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  • HAPPY GILMORE 2 2025 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Happy Gilmore 2 was a somewhat enjoyable movie. Was it worth the two hours of my life I gave to it? Probably not. I think the nostalgia factor of Happy Gilmore from 1996 is the only reason anyone would enjoy this movie. I would be willing to GUESS that anyone that had not seen the original would think this new version was a terrible movie! I also think reading an entire review of Happy Gilmore 2 would be a potential waste of everyone’s time, so I am gonna talk about literally ANYTHING ELSE interspersed with my discussion of the film. I want you, THE READER, to consider this question:

    Which of these two is a better option? 

    1: Talking about Happy Gilmore 2 OR

    2: Talking about anything other than Happy Gilmore 2.

    I was walking down the street thinking about a grilled cheese sandwich. Suddenly, I awoke from a dream, and I am now in a dangerous place. I can smell and feel fire near me. I begin to become confused, no longer knowing if this is a dream and the walking while thinking about grilled cheese sandwiches was the reality. Or was it vice versa? The heat from the flames feels very real, but my mind is hazy. I have to get out of here. I open my eyes fully and take a look around when I see…

    I’ll tell you what I liked about Happy Gilmore 2. All of the actors were awesome choices for Happy’s children. The boys all growing up to be regular Joes with a temper and a crude sense of humor was pretty hilarious to watch. The daughter got more individual spotlight as an actor and did a great job! I really liked Margaret Qualley in the movie, and I was sad her character didn’t end up getting much screen time. I thought they were setting up her and her friends to be more important characters to the plot, but they kind of disappeared after the early part of the film.

    … guards on either side. It looks like there are two exits from this horrible place. Two guards at each exit. They don’t look like men. God, what are they? Aliens, demons, or something I’ve never even conceptualized? I have no idea! They can tell I’m looking at them. One is coming over. I think it’s holding a weapon, but it looks disgusting! It could be anything! I wake up. I’m still walking down the street. A thought occurs to me. I’d like to add some bacon to a grilled cheese sandwich. I wonder if I can find a place that will do that for me.

    Ending Explained: Happy sinks the tricky shot at the end and forgets to charge his electric car.

    Final Thoughts: 4/10 Crowns. Happy Gilmore 2 was mostly a lot of over-the-top goofiness and, unfortunately, not in a good way. The jokes also tend to be really bad attempts at trying to make you laugh. As a fan of the original movie, I will say that I “kind of” enjoyed watching Happy Gilmore 2. I’d only recommend it to someone that puts the original Happy Gilmore in their top 10 favorite movies of all time. Under those circumstances, you will probably enjoy some extra Happy Gilmore content. Now dis Drawma Kingg has to go, because I need a sandwich! The problem is – I need to devote my full brain power to determining WHAT TYPE of sandwich I am in the mood for!

  • THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS 2025 Movie Review – Ending Explained

    There’s this movie called The Fantastic Four: First Steps. You would be correct if you thought it was about 4 superheroes from watching the trailer. It was four separate people with four completely separate personalities. Let me explain.

    Person 1: was a person of person descent. Really valued food, water, and oxygen. Anyways so they was walking home one day with their cousin Jimmy and Jimmy revealed to them a shocking thing! So shocking it can’t be printed! This really affected Person 1 and who they came to be as a person.

    Person 2: was a smooooth dude! I don’t necessarily mean a man or a woman, just a smooooth dude! Anyways, so sometimes Person 2’s smoothness would catch up to them in VITAL ways in life. For example:

    Random Person Walking By When Stopping At A Convenience Store: Hey bro nice shirt.

    Person 2: Thanks bro.

    RPWBWSAACS: You must be a smooooth dude!

    Person 2: Yeah I get that a lot…

    Or here is ANOTHER EXAMPLE:

    Person 2 was just driving by on their motorcycle when two cars ahead got into a collision. A woman flew out of one of the cars and was caught by Person 2 driving by on their motorcycle just at the right time to save the woman’s life! Person 2 didn’t stop to review the scene of the accident! They just drove the woman straight to the hospital and never took their sunglasses off in the process!

    Person 3: was a fine upstanding person, but pretty annoying to hang out with. I mean, for one, their music taste was questionable. Favorites being: Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, and Maroon 5. But a more direct example:

    Person 3: Wanna get some pizzas?

