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4 Not So Great Films With a Mixed Reaction: 2 Are Funny and 2 Are Not by Ed Bagley
Moviegoers choice of movies they like or do not like can be a very personal thing. Who knows what causes someone to think an Oscar-winning film is terrible, and another to think that a film that garnered no awards is an incredibly good movie.
Having said that, here are four movies, one of which I would rate average and three of which I would rate terrible, yet two of these are funny and two are not.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler - 2 Stars (Average)
This is one of the best Saturday Night Live series performances I have seen.
I love Adam Sandler as Opera Man and Canteen Boy. Sandler was one of the best performers on SNL in recent years.
His song about "Hanukkah" and about the Hollywood actors and showbiz types who are Jewish is great entertainment. Sandler has that boyish look that many times says "I am lost and can use some help."
It is not my sense that Sandler has an outgoing personality, I believe he tends to be a shy person and I suspect he is always looking for some approval in real life as many comedians do.
I am so happy he has moved on to the film world, and only wish he would get better scripts to do because I think his potential goes well beyond comedic routines.
I find Sandler likeable and remember him fondly as a stand-up and standout comic during his SNL stint. I would see this SNL compilation of Sandler again.
Three Amigos - 1 Star (Terrible)
The Three Amigos is a classic period comedy (1986) piece like Animal House in the 1960s wherein we see not a good movie, but comedy routines and a few great lines.
The film brings together three real comedians-Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short-as out-of-work silent movie Western stars (the film is set in 1916) who believe they are going to Mexico to put on a show involving a run-in with El Guapo, played by Alfonso Arau.
What they do not know is that El Guapo is for real, with real bullets and real intentions to kill them as well as the villagers they are unsuspectingly hired to protect.
This is a comedy but it does have a story line if not great acting, and some parts of it are stupid and funny at the same time. Occasionally I like stupid and funny at the same time, and this is one of those times.
Meet The Parents - 1 Star (Terrible)
Meet the Parents involves Ben Stiller as a hapless fiance who is grilled by his future father-in-law, a retired CIA agent and overzealous, protective father. This movie is almost funny in parts, but simply left me unimpressed as a comedy in the making.
I did not like Meet the Parents as much as I thought I might. On the other hand I consider its sequel-Meet the Fockers-one of the best comedies in recent years.
The difference I attribute to a greatly improved cast with the addition of Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand, and limiting the role of Ben Stiller, who is not nearly as good an actor as Robert De Niro, Hoffman or Streisand.
Shall We Dance? - 1 Star (Terrible)
This is a comedy without merit that does not psychologically associate appropriately. Richard Gere just looks old and does a poor job of acting. JLo (Jennifer Lopez) is the only bright light in this poorly written movie with terrible dialogue.
Shall We Dance? is beyond forgettable and borders on unmentionable. Go dancing rather than see this movie, you will enjoy yourself more.
Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley
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Ed Bagley is the Author of Ed Bagley's Blog, which he Publishes Daily with Fresh, Original Articles on Lessons in Life, Jobs and Careers, Movie Reviews, Sports and Recreation, and Internet Marketing intended to Delight, Inform, Educate and Motivate Readers. He also operates an upscale resume writing service for executives and professionals that is part of his Blog. Visit Ed at . . .
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