I love this movie so much

What makes it different from others?

disgusting, overrated, pointless

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I watched the first Hot Tub Time Machine Last night in preparation for the sequel. The first one is a very funny well put together movie, nostalgic, clever and cool. After watching it I was all excited for the next movie, however ten minutes in there was still no sign of John Cusack. Not a good sign... It then became obvious that this movie was a piece of turd. Simply put: this thing was shabbily made in an attempt to cash in on the mediocre success of the first one. I imagine Cusack took one look at the script and said no clucking way. I suggest you do the same and avoid this hack garbage.

A part of me is wondering whether the universe (or I should say God, because as far as I'm concerned the universe doesn't have any personality) is trying to prevent me from writing this review. Well, maybe it is just bad luck that this is my third attempt, after having my computer freeze twice before while I was writing this, but hopefully this will be a successful attempt, particularly since my comments of this film aren't going to be all that flattering. Actually, I am somewhat surprised that I am writing this review in the first place, but then again, since I recently watched the previous film (and a second time at that, for some unknown reason), and having discovered a sequel, a part of me simply couldn't rest until I had watched it.I am also wondering why they even bothered with a sequel, but in a world where decisions are dictated by money, and profit, the fact that they made a sequel indicates that the previous film justified it, though it didn't justify it enough to have John Cusack make a return to his role (though he does appear a couple of times during the film). Instead he is mostly off stage, and only appears at the end, which I have to admit actually made what was in effect a pretty bad film even worse. Then again, having a film about a group of losers travelling through time, in a hot tub of all things, really does give one an idea of what this film is actually about.As with the previous film, expect some T&A, and also expect to be grossed out somewhat as well, though I have to admit that these days films have become much grosser than they were when I was growing up. Sure, there have always been T&A movies, but producers, and directors, have been forever pushing the boundaries further and further out as time goes on. Actually, while the T&A aspect doesn't really bother me that much (I am a child of the eighties), the whole aspect of grossing out the audience does really put me off somewhat.The previous film had our protagonists travel back in time to a memorial point in their past, which they changed for the better. However, the second movies reveals that despite the fact that Lou is a billionaire, and Nick is a famous singer, their lives aren't necessarily better. In fact the whole reason they travel back in time is because Lou is shot and the jump in the time machine (or hot tub, or what you will), in an attempt to save him. However, he is sent into the future as opposed to the past, what suggests that the reason he is shot is due to something that happened in the future, as opposed to the past.There were a couple of cool moments in the film, particularly the Choozeydoozey part, but it also seemed as if they pretty much took the frame from the original film and just changed what was actually happening. It was also offensive on so many levels, but I guess that was part of the intention of the film. The other thing was that I really didn't like Lou, but I suspect there is a really good reason for that – you aren't supposed to like him. They sort of do solve that in the end, but still, I personally wouldn't recommend wasting your time with this piece of rubbish.

For a start I have never seen the first hot tub time machine but I get the idea so I watched this completely average sequel. The premise sees one of the crew get killed in present day so they have got to use the hot tub time machine to go to the future. Now all of the crew were good in this film including nick robinson and adam scott. Everybody played there role well and their chemistry felt real in the film. However, some of the other characters your meant to care about aren't that effective in their roles. The story is just overly convoluted and confusing for a comedy. Plus there are some really pointless sub plots in this film that end up really not mattering. The script had some funny dialogue and I liked most of the pop culture references. But, when they try the drama it just doesn't work and neither does some of the humour. The style is sometimes grotesque and at times it is funny but at times it just seems really cheap. Overall this isn't a terrible film but only has a few decent laughs. If you do watch this film continue watching after the credits for the best part of the film.

I'll be the first to admit that when the first Hot Tub Time Machine came out in 2010, I had no interest in seeing the movie. Thankfully, one of my fellow Marines convinced me to see the movie. The high jinks of Lou (Rob Corddry) and Nick (Craig Robinson) had me constantly laughing while trying to save Jacob (Clark Duke) and return to the present. All the while, Adam (John Cusack) is trying to avoid being stabbed with a fork and falling in love with April (Lizzy Caplan).Fast forward to today and I went to see the almost formulaic sequel, Hot Tub Time Machine 2. And while "formulaic sequel" might immediately send up a red flag, I feel this movie hit on most of the comedic points that I liked about the first one. Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson have 'it' when it comes to on screen comedic chemistry. The constant back and forth rarely misses and continues right where they left off in the original.Who can forget this classic moment? Who can forget this classic moment? With John Cusack not figuring to be a big part of the sequel, it was left to Clark Duke to fill his shoes, which I feel he did quite well. If there is one real weak point in the cast to me it was the addition of Adam Scott as Adam Jr. He just didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the cast and for the most part was playing the unfunny guy role left open by John Cusack.Overall, if you are a fan of the type of humor that you saw in the first one, especially the bits involving Rob and Craig, then go see this movie. Don't try to make sense of the movie and the generous portions of plot holes typical of movies involving time travel, such as The Terminator. Just grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the fun.One word of note though, if you have seen the trailer, it is slightly misleading in some aspects. I hate when movies do this, but again, it is only slightly misleading as they do deliver it at the very end.