    Other three persons: We all already agreed we are getting tacos and pop-soda for dinner. We already wasted HOURS on this conversation earlier!

    Person 3: Oh right, right. I forgot.

    [Time passes, three persons have already given their orders to the nice lady at the taco and pop-soda stand.]

    Person 3: Wanna get gyros?

    Other three persons: OH COME ON!

    Upon finishing dinner, Person 3 cursed the name of pizzas, gyros, and ALL other food options after experiencing the decadence of tacos and pop-soda!

    Person 4: had even more person qualities than the other three people, and thus was the most likable of the group. Everyone liked this person and here is how you knew for sure:

    Person 3: Wanna get some pizzas?

    Other three persons: God no! Not this again!

    Person 4: Would anyone like to rake the leaves, give the dogs a bath, and then do a funny dance?

    All persons: Yes!

    Ending Explained: The Fantastic Four Foil Galactus.

    Final Thoughts: 7/10 Crowns. I walked out of the theater thinking 6.5 but it grew on me some upon reflection. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the actors for Sue and Johnny, who have always been my two favorite members of the Fantastic Four. In the end I thought Invisible Woman was awesome, but Human Torch didn’t shine in this movie. [SPOILER] It also left you unsatisfied by choosing not to address exactly how the Fantastic Four join the other characters in the main Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Fantastic Four: First Steps was an enjoyable movie. It just didn’t break any new ground like Fantastic Four #1 in 1961. I have no idea who they are, but Fantastic Four #1 musta been created by some smooooth dudes! I mean what other logical explantation IS THERE?!

    *Disclaimer: Person 1, Person 2, Person 3, and Person 4 do not actually appear to be characters present in any way in the film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. 

  • WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 1971 Movie Review – A critical analysis of mixing chocolate by waterfall

    Sometimes revisiting old classics can be scary. Was it actually good? Was it horrible? Watching through a critical lens may give you a very different opinion of a film on a rewatch. It turns out Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory WAS and IS excellent! It is a total masterpiece on many levels and a movie that any kid or adult would probably enjoy. What really stood out to me is that it is genuinely both funny and interesting throughout.

    First example of substantial funny: The scene where the scientist was asking his computer where the remaining golden tickets were located. I’m dyin’ laughing by the end of this scene. It was just a really funny bit they came up with that was basically like it’s own little stand alone skit. Another part I actually laughed at was when his teacher is calculating percentages based on how many chocolate bars each student opened. When Charlie reveals how many he opened, the teacher exclaims “Well I can’t figure out just two!”

    There are a number of other interesting things I noticed in my rewatch of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. One is that I think he reveals that the secret to his success is that he mixes his chocolate by waterfall. The problem with this is it looks to be an unsanitary way to make chocolate. Other scenes also make me suspicious that Wonka has built this difficult maze of rooms to move through solely for the purpose of warding off health inspectors.

    In a way, the plot eventually becomes: Is Willy Wonka good or evil? His actions are bizarre and he does not seem to be concerned for anyone’s safety. He blames the children for what they do wrong and takes no responsibility for himself. There are also these 4 moments that communicated to me that he is truly unhinged in some way:

    1: On the boat he shows them horror images, starts singing, transitions to poetry, then just screams. Oh, you were just joking, Willy? Heh heh, I guess?

    2: He makes the most out of place peculiar comment near the end of the film. “We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams. Come along”

    3: “Stop. Don’t. Come back.” He appears to say sarcastically. OK, now you are not even trying to warn anyone properly of all the dangers.

    4: The objects in his study at the end are all just half an object. He must have purposefully split them in half as some kind of representation of himself. It’s as if he is half a person or feels like half a person, or maybe has some kind of split personality. I’m just throwing some ideas out there, but I think it conveys a very intimate place in his mind when we see the environment in his study at the end.

    Here’s where the film must be interpreted. The only information we have that the other kids were safe at the end is merely a statement from Wonka. We must take his word for it when he has already proven himself untrustworthy. After the credits roll, what happens next for the characters is one of two very different things. Either Charlie moves into the factory, the other kids are home safe, and everyone lives happily ever after OR Willy Wonka is now on the run as a criminal! Charlie and his family have trouble moving into their new home because it is a crime scene. Additionally, the factory is discovered to be an unsafe and unsanitary maze that is now a hazard to the city. I guess one other possibility is that Wonka gets off scot-free because of the contract he made everyone sign at the beginning. 

