OT: That Guy With The Glasses Talkback Thread!

[The "Chase"]

He's the Nostalgic Critic, he (along with others) remembers it so you don't have to!

You know, I think it's time this forum make a offical That Guy In Glasses (Doug Walker) thread, since it seems a lot of us are huge fans of him. Also, for the fun of it, this thread will also cover the whole site, so if you want to discuss the other videos in the website in the title (and complain about them), by all means, go right ahead! So, with that said, go grab a beer or a comfort snack, and remember on how awful some movies back in the 80's or 90's (maybe eariler!) were, with the helthy dose of COMEDY!

And I'll start this thread with the lastest movie (as of Febuary 4th) the Critc did (along with a guest star), Ferngully: The Last Rainforest!

IN WIDDDDDDEEEESCREEEEEEENNNN!!! (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4191-ferngully)

Enjoy! :)

[Brandon Panther]

I like Fern Gully quite a bit. I was happy to see the Critic (as well as the Nostalgia Chick), do a video on it, even if it may have been a negative one.

Has anyone seen his Space Jam video?

"They gave her bunny boobies!!!!!"

[jonmayo15]

Has anyone seen his Space Jam video?

"They gave her bunny boobies!!!!!""What does that mean the rest of the Looney Tunes have?"

Cue Sylvester: "We've Got Balls!"

[Mr. Semaj]

"Gee, if only we weren't so busy having fairy sex." :D

Ferngully is one film I probably would've liked as a kid. Having seen it for the first time a couple weeks ago, I can say that the film had plenty of potential, but seemed to be holding a lot back and was trying too hard to be contemporary, including at least two songs that were practically useless.

[J. B. Warner]

I'm proud of myself 'cause I knew what "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" meant even before the Nostalgia Chick explained it. (That scene from All Dogs Go To Heaven still confuses me to this day.) Speaking of which, I just realized that's Tone Loc as the voice of the striped lizard - man, he must have been really strapped for cash in 1992.

Having seen FernGully against my will at least three or four times throughout my elementary school years (it was always the favorite among my teachers to pop into the VCR as a learning aid during the week of Earth Day), I welcomed this week's review with open arms - and the fact that the Critic and Chick teamed up for it made it even better! Their brawl at the beginning was hilarious, full of trademark ThatGuy randomness (i.e. the pillow fight), and I loved the way they played off each other throughout the review ("Oh, you poor stupid sack of ****..."). I like how she brings some extra historical awareness to the table, like her bit about how the film must take place in Australia. Overall, a great review, and I can't wait for everything else the Critic's got lined up!

[Glowworm]

(Sees the lizard pop up) "Oh I'm sorry.We've seem to have entered a completely different movie.":D I saw the movie in fourth grade at some awful place I never wanted to be in during spring vacation(kinda like a camp.They were always playing videos) Hexxus actually scared me-then. Now I kinda find him a bit sexy(Probably because Tim Curry is voicing him) That song Hexxus sings was originally longer but was cut up due to the line "I feel good.A special kind of horny." Of course-Hexxus still sounds like he's having a lot of fun with that leveler despite the more "kid friendly" song. Truthfully now I think the only parts I like are the random lizard's appearance(a goana to be exact is what he is) his song is very catchy despite the fact that that lizard really didn't need to be there at all and of course Hexxus singing "Toxic Love"

Anyhow the video review was hillarious. Nostalgia Chick and Nostalgia Critic work well together and I hope to see more reviews with both of them.BTW-I've never seen "All Dogs Go to Heaven" but after seeing that creepy alligator I don't think I want to.*shudder* Loved the "Beeg Mouth Alligator moment nevertheless.

[ThePeterNetwork]

I actually saw Fern Gully when I was too stupid to know any different, and the Nostalgia Critic & Chick really made it more clear to me why this movie was so bad.

Going a bit OT here, my nephew introduced me to NC, and I found his Batman & Robin review rather hilarious. Nice to watch when bored.

[cartoonfan4ever]

I saw Ferngully once years ago and it left such an impression that I forgot the majority of it. :rolleyes:

Anyway, that was great. I loved that fight sequence.

[AndrewGilmore]

My dad took me to see Ferngully was I was five or six...I remember having seen it and not particularly liking it, but remembered almost nothing about it until watching the NC's review.

The best thing for me about the NC's review is that the presence of the Nostalgia Chick seemed to balance out Doug's shtick nicely so that there was much less screaming and yelling this time around. Don't get me wrong, Doug is hilarious, but I get tired of his constant screaming. I rewatched his review of "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" (his second NC video) yesterday, and noticed that that early on in the series he was able to emphasize his anger by raising his voice and not just the Sam Kinison-type screaming he does now.

[Vdubdavid]

"What's the password?"

Welcome to H*ll?

What a great twofer! I just hope he decides to do "All Dogs Go to Heaven" in full sometime. "Rock-a-Doodle" was incomprehensible and cloying (and I am so looking forward to it!), but ADGTH was all that, plus just plain creepy. I definately agree about "THE BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!!" I saw ADGTH years ago and could vaguely remember that scene amid other scattered nonsense. Recently I found a VHS copy and watched it start to finish, and it still made no friggin' sense!

[Glowworm]

"What's the password?"

Welcome to H*ll?



Don't eat shrooms?:D

[nickramer]

"What's the password?"

Welcome to H*ll?

What a great twofer! I just hope he decides to do "All Dogs Go to Heaven" in full sometime. "Rock-a-Doodle" was incomprehensible and cloying (and I am so looking forward to it!), but ADGTH was all that, plus just plain creepy. I definately agree about "THE BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!!" I saw ADGTH years ago and could vaguely remember that scene amid other scattered nonsense. Recently I found a VHS copy and watched it start to finish, and it still made no friggin' sense!
They should've gotten Tony Geiss to co-wrote the screenplay. Though he was, (and still is) busy with some kid show that I forget the name, so he might not have been available. Let's see what was name of that show. Was it "2 and 2 Ain't 5 Show" or "The Itty-Bitty, Nitty-Gritty, Farm and City, Little Kitty Show"?:p

[The "Chase"]

They should've gotten Tony Geiss to co-wrote the screenplay. Though he was, (and still is) busy with some kid show that I forget the name, so he might not have been available. Let's see what was name of that show. Was it "2 and 2 Ain't 5 Show" or "The Itty-Bitty, Nitty-Gritty, Farm and City, Little Kitty Show"?:p

No, you're thinking of "Hey, Stupid!" :p

Anywho, since you brought him up Nick, why do you think Tony should've co-wrote the movie? I don't think his writing parnter was involved in that movie, and the movie they wrote with Bluth was "An American Tail" and "The Land Before Time" (1).

