Okay, my husband is a definate fan of Adam Sandler. I like him, for the most part too. He is a likable guy, and his movies typically have a pretty good moral.
But what is up with the potty humor? We watched Eight Crazy Nights last night, and I think I could honestly say that if an editor had gotten control of his impulse to spew bodily wastes all over, it would have been far more successful. I can handle a bit of grossness here and there, but he seems to insert it pointlessly, and over the top, so that I get past the grossed out stage and become confused. One thing was for sure, I wasn't laughing. And neither was my husband.
[ November 17, 2003, 11:20 AM: Message edited by: Amka ]
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Totally agree with you on that, Ami. It something that I've used to describe some of Sandlers films to my friends, that it has some good parts about it, covered in extra crap that basically ruins most of the movies good parts, IMO.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I'm sorry, I personally can't stand Adam Sandler. I find him completely, utterly, ridiculously, stupidly unfunny. Posted by Mazer (Member # 192) on :
Well some people do like potty humour.
I usually like Sandler's movies, but 8 crazy nights was not one I particularly enjoyed.
There is nothing wrong with low-brow humour. If you don't like it don't watch it.
Woody Allen's nebbish humour turns my stomach so I don't watch his movies.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I liked Happy Gilmore. I don't think I've the others. Wedding Singer? That was cheerful.
Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
On the other hand, "Punch Drunk Love" was a phenomenal movie. Apparently, scripted with Sandler in mind. Completely breaks him out of the screaming, obnoxious, potty humor styling. I really liked the film.
I liked it so much that I bought two copies of the DVD: one for me and one for the lovely Bonduca.
Jeff
Posted by Megachirops (Member # 4325) on :
I'm with Raia.
I never saw Punch-Drunk Love, but I keep hearing it's great. But the problem is, I keep hearing that other movies by him are great, which I've seen and hated, so I'm afraid to take a chance on it. I suppose eventually it'll be on TV. I have free premuim channels for another month or two . . . any chance of it being on HBO in that time?
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
I have enjoyed most of Sandler's movies but I always check my brain at the door before watching them. You have to go in knowing it is going to be dumb. I am extremely immature so most of his humor appeals to the 10 year old boy in me. But some of it is tough to stomach, like The Waterboy and Little Nickey. Haven't seen 8 Crazy Nights but it doesn't look like it is very good.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
In Punch Drunk Love he isn't being funny, so you don't have to worry about that. There's actually things like characters and story and the like. And Sandler's neurotic character is great. I don't know if I've ever felt so uncomfortable in a movie. So much so that I don't know if I want to see it again, but in a really good way. Look, it'll make more sense once you've seen the movie Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
Megachirops,
Punch Drunk Love is unlike any of Sandler's other movies. As Bob the Lawyer pointed out, it's not Adam Sandler being Adam Sandler, but rather an actual movie with, like, scripts, and characters, and motivations and all that fancy stuff.
Sandler's performance is nicely understated. Think of Jim Carey in The Truman Show. The idea is very similar: a comedian (to use the term generously in both cases) brought under the reign of an extremely talented director and with a very talented supporting cast, is given a chance to show he can act. Both Carey and Sandler have shown that they can.
Carey went on to star in The Majestic and Man on the Moon, which were both acting triumphs for him (the latter more than the former).
Perhaps we can expect similar great things from Sandler. It's too early to tell, but from what I saw in Punch Drunk Love, I wouldn't rule it out at least. In it, he shows at least the potential for being a very fine actor.
Jeff
Posted by Sweet William (Member # 5212) on :
I really enjoyed Punch Drunk Love.
My only real problem with it was when (without giving it away), Sandler's character goes through a bit of a "change," and the change seemed to come too fast (to me) without a logical reason.
But the movie was really interesting, and kind of weird. And all those sisters were frightening. The sister that swears at him on the phone was HIL-AR-I-OUS. The brothers from Provo were bizarre.
Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
By the way, of his "wacky" movies, Bonduca and I enjoyed (but didn't love) "Big Daddy". Not a stellar movie by any definition, but it was very funny in places and had a bit of heart.
But Punch Drunk Love is head and shoulders over it, in my opinion.
Now mind you, Punch Drunk Love is quite quirky and the pacing is not rapid-fire. It may not be everybody's cup of tea.
Jeff
Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
Sweet William,
You are descending into spoiler territory. Perhaps you can edit your message just a wee bit...?
Jeff
Posted by Sweet William (Member # 5212) on :
There is pretty much nothing in my post that couldn't be read on the back of the video box.
Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
Like I said .... :-)
I try to avoid reading the boxes, I avoid watching trailers, and I avoid tv and radio advertisements. Their goal is to get you to see the movie: not enjoy it. They have no qualms whatsoever about putting in all sorts of spoilers.
What you posted would have upset me had I not already seen the movie.
Jeff
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
You avoid watching trailers?! Then how do you know which movie to go see(yes I know that magazines and newspapers exist that may inform you about what is playing)? I get to the theater early to make sure I don't miss the trailers! And some things in trailers don't get shown in the movie, so you're waiting and you're waiting and it never comes and you're all disappointed...okay, maybe you have a point about trailers. But I still love getting all psyched up about a movie from the trailer for weeks before I actually go see it.
Posted by Jeffrey Getzin (Member # 1972) on :
JNSB,
Well, you have to understand, I'm a huge movie buff. How do I know which movies to watch? Easy: I watch 'em all, sooner or later.
But usually, I rent them and watch them on my home theater. I only go to the theaters for the truly big-screen movies: Matrix, LOTR, Star Wars, etc. Everything else, is relegated to my 40" widescreen.
Jeff
Posted by GradStudent (Member # 5088) on :
Several years ago, I bought my sister the Adam Sandler CD because she loved the Channukah Song. Needless to say, my parents flipped out when they heard some of the other things on there.
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