Adam-Sandler Movie Reviews

Adam Sandler has to be one of the greatest comedians of our time. Coming from HBO standup comedy to being one of the most sought after comedians, reflects greatly upon himself. This edition contains great hits, including Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and Bulletproof, which also stars Rob Schneider in two of the three. Another comedian who is up an coming in the comic business. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a long night filled with laughter!

Chris Farley was one of the first celebrities that I was familiar enough with his work that upon his death, I actually felt a real loss. He was someone of my generation that died long before his time should have come. A gifted comedian with perfect timing, Chris also had a knack for stealing scenes that he was in, even if only in a small role. This collection has a ton of his best skits, and is a great tape to throw in when you have friends over and want to have a good laugh. Chris's motivational speaker is probably the most well known skit on the tape and with good reason, as it's one of the best skits snl had in the last decade. There's lots of other great stuff to be found here, the chippendale's audition with patrick swayze is hilarious, and Chris's performance as El Nino will bring tears to your eyes from laughing so hard.

I've found that most people either totally love Chris Farley or, when you bring him up, make a face and say, "I never really thought he was funny." If you are in the first, and don't own this video yet, RUN don't walk to the shopping cart and buy one. When they ran it the first time on TV, it wasn't long after Farley's death, and I was still sad about it. After the sober opening by Tim Meadows, however, I started laughing pretty much non-stop till it was over. His better-known routines are on here, such as Bennet Brower, Matt Foley, and the Chippendale's dancer, which are all hilarious. But there's also quite a few skits that I never saw, and we watched pretty much every week when he was in the cast. My only complaint is that it isn't longer, and some funny skits, they only show snippets of, like him playing Alan Hale, and the skit with Sandler where Michael Keaton was the host and Sandler plays his cranky grandmother whom he has to watch for 20 minutes. (if you want to see the whole skit, which is one of the funniest things I've ever seen them do, then buy the Best of Adam Sandler as well, because it the whole skit, plus some other great Farley stuff not on this tape is on there). The only noticeable (if you're a Farley fan) omission is a skit called "The Relapse Guy" where he plays a guy who goes to rehab then gets wasted again over and over (it's way funnier than it sounds, trust me). I think they thought it was a little too close to home (though they did leave in the Ditka stuff with him faking a heart attack-that kind of made me wince). Every time I see this, several things happen-- I get sad that he wasn't around long enough to make more movies with Spade, or even by himself, because (this sounds corny) he had so much to give. I also get pi$$ed off at him for not taking better care of himself and dying. I also usually laugh so hard I fall off the couch. No matter how bad of a day I had, I can watch almost any of the skits on here and get cheered up instantly. He was a guy who could just say one line that you would think no-one could say and make it funny, and make you fall down laughing just the way he says it. His costars really had a hard time keeping character, which shows even more in the dress rehersal 'blooper' clips they show. Watch David Spade and Christina Appelgate during the Matt FOley thing- they both have to turn away from the camera to hide their faces because they can't keep a straight face, and when he starts in with the "I bet you're asking yourself 'hey Matt, how do we get back on the right track?' " you can see their shoulders shaking they are laughing so hard. Sandler can't keep a straight face when he's doing the "Lunchlady" song with him, either. Come to think of it, I have no clue how anyone on stage with him could ever keep a straight face. If you were bummed out when he died, get ready to get teary (though you'll already have tears running down your face from laughing) when he sings, "so long, farewell" as Matt Foley at the end, sitting on Phil Hartman's lap (I could watch this without tearing up until Hartman was killed, now I can't see the clip without getting choked up). But even if you do get emotional, keep watching, because after the credits they stick on the one thing I'd been hoping for the whole time-a quick clip of Farley as "Sandman" on "Nat X". What a waste- I hope whereever he is he knows how happy he made people during the short time he was around (and how happy he is still making those of us who thought he was funny).

