SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

I am from India and I do not know much about 80s in my own country because I was born in 90s and without nostalgia I felt a little lost at times but I still enjoyed this movie. So the movie does not require extensive knowledge of 80s to be enjoyable but it will increase your enjoyment certainly if you are familiar with 80s. I may not know much about 80s but I did played Vice City. The story does not take itself too seriously and that just adds to the enjoyment and the twist at the end is just amazing. You will be predicting something else and the moment it hits it just works and its very funny!

Considering the state of Hollywood comedies in this day and age, saying that any comedic effort is "decent" is a pretty, well, decent achievement. While no instant classic, "Hot Tube Time Machine" is most definitely watchable if you are in the mood for something a little different.For a basic plot summary, this movie sees four pals (John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry) transported to the 1980s (via a hot tub). While in that decade as their younger selves, the four compadres must both figure out a way back home and navigate the long-ago culture & atmosphere.The most important part of this review is to say that "Hot Tub" does indeed have a tangible plot...separating it from most current comedies. It isn't just random stoner scenes or all-out raunch. It is sexually-charged and chock full of profanity, but those elements don't completely obscure a coherent structure and even a few dramatic moments.Besides the period gags, which are usually hilarious, what really makes this movie funny is the acting of those four leading men. Craig Robinson (Daryl of "The Office" fame) nearly steals the show, while Duke & Robinson also shine in their respective roles. Cusack, playing the "straight man", is just okay. Overall, though, the acting is a cut above most idiot comedies.Overall, "Hot Tub Time Machine" is indeed a watchable comedy adventure that will make you chuckle at both the circumstances and the characters. How many other comedies can you say that about?

So, apparently in Mother Russia they lace their energy drinks with nuclear waste. Which in turn, when mixed with a hot tub, allows you to travel back in time. Sounds plausible to me!Yeah, this movie is more bothered with keeping it cool than keeping it in any way realistic. And, for the most part, that over the top goofiness really works in the film's favour. The situation itself is easily the best part of the whole film. Three hapless middle-age dudes – plus a tag-along – get transported into their glory days, but quickly find that the past, when viewed though the eyes of an adult, is not quite as glorious as they remember. Kind of like Groundhog Day, but as a teenage stoner comedy.What really keeps this movie from being more enjoyable to me are unfortunately the characters. The actors are fine, but the characters they portray are too straight in their clichnédness. There's the poor husband, the wimpy husband, the never-grow-up, the nerd, all of them more stereotypical than the other. And while the movie gets a lot of mileage out of them, and the ending is especially fulfilling because of it, the fact remains that they're not all that interesting and all the jokes at their expense are rather predictable.Still, it's a fun movie. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a comedy with an imaginative setting.

Excellent comedy. Original plot, though can look derivative. The beauty is that, just when you think it is going to do something predictable, it doesn't. Even its unpredictability isn't predictable! Screamingly funny. Edgy, cool dialogue. Great performances all round. Rob Corrdry and Craig Robinson are particularly good, in an over-the- top sort of way. John Cusack gives his usual solid self-reflective, thoughtful performance.An unhyped, understated gem.