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Year
2007
Runtime
88 min.
Director
Akiva Schaffer
Genre
Comedy
Rating *
6.7
Votes *
50,926
Checks
8,204
Favs
437
Dislikes
123
Favs/checks
5.3% (1:19)
Favs/dislikes
4:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    A lot of people love Hot Rod, and I'm a latter-day fan of The Lonely Island, but they don't have songs in this, and while it was more watchable than most SNL movies, there's very little there I would ever want to revisit. Kiv directs, and at his best, he turns musical montages (and other semi-musical moments) into parodic music videos, echoes of what the trio would churn out on Saturday Night Live and eventually, as a full-time gig. A lot of good moments there, I admit. But otherwise, it's the kind of comedy that makes me frown more than laugh, where 90% of characters are jerks or fools (or both), and playing it rather broadly (Danny McBride is particularly annoying). We've seen this kind of plot before - it's essentially put on a show to raise money to save [business/person] - but never in the Jackass/backyard wrestling/dangerous stunts subculture, so I definitely give it points for that. Hot Rod does some things well, but many things not so well (jettison the pointless McBride and Hader and we'll talk), so I can't quite share a certain generation's cultish nostalgia over it, alas. 4 years 4 months ago
  2. bartleby187's avatar

    bartleby187

    lol. it's so random when they play John Farnham's "You're the voice" that I find that scene hilarious 12 years 4 months ago
  3. 8pU08769s48MEBgMo's avatar

    8pU08769s48MEBgMo

    "You look pretty!"
    "What?"
    "Euh, you look shitty!" *runs away*

    -----

    Just brilliant
    12 years 4 months ago
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