It's safe to say that Chris Farley is my favorite comedian of all time, bar none, that ever graced the stages of SNL, or every graced the silver screen, for that matter. Watching this DVD is like taking a trip down memory lane - one where you laugh out loud at Matt Foley, or Benet Browler, or even Barney, the overweight stripper trying out for the Chip 'N Dales. These characters are what opitimizes Chris Farley: they are memorable, loud, sweaty, and funny. They don't just blend into the background on numerous one-off skits like so many other SNL actors have, but instead, have created legends that will live in the memories forever of anyone who watched SNL in the 1990s.

And yet, it is in this, that this DVD will make you want to cry when it's over. Tim Meadows' touching speech at the end summed up so well why we loved Chris so much, and what a tragidy his untimely death truly was for the world. This DVD is a must-have for anyone, if for nothing else, than as a testiment to what one man, so depressed and down on himself, can do when he truly enjoys his work, and truly enjoys brightening people's lives.

That said, there are a couple downsides to the DVD:
1) Lunchlady land could have been cut shorter to include more memorable scenes that were left out
2) On the original SNL airing of this, they had the Little Women spoof-skit where Chris Farley falls through the ice. It was HILARIOUS, one of his best ever. Yet, they left it off the DVD and subsequent airings of the SNL episode on comedy central. WHY? Every Chris Farley fan I know has this same complaint!

BUT THIS DVD NOW!

Terrific! I loved all the scetches(ex.massive headwound Harry!) My favorites were Church Lady, Grumpy old man, Fresh-a-pepper, and improvising songwriter. I also enjoyed Hans & Franz, and the various free-style character improvisations from Dana. Is there anything this guy can't do? He can imitate real people, create characters of his own, play the piano and the guitar,and sing...wow! If you love talent, you'll love this DVD!

Dana Carvey is the most versatile member of any SNL Cast ever! His creations of "Church Lady", "Ross Perot", "George Bush", "Johnny Carson" and so many more side-splittingly funny characters is nothing short of comedic genius! Any fan of the show will put Dana Carvey on top of their favorites list. It's a shame that this ultra-talented comedian chose to move on, because I could have laughed at his characters for another 8 years and more! This DVD gives you an idea of what this funny, funny man can do to make anyone watching crack up completely!

I am a big fan of SNL and have really enjoyed Dana's work in the past. I hesitated before I bought this dvd not sure if it would be another effort to cash in on a poorly put together dvd... However I was impressed with what I saw. The DVD contained some of my favourite of Dana's moments including some Waynes world skits, Church Chat, his hillarious impression of Dennis Miller, George Bush and my personal favourite the skit where he plays the psychic contestant on a gameshow... It made me sad watching it all knowing that Dana wasn't doing as much as he should be now! The best part though was in the special feature not listed here "Dana's original uncut audition for SNL" this rare never before seen piece is worth the price of admission alone! Check it out for fans of Saturday Night Live or just people who appreciate fine comedians.

Anyone who says this movie isn't funny as hell is either too old, too stuffy, or just ashamed to admit how much they loved it! There's no need to explain how funny Adam Sandler is. He was even funny on the Cosby show(remember as Theo's friend in high school?) Funny looking anyway! And then SNL, especially Opera Man, Cajun Man, and "Give me some candy!" But Billy Madison is what really showed me how funny he really is. The humor may be directed mostly for a younger crowd (like 7), but it is a good coming of age story about a kid who happens to be 30!! All in all, if you haven't seen it, watch it. You'll love it, and look out for that damn penguin! "Peace, I'm outta here!"

This is still my favorite of all of Adam Sandler's filmefforts. WHY, you ask? Because of it's LACK of a script. This moviedoesn't even try to create substance, character or plot! All it is, is Adam Sandler acting so lovably loopy that you can't help but crack a smile or let out a large guffaw. Sandler's other films (that I DIDN'T like) like "The Waterboy" and "Big Daddy" tried to be sort of serious in some parts and tried to be witty when in fact it wasn't.

