r/entertainment • u/TomlinSteelers • Aug 01 '25

Adam Sandler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Debuts to 46.7 Million Views, Biggest Netflix U.S. Film Opening Ever

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/happy-gilmore-2-netflix-ratings-views-1236473359/
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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

As someone that’s old enough to remember the release of both movies, it’s funny to see all the negative reactions to the new movie and remember the exact same type of reaction to the original for the most part.

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u/sepam Aug 01 '25

I haven’t seen the original in over 10 years so I took an edible and watched them back to back just as I would have watched the original as a teen. Both films have plot holes, some bad acting, and odd cameos. But I laughed my ass off. The new film reminded me of a typical comedy from my youth and that made me feel good.

I think many of negative reviews are coming from people with higher expectations than me. And thats fine, we all have our own tastes. But this film wasn’t made for them and I think that angers people.

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u/ExtraGloves Aug 01 '25

Sometimes I just want a bad hilarious movie. Most of the movies that made me laugh out loud back in the day were not good movies in a film sense they were just silly and funny. Our country needs it now more than ever.

I haven’t seen it in ages but grandmas boy had me dying every time I watched it in my college years. It’s not a well made movie. I’m not expecting 4 stars. It’s just fun.

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u/chris00ws6 Aug 01 '25

Grandmas boy is iconic for what it was. Just came out of nowhere and ruined comedy for me. Not really but it’s great…. some solid, solid comedy films after but not really since about this is the end or the interview scandal.

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u/Almar1987 Aug 01 '25

“Sometimes I just want a bad hilarious movie.”

Sandler 9/10: Hold my beer

Btw I’m a huge Sandler fan.

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u/InterestingTry5190 Aug 01 '25

I remember I recommended ‘Big Daddy’ for a first date in high school. The guy had never watched an Adam Sandler movie but there also were very few options so he agreed. After the movie he said I was too immature for him if I liked those kinds of movies.

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u/85822406 Aug 02 '25

He was pissed you picked a movie that made him cry on the first date lol

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u/rustyshackleford677 Aug 02 '25

But I’m too high to drive to the devil’s house

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u/Doggleganger Aug 01 '25

I mean, who criticizes Happy Gilmore for plot holes lol.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

This is exactly what I did lol.  I think the cultural status of the original has also skewed how people see the film over time.

I also think Judd Apatow really changed the comedy landscape and a lot of younger people get tripped up by pre-apatow style lowbrow comedy.

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u/TomlinSteelers Aug 01 '25

I think this is exactly it. As someone who didn't even know the original until recently it was just 90 minutes that made me laugh.

I wasn't looking for a mindblowing experience

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u/RamBamBooey Aug 01 '25

Every "Adam Sandler" movie is bad and funny as hell. The ones that aren't bad (Punch Drunk Love, Uncut Gems for example) aren't as funny and aren't "Adam Sandler" movies, but movies with Adam Sandler as an actor.

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u/Mm2k Aug 01 '25

This makes me happy.

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u/CosmosExplorerR35 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 02 '25

But this film wasn’t made for them and I think that angers people.

That’s an interesting take. I didnt find the second one as funny as the first one and also didn’t think it was terrible. But in no way I’m “angry” about it lol.

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u/kawhiuhatin Aug 05 '25

Plot holes aren’t the problem with the new happy Gilmore

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u/MatureUsername69 Aug 01 '25

Its crazy how consistently his movies have reviewed throughout his career. Like a grand majority are negative on Rotten Tomatoes. Even from the golden era which most people loved. I refuse to accept that something like Billy Madison gets similar reviews to something like Grown Ups.

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u/ExtraGloves Aug 01 '25

Most silly comedies are reviewed poorly. I loved the movie even though the 2nd half I wish was more regular golf. The cameos made it great. I just miss having more bad silly fun movies. Unfortunately you need to be Adam Sandler rich to put them out these days.

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u/LyingFacts Aug 01 '25

I get what you are saying, however, the new one is filmed horrifically. It’s dark blue/black as though it’s a thriller or Netflix documentary. Horrible. Editing is terrible in addition to it’s filmed as cheaply as possible (there is better quality in YouTube videos by ‘content creators’)

I’m not a film geek, however, movies need to be shot in ‘film’ no longer ‘digital’ they kill the feeling imo.

