Big Daddy definitely! This was when Sandler was funny and made some pretty good films. Mr. Deeds was pretty funny too and after that is when he really went downhill. I saw him in Chuck & Larry, Grown Ups and Just Go With It, and he just isn't as funny anymore when he was making films in his early career.
shareI agree big daddy is his best, funniest and charming
shareYeah, Big Daddy, for sure.
Nothing else really struck me as funny. He's too much of a clown and thrives on being just stupid.
I cannot believe he is one of Hollywood's top money-makers ... amazing. Punch Drunk Love was funny in a weird way. Spanglish was interesting. 50 First Dates was good. When he can tap into that sort of sentimental mush, or get down and gritty, without being too stupid about it he is at his best.
I don't get Sandler's popularity. Maybe it's a Jewish thing.
I can watch 50 First Dates over and over again, and laugh every time.
shareBilly Madison and Happy Gilmore
share"50 First Dates"
Oh, right... This movie exists! Yeah I must admit, I liked this one as well. This, Happy Gilmore, Anger Management and Mr. Deeds are about the only Sandler's movies that I legitimately enjoyed. Big Daddy actually had its moments, but this kind of childish humour really gets me bored quick.
As for the rest that I've seen (and not seen but the reviews and what people tell me don't inspire me to take a shot), it was honestly all trash. It's always the same humour, the same type of character and plots that are so simple that a 5 years old kid could have written it. Sometimes he even tries to give a dramatic touch (to me mostly unwatchable) which seems to work with the audience in general, but with me, nah.
Reign over Me was generally praised but for me it was and empty movie and no, I didn't think that Sandler nailed it in a dramatic role. I almost wanted to laugh, even though the subject was totally depressing. I just couldn't take his acting seriously. That is me, I don't ask anyone to share my opinion.
I know I still should watch Billy Madison and Drunk-Punch Love as they both seem praised.
50 First Dates is his only movie that's worth anything.
shareThe Wedding Singer is his best movie!
Then happy Gilmore and Bill Madison.
Mr deeds, big daddy, anger management and I’m probably missing s few are also good.
The rest stink.
Happy Gilmore for sure. The Wedding Singer and Big Daddy were good too.
I'm not sure if he's not funny anymore or if it's just that I've outgrown his humor.
Personally, I just don't get the enjoyment that I used to. As a child, pook-a-boo was funny. As a preteen, cartoons were funny. In my teens Pauly Shore was funny. In my twenties Adam Sandler was funny. In my thirties Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill.
When I go back to the movies and even music that I used to like, it's just not the same.
Could it be we've all just of grown Sandler?