Posted on 08/01/2025 7:22:10 AM PDT by dennisw
Adam can putt with the majors. He does seem like a good guy.
*warning* he does drop and lot of beeped out F bombs. But all in all, he seems like a decent guy. Doesn't act like he's worth $400 million. Some people are just decent.
Happy Gilmore was the high point of Sandler’s career. Almost everything else he has done is garbage … except for Uncut Gems which is definitely not a comedy. HG is also coincidentally a pretty funny goof movie too.
Who can explain Sandler’s success?! Hey, Jerry Lewis was wildly popular in France.
Wowie. $250 million. I struggle to pay for hamburger.
I watched this last week.
It isn’t going to win an Oscar for best picture. But it was fun.
If you have ever seen an Adam Sandler movie, you should know what to expect: Middle School Boy Humor.
Expecting it to be “Lawrence of Arabia” might be a bit misguided. LOL
“Uncut Gems” is by far his best movie, IMHO.
It is not a comedy. He portrays a NYC diamond/jewelry merchant. It gets a 91% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
It also was nominated for many awards.
It is not like any of his other stupid comedy movies.
HOWEVER, Happy Gilmore is by far his best comedy movie. It is silly, stupid, slap stick “guy” humor. Most women hate this movie. Just like they don’t think Caddyshack is funny.
Sandler has the strangest and massively successful career, he must be some sort of Hollywood industry wizard.
Adam Sandler is pretty goofy but saw The Wedding Singer and was pleasantly surprised.
FY, IMHO opinion the funniest scene in the original Happy Gilmore is when he gets paired up with Bob Barker in a Pro/Am golf tournament.
“you want a piece of me old mam!”
It is classic slap stick humor, not that much different than the Stooges.
He's a bankable star, even if most of his acting is mediocre. Still $68M for a direct to video release. I prob won't watch it (refuse to pay for netflix), but good for him.
He’s also one of the few Republicans in Hollywood.
you can do it!
I haven’t seen it yet, but likely will. I won’t expect Hamlet or The Godfather.
The Price is Wrong!
Caddyshack IS funny. Most of it, anyway.
I remember reading that it was a very wild druggy kind of scene with the actors off camera and the girl playing Danny Noonan's GF went off the rails and into a reclusive life afterwards. I wonder what happened to her.
Love “Tuesday’s Gone” with Chubbs,
Abraham Lincoln and the Alligator 🐊
The days of the Big Star are over. It’s way cheaper to cast a rising star or a complete nobody than to pay for someone with a big name. Look at the latest Superman. Hardly any multimillion dollar actors there. Nathan Fillion was the only one I recognized and he is far away from the Academy Awards.
Plus the amount of entertainment available practically exceeds the amount of time anyone has to consume it. Some of the biggest A list stars are making shows on Netflix and Apple TV to keep their money coming in. Theaters don’t make any money at all nowadays.
Over the top with OJ, gangsters, the Pope....it just gets more and more absurd.....
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