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      <title>Film:Billy Madison</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Billy Madison<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1994<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Tamra Davis<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Master of infantilism <a href="/players/P____62990/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Adam Sandler</a> stars as the title character, an overgrown rich kid who wiles away his days poolside, swilling kegs of beer and appreciating fine nudie magazines such as "Drunk Chicks" -- that is, until his father (<a href="/players/P___102103/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Darren McGavin</a>) decides to test his mettle as future head of the family business by posing a challenge: retake and pass grades K-12 in 24 weeks or watch control of the business pass to the requisite conniving underling (<a href="/players/P____75991/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bradley Whitford</a>). Forced into action, Billy vows to change his drunken ways. He enrolls in kindergarten, makes new friends, pelts pint-sized kids with playground balls and develops a love interest in a pretty teacher (Bridgitte Wilson). The action culminates in an academic showdown between Billy and the purportedly Harvard-educated underling for the future of the family enterprise -- no small feat for a man fresh out of the first grade. There's gross, moronic, off-color low humor galore in Billy Madison, particularly in one subplot involving a romantically forward elementary school principal (<a href="/players/P___103661/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Josh Mostel</a>, son of theater great <a href="/players/P____51019/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Zero Mostel</a>) and his secret former life as a professional wrestler; another scene includes the hypertense school bus driver (<a href="/players/P____22696/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chris Farley</a>, in a typical over-the-top cameo) lying in the meadow with a hallucinatory penguin. As one might suspect, Billy Madison is not for every taste; Sandler fans will laugh from start to finish; others beware. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 86<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 66<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 6<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 2<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:51:04 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Billy Madison</spout:Title><spout:Year>1994</spout:Year><spout:Director>Tamra Davis</spout:Director><spout:Plot>Master of infantilism &lt;a href="/players/P____62990/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Adam Sandler&lt;/a&gt; stars as the title character, an overgrown rich kid who wiles away his days poolside, swilling kegs of beer and appreciating fine nudie magazines such as "Drunk Chicks" -- that is, until his father (&lt;a href="/players/P___102103/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Darren McGavin&lt;/a&gt;) decides to test his mettle as future head of the family business by posing a challenge: retake and pass grades K-12 in 24 weeks or watch control of the business pass to the requisite conniving underling (&lt;a href="/players/P____75991/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Bradley Whitford&lt;/a&gt;). Forced into action, Billy vows to change his drunken ways. He enrolls in kindergarten, makes new friends, pelts pint-sized kids with playground balls and develops a love interest in a pretty teacher (Bridgitte Wilson). The action culminates in an academic showdown between Billy and the purportedly Harvard-educated underling for the future of the family enterprise -- no small feat for a man fresh out of the first grade. There's gross, moronic, off-color low humor galore in Billy Madison, particularly in one subplot involving a romantically forward elementary school principal (&lt;a href="/players/P___103661/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Josh Mostel&lt;/a&gt;, son of theater great &lt;a href="/players/P____51019/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Zero Mostel&lt;/a&gt;) and his secret former life as a professional wrestler; another scene includes the hypertense school bus driver (&lt;a href="/players/P____22696/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Chris Farley&lt;/a&gt;, in a typical over-the-top cameo) lying in the meadow with a hallucinatory penguin. As one might suspect, Billy Madison is not for every taste; Sandler fans will laugh from start to finish; others beware. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>86</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>66</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>6</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>2</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Billy_Madison/91775/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: One of Adam Sandler's funnier movies</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/the_mow/archive/2009/5/7/42179.