Back to the future time machine hot tub thing with Russian Red Bull
So, FINALLY after much, much, much anticipation (faux-pation) we went to see Hot Tub Time Machine. (HTTM, hereforth)
I should start this muddled, pseudo-review with a couple disclaimers:
1. I LOVE the 80’s. I love any movie that parody’s the mint, radness that was the 80’s.
2. John Cusack was my first movie love. I have had a crush on him for a long time. And no, not because of “Say Anything”.
3. I was in the mood for a laugh going into this movie.
4. Seeing movies like this with someone majoring in Film is AWESOME cause you can feel his soul grating against his brain the whole time.
This “film” stars John Cusack (as Adam the “straight man” with a dull adult life, whose massive over-controlling nature has pushed his girl away), Rob Corddry (Lou-the “loose-cannon” buddy they all love/hate) and Craig Robinson (Nick: aka Darryl from The Office; as the sensitive one, who’s dreams for a musical career were smothered by getting married and settling down with his wife, who insisted on him taking HER last name, in hyphenated wedded bliss.) And Adams nephew, Jacob- some nerdy kid I have never seen before.
Things get started with Adam getting dumped and having his TV taken and Lou crashing his car into his garage, shutting the door and drinking/inhaling himself into a car-exhause suicide attempt to the tune of “Home Sweet Home”. This folly sends him to the hospital where Adam & Nick show up/reunite and promise to take him to their favorite place to hang in YesterYear: Kodiak Valley Resort. Which is now a totally run-down pit.
They all lament their lameness, when inexplicably, the patio doors burst open and voila: Hot Tub! (Spoiler: It’s a TIME MACHINE!)
The HTTM blasts them back to 1986. (Cause: Russian Red Bull Stuff shorts out the control panel, changes the time/space continuum)
They wander around the 80’s splashed, spandex-heavy resort for a LONG time before figuring out what happened. Their only guide through all this is Chevy Chase- sucking like never before. He warns them to not change everything. They need to do EVERYTHING exactly as they did in 1986 or there will be some butterfly effect trauma on the world.
Many funny and unfunny things happen. Antics ensure. Nick has his big stage moment, to the tune of the Black Eyed Peas, Adam realizes he needs to stop being so controlling, Nerdy kid realizes that Lou is is real dad (after a drunken encounter with Nerdy kid’s mom- who is also Adam’s sister), and Lou decides to STAY in 1986 and use his Future Knowledge to get rich.
Enter Lougle (Lou + Google) and Motley Lou (I think you can figure this one out on your own.
Lou gets rich, while managing to set his buddies up with their own perfect lives, before they get back to 2010.
It was ok.
I just wish my friend in Duluth could have been there. He would have really really liked the Chevy.
