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Plot:
A workaholic architect, who has been overlooking his family in favor of his career, comes across a universal remote that allows him to perform TiVo-like functions on his life, such as pausing events o...( read more 
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MCT:September 6, 2008hahaha..yea its funny..like we live in an imagination because there's a remote can control whtever as we want..where's could i got the remote??lol
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MCT:September 4, 2008
I cried.
Click calls to awareness the preciousness of each moment, and the seeming impossibility of living each moment as precious.
True, it's not sophisticated, but it is rich with poetic and practical interpretations - not just the simple "wouldn't it be cool if you could pause the universe" - I say practical because I mean they are not only poetic, they are meaningful for adding richness to life.
In some ways it's a simple morality tale like A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), and simplistic, advocating one answer by ignoring its incompleteness (work vs family - which should be priority #1?), but ... (I need to revisit this to flesh out this thought - perhaps it does more than invert the priorities, perhaps it subverts the dichotomy? hmm, maybe not.)
If you like to find fault to feel superior, you can criticize the scene where [spoiler alert] his rich adult children (a) wait to be picked up, when they surely own cars, and (b) walk in the rain to the entrance to the parking lot, instead of staying by the hospital doors. But if you use your critical faculties to criticize that criticism, you will find yourself easily arguing that both those actions are completely credible.
Why did I cry? I wasn't crying for myself, although I often feel I am torn by over-work. I don't currently have an answer for that. -
MCT:September 2, 2008Very entertaining!!!Enjoyable.
It offers a fun time to escape
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MCT:September 1, 2008
It is really funny!!!! The eding its really sad!!! It made me cry!!!!!! But is a really funny and cool movie!!!
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MCT:August 30, 2008
Awesome. Some folks think that it is not a good movie cuz Adam Sandler is not playing the hilarious guy he usually does but I loved it!
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MCT:August 29, 2008
A film too light on the laughs and in a seeming lack of honest direction in the path that it looks to adopt - Click seems to be a failed attempt. But the film tends to surprise through something quite miraculous - its second half, with a complete tonal change, outshines and disseminates the previous failure of its first hour. Where lackluster jibes make way for emotional revelations, Click morphs itself from a film lacking in honest execution to become a truthful examination of life. Its impressive production values make for an impressive aesthetic, whilst Sandler is given more breathing space in a script that finds a broader scope than would be expected.
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MCT:August 28, 2008
A good movie. It actually made me teary at the end and i though it was funny with a good, understandable plot, though it was strange, one of the most different movies i've ever seen but it was great, would watch again.
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MCT:August 28, 2008
Michael Newman: I guess when you combine mass quantities of cough syrup with yodels... you get acid.
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MCT:August 27, 2008
we actually need something like this for some of those who are totally clueless about real life problems
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MCT:August 26, 2008
For those of us who find our lives too busy, this movie pulls us out of the stream and teaches us to enjoy life,instead of rushing through it.
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MCT:August 26, 2008
awesome!
adam sandler rocks!!
loved it!!!!! if adam sandler wasnt in this movie it would hvae stunk my faviorte part was when the teenagers where lighting the firecrackers and adam sandler beat the crap outta them -
MCT:August 23, 2008superrrrrrrr::D:D
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MCT:August 22, 2008Adam Sandler's funny so the movie is bound to have some humorous moments. As a whole it was a disappointment though. The movie got really boring and too serious towards the end.
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MCT:August 22, 2008
Adam Sandler flicks are usually pretty lame and mediocre, but this one was surprisingly brilliant, and thus, the exception that confirms the rule. The storyline is great and it feels like the writers have really made the most of its initial concept, about a guy who finds a magic remote, with which he can practically control everything in his surroundings. Many of the scenes were downright hilarious and just to see David Hasselhoff get bitchslapped was totally priceless. This is, without doubt, one of the best comedies I've ever seen. I loved it!
