HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2

You know how sometimes something can be so ridiculously stupid you can’t help but laugh? You know, you go to your family event and you have your crazy uncle attempting to be funny by retelling stories of his youth with an attempted comical twist, usually he’ll make himself some kind of ladies’ man who has all the moves and tricks but in reality he’s just a tool! Or even better example will be the best man’s speech at the wedding of his buddy who he’s known since primary school, retelling all the greatest adventures doing his best to make everyone in the room laugh but usually the only applause is guests and alike holding their heads in shame. Well when you see Hot Tub Time Machine 2 be ready for those exact moments.

The film starts back in the present with the changes that the guys had made in the previous film quite evident, Nick is a famous pop star with great hits like “Stay (I missed you)” where Lisa Lobe is now a cat wrangler, Lou has invented and gotten rich and famous with “Lougle” the number one internet company in the world (think google) and Jacob is bitter and hates his old man for treating him like a butler whenever people are around. Lou holds a big party but during the party Lou is shot in the penis, the guys jump back into the hot tub with the intention of going back to before the party to stop the attempted murderer but instead end up 10 years in the future where things are very different.

This film is so stupid you can’t help but laugh at its ridiculousness, there is all the usual dick jokes associated with these types of film but then there are some actual very funny scenes too, especially with the banter that goes on between the three main characters. In all seriousness though this film has nothing new or exciting to add your viewing pleasure as soon as the credits begin to roll you’ve already forgotten it and moved on.

Hot Tub Time Machine brings back everyone from the first film with John Cusack taking a cameo more than a main role directed by Steve Pink (Hot tub time machine, Accepted) he doesn’t bring anything new, just the same tired jokes, homophobic rants, sexist attitudes that you usually get with these more than outdated attempted comedies. Starring; Rob Corddry (Sex tape, Warm Bodies) as Lou Dorchen, Craig Robinson (This Is The End, Pineapple Express) as Nick Webber, Clark Duke (Greek, The Office) as Jacob Yates Dorchen, Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation, Step Brothers) as Adam Yates Jr, and Chevy Chase (Community, National Lampoon’s) as Hot Tub Repairman. It’s not an A list acting cast that’s for sure but the guys do well and you get the impression that for some of them they aren’t even pretending to be their character that they are just being themselves, perhaps that’s just really good acting on their part I’m not sure. Who I would like to see more of though is Clark Duke, I thought he was particularly good and I’m keen to see what else he has done and how far he will go.

There is nothing special about the filming, the score, the soundtrack it’s all very plain and ordinary and been done before especially the drug induced scene that Adam goes through half way through the film, Pink could have done something different but instead it appears he is a lazy film maker and has nothing original to add to the cinematic world.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 is a film to watch if you really have nothing else to watch or you are stoned off your tits and want to watch something slightly more amusing than kids falling over vids on YouTube. Not one for the kids really as there is a lot of adult humour and language. You don’t really need to have seen the first film as nothing is really missing although for those that need to know, the same guys including John Cusack go back in time and change things for the better for them… the end.

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 – 2 BanShee Screams out of 5

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