[nickramer]

No, you're thinking of "Hey, Stupid!" :p

Anywho, since you brought him up Nick, why do you think Tony should've co-wrote the movie? I don't think his writing parnter was involved in that movie, and the movie they wrote with Bluth was "An American Tail" and "The Land Before Time" (1).
Oh yeah, he was a co-writer. To quote a character from that show: "Oh, I forget.":p

[The "Chase"]

Alright, a new review is here, so it's time to bring back discussion! This week, he did an forgetable 1995 Disney film...

A Kid In King Arthur's Court. (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4467-a-kid-in-king-arthurs-court)

BTW, yes, the same film "Runaway Brain" was paired with.

And a heads up, there's a "Robin Hood Daffy" reference in there.

Alright, comment away!

[jonmayo15]

It was good, but it's destined to be a minor video for him.

[cbrubaker]

Some Guy's latest video on the Sonic animated series.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4762-adventures-of-sonic-the-hedgehog

Brief appearance of Wile E. Coyote here.

"Hey kids, Ren & Stimpy making too much sense to you?"

[The "Chase"]

Oh, that reminds me. His Good Son review is also up.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4548-good-son

There's a Coyote reference in there, and music from "A Corny Concerto" is heard in there too.

[Brandon Panther]

Some Guy's latest video on the Sonic animated series.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4762-adventures-of-sonic-the-hedgehog

Brief appearance of Wile E. Coyote here.

"Hey kids, Ren & Stimpy making too much sense to you?"
That vid also contains a throwback to his Space jam video.

[The "Chase"]

And if you guys have 38 minutes to kill, some people talked to Doug on a few things...

Check it out! (http://wha-chow.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-01-30T18_57_15-08_00)

Warning though. They talk about penises (PENIS MAN!) here and there. And you lurk around Newgrounds like I have, I must say, stay tuned at the end! You'll love it!

[Glowworm]

I only saw the first Sonic the Hedgehog show as a kid-surprised Nostalgia Critic didn't bring up the infamous moral about sexual molestation.

The second show looked really good though. Yet now I can't get the idea out of my head that Sonic pesters Robotnik just like another one of Jamal White's characters did. Hint-it also involved a fat bald guy with a mustache!:D

[WoodpeckerWoody]

And if you guys have 38 minutes to kill, some people talked to Doug on a few things...

Check it out! (http://wha-chow.podomatic.com/player/web/2009-01-30T18_57_15-08_00)

Warning though. They talk about penises (PENIS MAN!) here and there. And you lurk around Newgrounds like I have, I must say, stay tuned at the end! You'll love it!

I cant be sensetive since not American and not an Britsh or main land European.

[Brandon Panther]

I only saw the first Sonic the Hedgehog show as a kid-surprised Nostalgia Critic didn't bring up the infamous moral about sexual molestation.

Letting kids know of those sorts of dangers in children's shows wasn't uncommon back then.

[J. B. Warner]

I only saw the first Sonic the Hedgehog show as a kid-surprised Nostalgia Critic didn't bring up the infamous moral about sexual molestation.

I'm actually glad he didn't, 'cause it's already fairly infamous and it would have just been too easy. He had more than enough to work with as it was ("What? Wha--pumpkin, what? What?").

[Leviathan]

Thinking about it, his coverage of that really wouldn't have been too different from how he reacted to Captain Planet's AIDS episode.

That having been said, the Winnie-the-Pooh molestation PSA is pure undiluted mind****ery and should place on his Top 11 next week.

[Leviathan]

I just realized something.

Judging by the credits, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog seems to have been a haven for ex-Spumco employees that had been recently fired from Nickelodeon (Eddie Fitzgerald, Vincent Waller, Mike Fontanelli and others all show up in various artistic capacities). Likewise, Kent Butterworth (fresh from being kicked off The Simpsons for directing Some Enchanted Evening, and an ex-Mighty Mouse guy) is a producer-director.

Throw in comic veterans Scott Shaw! and Milton Kinght, and classic cartoon animators Ed Love and Owen Fitzgerald and you have a very cartoony show.

[nickramer]

I thought that version of Sonic was good. I mean it was alot better than DIC's actual attempt of doing a Tex Avery show. Boy, was I at age 9 disappointed!

[FlapperPrower]

I just realized something.

Judging by the credits, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog seems to have been a haven for ex-Spumco employees that had been recently fired from Nickelodeon (Eddie Fitzgerald, Vincent Waller, Mike Fontanelli and others all show up in various artistic capacities). Likewise, Kent Butterworth (fresh from being kicked off The Simpsons for directing Some Enchanted Evening, and an ex-Mighty Mouse guy) is a producer-director.

Throw in comic veterans Scott Shaw! and Milton Kinght, and classic cartoon animators Ed Love and Owen Fitzgerald and you have a very cartoony show.

Kinda funny since Scott Shaw! did the artwork for Archie's Sonic mini-series before it actually became a monthly comic book series in 1993.

[tristar]

Just saw his new Sonic review. Pretty, pretty funny.
I'm surprised that he didn't mention this clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyM1UGD8sqM) which seems to have a cult following over the internet, primarily on Youtube Poop.

[cbrubaker]

Top 11 screwed up moments

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/4962-top-11-mind****-moments

[Glowworm]

:eek: I think I want to go hide. Those sorts of sequences usually freak me out. Toon Town,This is Halloween, and the Beetlejuice sequences were fine-Other things were really creepy-such as the multi-headed teddy bear thing he kept showing to introduce the moments. That Grinch sequence-thank goodness I never saw that as a kid.


Yet geez-he had to show something that I'm still completely terrified of-even after watching it once as an adult to see whether it was still terrifying(it was)-the Pink Elephants on Parade sequence-this is why I refuse to watch Dumbo. Somebody had to have been on drugs.I was horrified by this as a kid-and it didn't help that I had a Mary Poppins sing along tape with this song on it!

Ironically the boat scene in Willy Wonka never frightened me-Violet turning into a blueberry however...

[J. B. Warner]

The thing that has the most resonance for me is Richard Williams' Raggedy Ann movie. I saw that once when I was a kid, and even though I didn't scare very easily, I couldn't help but wonder what in the blue hell was going on. I remember the "Beetlejuice" opening sequence too, but it didn't creep me out at all - on the contrary, I loved it, and I wished the entire show could have been animated that nicely. And of course, the Toon Town sequence from Who Framed Roger Rabbit was one of my favorite things ever when I was a kid (and it still is, in spite of how annoying it'd undoubtedly be in real life)!

I guess this means the Critic doesn't have plans to do a full review of Cool World, which is a shame 'cause I would have loved to see him tear into it at length. The last ten minutes or so of the movie are absolute insanity.

