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  1. 07-23-2007 03:36 AM #1
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    The Art of Adam Sandler

    I noticed his latest work made a little money over the weekend while getting creamed by the critics, so I did a little Rotten tomatoes overview of his career:

    63% Reign Over Me
    14% I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
    30% The Longest Yard
    11% Deuce Bigalow
    44% 50 First Dates
    53% Spanglish
    43% Anger Management
    22% Mr. Deeds
    81% Punch-Drunk Love
    13% Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
    23% Little Nicky Star
    32% Big Daddy Star
    55% The Wedding Singer
    20% Dirty Work
    30% The Waterboy
    56% Happy Gilmore
    40% Billy Madison (added on edit)

    I paid to see The Wedding Singer and Punch Drunk Love, but have managed to avoid the rest.
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  2. 07-23-2007 05:03 AM #2
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    I have seen 8 of those. 2 in the theatre. Anger Management is my favorite.
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  3. 07-23-2007 10:02 AM #3
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    50 First Dates wasn't so bad.

    I love Kevin James, but so far the ratings for Chuck and Larry look very disappointing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by comfortably numb
    I noticed his latest work made a little money over the weekend while getting creamed by the critics, so I did a little Rotten tomatoes overview of his career:

    63% Reign Over Me
    14% I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
    30% The Longest Yard
    11% Deuce Bigalow
    44% 50 First Dates
    53% Spanglish
    43% Anger Management
    22% Mr. Deeds
    81% Punch-Drunk Love
    13% Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
    23% Little Nicky Star
    32% Big Daddy Star
    55% The Wedding Singer
    20% Dirty Work
    30% The Waterboy
    56% Happy Gilmore

    I paid to see The Wedding Singer and Punch Drunk Love, but have managed to avoid the rest.
    Where's Billy Madison?
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  5. 07-23-2007 11:21 AM #5
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    Good question. Addded on edit.
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  6. 07-23-2007 11:44 AM #6
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    Very Good: Happy Gilmore (getting punked by Bob Barker makes this movie)

    Good: Bulletproof

    Watchable: Waterboy, Billy Madison, Anger Management, Mr. Deeds & Little Nicky
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    IMO he's a hack and a total waste of an actor. His movies are all the same. He's too buy trying to prove to everybody he's a tough guy and the majority ain't buying it.
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    30% The Longest Yard
    30% of people liked that one????
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    Punch Drunk Love was horrible. No idea why people liked that one.

    Happy Gilmore and Wedding Singer were his two best.

    Of course, I may have been swayed...

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    Any movie with Julie Bowen in lingerie is a movie worth seeing...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurt Cobain
    IMO he's a hack and a total waste of an actor. His movies are all the same. He's too buy trying to prove to everybody he's a tough guy and the majority ain't buying it.
    I don't think Sandler will be competing for an Oscar anytime soon.......
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    I thought Punch Drunk Love was worth seeing. Kinda quirky, but I thought he played the part well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by don7031
    Very Good: Happy Gilmore (getting punked by Bob Barker makes this movie)
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    Classic, and Bob Barker still laughs about it today.
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    What about Click? I thought that was going to be a real groaner, but it turned out to be decent entertainment. Nothing spectacular but something you can sit down and watch and laugh a lot at.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurt Cobain
    IMO he's a hack and a total waste of an actor. His movies are all the same. He's too buy trying to prove to everybody he's a tough guy and the majority ain't buying it.
    Either that or he's doing shows about goats ******* his grandmother in the ass.
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