comment by The_Red_Cognoscente (U9741)
posted 1 minute ago
Happy Gilmore, as any Sandler movie is unadulterated piffle.

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Filtered. His later stuff is pure rubbish but his early years before he put a muzzle on his weirdness was very good.

'Goal' 1966 World Cup Official film.

Rocky 3

Good Adam Sandler movies

Happy Gilmore
Billy Madison
Bulletproof
Wedding Singer
Punch Drunk Love
Funny People
Longest Yard (it has some good moments!)

the rest are a bit so-so

Yeah I think Sandler started off well but like many comedians he got typecast and got lazy and repeated it time and time again and the movies became terrible. Also continually deciding to do movies with Rob Schneider doesn't help him.

The Hustler. Indirectly a sporting theme as shooting pool is really the backdrop to another masterful performance by Newman to go alongside Somebody up there likes me,a biopic of middleweight Rocky Graziano.

I really liked Sandlers more serious performances in Funny People, and more recently, Men Women & Children.

Remember the Titans.

The de Niro / camwron diaz American football film

Think you mean Al, not Bobby.

comment by manutd1982 (U6633)
posted 18 minutes ago
TRS

Even Paul Thomas Anderson's Punk Drunk Love?
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Decent film, good performances but Adam Sandler almost ruins it.

Kudos to the guy that he is still pulling in serious moolah and convincing studio execs and fans to go see his stuff but he is a wretchedly unfunny actor and comedian - especially later.

comment by Reddevilsdouble- il just say it was a joke (U12215)
posted 1 minute ago
The de Niro / camwron diaz American football film
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Do you mean Any Given Sunday with Al Pacino?

Sandler is a legend

cant beat films like

Happy Gilmore
Waterboy
Wedding singer
50 first dates
Big Daddy

the wrestler ( ok, not a sport, its all fake blah blah blah) is pretty decent

White men can't jump
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The rest

Sorry ahead of White Men can't jump is Jaws.

the water skiing scene in jaws does not make it a sports film

TRC

Pretty sure PTA made the film with Sandler in mind, he was perfect for the role. If you need your lead to be softly spoken but then have the rage inside to lose his sh-t then Sandler works, it's a very limited role but works for Punch Drunk Love.

dont understand the hate for Sandler, his films are what they are.

theyre films that arent serious and make you chuckle, theyre a bit silly but thats who he is.

why would anyone watch one of his films and expect an oscar performance?

you just wouldnt because thats not what he's about.

I can't watch Sandler films.

Or Stiller, or Carrey(sp) or any of the others to be honest. Some of the Seth someone films are ok.

Comedy Genre not my thing really. You have to watch 1 hour and a half to two hours of a nonsensical story line for, say, two or three laughs. If you're lucky.

Invincible with Mark Wahlberg was a good film. Based on a true story too.

Mighty Ducks needs a mention too.

comment by just plain old Dunc (U11713)
posted 2 minutes ago
the water skiing scene in jaws does not make it a sports film
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Fishing does

To be fair they hunt Jaws for sport.

comment by just plain old Dunc (U11713)
posted 1 minute ago
dont understand the hate for Sandler, his films are what they are.

theyre films that arent serious and make you chuckle, theyre a bit silly but thats who he is.

why would anyone watch one of his films and expect an oscar performance?

you just wouldnt because thats not what he's about.
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This. I don't cry too much about them, except the above

I just avoid them. Too many people like them for him not to be talented, just not for me.

How has Space Jam not got a mention?