| Happy Gilmore | | Cast : | Adam Sandler | | Director : | Dennis Dugan | | Studio : | Universal Studios Ho | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | February 16, 1996 | | DVD Released Date : | November 30, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 19, 2005 | | Summary | Adam Sandler package - Clean kid fun | Content
 | My 10-year-old loved these movies when they aired on USA Network. He convinced me to purchase the set. I am not a huge Adam Sandler fan, but the comedy is relatively clean (even though the dirty magazine joke in Billy Madison was so lame, it breezed through my son's head).
I actually liked the outtakes for Billy Madison and enjoyed watching some deleted scenes that included an underused Norm Macdonald (he was quite delightful). You can't go wrong with the purchase. Not a laugh-out loud blockbuster, and don't expect academy award performances, but the young Adam Sandler-fan in your household will appreciate the sentiment. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 18, 2005 | | Summary | Both are great movies | Content
| I Bought these 2 movies but I think Billy Madison crapped out after 2 viewings. I was mad about that but on to the reviews.
Billy Madison-is a really stupid(great) movie where Adam Sandler plays Billy Madison and his dad owns a hotel and wants to give it to Billy but he is a slacker in the true since of the word. He must go from K to 12 in 2 weeks per class. He is going along great and falls for his 3rd Grade teacher. As thing are going good Eric the guy who wants the company gets the principal to lie. He then beats a Harvard Graduate in a educational quest. But he sais Carl can have the company.
Acting-8 out of 10
Story-6 out of 10
Direction-10 out of 10
Entertainment-10 out of 10
Writing-10 out of 10
Happy Gilmore is about a terrible hockey player who can not skate after he does not make the team for 10 times and his Grandma gets her house taken away he finds out he can hit a golfball 400+ yards and he is good at Driving. He makes the tour but has a temper and he cusses and threatens to beat up the top players butt. He falls for Virginia who is the head of the P.R. department.He gets the houseback but along the way he is suspended for fighting his golf partner Bob Barker.
Acting-10 out of 10
Story-9 out of 10
Direction-8 out of 10
Entertainment-10 out of 10
Writing-9 out of 10 |
| Rating | | | Date | February 12, 2005 | | Summary | Adam Sandler rocks! | Content
| Happy Gilmore is about a hockey player who can never seem to get onto the team, although he has a great shot. His grandmother hasn't paid her taxes in 10 years, so the IRS is threatening him of taking her possessions and her house if they aren't paid in 80 days. Happy joins up with Chubs, an ex-golfer, who had to quit playing due to the fact that an alligator bit his hand off. Happy has to make enough money to buy his grandmother's house back, however, his arch nemesis, Shooter McGavin, wants to make sure that he can't achieve his goal. This is one of Adam's best.
Billy Madison is funny too. It's about a 27 year old who does nothing but goof off all day. His father is planning to retire soon, and although he wants to give Billy the company, he thinks that Billy isn't mature enough to handle such a big business, so instead, he wants to give the company to Eric. Billy tries to prove to his father that he is worthy by going back to school, finishing each grade in two weeks. Eric tries to prevent him from succeeding by using rather odd techniques. This is a cult classic. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 12, 2005 | | Summary | Two of Sandler's best........ | Content
| There was a time when Adam Sandler was unstoppable. After seeing the movie 'Big Daddy', I remember him achieving almost God-like status with anyone in the 12-25 age range. The guy was hilarious. I know most people are happy about the change that has come over his movies, but I hate it. It pains me to watch movies like 'Mr. Deeds', when he used to make movies like 'Billy Madison' & 'Happy Gilmore'. These two movies are Sandler doing what he does best....making people laugh.
Of the two movies, 'Happy Gilmore' definately stands the test of time better. I won't go over the plot of the films, as you have probably already seen them multiple times. I just remember 'Billy Madison' being absolutely hilarious. I don't know if I have just gotten older and have different tastes, but the flick doesn't make me laugh as much as it used to. 'Happy Gilmore', however, remains the funniest golf movie ever made (in my opinion).
The thing I like about these movies is they don't try to be more than what they are. You will be reciting lines from these two films to your friends for years. Scene after scene is just classic Sandler. They have classic characters and great cameos to go along with the hilarious writing. While I think the immature comedy of 'Billy Madison' feels dated just a bit, 'Happy Gilmore' retains a fresh feel that I feel is timeless. These are two classic, 'leave your brain at the door' comedies. So have some friends over, get a 12-pack and laugh away. Just don't go into it expecting 'Punch-Drunk Love'. Thank the heavens for that!
Special Features: These are "special editions"? I know the original discs were completely bare-bones, but these are not what I would call "special editions". There are deleted scenes and outtakes for both films. Most of the scenes are pointless and you will be glad they left them out of the film. 'Billy Madison' has the better of the deleted scenes, while 'Happy Gilmore's are terrible. And that's about it for the supplements. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much more than this but I am still disappointed. How hard would it have been to make a featurette or something? Just pure laziness is at fault here. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 03, 2005 | | Summary | Where It All Began | Content
| It is hard to believe that after Memorial Day that Sandler will have made 12 movies since these. Both of these movies are worth repeated watches; however, don't be fooled by the "new bonus features". The deleted scenes are far less produced that the final film, and the dialogue is almost impossible to hear in some scenes. The bloopers are not that funny either. That being said, these are still two fine movies. The main draw to me for the combo set was that I could get the widescreen version which I had previously been unable to find. If this is not important to you, you will probably be better off trying to find them separately. Finally, each movie on its own is worth 4 stars, but I knocked down my rating because of what I have mentioned above. |
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