You Don't Mess With the Zohan trailer online

[terry78]

Those new posters have got to go, though. I saw one on a bus the other day with him doing the splits. God.

 

[GhostPoet]

I've never been a big Adam Sandler fan...but I gotta say I REALLY thought the trailer was hilarious for this one. Especially when the guy is like "Was that your foot!?"
Hilarious...I'm gonna go see it. I'm actually buying a ticket to an Adam Sandler movie!!

 

[black_dust]

The trailer was funny as hell i thought

Looks like a Good sandler film

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

He's overdo for a good movie

 

[Raiden]

He's overdo for a good movie

Seems like his movies all make more or less the same amount regardless of quality, though.

 

[black_dust]

This one should be good as its not a goofy Rom com/ buddy Com. its just a regular laugh out loud film

 

[Wolfwood]

I'm kind of interested, I laugh my ass off every time he knocks out that kid.

 

[CeeJay]

Wow. Haha ... Wasn't expecting this kinda of flick from Sandler, but it looks like an hilarious film.

 

[Nightmare]

I expected Emmaule Chiquiri pics all throughout this thread.. Im disappointed.

 

[CeeJay]

Haha!

 

[Episode29]

I'm seeing this tomorrow (mon) night at an advanced screening. I'll post my thoughts shortly after.

 

[Kanon]

(I think) new pics. I found them on the mexican site

 

[bingy13]

This looks absolutely horrible. I really thought maybe he'd gradually just go into serious films... I liked Reign Over Me and Punch Drunk Love. I hated Chuck and Larry and this looks way worse. I am kind of excited to see which one is worse The Love Guru or this. They appear to be about even, with both main characters seeming very annoying.

 

[xwolverine2]

i will not be watching this movie...

just like i didnt see that gay-couple adam sandler flick

 

[FaT_tONle]

Chuck & Larry was terrible... I think Sandler is done (as far as making half decent comedies)... Bedtime stories sounds interesting but it will end up being a camp fest guaranteed.

 

[IRON_Lad]

This looks absolutely horrible. I really thought maybe he'd gradually just go into serious films... I liked Reign Over Me and Punch Drunk Love. I hated Chuck and Larry and this looks way worse. I am kind of excited to see which one is worse The Love Guru or this. They appear to be about even, with both main characters seeming very annoying.

The Love Guru will destroy this movie at the box office

 

[Mr. Credible]

chuck and larry sucked a little bit, but sandler was funny in it, and i think this movie looks hilarious.

that accent might grate on me after a few hours, but we'll see.

 

[Mr. Credible]

The Love Guru will destroy this movie at the box office

yeah, but that movie looks embarrassingly bad.

 

[bingy13]

I think it will be a dead heat at the box office between these two.

 

[Nightmare]

Guru looks awful, this one actually looks sorta funny. Ill watch neither.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

yeah, but that movie looks embarrassingly bad.

Yes i rather see Zohan then love Guru.


But i think Get Smart will top both of them.

 

[Episode29]

My review:

You know, sometimes I just don’t understand what the heck is going through Adam Sandler’s head. He’s a funny guy with natural charisma and, I would guess, a reasonable level of intelligence. So why does he feel compelled to write and produce films of such appallingly low quality? It worked with his initial efforts, Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. Those two films defied any sense of logical criticism. They were sloppy, yet contained a maniacal sense of anarchic glee. He seemed thrilled at what he was getting away with. Yet, since the release of those films, over a decade ago, he has continued to crank out by-the-numbers mediocrity that lacks any feeling of comic discovery.

It is my unfortunate duty now to inform you that his latest, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, is by far his most wretchedly awful film to date. Sandler’s character this time, a Mossad agent who dreams of being a hairdresser, would probably fill a lame Saturday Night Live skit, but stretched to over 100 minutes is akin to Chinese water torture.

Zohan isn’t any normal secret agent; he’s a walking caricature of crass Middle Eastern stereotypes and snickering vulgarity. With a Wham!-inspired haircut and a penchant for shtupping elderly women, he finds employment at a small salon run by the sweet, yet blank, Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a Palestinian woman with no patience for Zohan’s sexism. As can be predicted, despite their antagonistic relationship, they soon are yearning to “make the bam-boom”. Their insipid love story intermingles with a laugh-free subplot featuring Zohan’s nemesis the Phantom (John Turturro) and a hapless Arab cab-driver (Rob Schneider, ladies and gentlemen...) ineptly planning murder attempts.

Now, racial stereotyping and crude humour can be used to great comic effect in the proper hands. The makers of Borat toed the line brilliantly, delivering great vulgar hilarity mixed with social commentary. You Don’t Mess With The Zohan is not even in the same time zone, much less ballpark. The film is amazingly hostile and mean-spirited, mocking its targets with unfiltered scorn for the majority of the running time, yet tacking on a “we’re all the same” message at the end. It’s like the school-yard bully who beats the snot out of you all semester but wishes you a good summer at when vacation time rolls around. Why did no one involved in this debacle pull Sandler aside and gently suggest that this material was unfilmable?

Also concerning is the amount of animal abuse presented for cheap laughs. There is a particularly soul-killing scene featuring Zohan and two friends playing hacky-sack with a cat. Now, a good writer would use this obviously objectionable act as a springboard to a larger pay-off. That would redeem the bad taste and warrant the scene’s inclusion. Not here however, where the only apparent joke is that a trio of grown men are kicking the stuffing out of a helpless animal.