[cartoonfan4ever]

I don't know what's creepier, the never ending teddy bear heads or the Burger King head.

I remember the Raggedy Ann and Andy movie with the camel. It showed up in the review very briefly, but it reminded me how creepy it was. The camel was looking up and saw ghost-like camels walking upwards towards the sky. It kinda scared me at the time because it looked like a pathway to death. If I remember correctly, the camel was hallucinating.

Yet geez-he had to show something that I'm still completely terrified of-even after watching it once as an adult to see whether it was still terrifying(it was)-the Pink Elephants on Parade sequence-

Ironically the boat scene in Willy Wonka never frightened me-

It was the opposite with me. The Willy Wonka boat scene freaked me out, but I liked the Pink Elephants scene. Except for that one bit where the body of an elephant was made up of elephant heads. I still don't like that part.

[Speedy Boris]

You guys should watch Raggedy Ann. There are quite a few Golden Age animators working on it, and their styles are still seen even in the late '70s. For instance, Gerry Chiniquy animates King Koo Koo, and he looks like he came straight out of a late '50s Freleng cartoon. And Emery Hawkins animates Greedy, a shape-shifting blob that's certainly appropriate for his rubbery animation.

[tristar]

His latest review is up, "The Garbage Pail Kids". (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5300-garbage-pail-kids) Great review on Doug's part, though it did collapse towards the end. Ugh, how could MGM do this to Art Spiegelman's creations?

[Studio Toledo]

His latest review is up, "The Garbage Pail Kids". (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5300-garbage-pail-kids) Great review on Doug's part, though it did collapse towards the end. Ugh, how could MGM do this to Art Spiegelman's creations?
Watching it already. Off the bat, I just want to point out it was Atlantic Releasing Corporation that released Garbage Pail Kids back in '87, not MGM, though MGM currently owns the film in it's library. The film was also released on VHS in the 80's through Paramount, so you can only really partially blame MGM for bothering to release it on DVD anyway (the original Garbage Pail Kids designs/creation is still owned by Topps).

Before your start the video, I thought he was reviewing the seldom heard cartoon series given the graphic used for the still, but apparently he didn't, so he saved himself further the trouble of doing so!

Aside from mentioning Captain Kangaroo being on PBS, those of us from the older set would know him best or his nearly 30 years of service on CBS too!

Yes, the ending was pretty lame. Somehow I kinda wanted to see a giant VHS tape standing there like the monolith, basically the Paramount VHS release of GPK, which ends up falling right down on the ol' GwtG in bed rather than the turn into poop joke as if we didn't see it coming.

[Brandon Panther]

Yes, the ending was pretty lame. Somehow I kinda wanted to see a giant VHS tape standing there like the monolith.
MST3K did that in their last Comedy Central episode.

[Studio Toledo]

MST3K did that in their last Comedy Central episode.
I know, and I felt it worked a tad in that episode too (often debated if it needed a little Also Sprach Zarathustra thrown in too, once synced a bit of that with a record and it came out pretty good, don't feel like replicating that or the YouTube crowd though).

[AndrewGilmore]

Oy gevalt! Crappy '80s movies are a kind of guilty pleasure of mine, but after seeing Doug's review, even I don't intend to come within a thousand miles of the Garbage Pail Kids movie. On the other hand, what the hell would you expect from a movie that has the word "garbage" right in the title?

[cartoonfan4ever]

I remember seeing the commercial for The Garbage Pail Kids movie and thinking how scary they looked. I find them just as disgusting now as I did back then.

[Studio Toledo]

I remember seeing the commercial for The Garbage Pail Kids movie and thinking how scary they looked. I find them just as disgusting now as I did back then.
GPK was one of those things you either liked or didn't. I was one of those that 'liked' it at an impressionable age due to my older brother's interest in collecting those cards/stickers. It was real big in the mid 80's when such attempts like this movie were being pitched. I remember seeing a promo for the cartoon series CBS had planned but canned before a single episode aired during the 1986-87 season (it otherwise got sold and aired in other countries and can be seen on DVD now). I remember the movie coming out and somehow wanting to see it despite having a mom who wouldn't let me, and it wasn't until sometime later when I saw it on Showtime was when it was the only time I had seen it at all. Watching it later from a VHS rental, it's funny how strained my memories are of it, but it way too silly to be taken as as a film I would want to watch over and over (like 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which somehow came to my mind while watching the review, and I used to watch that film over and over).

[The "Chase"]

Change of pace. Rock A Doodle is up!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5452-rock-a-doodle

Wow, you guys were not kidding. Other than the animation (I might be alone on that), I can sum up this movie with three letters...

WTF?

[Brandon Panther]

I don't care what anyone says about Rock-a-Doodle, I love it.

[Glowworm]

I haven't seen Rock A Doodle since I was five in Kindergarden-it was a trip to the movies to see it. My memories are rather faint around it-hopefully Nostalgia Critic's review can jog my memory of it even more. What I do remember is that a young boy gets turned into a cat by the evil Duke (Not John Wayne:D ) and then sets off with a dog who can't tie his own shoes, (Phil Harris's last performance?) a strange claustrophobic bird who'll peck at stuff when he's scared and a smart glasses wearing mouse to seek out Rock A Doodle so that he can call back the sun. Oh yeah, and amongst the Duke's owl henchmen there's this really annoying one, Squab perhaps, his nephew who looks more like a baby eagle and wears an aviation helmet and goggles and voiced by CHarles Nelson Reily. I also remember the villain for no apparent reason making a pie-and the nephew ruining it. That may simply be because of the kids book I had of it complete with illustrations. oh yeah-and in the end the bad guy shrinks and Squab runs off chasing him for revenge.

[Brandon Panther]

I haven't seen Rock A Doodle since I was five in Kindergarden-it was a trip to the movies to see it. My memories are rather faint around it-hopefully Nostalgia Critic's review can jog my memory of it even more. What I do remember is that a young boy gets turned into a cat by the evil Duke (Not John Wayne:D ) and then sets off with a dog who can't tie his own shoes, (Phil Harris's last performance?) a strange claustrophobic bird who'll peck at stuff when he's scared and a smart glasses wearing mouse to seek out Rock A Doodle so that he can call back the sun. Oh yeah, and amongst the Duke's owl henchmen there's this really annoying one, Squab perhaps, his nephew who looks more like a baby eagle and wears an aviation helmet and goggles and voiced by CHarles Nelson Reily. I also remember the villain for no apparent reason making a pie-and the nephew ruining it. That may simply be because of the kids book I had of it complete with illustrations. oh yeah-and in the end the bad guy shrinks and Squab runs off chasing him for revenge.
Correct on most of that, but the Duke's nephew was Hunch, and the rooster's name is Chanticleer.

