The last time Adam Sandler was funny....? - Blu-ray Forum

mj23007 · 06-04-2008, 03:01 PM

I think it may have been happy gilmore, but so far, he hasnt been funny in a long time. Billy madison was great, and that one movie with the kid was okay.

inuyashalover21 · 06-04-2008, 03:03 PM

I agree with you 100%. WTH happened to his career? 50 first dates was ok but click sucked and after that it got worse. big daddy was pretty good and I think thats when he stopped being funny IMO.

The Lion King · 06-04-2008, 03:04 PM

The Wedding Singer. It was funny because of him. So was Anger Management, just replace Sandler with Nicholson.

xander · 06-04-2008, 03:06 PM

Yeah, I still think Wedding Singer holds up, and a serious assist from Billy Idol never hurts.

Zohan is going to be excruitiating, it would seem.

stockstar1138 · 06-04-2008, 03:10 PM

Click was pretty good, the last "great" Sandler movie was Big Daddy.

His low point was Little Nicky.

bajor27 · 06-04-2008, 03:10 PM

I know Pronounce you Chuck and Larry was hilarious, although I'm having a hard time remembering if Adam Sandler is funny in it or if it's just everyone else.

YoodinVranks · 06-04-2008, 03:18 PM

The 'Quentin Tarrintino's Welcome Back, Kotter' skit on SNL.

Marine Mike · 06-04-2008, 03:18 PM

I'm going with Big Daddy as he was pretty funny in it as well as the supporting characters.

brett_day · 06-04-2008, 03:28 PM

i am going to have to say either waterboy or happy gilmore..

mdabb · 06-04-2008, 03:33 PM

His comedy CD's. Tollbooth willy & Fatty McGee. I was in highschool then.

quaylie · 06-04-2008, 04:14 PM

I actually liked Click..but his last laugh out loud role was Anger Management..I'm looking forward to YDMWTZ.

yellowblanket · 06-04-2008, 06:19 PM

i must be the only one in here who think he is still very funny, i cried at some part in Click, i don't think it was suppose to be a funny movie.

The Shrike · 06-04-2008, 06:30 PM

I'm still waiting for him to be funny.

hc666 · 06-04-2008, 06:31 PM

I remember slightly laughing at Little Nichy or whatever it was called.

dieheart · 06-04-2008, 06:33 PM

I remember laughing a little at Click, and The wedding singer. He hasn't made me drop dead laugh in a long while though.

camper · 06-04-2008, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdabb

His comedy CD's. Tollbooth willy & Fatty McGee. I was in highschool then.

Hey, I was going to say that

"Heya...welcom to wuss-ta! Dollah twenty five, please."

Sandler's one of those guys (like Ben Stiller) that I don't find necessarily funny, but amusing enough to usually hold my interest. I thought he was great in Wedding Singer & 50 First Dates, and Happy Gilmore & Waterboy were mindless fun because of the whole package--not necessarily him. I liked Click as a whole, but his performance held back the story I thought. I think someone intended that film to be Sandler's "Truman Show" and give him a better transition out of low-brow comedy, but it didn't work. Didn't see "Reign over me" but after click I didn't think he'd be able to pull off a REAL serious role.

Not surprising, from a woman I dated (who was friends with a comedian who's friends with him) I heard he's high all the frickin time.

~Camper

mgonzo2u · 06-04-2008, 06:38 PM

We have never paid to see one of his movies at the theater but I can say over time when watching his movies on DVD/Blu, I've come to appreciate his movies.

His productions provide entertainment. Exactly what I sit down to enjoy when watching a rental.

Kudos to him for keeping up the good work.

robsdoghouse · 06-04-2008, 06:57 PM

Waterboy was one of my favorites! Longest Yard too although that was less about Sandler

statikcat · 06-04-2008, 07:00 PM

That is why Zohan will be funny. He is going back to his older more "character" roles of ridiculousness.

BStecke · 06-04-2008, 07:02 PM

I just watched I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry last night, so the timing of this thread is on cue

I thought Chuck and Larry was terrible. Don't really have a problem with gay jokes, or jokes about anybody, including myself, really, but it got to the point where, when they're at the grocery store and they're like, "This is gay, that's gay," I was just like, who thought this would be funny? In a world where being gay is much more acceptable, even common, it seems like this missed its window by about ten years. It felt like I was sitting in a middle school locker room with all the lame gay remarks. If I were gay, I can't even imagine how extra-awful this would be.

