The Three Adam Sandler Movies I Won't Watch (And The One I Didn't Finish)
You know how last year, I wrote and posted two reviews of different Adam Sandler movies? Blame this video for that.
I may have said that my mom is an Adam Sandler fan and caused me to gain some degree of familiarity with his work - heck, we watched "The Cobbler" this past Saturday because she wanted to watch it - but it was the knowledge that Schaffrillas was working on his ranking video of every Adam Sandler movie that caused me to gain a bigger interest in his work, culminating in those two reviews. (Coincidentally, those two movies just so happen to be at the bottom and the top of Schaffrillas's list. Huh, fancy that.) That being said, though, I value my time enough to not want to suffer through all of his movies. Specifically, there are three Adam Sandler movies that I refuse to even give a try, as well as one that I tried to watch but could only get partway through before turning it off. If my parents want to watch any of them, that's fine, but they can leave me out of it. In any case, here are those movies!
Refuse to Watch #1: That's My Boy
Okay, I'm pretty sure I'd be lying if I said that I haven't seen a single second of this one; I think someone might have put this on the TV as background noise once. That being said, though, the concept of this movie gives me the ick. In this movie, Adam Sandler plays a father trying to reconnect with his son (played by Andy Samberg), who was born when he was 13. It's not a case of him and his baby mama being really young parents, either; the son's mother was a fully grown adult who groomed Adam Sandler's character in middle school. I don't need Schaffrillas to mention that the movie doesn't treat this kid like the victim he is, because the plot summary does give me that feeling. I intend to watch Astarotte no Omocha due to it being based on a manga from the same person who illustrated the Baka and Test light novels, but honestly, I have considered giving up on watching it due to me finding out about a certain plot point that reminds me a lot of what kicks off "That's My Boy"; at least I can take some moral high ground by not watching this one at least, right? (I will admit that the idea of the actor for Jake Peralta playing a character who starts out as a serious businessman tickles me a bit, though.)
Refuse to Watch #2: The Ridiculous 6
With some of the things I've heard about this movie, one thing comes to mind.
Seriously, I know that racial stereotypes is par for the course for movies with Rob Schneider in them, but that doesn't mean I have to like them! Plus, this movie has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (with enough critics having reviewed it for it to make the list on Wikipedia), and no matter what you have to say about Rotten Tomatoes as a website....I mean, I'd argue that no decent movie would get a 0% on that website. (This is unrelated to this blog post, but I just want to mention that another movie on that list, Problem Child, got two sequels and an animated series. Why? It may have been a box-office success, but the fact that it got dunked on as hard as it did should have been a sign to use the money earned on the project on a better project. What do I know, though?)
Refuse to Watch #3: The Do-Over
You know, this is the one that I've most strongly considered giving a chance. I mean, it may have been the second-lowest on Schaffrillas's ranking with only Going Overboard below it, but like, how bad can it really be? Then, I thought about what I heard about Luis Guzman's sweaty balls in full glory being depicted in one scene and was just like, "NOPE." That, combined with how stupid the plot seems to be, makes me want to stay away from it. Sure, Adam Sandler movies tend to have stupid plots, but there's a line that can't be crossed that The Do-Over seems to be crossing!
With these three movies that I refuse to give a try, though, there was one that I made an honest attempt to watch, but I couldn't even get halfway through it before deciding that I didn't want to finish it. Trust me, that is quite the accomplishment, as in recent years, I have been making an honest attempt at finishing every movie I start, anime or otherwise. Betcha can't guess which Adam Sandler movie I'm talking about!
Refuse to Finish: Jack and Jill
Yes, the Adam Sandler I tried to watch but couldn't finish is the one widely considered to be the worst of them all (despite not being the one Adam Sandler film to not have a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), Jack and Jill. Look, if Adam Sandler wants to dress in drag for an entire movie, I don't have an issue with that; I wouldn't go so far as to say that he makes for an attractive woman (mostly because I'm certain I don't swing that way), but he doesn't look outright terrible as a woman! What I have an issue with, however, is the characterization of Adam Sandler in drag, because good Lord, is Jill annoying! If I had to listen to her voice or watch her be so obnoxious for another minute, I think I would've thrown my phone across the room! (Yeah, I was watching the movie on my phone. What of it?) About 40 minutes in, my annoyance had finally gotten to the point where I just gave up on finishing the movie and went to bed. Admittedly, this was before Al Pacino really came into play, and I hear his role is the best part of the movie; perhaps I should have stuck it out for the sake of the Dunkaccino scene at the end. The only way I can see myself giving Jack and Jill another shot, however, is if I was forced to watch any of the other three movies I mentioned today and managed to get through them without succumbing to a nervous breakdown.
Other than these movies, however, I'd be perfectly willing to dip my toes into any Adam Sandler movie that I haven't already seen. Will I regret saying that? Probably, but hey, I hear Uncut Gems and Jay Kelly are pretty good, at least!
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