Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Only recently. Little Nicky, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Waterboy, Funny People, The Animal (Not a star, but he made a pretty funny cameo) were all very hilarious movies. He's really funny, he's just lost that golden touch. Sad thing really. :-( I only saw bits and pieces of those movies, and I could not finish them because they were just horrible. Adam Sandler is not funny and has never been funny.
ajzepp Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I only saw bits and pieces of those movies, and I could not finish them because they were just horrible. Adam Sandler is not funny and has never been funny. His stand-up back in the early 90s was great. My ex g/f and I used to watch a show on the comedy channel called "Short Attention Span Theater" and he was often on there. He was just a kid back then, but clearly had some comedy chops.
Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Howard the Duck and Magnolia Are you kidding me? "Magnolia" is an outstanding movie.
Rico Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Are you kidding me? "Magnolia" is an outstanding movie. PTA got hit in the head by too many raining frogs. Edited May 16, 2012 by Rico
Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Howard the Duck was a guilty pleasure. Wait a minute, what the hell? BWP HAPPENS to be one of my fav movies, and definitley the scariest movie ever made. You've been watching too much Paranormal Lametivity and Saw and forgotten what REAL great movies are! I will defend "The Blair Witch Project" for as long as I live, but Selmon, you have to accept the fact that with this movie, people either love it or hate it.
Rico Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I will defend "The Blair Witch Project" for as long as I live, but Selmon, you have to accept the fact that with this movie, people either love it or hate it. Only saw it once, at home on DVD. I was feeling great when it started, but the camerawork gave me a severe headache.
Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 PTA got hit in the head by too many raining frogs. I can understand that "Magnolia" is not for everyone, but I loved it a lot.
ajzepp Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 I thought Blair Witch was brilliant...and just as I was ready for it to REALLY kick asss, it ended I have been a fan of lost footage films, though, with Cloverfield being my personal favorite. Actually I just saw Chronicle and that was pretty good, too.
Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Only saw it once, at home on DVD. I was feeling great when it started, but the camerawork gave me a severe headache. You are not the only person who had that problem, and I can understand that the shaky camera was a big turnoff to some people. I still think BWP is a good thriller.
birdog1960 Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 PTA got hit in the head by too many raining frogs. that's when we'd had enough and turned it off. i didn't see anything in this film that redeemed it from that scene.
KD in CA Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Little Nicky, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Waterboy, Funny People, The Animal (Not a star, but he made a pretty funny cameo) were all very hilarious movies. Howard the Duck was a guilty pleasure. Wow. Maybe someone can rename this thread "Films recommended by Selmon Smith"
shrader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 His stand-up back in the early 90s was great. My ex g/f and I used to watch a show on the comedy channel called "Short Attention Span Theater" and he was often on there. He was just a kid back then, but clearly had some comedy chops. Did he do the stupid voices back then too? That has to be his biggest downfall, the stupid voices and the ridiculously stupid characters he plays. I can watch a few of his movies like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and Big Daddy. He's playing relatively normal people in those movies, with normal of course being relative to the rest of his career (yes, Happy Gilmore is normal compared to playing the devil, a retarded southerner, or his own twin sister). If he just stayed away from so many characters maybe people would have a higher opinion of him. Then again, the need to play all of those types probably says a lot about his talent level (its low).
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Finally got to see The Room, often heralded as the worst movie of all time. The unintentional comedy is worth its weight in gold. "YOU'RE TEARING ME APART, LISA"
LeviF Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 if you liked Independence Day, you'll like Battleship. !@#$ YES I CAN'T WAIT
Barry in KC Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 The absolute worst movie is the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. It was an absolute piece of crap. An insult to the original, which is a classic. I was pissed off for a day after I saw it. I'm getting mad again just thinking about it. Gort is friggin insects. Give me a break.
Rico Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Did he do the stupid voices back then too? That has to be his biggest downfall, the stupid voices and the ridiculously stupid characters he plays. I can watch a few of his movies like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and Big Daddy. He's playing relatively normal people in those movies, with normal of course being relative to the rest of his career (yes, Happy Gilmore is normal compared to playing the devil, a retarded southerner, or his own twin sister). If he just stayed away from so many characters maybe people would have a higher opinion of him. Then again, the need to play all of those types probably says a lot about his talent level (its low). The other thing I think is that Sandler looks too old now to be playing most of his recent roles. Not saying they would be good otherwise, since they are pretty brutal, but it doesn't help. My guilty pleasures for comedies (along with the GREAT Pootie Tang) are most of the ones starring Rob Schneider, much better than Sandler's. I know it's been awhile since they came out, but I really lmao at The Animal & The Hot Chick.
SelmonSmith6378 Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 The absolute worst movie is the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. It was an absolute piece of crap. An insult to the original, which is a classic. I was pissed off for a day after I saw it. I'm getting mad again just thinking about it. Gort is friggin insects. Give me a break. Yeah, it's a freaking masterpiece of crap. DEFINITLEY one of the worstand most unnecesarry remakes ever made Never saw Hostel; Saw was mediocre. And people who claim to enjoy in any form Howard The Duck should not be tossing accusations of "dumbed down" so freely. Look, I never said HTD was a good movie. I just thought it was a funny movie, with an interesting albeit different concept. It's a bad movie, but I enjoyed it. Other bad movies I enjoyed include The Phantom, Legion and Dragonball: Evolution. Surely you have some guilty pleasures as well.
Mark Vader Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 The absolute worst movie is the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still. It was an absolute piece of crap. An insult to the original, which is a classic. I was pissed off for a day after I saw it. I'm getting mad again just thinking about it. Gort is friggin insects. Give me a break. Amen! That re-make was a complete and total offense to the original.
SelmonSmith6378 Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Amen! That re-make was a complete and total offense to the original. Wicker Man might be a worse remake though...Then again...Thet could be a "so bad, it's good" kind of film. Coincedantally, the original is one of my Top 11 Movies I need to see. Pretty much every slasher remake apart from the Nightmare on Elm Street seems destined for failure. Overrall, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Eye, and the 1976 King Kong are the worst remakes ever made. Edited May 16, 2012 by SelmonSmith6378
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