[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Stephen Gibbons [@Gibboanxious](/creator/twitter/Gibboanxious) on x 54.1K followers Created: 2025-07-25 12:44:50 UTC Happy Gilmore X ★★½ "Now why would I want to steal the life of somebody who eats pieces of shit for breakfast." I’ve always been a huge fan of the original Happy Gilmore—not just Sandler’s best out-and-out comedy, but a genuine classic. So even though I didn’t have high hopes for Happy Gilmore 2—a straight-to-Netflix sequel not directed by Dennis Dugan but by one of Sandler’s pickleball mates—I was still curious. Spoiler: it’s not great. But to be fair, it’s not among Sandler’s worst either, and thankfully it doesn’t ruin the original, which was my main concern. The film’s an absolute mess—relentlessly nostalgic, with constant flashbacks and heavy-handed callbacks that seem to assume you’ve forgotten the first one. They even drop in full-on clips from the original, which just makes the drop in quality more obvious. It honestly feels like Sandler found an old notebook from the '90s full of scrapped ideas and decided to chuck them all in, with no real plan. The humour is hit and miss—there are a few daft gags (like the running one of Happy inventively trying to hide his drinking problem) that got a guilty laugh out of me, but most of the jokes fall flat or feel tired. The cameos are endless—genuinely hundreds—and the golf references go way over the head unless you're seriously into the sport. The big final showdown looks like it was made on a PlayStation X. It might be a stylistic choice, but it mostly just looks cheap. On the plus side, Christopher McDonald is brilliant as ever—Shooter McGavin still steals every scene—and Ben Stiller’s surprise return is a nice touch. Sandler himself puts in a bit of effort too. But this “Marvel-style” sequel approach, bloated and full of filler, never captures the charm or madness of the original. It’s the kind of film you can just about sit through with your brain turned off, but the minute it’s over, it’s already fading from memory. Also the first one is a brisk XX minutes, this one is a sloggy two hours. Not a total disaster, but not something I’d ever look forward to watching again. I’ll be curious to hear what my extreme golf enthusiasts friends make of it—and hopefully they can explain a few of those references that completely flew past me.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [pickleball](/topic/pickleball) [happy gilmore](/topic/happy-gilmore) [Post Link](https://x.com/Gibboanxious/status/1948726133135929726)
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Stephen Gibbons @Gibboanxious on x 54.1K followers
Created: 2025-07-25 12:44:50 UTC
Happy Gilmore X ★★½ "Now why would I want to steal the life of somebody who eats pieces of shit for breakfast." I’ve always been a huge fan of the original Happy Gilmore—not just Sandler’s best out-and-out comedy, but a genuine classic. So even though I didn’t have high hopes for Happy Gilmore 2—a straight-to-Netflix sequel not directed by Dennis Dugan but by one of Sandler’s pickleball mates—I was still curious. Spoiler: it’s not great. But to be fair, it’s not among Sandler’s worst either, and thankfully it doesn’t ruin the original, which was my main concern. The film’s an absolute mess—relentlessly nostalgic, with constant flashbacks and heavy-handed callbacks that seem to assume you’ve forgotten the first one. They even drop in full-on clips from the original, which just makes the drop in quality more obvious. It honestly feels like Sandler found an old notebook from the '90s full of scrapped ideas and decided to chuck them all in, with no real plan. The humour is hit and miss—there are a few daft gags (like the running one of Happy inventively trying to hide his drinking problem) that got a guilty laugh out of me, but most of the jokes fall flat or feel tired. The cameos are endless—genuinely hundreds—and the golf references go way over the head unless you're seriously into the sport. The big final showdown looks like it was made on a PlayStation X. It might be a stylistic choice, but it mostly just looks cheap. On the plus side, Christopher McDonald is brilliant as ever—Shooter McGavin still steals every scene—and Ben Stiller’s surprise return is a nice touch. Sandler himself puts in a bit of effort too. But this “Marvel-style” sequel approach, bloated and full of filler, never captures the charm or madness of the original. It’s the kind of film you can just about sit through with your brain turned off, but the minute it’s over, it’s already fading from memory. Also the first one is a brisk XX minutes, this one is a sloggy two hours. Not a total disaster, but not something I’d ever look forward to watching again. I’ll be curious to hear what my extreme golf enthusiasts friends make of it—and hopefully they can explain a few of those references that completely flew past me.
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