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[–] Semester3383@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

That's not really a comedy. Adam Sandler is really good when he's doing more serious movies. When he's doing Adam Sandler movies, they're awful.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

Yes, turns out the Adam Sandler movies get him and his friends a nice vacation to e.g Hawaii or some South African resort AND a paycheck to go along with it. When you realize that, you kinda understand why he's producing that slop rather than genuinely good films. The slop is consistent, it'll basically always do well enough to justify the cost.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 points 16 hours ago

One of my favorite trivia from IMDB:

Paul Thomas Anderson first announced that his follow-up to Magnolia (1999) would be an Adam Sandler comedy at a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival. The news was greeted with laughter by the assembled press. When "Punch-Drunk Love" eventually played at Cannes, Anderson won the Best Director award and was nominated for the festivals' top prize, the "Palme d'Or". Months later, Sandler was nominated for a Golden Globe in the "...Musical or Comedy" category.

[–] bertlewirth@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

hen he’s doing Adam Sandler movies, they’re awful.

cough little nicky cough

[–] Semester3383@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

I saw that in theaters.

It was so bad, on par with The Adventures of Pluto Nash.