| Fifty First Dates | | Cast : | Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider, Sean Astin | | Director : | Peter Segal | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Full Screen | | Released Date : | February 13, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | October 19, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 26, 2005 | | Summary | A Funny, Romantic Comedy | Content
 | Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in this wonderfully funny film about true love overcoming any obstacle.
Sandler stars as Harry Roth, a veterinarian at a Hawaiian zoo who meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore) while having breakfast one morning. Harry is immediately attracted to Lucy, and they agree to meet again the next day. However, when Harry arrives back at the restaurant, Lucy has no memory of the previous day, or meeting Harry.
The owner of the restaurant immediately calls Lucy's father, and he explains to Harry that Lucy is suffering from a brain disorder suffered in a car accident. Her short-term memory lasts for only 24 hours, after which she forgets everything that happened the previous day. Harry is forced to introduce himself to Lucy every morning, and the entire process repeats itself. However, he has devised some ways to try to jar Lucy's suppressed memories by making a video of the events that have happened since her accident.
Little by little, Lucy seems to be remembering other things. She has also begun to keep a journal of each day she spends with Harry so she will remember later. They are also falling in love with each other. However, Lucy approaches Harry one day and tells him she wants to break off their relationship because she doesn't think its fair for him to have to go through the same routine every day. She then checks herself into a hospital for patients with brain disorders. Meanwhile, Harry has decided to leave on his trip that he's been planning to study marine wildlife. Will Lucy remember her accident and what has happened since? Will Harry be able to convince Lucy he loves her despite her problems?
This is an excellent movie. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are terrific together, and their chemistry is first-rate. The comedy is very funny, and the supporting actors, especially the wise-cracking old Hawaiian man in the restaurant, do a very good job. I give this movie my highest recommendation. The acting is great, and the story is very funny, but it does have a serious side as well. The aspect of Lucy's disorder is handled in a funny, yet compassionate way throughout the film. This is a great movie for couples to watch. Its not just a "chick flick"; I enjoyed it just as much as my wife did. I give this movie my highest recommendation. You and your significant other will surely enjoy it. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | great sandler movie! | Content
| You tell me:
ADAM SANDLER
DREW BARRYMORE
50 FIRST DATES
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star together for the first time since The Wedding Singer in one of the funniest romantic comedies in years.
Henry Roth (Sandler) lives an enviable life in a Hawaiian paradise, spending every night with a beautiful tourist in search of an island fling. It's a sweet life with no strings attached...until he meets Lucy (Barrymore). He and Lucy hit it off from the get-go, but the next day she acts like she doesn't know him. Has his karma come around to kick him in the butt or what? Actually, Lucy has short-term memory loss, so every night all memory of her day is erased. But a man in love will go to any lengths to win over the girl of his dreams, and if that means having to find imaginative ways of doing it over again every day, then Henry's up for the challenge.
Rob Schneider (Big Daddy) and Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) co-star in 50 FIRST DATES, which will win you over every time you watch it!
PG-13 - PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED
Crude sexual humor and drug references
SPECIAL FEATURES
-Director and Cast Commentary
-Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
-The Dating Scene: The Making of 50 FIRST DATES
-Music Videos
-Comedy Central Reel Comedy Special
-Gag Reel
-Talkin' Pidgin Featurette
-Filmographies
-Previews
Special Features not rated.
In my opinion, 50 FIRST DATES is any Adam Sandler fan's movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | wow.................. | Content
| Can Adam get much worse? This is a naturally bad and stupid movie. Adam Sandler needs to give up, he is not funny anymore. All he does is play the same type of character in all of his movies. Don't buy this film, or anymore Adam Sandler movies to come. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 29, 2005 | | Summary | an all-time box-office record for the opening weekend of a romantic comedy? | Content
| I'm a Adam Sandler fan even though some of his movies are getting old now, but this one looked neat so I decided to check it out. ???????? What the heck did I watch? This movie was supposed to be very funny and cute and it set a record.
So, the plot copied off Memento but this is a comedy so you know.... It's about a lady's and animal's man played by Ben Stiller. But, he falls for one girl that he really loves. But then he finds out that she has short term memory loss after a car wreck. So she can remember everything up to the accident. And, so everyday is her birthday, because that's the last day she remembers. So she wakes up like it's still her birthday and so forth. So her dad and brother are really getting frustrated with watching the sixth sense everyday, because that was their present to her. But what makes no sense to me is if they were frustrated of watching that movie, why didn't they just get her a new present? She wouldn't have remembered it. Well anyway, Sanler's character then tries to make her remember him through various methods. I thought that the movie failed completely and that it delivered only a few laughs. Stay away from this comedy, because you'll probably just turn it off because you aern't laughing. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 27, 2005 | | Summary | Mostly well done but ultimately troubling | Content
| This movie combines themes from "Groundhog Day" and "Memento" to make a romantic comedy about a woman who never remembers the prior day, and the man who falls in love with her anyway. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore do terrific jobs as the leads, and the supporting cast is excellent too. The only problem with the movie, and it's a big one, is Adam Sandler's motivation for continuing to pursue Ms Barrymore after discovering her ailment, and the underlying sickly feeling that he is continuously taking advantage of a brain-damaged woman. Even though the movie is well-done on every other level it cannot escape that fact, and ultimately seriously undermines both the romance and the comedy. |
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