"Billy Madison" is all about STUPIDITY. Heck, it's about a 28 year old guy going through grade school! Whatta ya expect, ya know! There are classically hysterical moments:

"O'Doyle rules! " "Shampoo is better! I help clean the hair! Conditioner is better! I make the hair silky and smooth! Oh, really fool! Really! . . .Stop looking at me swan." "No, I will not make out with you! "

And of course, who could forget Steve Buscemi putting on lipstick? Or the late great Chris Farley making out with a penguin. Or those stupid graduation parties! It's so stupid but sooooo funny for some reason. Watch this comedy today. END

This tops my list of Adam Sandler movies by a long shot. This is absolutely his funniest movie. I laugh from beginning to end every single time I watch it. And everyone I know quotes lines from it constantly. Yeah, it's a dumb movie - but it's supposed to be.. and that's what makes it so funny.
Adam Sandler plays Billy Madison - the bum son of a hotel-tycoon-millionaire who wants to prove to his dad that he is capable of taking over the family business. So, he packs up his books and goes back to school, determined to complete each grade 1st thru 12th in within two weeks each. Along the way, he finds love in his hot 3rd grade teacher, Veronica Vaughn, makes friends with a bunch of elementary school kids, and has to save his fathers company from being given to the evil Eric.
Everyone should have this movie as a part of their DVD collection. It is a must have!

Happy Gilmore is one of the FUNNIEST movies I've everseen.Youdon't have to be really smart to understand the jokes in this one, nor do you have to worry about being embarressed if you watch this with a parent. Happy Gilmore is just laugh out loud funny.

Adam Sandler stars as a golfer who just couldn't make it as a hockey player, due to a short fuse. After joining the pro-golf tour due to his dynamite driving abilities, he meets up with former-golfer, Chubbs. Chubbs helps calm Adam down and set him on his way towards winning money to pay the IRS for his grandmas house and beating... enemy, Shooter McGavin. Add in a beautiful girl, and you get one funny, well-told movie.

Although the jokes may be juvinile, you can't help but laugh...

This movie has got to be one of Adam Sandler's best. Notice how he always plays people with somewhat short fuses, though some not as violent as Happy Gilmore. But that's what makes this so funny. With an opening sequence in which he tries out for a hockey team for the tenth time and isn't accepted, and ends up beating up the coach, you know where this thing is headed. This movie is more than just a regular guy with an awesome shot due to hockey and an awful temper. But the movie is at it's best when Happy gets into a fight with 'The Price is Right' host Bob Barker and Bob wins! Anyone who hasn't seen this scene can't call themself an Adam Sandler fan! The basic story of this is pretty simple, it's about a guy who thinks he was born to play hockey, but still hasn't made a team. Then he meets a guy with a wooden hand who used to be a golf player, who tells him he should start. So he does, and he's got an awesome drive, but his putting stinks. And he has an arch enemy, a total a**hole named Shooter McGavin, who makes a total fool of himself many times but still thinks himself a pretty cool guy. This movie has got some pretty funny jokes and they're actually funny ( although somewhat juvenile, but what do you expect with Adam Sandler), and you can't help but love the hapless Happy. Overall you'll be pretty happy with a movie like 'Happy Gilmore'

there are many things to love about this movie and they are, Shooter Macavin, Jaws, Jackass, Bob Barker, 400 yard drives,Chubs and the gator, a midget on a tricycle, Ben Stiller, "How'd you like a warm class of shut the hell up!" Right up there with Caddyshack.

It's hard to believe but this is an actually good Adam Sandler movie. Even though the plot and the ending you can smell a mile away, it's a nice entertaining watch.

Adam Sandler plays Robbie Hart, a wedding singer who wants to be a rock star. He's devastated when his fiance, Linda, leaves him at the altar. Things turn around when he starts falling for Julia Sullivan(Drew Barrymore). The only problem is Julia's engaged to a shallow, unfaithful man.

One thing that the writers used for laughs is our knowledge of pop culture after the movie is taken place. For example: one woman tells Robbie and Julia they're gonna be an everlasting couple like Donald and Ivana Trump and Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson although we all know how they turned out. Or when Robbie sees Linda in a Van Halen t-shirt saying "now take it off and you'll jinx the band and they break up" which is partly true. David Lee Roth just quit/fired.

