• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    9 hours ago

    His movies are just group trips to nice places with his friends and they all get paid. The great friend part seems to check out if you ask me.

    Basically none of them are amazing movies but everyone gets paid. Sometimes for going to a tropical resort.

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      Basically none of them are amazing movies but everyone gets paid.

      Sandler turned out a number of genuine hits. Uncut Gems was a serious work of art. Happy Gilmore was a fun modern take on Caddyshack. 50 First Dates was as legit a RomCom as has ever been produced.

      But he’s also turned out so much slop that it can be easy to lose the wheat amid the chaffe.

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        Okay tbh I phrased it a bit differently from what I meant. I did mean that most aren’t amazing, not that none are.

        The slop I think is just there for a regular pay checks and fun with friends, whereas the good movies are to fuel the creative fire.