I recently heard someone around my own age (early 30’s) call Adam Sandler the O.J. Simpson of our generation.  While I think it might be going a bit far to compare Adam Sandler to a man who murdered two people and then committed armed robbery on a completely different occasion, I can see where the comparison comes from.  For those of us that came of age in the late 80’s and early 90’s guys like Adam Sandler, Mike Meyers, and Chris Farley were our Belushi, Akroyd, and Murray.  Sandler was a comedy God.  His stuff on Saturday Night Live became instant classics.  After Sandler left Saturday Night Live of course he went on to make movies.  His first two movies, Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore are both great very funny movies.  After that Sandler was hit or miss with most of his movies falling somewhere in between as very average comedies.

The Waterboy was actually a pretty funny movie.  Sandler returned to his film roots of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore by playing another quasi-idiot.  Of course the premise of the movie is ridiculous, but it is still funny.  Sandler plays Bobby Boucher the waterboy for a horrible college football program.  One day it is discovered that Bobby can hit harder than anyone on the team, a technique he picked up watching professional wrestling.  Of course there is a colorful cast of characters including Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Henry Winkler (who has a tattoo of Roy Orbison on his ass) and Oscar winner Kathy Bates as Bobby’s momma who hates “foosball.”  The Waterboy isn’t Adam Sandler’s funniest or best movie, but it is head and shoulders better than 8 Crazy Nights, Little Nicky, The Longest Yard, or You Don’t Mess With The Zohan; that’s for sure.

In this Blu-Ray release, which was obviously timed to be coincide with the new Adam Sandler/Seth Rogan/Judd Apatow movie Funny People, we don’t get anything other than a Blu-Ray transfer of the movie.  There are no extras what-so-ever.  No deleated scenes, no commentary, no extras at all.  Just the movie.  I think that’s diaspointing.  The Waterboy isn’t one of those must have Blu-Ray discs.  It’s a very funny movie, that’s for sure, but if you already own it on DVD, I can’t see why you would upgrade.  It’s a great movie to own, but unless you must have the Blu-Ray version I wouldn’t spend the extra money.

Here are all the specifics from the studio:

Now Available On Blu-rayTM Hi-Def
Adam Sandler Stars in the
Hilarious Sports Comedy

THE WATERBOY
Scoring Big Laughs on Blu-ray Hi-Def this August 4, 2009

BURBANK, Calif., April 10, 2009 — Buena Vista Home Entertainment invites viewers to stand
up and cheer as the hilarious sports comedy The Waterboy scores bigger laughs than ever on
Blu-ray Hi-Def this August 4, 2009! Rediscover this uproarious tale of a “water distribution
engineer” discovering the unlikely football powerhouse within starring America’s favorite
funnyman, Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories, The Longest Yard, 50 First Dates). For the first time
ever, this blockbuster hit comedy will be presented with winning high definition picture and
sound that’ll make you feel like you’re right there in the stadium rooting for one of the most
outrageous and unlikely sports heroes in movie history.

Bobby Boucher (Sandler) never wanted anything more than to quench the thirst of the
dehydrated athletes who treat him like dirt! But when Coach Klein (Henry Winkler – Holes, TV’s
“Happy Days”) makes the call that allows Bobby to finally stand up for himself, it unleashes a
torrent of bottled-up frustration and exposes a talent for tackling that transforms him from a
meek “water distribution engineer” to the hardest hitter ever to roam the gridiron! The Waterboy
is a crowd pleasing favorite featuring an all-star supporting cast that includes acclaimed actress
Kathy Bates (About Schmidt, Titanic, Misery), zany comic actor Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow:
Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick) and the sexy Fairuza Balk (Almost Famous, Return To Oz). This
July, quench your thirst for riotous comedy as The Waterboy makes a refreshing new splash
on Blu-ray Hi-Def!

THE WATERBOY BLU-RAY DISC PRODUCT DETAILS:
STREET DATE: August 4, 2009
Suggested Retail Price: $39.99 U.S.; $44.99 Canada
WDSHE – The Waterboy BD, p. 2
Feature run time: Approx. 93 minutes
Rated: USA: PG-13 (for language and some crude sexual humor)
The following technical specifications may only apply to feature:
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Video: 1080p, Widescreen
Sound: English and French 5.1 DTS, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French
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