When do you walk out on a movie/stop reading a book?->Adam Sandler movies we recommend

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Haven't seen "Julie & Julia" but the other two are good entertainment.

[[deleted user]]

Phil,I loved "Billy Elliot" (now that is a DVD I should own) and "Casino Royale". I haven't seen "Julie & Julia". But given your other two choices get the thumbs up I will check it out as well as your top 5.

[Sarah]

Julie & Julia was worth it for the Julia parts, but Julie sucks. Not even Amy Adams could make her likeable.

[[deleted user]]

My daughter & I watched Julie & Julia last night, not a bad movie.

I am sure I'm going to cause offence here, but Meryl Streep has the most amazing ability to put on the worst fake accent ever!!!!!!!!! I still haven't forgiven her for portraying Lindy Chamberlain (Evil Angels 1988 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094924/) an Australian film, worst worst worst Australian accent ever!

[ms.petra]

50 First Dates and The Wedding Singer

[Phil]

Meryl Streep's accent was interesting, but the best one is right here.

[[deleted user]]

LOL, OMG!!! I must have missed that episode. What a classic.

[Heidi]

Because of this thread, I watched Funny People last night. I think you recommended it, Barb and Sarah Pi. Anyway, I really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recommendation. :) Okay, Sally, so I THIRD it for you... you should watch it. Add it to your list of movies to watch as of today.

So your list should read:

The Sandlot
Funny People

[[deleted user]]

I like this thread too! It has inspired me to watch a few movies. Something that I really haven't done since having children. I have watched plenty of childrens movies, fun at the time, but I have just about reached my limit on Pixar movies.

[Heidi]

Ha ha! Gail, I honestly don't remember what the last Pixar movie was that I watched. I do seem to like them, though (perhaps because I only watch them once in a blue moon).

[ms.petra]

PIXAR is awesome even if your kids are grown. I will be seeing Toy Story 3 the weekend of June 18th! Toy Story 1 & 2, Bug's Life, and Monster's Inc are just wonderful. Trust me, teen slasher movies and crude bodily function teen boy movies can't hold a candle to PIXAR!

[ms.petra]

I won't even start on Twilight!

[Sally, la reina]

I just watched Funny People. Not funny, and really long. And the redhead lady bugged me.

[Heidi]

Sally wrote: "I just watched Funny People. Not funny, and really long. And the redhead lady bugged me."

Aww, nooo!!! :( I'm sorry you didn't like it, Sally. I know you'll definitely like The Sandlot, though. I don't know anyone who doesn't like that movie.

[Sarah]

ms.petra wrote: "PIXAR is awesome even if your kids are grown. I will be seeing Toy Story 3 the weekend of June 18th! Toy Story 1 & 2, Bug's Life, and Monster's Inc are just wonderful. Trust me, teen slasher movi..."

I love Pixar movies. Even the ones where I see the preview and say "ugh, really?" (Cars...) turn out to have their own charm.

My favorite is The Incredibles, but I love Finding Nemo and Ratatouille and Wall-E and Up and...

[[deleted user]]

I haven't seen Ratatouille, but the others are all good movies.

[Sarah]

Jim wrote: "I haven't seen Ratatouille, but the others are all good movies."
Ratatouille does an amazing job with the food and the kitchen. If you look closely at the hands of the chefs they even have proper nicks and burns on them.

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I just put it on my Netflix list

[Sally, la reina]

Ratatouille is a kick-ass movie. Leah and I just watched Up. I kind of want to start it again.

[Phil]

Sally wrote: "I just watched Funny People. Not funny, and really long. And the redhead lady bugged me."

It wasn't good because it was Adam Sandler. Good movies with "Funny" in the title are Funny Face, Funny Girl, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

A good movie with "People" in the title is Ruthless People.

[Sally, la reina]

I don't know why I didn't like it. I didn't expect it to be funny. The parts that were joke-filled where rather disgusting. Too much talk about penises, the size and shape of. The whole part about Tom Cruise, Beckham, and WIll Smith touching penises went on WAAAAAAAAAAAAAaY too long. I wasn't suprised to see Sarah Silverman making a vagina out of her mouth. That was disgusting and typical of the sort of "humor" this movie about Hollywood assholes was filled with.

I'm sorry, there were parts that were humorous and cute. I like Jason Schwartzman. But I don't get all the "jew" jokes. I really don't, nor do I get the penis frenzy. I like serious Adam Sandler, but I don't like asshole Adam Sandler.
That said, the end of the movie (when it finally arrived) was cute.

[Sarah]

Phil wrote: "A good movie with "People" in the title is Ruthless People. "


Oh! I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE that movie.

"I've been kidnapped by K-Mart!!!!!!!!!!"

[smetchie]

I liked Funny People alright but I thought it was way too long.