    The second interpretation makes me very sad for Charlie and his family so I choose to believe the good natured ending. But even so, Willy Wonka was still kind of evil for what he put everyone through wasn’t he?

    Final thoughts: 10/10 Crowns if you are overlooking the obvious problems from a modern day lens. I am giving it this high of a rating because I feel Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’s quality level completely justifies the status it has as a top level classic. The movie is funny, exciting, fantastic, has great acting, has an enjoyable plot, and keeps you on edge the whole time trying to determine if Wonka is good/evil/sane/trustworthy. I don’t know if they intended the ending to be open to interpretation, but I don’t trust Willy Wonka’s word by the end of the film. It almost seems more likely that he’s an unhinged evil genius over an eccentric businessman, but each viewer must decide this for themselves!

  • I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER 2025 Movie Review – Movie Explained

    Do you love stoopid movies? Because I love stoopid movies! Some examples include: The Master of Disguise, Bio-dome, Kangaroo Jack (actually the best movie, not sure why I wrote that), Batman and Robin, and Fast n Da Furious 63. The problem with I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) is that it is NOT a stoopid movie! It is just a stupid movie.

    The only reason to go see I Know What You Did Last Summer is if you are someone that ABSOLUTELY MUST go to see any movie that has hooks. The only other reason I could think of is if you are a prahfezionnall movie critic like Dis Drawma Kingg. But back to the hooks, the primary focal point of the Last Summer franchise. I can only imagine what the creators/producers meeting in the 90’s might have looked like — 

    Person 1: [Desperately] That Scream movie is popular, but what could we possibly think of other than a mask of a ghost?

    Person 2: Yeah, like what would make us different? What would our hook be?

    Person 3: Oh me! Me! I got an idea! He uses a hook!

    Person 4: [Quietly] That’s a horrible idea…

    Person 5: [Loudly] Jonathan that’s perfect! I always knew you were a genius!

    Person 3: [Defeatedly] My name is Bob.

    Now, it could have ended that way with the room in fast agreement. Orrrrrrr perhaps after the hook was suggested they all went for lunch. When they came back, everyone was feeling kind of tired and ready to call it a day. Someone said “So we’re just going with the hook idea?” They all just REALLY wanted to go home when Person 2 stood up and said: 

    Person 2: If we leave now, I can pick up my daughter Little Mari Sue (full legal name) from daycare a little early so we can make it to our favorite ice cream shop before it closes.

    Person 5: [Loudly] Yeah let Little Mari Sue get some ice cream!

    Whole Room: [Triumphantly] YEAH!

    Creativity may have lost that day back in the 90’s, but Little Mari Sue got her favorite ice cream! So the universe had an inversely positive moment too! Now this is just what I choose to believe. I encourage everyone to believe whatever they want to believe. But if all of this is just my imagination, and Little Mari Sue didn’t even get any ice cream – then what did ANYONE get from the existence of the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise?

    OK, I guess I’ll actually talk about what I liked and disliked about the movie. Praise all goes to the lead, Chase Sui Wonders. She was terrific! Her character was also the only one I found to be very likable. That was the problem with the film. The actors, characters, and the script were not any better than the first time around. Oh, actually there was one other great character – The Cure Disintegration t-shirt. Additionally, I did not find the motivations of each character to be very convincing (except for maybe The Cure t-shirt). SPOILER: A little into the movie it becomes very clear that it is really a sequel that just starts off feeling like a remake. It reminded me of this obscure movie from 2022 called Scream. I doubt the filmmakers knew about that one though.

    Movie Explained: Various events took place, often involving hooks. You may feel I am leaving out some details, but it’s not as many as you’d think!

    Final Thoughts: 2/10 Crowns. It gets such a low rating because I am rarely so bored in the theater. There just wasn’t much to like about it. If you are a long time reader (all month) of drawmakingg.com, then you may have noticed that most of my movie ratings are pretty low. It is true that I DO seek out bad movies. Bad movies are often very dramatic! Did you know that I’m into drama? A dramatic stoopid movie can be the highlight of my year! They can inspire you, make you laugh, even change your life! I Know What You Did Last Summer wasn’t one of these, but I assure you it CAN happen!