[Glowworm]

Correct on most of that, but the Duke's nephew was Hunch, and the rooster's name is Chanticleer.

Oh-Hunch-I was trying to figure out what the heck the little guy's name was-this morning I first called him Punch:p Later I decided to call him Squab because that's what his appearance reminds me of.Pretty funny how much I did retain-I guess I always thought that CHanticleer had two names for some reason-or that his true name was Rock A Doodle-kinda like how the video game's title is Zelda so I assume that the main character (Link) 's name is Zelda.:p

[Marty26]

I remember seeing commercials for Rock-A-Doodle when it came out in theaters almost 17 years ago. As well as one when it came out on video, showing a bunch of kids raving about it. I never actually watched it though. I think that video confirmed it.

Although, to be fair, a rooster singing in order for the sun to come up kinda makes sense, since a rooster's crowing is supposed to signify the start of a new day.

[Marty26]

Oh man. I just saw several of the Nostalgia Critic's videos. The guy is hilarious. My favorite has to be his Kazaam review. Although I also like his Super Mario Brothers Super Show review. It's amazing how a show I (and just about everybody else) used to watch all the time as a kid could be so blatantly lame almost twenty years later.

He should've also discussed the little-known "modernization" DIC did for the show called Club Mario. It aired, I think, only during the Summer of 1990 before being taken off for good. The opening, in particular, is late-80's-tastic!!! YouTube - Episode 44 - The Trojan Koopa / Club Mario 1/2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmlJobsCbAg)

[Vdubdavid]

I'm surprised for the Rock-a-doodle review the NC made such a fuss over Christopher Plummer's performance as the Duke ("going somewhere, Mr. Plummer?":D ), but not Phil Harris' role.

[Studio Toledo]

I'm surprised for the Rock-a-doodle review the NC made such a fuss over Christopher Plummer's performance as the Duke ("going somewhere, Mr. Plummer?":D ), but not Phil Harris' role.
Needless to say he's not very well informed or felt the need to bring up certain information in these, such as when he stated "Garbage Pail Kids" was released on MGM, when in fact, it was another distributor that did (as I stated earlier in this thread). Surprised if he passed on Harris like that.

[Mr. Semaj]

God hears you, Chanticleer. I didn't mean to put the rotation of the planets out of order, I was just f**king with you! :D

I never saw Rock-a-Doodle, but then I've never been able to warm up to any of Don Bluth's films.

[Jeffitarian]

He should've also discussed the little-known "modernization" DIC did for the show called Club Mario. It aired, I think, only during the Summer of 1990 before being taken off for good. The opening, in particular, is late-80's-tastic!!! YouTube - Episode 44 - The Trojan Koopa / Club Mario 1/2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmlJobsCbAg)

Club Mario- so that was the name of that aberration. An affront to everything the original "Super Mario Brothers Super Show" stood for. Besides being heart-wrenchingly awful, Club Mario also ran truncated versions of the animated episodes- maybe 30 seconds or a minute hacked out here and there, probably to fit in more commercials. I remember watching a Club Mario "Legend of Zelda" episode and thinking "wait, I know there's more to this show than that."

Wasn't there an "evil" version of one (or both?) of the Club Mario presenters who would "take over" the live action segments every so often?

The Horror...

[Marty26]

Club Mario- so that was the name of that aberration. An affront to everything the original "Super Mario Brothers Super Show" stood for. Besides being heart-wrenchingly awful, Club Mario also ran truncated versions of the animated episodes- maybe 30 seconds or a minute hacked out here and there, probably to fit in more commercials. I remember watching a Club Mario "Legend of Zelda" episode and thinking "wait, I know there's more to this show than that."

Wasn't there an "evil" version of one (or both?) of the Club Mario presenters who would "take over" the live action segments every so often?

The Horror...

Interestingly, rumor has it that the BETA tapes for Club Mario have been permanently destroyed. So, save for the Youtube video I linked, there's little chance of it ever being seen again. I remember thinking it was lame even in the Summer of 1990. And I was only seven at the time!

[nickramer]

Wish there was a more respected animated series of Mario, like an anime series, something like the comic serial that ran in Nintendo Power in the early '90's. That comic felt alittle like Dr. Slump.

[Marty26]

How did everybody feel about the Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon series btw? Granted, I haven't seen Sonic X or Sonic 2006, but I remember watching the two 1993 DIC Sonic cartoon series on Fox and ABC as a kid. I'd say, in terms of quality, they were about on par with the Mario cartoons.

[The "Chase"]

How did everybody feel about the Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon series btw? Granted, I haven't seen Sonic X or Sonic 2006, but I remember watching the two 1993 DIC Sonic cartoon series on Fox and ABC as a kid. I'd say, in terms of quality, they were about on par with the Mario cartoons.

Actually, I have seen most of Sonic X and Sonic 2006 (it's actually a video game, but don't worry, I don't blame you for that mistake). So, to answer your question, no, not really. I have heard that AOSTH is hit or miss, SATAM is beloved in the community, and SU is really hated.

As for what I did see, let's start with Sonic X. Eh, save for a few episodes and the music in the original Japanese version (along with the occasional good voice acting), you're not missing much. Also, don't put your hopes high on the animation, despite TMS animating it.

As for Sonic 2006, dude, don't even think about it (I watched three to four guys play the whole thing on Google Video. Let me tell ya, it was not pretty). I wasn't kidding when I compared that game to Lovy's Daffy and Speedy cartoons.

[Jeffitarian]

Interestingly, rumor has it that the BETA tapes for Club Mario have been permanently destroyed. So, save for the Youtube video I linked, there's little chance of it ever being seen again.

Definitive proof that there is a Higher Power operating for good in the Universe.

[Studio Toledo]

Wish there was a more respected animated series of Mario, like an anime series, something like the comic serial that ran in Nintendo Power in the early '90's. That comic felt alittle like Dr. Slump.
Shame we didn't get that (let alone Dr. Slump which probably would've been great to see during my later grade school years).

[Marty26]

Actually, I have seen most of Sonic X and Sonic 2006 (it's actually a video game, but don't worry, I don't blame you for that mistake). So, to answer your question, no, not really. I have heard that AOSTH is hit or miss, SATAM is beloved in the community, and SU is really hated.

As for what I did see, let's start with Sonic X. Eh, save for a few episodes and the music in the original Japanese version (along with the occasional good voice acting), you're not missing much. Also, don't put your hopes high on the animation, despite TMS animating it.

As for Sonic 2006, dude, don't even think about it (I watched three to four guys play the whole thing on Google Video. Let me tell ya, it was not pretty). I wasn't kidding when I compared that game to Lovy's Daffy and Speedy cartoons.