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MCT:August 21, 2008Throughout this whole movie I kept asking myself, when did Adam Sandler become not funny? He really needs to decide if he wants to be a comic actor or a serious actor. This film rides that line and it simply doesn't work.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
This movie is very entertaining, and will make you think long and hard about your own life for many hours after you leave the Room. I was expecting a slapstick comedy, and ended up shedding some tears. This movie sends lots of messages about life, and teaches us all a very good lesson.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
A beautiful;, true concept, shown both in a funny and sad way. About your vision upon life, and life itself. And mostly about how you live your life.
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MCT:August 18, 2008
i cried wen he was about to die..n thenn in the end watched it again and then laughed... i didnt see the "finger"
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MCT:August 15, 2008
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE... I WANT THE REMOTE BY THE END I THOUGHT I REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE ONE.
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MCT:August 15, 2008
We know from experience that Adam Sandler has a fondness for Frank Capra. After all, is there anything odder than watching Sandler channel Gary Cooper in a remake of Mr. Deeds (Goes to Town)? Actually, there is. It's watching Sandler channel Jimmy Stewart in Click, a film that owes more than a little to It's a Wonderful Life. In fact, while it's more of an indirect remake of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the Capra-esque overtones are there. To round things out, Sandler throws in a little Rip Van Winkle and nod to Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle." However, while Mr. Deeds didn't work, Click (perhaps surprisingly) does. It's because Sandler doesn't throw out the drama in a quest for laughs. There are times when the comedian falls back on his typical shtick, but the film doesn't shy away from the darkness inherent in this kind of story, and it has a heart. Sandler is Scrooge in the last act of A Christmas Carol and George Bailey in the last act of It's a Wonderful Life, and he does justice to those who have preceded him down this path.
Even though the film has been directed by "Sandler vet" Frank Coraci (The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer), the film may cause disappointment amongst the die-hard rank-and-file even as it presents a more appealing Sandler to mainstream audiences. The nastiness and vulgarity that have long been associated with Sandler's comedy are largely missing in action, excepting a few scenes. Then again, Sandler has been moving away from this image over the last few years, using Jim Carrey's career as a template. He's hoping his fans will grow with him; reaction to Click may go a long way to answering whether they will.
At least on the surface, movies don't get more high concept than Click: a man obtains a "universal" remote controller that allows him to manage not only the TV but his entire life. He can fast-forward and rewind his reality, skipping unpleasant things like busywork and arguments with his spouse while re-living pleasant times, like his first date with the woman he would marry. But the remote is dangerous, and he starts using it as a substitute for living through bad times. Worse still, it's an intelligent remote and, after it learns his patterns, it fast forwards through large chunks of his life. By the end, he has learned wisdom, but at a terrible price. However, as in A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life, he is given a second chance.
The man in question is Michael Newman (Sandler), a hard working architect who has little time for his loving wife, Donna (Kate Beckinsale) and his two kids, Ben and Samantha. He's too busy working for his arrogant, preening boss, Ammer (David Hasselhoff). One night, after discovering that he can't turn on the TV without operating the ceiling fan or garage door, Michael heads out in search of a universal remote. The only store still open is Bad Bath and Beyond. In the "Beyond" part of the store, he encounters mad scientist Morty (Christopher Walken), who gives Michael the ultimate universal remote, but with a caveat: he cannot return it.
Click makes ample use of the fast-forward button, and occasional use of the pause and rewind buttons. Yet there's a lot of potential left untapped. Consider, for example, the DVD-like menu for Michael's life which features a commentary by James Earl Jones and other special features. These function as punchlines to a couple of gags, but not much more. One has to wonder what Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman could have developed from this premise. But we have to work with what he have, not what might have been.
