The Waterboy was quite a surprise for me. Not what I was expecting. I was all settled in for a zany slapstick comedy, and I got that...but I got a whole lot more. Along with all the laughs there was a touching story. A coming of age if you will, for a 31 year old water boy. I can tell you this...he may have started out the movie as a water boy but he finished as a water man. The film also explores the highly controversial psychological phenomena of transference. The Waterboy would actually pretend that the player he was assigned to tackle had previously hurt him with words and this would fuel his aggression and enhance his performance. Hat's off to Adam Sandler and the great cast who put together this tremendous cinema classic.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Waterboy (1998) PG-13 Good
The Waterboy was quite a surprise for me. Not what I was expecting. I was all settled in for a zany slapstick comedy, and I got that...but I got a whole lot more. Along with all the laughs there was a touching story. A coming of age if you will, for a 31 year old water boy. I can tell you this...he may have started out the movie as a water boy but he finished as a water man. The film also explores the highly controversial psychological phenomena of transference. The Waterboy would actually pretend that the player he was assigned to tackle had previously hurt him with words and this would fuel his aggression and enhance his performance. Hat's off to Adam Sandler and the great cast who put together this tremendous cinema classic.
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How dare you not give this movie a Great rating??? Rob Schieder's classic line "You Can Do It" came from this movie. Cathy Bates, The Fonze, and the Big Show are in this movie. Not to mention Adam Sandler is retartedly funny in this move!
ReplyDeleteIt was very funny indeed, but I rated Happy Gilmore Great so I need somewhere to go with this one...
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