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Summary: Sandler does it again
Review: Well, I have to admit it. When this movie first came out I wasn't too excited about it. I said to myself, naaaah, he can't do it again. But I was wrong, again.....you see all three movies from him (Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, and Wedding Singer) I've said the same thing about before seeing it "eeeehhh, It'll probably be terrible". Well, I'm happy to say that Adam Sandler has again surprised me with another first rate performance, his movies keep getting better and better. I am eagerly awaiting the DVD for this movie to be released, as I will be one of the first people to get it! END
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Summary: very funny!!!
Review: Adam sandler and Drew barrymore go nuts in this hilariouse romantic comedy, like 50 first dates. "PERFECT."
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Summary: Adam Sandler's smartest movie? Yes, and by far his best!
Review: This was one of Adam's breakthrough films before pointless blockbusters like "Waterboy" and "Big Daddy". While those films have a few funny moments and are OK, this one is very cleaver and showcases Sandler as a human being rather than just some dumb hick or just some loud bastard. "The Wedding Singer" is about Robbie Hart, an average guy, that lives a simple suburban life with a hot fiancée and a cool gig in the mid eighties. Life is great until his lady dumps him. He's crushed and his career as a weeding singer goes down the toilet as he sinks into a depression that includes listening to The Cure. Sounds like a great depression. Anyway, a young girl named Julie (Drew Barrymore) helps him to get his life back together. The only problem is that she is engaged to a smug yuppie loser. So what's going to happen. Well, like in most eighties comedies, the hero will try to win over the girl even if it takes the help of Billy Idol! Not the most original story in the world, and the chemistry is only OK between Drew and Adam, but its really all the eighties jokes that make this film so very funny. People have niches and dress in styles. People dress up like "characters" like Madonna, Don Johnson, Boy George and even the guy from Flock of Seagulls. The combination of an awesome soundtrack and '80s clichés, not to mention great acting (Steve Buschemi's cameo steals the show) make the film a winner. Adam can really act like a normal romantic and this movie proves it. Too bad so many people prefer him as a moron. Comedy lovers and Sandler fanatics unite and buy this film.
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Summary: Chick flick
Review: Trying to understand the popularity of The Wedding Singer I've got to assume many never tire of its sappy, done-once-too-many-times formula plot of two people meant for each other about to marry the wrong people. Will they end up happily ever after? What do you think? Harlequin, the romance novel franchise and happy ending specialists, should sue the producers for plagiarism.
There are a few rare moments of fun in a movie that, overall, is quite uninspired, too often dull, and as predictable as the characters are unsurprising cardboard cutouts. Headliners Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler frequently make moon eyes at each other but that doesn't equate to chemistry, forget acting. The highlight in this movie is granny getting down to boogey. Unfortunately, that scene lasts maybe 10 seconds. Plus, it was played to death in the trailers.
Adam Sandler allegedly falls apart when his fiance doesn't show up at the wedding. But his grossly exaggerated self-pitty routine is neither believable nor particularly funny. Rarely does his voice veer from a droning monotone. You know you're a bad actor when Billy Idol's acting steals a scene from you during a cameo! His funniest moment is his unintentional bad lip syncing during his final tear-jerking silly love song. The good news is at least Drew Barrymore can act which, in this flick, is a very lonely job.
If you yearn for '80s pop tunes, the sound track is the best part of the Wedding Singer and, to large extent, helps the audience pass the time. Too bad so much of the music is just short clips.
The happy ending with The Wedding Singer is that it eventually does end.
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Summary: Wedding Invite
Review: Before they went on 50 First Dates together, Saturday Night Live alum Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, teamed up for the funny 80's retro romantic comedy The Wedding Singer. For anyone who came of age during that time, the film is a blast, playing on the unique time's contribution to our world. Things like MTV (ya know back when they played music videos), the first CD players, the fashions and more are all fair game for the humor of the story.
It's 1985 and Robbie Hart (Sandler) is the ultimate master of ceremonies ... especially at weddings, until he is left at the alter at his own wedding. Devastated, he becomes a newlywed's worst nightmare--an entertainer who can do nothing but destroy other people's weddings. It's not until he meets a warm-hearted waitress named Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore) that he starts to pick up the pieces of his heart. The only problem is Julia's about to have a wedding of her own, marrying Glen Guglia (Matthew Glave) and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of a lifetime, the girl of his dreams will be gone forever.
Writer Tim Herlihy, director Frank Coraci, and star Sandler know what works. Playing up his skills as a singer, Sandler is perfect for this part, playing it pretty straight. He and Barrymore are great together. There is of course, a perdictabilty at times, but the laughs make it all worthwhile. The supporting cast has some nice moments too. Christine Taylor as Holly Sullivan, Allen Covert as pal Sammy, Ellen Dow as rappin' Rosie and hard rocker Billy Idol (playing himself) all having fun.
The DVD extras are disappointing overall. I would have liked a commentary--maybe even a few deleted scenes to go along with what's there. 5 80's Karaoke Songs, 80's Music Mania (trivia), cast and crew filmographies, and a "Wedding Album" Photo Gallery are all you get. The film deserves better bonus material than that.
The film is a winner--extras aside--and well worth it.
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Summary: For Sideburns Lady and the Mutants at Table 9...
