaving out dependent variables/separable aspects of his voice. Like Einstein discovering "how the universe works" Except he only learned particle physics While Tesla learned "how the universe works", but discovered quantum mechanics. Each make the other seem wrong, while both seem right. Because both are wrong and right, bc both are imperfect and only entail aspects. It's why fighters can excel or suck at any given thing and still be champions. None of us are perfect. We are all incomplete even with what we excel at.
BeefyLevinson: Coogan was losing it the more Brydon went on... You could see it in his face, "Crap, I can't do it that good." But he saw a way that he could out beat the imitation... The sad Caine.
@@confusedwhale Brydon was also using the Caine's voice but not his words, while Coogan was speaking more like Caine with his words but not his voice (until it got emotional where I will agree with Coogan that Brydon didn't have enough nasal emphasis)
I love how Coogan initially takes the mick that Brydon is going to give the cheesy 'my name is Michael Caine' line, but then finishes his impression with the equally cliché 'you're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off' - genius.
it's become the tail wagging the dog, like You Dirty Rat which Cagney never said, or Judy Judy Judy which Grant never says; instead it's their impressionists that made those fake lines famous (Larry Storch and The Riddler)
There both extremely gifted when it comes to impressions but Rob Brydon's impression of Michael Caine is definitely better. If I had my eyes closed I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between him and Michael. Nailed it.
+Micky Burns (Burnzy1986) Nah, neither of them quite got it, Rob is better but i would be able to tell definately it was an impression. Listen to caine before or after this and you'd see.
I love this bit so much. Coogan’s exaggerated arrogance in the film is hilarious, and he leans into it perfectly here by criticizing Rob’s impression before he even does it, and then trying to interrupt him multiple times during the whole “the brandy and the cigars” speech. The little details like looking at his watch are great. And then Coogan just entirely dismisses everything Rob did and within half a second of him finishing goes “okay, so this is how Michael Caine speaks…”, as if he wasn’t ever planning to actually entertain or evaluate Rob’s impression seriously and was just waiting for his turn. You can find plenty of examples of two great comedians, who are both great at improv, riffing off each other in a friendly manner. But this entire movie is the two of them riffing off each other with some degree of disdain, disrespect, arrogance, competitiveness, annoyance, or a combination of those things. And at least in my experience, that’s pretty rare. Especially when it’s taking place over the course of a film, rather than a one-off sketch. I’m sure there’s some amount of truth from their actual relationship/friendship in all these interactions. But they do such an amazing staying “in character” as these semi-fictional versions of themselves while also coming across as very real, and most importantly remaining incredibly funny while playing that balancing act.
The amazing talent of these two in that it’s extremely difficult to play a parody of oneself and then to make their discussions seem so natural and of the moment.
You know when you're in a crowded movie theatre and sometimes the audience can't help but applaud if the moment / ending is grand enough? I was in a theatre with maybe 12 people and we applauded after this scene was finished
I don't know why but my viewing of The Trip was somehow fantastic--almost as fantastic as Spiderman No Way Home (obviously tho not as much theater crowd SCREAMING compared to that one). I was in DC's posh indie films theater on E St, the theater was packed, and the whole house was roaring the whole time. It was like a 2 hr yoga laugh sesh, amazing. Plus you get beer at that theater 😉 My subsequent viewings of The Trip sequels were as a passenger on 12 hr airplane rides 😞 entertaining but the fear of plummeting death and lack of community while watching dimmed the experience comparatively
I like Brydon's impression more but Coogan scores major points for knowing about "the broken voice." I love Michael Caine's broken voice when he gets emotional.
For me, it's the "a'right" that Coogan drops in after "the way you're doin' it" that's just taking this whole scene and the performances to the top flight. These two are so damn good.
Okay, Brydon’s was absolute perfection. I’ve just finished listening to Caine’s autobiography audio book (The Elephant to Hollywood); and this is bloody spot on!
Brydon. Coogan's the better ad libber and his impression is very, very good. But when I closed my eyes and listened to Brydon I heard Michael Caine. And Coogan's wrong about Brydon not getting the _emotional_ voice right. He did that towards the close of his impression when he mentioned Alfred the Batman Butler's gentler speech pattern.
Given the constant pissing contest between the two, and the fact that Rob's more known for his impressions, I always read that twitch as grudging appreciation, with a faint terror of "oh shit, what if Steve _is_ better than me?..."
Greatest actor ever. Nobody regarded as an actor can bridge the gap between comedy and serious Caine 😊arry ❤Brown to dirty rotten scoundrels enjoy the genius of Micheal Caine my dad died 1988 only 53 but remembered him with clasps on his legs at Elephant and castle
I love how as Steve is doing his impression when the camera is on Rob he has this attempt at a deadpan face while trying not to laugh but failing to hide it look it's absolutely classic! He would have been forgiven for laughing if he did
He is, there's a video out there somewhere where he does an impression of himself during some interview. (Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rX0F3kY3uxU.html -- this interview was a few months after the release of The Trip's international DVD "movie" version)
