Hot Rod (2007)

Posted : 1 week, 1 day ago at Nov 19 7:11

"I'd rather die than live in a world where I can't kick your ass." It'd be reasonable to dive straight into the crucial problem with Hot Rod - the filmmakers behind it attempted to expand a one-joke premise (the type that might have worked in a Saturday Night Live short) into a feature-length motion picture. The product is a 10-minute gem stretched out to a lazy 85-minute goof which can't even begin to sustain its wafer-thin premise over the comparatively bloated runtime. The sporadic flashes of inspiration and a few funny moments are overwhelmed by a lot of aimless noodling around and silly pratfalls in lieu of genuine wit and cleverness. While this was intended to be a lovable loser comedy, Hot Rod comes across as a product assembled with an Allen key designed for quick sale that was ...Read more

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 16 23:14

"I'd rather die than live in a world where I can't kick your ass." This sort of stuff usually isn't my 'type' of humour, but I got through watching this with a few laughs. It wasn't hysterically funny, but I enjoyed watching it. The story focus's on Rod Kimble, who believes that he is destined to become a superstar stuntman. When his step-dad needs an operation which his family can't afford, Rod and his friends come up with a plan for him to try and set a record of jumping over a number of school busses on a motorbike. This, he hopes, will raise enough money for the operation so that his step-dad is well enough to fight him so that Rod can kill him himself. It's not really all that seriously, just a friendly rivalry. Andy Samberg was definitely funny, and although some jokes were ...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 2 years ago at Nov 13 7:40

i got thru 22 minutes of this crap, didn't even smile once, shook my head in disgust at least 8 times, and then shut it off. even as a free download, i felt cheated and robbed. that's 22 minutes I could've been doing something more productive, such as cleaning mud from my shoes, or scrubbing behind the toilet, or perhaps getting some cavities worked on. all of that would've been more enjoyable as well.

It was trying to be 'napoleon dynamite' - funny and pointless. but Hot Rod missed the 'funny' part, so instead just ended up being pointless.

Rating : 1/10

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Aug 12 20:46

Parts of this movie were funny. I enjoyed this movie.