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Anyone see the South Park episode that touched on this movie?
Yea, good stuff.
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The film opened in 3,438 theaters at #2 with $25,003,575, behind Immortals, which debuted in the top spot with $32,206,425.[11] The film has grossed $73,837,886 in the United States and Canada and $51,100,000 in other territories, for worldwide gross of $142,251,636 against its $79 million budget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28film%29#Box_office
So how does this happen? Is the average intelligence of movie goers comparable to a door knob? That so many people go to the movies just for the sake of going to the movies, so all it takes is one recognizable name and a decent promotional budget? I'd say both.
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The Longest Yard
Billy Madison(Stupid movie but it was funny)
Big Daddy
The Waterboy
Anger Management
Click
Zohan(Stupid movie but it was funny)
Thoes are the only Sandler movies that I like. His most recent movies have just been awful
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| seminoles1 wrote: | | FourThreeMafia wrote: | And like him or not, Sandler is a legend. He has been one of the most sought after and successful comedic actors of the last 15 years, and while not all his movies are that good, he still has a huge folliowing.
Guess it depends on how you define "legend" in this case. IMO, if you make a major impact and your accomplishments and success will be remembered fondly for those accomplishments, you are at least somewhat of a legend. Will he be remembered as one of the greatest actors in Hollywood? No, but he was a huge part of Generation X's youth and as I said, had amazing success, even if he didnt have all hits. |
That's like saying Michael Bay is a legend.
Adam Sandler has MANY more misses than hits. Not a single one of his movies would ever touch any respectable movie reviewer or studio's best comedy list. That's not a legend. Bill Murray, Steve Martin, and Gene Wilder are legends. |
Steve Martin has made some atrocious movies.
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| texans_uk wrote: | | Steve Martin has made some atrocious movies. |
No doubt, especially in the last 10 years. Everyone has. But the difference is that Martin has made some all-time great comedies as well in The Jerk and Plains, Trains, and Automobiles and a few more that are funnier than any Adam Sandler movie like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, All of Me, Father of the Bride, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Bowfinger. Throw in some other movies that I don't really like but are critically acclaimed like Roxanne and Parenthood and you have yourself a career for the ages that towers over Sandler's.
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| Mossburg wrote: | The film opened in 3,438 theaters at #2 with $25,003,575, behind Immortals, which debuted in the top spot with $32,206,425.[11] The film has grossed $73,837,886 in the United States and Canada and $51,100,000 in other territories, for worldwide gross of $142,251,636 against its $79 million budget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28film%29#Box_office
So how does this happen? Is the average intelligence of movie goers comparable to a door knob? That so many people go to the movies just for the sake of going to the movies, so all it takes is one recognizable name and a decent promotional budget? I'd say both. |
I would say it is that and the fact that this movie was designed to cater to the whole family and not just a specific age group or demographic. When you look at some of the more recent family films that have come out, despite sub-par reviews, the majority of these films have gone one to surpass their operational budgets.
4 people in a family going to see 1 bad movie will always generate more revenue than 2 people going to see 1 good one.
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| Bohlmann20 wrote: | I absolutely hated his old movies. Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Waterboy, etc. were completely retarded.
I actually enjoyed some of his newer comedies in 50 First Dates and Bedtime Stories. |
what is this i dont even
are you human?
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| mistakebytehlak wrote: | | Bohlmann20 wrote: | I absolutely hated his old movies. Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Waterboy, etc. were completely retarded.
I actually enjoyed some of his newer comedies in 50 First Dates and Bedtime Stories. |
what is this i dont even
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Yeah if there was ever a time for the facepalm.jpeg it is now.
