I think Tin Cup is the only movie in the Costner sports library that I’ve not seen. I’ll need to get to it soon. I’m guessing it’s a much different tone to Happy Gilmore? 😂
Aka back when Sandler was actually TRYING, so his movies were solid. A podcast I regularly listen to ("No Such Thing as a Bad Movie") just did a "Summer of Sandler" where they did a Sandler movie every week all summer, mostly his modern Netflix flicks + Pixels, Grown Ups, etc. They wrapped with an older one - Jack and Jill - and really marveled over the difference, in Sandler's energy, the sense that he was still giving it his all. Since then, like his recent special, he mostly show up and just...riffs a bit, and not in a particularly engaging way. The Grown Ups movie is essentially him and his crew sitting on a porch repeating jokes at each other, plainly ad libbing and not even doing that tremendous of a job with it.
But Happy Gilmore belongs to a different era of Sandler, and there's a reason he became a megastar. And you know what, let a human coast after they make it, especially if they remain popluar even while coasting. His later career isn't for me, but he left him mark and we will always have movies like Waterboy, Gilmore, Wedding Singer, etc.
There’s actually been a few Sandler movies recently I’ve liked a lot - Uncut Gems, Hustle to name a couple. I thankfully didn’t see Pixels 😂 Haven’t seen Jack and Jill either, maybe I should check it out.
"During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records: most time spent in the penalty box; and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody."
I quote this movie ALL the time! Another good golf movie to check out is Tin Cup with Kevin Costner and Rene Russo.
I think Tin Cup is the only movie in the Costner sports library that I’ve not seen. I’ll need to get to it soon. I’m guessing it’s a much different tone to Happy Gilmore? 😂
Aka back when Sandler was actually TRYING, so his movies were solid. A podcast I regularly listen to ("No Such Thing as a Bad Movie") just did a "Summer of Sandler" where they did a Sandler movie every week all summer, mostly his modern Netflix flicks + Pixels, Grown Ups, etc. They wrapped with an older one - Jack and Jill - and really marveled over the difference, in Sandler's energy, the sense that he was still giving it his all. Since then, like his recent special, he mostly show up and just...riffs a bit, and not in a particularly engaging way. The Grown Ups movie is essentially him and his crew sitting on a porch repeating jokes at each other, plainly ad libbing and not even doing that tremendous of a job with it.
But Happy Gilmore belongs to a different era of Sandler, and there's a reason he became a megastar. And you know what, let a human coast after they make it, especially if they remain popluar even while coasting. His later career isn't for me, but he left him mark and we will always have movies like Waterboy, Gilmore, Wedding Singer, etc.
There’s actually been a few Sandler movies recently I’ve liked a lot - Uncut Gems, Hustle to name a couple. I thankfully didn’t see Pixels 😂 Haven’t seen Jack and Jill either, maybe I should check it out.
"During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records: most time spent in the penalty box; and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody."
Still my fave Sandler comedy.