Review: This is my favorite romantic comedy ever and it's Adam Sandler's best movie aside from 'Punch Drunk Love'. What makes this movie work is the chemistry between Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Without them, this would have just been average. Though I was born in the early eighties, I still remembered much of the pop culture and laughed at all the inside and self-mocking jokes and loved every minute of it.
Sandler plays Robbie, a wedding singer who's just been dumped by his fiance. He meets Julia (Barrymore), a soon-to-be-wife to a sleazy womanizer, and starts to fall for her. Robbie denies it the whole time and helps Julia plan her wedding since he knows all the tricks to getting her good deals. But what will happen between the two of them? If you've seen any movie at all, you may have an intelligent guess.
There are many goofy jokes that surprisingly work like the character of George, a cross-dresser that loves to sing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", and there are multiple appearances from Sandler's SNL buddies spread throughout. It's the same formula of the romantic comedy genre, but the fun atmosphere, the performances, the chemistry between the two stars, the music, and the jokes make it fresh and entertaining.
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Summary: Sandler and Barrymore perfect match
Review: Adam Sandler's best movie with the possible exception of Punch Drunk Love, this romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore mixes the laughs with a set of characters that we actually care about. Barrymore adds just the right touch of warmth to Sandler's sometimes awkward edges, and the two prove to be a perfect mix. Even though the eighties backdrop is played for laughs, it also provided me with some nostalgic thoughts of growing up, and I don't think I was the only one.
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Summary: A delightful comedy!
Review: The Wedding Singer is a movie that you will either love or hate. You will know which of these two categories you fall into within 5 seconds of the movie starting. If you start bopping along to the title music, you will love this movie. If you hate the title music, you will hate this movie. By the way, the opening song is You Spin Me Round. Me, I love this movie. It's one of my all-time favourites.
The story at one level is a basic romantic comedy; boy meets girl, they fall in love, and despite seemingly insurmountable odds, they get together by the end, which is how you want it to be. It rises above the genre, however, both by being very funny, and by being set in 1985, which allows you to laugh at the fashions and the social mores of a period not all that long past.
The movie opens with the aforementioned song, being sung at a wedding by Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler). Robbie Hart is a Wedding Singer, and a very good one at that, as he quickly demonstrates by salvaging the best man's speech from this wedding. We also learn that Robbie is a very kind, generous and caring kind of guy. We also get to meet Julia (Drew Barrymore), a waitress who has just started work at this particular reception hall. Julia is a wonderful, sweet human being. Robbie and Julia develop an instant rapport, and we learn that Robbie himself is getting married next week and Julia is involved in a long term relationship at the moment which doesn't appear to be progressing towards the altar.
Robbie's wedding day arrives, but unfortunately, he is left standing at the altar by Linda (Angela Featherstone) whereupon he falls into a deep depression. Robbie's best friend, Sammy (Allen Covert) convinces Robbie to return to work, and an absolutely hysterical sequence follows revolving around the songs Holiday and Love Stinks.
Robbie gets to meet Glen, Julia's fiancé (by now he has proposed). Glen (Matthew Glare) is a big-time Don Johnston wannabe. Julia convinces Robbie to help her with her wedding plans. They have a lot of fun together, including another hysterical scene involving Jimmie Moore and his band (Michael Jay in a cameo role). As a result of this, Julia's cousin, Holly (Christine Taylor) takes an interest in Robbie. This leads to a double date with Robbie, Glen, Julia and Holly, where Robbie learns that Glen is a big-time fink, and has no intention of changing even after he marries Julia.
Robbie and Julia's romance now takes a seriously rocky course, with seemingly endless obstructions to their getting together. However, with a little help from Billy Idol and the entire First Class section of a flight to Las Vegas, Robbie and Julia finally get together. And that's how we really want it to be.
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Summary: Before Sandler hit 1 star stardom
Review: There was a time when Adam Sandler comedies didn't get one star; hard to believe isn't it? This is one of Sandler's best becauase it's actually pretty well written, and the chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore is perfect. That's why they tried to reproduce it in 50 first dates, and almost succeeded, but nothing's quite like the original. It's a great romantic comedy which is truly what Adam Sandler is best at; yeah, he's good at that uncontrollable rage thing too, but at heart he's a romantic. It's a great feel good movie. I remember seeing this and feeling good the whole time; it makes you smile. That's why i watch this movie all the time. Yeah, there are those ridiculous moments, and that's why it doesn't deserve 5; it's not a "Classic," so don't expect it on TCM anytime soon, but it's a movie to watch whenever. That old guy? what's up with him? Anyways great stuff.
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Summary: This movie made me fall in love with Drew Barrymore
Review: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore have great chemistry in this drama about a wedding singer,Robbie Hart (played by Sandler). Robbie is a goodhearted wedding singer who gets paid in meatballs (along with money from others) by a energetic elderly woman. Robbie's fiancee Linda leaves him during the movie, towards the beginning. Now enters Julia. Julia (played by Barrymore) hires Robbie to help her plan her upcoming wedding to Glen Grulia. They soon become fast friends, but quickly fall in love. The problem is that Julia (soon to become "Julia Gulia") is already engaged. Julia later questions the authenticity of she and Glen's relationship with one hilarious near-closing scene. This is a HILARIOUS movie that I would recommend to anyone. The MPAA rated it PG-13, but it is worthy of a mere PG rating. If you have kids maybe 9+, they would enjoy it. It's great, for every generation. Happy movie viewing!
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