Time machine and time travel make for good pun at pop culture references because viewed through the prism of hindsight of those visiting it, the past is always sort of funny. But that’s where “Hot Tub Time Machine” misses the point packing itself with ‘insert-name-of-new-millennium-technology-here’ jokes and assuming every time someone says iPod or online in the 80s, it is funny. I am a sucker for all things 80s and though some of the pop culture references (for example, when one of the friends can’t believe they are back in time and asks a random woman “What colour is Michael Jackson?”) are rather nice and nostalgic, most of it is not.
Story? Four friends – Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou are bored with their adult lives. One fine Saturday, while partying in a hot tub, they are transported to the 1980s (1986 to be precise) and get a second shot reliving their heydays. The script is sort of “Wild Hogs” meets “Back To The Future” and a lot of the situations have been there and done that feel. And that’s not because of the time travel déjà vu of our characters. The acting doesn’t add much either (John Cusack is average and the others barely fill in the blanks) and you are left with thinking about comedies back in the 80s which were way cooler. There are the standard 80s references (from “Miami Vice” to “The Karate Kid” to Michael Jackson) but that is the fun point only if you are really nostalgic about 80s pop culture. Otherwise, you can choose not to take a dip into this hot tub.
Story? Four friends – Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou are bored with their adult lives. One fine Saturday, while partying in a hot tub, they are transported to the 1980s (1986 to be precise) and get a second shot reliving their heydays. The script is sort of “Wild Hogs” meets “Back To The Future” and a lot of the situations have been there and done that feel. And that’s not because of the time travel déjà vu of our characters. The acting doesn’t add much either (John Cusack is average and the others barely fill in the blanks) and you are left with thinking about comedies back in the 80s which were way cooler. There are the standard 80s references (from “Miami Vice” to “The Karate Kid” to Michael Jackson) but that is the fun point only if you are really nostalgic about 80s pop culture. Otherwise, you can choose not to take a dip into this hot tub.
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