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Highly Overrated But Still Good

Fantastic!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

As we grow old with every passing year, most of us look back on those carefree days of childhood and wish that freedom was ours to enjoy once again. Well, Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) gets to do exactly that!Basically, the premise of the film is that Billy, a young-20s loser who stands to inherit his father's wealthy company, must return to school for two weeks in every grade in order to prove to dear old Dad that he is worthy of that inheritance, lest it be handed to "evil" businessman Eric.Now, first and foremost, this is very much an "Adam Sandler film", much along the lines of Happy Gilmore. If you don't like his persona or type of humor, than stay away from this film altogether. However, if you find his shenanigans to be quite amusing, than I consider this to be the peak of his comedic-acting roles.The reason this film ends up being so charming is that it taps into that little kid in all of us, the one who looks back at those grade- and high-school days with equal parts nostalgia and horror. The movie does an excellent job of portraying both and oh so much more, including the standard "crush on teacher" (which takes on a new twist considering the student is 20 years old!), "bullying", and "social cliques/interaction" vignettes. There is nary a person in the entire USA who can't, at least on some level, relate to the type of jokes that Sandler and Co. provide in this film.About the only reason I don't consider "Billy Madison" to be a truly classic film is the insertion of the stoner themes and Sandler's sometimes crude, adolescent humor (although in this film it is toned down a bit from some others). Had the focus truly been on a family audience, instead of the 20-something age group that Sandler usually targets, it could have been one of the most unique films ever produced. Instead, at times, it gets bogged down in Sandler's idiot rants and overly-crude jokes.All in all, though, "Billy Madison" is a funny movie that will keep you laughing from beginning to end. Though not for the young kiddies (crudity/profanity) or very likely older parents (who just don't "get" Sandler's appeal), this is a great movie to watch with your buddies or same-age relatives. As Billy himself states: "Back to school, back to school..."

Why anyone would not give Billy Madison a 10 out of 10 is beyond me. The film is quintessential Adam Sandler and I wish he still made movies like this one. The plot is solid enough, but the movie is so quotable that the plot will not be what you remember with Billy Madison. There is a wide range of comedy present in the movie; The jokes in the movie range from random to raunchy to rude to simply gregarious. From the minute Billy goes to his first day of Kindergarten, the you will have a good idea of what the rest of the movie will be like. Chris Farley was a completely unexpected addition to the film, and he complements the movie absolutely perfectly. It's hard to not reveal spoilers in the review, just because the movie is so quotable and uniquely funny. If you have never seen it, watch it, and if you have seen it, it gets funnier every time you watch it.

Billy Madison is a typical Adam Sandler film, not the greatest plot but a barrel of laughs, if you like any other Sandler film i.e. Happy Gilmore, Little Nicky etc. then you will love this comedy. Billy Madison is the dim-witted son to the head of the Madison hotel chain, for years Billy had been told he will take over the company when his father retires, however after getting drunk & attempting to chase an imaginary penguin he embarrasses his father in front of all his associates at a dinner in the Madison household. Billy's father tells him that he will not be getting the company in preference of the evil Eric. Eric is mostly seen with Carl, another associate of Billy's dad whom he likes. Billy pitches an idea where he can go back to school, complete all grades in 2 week periods in order to win back the company.Billy Madison is a movie with a number of hilarious scenes. In one such scene, a third grader accidentally "pees his pants" and is afraid to get on the bus during a field trip. Sandler throws some water on his pants and tells the other children that "peein' in your pants is cool"! thus saving the child from embarrassment. In another scene, Billy calls ex-classmate Danny McGrath (Steve Buscemi) to apologize for picking on him as a kid. After the phone call, Danny crosses Billy off of his master list of "people to kill". Later, Danny comes to Billy's aid. Overall, this is a fun movie. If you like lighthearted comedy with just a touch of outrageous behavior, then you'll enjoy this breakout Adam Sandler hit.Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

This is a great film. If you like immature comedy. One of sandlers best. Now as Sandler is married and more mature he doesn't produce this type of comedy gold anymore. I loved this film when i first watched it on VHS and I have only decided now to review it. It follows Sandler as the son of the owner of a chain of hotels as he is set to take over the company, but his dad thinks he needs to sort his life out and doesn't trust him, so he threatens to give the company to Eric (the bad guy) who works in some high up position. Sandler tells his dad he'll go back to school and graduate from it all all in order to prove he's capable of running Madison hotels. It is vintage Sandler, with good cameos by Norm Macdonald and Steve Buscemi. He says silly stuff and hilarity ensues, classic! This is not some epic, deep thinking profound film that has morals and requires a lot of thought, but it's not selling itself as that anyway.