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/148616/default.aspx'>The_MOW</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/7/2009 11:14:10 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> "Billy Madison" (Adam Sandler) is a huge slacker still living with his father, "Brian" (Darren McGavin), the owner of the "Madison Hotel" chain. "Brian" informs his adult, but immature son that he has decided to turn over his multimillion dollar business to a scheming vice president (Bradley Whitfield). "Billy" tries to get his father to reconsider, but his father has made his choice. "Billy" tries to get his father to reconsider, but his father feels that "Billy" is not even close to being ready for the responsibility only because he had to buy "Billy's" way through school. "Billy" then gets an idea to prove his worth to his father -- redo every grade in a 24-week span (that's two weeks per grade). But a certain scheming vice president will do anything to gain control of the "Madison" empire. This is, in my opinion, one of the funnier Sandler movies. Even though I didn't bust a gut at any of the jokes, I did laugh at just about every comedic scene throughout the entire movie. I even laughed at the typical Sandler comedic persona, which I usually find too over-the-top for my taste. Another thing that was good was the pace of the film. The jokes were spaced out near perfectly. Also, the scenes were edited nicely and not choppy. One thing that worked well was the cast. I really liked the way the chemistry between Sandler and the beautiful Bridgette Wilson-Sampras worked. I also liked how well Sandler worked with the children. There is some problem with some of the supporting cast. There are a few who are just there to advance the storyline, while others are there to fill up space on screen, and do nothing for the plot. I also liked the soundtrack, most of which was music from the 80's that I grew up on. If you like silly, childish comedy, then this one is for you. I can only recommend this as a pretty strong second choice for the next time you go to your local video Cast, rental store.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 03:14:10 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>The_MOW</spout:postby><spout:postto>The_MOW Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/7/2009 11:14:10 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>"Billy Madison" (Adam Sandler) is a huge slacker still living with his father, "Brian" (Darren McGavin), the owner of the "Madison Hotel" chain. "Brian" informs his adult, but immature son that he has decided to turn over his multimillion dollar business to a scheming vice president (Bradley Whitfield). "Billy" tries to get his father to reconsider, but his father has made his choice. "Billy" tries to get his father to reconsider, but his father feels that "Billy" is not even close to being ready for the responsibility only because he had to buy "Billy's" way through school. "Billy" then gets an idea to prove his worth to his father -- redo every grade in a 24-week span (that's two weeks per grade). But a certain scheming vice president will do anything to gain control of the "Madison" empire. This is, in my opinion, one of the funnier Sandler movies. Even though I didn't bust a gut at any of the jokes, I did laugh at just about every comedic scene throughout the entire movie. I even laughed at the typical Sandler comedic persona, which I usually find too over-the-top for my taste. Another thing that was good was the pace of the film. The jokes were spaced out near perfectly. Also, the scenes were edited nicely and not choppy. One thing that worked well was the cast. I really liked the way the chemistry between Sandler and the beautiful Bridgette Wilson-Sampras worked. I also liked how well Sandler worked with the children. There is some problem with some of the supporting cast. There are a few who are just there to advance the storyline, while others are there to fill up space on screen, and do nothing for the plot. I also liked the soundtrack, most of which was music from the 80's that I grew up on. If you like silly, childish comedy, then this one is for you. I can only recommend this as a pretty strong second choice for the next time you go to your local video Cast, rental store.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for August 18: Fat Kids</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_August_18_Fat_Kids/625/34121/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/121669/default.aspx'>leeroy711</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/19/2008 12:19:56 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I love the scene in Billy Madison when the fat kid says "I can't wait 'till I get to hike school." The Sandler grabs him by his fat face: "Don't ever say that, STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN."<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:19:56 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>leeroy711</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/19/2008 12:19:56 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I love the scene in Billy Madison when the fat kid says "I can't wait 'till I get to hike school." The Sandler grabs him by his fat face: "Don't ever say that, STAY AS LONG AS YOU CAN."</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: An Ode to Depression (via Adam Sandler)</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/6/10/31038.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/113227/default.aspx'>usesoap</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/10/2008 9:25:55 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  While scarping though yet another barrel&rsquo;s bottom in attempting to drum up the words to encapsulate yet another Adam Sandler cinematic gastric bypass, I opted to take the higher road and rely on the pre-eminent wit of one Noel Coward for inspiration in slogging through &ldquo;You Don&rsquo;t Mess with the Zohan.&rdquo;  His ode to depression, &ldquo;The Bad Times are Just Around the Corner&rdquo; accurately sums up just about every filmic experience I&rsquo;ve had with one Adam Sandler. With the exception of some chuckles in &ldquo;Happy Gilmore,&rdquo; I have yet to find a redeeming quality to any of his films. But as each of his subsequent films continue to make box office dollars, I have now relinquished myself to the fact that there I am in the minority and that this comedic abomination is going nowhere soon. So I might as well embrace my disparity, just as the late, great Coward had more than 50 years ago.  Ode to Depression (via Adam Sandler)with apologies to Noel Coward  His wackiness of &lsquo;Waterboy&rsquo;His humor fails to &lsquo;Click.&rsquo;From &lsquo;Little Nicky&rsquo;On up to &lsquo;Big Daddy,&rsquo;Featured humor light as a brick.From the first scene in &lsquo;Billy Madison,&rsquo;Where he first struck his man-child role,It forced a grinBut deep withinIt lacked a trace of soul.Lady Comedy is going south, lads,Slumming like a pan-handler.Lady Comedy lost her voice, lads,With the help of Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, Hurray!Sandler is here to stay.  Refrain 1: There are bad films just around the corner,And laughs are never found.It&rsquo;s no good complaining,For he&rsquo;ll keep reigningAnd we all know he&rsquo;s sticking around.With a scowl and a sigh,Another film passes byAs we prepare for Sandler and doom and dread.We critics unpack our grievances on pages of paperAnd wait until we drop down dead.    And through these countless films,There are many years between us.His shtick unchanged,Just rearranged,With unhealthy focus on his own penis.We went along on &rsquo;50 First Dates&rsquo;Though for a second &lsquo;date&rsquo; we&rsquo;re wary,He pretended to care,But we knew it&rsquo;s not there,When he &ldquo;Pronounced&rdquo;  both  &ldquo;Chuck and Larry.&rdquo;While running &ldquo;The Longest Yard&rdquo;(A title never more apt)He went from crazyTo just plain lazy And for two hours we just felt trapped.Lady Comedy&rsquo;s taken a rest, ladsWe thought we couldn&rsquo;t handle &lsquo;erLady Comedy&rsquo;s gone to rest,But has awoken Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, hurray!Sandler is here to stay.    So in this final verse, I suppose,I&rsquo;d be as spacey as Lindsay Lohan,To mention here,With little revere,My thoughts on &ldquo;Messin&rsquo; with the Zohan.&rdquo;He plays a tough-guy soldier,Skilled from battles near his home.But dream he daresOf coiffing U.S. hairArmed only with a comb.Sight gags there are aplenty,But most of them fall flat,Unless you chuckleAt hairy knucklesAnd playing hacky-sack with cats.Lady Comedy is dead, lads.In a most appalling manner.Lady Comedy&rsquo;s kicked the bucket, lads,Make room for Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, hurray!Sandler is here to stay.   <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:25:55 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>usesoap</spout:postby><spout:postto>usesoap Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/10/2008 9:25:55 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body> While scarping though yet another barrel&amp;rsquo;s bottom in attempting to drum up the words to encapsulate yet another Adam Sandler cinematic gastric bypass, I opted to take the higher road and rely on the pre-eminent wit of one Noel Coward for inspiration in slogging through &amp;ldquo;You Don&amp;rsquo;t Mess with the Zohan.&amp;rdquo;  His ode to depression, &amp;ldquo;The Bad Times are Just Around the Corner&amp;rdquo; accurately sums up just about every filmic experience I&amp;rsquo;ve had with one Adam Sandler. With the exception of some chuckles in &amp;ldquo;Happy Gilmore,&amp;rdquo; I have yet to find a redeeming quality to any of his films. But as each of his subsequent films continue to make box office dollars, I have now relinquished myself to the fact that there I am in the minority and that this comedic abomination is going nowhere soon. So I might as well embrace my disparity, just as the late, great Coward had more than 50 years ago.  