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Hubie Halloween movie review / Critique du film (EN/FR)@brokenzombie2065d
** version en francais plus bas**
It is an American horror film which was released in 2020 on netflix, I categorize the film as a horror comedy.
In short, a not very smart adult (adam sandler) is passionate about halloween parties. He lives in Salem and it's halloween day and there's a series of murders happening ...
C'est un film horreur américain qui est sortie en 2020 sur netflix, Je catégorise le film comme une comédie d'horreur.
En résumé, un adulte pas très futé (adam sandler) est passionné des fêtes d'halloween. Il habite à Salem et c'est la journée de l'halloween et il se passe une série de meurtres ...
›It's Almost Halloween, So Let's Watch "HUBIE HALLOWEEN" (my movie review/reaction)@tegoshei2068d
It's almost Halloween!
I remember watching several horror films back in the day on Halloween night. I personally love horror movies, but people around me aren't that into it. Well, my papa recently started watching some horror films with me, though.
As you know, we have some family movie nights at home. I watch some films with my parents, but since mama isn't good with horror films, we usually cater to her preference. However, there is this "Halloween-themed" movie on Netflix called "Hubie Halloween". The main actor is Adam Sandler, so I thought *"Oh! This must be funny!"* And so, we decided to watch it. :)
The story revolves around a guy named "Hubie". He lives in a place called "Salem" which is known to be the origin of witches. Because of that, the celebration of Halloween in that place is very much sought after.
During the Halloween season, Hubie works as an official "Halloween Helper". His duty is to monitor and maintain the peace and order of Salem during this time of year. One thing though, Hubie is an object of bullying by almost everyone in their place. Whenever he rides his bicycle around or go to work, people throw stuff at him. Both kids and adults play pranks on him, but he doesn't do anything about it. He's a very kind and interesting guy.
Let me show you the trailer of the said movie below.
[VIDEO SOURCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY3SuNvqQPw&t=93s)
As you have seen in the trailer, the whole place were enjoying the Halloween festivities, but something weird is happening. Some people have gone missing and what more, prior to the event, there's this strange new neighbor who recently got into the city and an incident of a patient escaping the mental institution. Do they have anything to do with the disappearances? Find out by watching the movie.
It's just sad, though... because Hubie was doing his best to protect Halloween, but when the first disappearance incident happened, nobody believed him. It was until more people had gone missing when the authorities tried to do something.
[IMAGE SOURCE](https://www.reportdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Hubie-Halloween-Trailer-Adam-Sandler-Is-Saving-Salem-on-Halloween.jpg)
All in all, it's a movie befitting Halloween! It's spooky and pretty fun. Aside from that, we'd learn to value love, family, ourselves and our being human. :) It's a nice movie to watch with the family. Despite the spooky theme of the movie, mama who doesn't like such stuff enjoyed it as well.
Let's all have a spook-tacular Halloween movie night!!! *haha* See you around!
›Hubie Halloween on Netflix: I guess it's ok@netflixr2079d
...and this is not necessarily a good thing. This new addition to the Sandler Netflix original lineup is not his worst work but that is only because The Ridiculous 6 is pretty tough to beat as far as being a bad film is concerned. In Hubie Halloween he returns to being a dumb but good-natured man-child who doesn't fit in with adults or children and is relentlessly bullied by both groups.
The film is family-friendly and has a few interesting moments of brilliance but for the most part I would rank this one near the bottom of Sandler's films for a number of reasons.
This is the last film in Sandler's contract with Netflix but there are rumors that they extended it and also gave Adam another massive pile of money for the opportunity. This kind of leads back to what I have always thought about Sandler: Even though his movies tend to be bad more often than they are good, he still is a massive draw. I think this is because he has just enough really good movies that we are always kept guessing on whether or not the next one will be epic.
For one thing, when you are watching this you can't help but notice that this character is something that we have seen from Adam at times in the past. He is a hybrid of Little Nicky and Waterboy as far as his mannerisms and immaturity is concerned and he even sounds like them as well. I suppose it would be unreasonable for us to expect him to have a different voice but I can't help but feel as though I'm watching Waterboy 2: The Halloweenening when I watched this.
