Billy Madison, this is the film that supposedly gave Adam Sandler his huge break in Hollywood along with Happy Gilmore. Now I loved Happy Gilmore and my sister asked me if I ever saw Billy Madison and I said no, and she just looked at me with shock and said that if I liked Happy Gilmore that I would love Billy Madison. So I rented it yesterday and watched it this morning, I admit this was a fun story and had some funny moments, but for the most part I think that this is a pretty over rated comedy. There were just some jokes that either went too far or were to immature for my taste, but then again, it's Adam Sandler, so I'm not making that big of a deal. The story though was actually a clever one, who hasn't thought of what it would be like to go through school again at a grown up age?
Billy Madison is the son of hotel tycoon millionaire, Brian Madison, and Billy is someone who you wouldn't call the smartest tool in the box. He sees imaginary penguins, leaves dog feces out on his neighbor's porch, and still talks gibberish. Now he's supposed to be a grown man, but Brian knows his life isn't going to last very long, and that he needs a grown up like his associate, Eric, to take over the hotels. But Billy convinces his dad that if he can go through all the grades, 1-12, one more time and pass, that he can take over the hotels. Brian agrees, and Billy is back to school and meets the hot 3rd grade teacher that is going to help him out. Just hopefully he can do this in time so he can actually say that he passed with flying colors.
My problem with Billy Madison is that I didn't know if he was supposed to be retarded or someone who acted retarded at times? Just this wasn't the most well thought out comedy. I just don't get into the grown man acting like a total idiot, you know? I prefer other Adam Sandler comedies like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, Anger Management, and Click where he actually acts like a grown up, those actually work comedically. But I admit that I did have a few laughs here and there and it was a fun story to watch, but this is one of those movies that I'm satisfied with seeing only once.
6/10
Billy Madison is the son of hotel tycoon millionaire, Brian Madison, and Billy is someone who you wouldn't call the smartest tool in the box. He sees imaginary penguins, leaves dog feces out on his neighbor's porch, and still talks gibberish. Now he's supposed to be a grown man, but Brian knows his life isn't going to last very long, and that he needs a grown up like his associate, Eric, to take over the hotels. But Billy convinces his dad that if he can go through all the grades, 1-12, one more time and pass, that he can take over the hotels. Brian agrees, and Billy is back to school and meets the hot 3rd grade teacher that is going to help him out. Just hopefully he can do this in time so he can actually say that he passed with flying colors.
My problem with Billy Madison is that I didn't know if he was supposed to be retarded or someone who acted retarded at times? Just this wasn't the most well thought out comedy. I just don't get into the grown man acting like a total idiot, you know? I prefer other Adam Sandler comedies like Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, Anger Management, and Click where he actually acts like a grown up, those actually work comedically. But I admit that I did have a few laughs here and there and it was a fun story to watch, but this is one of those movies that I'm satisfied with seeing only once.
6/10