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One reviewer catches HOT ROD and says it's... um... differently abled, but that he still laughed his patootie off!!!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I must join the anonymous reviewer below... I'm the 2nd of three people that actually thought FREDDY GOT FINGERED was funny. The third was Tom Green's agent. Stupid, yes. But funny... just for Rip Torn.

This one seems right up my alley. I love a good brainless, crude comedy.

Hi Harry,

I just got back from watching a press screening of Hot Rod, the new Andy Samberg movie, at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I loved it! Completely ridiculous and over the top, just like you'd expect from the Lonely Island guys.

First a disclaimer -- I really like most of what Andy does on SNL with the digital shorts, including Laser Cats. I'm also one of three people on this planet who liked Freddy Got Fingered. So, if this turns you off, so will this movie.

The film begins with a cold open of the jump from the trailer, albeit a little longer, and quite a bit funnier. The obvious premise is that Andy Samberg is a wannabe stuntman named Rod. The reason, however, is that he's grown up knowing that his dead father used to be a stuntman, too, evidenced by a photo taken of his dad with Evil Knievel. He's living at home with his mom (played by Sissy Spacek, of all strange things), his stepdad, and his half-brother.

His stepfather has no respect for him and constantly beats him up in fights to prove that Rod he isn't a man. This is thrown for a loop, however, when Rod finds out that his stepfather needs a heart transplant that will conveniently cost $50,000 is needed so that he can live. Rod decides to jump 15 buses in order to get the $50,000 so that he can bring his stepfather back to health only to prove that he can kick his ass.

The movie is a ridiculous mishmash of bizarre montages and a loose plot that involves friendship, family, and love. It's honestly Freddy Got Fingered without sex jokes, and substituting a stepfather for a real father.

But I laughed my ass off at it. My friends that it was completely retarded, although they admitted it made them laugh a few times (a trademark Lonely Island-style song using only the words "Cool Beans" did it best, as well as a running joke -- with a payoff -- involving a taco and grilled cheese sandwich fighting).

Would I recommend this? If you're a fan of just ridiculously silly humour and anachronisms (think Napoleon Dynamite), then this is for you. Otherwise, steer clear, torrent it, or wait for the DVD.


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Rip Torn made 'Freddy' funny
by lucasjackson
Jun 13th, 2007
05:23:41 PM
This looks fantastic
by SkeletonParty
Jun 13th, 2007
05:23:46 PM
Think Napoleon Dynamite
by Godardwhowhatnow
Jun 13th, 2007
05:28:51 PM
PLANT
by ScamsAndFlams
Jun 13th, 2007
05:31:55 PM
Not a Plant
by aquarajoel
Jun 13th, 2007
05:37:43 PM
I didn't like this movie, but the review rings true.
by Bungion Boy
Jun 13th, 2007
05:37:44 PM
Daddy would you like some sausage?
by Lando Griffin
Jun 13th, 2007
06:29:00 PM
I got invitations to this preview on 2 occasions...
by Bobo_Vision
Jun 13th, 2007
07:12:54 PM
DADDY WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SAUSAGE?
by DanDelion
Jun 13th, 2007
07:13:32 PM
I love the lonely planet guys
by BadMrWonka
Jun 13th, 2007
07:19:47 PM
So, wait till video then...
by The Dum Guy
Jun 13th, 2007
07:39:50 PM
Give me back that fucking Matrix immediately Hot Rod
by photoboy
Jun 13th, 2007
07:46:52 PM
Retarted but funny...
by spectrebeeyatch
Jun 13th, 2007
07:46:53 PM
Thats Soap on a rope you idiot.
by Booty Traps
Jun 13th, 2007
09:51:15 PM
Torrent it?
by Zarles
Jun 13th, 2007
11:02:41 PM
New Transformers Clip from Jay Leno!!
by wadi77
Jun 14th, 2007
01:46:54 AM
FREDDY GOT FINGERED is fucking awesome.
by Harry Weinstein
Jun 14th, 2007
02:32:10 AM
Therefore...
by Harry Weinstein
Jun 14th, 2007
02:41:15 AM
Hot Rod = Rodimus Prime
by knightrider
Jun 14th, 2007
05:28:13 AM
FGF is just about the worse thing I've ever seen
by Col. Tigh-Fighter
Jun 14th, 2007
07:03:26 AM
I do not like Andy Samberg
by WolfmanNards
Jun 14th, 2007
07:04:22 AM
I enjoyed Freddy Got Fingered...
by beastie
Jun 14th, 2007
07:44:37 AM
Freddy Got Fingered is one of my favorites...kinda
by HitchCock'n'Balz
Jun 14th, 2007
08:54:10 AM
I own Freddy Got Fingered
by slone13
Jun 14th, 2007
09:25:45 AM
and don't you dare rip Saving Silverman..
by HitchCock'n'Balz
Jun 14th, 2007
09:48:33 AM
Ahhhh, Silverman.
by Stuntcock Mike
Jun 14th, 2007
10:15:09 AM
I'm another fan of Freddy got fingered!
by Freefinger
Jun 14th, 2007
11:56:26 AM
DIRK DIGGLER *IS* "HOT ROD"!
by uss cygnus
Jun 14th, 2007
12:51:48 PM
FLAMES ON RODIMUS == FLAMES ON OPTIMUS
by Strajder
Jun 14th, 2007
01:40:06 PM
For SNL comedians
by skimn
Jun 14th, 2007
04:18:41 PM
This movie is very average
by Doc_McCoy
Jun 15th, 2007
12:30:29 AM
Hot Rod is a Transformer
by Dazzler69
Jun 15th, 2007
06:31:19 AM

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