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Post by Nora on Oct 24, 2018 23:43:40 GMT
Go Sandman!!
If you have not watched it yet, its on Netflix and its GREAT!
Adam Shows why he is one of the only few Hollywood men who have been able to have a steady and commercially insanely successful career spanning over 3 decades.
PS> the vaccination joke almost made me fall of my chair. i love him.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 26, 2018 19:04:04 GMT
I still wanna see him play a mobster ala Albert Brooks role within Drive as well.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 26, 2018 19:04:22 GMT
KI actually wrote a season of True Detective around the concept.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 26, 2018 19:46:42 GMT
I can't stand Adam Sandler. I am convinced that he made a deal with the Devil: success in show business in spite of lacking all of the qualities traditionally associated with such, in return for his soul when he dies.
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Post by Nora on Oct 26, 2018 20:47:13 GMT
I can't stand Adam Sandler. I am convinced that he made a deal with the Devil: success in show business in spite of lacking all of the qualities traditionally associated with such, in return for his soul when he dies. lets discuss, please. i enjoy talking to people who cant stand Adam Sandler and claim he has no talent or lacks qualities traditionally associated with success in show-business. so if you dont mind, would you answer the following questions? 1. are you of the opinion he is a bad actor/cannot act? 2. if yes, have you seen any of the following: Punch Drunk Love, Funny People or Meyerowitz Stories? some people also add Reign Over Me to the list. 3. are you of the opinion he lacks comedic skills? 4. or do you recognize his comedic skills but simply dont like the kind of humor he mostly makes? (somewhat childish, referrals to body parts or fluids etc) 5. do you know a lot of his material? lets say, his early stand up, his SNL years, his first few movies, (the Billy Madisons, Happy Gilmores and Wedding Singers of it) as well as his later stuff, his music and his dramatic roles? 6. are you of the opinion he is a bad musician? 7. are you of the opinion he is a bad or annoying person and is that part of the reason why you cant stand him? feel free to add info, please. I completely GET why some people dont like his comedy. Its not for everyone and a lot of his movies are silly. But I have to agree with Paul Thomas Anderson who says: Sandler movies are the kind of movies when you simply need a pick me up. And for that it works so well. For me, he is one of the most talented men in Hollywood. I actively dont like 2 of his movies, am indifferent to about 3 and actively love the rest. I fell in love with his comedy skills during his SNL years and just never went out of love, even though I DO see how silly or even bad some of his movies are, I still usually really enjoy them. And I predict that within the next 10 years he will get an Oscar nomination for sure, and perhaps will also win it, although I wouldn't be on the winning I would bet anything on getting Oscar nominated. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 21:18:35 GMT
Sandler has his hits and misses like anyone, and maybe a few more misses lately, but that doesn't , for me, take away from some really funny stuff.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Oct 28, 2018 14:10:54 GMT
I can't stand Adam Sandler. I am convinced that he made a deal with the Devil: success in show business in spite of lacking all of the qualities traditionally associated with such, in return for his soul when he dies. lets discuss, please. i enjoy talking to people who cant stand Adam Sandler and claim he has no talent or lacks qualities traditionally associated with success in show-business. so if you dont mind, would you answer the following questions? 1. are you of the opinion he is a bad actor/cannot act? 2. if yes, have you seen any of the following: Punch Drunk Love, Funny People or Meyerowitz Stories? some people also add Reign Over Me to the list. 3. are you of the opinion he lacks comedic skills? 4. or do you recognize his comedic skills but simply dont like the kind of humor he mostly makes? (somewhat childish, referrals to body parts or fluids etc) 5. do you know a lot of his material? lets say, his early stand up, his SNL years, his first few movies, (the Billy Madisons, Happy Gilmores and Wedding Singers of it) as well as his later stuff, his music and his dramatic roles? 6. are you of the opinion he is a bad musician? 7. are you of the opinion he is a bad or annoying person and is that part of the reason why you cant stand him? feel free to add info, please. I completely GET why some people dont like his comedy. Its not for everyone and a lot of his movies are silly. But I have to agree with Paul Thomas Anderson who says: Sandler movies are the kind of movies when you simply need a pick me up. And for that it works so well. For me, he is one of the most talented men in Hollywood. I actively dont like 2 of his movies, am indifferent to about 3 and actively love the rest. I fell in love with his comedy skills during his SNL years and just never went out of love, even though I DO see how silly or even bad some of his movies are, I still usually really enjoy them. And I predict that within the next 10 years he will get an Oscar nomination for sure, and perhaps will also win it, although I wouldn't be on the winning I would bet anything on getting Oscar nominated.
I will readily admit that my dislike for Adam Sandler is mostly based on my preconceived notion that I dislike Adam Sandler. I have never seen his stand-up comedy and I have never seen him on SNL. As far as I can recall I have only seen him on "Punch Drunk Love", which I watched because of the director, and in part of that movie where Drew Barrymore loses her memory every night, which I caught halfway through on TV one day and kept watching because I like Drew Barrymore.
