|
Make
no mistake, this is the same movie Sandler has made for the last decade
just with a different title and costume - but the simple fact is,
Sandler is well aware of it and makes no attempt to hide it.
The cast and crew are all friends, all of whom can be spotted way back to the days of Billy Madison. And, especially for Sandler fans, spotting the familiar faces (Nick
Swardson, Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon, Allen Covert, etc) is actually half the
fun of his films. So, in that regard, Zohan isn't as big of a waste of time as most reviewers would have you believe.
Some
of the gags work, some are lame, some just downright don't work. But
Sandler does the best impersonation of Borat, while Rob Schneider does his best impersonation of, well, himself (which is what he does in every cameo he has ever made).
But no matter how generic and over-produced Zohan feels
- there is still something immensely watchable and enjoyable about it. It's the sort of "Get Your Mind Off Things" flick which will never be
regarded as a classic, or a cult hit (as Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore are) but it's by no means a waste of time or money. DVD EXTRAS
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen an Adam Sandler movie so packed
with Extras. This is phenomenal and is possibly one of the most
impressive things I've seen in quite some time. It's one of those rare
cases where the sheer number and quality of extras lifts a DVD from the
"Rent It" catagory into the "Own It" catagory.
There are two
audio commentaries on offer (the best one involving the excellent Nick
Swardson), Deleted Scenes and a bunch of Easter Eggs (if you can find
them), plus an enormous array of Featurettes. There are literally dozens.
A
great piece of packaging, with some super extras - this is what DVD was
meant to always offer (but somewhere along the lines, the DVD companies
forgot to include anything).
A Christmas stocking stuffer if ever I've seen one. Conclusion:
Movie 65% Extras: 80%
|