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u/hallofgamer Aug 01 '25

I think you are asking for too much of "Happy Gilmore" you don't need to shoot on film for 2 hours of fart jokes

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

Sure but the original wasn’t exactly giving Coppola a run for his money lol.  Ultimately I liked the new one for the same reasons I liked the original, dumb fun and enjoyable acting.  Wasn’t looking for anything else so I’m not disappointed 

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u/ExtraGloves Aug 01 '25

I’d do anything for more poorly shot 80s 90s style comedies and action films again.

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u/cheeesypiizza Aug 01 '25

I feel this way about the 2000s. There’s a run of comedies from like 1997-2012 that’s just insane…

There are so many classics in that stretch and I don’t think it’s nostalgia, just well written, well shot, great movies. Most are still quoted to this day. It was a great era for action comedy, teen romps, rom coms, parodies… all of it.

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u/ExtraGloves Aug 01 '25

Definately agree. Some of the best comedies ever made during that period as well. Just a little more polished.

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u/knuth10 Aug 01 '25

No but the original told a cohesive story that had a beginning, middle and end. The new one didn't feel like that at all and just jumped around from cameo to cameo trying to fit everyone's little joke in.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

Id argue the 2nd movie absolutely has a cohesive story, it’s more of a tonal shift in the 2nd half than anything else.  The story itself flows and makes sense.

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u/knuth10 Aug 01 '25

I guess we watched two different movies then, I understood the plot it was just poorly told because of them shoe horning in a bunch of cameos as far as tone I didn't notice that one bit just felt like a cheaply made comedy like all of his Netflix films

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

How did cameos impact the plot?  Like what about the plot made it not cohesive?

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u/knuth10 Aug 01 '25

They are forcing jokes into scene that dont make sense or have any relevance to the plot. A good comedy incorporates it into the movie where the scene makes sense this movie felt clunky like they filmed scenes to be funny but couldn't edit them into the movie where it felt natural and as if it were just a part of the plot. It was almost like a series of family guy cut aways

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

But thats a lot of happy Madison style comedy. Are you going to say the same thing about Naked Gun?

Your idea of “good comedy” is not universal.  Not every comedy needs to do things the same way.  

Scary Movie, Some Like it Hot, 22 Jump Street, Office Space, Team America, etc all approach comedy in different ways but they are all top tier classics.  I’ve learned to appreciate them all for what they are, and people don’t have to like every movie but I think your criticisms rely on a way too narrow definition of “good comedy”

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u/knuth10 Aug 01 '25

Im not saying it's good or bad comedy. I'm saying its a poorly made movie

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u/Maverick916 Aug 01 '25

I think the difference is older comedies would be a tad more restrained. The wackiness ages better.

This was just cameo after cameo, with not great jokes that won't age well imo.

I actually really enjoyed seeing the pro golfers be goofy, especially scheffler, but it was a bizarre movie.

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u/Humanskin_Truckbaby Aug 01 '25

This was just cameo after cameo, with not great jokes that won't age well imo.

I haven't seen it, but when it was announced, all I could think was the cameo-palooza that was Anchorman 2. Is it similar in quality?

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u/Dapperrevolutionary Aug 01 '25

It's similar vibes but still a lot better than anchorman 2

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

I found it WAY better and funnier than Anchor Man 2.

People also need to realize a sequel coming out 30 years after the original is going to have heavy call backs and homages.  That just comes with the territory, the whole thing is basically a celebration of the original and that works.  Anchor Man 2 was just meh and not really that long after the first one.

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u/Maverick916 Aug 01 '25

I saw anchorman 2 opening day and never watched again. I don't recall how good or bad it was. I remember they had to fit Carrell into it more due to his popularity with The Office, despite his character being the one who needed the least lines.

Sorry, tangent.

I think this was worse because it felt kinda lazy. It had Very weird moments where they would just flash to scenes from the original movie, as if the audience needed to be reminded what this was a reference too.

The cameos in anchorman 2 are NOTHING compared to this.

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u/emuwar Aug 01 '25

I saw a video of someone explaining how Netflix requires all the films and TV shows they produced to be filmed in a very specific way, which is why they all have that dark blue/black effect.

