Simply not what I ever expected from a golf movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 September 2012)

Just as a note, the day that I am writing this, January 20 1999, is the day is which Adam Sandler's new movie, the Waterboy, hits the screen. It is one that I have to see, just to find out what a "Madoolaoblongorla (sp?) is. But this isn't a commentary on the Waterboy, that comes when I see the movie. No this is a commentary on Happy Gilmore, which I think is one of Adam Sandler's best movies, though I reckon most of them are pretty good.
Happy Gilmore is about a guy named Happy Gilmore. He is an ice hockey fanatic and really wants the play. The problem is that he cannot skate, but he does have very good ball control. Still, they don't want him on the team. Things get worse when his grandmother is forced out of her house due to unpaid taxes, and while the removal guys are moving stuff out, they make a bet with Happy to hit a golf ball. It lands up that he can hit the golf ball over 400 meters and as such manages to get himself into the pro-tour. On this tour though is a man named Shooter McKay, who wants to win the yellow jacket. McKay is the bad guy: he is a conservative arrogant snob who has a way that golf should run, and the game does not include Happy Gilmore.
What Happy Gilmore does though is that he adds new life to golf. His antics and his psychotic attacks attract a huge crowd and the ratings soar. The thing is that Happy has a big problem controlling his temper. When the ball doesn't do what it is supposed to do, he freaks out at it. When somebody gets in the way he will beat them up, and this draws a huge crowd. As such the golf board is very unwilling to let him go.
Happy Gilmore is a hilarious movie. It is also a very popular movie. One of the video stores I go to claim that it is often out, while another said that their copy went to Movieland Heaven. It has some good quotes though the comedy more deals with Happy's actions. There is slapstick, which is actually pretty cool, but the comedy comes more out of the things Happy says and does. It is a great movie and I can see why it is so popular.
Favourite quote: I eat pieces of sh*t like you for breakfast.
What? You eat sh*t do you?