I actually didn't know that was what you meant by Sonic 2006 (I thought it was the title of another Sonic cartoon series). I've never played it before, but I've heard it's pretty craptacular.

Anyway, the only Sonic cartoon series I've seen are Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog. It's odd that DIC produced two different Sonic cartoon series during the same time period (Fall, 1993), so if anybody here knows why they did this, please speak up.

Anyway, Sonic The Hedgehog was probably a better series than Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog. It was better animated, considerably darker, more mature, and more focused. Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog, meanwhile, was, as you said, rather hit-or-miss (no, I don't plan on doing next month's Hit Or Miss on the series!). Some good cartoons and some not-so-good cartoons. As usual for these kinds of cartoons, the bad guys were what made it worth watching. Scratch and Grounder were actually a pretty funny "bad guy" team. And Dr. Robotnik was also pretty amusing. Sonic himself, however, seemed like just another "dude witta 'tude" character, ridiculously common in the early-mid 90's (this was a flaw in both AOSTH and STH, by the way). And Tails didn't really do much of anything during the series, so he was pretty much wasted. I think STH had several additional co-stars, like Sally and Bunny. That definitely gave it a little more "Oomph!"

Neither cartoon was really spectacular, though. If I ever watch the show again, it will only be to remember what it was like being a Super NES kid in a mostly Sega Genesis class. :)

[Mr. Semaj]

How did everybody feel about the Sonic The Hedgehog cartoon series btw? Granted, I haven't seen Sonic X or Sonic 2006, but I remember watching the two 1993 DIC Sonic cartoon series on Fox and ABC as a kid. I'd say, in terms of quality, they were about on par with the Mario cartoons.

I liked the cartoony version better than the Saturday morning version, even though each had a wealth of talent. NC's review of the series was one of his funniest ever!

No decent Sonic series has been made since the first two.

[Marty26]

I liked the cartoony version better than the Saturday morning version, even though each had a wealth of talent. NC's review of the series was one of his funniest ever!

No decent Sonic series has been made since the first two.

I've seen worse animation than what was in The Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog. Actually, I thought the artstyle in that cartoon was very John K.-ish.

[The "Chase"]

Okay, here the moment I bet most of us waited for...

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the mind **** known as "Titanic- The Legend Goes On." (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5605-titantic-the-legend-goes-on)

Man, am I the only that instead of saying "WTF is this" at the rapping, I just couldn't stop giggling? I mean, seriously? No, really, seriously?

But I digress. Let the fun begin!

[Glowworm]

Oh-geez-the review for "Titanic" was hillarious. Especially when he took out that really big bottle of alcohol to deal with the notorious rapping dog!:D
Heh-anyway next week is going to be "The Pagemaster" Yet another movie I clearly remember watching as a child yet wasn't very fond of.

[Brandon Panther]

Oh-geez-the review for "Titanic" was hillarious. Especially when he took out that really big bottle of alcohol to deal with the notorious rapping dog!:D
Heh-anyway next week is going to be "The Pagemaster" Yet another movie I clearly remember watching as a child yet wasn't very fond of.
The only notable thing about The Pagemaster, was all the Star Trek actors the movie had: Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Leonard Nimoy...

[Marty26]

Okay, here the moment I bet most of us waited for...

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the mind **** known as "Titanic- The Legend Goes On." (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5605-titantic-the-legend-goes-on)

Man, am I the only that instead of saying "WTF is this" at the rapping, I just couldn't stop giggling? I mean, seriously? No, really, seriously?

But I digress. Let the fun begin!

Wow. I never even knew that movie existed until now. That basically looked like a full-length version of one of those cheaply-made children's cartoon tapes I used to watch in the late-80's. The less said about that rapping dog, the better.

He should do a video for the Free Willy animated series. That would be comedy gold.

"A CYBORG???? WHAT'S A CYBORG DOING IN A WILDLIFE RESERVE?????"

[Brandon Panther]

The less said about that rapping dog, the better.

You know there's something you should know
So I'm gonna tell ya so
Don't sweat it forget it
Enjoy the show

I been working all day now it's time to unwind
We're bustin up laughing cause IT'S PARTY TIME!

You know the sad thing is, even though that entire scene has WTF written all over it, it's clearly the best animated moment.

"If it weren't for you I would now be in someone else's digestion!"

[nickramer]

I do admit I have one animated film that I don't want him to review and that film is "Rover Dangerfield". Granted, the film is a waterdown version of what was going to be a risque film and the film's plot is sort of plain, but Rodeny himself really made the film memorable and it showed is hidden talent of singing. Plus, having the televison playing the soundtrack to a Looney Tune in one scene dosen't hurt either.;)

Then again, I'm open-minded and I sorta have some mediocre tastes in animation.

[J. B. Warner]

I do admit I have one animated film that I don't want him to review and that film is "Rover Dangerfield". Granted, the film is a waterdown version of what was going to be a risque film and the film's plot is sort of plain, but Rodeny himself really made the film memorable and it showed is hidden talent of singing. Plus, having the televison playing the soundtrack to a Looney Tune in one scene dosen't hurt either.;)

Then again, I'm open-minded and I sorta have some mediocre tastes in animation.

I'm of the opposite school of thought - I long for the day when he does Rover Dangerfield. Seeing his reaction to hearing one of the greatest stand-up comedians ever performing a song like "I'll Never Do It On A Christmas Tree" would be absolutely priceless.

[WoodpeckerWoody]

Titanic, this movie is an insult in so many ways, two are clear it insult the original disaster (Critic is comparision to the hindenburgh is spot on), to animated films from both Disney and Universial.

[The "Chase"]

Alright, it's time for another one, and I've already seen this one (coughbrotherofminecough)!

It's "The Pagemaster"! (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5724-pagemaster)

Thoughts coming soon...if I can think of any...

[Mr. Semaj]

A little late, but I got around to seeing his Garbage Pail Kids review.

So glad I didn't know about this movie. Though, you gotta admit, Nostalgia Critic put A LOT of energy in reviewing a movie that must've been that horrible.

[Brandon Panther]

Alright, it's time for another one, and I've already seen this one (coughbrotherofminecough)!

It's "The Pagemaster"! (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5724-pagemaster)

Thoughts coming soon...
One slight nitpick. NC claims the movie never explains how Fantasy and Horror survived the whale attack, and the ocean. Actually it does. Horror is a wooden book and can float.

[Matthew Hunter]

Alright, it's time for another one, and I've already seen this one (coughbrotherofminecough)!

It's "The Pagemaster"! (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5724-pagemaster)

Thoughts coming soon...if I can think of any...

Another hilarious skewering of a deserving movie. That movie was awful.