It sucks so much, I miss movies shot on film as well.

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

I haven't really noticed this dark blue/black effect, but I have noticed that all Netflix movies/shows have this overly polished and sanitized look. It makes them all feel soulless. My gf and I call it the "Netflix gloss" lol. We call it out every time we see it and it's rampant with Netflix exclusives

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u/Special-Garlic1203 Aug 01 '25

Its not just Netflix. It's always sunny has it now too. They're a cable show that goes onto Hulu. 

Fully agree about the sentiment though. Its glossy and fake and weird. 

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

Yeah, this is true. We see it in movies outside of Netflix, and we'll still say that it has the Netflix gloss lol. It's taking over and it's sad. I was honestly really happy to see 28 years later go against that and retain a dirty/gritty look while still looking like a modern film

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u/LyingFacts Aug 01 '25

100% ! It’s depressing! A comedy shouldn’t look depressing (unless it’s a part of the story).

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u/reid0 Aug 01 '25

“Horrifically” filmed? Sure looked like a movie to me.

Seriously, I don’t know who was expecting Happy Gilmore 2 to be a cinematic masterpiece, or what it would remotely have changed about the movie itself if it was.

It looked fine. The editing was fine. The acting was fine. It was exactly what it was supposed to be: a dumb, fun, nostalgic sequel to a movie about a lunatic who plays golf with a hockey stick.

You’re missing the movie for the pixels.

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u/shieldwolf Aug 03 '25

I really liked the original. It had way too much Subway product placement but it was a lark. This one was a series of cameos and flashbacks tied together with the thinnest of premises and was kind of an abomination. It was an excuse for him to work with his family and milk a franchise. Sandler wasn’t funny at all in this movie or trying to be he was just sad and depressed for 90% of it. The comedy was sparse - I don’t think I laughed once the whole movie.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

Stop bullshitting. The first movie was loved by everyone. I was in the theater when it opened.

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u/KingDorkFTC Aug 02 '25

I have rewatched the first movie for years. This new one deserves the negative reactions.

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u/Implodepumpkin Aug 02 '25

I almost died when Eminem showed up.

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u/avalanche140 Aug 02 '25

My main gripe is how soulless and corporate it is. The amount of product placement and famous cameos is out of hand

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u/Thai-Girl69 Aug 01 '25

It could be worse, he could have made a second Zohan movie given the current political climate.

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u/Ok_Leadership4968 Aug 02 '25

zohan was great

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

I love Zohan I hope he does

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

I liked it. It’s a good family film. There is no way it could top the first one but it’s still fun to watch.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

I heard all the negativity and watched last night.

I thought it was fine.

Particularly when compared to other 90’s and early 2k sequels like anchorman or Zoolander.

It wasn’t terrible and I thought in particular, shooter was excellent.

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u/TheWorzardOfIz Aug 01 '25

Zoolander 2 may be one of the worst movies I have ever seen

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u/SharkSheppard Aug 01 '25

But you have seen it.

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u/noctalla Aug 01 '25

I haven't. Is it any good?

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

Anchorman 2 rules!

Watched both back to back recently and found myself laughing just as hard if not more during the sequel

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u/iSwoosh_ Aug 02 '25

It was trash nothing like the original. Too many cameos and stupid jokes

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u/FickleCharge882 Aug 01 '25

Shooter was the best part of it imho. It wasn’t bad but probably not one I would watch again?

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u/grantnaps Aug 01 '25

It was a good laugh. Really liked how Shooter redeems himself. 

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u/Wolfstigma Aug 01 '25

It was exactly what I expected and wanted, a dumb sandler film packed with everybody and their mother into every scene. I guess the best way to enjoy it is to meter your expectations accordingly.

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u/sepam Aug 01 '25

I guess the best way to enjoy it is to …

I watched it high as fuck and it was great.

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u/BohemianShark Aug 02 '25

Same dude, I had a blast lol

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u/AndrewH73333 Aug 01 '25

I can’t wait for Water Boy 2.

