Cast
Adam Sandler, Noah Schnapp, Paris Berelc, Julie Bowen, Shaquille O'neal, Ben Stiller, Lance Lim, Karan Brar.
Halloween is unarguably the scariest holiday on the calendar. Every October 31st, children and adults, alike, dress up in horrifying costumes and makeup, go trick and treating, and devour candy.
Some litter with toilet paper and throw rotten eggs. Overall, it's creepy fun and makes a good watch—which is why Sandler targeted Hubie Halloween for Halloween.
Enough of the talk, down to the movie.
Adam Sandler is a funny guy. Honest. He doesn't even have to try, he just is. With his ability to speak in concocted mannerism and take on any role, it's impressive the comedy legacy he has made for himself.
So when I saw him in Hubie Halloween, I knew I was going to watch.
Hubie Halloween is a holiday comedy horror movie (if there's any genre like that) about a town that's taught a lesson on humility and bullying. Not what you expected to hear, huh?
Sorry. But that's what it was. Well, it did have the usual Halloween charm: eccentric decorations, lively town, a love crush of almost two decades, and bullies—both adults and high-schoolers.
Oh, and guess the name of the good ol' town. Salem! Yes, they just had to be corny with that one.
What fascinated me about the movie was Hubie's (Adam Sandler) thermostat. I mean, it's an all-purpose flask with every life-saving function you can think up. It has an umbrella for rainy days, a flash for dark tunnels, a blender for making soup, a coal carrier for dark war marks, a candle stand for when you have to make an emergency drop, a wireline for fleeing enemies. Way to go, Hubie.
(He should try selling it to investors, it might make a good deal).
When I saw the trailer, I had different plot ideas in mind, but the movie didn't fit right into them.
I do like the twist in the movie about the real kidnapper and the supposed lycanthrope, the mistaken werewolf identity, the voice of Aurora (you'll leave your mouths hanging when you see this) and the burial soup. (Don't ask).
Then the vulgarity was sort of mild—if you count "boner mistakes" as mild.
On a more serious note, why would you name your child Hubie Schubie? Like, why? She could have just tagged it Scobby Dobby, so we know it's a perfect rhyme.
And when your neighbour says "don't check up on me" please don't. Listen to that neighbour and mind your business.
And there's also that speech pattern of Hubie. How does Sandler do it?
The movie built good suspense around the escaped prisoner, and it led me on truly. It wasn't an over-the-top-box-office-sort-of-movie, just something you can chill and watch with your family and have a good laugh.
I've been trying not to spoil it so much so that you have an unbiased experience. Watch out for that thermostat. It's a class all by itself.
I laughed a lot watching this movie—which I feel is Sandler's aim whenever he produces a comedy. But asides the laugh, it also held a lesson about bullying, and how to handle bullies. I guess.
No one should have to be bullied for twenty years; twenty long years. It took a Halloween special to tug him out of it.
Like I said earlier, if you're looking for something that'll break box-office and gross in tons of dollars, this isn't it. But it's a nice movie. I even foresee an E! People's award for fan favourite. Who knows.
Personal rating: 7/10
P.S. That soup is irritating. Jeez, Hubie.
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