[J. B. Warner]

About the only positive thing I can say about The Pagemaster is that the animation is pretty nice at times, as the NC pointed out. Storywise, it's dullsville from frame one. Excellent review, though! (I think I got the biggest laugh out of "Oh ****, that did nothing...")

[Matt the Y]

Another hilarious skewering of a deserving movie. That movie was awful.

Thank God I never even bothered to watch it..... and, from the looks of that review, I didn't miss anything! It's probably no surprise that the Nostalgia Critic's reviews of these stinkaroo films are always a lot more entertaining than the movies themselves!



"Stop trying to educate us, Ted Turner!!!!!"

"If you guessed D), sorry! I apologize in advance!" (How did *I* even know that ALL OF THE ABOVE would end up being an option..... ?)

"Wow. Already I despise him!"

"Played by Vladimr Lenin..... oops, I mean Christopher Lloyd!"

"This guy really helps put the 'dick' in dictionary!"

"Please don't make me think of Whoopi Goldberg's underwear!"

"Aarrrrr..... I farted! Get a good whiff o' it, boys! SNIFFFFFF! Arrrrrr! That's cauliflower!"

[J.B. Warner already mentioned the "Oh, ----, that did nothing" line. :D ]

"What the hell?! This isn't the erotic section!"

"I don't get it! He should be Kentucky Fried Culkin by now!"

"I should start digesting the books I eat instead of leaving them alive inside me to plot and scheme (?!)."

"Nice ass."

[Glowworm]

I actually saw the movie as a kid (blame girl scouts-I don't think I ever got to see a GOOD movie with them-okay maybe "Never Been Kissed" wasn't so bad...) I actually remember it better than "Rock A Doodle." I didn't care much for it though.

I loved the "Evil Reading Rainbow" I couldn't stop laughing at that! I will admit that the ""So how'd you like to curl up with a good book?" pickup line from Adventure to Fantasy was actually quite funny.

Ooh-and he even managed to show that infamous sexual molestation "Sonic Says":D

[Daffysleftfoot]

I don't think he's had a bad one yet. All his reviews are hilarious on every level.

I did think of one film that he could review, but it might break his heart and quite possibly ours: The Phantom Tollbooth. I know it would be quite a tear-jerking type of event to rip apart something that Chuck Jones had done, but of all the Chuck Jones Enterprises projects, Phantom Tollbooth definitely deserves some sort of NC treatment.

Is there any way to contact him?

[nickramer]

I don't think he's had a bad one yet. All his reviews are hilarious on every level.

I did think of one film that he could review, but it might break his heart and quite possibly ours: The Phantom Tollbooth. I know it would be quite a tear-jerking type of event to rip apart something that Chuck Jones had done, but of all the Chuck Jones Enterprises projects, Phantom Tollbooth definitely deserves some sort of NC treatment.

Is there any way to contact him?
No way do I want that blant young Spielberg lookalike to touch that film. I thought that film was a hidden Jones Gem, even if most of the songs were unmemorable.

[Leviathan]

The Phantom Tollbooth. I know it would be quite a tear-jerking type of event to rip apart something that Chuck Jones had done,


Seriously? Angel Puss? Jones' Tom and Jerry shorts? Pretty much all of his shorts prior to about 1942 or so?

[Studio Toledo]

Okay, here the moment I bet most of us waited for...

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the mind **** known as "Titanic- The Legend Goes On." (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5605-titantic-the-legend-goes-on)

Man, am I the only that instead of saying "WTF is this" at the rapping, I just couldn't stop giggling? I mean, seriously? No, really, seriously?

But I digress. Let the fun begin!
Bothered taking a shot at watching this right now. One thing I noticed is that he doesn't mention a few other people who went on the Titanic as well, one who had the dalmatians was a singer name Molly who ends up being one of several passengers I can only assume died off-camera on the ship, as she ends up losing her mind while singing with a small band while everyone else was hurrying away. Another couple of doomed characters includes an old lady who had the cocker spaniel and some other rich guy who end up meeting each other, but in the end, they can't get off the ship knowing of the financial debt they're both in back home, so they agreed to stay together till the very end. Those are probably the only serious/dark moments in the whole movie I can think of, but not ones that are projected in a good, frank manner either.

There were many of these odd sub-plots throw into a mess of a film that should only concentrate one one thing, funny Guy with the Glasses didn't mention the 101 Dalmatians while already mentioning Cinderella, since I get that impression too, not to mention that James Cameron film that also gets inspired from.

I still have to think of the classic SNL TV Funhouse short, "Titey" (http://www.livevideo.com/video/3D66CFB32CCD4C7D867DE8752153DDF5/tv-funhouse-walt-disney-s-ti.aspx?lastvcid=568906) and how that was meant to be a parody in itself, nothing like what was done elsewhere in the world that makes no sense and was made to be kiddie fodder anyway.

What's even amusing is that there's another Titanic-inspired cartoon film made in Italy to boot called "The Legend of the Titanic". This one isn't as well known, but I've noticed a few places talk about it, here's a spoiler from a forum posting..

This one's plot involves an evil whale hunter, Baron Van Der Tilt, who wants to marry Elizabeth, the daughter of a rich industrialist, so he can somehow gain control of his company. When Elizabeth's father learns she is in love with a gypsy he cancels the marriage; which infuriates the Baron who then decides he will force him to sign the papers at gun's point and then sink the ship to cover his traces.

Thanks to a magic flute that allows him to talk to animals, the Baron enlists the aid of a bunch of sharks who in turn convince a not so smart giant squid (I'm talking Dead Man's Chest large here) to prove its great strength by hurling icebergs, that were lying at the bottom of the ocean (...) seemingly about a couple hundred meters below, at the Titanic.

One of them hits the ship of course and Elizabeth and her lover must now save their lives but fortunately they're helped by a bunch of rats whom they can talk to thru her magic hearings.

The giant squid, realizing a lot of people will die, redeems itself by holding the Titanic afloat, even after she broke in two (between the second and third funnel!), giving everybody aboard enough time to escape in lifeboats.

http://www.buycartoon.it/skin1/images/fascette/20967a.jpg

Not sure what to make of that, but I noticed a Russian-dubbed AVI out there in black market land I'm bothering to download to see how lame this might be!

[Marty26]

I really think he should do one for the Free Willy cartoon series. That was capital-T TERRIBLE!

Oh, and also for the Nickelodeon show Fifteen (a thankfully-forgotten Degrassi Junior High clone).

[jonmayo15]

The NeverEnding Story is here...
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5748-neverending-story

[Mr. Semaj]

On a slightly unrelated note,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXypJoiieuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGimMmrsMj0

The Nostalgia Chick reviews one of my most favorite movies ever! :D:D:D

[nickramer]

So what if some of the stuff in that film didn't make sense? Jim invovled lots of randomness in his projects. Haven't she seen "The Cube"?

