Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

grantss It's the 1980s and Matt Franklin is working at a video store. At a big, wild Labor Day party Matt finally gets to make a move on his high school crush. I wasn't expecting much, but this turned out to be fairly good. Reminiscent of the John Hughes teen movies of the 80s (most of which I really enjoyed). Helps that I was a teen in the 80s, I guess! Very funny at times, yet has its poignant moments. Not as clever or fine-tuned as the John Hughes movies, but works nevertheless. Good performance by Topher Grace, who plays pretty much the same role he has played since That 70s Show. Good support from Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer and Dan Fogler.

Saz73 This is seriously the worst movie I've seen in the last 10 years, if not my entire life (and I've seen a lot of films...) There are many things that bothered me about this 'film', but I'll start with this, as I haven't noticed many others mention it. Was I one of the only viewers bothered by the dad being such a shady cop? I'm not necessarily bothered by this when it is used to actually drive the plot (instead of just erasing ''pesky'' plot complications to hide lousy writing, though pretty poorly in TMHT's case!), aside from just being totally unrealistic, to boot. The dad is a low level cop, there's no way he could save his son's behind not once, but twice from 1. Grand Theft Auto, 2. Class A Narcotics Possession of a large quantity (plus, who leaves that much coke in a dealership car? Convenient, huh?) and then later (during the metal ball debacle - wtf was that all about, anyway?) 3. Public Vandalism to several cars and 4. Trespassing and Vandalizing someone's personal property (when the ball crashed through a random home's gate, into the pool (and, by all appearances, they just left it there for the homeowner to deal with - nice!) and the dad conveniently hides his son's ID card he had dropped.) I'm not saying you wouldn't want your kid to avoid trouble and do what you could to help him out, but this is just far too extreme, not to mention ridiculous! Also, the other thing that bothered me, being a music geek, is that the movie tried to shove in every single clichéd ''one hit wonder''/late night infomercial ''Best of the 80's'' song from 1980 onwards into the party scenes with nary a thought to when this all was actually supposed to take place (1988.) It would be like us listening to songs from 2005, etc... at a party today. One or two outdated songs for sentiment's sake, fine, but an entire soundtrack's worth? No...And, on top of that, they omit the titular hit? Maybe Eddie Money saw an early screening and objected at his song being used, lol. It all just felt cynical, like they were just trying to hook the audience with every top 40 nostalgia jam they could to hide from the crappy (lack of) plot. A cheap gimmick plot all around.Also, the girl and her friends were totally shallow. She only went out with him when she thought he was working for Goldman Sachs and drove a hot car. The kid went to MIT and was taking some time during the summer to figure things out working a mall job, big deal. He shouldn't have lied to try and impress her, and she should have been more open minded/listened more. But that would entail actual communication. Don't think that would have gone over too well in this sorry excuse! Plus, who still focuses on their High School crush 4 plus years later after college? I don't know if it's just me or something, but isn't that a bit creepy that he's still SO besotted he'd lie, steal, and ride a rusty ball of death, nearly drowning, for her? This hot mess is best avoided, seriously. Just watch a John Hughes film if you're itching for the 80's, or an Apatow flick if you're in the mood for something a bit more on the raunchy humor side. 80's nostalgic comedies were already played out by the 90's, anyway - you're far better off catching the far superior Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion or The Wedding Singer if you want to watch a non-80's 80's movie.Anyway, I'll shut up, but ARGGGH this movie was totally lame and not funny at all! I'm not some weird prude, either. I like plenty of dumb and/or crude comedies. But could this even classify as a comedy? How did it even pass the green light to get the funding to get made?

rajatdahiyax Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) should be working for a Fortune 500 company and starting his upward climb to full-fledged yuppie-hood. Instead, the direction less 23-year-old confounds family and friends by taking a part-time job behind the counter of a video store at the Sherman Oaks Galleria. But Matt's silent protest against maturity comes to a screeching halt once his unrequited high school crush, Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer), walks into the store. When she invites him to an epic, end-of-summer party, Matt thinks he finally might have a chance with the girl of his dreams. With his cynical twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris) and best friend Barry (Dan Fogler), Matt embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime evening. From stealing a car to a marriage proposal to an indescribable, no-holds-barred dance-off, these friends share experiences that will change the course of their lives on one unforgettable night in the Go-Go 80s

p-stepien Straight outta 1980s LA comes a night to remember. MIT graduate Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) hangs onto a dead-end job at a video rental, as he hates the calling of his intellectual capacity. Still hooked on Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer), his lifelong crush initiated, when a truth and dare in mid-school had them make out in a closet (at least theoretically as Matt failed on his dare). A chance meeting has him reinvent himself as a successful Goldman Sachs employee, which ends in him being asked to come to a high-school reunion party at golden boy Kyle Masterson (Chris Pratt), who happens to the long-term boyfriend of his twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris). Together with best pal and recently fired car salesman Barry (Dan Fogler) the trio venture on a quest to win over the girl, get wasted and have the party that defines their life.Searching a zeitgeist of the 1980s director Michael Dowse focuses much attention to introducing a resounding score full of hits of the period, which by and larger make the movie, making viewers reminisce that the pop era is also largely responsible for some of the most enticing tunes ever. Rich in brilliantly engulfing songs all that is required is delivering a fairly intriguing and funny story to carry the remainder of the picture. Grace and Palmer make for a sympathetic pair, engaging and loaded with a well researched feel for the time. Grace is reminiscent of Tom Cruise from "Risky Business" with a dash of Feris Bueller, while Palmer forms an amalgamate of love interests of the period. Nonetheless what invariably falters is the script, which plods along making the whole proceedings feel somewhat template and meretricious. The throwback of "Hot Tub Time Machine", much more tongue and cheek, somehow functions better than a straight forward attempt to make a comedy with true 1980s zeal. Situations lack flow and ergo promise of a wacky joyride dissipate with an unconvincing coming-of-age comedy lacking true wit and conviction.