Happy Gilmore always loved hockey as a child. His dad took him to all of the hockey games he could, until he was hit in the face by a puck (I think it's called? sports are dumb). Happy then moved in with his grandma. Fast forward to when Happy's an adult and he learns that his grandma didn't pay around $200,000 in taxes. Happy is distraught when he hears this news and doesn't know how he's going to pay for the house in 90 days until he learns that he's amazing at golf. His anger and passion for hockey was a perfect and unsettling transition for him. He enters a competition and has fun with it, trying to ignore the massive skill of Shooter McGavin, aka the literal worst. His coach dies from a HILARIOUS scene with an alligator, I swear I was laughing at that for minutes. Happy beats Stupid McGavin in the competition who proceeds to steal his gold jacket but was chased down by Happy's friends.
This movie was great! It admittingly wasn't anything special compared to what else I've watched in my lifetime, but it was a goofy comedy by Adam Sandler that was actually fantastic. I don't have an opinion on the matter but I know Adam Sandler's movies are usually hated and I can safely assume that Happy Gilmore was his peak. The whole movie was enjoyable and never really lost my attention. Some of my favorite scenes was when Happy first hit the golf ball and hit a man's house, face, and wife with golf balls, Happy's rage on live TV, and, of course, the alligator scene. I'm not sure how whatsoever but I've definitely scene the mini-golf and alligator scenes before. I never really overanalyze movies when I watch them, but I immediately noticed the subplot of how Happy still wanted to be a hockey player. That's an internal conflict *bam* guess what AP Lang exam I'm coming for you. Back to the movie, I liked it a fair bit and it would be an easy recommendation to anyone since it's so universal.
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(This one's from September 26, 2018, so sorry if my immature self made a terrible review)
Taking place during the Progressive Era, Coach Boone (Denzel Washington) is appointed the coach of a high school football team. The year he started coaching was the first year that their team consisted of people of different races. Boone saw how the team members were racially segregated from each other and tried his best to integrate them as one team. Through the ups and downs of the season, their team came out on top. This story brings light to a true story taking place during the 50's, where American citizens were trying to conquer racism and treated every human as equals. This film took the tense times of racism in America and painted a picture that was truly inspiring. It took these two groups of races and show their points of view of each other in the beginning and the end. The way the black men were treated 100 years after slavery was abolished was disgusting to watch. Living in a world where racism is nearly universally frowned upon, it's crazy to think that discrimination against blacks was an everyday occurrence. There was a happy ending of course, this was from the year 2000 after all. In the end, they all worked together like a team, because of course they did. It was in a way that seemed completely natural and wasn't forced, which was the complete opposite of what I expected. When Gerry (Ryan Hurst) was hit by the truck, it was a somewhat unexpected moment that really turned the team for the better. They saw that he was hurt and wanted to win the championship for him, which they did because, again, of course they did. The opening and closing scenes were Gerry's team visiting him, which was a touching moment that was cleanly done (other than the fact the girl was just like "Gerry died 10 years later whoops"). It's one of those late 90's early 2000's movies that are kind of cheesy and don't work in some spots, but they just somehow hit you in the feelings and bring you back to a simpler time. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who's looking for a movie that you can just get lost in. The cheesiness got me again and I just can't directly insult this film. It was good! Great, even! It's around 90 A.D. and chain mail is "in". Through a tale of comedy like no other, we see the adventure that the Knights of the Round Table and how they try to obtain the Holy Grail. They're lead by King Arthur, a knight who is not as brave as he might seem. What makes this movie so popular among fans is the structure that has become a style of historical comedy where all of the characters are the exact same as they are depicted in this legend, but they come across obstacles that are wacky and definitely out of left field. This skeleton earned its muscles and skin and other anatomical terms that aren't coming to mind because it's a weekend through its accuracy of the time it takes place in, which this movie nailed in my opinion. They then face off against a wizard and rabbits for some reason before getting interrupted by some police. Apparently this is a reoccurring motif in Monty Python movies and I love it.
This movie was amazing! I was expecting it to be a bit outdated and therefore unfunny, but I was blown away by how many times I laughed. The scene that I remember the best was the witch scene, which I've seen a million times for some reason. The whole movie is so funny and never really seems to lose its momentum much. I feel like the historical accuracy of the movie was pretty great, even though I'm not too sure on that. I definitely like how they took ideas from the time, such as the house of ladies who medically help men, and then making it... a whore house. Sorry mom. The dialogue was something that immediately grabbed my attention, since they talk like medieval Englishmen. Overall, this movie was great and I would definitely watch it again and recommend it to anyone. It's probably gonna be one of those movies I show my kids when they're really young, young enough to not understand anything, but old enough to say "hey, I've seen that before!" Hopefully they won't have any questions because at times this movie is d-i-r-t-y. It's Spider-Man and he's presumably in the Spider-verse. We follow a middle schooler named Miles. He lives a normal life and transfers to a new school, and of course, he gets bitten by a mutated spider because it's Spider-man. He watches as Spider-Man gets shot by this guy who I think is named Kingpin but I completely forget, and Miles is sad because Spider-Man is awesome. He then casually becomes Spider-Man and gets chased around by this creepy guy in a purple suit who, spoiler alert, is actually his uncle. We watch and say "wow, that guy's a jerk" until he doesn't kill Spider-Man and instead gets shot by Kingpin because he thinks the trigger on his gun feels nice. Spider-Mans from all universes come together to help Miles do stuff, and stuff they did. Some cool action scenes were placed, followed up by the most hilarious post-credits scene I've ever seen.
I really liked this movie. I always watched a Marvel movie every now and then, so I never planned to see this one. I ended up seeing it with some friends and I was hooked. The dramatic and comedic scenes were well balanced and brought about multiple plots. Seriously though, this movie is absolutely hilarious and soul-crushing at the same time. The funniest scene, other than after the credits, would have to be the funny Spider-Mans. Spider-Man Noir and Spider-Ham both gave me multiple moments of laughter. On the other hand, the scene where Miles couldn't move because he was stuck in a web while his dad was pouring his heart out to him through the door was about to make me cry. I then remembered that I'm an absolute alpha male who has no ability whatsoever to experience any emotions at all, so it didn't bring any tears to my eyes. This movie was amazing and I really enjoyed it, definitely would see it again in a few years from now. |
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