[The "Chase"]

Moonwalker is now up!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5929-moonwalker

[Brandon Panther]

Moonwalker is now up!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/5929-moonwalker
Loved the Joe Pesci/Yosemite Sam comparison.

[cartoonfan4ever]

Loved the Joe Pesci/Yosemite Sam comparison.

That was great.

And I saw the scene in the night club (Smooth Criminal) before, but I didn't know it was in Moonwalker.

Great review.

[The "Chase"]

His Top 11 dumbest Superman Moments video is up!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6094-top11superman

[Brandon Panther]

His Top 11 dumbest Superman Moments video is up!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6094-top11superman
I actually plugged the video on Shokus Radio today. They had Marc "Jimmy Olson" McClure on.

[cartoonfan4ever]

I agree with the #1 moment. And I also liked the Pinky and the Brain bit in the explanation.

[Marty26]

Superman III, in general, was a bad idea. "Hey, let's take the Superman franchise and make a slapstick comedy out of it!" :rolleyes:

[Mr. Semaj]

He brought up a good point with the mother and her baby just standing still when an antenna was about to crush her.

I never understood the reasoning behind that, where a character knows they're going to get hit, but for some reason, they don't move out the way.

[Brandon Panther]

TMNT Review!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6246-tmnt

So glad I never saw this film.

"Hello, I just walked out of Kung-Fu Panda."

[Studio Toledo]

TMNT Review!

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6246-tmnt

So glad I never saw this film.
At least nobody says anything bad about the first flick from nearly 20 years ago, which is held in high regard!

[The Coyote Never Wins]

I'm a bit behind on these, just watching the Superman video now... but I loved this line:

"Take that, Darwin! Natural selection doesn't win today!"

[jonmayo15]

Red Sonja
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6603-redsonja

A new level of Looney Tunes jokes and references.

[J. B. Warner]

"Eh-be-the-eh-be-the-that's all, folks!" Good times.

I think "WHEEEEE!!!" gave me the biggest laugh this week, though it had plenty of company in that regard.

[Cartman]

Lately, I've been watching this guy's videos on his website. One of my favorites was the review he did for the animated "Titanic" movie. One particular part of that review was when he kept taking out several bottles of alcohol for the rapping dog moment.

[The "Chase"]

Hey guys, want to meet everyone else on the website?

Then watch the 1 year anniversary special and pick your favorites! (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6719-1-year-anniversary-video)

[Marty26]

The Nostalgia Critic reviews two 80's B-Movie "classics":

Short Circuit 1 and 2 (http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/6825-sc12)

I'm surprised he hasn't reviewed Doogal yet. That movie seems like it was made for the Nostalgia Critic.

[J. B. Warner]

I'm surprised he hasn't reviewed Doogal yet. That movie seems like it was made for the Nostalgia Critic.

Except for the fact that it's not nostalgic. It came out in, what, 2006?

Short Circuit was a great review. And long, too - but that's only because he had so much stuff to fit in. (And I knew he'd make at least one Wall-E joke!)

I really want to see I Robot, You Dead now.

[Marty26]

He reviewed TMNT, though. That came out just last year, I think.

[jonmayo15]

He reviewed TMNT, though. That came out just last year, I think.2007.

[J. B. Warner]

He reviewed TMNT, though. That came out just last year, I think.

Yes, because people who don't understand the phrase "Nostalgia Critic" have been begging him to review it ever since he put his first video on the Internet. He had to do it just to shut them up.

This is why I think the Nostalgia Critic needs to stop taking requests. There are too many people out there who want him to review crap from this decade that they don't like and that he's never seen - I've seen people ask him to review "Digimon", "SpongeBob", "Hannah Montana", High School Musical, etc. If he starts doing reviews like that on a regular basis, he stops being the Nostalgia Critic. The vast majority of his fans seem to be under the impression that he just reviews bad movies and TV shows, overlooking the fact that he generally only reviews bad movies and TV shows that he remembers from when he was a kid.

Fortunately, he seems to be moving in the right direction. He mentioned on his site that he absolutely refuses to do a review for Dragonball: Evolution, which is the most requested movie among his fanbase (who are content to ignore the fact that it's based on a show he never watched and it just came out last month).

[Marty26]

The Nostalgia Critic rips on that unfortunate childhood memory known as Full House: http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/7511-fullhouse (http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/7511-fullhouse)

Even though the show itself redefined "lame", I have to admit that Candace Cameron (once she hit puberty) and Lori Laughlin were kind of hot.

[nickramer]

Do we really need to keep updating this O.T. thread for every time he updates his blog? Besides, I don't even like this obnoxious guy.

[Jon Cooke]

Do we really need to keep updating this O.T. thread for every time he updates his blog? Besides, I don't even like this obnoxious guy.

Well, it's better than folks starting new threads every time there's an update, isn't it? Myself, I do appreciate knowing when the new videos come online.

You can always avoid this thread if you don't like it.

[nickramer]

Well, it's better than folks starting new threads every time there's an update, isn't it? Myself, I do appreciate knowing when the new videos come online.

You can always avoid this thread if you don't like it.
Okay, those are good points.

[Brandon Panther]

Loved the Full House review, but I must make one slight nitpick.

While we know it was just audio swiped from the "One Jump Ahead" song in Aladdin, that could not have actually been Scott doing an interview with NC because a). That's actually Brad Kane singing that, and b). Scott can't sing anyhow.

[Marty26]

Well, it's better than folks starting new threads every time there's an update, isn't it? Myself, I do appreciate knowing when the new videos come online.

You can always avoid this thread if you don't like it.

I thought this particular video was worth mentioning since I had the unfortunate luck of being a kid when Full House was popular. Just about every church girl watched it like a second religion.

[Daffysleftfoot]

Just about every church girl watched it like a second religion.

I think that right there is the answer to "Doug's" initial question about the show.

Has anyone seen any episodes of the last (one-hack-script-after-another) season of The Jeffersons? I'll bet many of those writers went on to work on Full House.

[Mr. Semaj]

Has anyone seen any episodes of the last (one-hack-script-after-another) season of The Jeffersons? I'll bet many of those writers went on to work on Full House.

Two of them went on to create Married...with Children.

[cbrubaker]

NC reviews "North"

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2192892/

There's a Woody Woodpecker reference in the middle of the review.

[Brandon Panther]

NC reviews "North"

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2192892/

There's a Woody Woodpecker reference in the middle of the review.
The Critic is awesome, and this video was funny, but I still can't help but point out errors he's made.

He mispronounced "Julia Louis-Dreyfuss". The "s" in "Louis" is actually silent.

