Adam Sandler - Funny guy, really?

Guybrush · 10-10-2011, 03:51 AM

Reading about the movie Grown Ups, I read the following :

"Adam Sandler is always on the top of the race when it comes to comedy genre"

And I thought, is he really? I can't remember ever thinking Adam Sandler was particularly funny. I find the characters he plays to generally be unfunny, often pathetic and lacking in charm. His hesitant style is grating. His unlikeability sort of suited him in the 2009 movie Funny People where he co-starred the much funnier Seth Rogen as Adam's character was kind of a douche. But for general purpose comedy? Bleh.

So, personally, I feel even Rob Schneider is much funnier. What do you think?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-10-2011, 04:14 AM

I personally compare him to Mike Meyers. Funny guy who's put out nothing but garbage for the last decade. I think The Waterboy, as crude a film as it is, is Sandler's best character. His comedy films generally star the same character over and over again, but with The Waterboy he really played someone unique and it worked.

Grown Ups was awful. I felt a little embarrassed for our country.

**Janszoon** · 10-10-2011, 07:46 AM

I think Adam Sandler was fairly consistently hilarious in the 90s. Though I disagree with Conan about The Waterboy, I think that and Bulletproof were the weakest movies he put out in that decade. But since the 90s? Yeah, he's pretty much sucked except for Punch Drunk Love, which wasn't a comedy. When that movie came out I really hoped it was going to be the starting point of a new phase in his career where he'd pull a Bill Murray and become a worthwhile actor in quirky movies. Unfortunately, he chose to go down the path of making really lame sappy comedies instead.

Guybrush · 10-10-2011, 09:34 AM

I know it's against popular opinion, but I hated Punch Drunk Love. Despite having some credibility, I felt Sandler's character was, in addition to being disturbed, highly annoying to watch.

I caught a few glimpzes of Little Nicky on the telly some weeks ago. I'm surprised his career survived that crap. It reminded me of this little tip from Tropic Thunder :

Thom Yorke · 10-10-2011, 09:44 AM

Not funny at all. It just isn't my type of humour. Same goes for Rob Schneider.

djchameleon · 10-10-2011, 10:37 AM

Rob Schneider is funny in small doses that's why his cameos in almost every Adam Sandler movie is pretty hilarious but give him a vehicle to helm on his own and it's just not the same. The best part about his Duece Bigelow movie was having Eddie Griffith there to assist him.

I disagree that he's funnier than Adam Sandler.

Grown Ups is one of those movies where you put too many funny people in one movie and it ends up being just plain horrible.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-10-2011, 11:04 AM

EH, he does what he does. I used to love Sandler as a kid, and I think that should be noted that his comedy does have that appeal. However, I grow older, and I grow tired of 'screwball' in general, let alone Sandler's increasingly commercial, increasingly half assed attempts.

Then again I think he's only 8 million times more talented than Will Ferrell.

FRED HALE SR. · 10-10-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Rob Schneider is funny in small doses that's why his cameos in almost every Adam Sandler movie is pretty hilarious but give him a vehicle to helm on his own and it's just not the same. The best part about his Duece Bigelow movie was having Eddie Griffith there to assist him.

I disagree that he's funnier than Adam Sandler.

Grown Ups is one of those movies where you put too many funny people in one movie and it ends up being just plain horrible.

I've enjoyed a few Sandler movies. Wedding Singer was a decent laugh. I think hes far better at standup as he seems to better with skits then movies. He suffers from being the same person in every movie. No matter how annoying you make your voice sound Adam its the same schtick.

This is clearly a case of the bad out-weighing the good. I think in general i yearn for the days of the solid Murray/Pryor/Chase movies where people truly were funny.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-10-2011, 11:17 AM

I find it a little odd that the only pure Hollywood comedies of late that have any merit are Judd Apatow productions.

Blarobbarg · 10-10-2011, 11:20 AM

Eh, he's generally funny in the "incredibly stupid but good for turning your mind off" kind of way. I don't go seeking out his movies, but if I'm watching television and there's nothing else on I don't mind watching him.

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10-10-2011, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Adam Sandler - Funny guy, really? Reading about the movie Grown Ups, I read the following : "Adam Sandler is always on the top of the race when it comes to comedy genre" And I thought, is he really? I can't remember ever thinking Adam Sandler was particularly funny. I find the characters he plays to generally be unfunny, often pathetic and lacking in charm. His hesitant style is grating. His unlikeability sort of suited him in the 2009 movie Funny People where he co-starred the much funnier Seth Rogen as Adam's character was kind of a douche. But for general purpose comedy? Bleh. So, personally, I feel even Rob Schneider is much funnier. What do you think? __________________ Something Completely Different

10-10-2011, 07:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I think Adam Sandler was fairly consistently hilarious in the 90s. Though I disagree with Conan about The Waterboy, I think that and Bulletproof were the weakest movies he put out in that decade. But since the 90s? Yeah, he's pretty much sucked except for Punch Drunk Love, which wasn't a comedy. When that movie came out I really hoped it was going to be the starting point of a new phase in his career where he'd pull a Bill Murray and become a worthwhile actor in quirky movies. Unfortunately, he chose to go down the path of making really lame sappy comedies instead. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

10-10-2011, 09:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I know it's against popular opinion, but I hated Punch Drunk Love. Despite having some credibility, I felt Sandler's character was, in addition to being disturbed, highly annoying to watch. I caught a few glimpzes of Little Nicky on the telly some weeks ago. I'm surprised his career survived that crap. It reminded me of this little tip from Tropic Thunder : __________________ Something Completely Different

10-10-2011, 04:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I personally compare him to Mike Meyers. Funny guy who's put out nothing but garbage for the last decade. I think The Waterboy, as crude a film as it is, is Sandler's best character. His comedy films generally star the same character over and over again, but with The Waterboy he really played someone unique and it worked. Grown Ups was awful. I felt a little embarrassed for our country.

10-10-2011, 09:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Thom Yorke Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,848	Not funny at all. It just isn't my type of humour. Same goes for Rob Schneider.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I find it a little odd that the only pure Hollywood comedies of late that have any merit are Judd Apatow productions.

10-10-2011, 11:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	Eh, he's generally funny in the "incredibly stupid but good for turning your mind off" kind of way. I don't go seeking out his movies, but if I'm watching television and there's nothing else on I don't mind watching him.