Our favourite ever RomCom here at Barking Mad About Films is the 1998 comedy The Wedding Singer.It stars Adam Sandler, who it would be fair to say is not the most loved of actors/comedians on the Internet. We’re not sure why? It appears a couple of backfiring hits have culminated in it going out of control with the amount of hate for Pixels, A film we personally didn’t think … [Read more...]
Can Jeremy Piven Deliver The Goods In This Comedy?
We caught up with The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard, a 2009 comedy we had not heard of, but caught our eye in a charity shop, especially as from the ‘guys’ behind Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, both of which we found amusing. I would say if you are not a fan of those 2 movies, this probably won’t be for you! The film centres on Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) who is a master … [Read more...]
Should You See Bridget Jones’s Baby? Maybe!
We went to see the return of Renee Zellweger in her 3rd outing as RomCom favourite, Bridget Jones. In previous films, we’ve learnt about Bridget Jones’s Diary and then we saw Bridget question if she was ready to be in a relationship in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, well for the next stage in her life, we have this new film, Bridget Jones’s Baby. Set 12 … [Read more...]
The Signs That Help Choose What Film We Rewatch
What inspiration have you had to watch a film? For us, at Barking Mad About Films it could be anything. As an example, whilst out for a drive, the song Live it Up by Mental as Anything came on the radio. It’s a song I like, so much so I have it on 12-inch vinyl, not a download. I know it as being featured in the Paul Hogan Eighties classic, Crocodile Dundee, and just … [Read more...]
Hoping For A Return To Form From Adam
When I was a lot younger, one Actor/Comedian always would have massive hits in the US, but they would never be as popular in the UK, I am of course talking about Adam Sandler. This always used to surprise me. An actor who I had seen in the background of such films as Coneheads and Airheads, as well as the Steve Martin film, Mixed Nuts uit not taken much notice of him. I … [Read more...]