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| Nelson_Mandela 05/21/19 11:43:20 AM #110: | #218. Happy Gilmore https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Happygilmoreposter.jpg Dir: Dennis Dugan Genre: Comedy, Sports Year: 1996 Starting with Billy Madison in 1995, Adam Sandler made five movies (Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, and The Waterboy) that were so big with a certain audience that he has been able to ride a wave of shit for the next 20 years. I loved each of these movies when I was younger, as did most of us I'm sure, but hindsight hasn't been kind to Mr. Sandler. Out of those, I would argue that two are terrible (Big Daddy and The Waterboy), one is bad albeit with some funny absurdist moments (Billy Madison), one is good (The Wedding Singer), and one is excellent--our #218, Happy Gilmore. Happy Gilmore is a perfect sports comedy. Buttressed by a great soundtrack, you have a simple arc of an outsider trying to fit in in a world he doesn't understand; but as he grows in skill, he matures emotionally as well. It's really straightforward--and that's perfectly okay. They weren't trying to make Raging Bull here. What you have is Adam Sandler's only comedy that truly stands the test of time and a great movie to come back to even nearly 25 years (!!) later. It's also better than Caddyshack. I said it. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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