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    • Happy Gilmore 2 Review

      I am a big lover of Adam Sandler movies, ‘Blended’ and ‘Just Go with It’ are firm favourites of mine that I watch over and over again. You always know what you are in for with an Adam Sandler film – lightheartedness and comedy. Sometimes there can we very odd or outlandish things that happen in these movies and let’s just say Happy Gilmore 2 is no different it was not what I expected.

      A sequel is very difficult to get right and I think when you’ve waited so long to do one the story really needs to sell itself to make it remotely as good as the first movie. So in preparation for the new movie I did watch Happy Gilmore (1996) so I could remind myself of the original storyline and how I thought that was continued in the new movie.

      The start of the new Happy Gilmore movie was not what I expected but I guess to make the rest of the movie make sense this is how it had to go. It does similarly follow the plot of the first money about needing to raise money for something which was a nice parallel. I had a lot of laughs at the random item’s Happy was using to drink from a cucumber, salt & pepper shaker, tv remote and a golf ball – whoever came up with that deserves a raise.

      There were a lot of weird moments in this film to get to the end act and although it was funny I didn’t think the storyline in the sequel was as cohesive as the first movie was. In the original movie Happy finding a talent for golf as a failed hockey player made sense but the new alternative way to play golf in the new film I was not as much as a fan of.

      I did however enjoy that they brought back Shooter McGavin, having Sandler’s wife and daughters being involved I thought was a sweet touch and of course, some of the usual faces you see in other Adam Sandler films appeared with cameo roles and I was pointing out where I recognised each one from. The star of the film was Oscar Mejías played by Bad Bunny he had some of the funniest moments so excited to see what he does in the upcoming release of ‘Caught Stealing’.

      I thought the music in the second film could have been better, right of the bat with the original Happy Gilmore there was music something noticeable but watching the sequel I can’t say I heard much music and if there was it didn’t make much of an impact. What I can say about this movie though is with the advancement in technology some of the shots of the ball made for really great viewing, I’m unsure if this was CGI, animation or AI generated.

      Overall, it was a fun, easy watch, not my favourite Adam Sandler film and not better the original but because Happy Gilmore has such iconic lines I can see the reason why they wanted to make a sequel to it. Worth a watch if you are a Sandler fan or just looking for something that doesn’t take a lot of brainpower to watch.

    • My Oxford Year Review

      My Oxford Year a novel by Julia Whelan now adapted into a Netflix movie, here’s my as spoiler free as I can make it review. I had seen the movie poster for this a while back and knew it was a film I wanted to watch. I haven’t read the book so I had no idea what to expect and let’s just say it was a journey and I should have know it would be when the poster said from the producers of The Fault in our Stars but I missed that part so when the twist came I wasn’t expecting it.

      Having not read the book the opening of the film felt very light and comforting, like we were getting ready for the ultimate rom-com, the music behind the beautiful setting really caught my attention and immersed me into that world. When we first see Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest) and Anna De La Vega (Sofia Carson) interact I felt like we were going to be watching an enemies to lovers build up over the course of the film. However, quickly they seem to get past any tension and go straight for a friends with benefits situation.

      I think the film manages to encapsulate the British humor and culture with it’s references and lines, most of which made me laugh out loud (Naked Attraction, if you know you know), Charlie (Harry Trevaldwyn) being the one to have most of them. I think the funny moments and good comedy helped to set it up as a rom com but even when the storyline changes humor is still at the forefront to still add a lightness to the seriousness.

      The twist in the storyline had a moment where Corey’s character had a parallel to his role in Queen Charlotte with the infamous ‘GET OUT’ which I have seen constantly lip synced to on Tik Tok. The last quarter of the movie I was glad I hadn’t read the book as was genuinely shocked and surprised, the way it unfolded was heartbreaking. Since watching I have found out that the book has a different ending and I think as a fan of books the change of the ending if I had read the book would have really disappointed me as you are routing for these characters and to know it could have been different is a bittersweet moment.

      There was a lot of good music used throughout the movie, Yellow by Coldplay playing a big feature to the love story. I think the continuance of music played in the right places and tracks that fit the vibe of the feeling and atmosphere in that scene made for it to be a really easy watch.

      I am a fan of past projects by both Mylchreest & Carson so it’s not the first time I’ve seen them on screen and portraying a love story. They didn’t have the most insane chemistry I’ve ever seen on screen but I think for this movie they suited the characters they played and the relationship between the characters and how they were portrayed made it believable to the audience to be impacted by what happens in the latter part of the film.

      Overall, I think it was a good movie, something I would watch again for it’s Britishness and comedy, if I wanted to have a cry or maybe again once I’ve read the book. I am intrigued to read the alternative ending the book has and to see if any little important bits to a reader has been missed out of the movie.

    • Confessions of a Streamaholic

      Hello Internet! My name is Kiana and I love everything about TV Shows and Movies that is why I have decided to create ‘Confessions of a Streamaholic’. To give a bit of background I think I grew up in the perfect years to have a childhood that wasn’t massively screen based I still went outdoors and had fun but did get to digest CBBC, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and it’s movies. So as the internet and streaming services progressed I grew older and I think by 16 that was the turning point for me Netflix had just gained my attention and I was getting recommendations from friends of what to watch left, right and centre.

      I was then hooked on shows like Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars and this is when I realised I have a thing for binge watching a lot of TV. Movies had always been something I liked to watch but you can only really watch 1 unless you binge a franchise which I hadn’t really done at that point, I loved going to the cinema and since my teens have collected my paper cinema tickets.

      A time I remember where I really got into a series was during my 5th year at High School’s study leave where you are meant to be studying to pass the exams so you can get into further education or qualifications for getting a job when you leave school, and don’t get my wrong I was studying for a couple hours every day but I had a non-paying full-time job watching a small series no one knows about called ‘Greys Anatomy’ at the time they had 13 seasons out and in my 6 weeks of leave I watched all 13 seasons, I worked that I was watching on average 8 hours a day hence why i say it was a full-time job. I couldn’t stop watching it and it’s been a show I have always came back to, it has a special place in my heart.

      I think it’s fair to say that even over the years of higher education and now working I still enjoy consuming lots of movie and tv shows, I constantly chat to colleagues or friends and family about what I have watched and don’t know how but still manage to binge series at an unusually fast pace.

      That leads me onto why I have started ‘Confessions of a Streamaholic’ because I already love to watch movie and tv series so why not share my opinions with like-minded people.

      So get ready for a lot of reviews, recommendations, recaps, rankings, confessions and content.

      Kiana x