# I took the bullet so you wouldn't have to: Hot Tub Time Machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223 "2010-03-29T16:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/1 "2010-03-29T16:11:04Z")
Oh the agony, this movie is ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-d. And before you are all like, “what made you think it would be good” let me just say, nothing. But I am an eternal optimist and I thought, maybe, just maybe it would be like _The Hangover_. Alas, it is not. It is not funny, the characters are idiots, and the folks who adminster the SAT called and said my SAT scores - from 25 years ao - had been manually adjusted downward because I watched the movie. So please, do not make my sacrifiace one made in vain. Do not see _Hot Tub Time Machine_ ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/2 "2010-03-29T16:26:34Z")
I think you have a budding career as the next Roger Ebert! Seriously, though, what did you expect? Really, I’d like to know, since your review doesn’t describe at all how your vision of a well-made movie called “Hot Tub Time Machine” differs from what you actually saw. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/3 "2010-03-29T16:29:52Z")
Well, I didn’t think _The Hangover_ was very good, so maybe I should skip this one altogether (though I did have a perverse desire to see it when I first saw the trailer). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/4 "2010-03-29T16:31:40Z")
So if we thought _The Hangover_ was the Blue Bird of suckbusses… ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/5 "2010-03-29T16:39:30Z")
I didn’t think _The Hangover_ was all that good either but I have high hopes for this one. It has Darryl from _The Office_. You can’t lose with that guy. He’s comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/6 "2010-03-29T16:39:37Z")
> [@statsman1982](#): > > I think you have a budding career as the next Roger Ebert! > > Seriously, though, what did you expect? Really, I’d like to know, since your review doesn’t describe at all how your vision of a well-made movie called “Hot Tub Time Machine” differs from what you actually saw. I DON’T KNOW! I’m an idiot! That’s why I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/7 "2010-03-29T16:42:54Z")
I thought it was marginally better than The Hangover (possibly because The Hangover was incredibly, ridiculously over-hyped), but still not very funny and definitely not worth a full-price ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/8 "2010-03-29T16:46:38Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > I didn’t think _The Hangover_ was all that good either but I have high hopes for this one. It has Darryl from _The Office_. You can’t lose with that guy. He’s comedy gold. He’s pretty funny. But he was in _The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard_, which was also incredibly, painfully unfunny. I may watch Hot Tub Time Machine someday, if I see it at the library. Are there boobs? I’ll watch it if there are boobs. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/9 "2010-03-29T16:52:36Z")
It’s getting great reviews. I have no desire to see it, but I haven’t seen a negative review yet. ETA: Till this one. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/10 "2010-03-29T16:53:02Z")
Thanks for the review. I was going to make plans to see it sometime on Saturday. A friend called and asked to get together, so my plans for the day radically changed for the better. > [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > Are there boobs? Yes, there were. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/11 "2010-03-29T16:53:15Z")
Darn. I was afraid of that, but I _really_ wanted it to be good. I like the cast, I like the 80’s, and (according to Netflix) I like “goofy comedies.” Why can’t Hollywood produce a decent hot-tub time machine movie? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/12 "2010-03-29T17:12:15Z")
At one point watching the commercial for the movie, I turned to my husband and said, “Those were the _best_ parts of the movie? How bad is this thing?” It doesn’t look like we’ll be wasting any money on it, either. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/13 "2010-03-29T17:21:00Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Why can’t Hollywood produce a decent hot-tub time machine movie? I know! Right? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/14 "2010-03-29T17:28:03Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > At one point watching the commercial for the movie, I turned to my husband and said, “Those were the _best_ parts of the movie? How bad is this thing?” Actually, I suspect the “best” parts are unusable for TV commercials or green-band trailers… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/15 "2010-03-29T17:30:03Z")
> [@statsman1982](#): > > I think you have a budding career as the next Roger Ebert! Actually, Ebert liked it. Cite: [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/REVIEWS/100329993](http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/REVIEWS/100329993) ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/16 "2010-03-29T17:32:17Z")
I had a perverse desire to check it out just to see how bad it would be. I’ll probably wait for the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/17 "2010-03-29T18:52:17Z")
Different strokes for different folks I guess. I saw it Saturday night and thought it was freaking hilarious. It probably helps that I graduated in 88’ so I could relate to the 1986 setting and music. It was similar to movies like Road Trip and American Pie. Outrageous gross out comedy. The whole Crispin Glover sideplot just killed me. They meet him as a bellhop in the future with only one arm. When they travel in the past he’s still the bellhop but with both arms. Whenever they cross paths with him it looks like it’s going to be the moment when he loses his arm. The guys know this and observe with the whole “here it comes, here it comes… damn it!” whenever a near miss happens." ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/18 "2010-03-29T18:57:04Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > The whole Crispin Glover sideplot just killed me. Maybe we should just get you to describe the rest of the movie. I don’t want to actually see it but your spoilered description sure made me chuckle. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/19 "2010-03-29T19:26:21Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > Actually, Ebert liked it. Cite: [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/REVIEWS/100329993](http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100324/REVIEWS/100329993) > [@Roger Ebert](#): > > Since 1983, in 55 films, he’s hardly ever made a bad one. Well, I never saw “Grandview, USA.” Yes he has. I have (or used to) his review of it. ---
**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223/20 "2010-03-30T14:01:39Z")
I’m with **Hampshire** , I liked it. Was it high art? Hell no, but it wasn’t trying to be. I put it on the same level as “Weird Science”, hokey, but fun. I also liked the bell-hop arm side-plot, and the music story by the one guy. Loved that he picked better songs that hadn’t been heard to perform. Didn’t much care either way about the romantic subplot with the reporter slut chick…Overall I enjoyed it, but this wasn’t a movie I went to see expecting anything more than a simple fun story. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-the-bullet-so-you-wouldnt-have-to-hot-tub-time-machine/534223.md?page=2)