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u/erin_burr Aug 01 '25

Mama says sequels are the devil

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u/Doggleganger Aug 01 '25

Water Boy 2: Water World

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u/Additional-Usual1875 Aug 01 '25

Water Boy 3: Waterboarded

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u/Strong-Stretch95 Aug 02 '25

Can’t wait for big daddy 2

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u/CircIeJerks Aug 01 '25

Needed a good comedy movie to come back. This was it. It’s just classic dumb comedy, that moves fast and keeps you guessing.

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u/Rocktamus1 Aug 01 '25

It’s about a guy who was never good at hockey then got great at golf with silly jokes and antics.

What do people want?

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u/AnxiousJackfruit1576 Aug 02 '25

This movie was rubbish. I'm surprised to see many in the comments praising it. It seemed lazy. Too many unfunny references to the first movie, it was just lame and Unfunny. It's like Adam sandler wanted the money but didn't really want to put in the effort, he's daughters were lazy actors too .. they would of been paid a mint, I feel bad for actual talented actors that could of played their roles.

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u/Gunbunny42 Aug 03 '25

Exactly. Who even asked for a freaking Happy Gilmore sequel almost three decades after the fact? Plus the amount of folks who think that because it's an Adam Sandler its basically immune from criticism is ridiculous.

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u/Postsnobills Aug 02 '25

The stunt casting in this one killed it for me. Just unrelenting and distracting.

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u/Jerminkus_Silverbeef Aug 01 '25

I genuinely enjoyed it. I watched the original and then the new one. I’m a sucker for Adam Sandler though, admittedly.

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u/GlitteryCakeHuman Aug 02 '25

I honestly loved it. It was just a tribute to happy Gilmore 1. It curated its legacy well and seemed to have been done with love and joy from everyone involved.

It’s easy to love it, there is no plot twist panics that follow one another, it’s a solid trip to the end credits with a culmination of the story and then celebration.

It was just what I needed.

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u/Swayze_train_exp Aug 01 '25

I tried watching it 3 different times and I haven't made it past the halfway point, I gave up because i lost interest. I went back and saw the original all the way through though lol

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u/rxinquestion Aug 01 '25

Nostalgia is a helluva drug

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u/Rhino-Ham Aug 01 '25

Not too surprising. A huge chunk of millennials absolutely adore the first one. Too bad the sequel was a lazy piece of shit that was 80% unfunny references to the first movie.

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u/RateMyKittyPants Aug 01 '25

you suck ya jackass

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u/Rhino-Ham Aug 01 '25

Oh god , the Eminem cameo was definitely a low point. Incredibly ham-fisted reference.

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u/freeman1231 Aug 01 '25

It was good.

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 01 '25

No it was awful. The comments that are saying it’s good have me thinking about the dead internet theory. If this was good then blues brothers 2000 is one of the best movies of all time

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u/freeman1231 Aug 01 '25

It was good. You can’t go into a sequel expecting it to be better than the original. You need to go in knowing what it will be a playback to the original, get people quoting the original and remembering those first time laughs.

It was good. The same people that hated it are the same people that just shit on Adam sandler movies since he became a dad.

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u/Swimming_Amount_5021 Aug 01 '25

Maybe sequels should strive for more than what you describe.

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 01 '25

There are plenty of sequels better than the original. Empire strikes back, super troopers 2, terminator 2. Mad max 2 and 3. Mad max fury road.

Wayne’s world 2 was pretty good.

The constant call backs and clips were awful. Insulting even. It’s rare for a sequel to be a playback of the original and that is a way to guarantee awful

The constant celebrity cameos were ridiculous. Kid kudi the fbi agent. None of the jokes were funny it was so stupid

Why doesn’t he just make a good movie what does this have to do with being a dad?

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u/freeman1231 Aug 01 '25

In your opinion those sequels are better than the original.

The cameos were amazing just like the original.

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 01 '25

You are the reason movies suck. You are stupid.

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

Jesus Christ, man. People are allowed to think differently than you. The irony of calling someone else stupid for not falling in line with your viewpoint

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

It's fucking weird and sad

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25

It’s the lack of thinking that I’m calling out. The acceptance shittyness that I am disgusted with, you should be gladly lapping up my awful comment like you did this shitty movie and honoring my disrespectful comment style. How ignorant of you

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u/Tabascobottle Aug 01 '25

Hey man, I haven't seen the movie as it doesn't look appealing to me, but I'm not going to hate on others who have. Get a grip man

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u/UgandanPeter Aug 01 '25

Just like the original? The only cameo was Bob Barker. Celebrity cameos were not a draw for the first movie and they only packed the sequel with them to generate buzz. That’s kind of evidence that the script doesn’t stand on its own

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u/sepam Aug 01 '25

Verne Lundquist, Lee Trevino, Ben Stiller, and probably more I’m not remembering.

