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As you can see, I have these in movie collections, and have them filed under "A" for "Adam Sandler". So we're watching them all here. We didn't watch them all at once, however. We would like to keep some of our intelligence. These were watched over the course for three days, and I wrote the reviews as we watched each movie.
It is not that I hate Sandler. Quite the opposite, actually. This is just a lot of the same character in a row. Not to mention, the last two movies we watched were comedies, and the next group of movies are all comedies, too. Three comedies, a horror-comedy (I if that's how you want to classify "An American Werewolf in London". I do.), and then two more comedies.
I don't want to spend a lot of time on these movies, so each one will be getting a paragraph each. Let's face it: if you've seen one Adam Sandler movie, you've basically seen them all. And we have more Adam Sandler in the future of this blog. Hey, for a while in my youth I thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread! I also want to point out the major endorsements in each of these movies, which will also continue with every Adam Sandler movie I review in the future, because it's funny.
Also of note, the same director did two of these movies ("Big Daddy" and "Happy Gilmore"), two more Adam Sandler movies ("Grown Ups" 1 & 2) that we will be covering in this blog, and one movie that is not Sandler ("Saving Silverman") - Dennis Dugan
"50 First Dates" is a movie about Adam Sandler trying to win Drew Barrymore's love, even though he's afraid of commitment. The thing that sets this apart from every other romantic comedy is Drew Barrymore has short term memory loss and doesn't remember anything that has happened since the day of a car accident she was part of. This is actually a really good feel-good movie, though there are many unnecessary components in it. The characters Ula, Alexa, and Old Hawaiin Man could be removed fro mthe film, and it would only improve. Luckily the Old Hawaiian Man and Alexa fall to the wayside about halfway through the movie and don't appear much. Ula is unfortunately Adam Sandler's best friend in the movie (because I'm sure Sandler can no longer stand Rob Schneider in real life), so he plays a bit larger of a role. Sandler and Barrymore's on-screen chemistry is undeniable, which is probably why this was not their first movie together, nor their last.
Endoresments: Spam & Reeses' Peanut Butter Cups.
Next on our list is "Big Daddy". Adam Sandler is a lazy bum who is afraid of commitment, but ends ups kind of stealing a kid (who is actually the son of his best friend and roommate John Stewart) and uses him to win over the love of his ex girlfriend. The boy ends up teaching Adam Sandler to grow up, while Sandler teaches him how to grow up. This is again one of his better movies. We were both happy we started it off a bit strong with these first two. Though the acting isn't amazing (because Adam Sandler), it is still entertaining and another feel-good movie. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It's kind of cute, and sometimes you wish you could just raise kids this way. It would be way easier, though the kid would turn up to be a completely unproductive member of society. One of the fun things about this movie is the amount of times moments are ruined: kisses are interrupted, a proposal is blown, a surprise party is premature. It's kind of a running gag in the movie, and I am a huge fan of running gags.
Endorsements: Hooters, McDonald's & Yoohoo.
Ugghhhh! "Mr. Deeds" is one of the weakest movies Sandler has ever put out. And this is coming from a man who has a large library of incredibly weak movies. I'm kind of amazed that so many people on IMDB think this movie was good. This was a remake of a 1936 movie, and it was awful. Admittedly I never saw the original. If it is anything like this movie, I never want to see it. The acting is terrible, all the chaarcters are 2-dimensional, and the plot is shallow. Seriously. There's only about 20 minutes of actual plot in this movie. As soon as the movie starts, you already know basically every turn that's going to happen, with the exception probably being that John Turturro ends up being the heir to the fortune. And what's with the star QB of the Jets busting into the owner's office demanding to renegotiate his contract? A sports player never makes deals with the owner of the team, that's why there are General Managers. And the scene wit hJohn McEnroe is completely uninspired. Any lines he speaks look like he's reading off a cue card for a commercial. Seriously, just skip this one.
Endorsements: Wendy's & I'm counting the NY Jets as well
Depending on your opinion on humor, "Happy Gilmore" is either a waste of on hour and 32 minutes, or is a comedy masterpiece. I count myself as part of the latter. Adam Sandler is Happy Gilmore - a lazy and stupid hockey player (who actually sucks at every aspect of hockey other than fighting and driving a shot) who decides to play golf after finding out he has the longest golf drive in history. But he sucks at putting. He starts drawing in large crowds, and the star of the tour does everythign he can to kick him off the tour. There are a lot of funny moments in this movie. The fight with Bob Barker is pure comedy gold. Like most Sandler movies, nothing surprising happens in this movie. The plot is very linear, shallow, and full of low-brow humor. If you like comedies at all, this movie is worth a watch. And this easily has the best soundtrack of any Adam Sandler movie.
Endorsements: Subway (try to argue against it) & the PGA
Last up we have "Billy Madison". This is Sandler's oldest "solo" movie. Remember what I said about "Ace Ventura" being one of the stupidest movies ever made? It has nothing on "Billy Madison". "Billy Madison" is one of the stupidest pieces of cinematic trash. And that's what people love about it. This movie is so quotable, that the only thing I quote more is "Scrubs", and there are 8 seasons of 24 minute episodes to quote from for that show. This movie is just plain fun, and it aged pretty decently. If you didn't like "Happy Gilmore", "Ace Ventura", or any other 90's comedy (comedy really got a bit crazy in the 90's, huh?), just skip this. It's not for you.
Endorsements: Snack Pack
And here we leave Adam Sandler alone for a bit. By "a bit" I mean we're watching one movie, and then we get to watch Adam Sandler again. I'm going to leave you with the greatest Adam Sandler scene of all time.
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