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Coffee And Pie posted:Oh, man. If there's one director that could get a great performance out of Sandler, it's Quentin Tarantino. Have you seen Punch-Drunk Love?
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I really want to see Adam Sandler play a mass murderer, a dictator, or a cannibal or something similarly vile with the exact same mannerisms as his comedic persona. I despise everything he's ever done but that alone would make up for it.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I really want to see Adam Sandler play a mass murderer, a dictator, or a cannibal or something similarly vile with the exact same mannerisms as his comedic persona. I'd rather he just flame out with the legacy of making putrid movies more than anything. I'd rather not have some respectable director throw him a bone over someone deserving.
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# ? Feb 14, 2014 19:08 |
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Coffee And Pie posted:Oh, man. If there's one director that could get a great performance out of Sandler, it's Quentin Tarantino. [in high-pitched childish affect] A-shoobie doobie! *bashes in Nazi's skull w/ metal bat*
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# ? Feb 14, 2014 19:53 |
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Justin Godscock posted:I'm surprised nobody has said Bruce Willis' death at the end of Armageddon especially since that one guy brought up Michael Bay. Here we have a mindless action movie with a shaky premise that would piss the every-loving gently caress off of everyone on Reddit (they like their science over there) and cause the Internet to meltdown as a result yet that one scene at the end was actually well done and just sad. Completely agree. Bad Boys 2 I thought had interesting commentary on police/law enforcement. It was clouded in explosions and boobs but nonetheless shows the rapid militarization of this country's law enforcement agencies.
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# ? Feb 15, 2014 16:35 |
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I really want to see Adam Sandler play a mass murderer, a dictator, or a cannibal or something similarly vile with the exact same mannerisms as his comedic persona. TrixRabbi posted:Have you seen Punch-Drunk Love?
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# ? Feb 15, 2014 16:53 |
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Sandlers performance is Punch Drunk Love is loving stellar. He's playing essentially the same character he did in his earlier films but put in a realistic setting.
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# ? Feb 15, 2014 19:11 |
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Yaws posted:Sandlers performance is Punch Drunk Love is loving stellar. He's playing essentially the same character he did in his earlier films but put in a realistic setting. Franz von Dada has a new favorite as of 21:02 on Feb 15, 2014 |
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Franz von Dada posted:And under good direction. Paul Thomas Anderson is so good with actors that even if you didn't like his films otherwise, you couldn't deny the fact that the acting in his movies are ALWAYS top-notch. I would argue that PT Anderson's films focus less on plot and more on character. Because of the lack of "A then B then C then...." hand-holding that most mainstream films strive for, many people are turned off by his films. I LOVE them though. He's got that Kubrick-esque quality of transfixing the viewer. You don't always know why you're watching but you can't look away.
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Franz von Dada posted:And under good direction. Paul Thomas Anderson is so good with actors that even if you didn't like his films otherwise, you couldn't deny the fact that the acting in his movies are ALWAYS top-notch.
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# ? Feb 15, 2014 23:28 |
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The sequel to Babe, Babe: Pig in the City was a pretty interesting film and I'm not sure I would call it silly, the first one definitely had some emotional moments too. But there's one scene that I just thought was heart-rending when the little handicapped dog "dies" and his heaven is being able to run through a green pasture on his own two legs. Crap, I'm tearing up right now. (but don't worry, it all works out OK) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXQnlp3uqJA
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# ? Feb 15, 2014 23:44 |
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Even though it's not really a silly movie, but in the new Robocop where it's revealed that he's only left with his head, heart, lungs, and hand was really sad and depressing. Wasn't expecting that at all.
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# ? Feb 16, 2014 07:31 |
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What the gently caress? I had to turn this off after 15 secs, it's horrifying.
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# ? Feb 17, 2014 06:23 |
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:I really want to see Adam Sandler play a mass murderer, a dictator, or a cannibal or something similarly vile with the exact same mannerisms as his comedic persona. This is basically Danny McBride's character arc in This Is The End, and it's amazing.
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britishbornandbread posted:The scene from Shallow Hal where he sees the burns victim girl for the first time since the spell on him has been lifted. Hits me like a train. This was the first thing that came to mind for me. I remember just kind of coasting through the film and then the part where he meets her a second time, oh god nope, not crying, nope Both scenes are here for those that are interested.
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Coffee And Pie posted:This is basically Danny McBride's character arc in This Is The End, and it's amazing. Every time someone brings that movie up, I'm going to single him out for praise. He really is that talented an actor.
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Phylodox posted:I think Funny People was, like, two good movies and a kind of mediocre movie crammed unceremoniously together. It's pretty good until it becomes The Bridges of Marin County. Justin Godscock posted:Also, I think the reason why nobody really likes Adam Sandler anymore is the guy seems to be the one who stops trying after he hits it big. Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore still hold up (if you like silly humor) but lately the guy has been phoning it in bad relying on easy juvenile humor and stereotypes instead of carefully lacing them into his films. It was the same deal with SNL where he was great at first, then you watch his final season and he clearly stopped trying which is why he (and others) got fired during the 1995 purge. It seems like Adam Sandler makes movies today as an excuse to take his friends on vacation. He's been a rich guy in nearly every one of his movies for the last few years, because that lets him just do whatever without explaining it.