I think the last movie I liked Sandler in for being funny (at the time I saw it, at least) was probably The Waterboy, but that one doesn't quite hold up and I really can't watch it anymore. I can always watch Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison though, so I'd have to go with one of those. I liked Click, but not because it was Sandler at his finest.

06-04-2008, 03:01 PM	#1
mj23007 Member Member since:Jun 2007	The last time Adam Sandler was funny....? I think it may have been happy gilmore, but so far, he hasnt been funny in a long time. Billy madison was great, and that one movie with the kid was okay.

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06-04-2008, 03:03 PM	#2
inuyashalover21 Active Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	I agree with you 100%. WTH happened to his career? 50 first dates was ok but click sucked and after that it got worse. big daddy was pretty good and I think thats when he stopped being funny IMO.

06-04-2008, 03:04 PM	#3
The Lion King Special Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Somewhere you aren't. Blu-ray collection:48 Blu-ray reviews:20	The Wedding Singer. It was funny because of him. So was Anger Management, just replace Sandler with Nicholson.

06-04-2008, 03:06 PM	#4
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Yeah, I still think Wedding Singer holds up, and a serious assist from Billy Idol never hurts. Zohan is going to be excruitiating, it would seem.

06-04-2008, 03:10 PM	#5
stockstar1138 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	Click was pretty good, the last "great" Sandler movie was Big Daddy. His low point was Little Nicky.

06-04-2008, 03:10 PM	#6
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	I know Pronounce you Chuck and Larry was hilarious, although I'm having a hard time remembering if Adam Sandler is funny in it or if it's just everyone else.

06-04-2008, 03:18 PM	#7
YoodinVranks Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:South Dakota Blu-ray collection:458	The 'Quentin Tarrintino's Welcome Back, Kotter' skit on SNL.

06-04-2008, 03:18 PM	#8
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	I'm going with Big Daddy as he was pretty funny in it as well as the supporting characters.

06-04-2008, 03:28 PM	#9
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	i am going to have to say either waterboy or happy gilmore..

06-04-2008, 03:33 PM	#10
mdabb Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Trading Score:1	His comedy CD's. Tollbooth willy & Fatty McGee. I was in highschool then.

06-04-2008, 04:14 PM	#11
quaylie Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:349	I actually liked Click..but his last laugh out loud role was Anger Management..I'm looking forward to YDMWTZ.

06-04-2008, 06:19 PM	#12
yellowblanket Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:1	i must be the only one in here who think he is still very funny, i cried at some part in Click, i don't think it was suppose to be a funny movie.

06-04-2008, 06:30 PM	#13
The Shrike Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:395 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:31	I'm still waiting for him to be funny.

06-04-2008, 06:31 PM	#14
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	I remember slightly laughing at Little Nichy or whatever it was called.

06-04-2008, 06:33 PM	#15
dieheart Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray reviews:1	I remember laughing a little at Click, and The wedding singer. He hasn't made me drop dead laugh in a long while though.

06-04-2008, 06:38 PM	#17
mgonzo2u Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:O.C. KOOK FOR LIFE Blu-ray collection:112	We have never paid to see one of his movies at the theater but I can say over time when watching his movies on DVD/Blu, I've come to appreciate his movies. His productions provide entertainment. Exactly what I sit down to enjoy when watching a rental. Kudos to him for keeping up the good work.

06-04-2008, 06:57 PM	#18
robsdoghouse Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:7	Waterboy was one of my favorites! Longest Yard too although that was less about Sandler

06-04-2008, 07:00 PM	#19
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	That is why Zohan will be funny. He is going back to his older more "character" roles of ridiculousness.

06-04-2008, 07:02 PM	#20
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	I just watched I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry last night, so the timing of this thread is on cue I thought Chuck and Larry was terrible. Don't really have a problem with gay jokes, or jokes about anybody, including myself, really, but it got to the point where, when they're at the grocery store and they're like, "This is gay, that's gay," I was just like, who thought this would be funny? In a world where being gay is much more acceptable, even common, it seems like this missed its window by about ten years. It felt like I was sitting in a middle school locker room with all the lame gay remarks. If I were gay, I can't even imagine how extra-awful this would be. I think the last movie I liked Sandler in for being funny (at the time I saw it, at least) was probably The Waterboy, but that one doesn't quite hold up and I really can't watch it anymore. I can always watch Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison though, so I'd have to go with one of those. I liked Click, but not because it was Sandler at his finest.

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