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Hot Tub Time Machine hits the bull's-eye: it's a rude, crude comedy with enough smarts and emotional sweetness to make it completely entertaining. Seeking to bring some youthful optimism back to their failed, miserable lives, three middle-aged guys--Adam (John Cusack), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Lou (Rob Corddry)--go to a mountain resort where they spent some of their wildest days (reluctantly dragging along Adam's nephew, Jacob, played by newcomer Clark Duke). A drunken accident in the titular hot tub sends them swirling back to 1986, where each of them decides to risk changing the future (and possibly erasing Jacob from existence) by doing things just a little differently. A plot summary doesn't capture the movie's rambunctious, daffy spirit as much as… well, the ridiculous title: this is a movie called Hot Tub Time Machine! Any expectation you may have will be met and surpassed. John Cusack delivers another underplayed yet marvelously funny performance, his best since High Fidelity; Clark Duke, from the TV show Greek, proves a promising young comic talent. But the movie really belongs to Robinson and Corddry, who've been floating around the edges of tons of comedies--some have been good, some have been bad, but they've both been consistently funny even in crappy movies. Hot Tub Time Machine gives them center stage and lets them reveal the comic chaos they can deliver. It helps, but is not necessary, to have lived through the '80s to find Hot Tub Time Machine exquisitely silly. --Bret Fetzer
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Back To The Past!,
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This review is from: Hot Tub Time Machine (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray)
Do you like comedy movies with heart? Characters instead of charicatures? A plot that matters? Then Hot Tub Time Machine is not for you!This is a modern comedy, along the lines of The Hangover. Outrageous situations, gross-outs, vulgarity and hollow characters. But I liked it. What can I say, I'm easily amused. I don't mind this kind of movie, and to me the performances by Cusack and Corrdry sell it. Plot in a nutshell: Three dudes plus Cusack's nephew are going nowhere in life and in their relationships. Trying to dip back into the past, they visit the same ski resort that they went to back in '86. It's gone downhill since then, but after a drunken night in the hot tub, they wake up (gasp!) back in 1986, forced to relive one of the most interesting vacations of their lives! Will they do things the same? Will they try to change the future? Can they even get back to the future? Watch to find out! Each character has his own trip to relive, Corrdry's being the lynchpin of the whole situation. The plot is pretty simple but the movie is fun. Music from the 80's -- Poison, The Crue, and more -- make this a movie for the balding generation. Heck, there's even a vintage-looking Poison concert complete with some dude that looks exactly like CC Deville circa Look What The Cat Dragged In. If you're from the 80's, you'll enjoy reliving these moments. If you're not, you'll wonder how the hell we managed without txt msgs. The ending was a twist I didn't expect, and I enjoyed the cast plus special guest Chevy Chase. I enjoyed reliving my own 1986 (even though some tunes, such as Kickstart My Heart didn't come out until '89). Blu-ray special features include commentaries, deleted scenes and extended scenes. The best deleted scenes were multiple takes of Corrdry, who's comes across as a pretty funny guy. Digital copy is included but don't ask me about it, because I don't use them. All I know is that the digital copy is just the "rated" version of the film. 4 stars. For retro-heads. Cusack fans hoping for another High Fidelity better keep hopin'. Don't stop believin'!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny!,
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This review is from: Hot Tub Time Machine (DVD)
I thought the movie was overly funny, I recommend watching if you like comedies, you will laugh at this movie, I guarantee it
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious,
By Suzy Q "muppetlise" (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hot Tub Time Machine (Blu-ray) (Blu-ray)
My husband and I really enjoyed this movie. Saw this movie in the theatres and couldn't wait for the Blu ray to be released. Hilarious. You have to have a good sense of humor to enjoy this. Took us back to the 80s. A must see.
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