50 First Dates [Blu-ray]

Jun 12, 2010 04:20:36

Brand : Sony Pictures

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See if Adam Sandler can make Drew Barrymore fall for him over and over again in unprecedented high-definition quality with the Blu-ray Disc version of 50 First Dates. Blu-ray Disc provides picture quality beyond anything else available, with full capability 1080p/24 resolution in Blu-ray and up to 40Mbps bit encoding -- 5x current DVD.

50 First Dates [Blu-ray] Reviews By Customers

50 FIRST DATES is one of Adam Sandler's sweetest comedies and Drew Barrymore's presence has got a lot to do with that. The story is set in Hawaii, so plenty of those nice, evocative sunsets. Barrymore is Lucy Whitmore, a cheerful art teacher whose automobile accident severely damages her temporal lobe, this causing her to relive the same day over and over (think of it as a less wintry GROUNDHOG DAY). Blake Clark and Sean Astin are terrific as, respectively, her father and brother, who sacrifice their lives to play along, resetting things at the end of every damn night, so that Lucy's life is made as uncomplicated as possible. No surprises for Lucy, goes the mandate. She wakes up to the same day, which is her father's birthday. But what's fair, really? And how do you toe that moral line between easing a devastating trauma and outright living a lie?

In steps Henry Roth, womanizing feller and yet sympathetic. Henry is a marine-life vet working at an aquatic park which means we're privy to amusing animal shenanigans with the walrus and the dolphins and such. Adam Sandler plays Henry as quite likable and I even buy that he falls so hard for Lucy that he foregoes his lecherous, commitment-phobic ways. And what strikes a girl's fancy swifter than the notion of a guy having to win the same girl every day all over again. As for the tone of the film, it's not as much that Sandler's leaning for crude frat-boy humor is toned down as much as it's mitigated by an underpinning of warmth. And, really, put that down to Drew Barrymore. As in THE WEDDING SINGER, Sandler and the marvelously expressive Barrymore demonstrate an irresistible chemistry. These two make a fun, fun couple.

Thing is, I'm still the kind of guy who busts a gut at sophomoric gags. I think Rob Scneider is awesome as Ula, Henry's good-natured but pretty messed-up assistant; he provides plenty of the belly laughs. Surprisingly, Sean Astin, not exactly acclaimed for the funny, is hilarious as Lucy's roided-up brother. Throw in Sandler's sweet "Forgetful Lucy" song and a great surprise ending, and 50 FIRST DATES crosses off key items on the checklist: a head-turning premise; a terrific cast; a winning romance; a touch of heartbreak; a picturesque tropical setting; and laugh-out-loud humor. And then there's Ten Second Tom. And you thought Lucy's plight was horrible...

Cute, tender... but irritating! - Robert Schmidt - Honolulu, HI USA
Henry Roth (Adam Sandler) is a womanizing veterinarian working on Oahu and preying on visiting tourists. Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore) is a school teacher who suffered a traumatic head injury that results in her keeping her long-term memories prior to the accident, but wipes her short=term memories clean every 24 hours.

Roth falls for her, but finds himself having to get her to like him every day... 50+ first dates! Sandler and Barrymore demonstrate a mutual chemistry that makes you believe they like each other! And the secondary characters in this film, from Whitmore's father and steriod-using brother to

This is a cute romantic comedy, but Adam Sandler's crude banter got a bit tedious for a character supposed to be tender and supportive. This persona fits him perfectly in, say, Happy Gilmore. However, it is a leap to expect that a philander changes his lifestyle so abruptly. Ah, Hollywood! And there is a strangeness with the secondary characters in this film. Lucy Whitmore's father and steriod-using brother, as well as the employees at the cafe where Lucy goes every Sunday (and for Lucy, now every day is that Sunday)\) are so caring and protective of Lucy. Henry Roth's friends, however, are crude or... strange.

Still, it was a fun movie to watch, and the ending is surprising and upbeat.

AMERICA'S CRITIC - David R. Lingard - memphis tn
I HATED THIS MOVIE TO THE FULLEST!!!!! ITS LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY ANOTHER I JUST CANT STAND!!!!,,, I WOULD NEVER RECCOMEND THIS MOVIE AS A MATTER OF FACT I DONT THINK ANY1 IS GOING TO REWATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!

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