Ode to Depression (via Adam Sandler)with apologies to Noel Coward  His wackiness of &amp;lsquo;Waterboy&amp;rsquo;His humor fails to &amp;lsquo;Click.&amp;rsquo;From &amp;lsquo;Little Nicky&amp;rsquo;On up to &amp;lsquo;Big Daddy,&amp;rsquo;Featured humor light as a brick.From the first scene in &amp;lsquo;Billy Madison,&amp;rsquo;Where he first struck his man-child role,It forced a grinBut deep withinIt lacked a trace of soul.Lady Comedy is going south, lads,Slumming like a pan-handler.Lady Comedy lost her voice, lads,With the help of Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, Hurray!Sandler is here to stay.  Refrain 1: There are bad films just around the corner,And laughs are never found.It&amp;rsquo;s no good complaining,For he&amp;rsquo;ll keep reigningAnd we all know he&amp;rsquo;s sticking around.With a scowl and a sigh,Another film passes byAs we prepare for Sandler and doom and dread.We critics unpack our grievances on pages of paperAnd wait until we drop down dead.    And through these countless films,There are many years between us.His shtick unchanged,Just rearranged,With unhealthy focus on his own penis.We went along on &amp;rsquo;50 First Dates&amp;rsquo;Though for a second &amp;lsquo;date&amp;rsquo; we&amp;rsquo;re wary,He pretended to care,But we knew it&amp;rsquo;s not there,When he &amp;ldquo;Pronounced&amp;rdquo;  both  &amp;ldquo;Chuck and Larry.&amp;rdquo;While running &amp;ldquo;The Longest Yard&amp;rdquo;(A title never more apt)He went from crazyTo just plain lazy And for two hours we just felt trapped.Lady Comedy&amp;rsquo;s taken a rest, ladsWe thought we couldn&amp;rsquo;t handle &amp;lsquo;erLady Comedy&amp;rsquo;s gone to rest,But has awoken Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, hurray!Sandler is here to stay.    So in this final verse, I suppose,I&amp;rsquo;d be as spacey as Lindsay Lohan,To mention here,With little revere,My thoughts on &amp;ldquo;Messin&amp;rsquo; with the Zohan.&amp;rdquo;He plays a tough-guy soldier,Skilled from battles near his home.But dream he daresOf coiffing U.S. hairArmed only with a comb.Sight gags there are aplenty,But most of them fall flat,Unless you chuckleAt hairy knucklesAnd playing hacky-sack with cats.Lady Comedy is dead, lads.In a most appalling manner.Lady Comedy&amp;rsquo;s kicked the bucket, lads,Make room for Adam Sandler.Hurray, Hurray, hurray!Sandler is here to stay.   </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Adam Sandler Makes Us Dumber. Clip of the Day</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/6/30642.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/6/2008 2:00:31 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan opens today, and it’s apparently a terrible waste. Boy, do I miss the days when Adam Sandler played stupid and immature rather than skilled and pretending to be gay. At least then it seemed okay that he was possibly making everyone in the room dumber just for having watched his movie. I guess it’s fair that with everyone else doing man-boy comedy these days Sandler is trying to do something with a hint of a political message, but personally I liked it better when he was the least mannish, most boyish man-boy to hit the screen since Jerry Lewis. Making shampoo and conditioner fight? Comedic genius, in my opinion. Making a modern day Shampoo? Not genius at all.
Looking back at Billy Madison, possibly his least mature but most consistently hilarious feature, it now seems as though Sandler has gone through a My Fair Lady sort of transition. And just as with that musical I prefer Eliza Doolittle with a Cockney accent, with Sandler I prefer the gibberish. I also like when he sings in his movies, as in this other favorite clip from Billy Madison. So here’s an idea: cast Sandler as Eliza’s father, Alfred, in the just-announced film adaptation of the musical. I’d love to hear him sing “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and Mr. Doolittle isn’t meant to be the brightest bulb, either. And yes, before you leave that comment, Sandler is actually old enough to be Keira Knightley’s dad. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
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You Don’t Mess with the Zohan opens today, and it’s apparently a terrible waste. Boy, do I miss the days when Adam Sandler played stupid and immature rather than skilled and pretending to be gay. At least then it seemed okay that he was possibly making everyone in the room dumber just for having watched his movie. I guess it’s fair that with everyone else doing man-boy comedy these days Sandler is trying to do something with a hint of a political message, but personally I liked it better when he was the least mannish, most boyish man-boy to hit the screen since Jerry Lewis. Making shampoo and conditioner fight? Comedic genius, in my opinion. Making a modern day Shampoo? Not genius at all.