What is almost fascinating about Zohan is how little interest the screen-writers have in their own story. New storylines are launched at random to replace the ones running out of gas. I couldn’t believe that the introduction of an evil land-developer to the film occurred near the end of the second act. It would seem that writers’ Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel knew that their material was limited and hoped that by padding it liberally, no one would notice. Hence, the heavy helping of crotch close-ups, homophobia, hummus jokes, and dry humping present. As well, the endless cameos come off as desperate and pointless, although it is amusing that Mariah Carey has finally found a fitting companion piece for Glitter.

To call You Don’t Mess With The Zohan a misfire is a grand understatement. It’s a dreary trudge through migraine-inducing territory that is all the more unforgivable considering the level of talent involved. There’s an old adage that it takes true skill and artistry to create a truly horrific film, as hacks will only produce bland mediocrity. Well, Zohan is a colossal achievement, a film that will receive endless mentions on “Worst of 2008” lists, and legions of angry ticket-buyers. With that said though, Sandler may have inadvertently found a point of agreement for Israelis and Palestinians. I think that both sides would agree that You Don’t Mess With The Zohan flat-out SUCKS!

1 out of 5

 

[terry78]

My review:

You know, sometimes I just don’t understand what the heck is going through Adam Sandler’s head. He’s a funny guy with natural charisma and, I would guess, a reasonable level of intelligence. So why does he feel compelled to write and produce films of such appallingly low quality? It worked with his initial efforts, Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. Those two films defied any sense of logical criticism. They were sloppy, yet contained a maniacal sense of anarchic glee. He seemed thrilled at what he was getting away with. Yet, since the release of those films, over a decade ago, he has continued to crank out by-the-numbers mediocrity that lacks any feeling of comic discovery.

It is my unfortunate duty now to inform you that his latest, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, is by far his most wretchedly awful film to date. Sandler’s character this time, a Mossad agent who dreams of being a hairdresser, would probably fill a lame Saturday Night Live skit, but stretched to over 100 minutes is akin to Chinese water torture.

Zohan isn’t any normal secret agent; he’s a walking caricature of crass Middle Eastern stereotypes and snickering vulgarity. With a Wham!-inspired haircut and a penchant for shtupping elderly women, he finds employment at a small salon run by the sweet, yet blank, Dalia (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a Palestinian woman with no patience for Zohan’s sexism. As can be predicted, despite their antagonistic relationship, they soon are yearning to “make the bam-boom”. Their insipid love story intermingles with a laugh-free subplot featuring Zohan’s nemesis the Phantom (John Turturro) and a hapless Arab cab-driver (Rob Schneider, ladies and gentlemen...) ineptly planning murder attempts.

Now, racial stereotyping and crude humour can be used to great comic effect in the proper hands. The makers of Borat managed toed the line brilliantly, delivering great vulgar hilarity mixed with social commentary. You Don’t Mess With The Zohan is not even in the same time zone, much less ballpark. The film is amazingly hostile and mean-spirited, mocking its targets with unfiltered scorn for the majority of the running time, yet tacking on a “we’re all the same” message at the end. It’s like the school-yard bully who beats the snot out of you all semester but wishes you a good summer at when vacation time rolls around. Why did no one involved in this debacle pull Sandler aside and gently suggest that this material was unfilmable?

Also concerning is the amount of animal abuse presented for cheap laughs. There is a particularly soul-killing scene featuring Zohan and two friends playing hacky-sack with a cat. Now, a good writer would use this obviously objectionable act as a springboard to a larger pay-off. That would redeem the bad taste and warrant the scene’s inclusion. Not here however, where the only apparent joke is that a trio of grown men are kicking the stuffing out of a helpless animal.

What is almost fascinating about Zohan is how little interest the screen-writers have in their own story. New storylines are launched at random to replace the ones running out of gas. I couldn’t believe that the introduction of an evil land-developer to the film occurred near the end of the second act. It would seem that writers’ Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Robert Smigel knew that their material was limited and hoped that by padding it liberally, no one would notice. Hence, the heavy helping of crotch close-ups, homophobia, hummus jokes, and dry humping present. As well, the endless cameos come off as desperate and pointless, although it is amusing that Mariah Carey has finally found a fitting companion piece for Glitter.

To call You Don’t Mess With The Zohan a misfire is a grand understatement. It’s a dreary trudge through migraine-inducing territory that is all the more unforgivable considering the level of talent involved. There’s an old adage that it takes true skill and artistry to create a truly horrific film, as hacks will only produce bland mediocrity. Well, Zohan is a colossal achievement, a film that will receive endless mentions on “Worst of 2008” lists, and legions of angry ticket-buyers. With that said though, Sandler may have inadvertently found a point of agreement for Israelis and Palestinians. I think that both sides would agree that You Don’t Mess With The Zohan flat-out SUCKS!

1 out of 5

This translates to, the 13-21 demographic will love it.

 

[Episode29]

This translates to, the 13-21 demographic will love it.

Eh, I'm thinking under-15 or brain-damaged.

 

[Fanticon]

2 SNL alumni's Sandler and Meyers going head to head again...I'm gonna say...this one will go to Sandler...Zohan will get about 130m at the box office and Guru will get 90-100m.

Meyers vs. Sandler Summer movie face off track record:
1999 Winner goest to Meyers for Austin Powers 2 Spy Who Shagged Me 206m
Sandler Big Daddy 163m


2002 Mike Meyers Austin Powers 3 Gold Member 216m
Sandler Mr. Deeds 126m

2007 Meyers Shrek The Third 320m
Sandler I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry 119m

The interesting thing to point out...is that Sandler movies are never sequels...so far...and so far that formula has worked...and none of his movies are really made to have characters that would need sequels...Meyers has beat him with big sequels and franchises...that is why I think Sandler will out gross Meyers this summer...