Let's go back in time, when Discos were popular and polyester covered all naked bodies, when 8-tracks blared ABBA and Jimmy Carter ruined American morale. But let's make if fun, shall we?

I never saw the series that Starsky & Hutch is based on, being that it ran in the late '70s and I wasn't born until '75. From that era, if they make a live-action "Sesame Street" movie, then I'll get that.

But I don't have to see the TV show to enjoy the movie, and I was entertained by Starsky & Hutch, which works chiefly because of the likeability of Owen Wilson (Hutch) and Ben Stiller (Starsky).

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The movie is pure comedy, not a parody but never serious, either. It's a little bit slapstick, a little bit witty dialogue, a lot silly. There are several good bits, including a biker bar scene that's completely unnecessary but entirely funny, and a Zoolander-esque "dance off" similar to the "walk off" in Stiller and Wilson's spoof of models.

All that, and fo' shizzle, it's Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear! Snoop’s the community godfather on both sides of the law, but he's got the cool clothes and reputation so why bother him with rules?

Vince Vaughn supplies the bad guy rich drug dealer, more inclined to care about an even tan than the guy he just offed, with Juliette Lewis his girlfriend on the side. Jason Bateman is Vaughn's partner, which, hey, makes two gigs now! Be sure to catch the hilarious "Arrested Development" on Fox Sunday nights at 9:30 EST.

Rounding out the extras, Carmen Electra and Amy Smart provide some of the babe factor as the T&A hottie cheerleaders, and Will Ferrell makes a cameo as Big Earl, with an eye on the guys and a fetish for dragons. Ferrell is what you want and anticipate him being.

Acting-wise, Wilson is smooth and flows like champagne down those cool glass-staircase thingies. Starsky may be a stickler for the rules, but Wilson’s Hutch prefers lawless cop tactics and wins the day with charm. Stiller has to try a little harder, less with the acting ability but plenty of emoting keeps him up with what the movie demands, which isn't much. Stiller’s perm is worth a few laughs all on its own.

Enjoying the cop movie genre, Starsky & Hutch employs all the clichés we expect (and even want in a comedy as this), such as the tough-talking black captain reaming our 'heroes' a new one, taking their badges, and rooting for them to get the bad guys even though they're suspended. Then, as always, there’s a "come to Jesus" moment just in time to get the bad guy.

If anything, the movie is a shining example of why we want to make movies about the 70s, but never actually relive them. The music’s fun and synthesized, and the outfits are colorful yet drab at the same time (seriously, are those fabrics banned yet?). Most of the cool factor revolves around Starsky’s car, a red & white V-8 Ford Torino, the bada** muscle car that literally drives the movie.

For anyone wanting to see something besides a dramatic movie of Christ’s crucifixion or a Western (Hidalgo), maybe a comedy is right up your alley, and Starsky & Hutch should fill your bell bottomless void quite nicely.