Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Jun 19, 2008 2:28:26 GMT -5
He's no George Clooney!
The things you'll watch when you're in a good mood, I'll tell 'ya. I recently got the awesome news that I've been picked for the position of assistant manager at my part-time job. Since I'm sure that no one knows what that means to me, I'll tell you: I'll get QUARDUPLE MY CURRENT PAY! Needless to say, I'm in a good mood. Such a good mood, in fact, that I decided we should order our favorite Papa John's pizza with all the trimmings, have some celebratory liquids, and watch whatever my husband wanted to watch. As Meatloaf so wisely said, two out of three ain't bad.
I've been subjected to Little Nicky a couple of times or so in the course of my relationship with The Hubby. I've hated the movie every time, and celebratory drinks this time did nothing but dull the effect a bit. Honestly....I just don't know what to say in regards to who might like this movie. I mean, my husband obviously likes it, but his tastes run so eclectic as to make my own seem closed-minded. I know you don't know me yet, but trust me...that is a feat in itself.
If you've seen it, you know the drill and have either hated it or, by some deal with the powers of the Underworld, enjoyed it. For those of you who have seen it, feel free to skip this next part. For those who haven't, I implore you to save your sanity and go on to something more stimulating like ,say, The Big Lebowski.
No, I'm not kidding. Go on, now...shoo..... Somehow I've effectively alienated my entire audience. Well. Anyway.....
This is the epic story of Adam Sandler in the role of one of Satan's sons (fittingly), fighting against his Underworldy brethren for right of his father's throne. And no, his father isn't Satan himself. Rodney Dangerfield holds that right. Oh Mr. Dangerfield, where's the respect? Wait...that joke was already done in the film? *grumble* New material is getting so hard to come by these days..
Little Nicky (Sandler) himself doesn't want the throne, mind you. Too much work I guess. So basically he's gonna go back to Earth and hunt down his two peeved brothers who, after hearing that their dad plans to rule another 1000 years or so, decide to take over Earth. His major plan? Trick them into drinking from a Special Magic Flask to trap them forever. The sons of the Prince of the Prince of Lies. Riiiiiiight. All this to keep his father alive(?) and Ruler Of The Underworld and, as it turns out, Keeper Of Peace on Earth. Eh?
Stick a fork in it, the plot's done.
There's weirdness to be had, Sandler style. The movie also has some sort of weird love interest with Sandler and another chick that ends in a creepy fire-breathing progeny. (Hey what do you expect? He's the son of the son of the son of Satan!!!!)
Plenty of Sandler fans (and not so fans) will recognize people from other Sandler movies and say "HEY! I've seen that dude before! Isn't he the one that said I could perform feats for the length of 8 hours or more during darkness?" And while we're talking about weirdness, may I say that the grandma in partial undress isn't NEARLY the most disturbing thing about this "film"? (hint: a quadruped takes First by a looong shot)
Might I take this moment to steal from MRFH and do an extraneously long Didja Notice of my own (because, really...I have no way to sum this up other than by saying that basically Hell is successful and somehow Heaven comes out looking like the stupid, unfun, Philly Cream Cheese commercial as usual in pop culture)?
Thanks for humoring me. And on with the show! Wait! I really highly recommend the soundtrack. No...really...skip the movie. Buy the soundtrack. It's great! Okay NOW on with the show!
*Horny bird? funny! Hitler + strategically placed pineapples? Funny. Footballs heroes selling their souls to Hell? Yeah that's kinda funny too. But...but....alright the boobie head is a little much for me.
*Nevermind the circus music in the background of Hell.
*Oh, Rodney Dangerfield....not that you had any respect in the first place, but...really.
*Some odd movie magic says Sons of Satan can get out of Hell, contrary to what everyone else can do. Talk about perks.
*And that froze the Gates of Hell...why?
*Hell's Chewbacca? Cool! Wait.....there were tassles and head-jugs and.....yeah scratch that. Not cool at all.
*Why does Sandler get only a week to fix this? Weird movie time constraints on the salvation of mankind.
*Adam Sandler, You make the Lord...very nervous....
*I prefer the Men in Black dog, myself
*Okay I'm not a big fan of Sandler anyway. Seeing his face in a constant state of near-coital agony is a horror I can't describe with mere words.
*Really....I don't want the Lord to give my enemies Herpes.
*How much does Adrian want to be Ziggy Stardust? Or Jareth from The Labryinth? Tomato, tomahto.
*ARE YOU ABOUT TO DRINK ONE OF MY COKES?
*Gotta love gratuitous stereotypical blaxplotation by way of the 'Trotters fan and her family.
*Chicago's Saturday in the Park chicken scene was funny, actually. Why does this remind me of my girls nights back in Japan?
*Yeah right.....like guys totally understand when you blow them off for a chick who's the "real deal".
*In Lissa's words...."Heck with the film-I want the soundtrack!"
*Most ADD soundtrack. Ever.
*Seriously it changes practically every few seconds.
*Why did the people in wheelchairs crashing into the Chicago bus make me laugh?
*WTF? CGI Adam Sandler-head spiders? AAAHHHHHH!
*Why you gotta bring Scarface into this? Haven't you done enough damage?
*Now I command you! Do me!