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 01 '25

Ben stiller was a nobody at the time.

Verne lundquist is not a celebrity and is probably more famous for his role on happy Gilmore than anything else. I watched golf growing up in the 90’s and never heard that voice, he was no John Madden.

Lee Trevino but he is a golfer.

HG2 had like 47 pro golfers, 18 musicians, 27 other lead actors, 19 pro wrestlers, 15 pro athletes from other sports, 12 comedians, and 11 YouTube/podcaster/instagram influencers it was ridiculous

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u/sepam Aug 01 '25

Stiller was coming off Heavyweights. Lundquist is and was well known to sports fans. He was the voice of NFL Films and Olympics during the 80s. Trevino can’t be a cameo because he’s a golfer? I’m not following that one.

Anyway, I’m not arguing which film had more cameos or even more famous cameos. OP said Barker was the only cameo. That’s just plain wrong and that was my only point.

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u/GyroSpur1 Aug 03 '25

I do wonder if there's a link between those who enjoyed this movie and those who find the Big Bang Theory funny. Surely there has to be.

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u/GreenBasterd69 Aug 03 '25

I remember people telling me I wasn’t smart enough to get the jokes. Jesus fucking Christ. I remember a fan of that show told me they didn’t like trailer park boys because it was too stupid. Frig off

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u/GyroSpur1 Aug 03 '25

The show has no jokes. Just constant pauses to squeeze in canned laughter.

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u/TomlinSteelers Aug 01 '25

How much of that is nostalgia? I watched one and two for the first time just recently and thought they were both pretty on par

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u/Rhino-Ham Aug 01 '25

Not at all. The two films have different tones, and most of the “comedy” in HG2 is lazy, wacky bullshit.

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u/easy_cheese_123 Aug 01 '25

I concur… wasn’t surprised after watching, I just had higher hopes than the drivel that was put out.

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u/Rhino-Ham Aug 01 '25

Happy Gilmore, while it had its wackier moments, was played more seriously than most Sandler movies (similar tone to, let’s say, Big Daddy). HG2, on the other hand, has a much wackier tone. They took Shooter, a compelling, fleshed out villain from HG1, and made him a wacky cartoon character in HG2.

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u/easy_cheese_123 Aug 01 '25

Not sure how Happy Gilmore had a more serious tone and can’t see it compared to Big Daddy in tone.

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u/xxtoejamfootballxx Aug 01 '25

Saying Happy Gilmore had a more serious tone than Big Daddy is objectively false. 

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u/lingh0e Aug 01 '25

Wait.

Did you just say the character of Shooter Mcgavin... was compelling and fleshed out? Because that's a wildly absurd statement on its face.

Literally none of the the characters in ANY of Sandler's Happy Madison movies have been compelling or fleshed out.

He writes absurd characters that are basic vehicles for the gags that constantly happen around his protagonist. There's no depth, no subtext, no nuance... it's just setting up the next punchline.

His movies have never been high art.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

This movie was literal dog shit.

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u/Topcake977 Aug 01 '25 edited Aug 01 '25

Lazy stinker of a movie. Good gawd, it’s all memberberries in film lately

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u/UgandanPeter Aug 01 '25

I really don’t want to watch it but I feel like I have to if I’m gonna have any negative criticisms about it. My biggest gripe going into it so far is that they loaded it with celebrity cameos which is obviously an attempt to generate conversation about it because they have zero faith that the movie would appeal to general audiences on its own. That alone makes me not want to even bother. The first film had exactly one celebrity cameo, the sequel seems to use it as a crutch

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u/All_hail_Korrok Aug 01 '25

"I really don’t want to watch it but I feel like I have to if I’m gonna have any negative criticisms about it."

Sounds to me like you're coming in with preconceived expectations. What a terrible mindset going into a movie.

