How do you feel about Adam Sandler's movies?

[thismeintiel]

Bristow9091 said:

thismeintiel said:

His earlier work was pretty good. Back when he was playing the lovable goofball. Unfortunately, it seems like his ego has worked its way into his films, making them awful. Not only is the comedy basically on autopilot, but if you notice, Adam Sandler is either playing the chick magnet or the guy who's the best of the best at whatever he does. It's just unrealistic and takes you out of the film.

Like in Grown Ups, everyone else has a pretty normal life, but Sandler has the hottest wife and mingles with the stars (I believe he was an agent.) Or in Chuck and Larry, no woman can resist him and he is shown having had sex with multiple models at one time, even though he's just an average looking firefighter. Or in Pixel, he's the best at arcade games and no on can beat him. Well, unless they use nonexistent cheat codes.

Of course, I will say even though most of his movies after Big Daddy suck, he still has some enjoyable ones every now and then. Anger Management, Click, and 50 First Dates probably being the most notable ones.

Doesn't that apply to most main characters in most media though? They're either the best at something, or the worst... in this case he portrays himself as the best, lol.

Not at all.  The best protagonists have flaws and usually grow during the film.  It's boring to watch someone who's the best of the best and that's basically it for the film.  Especially when it's just some average looking dude whose a chick magnet for no other reason than the script says so.  Look at some of his better regarded films from his early career that made him a star.

Billy Madison - He's basically a spoiled fuck up, but he's still funny enough and has a big enough heart to be likable.  During the course of the film he learns to be a little more serious when it calls for it.  And even though he wins his father's company in the end, he still realizes he's too much of a fuck up to run it, so gives it to his father's VP.

Happy Gilmore - He's got a hell of a power shot, but sucks at skating and all other parts of hockey.  His temper often gets him into trouble.  Even when he swtches to golf, he sucks at putting and needs to learn to control is temper to beat the antagonist.

The Wedding Singer - He's a guy in a dead end job.  He's not a chick magnet.  In fact, his girlfriend no longer wants to marry him because of his career.  He gets so depressed after this that he almost fucks up everything going for him.  Almost.

The Waterboy - Not the smartest guy around, but again, his heart is in the right place.  He has a temper when pushed to the most extreme, but uses it on the field to help him tackle.  He has to learn to overcome the control of his momma to continue to play and overcome his shyness to get the girl.

Big Daddy - He's basically a loser.  His girlfriend leaves him for someone old enough to be her grandfather.  When he first gets the kid he doesn't want him, but then eventually becomes a hands-off dad that allows the kid to do anything.  But, when he finds out how that is negatively affecting the kid's life, he becomes a better father figure, and then fights in court for custody of him.  In the end, he doesn't even become the kid's dad, instead accepting his role as an "uncle."

Like I said, he's MUCH better when he's playing the lovable goofball.  Each one having their own flaws and obstacles to overcome.  When he's the best at whatever he does and/or is a chick magnet, it just makes the story boring because he is just overcoming other people and their flaws, while he's perfect.  It doesn't help that a lot of his movies have been on autopilot lately.  After The Waterboy, it seems every 2-3 movies, he just does a movie where he does a funny voice, thinking that will carry the film.