William Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And what better way to start a look at the trailer for a movie called Hot Tub Time Machine than a quote from The Bard of Avon?
But what is in a name? I don't know about you, but if there isn't some sort of chronology-altering device whose primary function is the storage of heated water for recreational relaxation therapy, I'm going to be extremely disappointed by this trailer. Let’s decode it…
First, we should probably let you watch the whole thing…
And now to the decoding.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 1
Well, we're halfway there, there's a hot tub. And four guys drinking beer, bonding and generally having a ker-razy time. Who knows what might happen?! Maybe something turns into a time machine? This could be great, it could like The Hangover! Or Wild Hogs. But it could be like The Hangover! (or Wild Hogs).
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 2
Fuck! It's a time machine! That fella from The Office reckons so anyway. And he says that to the camera, showing an intriguing level of irony and self-awareness. This. Could. Be. A. Good. Film?
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 3
?Oh. No. It's. Bollocks. Our heroes work out what's happened to them here: they've gone back in time! Possibly after having been in some sort of machine. A machine that was also? a hot tub? A HOT TUB TIME MACHINE! One of the best things about being able to use a hot tub time machine is that you can go back in time and make Michael Jackson jokes before everyone else. Which means that it's a bit of a shame that HTTM?s being released in 2010 AFTER EVERYONE?S MADE ALL THE JOKES ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON. ALL OF THEM. EVERY ONE. EVEN THAT ONE.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 4
So we've established that there was a time machine in that hot tub – it's a hot tub time machine, remember? But who gets in the hot tub (time machine)? Well, John Cusack apparently. It's a natural career progression: Sixteen Candles, The Sure Thing, The Grifters, Being John Malkovich, Hot Tub Time Machine. Also taking the plunge is someone called Rob Corddry, the bloke from The Office and some fat kid called Clark.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 5
Yeah! And Chevy Chase is in it! In Hot Tub Time Machine. Chevy ?The Seal Of Quality? Chase.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TRAILER SCENE 6
I'm not convinced about this film, on one hand there's questionable casting, weak jokes and Chevy Chase, but on the other hand there's a hot tub that's also a time machine. Let's leave it to the closing joke to swing us.
Oh, Hot Tub Time Machine? What a shame. Still, I've heard that John Cusack?s next film Disco Jacuzzi Penis Enlarger Party is great.
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hus tomte says
HTTM is definitely a movie to go see if you want to laugh a lot. I was lucky to catch a screening last week. Have you seen “The You Know Who’s” music video for Hot Tub Time Machine ?
hus tomte says
oops! here’s the video link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnVsUTXjasA
ayisrahja says
It’s silly, which is axiomatic from the appellation which will abominably drive best abroad but it never wavers and it stays accurate to its ridiculousness.