Why Adam Sandler Won't Improve

I still remember a time when Adam Sandler movies were somewhat enjoyable, sometimes pretty good. Back in the 90s, he had some of the funniest movies to come out of that decade. From Billy Madison to The Wedding Singer, Sandler was a hit. The Wedding Singer even managed to inspire a musical with all original music.

It was about the time when Little Nicky came out that his comedies became not just bad, but 'no one can possibly enjoy this' bad. Sandler then followed with other awful efforts like You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Jack and Jill, and That's My Boy. Grown Ups even has a sequel coming out this Friday. The reason for a sequel to a piece of crap movie like Grown Ups initially confused me until I read a poll where Grown Ups 2 has more support than the clearly more inspired Pacific Rim by Guillermo Del Toro.

Is Pacific Rim gonna be the best, most original movie this year? No, it's generally copied off of stuff that copied off of older stuff that copied off of even older stuff (I'm of course still checking it out). However, everyone can agree it'll be a lot better than Sandler's most recent two hours of comedy stool. Here's news for you folks, he's not getting any better.

Do you know why? It's because of YOU, the viewer. All of you constantly flock out to his terribleness in droves and reward him with constant People's Choice Awards (chosen by YOU) as the best comedic actor. Grown Ups even won best comedy over Easy A and Date Night. He sees this apparent praise and continues to make crap like that because he's always rewarded with it.

Do you know why more of his better movies like Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me, and Funny People aren't made? We punish him by not seeing those as much as the drivel we do see. I think Punch Drunk Love is Adam Sandler at his very best, Ebert compared him to Dennis Hopper for God's sake. Yet it only made 25 million at the box office. Meanwhile, Grown Ups raked in 271 million and we get to be treated with a sequel that's bound to suck even more.

Even if Pacific Rim isn't your thing, there's still more things to see. Go check out Despicable Me 2, The Heat, or Monsters University. I'm sure Melissa McCarthy can give you guys more to laugh about then Sandler's old, repetitive schtick. Whatever you decide, avoid Grown Ups 2 at all costs. Even if that means avoiding the movie theatre altogether. Make Adam Sandler see the error of his ways so he can  actually make better movies. Just remember Jack and Jill and you'll know I'm right.