Adam brings in a good performance in this by not actually being kind of dumb. Drew is very likeable in this. Has a girl-next-door quality. Even Billy Idol brings in a good cameo.

This is a good rental, cause it will get kind of old on repeated viewings.

Adam Sandler plays Robbie Hart, an all-around nice guy who's profession is singing at people's weddings. Robbie is devastated when his fiancée, Linda, leaves him at the alter on their wedding day. His loneliness tranforms him into a careless guy who only ruins people's weddings. When Robbie meets Julia, a waitress at the banquet hall, he begins to believe in love again, and falls helplessly in love with Juila. Only one catch: Julia's getting married-and she doesn't know her fiancé is cheating on her. It's up to Robbie to stop Julia's wedding before he looses her for good! "The Wedding Singer" is a hilarious romantic comedy, with a great screenplay, great performances by the cast, and a rockin' soundtrack! This is a movie you cannot miss! The message it brings is so charming: if you love someone, go for them! So if you're in the mood for romance, comedy, or both, watch "The Wedding Singer" for pure 100% fun, romance and laughs!

This goes down in my book as one of Adam Sandler's best movies to date. In it he plays Robbie Hart, a struggling Wedding Singer who lives in his sisters basement who is stranded at the alter by his spoiled fiancee. He's a mess until he befriends Julia (Drew Barrymore), the waitress with a heart of gold. But, problems arise again when Robbie finds himself falling for her - she's engaged to some sleazy, two-timing, self-absorbed, Walstreet jerk. Convinced that she would never fall for a bum like him, Robbie keeps his feelings a secret. But little does his know, she feels the same way for him.
This movie is so much fun! Adam Sandler is absolutely hilarious. I laugh out loud every time I watch this movie. And who knew Drew Barrymore could actually be funny before this movie? The movie is full of 80's references (taking place in '85) - Rubik's cube, big hair, Madonna, David Bowie, Van Halen, Freddy Krueger, and...my personal favorite... Billy Idol - live and in person! Everyone should have this DVD as a part of their collection!

It's hard to believe but this is an actually good Adam Sandler movie. Even though the plot and the ending you can smell a mile away, it's a nice entertaining watch.

Adam Sandler plays Robbie Hart, a wedding singer who wants to be a rock star. He's devastated when his fiance, Linda, leaves him at the altar. Things turn around when he starts falling for Julia Sullivan(Drew Barrymore). The only problem is Julia's engaged to a shallow, unfaithful man.

One thing that the writers used for laughs is our knowledge of pop culture after the movie is taken place. For example: one woman tells Robbie and Julia they're gonna be an everlasting couple like Donald and Ivana Trump and Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson although we all know how they turned out. Or when Robbie sees Linda in a Van Halen t-shirt saying "now take it off and you'll jinx the band and they break up" which is partly true. David Lee Roth just quit/fired.

Adam brings in a good performance in this by not actually being kind of dumb. Drew is very likeable in this. Has a girl-next-door quality. Even Billy Idol brings in a good cameo.

This is a good rental, cause it will get kind of old on repeated viewings.

Adam Sandler plays Robbie Hart, an all-around nice guy who's profession is singing at people's weddings. Robbie is devastated when his fiancée, Linda, leaves him at the alter on their wedding day. His loneliness tranforms him into a careless guy who only ruins people's weddings. When Robbie meets Julia, a waitress at the banquet hall, he begins to believe in love again, and falls helplessly in love with Juila. Only one catch: Julia's getting married-and she doesn't know her fiancé is cheating on her. It's up to Robbie to stop Julia's wedding before he looses her for good! "The Wedding Singer" is a hilarious romantic comedy, with a great screenplay, great performances by the cast, and a rockin' soundtrack! This is a movie you cannot miss! The message it brings is so charming: if you love someone, go for them! So if you're in the mood for romance, comedy, or both, watch "The Wedding Singer" for pure 100% fun, romance and laughs!