Looking back at Billy Madison, possibly his least mature but most consistently hilarious feature, it now seems as though Sandler has gone through a My Fair Lady sort of transition. And just as with that musical I prefer Eliza Doolittle with a Cockney accent, with Sandler I prefer the gibberish. I also like when he sings in his movies, as in this other favorite clip from Billy Madison. So here’s an idea: cast Sandler as Eliza’s father, Alfred, in the just-announced film adaptation of the musical. I’d love to hear him sing “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and Mr. Doolittle isn’t meant to be the brightest bulb, either. And yes, before you leave that comment, Sandler is actually old enough to be Keira Knightley’s dad. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Don’t Mess With the ‘You Don’t Mess with the Zohan’ Trailer</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/1/3/23476.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 1/3/2008 3:01:06 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 


While I’m on the subject of writing about comedy today, and since there aren’t any new trailers to comment on, I figured I’d go back and take another look at You Don’t Mess with the Zohan trailer. When the preview first hit, I decided not to write about it, because I know how difficult it is to write about comedy and I just know that people are apt to disagree with me over Adam Sandler’s career.
As a youngster, I was a huge fan of Sandler and a constant defender of the merits of his comedy. But I think as I’ve grown older, I’ve lost the appreciation for that random and absurdist stuff — I think this somehow coincides with my waning enjoyment of Bunuel. For awhile, I thought it was Sandler who was growing up, doing movies for kids and families and making more efforts to do dramatic roles, but Zohan seems as immature as anything he’s ever done. The problem is, it also seems as simple and formulaic (in a 1980s comedy, there’s always a bad guy to make the third act less funny, Crocodile Dundee/Twins/etc., sort of way) as anything he’s ever done. Say what you will about Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore, but there is some well-crafted, anarchic comedy in there beneath the stupid surface storylines.
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While I’m on the subject of writing about comedy today, and since there aren’t any new trailers to comment on, I figured I’d go back and take another look at You Don’t Mess with the Zohan trailer. When the preview first hit, I decided not to write about it, because I know how difficult it is to write about comedy and I just know that people are apt to disagree with me over Adam Sandler’s career.
As a youngster, I was a huge fan of Sandler and a constant defender of the merits of his comedy. But I think as I’ve grown older, I’ve lost the appreciation for that random and absurdist stuff — I think this somehow coincides with my waning enjoyment of Bunuel. For awhile, I thought it was Sandler who was growing up, doing movies for kids and families and making more efforts to do dramatic roles, but Zohan seems as immature as anything he’s ever done. The problem is, it also seems as simple and formulaic (in a 1980s comedy, there’s always a bad guy to make the third act less funny, Crocodile Dundee/Twins/etc., sort of way) as anything he’s ever done. Say what you will about Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore, but there is some well-crafted, anarchic comedy in there beneath the stupid surface storylines.
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      <title>Spout Post: #94</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/eagle795/archive/2007/8/23/18611.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/89058/default.aspx'>eagle795</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/23/2007 1:33:00 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Adam Sandler has two routines&hellip;..semi-retarded annoying guy, and over the top angry in a funny way guy. He leans heavily toward the immature retard angle in this one, but considering the movie&rsquo;s plot it&rsquo;s the right way to go. Bridget Wilson is EN FUEGO in this movie. I&rsquo;d go back to grade school in a heartbeat if she could be my teacher.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>eagle795</spout:postby><spout:postto>eagle795 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/23/2007 1:33:00 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Adam Sandler has two routines&amp;hellip;..semi-retarded annoying guy, and over the top angry in a funny way guy. He leans heavily toward the immature retard angle in this one, but considering the movie&amp;rsquo;s plot it&amp;rsquo;s the right way to go. Bridget Wilson is EN FUEGO in this movie. I&amp;rsquo;d go back to grade school in a heartbeat if she could be my teacher.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Guess The Movie Quote</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2227/default.aspx'>pippin06</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/8/2006 6:13:41 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Does it have Adam Sandler in it?  Because it sounds like something he would say....how about Billy Madison?<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:13:41 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>pippin06</spout:postby><spout:postto>Best movie quotes</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/8/2006 6:13:41 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Does it have Adam Sandler in it?  Because it sounds like something he would say....how about Billy Madison?</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Oh hohoho</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/superdrive0/archive/2006/8/17/2476.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u38626hm8t1.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/3676/default.aspx'>superdrive0</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/17/2006 4:52:00 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Oh hohoho, this movie was funny.  Um.... Go watch it &gt;_&gt; <br/>
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