Sweet holy kings of comedy!!!

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2008)

I really didn't know what I was expecting when my friend put hot rod in his 360 about a month ago. I had seen the DVD in stores and just figured it would be some dumb, half ass-ed comedy. I was horribly mistaken. Last time I made a mistake worse than that I was in line at the medical ward to get a strange rash checked(just kidding, but seriously huge mistake).
Honestly, Hot Rod may not have had the biggest budget, but it had the biggest heart. And what it did with it's budget turned a movie that could have been crap into gold.
I honestly don't believe that I had to rewind the first 3 minutes of a movie so many times in my entire life. I honestly think I was 10 seconds from having a stroke. I had tears pouring down my face from it's absolute absurdity. You totally see it coming and that's what made it so funny because you wanted to totally see him eat it really bad.
Andy Samberg played such a lovable, jack ass, idiot of a character as Rod Kimble that you seriously couldn't help but love to death. The confrontation between Rod and his father Frank(played hilariously by Deadwood's Ian Mcshane) was a comedic triumph in itself.
The random scenario's throughout the movie reminded me of a more childish and silly version of napoleon dynamite in ways. I honestly believe that Napoleon's dance was defeated by Rod's footloose spoof. The fall that ensued was quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen in a movie, ever. The sheer ridiculous of it made it that much better because you know it could never happen. Once again, GOLD!!! Anyways, the directing was nothing new to any genre, it was just a simple, light-hearted comedy. Nothing special, but in no way bad. The character commentary between each other was hilarious. Whether it was Rod telling everyone they didn't party to telling Isla Fischer that she smelled sh****, it was all just silly fun.
Absolute must see for any fan of Napoleon Dynamite, or anyone in search of something really funny that you can kick back with some friends, watch, and get hammered.
This viewer gives it 10 out of 10 for doing everything it tried to with amazing precision.