Comments on: "You Don’t Mess With the Zohan" Review

By: Emmaline

Emmaline — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:58:44 +0000

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“Bedtime Stories” Review and Trailer — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:04:42 +0000

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By: New on DVD: Oct. 7, 2008

New on DVD: Oct. 7, 2008 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:49:42 +0000

[...] Zohan,” an Israeli spy-turned-hair dresser. I just didn’t get this movie at all. [Gecko Review] [Buy [...]

By: Mariah Carey Returning to Theaters - A Good Thing?

Mariah Carey Returning to Theaters - A Good Thing? — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:06:45 +0000

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By: patrick

patrick — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:58:14 +0000

Adam Sandler is classic in his own way, though he tends to do his best work when he stays casual, not trying too hard to be funny or deep, etc.

By: Alef

Alef — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:15:25 +0000

I want my money back CRUDE I could read between the lines are you sure he’s Jewish what an insult to all of the cultures played out in the movie.

By: Jane Boursaw

Jane Boursaw — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:55:55 +0000

Rachel – Thanks for that clarification. The Palestinian girlfriend definitely puts a different spin on it – and, of course, that was a big part of the ending. I think maybe I just don’t have much experience with the over-the-top Israeli culture that you and other folks have mentioned. I just didn’t find it funny!

I’ve talked to a few people who’ve made comparisons to Borat, and I DID find that movie pretty darn funny, especially the hotel scene, which gets the award for the Funniest Naked Scene in a Movie. Borat seemed a little more cerebral than Zohan, and I think that helped.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:28:03 +0000

Oh Jane, I think you missed the point and humor in this one. Both cultures are so incredibly over the top that it had to be broad farce or risk extreme tears. The love interest was Palestinian, not Israeli. By missing that you literally missed the crux and message of trying to get past thousands of years of fighting. It wasn’t a poetic movie, but it had moments of sheer brilliance.

By: Kristin Ohlson

Kristin Ohlson — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:40:08 +0000

I also like the Wedding Singer and Fifty First Dates.

I don’t think it’s wrong at all to try to come up with some humor about terrorism. But you have to do it very well, or it’s…terrible.

Sigh– I really want to see a movie and everything seems like crap.

By: Jane Boursaw

Jane Boursaw — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:54:45 +0000

Lisa – Yeah, same here. Maybe Sandler should stick with romantic comedies…? Ok, Jane, there’s just something so wrong with that statement when you’ve got people like Clooney and McConaughey in the picture.