This goes down in my book as one of Adam Sandler's best movies to date. In it he plays Robbie Hart, a struggling Wedding Singer who lives in his sisters basement who is stranded at the alter by his spoiled fiancee. He's a mess until he befriends Julia (Drew Barrymore), the waitress with a heart of gold. But, problems arise again when Robbie finds himself falling for her - she's engaged to some sleazy, two-timing, self-absorbed, Walstreet jerk. Convinced that she would never fall for a bum like him, Robbie keeps his feelings a secret. But little does his know, she feels the same way for him.
This movie is so much fun! Adam Sandler is absolutely hilarious. I laugh out loud every time I watch this movie. And who knew Drew Barrymore could actually be funny before this movie? The movie is full of 80's references (taking place in '85) - Rubik's cube, big hair, Madonna, David Bowie, Van Halen, Freddy Krueger, and...my personal favorite... Billy Idol - live and in person! Everyone should have this DVD as a part of their collection!

This goes down in my book as one of Adam Sandler's best movies to date. In it he plays Robbie Hart, a struggling Wedding Singer who lives in his sisters basement who is stranded at the alter by his spoiled fiancee. He's a mess until he befriends Julia (Drew Barrymore), the waitress with a heart of gold. But, problems arise again when Robbie finds himself falling for her - she's engaged to some sleazy, two-timing, self-absorbed, Walstreet jerk. Convinced that she would never fall for a bum like him, Robbie keeps his feelings a secret. But little does his know, she feels the same way for him.
This movie is so much fun! Adam Sandler is absolutely hilarious. I laugh out loud every time I watch this movie. And who knew Drew Barrymore could actually be funny before this movie? The movie is full of 80's references (taking place in '85) - Rubik's cube, big hair, Madonna, David Bowie, Van Halen, Freddy Krueger, and...my personal favorite... Billy Idol - live and in person! Everyone should have this DVD as a part of their collection!

Ok, not a fan of Adam Sandler really, and I haven't seen the DVD yet, but I have seen this movie on VHS and in the theater and its great. Its funny but not stupid-funny. If you haven't see it, go see it. If you have seen it, go see it again.

It's the 1980's. Robbie is the lead singer of a band which performs at weddings. He's a real expert on weddings. In fact, he's getting married himself. However his bride-to-be doesn't show up. She realized that she loved the young rocker Robbie, not the no-future wedding singer Robbie. Well, he completely loses his confidence and comes to hate weddings. In comes Julia, a waitress he had befriended at the wedding hall, who needs his help to plan her wedding. Can he regain his confidence as a wedding singer? Are there feelings between Robbie and Julia? Check it out.

In this romantic comedy, Adam Sandler plays Robbie as a man with a heart of gold. My favorite scene is when Robbie is playing at a Bar Mitzvah (he won't play at weddings anymore, so there aren't a lot of options left). He spots an overweight kid who seems a bit lonely, so he arranges a special dance for him with Julia. It's difficult to describe, but it's so heartwarming.

To tell the truth, I'm a really big fan of 80's music and nostalgia. THis movie is packed full of some of the best 80's hits. If you have any love for the 80's, you should own this movie. Also in my opinion, this is the absolute best Sandler movie.

Somehow, Adam Sandler has racked up a series of hit movies. While this may not go down in history as one of the great movie mysteries, it's still mystifying how he manages to draw a crowd especially when he's playing it relatively straight here.

Gone are the crass antics of a Wedding Singer and out are the mentally-challenged slapstick of a Waterboy. Here, Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, a law-school grad (???), living a life of nothingness who inadvertantly finds himself custodian of one little boy.

Now, the antics begin ... some in good taste ... some ... er ... well, some just fall flat.

While some of the jokes are funny, I have to admit that I miss the screaming humor of Happy Gilmore. It might've been more in step here, and watching Bob Barker beat the stuffing out of Sandler one more time would've been worth the price of admission.

