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Hot Tub Time Machine |  | Director: Steve Pink
Actors: John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan
Studio: MGM
Category: DVD
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Rating:  105 reviews
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: 883904206040
UPC: 883904206040
EAN: 0883904206040
ASIN: B002ZG97XI
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 2010
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When four men, all of them disillusioned with their lives, reunite at a ski resort, they are magically transported to the 1980s and decide to use the
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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 You'll want to travel back in time to see it again! ***EARLY PRE-RELEASE SCREENING REVIEW*** March 12, 2010
Renfield (Edmonton, Canada)
29 out of 39 found this review helpful
I first heard of this movie back in January of this year. I thought it sounded funny, but one I wouldn't pay to see in the theater. Then I saw the trailer, I thought it looked funny, and I decided "Eh, why not go see it? Should be good". Then my friend got an advance showing ticket and he invited me. I thought, "hey it's a free advance showing, go for it!" So I did. So anyways, that was a week ago today.
Tonight was the screening of the movie. And boy, did I love it or what! This is definitely a movie I would pay to go see again in the theater. From its stellar cast to its substantial amount of crude and gross humor, this is a film that is rude, crude, and unabashedly vulgar- and proud of it. And it's another roller-coaster comedy- the moment you think it'll get boring, it throws even bigger laughs your way. So in that sense, I can definitely say that I am glad I went. It was one hell of a hilarious comedy that kept me laughing.
After a stint that almost gets a person killed, his friends who are also unfortunately living rock bottom lives invite him to go on a road trip up to a snowy alpine town named Kodiak Valley, taking one's nephew. The town is practically desolate, and the hotel room is crappy. However, they find out their suite has a hot tub, and they get pretty trashed. Unknowingly, they knock over an energy drink and spill it on the panel.
The next morning, they wake up, but things aren't what they seem. For one, everyone's wearing fashion that was made big in the eighties. there's only one logical explanation: The hot tub was a time machine that transported them back to 1986!!!! However, since 3 of them are adults, they also discover they traveled to the day they went there for the Winterfest music festival with Poison headlining. So they decide to re-live the night they'll forever remember, while simultaneously trying to get back to 2010, ending up in several sticky situations along the way!
This was a fun movie for sure. It was totally odd yet hilarious. Tons of belly laughs, lots of WTF moments. Cusack sure didn't ruin his career with this one- he is very funny and he proved he can take on a rude and crude comedy very well. Crispin Glover has a small role here, and he really did the deed here too. But, the real star of the show here is someone I usually dislike- Rob Cordry. He stole the show greatly here. He was the real highlight here. He was consistently funny through and had me laughing so hard to the point I couldn't breathe.
However, I recommend that you do NOT let kids see this movie. The jokes, as I mentioned are rude and crude and extremely vulgar which almost push an NC-17 rating here. There's tons of sex jokes as well and couple ugly sex scenes that do nothing but add hilarity to the movie. The ending also takes a direction that most comedies nowadays don't. You expect the cliché comedy ending but you get something here that you are NOT expecting at all, so it gob-smacks you. I wasn't expecting it, and it made the experience even funnier for me.
In short, this was an amazing experience that is not for the squeamish and definitely not for the prudish. And I for sure will see it again when it gets released I will see it again for sure.
Hilarious movie March 29, 2010
Flea (Nashville, TN)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
This movie is just great. Like one of the previous reviewers said, it's half back to the future and half hangover. However I liked this movie much more than hangover. This movie isn't as raunchy as hangover was and to me it was even funnier. (don't get me wrong, there are plenty of raunchy if that's what you are looking for)
A brief synopsis. Three long time pals decide to take a vacation back to where they had a number of great experiences after one apparently tries to kill himself. Adam (john cusack) also brings his nephew who is obsessed with computer games and has not experienced the real world. Once they arrive, they find that the home of Winterfest 86 has seen better days. After all 4 pile into the hot tub and try to make the best of it they are transported back to winterfest 86. It is decided that they should all try to repeat exactly what happened so they don't screw the future up. However, after Adam fails to break up with his, then, girlfriend the other two pals decide to "right" the wrongs that they passed up while they nephew is frantically trying to get them back to the future. Shenanigans and fun times ensue providing a great movie.
I whole-heartedly suggest seeing this movie. It is not a family film but it is not a hang over.
Wall to Wall Laughs June 25, 2010
B. L. Johnson (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Four guys go on a weekend getaway, jump in a hot tub, spill a can of Chernoblie energy drink on the controls, short circuit the unit, and travel back in time to 1986. Laughs ensue as they try to avoid the Butterfly Effect by not changing the past. If you liked The Hangover, you'll enjoy Hot Tub Time Machine. I've had the DVD a week and have already watched it three times. An instant comedy classic.
Hot Tub Time Machine June 27, 2010
M. Medeiros (RI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was sure this movie was going to be stupid, and I falsely believed that all the funny parts were shown in the commercials. I was so wrong. This movie is actually funnier than The Hangover! I'm going to watch it again as soon as it comes out on DVD.
Kids of the 80's - your movie July 1, 2010
Safari Hood (http://www.safarihood.com)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So, the setting of the movie was 1986. The year I turned 13. A period of time that well, was interesting, to say the least.
If you're in my age range, you'll probably enjoy this movie as much as I did. The movie showcases the 80's, and pokes fun at them, too.
They even take a jab at John Cusack movies from the 80's :)
Overall, a great flick. Laughed my butt off.
Well worth the coin.
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