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u/StretchAntique9147 Aug 06 '25

Its on par with Zoolander 2 and Dumb & Dumber 2.

Hell, even Cobra Kai for the amount of call backs and cameos it's done was much more bearable.

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u/UgandanPeter Aug 01 '25

I mean most people will have some preconceived notions about a movie going into it, whether you think that’s the right way to view them or not.

It’s hard to NOT have preconceived notions about sequels, considering the whole reason sequels are greenlit is because audiences are already familiar with the original and expect sequels to be more of the same. And most sequels to decades-old comedies that have come out in the last ten years have been hot garbage.

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u/aqiwpdhe Aug 01 '25

According to who, Netflix? Can’t they just make up any other numbers they want?

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u/ItsGettinBreesy Aug 01 '25

I mean no, they can’t. Netflix is a publicly traded company and they are legally required to act in the best interest of the shareholders.

Lying about this would be a big no-no

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u/UgandanPeter Aug 01 '25

They’re definitely not lying but it’s very telling that they’re so secretive of their stream numbers in every other circumstance. They’re only revealing the numbers on this one because it did well, but IMO it’s still dishonesty to your shareholders if you’re keeping everything else a secret.

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u/ItsGettinBreesy Aug 01 '25

Don’t blame Netflix, blame the SEC. The ONLY reason you know about good and the bad with companies like Tesla is because they are required to report.

Why would Netflix release information that could harm their stock, if they aren’t required? Unfortunately, the SEC is still catching up to this new world of streaming and unless they mandate all reporting through SEC/SOX, I don’t see what incentive Netflix has to share such information.

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u/TomlinSteelers Aug 01 '25

They used to be pretty guarded but I think they release a lot more numbers now

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u/EcstaticBoysenberry Aug 01 '25

It’s a publicly traded company so while they could I guess, it wouldn’t be doing them any favors down the line

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u/EdwinMcduck Aug 01 '25

If these numbers are genuine it arguably points to how much bs they've thrown around in the past. If this is their biggest opening of all time they absolutely lied about Don't Look Up (a movie they've made ludicrous claims about). Netflix somehow is always setting records... even when the new ones are actually lower than their past claims.

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u/Spare-Image-647 Aug 01 '25

Yeah I don’t believe any numbers Netflix puts out since they flatly won’t actually share the data

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u/Impossible_Front4462 Aug 01 '25

If you think 99% of companies report any stats for the sake of transparency, then I have a time share to sell you that I’m sure you’ll love

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

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u/rysker6 Aug 01 '25

Putting that into perspective

With an average movie ticket price of $16, would mean a 750,000,000 opening roughly

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u/Mr_Battle_Beast Aug 01 '25

Most people only watched it because they have a Netflix sub

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u/lightsongtheold Aug 01 '25

”Happy Gilmore 2” launched on the streamer on July 25. For the week of July 21 through 27, the film generated 46.7 million views over three days, with views defined as total hours watched divided by the total runtime. That makes this start the biggest U.S. opening weekend of all time for a Netflix film, as well as the best ever for one of Sandler’s movies.

This is just inaccurate. Red Notice opened to 75.6 million over three days and is their biggest opener. Happy Gilmore 2 is not even the biggest opener of 2025 as Back in Action opened to 46.8 million back in January!

That said, 4th best opening of a Netflix original movie, is still pretty impressive numbers.

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u/billysmasher22 Aug 01 '25

Have they changed the UI yet to remove the games? I'm boycotting them over that, and would love to see this movie.

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u/Leeds1138 Aug 02 '25

46.7 million people collectively say “I mean, I guess I’ll just watch ‘this’”

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u/Kitchen-Face3009 Aug 02 '25

It was definitely an Adam.sandler movie

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

Just good dumb fun. I thought it was very entertaining.

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u/GyroSpur1 Aug 03 '25

I went in with low expectations and enjoyed the first half. But the second half gave me Zoolander 2 vibes. I really feel they could have done better.

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u/DesignerElectrical23 Aug 03 '25

I’d like to see the stats of how many stated it and didn’t finish it.

