Directed by:
Steve PinkCinematography:
Jack N. GreenComposer:
Christophe BeckCast:
John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Sebastian Stan, Lyndsy Fonseca, Crispin Glover, Chevy Chase, Charlie McDermott, Lizzy Caplan (more)VOD (2)
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HOT TUB TIME MACHINE follows a group of best friends who've become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can't find the party; Nick's (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and video game-obsessed Jacob (Clark Duke) won't leave his basement. After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads' pounding, in the year 1986. This is their chance to kick some past and change their futures - one will find a new love life, one will learn to stand up for himself with the ladies, one will find his mojo, and one will make sure he still exists! (official distributor synopsis)
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Strangely enough, this vulgar comedy full of toilet humor is not that stupid. It is in fact quite inventive and contains many an unforgettable WTF moment (the squirrel in the stadium?!).
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Thanks to the cast, this film is quite bearable, although most of the humor consists dealing with second-hand ideas of "time travel" and, of course, the use of body fluids of all kinds. I didn't truly laugh even once, but on the other hand, I never felt utterly awkward. Perhaps I only ground my teeth over the current notion of the 1980s as a time when metalheads and punks wore ironed creases. Uncritical trends of nostalgia are a terrible thing.
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So this is a total guilty pleasure. 1986 is one of my favorite years, um... for many reasons, and this trip back in time had me giggling the whole time. All it takes are three washed up adults and a fat Stargate fan to hop in the hot tub and the ride of the year can begin. Walkmen, Miami Vice T-shirts, Mötley Crüe, time travel, it's all here. HTTM isn't exactly perfect, and sometimes you find yourself wondering whether this or that should have been there, but in the end there is a feeling of satisfaction and a desire to watch it again. Oh, I'm talking about the unrated version, come to think of it, the rated version that went to cinemas must have been pretty lame. Damn it, now I get why it was panned!
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A pretty average American comedy that focuses on time travel, a favourite theme among filmmakers, but doesn't really offer anything that new and memorable except for a few really funny scenes that are already a must in the genre. The best character was without a doubt the squirrel, who competes fiercely with Scrat from Ice Age. In short, one of the many films that will fade from my mind within a couple of hours, but I still had a few laughs.
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It is a quite entertaining and, above all, clever comedy that plays quite well with the chosen material. Although I initially thought that the characters were unpleasant and nothing would come of them, in the end, I quite liked them and enjoyed the film. Considering it is an American comedy, it is very good.
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