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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 - review by Stevie Mack

I got a chance to see hot tub time machine today and it wasn't what I expected. It seemed like the best part of the movie was in the end credits. 

It wasn’t the laugh-out-loud riot I expected. Sure, expectations are premeditated resentments, but my expectations were based on the trailers and the fact that I was a big fan of the original Hot Tub Time Machine.

Laughs throughout the movie were very minimal and those laughs were mostly generated from shock humor. There were a lot of uncomfortable chuckles here and there but that was about it.

I was hoping this movie would raise the bar for another installment, Hot Tub Time Machine 3: Rise of the Pool Cleaners …  however this one missed the mark and did not beat a path to that end.

The storyline focused on them trying to right a wrong when it should have focused on them influencing various important aspects of American and world history as they did in the end credits, the stuff they teased us with in the trailers. 

Here's some info about the movie from Rotten Tomatoes:

MOVIE INFO

Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink returns to the helm for this sequel set 10 years in the future, and starring Rob Corddry, Adam Scott, Clark Duke, and Craig Robinson. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating:

R (for crude sexual content and language throughout, graphic nudity, drug use and some violence)

Genre:

Comedy

Directed By:

Steve Pink

Written By:

Josh Heald

In Theaters:

Feb 20, 2015 Wide

Box Office:

$6.0M

Runtime:

1 hr. 33 min.

Paramount Pictures - Official Site

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CAST

Craig Robinson 
as Nick

Rob Corddry 
as Lou

Clark Duke 
as Jacob

Chevy Chase 
as Repairman

Collette Wolfe 
as Kelly

Adam Scott 
as Adam Yates Jr.

That's My Two Cents

About the blogger:

Stevie Mack is a blogger for many reasons, the main one being his love of entertainment.

Visit his website here: http://www,steviemack.com

Guardians of the Galaxy - movie review by Stevie Mack

Guardians of the Galaxy (Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Glenn Close and more!) is by far the most entertaining movie I’ve seen all summer! I had to immediately give in to the willful suspension of disbelief and allow myself to accept the rules of the film and it’s environments.

The make up and special FX are so awesome I was surprised to see who some of the actors were in he credits.

The story is easy to follow and the acting is on point. It’s not like this story hasn’t been told a million times, it’s just how they tell it with non-stop action and adventure that makes the difference.

There’s comedy, explosions, chase scenes, and of course, the love interest, even if the girl is green, she’s still doable.

Here are some plot summaries with appropriate credits:

After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team known as the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' to save the world.

- Written by James Hake

After discovering a mysterious orb in another part of the galaxy, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by a genocidal maniac Ronan The Accuser. Being hunted across the galaxy Quill gets lumped together with a group of misfits that need to learn how to get along before they can become the "Guardians of the Galaxy".

- Written by Jonathan Harrison

That’s my two cents.

About the blogger:

Stevie Mack is a blogger for many reasons, the main one being his love of entertainment.

Visit his website here: http://www,steviemack.com

22 Jump Street movie review by Stevie Mack

It’s $6 movie day (every Wednesday), so you will find me at Rave Cinemas Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 + Extreme This is where I settle in with a large bucket of popcorn to watch all the hottest movies.

Plot:

After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don’t have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.

I liked the first 21 Jump Street movie adaptation, but I was skeptical about 22 Jump Street, thinking it would be just a sequel cash cow for all concerned, but it wasn’t. In fact, it far exceeded my expectations.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum took bromance to another level in this flick. They had me rooting for them to triumph over the bad guys as well as the hindrances in their friendship.

Amber Stevens was so good; I forgot I knew her in real life…LOL…but true, and this was some of Ice Cube’s best comedy performances since Friday.

There was never a dull moment, tons of jokes, action and Special FX. The theater had a family like vibe to it, so everyone laughed out loud, long and hard,  without fear of retribution, if there is such a thing.

Go see this movie, and go see it at a theater that will allow you to laugh out loud, long and hard, because you will.

That’s my two cents.

About the blogger:

Stevie Mack is a blogger for many reasons, the main one being his love of entertainment.

Visit his website here: http://www,steviemack.com