The Waterboy

How can this film make so much money ? How can American critics give great reviews about this film ? This film was not funny . There were no funny jokes in it . I urge you to avoid this film , because it is just that bad .

It's obvious many people think too much of their film critic credentials, and they miss the overall point of "The Waterboy": There isn't a shred of "serious" to the story, simply a spoof of all things related to big time college football, the deep South and over-bearing mothers. To see it as anything else is to lose grasp on the human comedy. Much like folks misunderstanding the camp nature of "Starship Troopers," "The Waterboy" is a classic in its own right, with a flip of the finger to anyone who doesn't comprehend the intentions of the production. In fact, if they don't understand, they should take mama's place in the hospital bed!

What can I say? Nice direction, alright acting, good casting and a dire script. *** POTENTIAL SPOILER *** If you like Adam Sandler's buffoon character, then you're going to enjoy this. If you hate watching films where the idiot gets beat up but comes up triumphant, avoid this film like the plague. *** END OF SPOILER ALERT *** Well, let's hope that if Sandler and co do another film, it'll be a lot funnier.

My husband loves this movie, he watches it every time it comes on TV and I have to admit I find myself sitting down and watching it every time he does. It is very silly, it is very stupid, it is chock full of stereotypes, chock full of politically incorrect jokes and chock full of laughs. I have to admit I STILL laugh at several parts of the movie including (but not limited to) Colonel Sanders getting hit on the head with the "thing" that Henry Winkler's character throws out of the window. Bobby's girlfriend holding up the sign at the window when he is taking his exam "do you want me to kill them?" This is not rocket science folks, this is good old fashioned slapstick humor, based at the lowest level possible and it still makes me laugh. If you cannot stand base level humor then this movie is probably not for you. As it is I can always manage to switch off the critical portion of my brain and enjoy something for what it is, a good laugh.

I saw this movie the first time with a few friends, and throughout I couldn't stop laughing, it was one of the funniest movies I'd ever seen.. until... The movie came out on pay-per-view. I remembered how much I loved it so I decided to get it. During the movie this time (the second time I'd seen it) it didn't seem as funny. I even found myself squirming in my seat a little bit. I don't know what happened, but I guess the magic in the movie died for me, it just wasn't as good the second time around. It could have been because I wasn't with my friends this time, but I doubt it. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it kind of ran out of steam for me. I love Adam Sandler movies, but this one just wasn't as funny as Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison. Watch it one time, you'll laugh pretty hard, but don't try to sit through the whole thing a second time, just the football parts. 6/10

Waterboy, The (1998) Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Bulk, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante, D: Frank Coraci. Another Coraci-Sandler convergence about a Louisiana mama's boy still living with his high-handed mother on the everglades and working as an H20-refreshment dispenser who's then welcomed onto the college football team once he shows how tough he can be when his anger spurs up. Proves Sandler can do warm comedy and not just the usual rude and crude crap, but even with the present-day funnyman, it's not very funny (except from the help of Winkler and Bates) and traditionally too predictable and pours on more sugar than it needs that we don't believe it's being sincere. You won't believe you eyes to see Bates playing trailer trash in this idiocy. Co-written by Sandler. Running Time: 86 minutes and rated PG-13 for language and some crude sexual humor. **

I never did like anything Sandler did before I saw this movie with very few exceptions -Airheads comes to mind- but this one changed the way I looked at Sandler forever. It is an off the wall ridicule of slow-witted, backwoods rednecks who go out, and become star quarterbacks on their high school football team. I am glad to see that Henry "Fonz" Winkler is working again, and is good to have a comedy vet abroad the cast. Fairuza is the damn sexiest I've seen her in her whole career. Bates' character is a little annoying but cute. For a laugh, I'd recommend it.

As the movie critic for the North Texas Daily, I recently had the opportunity to interview Adam Sandler. He is a very funny man and his new movie "The Waterboy" reflects his abilities as an actor and a comedian. It should do well in the box office this weekend. enjoy

I'll go on record by saying that this is the first Adam Sandler movie I've ever seen. I went to it on my birthday (16) with my mom and three of my friends. There was a choice between this and seeing "There's Something About Mary" for my fourth time(their first). Well, they said that I should see something different. They (friends) came out laughing with huge smiles on their faces, saying how totally hilarious the movie was. I, on the other hand, was a bit puzzled as to what they were laughing so hard about. I laughed at some of the scenes, and the movie does come off as entertaining, but was it really that good? Some of the great scenes were when Sandler held up traffic with his riding mower and when his mother tackled his father at the end. It's good, but Sandler has had better movies than this.