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Hot Tub Time Machine part 16: an alternative, or side-by-side
Hot Tub Time Machine
December 16, 2010
It is clear that Hot Tub Time Machine cannot be resolved either by fixed time (because history changes) or by replacement theory (because of their...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 15: staying, or loopy memories
Hot Tub Time Machine
December 13, 2010
We reach what may be the most difficult problem in Hot Tub Time Machine: the fact that when they return to the future, Lou stays in the past.We can...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 14: disarming Phil, or left right
Hot Tub Time Machine
December 9, 2010
There is a character in the film named Phil, the one-armed bellhop who insists on helping them with their bags on their arrival. When they see him...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 13: Operation Chernobly, or inconceivable
Hot Tub Time Machine
December 6, 2010
We previously considered the fact that Lou has to connect with Kelly in order for Jacob to be conceived. However, it appears that Lou and the boys...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 12: a squirrely butterfly, or pass on this
Hot Tub Time Machine
December 2, 2010
Perhaps the biggest danger under replacement theory is the butterfly effect--not a part of temporal theory but of chaos theory.Contrary to popular...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 11: Lougle, or search me
Hot Tub Time Machine
November 29, 2010
There are many ways that knowledge of the future can be used to become wealthy or famous. Undoubtedly Lou pursued several, such as buying stock in...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 10: Motley Lou, or sing it, Dorchen
Hot Tub Time Machine
November 25, 2010
O.K., so it's a joke, and it might even be funny. But the film takes it seriously, so we ought to as well.We have not yet addressed the problem...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 9: Lou and Kelly, or don't, stop
Hot Tub Time Machine
November 22, 2010
With Jacob, the filmmakers play games reminiscent of Back to the Future. Early in their visit to the past, he flickers like a badly projected image...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 8: calling Courtney, or Mrs. Weber-Agnew
Hot Tub Time Machine
November 18, 2010
There are a lot of little changes to history that are made as the boys stumble through their repeated lives. Dialogue is a bit different, because...
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Hot Tub Time Machine part 7: Chocolate Lipstick, or sing it, Nick
Hot Tub Time Machine
November 15, 2010
Having resolved the issues concerning Adam and Jenny and April, we can move forward to consider those involving Nick Webber-Agnew. The most obvious...
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