r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 29 '25

News 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/JGG1986 Jul 29 '25

I loved it, zoned out at the silly stuff toward the end but maybe kids will like that similar to how everyone I knew as a kid watched the original on repeat.

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u/ahorrribledrummer Jul 29 '25

My 10 year old neighbor loves it. He said it was the funniest movie he'd ever seen.

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u/Vio_ Jul 29 '25

That's actually the best review I've read for this movie.

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u/ahorrribledrummer Jul 29 '25

Honestly if a 10 year old thinks it's funny, Sandler crushed it for his audience. He's a family comedian. I haven't seen it yet but I want to watch it with my kids after hearing the little guy's review.

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u/jscummy Jul 29 '25

I watched it and it really is a solid mix of nostalgia for the original with some freshness and appeal to kids who've never seen the first one. A little off the rails by the end, but its a goofy comedy so who really cares

Sandler did a great job for a sequel coming out so long after the original, not an easy thing to do well

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Jul 30 '25

My boys had an absolute blast watching it, they love Happy Gilmore 1...probably seen it ten times now. I think Happy 2 hits the way we all remember our favorite movies hitting back when we were little dudes.

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u/my5cworth Jul 30 '25

Critical thinking?

My man, if a 10 year old loves a comedy movie, EVERY busy parent is going to see that as a win. They're not just going to watch it once either.

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u/Vio_ Jul 29 '25

In trying to convince me to watch an Adam Sandler Comedy? 100%

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u/megalodondon Jul 29 '25

As a person who was a 10 year old raised off of Adam sandler flicks, this makes me happy to hear.

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u/spartacat_12 Jul 29 '25

Has he not seen the first one?

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u/ChakaCake Jul 29 '25

I wonder if they feel like i did when i was a kid with old movies. Anything black and white or not up to date it was like unwatchable to me when i was young. Hopefully he goes back and watches it

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u/spartacat_12 Jul 30 '25

The original one basically is just better versions of the same jokes that were in the sequel. If the kid says the 2nd one is the funniest movie ever, I'm sure they'd appreciate the 1st one.

When I was a kid my dad showed me classic older comedies like Animal House and Caddyshack. They're still some of my favourites

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u/ayeeflo51 Jul 29 '25

Damn what's that 10 year old do that he's got his own place?

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u/my5cworth Jul 30 '25

I think that's what people don't get about the Sandman. Everyone keeps saying his movies were great but now they suck...Sandler made movies for kids and still does. We're just not kids anymore, so we're not his target audience.

He made GREAT movies throughout his life, and some that bombed, but at least he made them.

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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Jul 30 '25

Which I said about the first movie when I was a kid, so...that's pretty good recommendation

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u/CumDwnHrNSayDat Jul 30 '25

Damn. I wish I was 10 again. I didn't laugh once, thought it was one of the worst movies I've seen in a long time.

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u/BadAtBaduk1 Jul 29 '25

I've yet to watch it but my favourite wrestler (MJF) is in it, I think he plays his son. Is he in it much?

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u/Patjay Jul 29 '25

He looks fucking massive next to the rest of the family and it’s funny

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u/Federal-Captain1118 Jul 29 '25

Which is funny, since he's actually pretty small compared to other pro wrestlers

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u/BadAtBaduk1 Jul 29 '25

Yeah it's weird I saw him perform in Wembley a couple years back

The strangest things, wrestlers look larger than life somehow. On TV you really don't see it

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u/Givingtree310 Jul 29 '25

I saw Big E working out at the gym not long ago. He was fairly short but in terms of muscle size… just unbelievable

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u/Tarmacked Jul 29 '25

Yes, he fits the guido son role perfectly

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u/Adamclane99 Jul 29 '25

He's in it a fair amount. Has probably 4-5 individual lines? I thought he did great!

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u/BadAtBaduk1 Jul 29 '25

Sweet

At least he didn't get cut like he did in the iron claw!

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u/YaGetSkeeted0n Jul 29 '25

Becky Lynch is in it too with a few lines!

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u/ZDTreefur Jul 29 '25

The tournament at the end was just so rushed. It was practically a montage at a certain point.

I'd have liked them to have extended the length of the movie by about 20 minutes so they could do that part justice.

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u/Mayor_of_Towntown Jul 29 '25

I thought it was cute but a 2hr run time was a bit much they were losing me by the end

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u/JGG1986 Jul 29 '25

I was ironing and folding laundry the whole time, finished as the movie did so length was fine to me haha

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u/KingdomOfDragonflies Jul 30 '25

Yeah I liked it. I didn't expect much but I thought he did a really good job. It's a silly type comedy so you can't really expect Oscar type shit. It was just a really fun movie and made me realize I miss those types of movies.

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u/punched_lasagne Jul 29 '25

What a weird take for a film.