*Biggest WTF moment ever: When the dog launches an arrow from his...er....urethra. (In case you were wondering this is the MOST upsetting moment I can recall seeing on film, as I have not seen The Doom Generation)
The things you'll watch when you're in a good mood, I'll tell 'ya. I recently got the awesome news that I've been picked for the position of assistant manager at my part-time job. Since I'm sure that no one knows what that means to me, I'll tell you: I'll get QUARDUPLE MY CURRENT PAY! Needless to say, I'm in a good mood. Such a good mood, in fact, that I decided we should order our favorite Papa John's pizza with all the trimmings, have some celebratory liquids, and watch whatever my husband wanted to watch. As Meatloaf so wisely said, two out of three ain't bad.
I've been subjected to Little Nicky a couple of times or so in the course of my relationship with The Hubby. I've hated the movie every time, and celebratory drinks this time did nothing but dull the effect a bit. Honestly....I just don't know what to say in regards to who might like this movie. I mean, my husband obviously likes it, but his tastes run so eclectic as to make my own seem closed-minded. I know you don't know me yet, but trust me...that is a feat in itself.
If you've seen it, you know the drill and have either hated it or, by some deal with the powers of the Underworld, enjoyed it. For those of you who have seen it, feel free to skip this next part. For those who haven't, I implore you to save your sanity and go on to something more stimulating like ,say, The Big Lebowski.
No, I'm not kidding. Go on, now...shoo..... Somehow I've effectively alienated my entire audience. Well. Anyway.....
This is the epic story of Adam Sandler in the role of one of Satan's sons (fittingly), fighting against his Underworldy brethren for right of his father's throne. And no, his father isn't Satan himself. Rodney Dangerfield holds that right. Oh Mr. Dangerfield, where's the respect? Wait...that joke was already done in the film? *grumble* New material is getting so hard to come by these days..
Little Nicky (Sandler) himself doesn't want the throne, mind you. Too much work I guess. So basically he's gonna go back to Earth and hunt down his two peeved brothers who, after hearing that their dad plans to rule another 1000 years or so, decide to take over Earth. His major plan? Trick them into drinking from a Special Magic Flask to trap them forever. The sons of the Prince of the Prince of Lies. Riiiiiiight. All this to keep his father alive(?) and Ruler Of The Underworld and, as it turns out, Keeper Of Peace on Earth. Eh?
Stick a fork in it, the plot's done.
There's weirdness to be had, Sandler style. The movie also has some sort of weird love interest with Sandler and another chick that ends in a creepy fire-breathing progeny. (Hey what do you expect? He's the son of the son of the son of Satan!!!!)
Plenty of Sandler fans (and not so fans) will recognize people from other Sandler movies and say "HEY! I've seen that dude before! Isn't he the one that said I could perform feats for the length of 8 hours or more during darkness?" And while we're talking about weirdness, may I say that the grandma in partial undress isn't NEARLY the most disturbing thing about this "film"? (hint: a quadruped takes First by a looong shot)
Might I take this moment to steal from MRFH and do an extraneously long Didja Notice of my own (because, really...I have no way to sum this up other than by saying that basically Hell is successful and somehow Heaven comes out looking like the stupid, unfun, Philly Cream Cheese commercial as usual in pop culture)?
Thanks for humoring me. And on with the show! Wait! I really highly recommend the soundtrack. No...really...skip the movie. Buy the soundtrack. It's great! Okay NOW on with the show!
*Horny bird? funny! Hitler + strategically placed pineapples? Funny. Footballs heroes selling their souls to Hell? Yeah that's kinda funny too. But...but....alright the boobie head is a little much for me.
*Nevermind the circus music in the background of Hell.
*Oh, Rodney Dangerfield....not that you had any respect in the first place, but...really.
*Some odd movie magic says Sons of Satan can get out of Hell, contrary to what everyone else can do. Talk about perks.
*And that froze the Gates of Hell...why?
*Hell's Chewbacca? Cool! Wait.....there were tassles and head-jugs and.....yeah scratch that. Not cool at all.
*Why does Sandler get only a week to fix this? Weird movie time constraints on the salvation of mankind.
*Adam Sandler, You make the Lord...very nervous....
*I prefer the Men in Black dog, myself
*Okay I'm not a big fan of Sandler anyway. Seeing his face in a constant state of near-coital agony is a horror I can't describe with mere words.
*Really....I don't want the Lord to give my enemies Herpes.
*How much does Adrian want to be Ziggy Stardust? Or Jareth from The Labryinth? Tomato, tomahto.
*ARE YOU ABOUT TO DRINK ONE OF MY COKES?
*Gotta love gratuitous stereotypical blaxplotation by way of the 'Trotters fan and her family.
*Chicago's Saturday in the Park chicken scene was funny, actually. Why does this remind me of my girls nights back in Japan?
*Yeah right.....like guys totally understand when you blow them off for a chick who's the "real deal".
*In Lissa's words...."Heck with the film-I want the soundtrack!"
*Most ADD soundtrack. Ever.
*Seriously it changes practically every few seconds.
*Why did the people in wheelchairs crashing into the Chicago bus make me laugh?
*WTF? CGI Adam Sandler-head spiders? AAAHHHHHH!
*Why you gotta bring Scarface into this? Haven't you done enough damage?
*Now I command you! Do me!
*Biggest WTF moment ever: When the dog launches an arrow from his...er....urethra. (In case you were wondering this is the MOST upsetting moment I can recall seeing on film, as I have not seen The Doom Generation)
"If I'm going to be desensitized into a mindless stock animal, I may as well do it with a cushy ergonomic seat and magnificent THX-certified sound. -Kevin Murphy
