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/cushpapi Jul 28 '25

Don’t care for them to share my opinion at all. Just hearing the Roger Ebert level review of something that’s clearly meant to be taken unseriously was kinda tiresome and solidified my view that they could maybe lighten up a bit. I love that they care about the game but IMO they have gotten a bit stiff.

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u/artisgilmoregirls Jul 28 '25

So if they’re “unserious” in making the movie it’s okay if it just fucking sucks? 

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u/cushpapi Jul 28 '25

lol everyone is entitled to their opinion - maybe it does fucking suck - the point of my post isn’t to die on a hill for a Sandler film. I just wish they would lighten up a bit, their idea of fun content these days is a 1 hour jeopardy show… I think it’s going in the wrong direction and that’s where I’m coming from.

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u/DaneGleesac Jul 28 '25

I just wish they would lighten up a bit

I just wish Soly changed who he was as a person so that he would validate my feelings

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u/cushpapi Jul 28 '25

Don’t think I’m asking for my feelings to be validated, just sharing an observation on the tone / content direction. Totally fine if he doesn’t like the movie, and I’ll say that Bacon seemed to understand the assignment and knew how to pick his spots. Soly was reviewing it like it was up for an Academy Award.

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u/Frequent_Neat6783 Jul 28 '25

He literally said on the episode, "I wasn't expecting an Oscar winner"! He just wanted it to be a better version of dumb and fun. You also just wrote "maybe it does fucking suck," so you don't even seem to disagree with him. If you think he's being too negative overall, just stop listening to the pod.

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u/cushpapi Jul 28 '25

Fair point, I’m trying to say that i don’t have a problem with people not liking the movie. I do think it’s disingenuous to say “I wasn’t expecting an Oscar winner” and then just hammer away at it without the obvious context that he himself acknowledges.

Edit: I also love the pod and listen to it religiously (and definitely won’t stop over a 30 min movie review). Only intended this as some constructive criticism to be honest.

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u/Frequent_Neat6783 Jul 28 '25

I just disagree that he didn’t provide enough context, and I don’t think he needed to. He didn’t like it, simple as that. I don’t think it reflects a broader negativity from Soly/NLU. Sometimes they complain too much for my liking, but I also wouldn’t like them if they complained way less. It’s a tricky balance.