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| Mossburg wrote: | The film opened in 3,438 theaters at #2 with $25,003,575, behind Immortals, which debuted in the top spot with $32,206,425.[11] The film has grossed $73,837,886 in the United States and Canada and $51,100,000 in other territories, for worldwide gross of $142,251,636 against its $79 million budget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28film%29#Box_office
So how does this happen? Is the average intelligence of movie goers comparable to a door knob? That so many people go to the movies just for the sake of going to the movies, so all it takes is one recognizable name and a decent promotional budget? I'd say both. |
That's astounding. Like most others a 15 second preview was enough reason for me not to see this.
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| seminoles1 wrote: | | texans_uk wrote: | | Steve Martin has made some atrocious movies. |
No doubt, especially in the last 10 years. Everyone has. But the difference is that Martin has made some all-time great comedies as well in The Jerk and Plains, Trains, and Automobiles and a few more that are funnier than any Adam Sandler movie like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, All of Me, Father of the Bride, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Bowfinger. Throw in some other movies that I don't really like but are critically acclaimed like Roxanne and Parenthood and you have yourself a career for the ages that towers over Sandler's. |
it's also fair to say Steve Martin's comedy on SNL was far funnier and will last longer than anything Sandler did there.
nor will Sandler be invited back as a guest host there 15 times.
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| vike daddy wrote: | | seminoles1 wrote: | | texans_uk wrote: | | Steve Martin has made some atrocious movies. |
No doubt, especially in the last 10 years. Everyone has. But the difference is that Martin has made some all-time great comedies as well in The Jerk and Plains, Trains, and Automobiles and a few more that are funnier than any Adam Sandler movie like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, All of Me, Father of the Bride, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Bowfinger. Throw in some other movies that I don't really like but are critically acclaimed like Roxanne and Parenthood and you have yourself a career for the ages that towers over Sandler's. |
it's also fair to say Steve Martin's comedy on SNL was far funnier and will last longer than anything Sandler did there.
nor will Sandler be invited back as a guest host there 15 times. |
...i wouldn't say that. maybe if you're old you'd say that- just cause YOU are older, and it has been around longer.
the Steve Martin SNL DVD has a 3 and a half star rating, where the Adam Sandler has a 4 and a half star rating.
btw- Martin was never a cast member.
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| seminoles1 wrote: |
Adam Sandler hasn't made a good comedy in about 10 years, and that's being generous. |
What's funny is he keeps making profitable films, at least at a sufficient enough level where he keeps getting the opportunity to pump them out.
Just Go With It made 214 Mill worldwide, and at a 55% return rate, 118 Mill on an 80 Million budget.
Grown-Ups had supposedly the same budget as the above but grossed over 50 Million more.
And of course, ironically, his best comedy of the last five years, Funny People, was a box office failure.
Even Zohan turned a small profit.
Conclusion? The general public likes crap.
Although I will say I thoroughly enjoyed Click but time travel movies in general always get me.
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I watched Jack and Jill. It isn't a great comedy by any stretch of the imagination, but I've seen far worse. If Jill wasn't so damn annoying, it might even have been an enjoyable but stupid comedy.
I think the Razzies did this for publicity though. They gave David Spade a razzie despite only being on screen for a minute, they also gave this the 'worst remake/rip off catagory, as a rip off of Glen and Glenda.
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| Yfz01 wrote: | I watched Jack and Jill. It isn't a great comedy by any stretch of the imagination, but I've seen far worse. If Jill wasn't so damn annoying, it might even have been an enjoyable but stupid comedy.
I think the Razzies did this for publicity though. They gave David Spade a razzie despite only being on screen for a minute, they also gave this the 'worst remake/rip off catagory, as a rip off of Glen and Glenda. |
I will never subject myself to this movie, but I can't imagine a worse mainstream movie being made. They gave everyone involved with that movie a Razzie because of just how bad it was. Just from the trailer you could see how awful that movie was going to up, and just about everyone in the world agreed it was pure crap.
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I saw a preview and decided I wasn't gonna see it. It looks AWFUL!
However, Adam Sandler used to make hilarious movies. Nowadays, they're not for me.
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