Sort of cross-posted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/35988607
Ah man. I need to give this a rewatch and see if it holds up.
Thinking back, I bet it will? The biggest issue with these older comedies is usually the racism/ sexism/ homophobia. I can’t really recall (too) much of that in the happy madision productions.
IMO, the holy trinity of The Water Boy, Billy Madison, and Happy Gilmore all hold up pretty well. They’re all “misfit gets the girl” stories, which could be super out of touch (especially with 90s and 00s humor), but I don’t recall tooooo much, if any with those three. Less confident in other Sandler like Little Nicky
Little Nicky got shit on when it was new, but I put it right next to the other three mentioned. The one that I’m kinda on the fence with is Punch Drunk Love. I didn’t care for it when it was new, except for the bathroom scene, but it’s also not his normal kind of humor; it’s drier and more dramatic. I might like it more now, or I could like it less. 🤷🏻♂️
Everything AFTER PDL other than Anger Management, tho, has been pure garbage.
Somehow I forgot Little Nicky was a Sandler movie given that I don’t really like him. Now you’ve got me wondering if it holds up because it was supposed to be more vulgar in the first place. I probably conflate it with Dogma, too.