I suppose the root of my predisposition against him is the kind of comedy that he makes. Having been forced to sit through countless previews of comedies that I would never watch unless threatened at gunpoint, I now have a Pavlovian response to his face.
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Post by DSDSquared on Oct 29, 2018 13:10:23 GMT
Most of his films lately have been TERRIBLE.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 30, 2018 2:04:50 GMT
so if you dont mind, would you answer the following questions? 1.are you of the opinion he is a bad actor/cannot act? I don’t think he’s particularly good or bad, acting in general is pretty much the last thing I take into account when judging the quality of a film.2. if yes, have you seen any of the following: Punch Drunk Love, Funny People or Meyerowitz Stories? some people also add Reign Over Me to the list. I’ve seen and quite liked Punch Drunk Love, he did a decent job, but it wasn’t what really interested me about the film. I didn’t like Funny People, thought it was rather dull and Sandler was pretty much just playing a version of himself. Not sure if he's actually that much of a jerk. Haven’t seen the others.3. are you of the opinion he lacks comedic skills? He probably has some comedic talent, I haven’t experienced much of it.4. or do you recognize his comedic skills but simply dont like the kind of humor he mostly makes? (somewhat childish, referrals to body parts or fluids etc) I don’t like his style of humor.5. do you know a lot of his material? lets say, his early stand up, his SNL years, his first few movies, (the Billy Madisons, Happy Gilmores and Wedding Singers of it) as well as his later stuff, his music and his dramatic roles? Haven’t seen much of his stand up or SNL. Seen a lot of his films, early and more recent, they’re all pretty bad, some (Big Daddy, Grown Ups) more so.6. are you of the opinion he is a bad musician? Not familiar with his musical talent.7. are you of the opinion he is a bad or annoying person and is that part of the reason why you cant stand him? I don’t think he’s necessarily a bad person, but he’s definitely annoying at least to me. Always screaming and making lame jokes at other’s expense, he’s rarely the fall guy. |
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Post by Vegas on Nov 1, 2018 19:12:24 GMT
Adam Sandler haters can just fuck off...
I think most just hate how much fun he seems to have doing his craft.
At A Medium Pace is one of the greatest love songs ever written.
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Post by Nora on Nov 1, 2018 19:54:48 GMT
Most of his films lately have been TERRIBLE. I see why you (or anyone) would say that, I really do. I still enjoy his films a lot, the only ones I actively didnt enjoy were the ones he published on Netflix. Couldnt finish either one of the three. But thats the first time in his career that happened to me. |
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Post by Nora on Nov 1, 2018 20:02:04 GMT
Fox in the Snow I would highly recommend watching the Meyerowitzs Stories, its a really high quality movie, Sandler aside. Also his early stand up AND SNL is something worth watching. You say he is rarely the fall guy, and thats something that really is not true overall, he is mostly the fall guy, you perhaps just are not familiar enough with this material. He constantly makes fun of his looks, the size of his dick, his love making skills, his childhood experiences, his dating experience etc. I get why someone would find him annoying though. Especialyl if you are not a fan of comedic screaming. I love when he does that. I could literally listen to him scream for hours. There is something so visceral and true and animalistic to it. I love it.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Nov 1, 2018 23:55:22 GMT
Fox in the Snow I would highly recommend watching the Meyerowitzs Stories, its a really high quality movie, Sandler aside. Also his early stand up AND SNL is something worth watching. You say he is rarely the fall guy, and thats something that really is not true overall, he is mostly the fall guy, you perhaps just are not familiar enough with this material. He constantly makes fun of his looks, the size of his dick, his love making skills, his childhood experiences, his dating experience etc. I get why someone would find him annoying though. Especialyl if you are not a fan of comedic screaming. I love when he does that. I could literally listen to him scream for hours. There is something so visceral and true and animalistic to it. I love it. Re being "the fall guy" maybe I've just missed it or only remember the bits where he's mocking others or building himself up. Despite not really liking his style I've managed to see quite a few of his comedy films (or at least a large part thereof). 8 at last count ( Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Wedding Singer, I Now Pronounce You..., Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, 50 First Dates) and I haven't particularly enjoyed any of them, so I won't be watching any more by choice. I will keep The Meyerwitz Stories in mind though. It is good to hear from someone who appreciates his work though, particularly someone with more than a casual interest in cinema. I will concede a lot of the flack he gets from "serious" film fans is probably "knee-jerk". |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2018 0:05:42 GMT
