June 2008

An Adam Sandler movie makes Chuck reflect on what pushed him to follow his dreams.

By Chuck Nice

I'm not a huge fan of Adam Sandler, although I think he is exceptionally talented. That may sound like a contradiction, but his movies just don't make me laugh, although I do admire his work and accomplishments as a comic. So I was very surprised to find Don't Mess With the Zohan to be a funny and entertaining movie that made me laugh, despite the fact that I was prejudiced before I ever entered the theater. I was also surprised to find that the two central themes in the movie hit really close to home: Follow your dream no matter how silly others may believe it to be, and when your Jewish son brings home a smoking hot Palestinian girl, be happy for him.

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By Chuck Nice

Every woman has a deal breaker when it comes to relationships. Maybe it's love me, love my cat, or love me, love my child, or love me, love the fact that I'm into all five incarnations of Star Trek--including Star Trek Enterprise--even though it's not that good. Okay, the last example is my own little idiosyncrasy. Regardless of the passion or interest, even if it's not an actual deal breaker, there is something we all love and that we want our mate to love as well. That brings us to my wife's favorite movie, The Color Purple.

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Chuck's argument for why there is no need to be friends with your neighbors.

By Chuck Nice

Anyone who has children knows that there will be times when you are forced to watch movies that you know you will hate. So when my daughter asked me to watch Deck the Halls (with Danny DeVito and Mathew Broderick), I chalked it up to discharging my paternal duties. The worst part of accommodating your child's viewing choices is that they can never reciprocate. It's not like I can ask my little girl to sit down and enjoy an evening of There Will Be Blood unless I want my wife to make me a living version of the title. If you have children, then you know that Hollywood annually releases a number of movies that you'll have to see because you'll quickly grow tired of hearing "Please, Daddy, please can we see the movie." I'm just grateful that I got to watch it on DVD instead of schlepping my way to a theater and losing two hours of my life that I would never get back. The cool thing about watching this film was I got a chance to spend time with my baby girl and I get to relate it to my life through this blog. I looked for other reasons, but I've flushed better things than this movie.

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