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Never saw the original and didn't like this movie anyway

posted 16 years ago by DoubleDeuce
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One, actually many, of the user comments stated that anyone who didn't like this movie was expecting it to be the original and that no comparison should be made because it's an homage, not a remake. Well, I never saw the original. I went into this film with no bias and hoping to laugh and be entertained. Neither happened. It sucked. Not funny at all. And to top it off, the movie did what seems like any and all sports movies have done over the last 12-15 years- the obligatory Sportscenter/ESPN/Chris Berman (take your pick) inclusion. Give me a break. And Adam Sandler as a tough guy? Don't make me laugh. How am I expected to go from seeing a high-pitched, kindergarten voice, half-wit in every one of his movies and all of a sudden buy him as a prison yard tough guy? I don't think so.

Nice try.

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[–] rleblanc3 16 years ago

so your problem with this movie is that adam sandler tried to not play an immature adult and tried to play an inmate, so i guess you hated reign over me because adam sandler went from being a comic to acting in a serious role

i guess you must be a real huge fan of type-casting, you know what prevents actors and actresses from having long careers because they are only casted as the funny guy or the nerd

[–] JT33 16 years ago

The original is one of my favorite sports movies. It is, in my opinoin only, much better than this remake. That being said, the remake was not as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't see it in the theatres, but I have seen it twice on TV. It's passable entertainment. I don't see Sadler as much of a tough guy, either, but he was tolerable as Crewe.

Who I could NOT stand were:

Chris Berman - he was absolutely INtolerable. I had to turn the sound down when he started talking. Painfully bad.

Michael Irvin. I am a huge Giants fan. I couldn't stand his bs on the Cowboys, his "reporting" on TV or him being in this movie. (Admittedly, I think he was better in this than he was as a reporter)

I wish they had left the original alone, but Hollywood can't seem to stop themselves. It's watchable, if there's nothing else on.

[–] snelling 8 years ago

I could not finish it because of my love of the original.

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