New York tollbooth worker and failure to his family Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) who really has not decided to take the next step in life and become a successfull something or other as opposed to big overgrown kid still living off leftovers and pizza has a son, Julian, of his roommate's dying wife show up at his doorstep moments after his roommate moves to China. Sonny really has nothing going for him whatsoever, his girlfriend has just left him and now he has to support a hyper, five year old running throughout his apartment. This movie takes on a more happy loving feel than other dumb funny Sandler movies. Renee Zelwegger plays Sonny's new girlfriend who loves Julian, and loves Sonny. This movies happy feeling is sure to have a smile across your face for the majority of it and has a great ending, and will also make you laugh throughout much of it.

Yes, it's classic Sandler in all his glorious humor, but he infuses his character Sonny with such genuine love for the orphan he picks up to impress his girlfriend Vanessa that he is really mature (look, he has a kid, doesn't he?)

Sonny won [money]in a minor lawsuit and spends his time half-heartedly working a part-time job as a parking lot attendant even though he has a law degree. He lives with his roommate Kevin (Jon Stewart) and makes fun of Kevin's girlfriend Corrine who is now a doctor but had a previous career as a waitress in a certain chain restaurant with an Owl on its logo.

Kevin has just left for China when the 5-year-old son he didn't know he fathered is brought to his door. Seeing a chance to win back Vanessa, Sonny claims to be Kevin and begins his messed-up and often hilarious version of being a single parent.

Sandler also co-wrote this script, and it stars his SNL pals Steve Buscemi as a homeless guy and Rob Schneider as Nazo, the delivery guy. The funniest scenes are watching the kid Julian sing and jump to his favorite kiddie song "Would you like/to come and play?" while beating Nazo over the head with a magazine.

Somehow, Adam Sandler has racked up a series of hit movies. While this may not go down in history as one of the great movie mysteries, it's still mystifying how he manages to draw a crowd especially when he's playing it relatively straight here.

Gone are the crass antics of a Wedding Singer and out are the mentally-challenged slapstick of a Waterboy. Here, Sandler plays Sonny Koufax, a law-school grad (???), living a life of nothingness who inadvertantly finds himself custodian of one little boy.

Now, the antics begin ... some in good taste ... some ... er ... well, some just fall flat.

While some of the jokes are funny, I have to admit that I miss the screaming humor of Happy Gilmore. It might've been more in step here, and watching Bob Barker beat the stuffing out of Sandler one more time would've been worth the price of admission.

New York tollbooth worker and failure to his family Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) who really has not decided to take the next step in life and become a successfull something or other as opposed to big overgrown kid still living off leftovers and pizza has a son, Julian, of his roommate's dying wife show up at his doorstep moments after his roommate moves to China. Sonny really has nothing going for him whatsoever, his girlfriend has just left him and now he has to support a hyper, five year old running throughout his apartment. This movie takes on a more happy loving feel than other dumb funny Sandler movies. Renee Zelwegger plays Sonny's new girlfriend who loves Julian, and loves Sonny. This movies happy feeling is sure to have a smile across your face for the majority of it and has a great ending, and will also make you laugh throughout much of it.

Yes, it's classic Sandler in all his glorious humor, but he infuses his character Sonny with such genuine love for the orphan he picks up to impress his girlfriend Vanessa that he is really mature (look, he has a kid, doesn't he?)

Sonny won [money]in a minor lawsuit and spends his time half-heartedly working a part-time job as a parking lot attendant even though he has a law degree. He lives with his roommate Kevin (Jon Stewart) and makes fun of Kevin's girlfriend Corrine who is now a doctor but had a previous career as a waitress in a certain chain restaurant with an Owl on its logo.

Kevin has just left for China when the 5-year-old son he didn't know he fathered is brought to his door. Seeing a chance to win back Vanessa, Sonny claims to be Kevin and begins his messed-up and often hilarious version of being a single parent.

Sandler also co-wrote this script, and it stars his SNL pals Steve Buscemi as a homeless guy and Rob Schneider as Nazo, the delivery guy. The funniest scenes are watching the kid Julian sing and jump to his favorite kiddie song "Would you like/to come and play?" while beating Nazo over the head with a magazine.