Movie #274 - Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 - Rated  R - 1 hr 41 min
Director: Steve Pink
Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Sebastian Stan, Lynsdy Fonseca, Crispin Glover, Chevy Chase

I know this movie should be dumb. But what makes it work is that this movie knows it's supposed to be dumb.  A group of middle-aged guys tries to relive their glory days with a vacation in their favorite old ski resort town... which is now a dump.  Disappointed, they get hammered and have a party in the hot tub. Which is a time machine that sends them back to the best vacation of their lives. In 1986.

Stupid. I know. But as a lover of classic John Hughes 80's classics (and John Cusack), it's hard not to want to love this movie.  The 80s jokes abound, the cast embraces their own ridiculousness, and the writers are acutely aware that their plot is campy.  It works.  And I think it's just plain hysterical.

Movie #208 - Follow That Bird

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
1985 - Rated G - 1 hr 28 min
Direcotr: Ken Kwapis
Starring: Carol Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Chevy Chase

Oh, childhood memories!  This was fun to watch again, especially with Ellie who was glued to the TV for a good amount of time.  We sang the songs together and rooted for Big Bird to find his way back to Sesame Street.  The cameos were fun to watch as well, now that I'm older and know who these people are.

That's about all I got here. It's just a nice slice of my past, that I can share with my daughter.  I don't think Big Bird really needs a thorough review. His movie is just fun to watch.