Fox in the Snow I would highly recommend watching the Meyerowitzs Stories, its a really high quality movie, Sandler aside. Also his early stand up AND SNL is something worth watching. You say he is rarely the fall guy, and thats something that really is not true overall, he is mostly the fall guy, you perhaps just are not familiar enough with this material. He constantly makes fun of his looks, the size of his dick, his love making skills, his childhood experiences, his dating experience etc. I get why someone would find him annoying though. Especialyl if you are not a fan of comedic screaming. I love when he does that. I could literally listen to him scream for hours. There is something so visceral and true and animalistic to it. I love it. Re being "the fall guy" maybe I've just missed it or only remember the bits where he's mocking others or building himself up. Despite not really liking his style I've managed to see quite a few of his comedy films (or at least a large part thereof). 8 at last count ( Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Wedding Singer, I Now Pronounce You..., Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, 50 First Dates) and I haven't particularly enjoyed any of them, so I won't be watching any more by choice. I will keep The Meyerwitz Stories in mind though. It is good to hear from someone who appreciates his work though, particularly someone with more than a casual interest in cinema. I will concede a lot of the flack he gets from "serious" film fans is probably "knee-jerk". If you want one where he is funny, but that ego side, that I notice come through too, is in check, check out The Waterboy. Wonderful performances by Henry Winkler and Kathy Bates as well. No doubt it's a Sandler comedy, but with some heart. JMHO, as good as Sandler can get in one of his "silly" films. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Nov 2, 2018 0:41:00 GMT
Re being "the fall guy" maybe I've just missed it or only remember the bits where he's mocking others or building himself up. Despite not really liking his style I've managed to see quite a few of his comedy films (or at least a large part thereof). 8 at last count ( Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Wedding Singer, I Now Pronounce You..., Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, 50 First Dates) and I haven't particularly enjoyed any of them, so I won't be watching any more by choice. I will keep The Meyerwitz Stories in mind though. It is good to hear from someone who appreciates his work though, particularly someone with more than a casual interest in cinema. I will concede a lot of the flack he gets from "serious" film fans is probably "knee-jerk". If you want one where he is funny, but that ego side, that I notice come through too, is in check, check out The Waterboy. Wonderful performances by Henry Winkler and Kathy Bates as well. No doubt it's a Sandler comedy, but with some heart. JMHO, as good as Sandler can get in one of his "silly" films. Will keep it in mind, can't promise it'll be a priority. |
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Post by northernlad on Nov 3, 2018 15:06:14 GMT
I can't stand Adam Sandler. I am convinced that he made a deal with the Devil: success in show business in spite of lacking all of the qualities traditionally associated with such, in return for his soul when he dies. Can't stand him either. I thought he had finally disappeared and then I see this. |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Nov 4, 2018 1:42:29 GMT
Go Sandman!! If you have not watched it yet, its on Netflix and its GREAT! Adam Shows why he is one of the only few Hollywood men who have been able to have a steady and commercially insanely successful career spanning over 3 decades. PS> the vaccination joke almost made me fall of my chair. i love him. He was better on SNL then something happened where he just flat out sucks and isn't at all funny in any of his movies. The one and only movie I ever liked him in was Click which is a remake of Wonderful Life. It's really all the others around him that make it funny and watchable. Nothing he says or does really makes it any good. I've tried a couple of his other movies and had to change the channel. They just flat out suck. He is terrible and overrated. Fortunately his household name is gone. |
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Post by Nora on Nov 4, 2018 20:39:33 GMT
Go Sandman!! If you have not watched it yet, its on Netflix and its GREAT! Adam Shows why he is one of the only few Hollywood men who have been able to have a steady and commercially insanely successful career spanning over 3 decades. PS> the vaccination joke almost made me fall of my chair. i love him. He was better on SNL then something happened where he just flat out sucks and isn't at all funny in any of his movies. The one and only movie I ever liked him in was Click which is a remake of Wonderful Life. It's really all the others around him that make it funny and watchable. Nothing he says or does really makes it any good. I've tried a couple of his other movies and had to change the channel. They just flat out suck. He is terrible and overrated. Fortunately his household name is gone. not really... he sold out his tour in minutes, including some incredibly huge arenas, he made an UNPRECEDENTED deal with netlifx, and was the most viewed movie on its opening day TWICE, he attracts more and more big name and serious directors, he hardly fell out of any spotlight both commercially and fanbase wise, for whatever reason we may or may not like he pulls in the views and the bucks. constantly for over 30 years. its incredible. i mean aside of my liking him, its just a really interested case to study regarding success in this field. with so many people who find him annoying how is he still so relevant to be able to pull of those numbers? impressive. watch his latest stand up, if you liked his early stuff/snl bits you may find this pleasing as well. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Nov 4, 2018 22:02:08 GMT
Is it mainly guys who dislike him? Now that I think of it, I've known a few women who love his films/think he's funny.
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Post by Nora on Nov 5, 2018 21:24:44 GMT
Is it mainly guys who dislike him? Now that I think of it, I've known a few women who love his films/think he's funny. may be. although i think his humor probably appeals more to guys than women, maybe women just tend to ignore him or not be annoyed enough by him? i think for gyus what may be irking is that this kinda funny looking normal seeming average joe is so rich and so famous for so long... |
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