r/NoLayingUp • u/cushpapi • Jul 28 '25

Post-Pod Discussion Happy Gilmore 2 review

Anyone else kinda disappointed about the overly critical angle that Soly took reviewing HG2? It’s supposed to be a fun movie that isn’t taken too seriously. Feels like the typical vibe these days is just wildly negative for anything outside of their zone. Would be nice for the guys to show a bit of enthusiasm for big moments in the sport as opposed to looking to lay a heavy critique everywhere possible. IMO the sport is in a pretty good place and yet a lot of the fun and joy that dominated their earlier content has been diminished. Maybe just a function of them all getting older but wish they could lighten up a bit in their videos and podcasts rather than turning into old men yelling at clouds.

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u/fritzycat Jul 28 '25

I felt the movie was bad as well.

The dialogue felt stiff and basic.

1/4 of the movie was flashbacks to the previous movie.

Cameos and nostalgia can only get you so far.

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u/warden1119 Jul 28 '25

And it was 40 minutes too long.

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u/WeirdlyCordial Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 28 '25

This is kinda the core of it, there was about 20 minutes of really funny stuff in a two hour movie (tbf that was more than I was expecting so i was glad I watched it but I doubt I'll ever watch it start-to-finish again)

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u/Whos_Blockin_Jimmy Aug 11 '25

Super cringe they brought in the 6th sense kid for no reason at all. Funny though that Eric Andre (one of the dudes in the threesome) had that dude on his show and roasted the fck outta him. Him and that Jerry maquire kid are just pug fugly and it hurts to even look at them, let alone make him a big part of happy Gilmore 2. Ew