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Hot Tub Time Machine |  | Director: Steve Pink
Actors: John Cusack, Lizzy Caplan
Studio: MGM
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 441
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
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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
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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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 3 1/2 Stars September 7, 2010
Ron (Jersey)
Not a perfect comedy, but a talented cast and enough raunchy material keep it moving. I think this is one of those movies that grows on you. You might think it is just okay the first time you see it, but after watching it a few times on cable you may learn to love it. I enjoyed it myself, though I still can't figure out what Chevy Chase was doing in it.
Awesome comedy!! September 5, 2010
Russell Brooks (West Virginia, USA)
I think that Hot Tub Time Machine (Unrated) was very funny at times, however there were other times where it seemed rather idiotic. There spread far apart throughout the film, and there isn't many, but I think theres just enough to take away from the film.
 Angel Nacianceno September 4, 2010
Angel Nacianceno
This is without a doubt one of the funniest movies of all time! Ive seen its 5 times in a row, and I laugh again everytime.
 Few chuckles even fewer laughs September 3, 2010
D. Sorel (Massachusetts USA)
Hot Tub Time Machine caught my glance when it first came out and I pounced at the opportunity to watch John Cusak, Rob Corddry, and Craig Robinson poke fun at each other and the year 1986. Within a half an hour, I was bored and disappointed.
Cusak, Corddry and Robinson are all friends who have somehow gone astray in their personal lives and their friendship with each other. When Corddry tries to commit suicide, Cusak and Robinson come to see him in the hospital where the gang starts to reminisce about the time that they spent at a ski lodge in 1986. The three decide to return to the lodge to do some much needed bonding and bring Duke along for the ride. The four men start drinking and soon find themselves partying in the hot tub. As the title states, the hot tub transports the men to 1986 which just happens to be the year that Duke was born. They make a pact to relive the night exactly as they had 24 years ago so that they can return to the present. Of course things don't always go as planned and hilarity ensues.
Unfortunately, I found very little hilarity in this film. I chuckled a few times at the period clothing, fear of Russia and communism, and the music. But those were the only jokes that I found even remotely humorous. Otherwise, it was just your typical "American Pie", "Euro Trip" romp which is fun for the first while but I couldn't help but feel that many of the jokes are now old hat. I was expecting more and found this film virtually laugh-free.
Surprisingly Funny September 2, 2010
Stephanie L. Marushia (Virginia Beach, VA)
I expected this movie to be ridiculous & stupid and was pleasantly surprised. It's not intellectual humor, but we laughed out loud quite a few times and we're pretty picky about movies. I do think it's better for someone over 29 and under 55 - most of the humor and fun in this movie comes from the 80's flashback. If you sit back and relax instead of trying to pick it apart for accuracy (I'm usually a geek who will Google whether or not that particular Walkman would have been released in the time period they are claiming), you'll probably enjoy it.
It's silly, stupid, fun - kind of like the old National Lampoon movies (the Chevy Chase ones, not the awful contemporary interpretation of NL). It would be fun to watch while sitting around with a few beers with old friends who remember the time period also. A drinking game or two wouldn't hurt either. For once I didn't regret paying for a money before it came out on HBO or Showtime.
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