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They form “The Ridiculous 6” and set out to save their newly-discovered patriarch. To say that Sandler and Tim Herlihy’s script is “episodic” would be an understatement. It’s a series of scenes only loosely connected by cast and location.
The Ridiculous 6. Tales From the Crypt. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. White Knife, an orphan raised by Native Americans, discovers that five outlaws are actually his half-brothers.
- Frank Coraci
- Comedy, Western
- Adam Sandler
The Ridiculous 6 is the worst thing to happen to Netflix since its self-inflicted Qwikster fiasco back in 2011, a two-hours-too-long cesspool of gross-out gags and casual bigotry.
I heard a lot about THE RIDICULOUS 6 because it's among Adam Sandler's lowest rated movies and also for its stellar cast. Two weeks ago I finally sat down and watched it, and I was impressed that I liked it more than what I was led to believe thanks to the score and reviews.
- Adam Sandler's first Netflix movie gives new meaning to the word 'unforgiven.'
- Verdict
By Matt Fowler
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:04 pm
Posted: Dec 12, 2015 1:06 am
Ridiculous 6 is not a good movie. Not by any stretch. But there's an interesting backdrop present - regarding its genesis - that's worth noting. In that this is Adam Sandler's first Netflix film as part of a four-picture deal made between the streaming giant and his Happy Madison production company.
The film is an overly-dumb, obvious, often lazy, obtusely offensive Wild West farce. This past summer, Netflix head Ted Sarandos tried his hand at pre-defending Ridiculous 6 - which had already made headlines after about a dozen Native American extras walked off the set last April due to feeling insulted - but it didn't go over well. In the end, this deal with Sandler is based on Netflix's own metrics, which they don't openly share. It reminds me of how FX would have all this quality programming, but then give Charlie Sheen an insta-hundred episodes of uber-awful Anger Management. Because Two and a Half Men reruns did well on the network and Sheen was a "known" sitcom presence. It was a cash grab.
There are smacks of that here. Netflix's original programming is more often than not critically lauded material. Up for numerous awards and the recipient of mass praise. This is not that. This is designed to go after the audience that - well - basically says "I wonder what's on Netflix?" and then winds up watching an old Adam Sandler movie. And Sandler himself knows that a lot of his audience is "at home" now. And the box office disappointment of several of his recent films seems to back that up.
Netflix, apparently, has graphs and charts telling them that there's an audience for this. Making this the ultimate in the "If you liked [X], try [Y]." None of it rings true for me, but if you're a big Sandler fan, have at it. It's bad - like, really bad - but if you're in, you're in. You don't need to be told that it's sprawling, wasteful, racist ...
Dec 12, 2015 · Film Review: ‘The Ridiculous 6’. Adam Sandler's pseudo-comic Western is a movie for anyone who found 'A Million Ways to Die in the West' too intellectually taxing. By Justin Chang. Courtesy...
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The Ridiculous 6: Directed by Frank Coraci. With Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia, Taylor Lautner. An outlaw who was raised by Native Americans discovers that he has five half-brothers. Together the men go on a mission to find their wayward, deadbeat dad.