The film features some jarring tonal transitions as it juxtaposes Sandler's trademark crude humor with pathos. Michael's boss, his wife's brassy best friend (Jennifer Coolidge), and the unappealing kid next-door (Cameron Monaghan) receive the Sandler treatment. Yes, there is a fart joke - and it's a pretty long and loud one. And the family dog humps a stuffed animal. Eventually, however, the jokes become more widely spaced and low-key as the drama takes over. We start to feel for Michael and the growing tragedy of his life. He's not a bad guy - just someone who has gotten caught up in the rat race and lost sight of his priorities. His "farewell" to his father (Henry Winkler) is accomplished with Scrooge-like precision. It's sad to watch him mourn everything he has lost. If not for the reboot that we know is coming, Click would have been heartbreaking.
I can't let the review pass without making mention of the aging and de-aging affects. Because the movie spans a long time period, characters are forced to look older and younger than the actors who play them. The old-age makeup is what we have come to expect - not terribly realistic, but acceptable. However, when it comes to the CGI used to return Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner (as Michael's parents) to their youth, the filmmakers should have taken lessons from the effects crew for X-Men 3. In Click, it looks awful - wax-like and artificial. It's a little thing, but sometimes it's the little things that linger.
While Sandler has more room to grow before he's considered for an Oscar nomination, he has moved beyond the angry-boy-in-a-man's-body phase. He's comfortable in this role, which might not have been true five years ago. Kate Beckinsale, despite being underused, is adorable, although I sort of miss the skintight leather garments. David Hasselhoff continues his recent trend of poking fun at himself at every turn. Rarely has anyone gotten more mileage from self-parody. Christopher Walken is Christopher Walken, although he tones down the weirdness a little. Finally, there's Sean Astin in a speedo - one of those moments I wish I hadn't been subjected to.
Click is flawed but, on balance, it works. It accomplishes what it sets out to do: tell an occasionally amusing, occasionally affecting drama about how adults often lose sight of what matters. There's no subtlety in the approach, but there wasn't any in either A Christmas Carol or It's a Wonderful Life, either. There's more to the film than meets the eye from the commercials and trailers, but the question lingers for Sandler's fans (those who keep his movies at the top of the box office): Is that a good thing or not? For me, there's no question it's the former. -
MCT:August 14, 2008
omg this movie makes me cryy it probably the wierdest movie you wil ever see it made me laugh cry and scream like ,,,, WHAT?!?!
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MCT:August 12, 2008
A nice, fun little film. Kind of 'It's A Wonderful Life', but futuristic, showing what will happen if Adam Sandler continues prioritising work over his family life. The end is pretty funny too.
The story has been done before, and done better, but it's still enjoyable. -
MCT:August 12, 2008
An Adam Sandler movie that isn't the same as the others.. plays on the heart strings a little more too,, I guess it's a bit like a modern twist on 'it's a wonderful life'. But of course it's been done before, far better. The thing I liked most about it was how they made the future look.. it was believable and cool.
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nayita23posted 74 days ago -
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Hell Yeah, Kate Beckinsale, mmm mmm mmm!! In Underworld she's a beaut, here too.
posted 86 days ago -
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Sandler has a knack for these goofy stupid/stupid funny movies that are garbage, but somehow nonetheless make tons of money. Not every movie he's made is like that, but Click, Anger Management, & 8 Crazy Nights totally sucked ass!
posted 193 days ago -
This is good story of life where someone wants fast and easy life and time for family but when he finds end of his life then he comes to know about family respect and enjoyment but there is only one advantage is that he can come back from there from where he starts fast and easy life then he thanks thank God everything is normal which he saw all were just dream he is still alive. Very good movie totally different topic and very good lesson of life. i loved this movie very much. nbhatti3000@hotmail.com
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*SPOILER* I thought the film was really demonstrating why farting in people's faces is funny. It's a terribly sentimental film that at first is Happy Gilmore, but then wants to be It's A Wonderful Life. To be honest i'd rather watch Adam Sandler's character just die! It would have been a much better film. Don't give him another chance to live, for god's sake!!!
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