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Created Apr 10, 2010 04:35PM PST • Edited Apr 10, 2010 04:35PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   I’ve only seen 4 movies this year: Shutter Island, Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, and Hot Tub Time Machine. 2 of these proved to be dissapointing(Alice and Titans) and 2 exceeded my expectations(Shutter Island and HTTM). Of these 4 movies, Hot Tub Time Machine was the biggest surprise. When I saw the trailer and the mere title of the film, I wasn’t too excited and decided to pass. However, I caught a wiff of some good reviews and great buzz and decided to check it out. WOW! I’d say this surpasses last year’s The Hangover in terms of great laughs and gross out humor. This movie was side splittingly knee cap bustingly scrumdidilyumptiously hilarious!!

   If you expect me to tell you the plot, forget about it! The title says it all! But here it is: Four guy friends, all of them bored with their adult lives, travel back to their respective 80s heydays thanks to a time-bending hot tub-Courtesy of IMDB.com

   Hot Tub Time Machine is similar to Wild Hogs except for one major difference: Its actually funny! Providing a ton of great gags and a fine comedic cast to go along for the ride, Hot Tub Time Machine is the sleeper hit of the year that should likely get a cult following for years to come.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   The cast does a fantastic job. John Cusack(also a producer) is great as Adam, the leader of the pack who thinks the future is not going well for him. And Clark Duke is equally funny as Adam’s nephew, the nerdy Jacob. Craig Robinson provides great support as Nick but the real star is Rob Cordry as Lou, the slacker alcoholic who’s given up on life. The only actor who doesn’t shine is Chevy Chase, who obviously did this just to pay the bills and is given very little to do.

   There’s also hilarious cameos from 80s star Billy Zabka and Crispin Glover(as a one armed bell hop who’s missing arm becomes the movies’ best joke).

5. Male Stars Great 4.0

6. Female Stars Great 4.0

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Great 4.0

11. Direction Great 4.0

    Director Steve Pink(of Grosse Point Blank fame) does a great job. The spinning camera and loud music makes this probably one of the craziest and greatest mind f*ck movies I’ve ever seen. The jokes are sidesplittingly hilarious and Pink works well with his cast.

12. Play Great 4.0

    The jokes are oh so funny.

13. Music Really Great 4.5

    Well, considering this movie takes place in one of the best decades for music, the music was great. From 80s hair metal to modern hip hop, you’ll be hummin’ along.

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.2

    As I said in the summary, this movie surpasses the Hangover in terms of shocking, gross out, and totally disgusting humor. Its violent, raunchy, and VERY inappropriate for the younger set.

17. Sex Erotic 3.1

18. Violence Brutal 3.0

19. Rudeness Profane 3.4

21. Reality

    Fantasy 4.5

    Its time travel, folks.

22. Circumstantial Fantasy 4.5

23. Biological Fantasy 4.5

24. Physical Fantasy 4.5