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Aphrodite posted:It seems like Adam Sandler makes movies today as an excuse to take his friends on vacation. To be fair, it's probably more honest than trying to pretend he's still some poor bachelor schlub. He's been far removed from that lifestyle for a long time now, so making cheesy comedies about being a rich guy with young children is probably the truest expression of who he is.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Every time someone brings that movie up, I'm going to single him out for praise. He really is that talented an actor. Good writer, too.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Good writer, too. I hate how I'm keeping his name spoiled for the sake of a joke, but yes, good writer as well.
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Aphrodite posted:It's pretty good until it becomes The Bridges of Marin County. His "costumes" in those movies are the same shorts-and-tshirt that he wears everywhere in real life, as well. Dude is just that lazy.
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Tender Bender posted:His "costumes" in those movies are the same shorts-and-tshirt that he wears everywhere in real life, as well. Dude is just that lazy. He probably has a clause that lets him keep his wardrobe in his contracts so he never has to shop for clothes.
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# ? Feb 17, 2014 21:28 |
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On the other hand, Sandler's laziness works to his advantage when he's on press tours for his movies because he's one of the few comedic actors that doesn't try way too hard to be funny in every goddamn interview(see: Kevin Hart). He can just do a normal interview and not annoy the poo poo out of me while doing it.
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Tender Bender posted:His "costumes" in those movies are the same shorts-and-tshirt that he wears everywhere in real life, as well. Dude is just that lazy.
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TrixRabbi posted:To be fair, it's probably more honest than trying to pretend he's still some poor bachelor schlub. He's been far removed from that lifestyle for a long time now, so making cheesy comedies about being a rich guy with young children is probably the truest expression of who he is. So in other words, he's not an "actor" anymore?
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 08:07 |
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When Mel Gibson is finally seen beside his wife trapped between a car and a tree in Signs I have a soft spot for Signs - a much under appreciated movie, in my opinion.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 12:50 |
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It's not a silly movie by any means, but the bit in The Breakfast Club where Vernon confronts Bender in the supply closet. Just a great moment where suddenly all the comedy is gone out of their relationship.
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WastedJoker posted:When Mel Gibson is finally seen beside his wife trapped between a car and a tree in Signs This reminds me of the scene in Independence Day when the first lady is bleeding to death in the hospital. I think the part that really gets me is the doctors performance as he tries to tell the President the prognosis. Whoever that guy was he's a drat good actor and I don't think I've ever seen him in anything else.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 21:19 |
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The speech the dad gives Ice Cube in the first Friday about how kids are so afraid of taking an rear end kicking that they just kill each other instead. I swear it pops up in the back of my head whenever I hear about people shooting each other over silliness.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 23:15 |
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When Mario van Peebles gets ate by the shark in Jaws the Revenge.
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# ? Feb 18, 2014 23:59 |
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Lets! Get! Weird! posted:When Mario van Peebles gets ate by the shark in Jaws the Revenge. It's okay because in at least one version of the movie he gets better.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 00:07 |
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I'm gonna say Hit Girl's reaction to her dying father in Kick rear end and then basically blaming Kick rear end for that death in the car ride afterward.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 00:46 |
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Batman & Robin has one poignant scene which really captures the nobility and futility of Batman. It's amazing that it exists in a movie which is otherwise so godawful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBJ93zhz2Cg
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For me, it's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. While I'd argue the whole movie is pretty drat good, the scenes with Splinter and Raphael, Splinter and Danny (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hciTSjAe73Y) and the mystical seance that kickstarts the last act really hit home in a personal way.
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MeatwadIsGod posted:Batman & Robin has one poignant scene which really captures the nobility and futility of Batman. It's amazing that it exists in a movie which is otherwise so godawful: Make that two poignant scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJADOqwmc3I
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effectual posted:Make that two poignant scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJADOqwmc3I That's from Batman Forever.
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# ? Feb 19, 2014 13:39 |
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John Carter premise was pretty silly considering the main character's super power was being able to jump really really high. However I still liked the movie. This scene always makes me pretty emotional, I'm guessing its the music that sounds like it was ripped off from Lost, because the opening of Star Trek (2009) was similarly moving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7ZeptdPPrU
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dundun posted:John Carter premise was pretty silly considering the main character's super power was being able to jump really really high. However I still liked the movie. This scene always makes me pretty emotional, I'm guessing its the music that sounds like it was ripped off from Lost, because the opening of Star Trek (2009) was similarly moving. All 3 had the same composer - Michael Giacchino.
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Samuel Clemens posted:That's from Batman Forever. That movie had some amazing line readings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBEz-wfq8Ew
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effectual posted:The scene of any movie I cry the most to is the climax of The Green Mile. I know it's not exactly a comedy, but has quite a few laughs through the movie.
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