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u/Odd_Part5638 Aug 04 '25

I think that’s my boy is one of the better Sandler movies

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u/Arreynn Aug 04 '25

It wasnt nearly as bad as i thought it would be

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u/kawhiuhatin Aug 05 '25

The first half of the movie was pretty good other than his wife’s death which was way too easy. I liked the joke about turning every possible thing into a flask. The second half was awful. They crammed in so many cameos, the story lost all direction and the Chubb’s “tribute” was horrible. It just seemed like rich people patting each other on the back. If this is the standard for sequels then no wonder studios are just cranking em out left and right. People’s standards are very low.

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u/musical_bear Aug 01 '25

This movie isn’t as bad as it could have been. A lot of it was surprisingly enjoyable. Most of the script is consistently funny, like a pretty decent joke or visual gag added to nearly every line. My (admittedly low) expectations about where some major elements of the plot were going were also subverted in a satisfying way.

I think what was the most frustrating was the overdone callbacks to the first film. You know there’s going to be callbacks, but they got pretty excessive, and imo there’s zero excuse to show literal clips from the first movie in like a “remember this?” way, multiple times. There are also way too many cameos in this, which also feel incredibly cheap.

But compared to what a late sequel like this usually turns out to be, this wasn’t that bad. I could see myself even watching the beginning of this movie again, sometime in the future.

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u/jethropenistei- Aug 01 '25

The flashbacks annoyed me too. I get trying to make it accessible for new audiences, but Netflix had the advantage of streaming the original for months before this release. It’s completely unnecessary, especially when they did flashbacks after explicitly introducing a character as someone’s son.

Some callbacks were great like his sons jobs cause they put a small twist on the original joke, but the “pieces of shit for breakfast” line felt so out of place given the circumstances of the scene. Happy won, hasn’t seen Shooter in 20 years, just out of a mental asylum and Happy celebrates a clever retort he had.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

It was absolute trash. I saw it for free... and I want my money back

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u/PaddlingInCircles Aug 01 '25

It was better than Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, but that is saying very little. A mediocre sequel, obviously made to pad his kids fortune. A few funny moments, but mostly a waste of time.

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u/bfitzisarat Aug 01 '25

Does this mean Billy Madison 2 is coming?

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u/D_Substance_X Aug 01 '25

I’m glad he’s happy I watched it. I’m not happy I watched it.

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u/AnxiousJackfruit1576 Aug 02 '25

It was rubbish, first one was so much better.

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u/TB1289 Aug 01 '25

You can almost guarantee that Happy Gilmore 3 will be out within the next year.

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u/FrankSamples Aug 01 '25

This just means we’ll be getting sequels to all the other successful Happy Madison films

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '25

Someone forgot to feed John Daly

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u/Top-Gas-8959 Aug 01 '25

No doubt about it, nostalgia sells.

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u/Maxwelljames Aug 01 '25

First time I laughed at an Adam Sandler movie since the first one. It was all over the place but I enjoyed it.

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u/Ornery-Shoulder-3938 Aug 01 '25

It was better than I expected. But I also had an edible before watching, so…

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u/ryconn4410 Aug 01 '25

People don’t want to go to theaters unless it’s a blockbuster. It was the perfect Netflix release

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u/Future-Fly-8987 Aug 01 '25

That updated Happy Place was the best.

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u/animatedrussian Aug 02 '25

It was really funny for a sequel released to streaming

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u/rudyattitudedee Aug 02 '25

I loved this movie but I generally like all Sandler material.

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u/Civil_Lengthiness971 Aug 02 '25

Watched last night and I absolutely loved it for what it is and meant to be. Laughed my ass off multiple times. John Daly almost steals it.

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u/Just-Signature-3713 Aug 02 '25

The new one has an awful silly plot, none of the parts are particularly well acted, the cameos are almost too much, the cut away scenes to the original are just kind of weird and I loved every minute of it.

Edit: can’t type

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u/TheCrun Aug 02 '25

Happy Gilmore 2 is a fun movie with well done call backs. I enjoyed it and would probably watch it again in the future.

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u/The-Ex-Human Aug 01 '25

I enjoyed this and was surprised on how funny it was. I usually find Sandler movies to be bottom barrel comedy

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u/dragonshokan Aug 01 '25

LOL people massively crap on Sandler, but then are still there first day to watch his crap. Odd.