Of course he brings along all of his pals for a payday like he always does and most of their characters are just as silly as Hubie is. I would imagine that Adam brings along the usual suspects to his films because they are friends and they get along on set... and since Adam almost certainly calls all the shots on these things he is able to get away with doing exactly that.
Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Steve Buscemi, Kevin James, and of course Rob Schneider (can't stand that guy) are all in this movie doing the roles that you would imagine they do.
I suppose if I was to say anything positive about this film, because it is seriously dumb, is that Sandler has returned to his silly roots in this one where he portrays a character that is lovable and has good intentions and it is actually society and hot him that is the problem. Hubie is someone that is looking out for everyone in the community and genuinely wants the best for everyone else but he is punished and taken advantage of for his generosity. It seems only his mother really appreciates him and the story about the fallacies of bullying are a good lesson that could be learned by everyone that watches this.
There is very little in the way of swearing or sexuality in this, so the movie can be watched by anyone and honestly, I think kids would probably appreciate this film a lot more than adults are going to.
It was nice to see Julie Bowen in her role of Violet Velentine and it wasn't until I thought about it for a while that I even remembered that she played Sandler's love interest in Happy Gilmore. An interesting homage to that role is the double-V name as her name in Happy was Virginia Venit. If you ask me Julie Bowen is better looking now than she was 24 years ago.
Should I watch it?
It depends. If you are the type of person that is going to complain if Sandler does a silly movie (which he tends to... it is kind of his thing) then you are not going to enjoy this because that is exactly what this film is. For me, this filled a Halloween void that we likely are not going to get a great deal of this year because of Covid and therefore it was a welcome thing. The film, however, is nothing particularly special.
›Adam Sandler finally gave us another great comedy in Hubie Halloween@daltono2087d
Growing up, Adam Sandler released some of the most memorable comedies of my childhood. Movies such as Billy Madison, The Waterboy, Little Nicky, Happy Gilmore, Bid Daddy, and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. His Happy Madison production company has been well known for stand out films filled with zany comedy since before the 2000s.
In 2020 we are in a totally different world than we were back then. The same things aren’t funny and with a. We generation of kids in the mix, I wondered if we ever would get another unforgettable comedic performance from Adam Sandler.
I’m so happy to say that Adam Sandler was able to successfully dig back to his roots and provide us with another new character that will live on for years.
Mr. Hubert Dubois
Hubie aka Pubie as he is often called by the town bullies, is one of those “How did he come up with this” characters like Little Nicky, Waterboy, and Zohan. Someone who talks in a silly voice and makes a weird face the entire movie. This is where Adam Sandler really makes me laugh the most.
There is just something about the odd sounds, wacky one-liners, and nostalgic call backs to previous Happy Madison films such as “O’Doyle Rules” that make me so happy. I have great memories watching the older movies with some of my childhood friends and father/brother. We would watch the same movies multiple times just to get good at remembering all of the quotes. I never do that anymore with movies, I usually just watch once and then I’m done.
I don’t want to spoil what this movie is about, but it actually has a pretty awesome plot to go along with all of the ridiculousness. I legit was crying laughing out loud with my brother and his and my girlfriend last night. I haven’t done that with a comedy in such a long time. It’s just when you remember that Adam Sandler is just a normal 50+ year old man, it makes some of the things that Hubie does in the movie that much more funny. The acting is so convincing and I just imagine a guy like Hubie really does exist somewhere probably.
The movie itself has so much to offer and if you really give it a chance I think you will understand what I mean. This will be another one of those movies that people pull out to watch with the family in October 10+ years from now. It’s safe to say that Adam Sandler still has it.
I’m sure many will call this movie a terror in the worst way, but people like me with a unique sense of humor will cling to this adaptation. By far one of the best Halloween comedies I can remember watching in the last 20 years or so.
It’s available to stream on Netflix now. I’ll leave the trailer below, but don’t let it sway you. Give this one a chance. You’ll either hate it or love it.
[src](https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hubie-halloween-adam-sandler-netflix.jpg?w=780)