[kaseykockroach]

I forget which scene, but there's a shot with a bunch of TV's in the background. You can see the Woody Woodpecker cartoon "Real Gone Woody"! :eek:
Anyways... I don't think the Critic can get any more enraged than he did in this thing. This review was fantastically hysterical.

[nickramer]

I never actully heard of this film until now. I can't believe that the same director of "When Harry Met Sally" and "The Bucket List" (yes, I like this film) did something so goofy and it was based on a book. I guess this is another one of those things that looks better in paper, literally.
I give him points for putting in half of the "Seinfeld" group in their, though.

[Daffysleftfoot]

NC reviews "North"

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2192892/

There's a Woody Woodpecker reference in the middle of the review.

I remember seeing a trailer for this just once back in the 90's. After that it just seemed to disappear. Now I know why.

It was a fairly solid review as usual. However, there was one part where Doug seemed like an idiot. I'm talking about the part where he didn't understand the joke about the plane hitting the window. I think most people could see what Mr. Reiner was going for here. You see the plane skidding along an icy tarmac heading straight for a big window. But, instead of a big crash, we gat a gentle bump. It was still a very poorly executed gag, but it's not hard to see where the joke was supposed to be.

From what I saw in this review, the problem with North wasn't so much the individual jokes but moreso the entire screenplay. It seemd like it was trying to be a satire of something. The family unit? Modern parenting? I wasn't sure what the movie was trying to say. I think that's why many of the jokes failed like they did. The audience feels so frustrated in trying to figure out the point to this movie that they can't relax and enjoy any of the humour. A punchline is only as good as it's set up. This movie was full of punchlines with poor or no setups.
I think Mr. Reiner (I think we can refer to him as 'Meathead' on this project ;)) should have worked harder to tighten up the screenplay before doing anything else.

[Marty26]

I just saw his review for the Garbage Pail Kids movie. Wow. Just wow. I cannot believe such a film was unabashedly made. One small error in his review, though. He questions what that Garbage Can Rocket is doing floating through space during the movie's intro. I think that's probably the garbage can where the GPK's are located. In other words, they're from another planet. The intro was (presumably) poorly executed, but I don't think it was too hard to understand.

[Brandon Panther]

The NC/ AVGN joint review.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/8124-cntmnt

[Marty26]

The NC/ AVGN joint review.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/8124-cntmnt

OMG! I remember that! It actually seemed pretty cool when I was in 2nd Grade. But now...

[cbrubaker]

The joint review was awesome. Man, good thing I missed the TMNT fad. :)

[Marty26]

The joint review was awesome. Man, good thing I missed the TMNT fad. :)

It wasn't TMNT itself that was the problem. It was all that freaking marketing it got. I'd wager TMNT probably got a bigger marketing push than any other childhood staple in history.

[cbrubaker]

Remember, folks, Chuck Norris is better than God.

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2251255/

[Marty26]

Why hasn't he reviewed Mr. Nanny yet? That movie was basically the final nail on Hulk Hogan's "Acting Career Coffin."

[Marty26]

I see he's now railing on the mid-90's series Gargoyles. I haven't watched the video yet (will watch it probably tomorrow), but does he totally rip it to shreds? That was actually one of the better after-school cartoon series in the 90's.

[cbrubaker]

No, he actually liked the show (save for the 3rd season).

[Daffysleftfoot]

This is the latest review that's animation related. The Nostalgia Chick reviews the animated Transformers movie (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thedudette/nostalgia-chick/8881-transformers).

[LocoCrow]

Here's the latest review of "Steel."
Remember, folks. You can lead a Shaq to a camera, but you can't make him act (even if he wants to).
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/9031-steel

[Marty26]

I think we should all take a moment to be grateful for Shaq's acting career ending so soon. Otherwise, civilization may very well have collapsed by now.

[ThePeterNetwork]

I see he's now railing on the mid-90's series Gargoyles. I haven't watched the video yet (will watch it probably tomorrow), but does he totally rip it to shreds? That was actually one of the better after-school cartoon series in the 90's.

No, he actually liked the show (save for the 3rd season).

Sorry for the late reply to this...

As far as I'm concerned, there was no third season of Gargoyles. That poor excuse for a Disney action-adventure drama known as "The Goliath Chronicles" doesn't count. Just ask Greg Weisman. He'll tell you, if you can get a hold of him, that is.

[cbrubaker]

Top 11 Cereal Mascots

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2332938/

This is unusually informative. Lots of clips of commercials from decades past, a mention of Mel Blanc and Paul Frees as the original voices for Toucan Sam, and even bringing up the "Linus the Lionhearted" show that Sugar Bear appeared in.

Man, that's some research.

(oh, BTW, Snagglepuss and Cap'n Crunch were both voiced by Daws Butler, hence the similarities)

[Brandon Panther]

Top 11 Cereal Mascots

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2332938/

This is unusually informative. Lots of clips of commercials from decades past, a mention of Mel Blanc and Paul Frees as the original voices for Toucan Sam, and even bringing up the "Linus the Lionhearted" show that Sugar Bear appeared in.

Man, that's some research.

(oh, BTW, Snagglepuss and Cap'n Crunch were both voiced by Daws Butler, hence the similarities)
BTW, the names of the other two chefs were Bob and Quello.

And you know, I KNEW I wasn't dreaming when I thought I'd seen an old commercial with Wendell leaving the other two chefs to go out on his own.

I suspect Michael Jackson died from Coco Puffs as well.

[Marty26]

Top 11 Cereal Mascots

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2332938/

This is unusually informative. Lots of clips of commercials from decades past, a mention of Mel Blanc and Paul Frees as the original voices for Toucan Sam, and even bringing up the "Linus the Lionhearted" show that Sugar Bear appeared in.

Man, that's some research.

(oh, BTW, Snagglepuss and Cap'n Crunch were both voiced by Daws Butler, hence the similarities)

Oh man. Those brought so many memories back, it's unbelievable.

That "Don't Tell The Rabbit" commercial for Trix first premiered in 1984, right? One less-than-credible site claimed that Grapity Purple premiered in 1980. But then I found a more credible one saying it was 1984. Wikipedia also says 1984 is the year. I always thought that commercial looked a little too "modern" for 1980.

[kaseykockroach]

You know what this site is missing? BOOBS.http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/9527-barbwire

[ThePeterNetwork]

Y'know, I tried to sit through a screening of Barb Wire when we had premium cable for a while (SHUT UP! :p ), and I just couldn't sit through it. I don't know whether my sensible side tried to shield me from Pamela Anderson's Boobs or if the movie was just that terrible.

[Marty26]

You know what this site is missing? BOOBS.http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/9527-barbwire

LOL. I'm glad he referenced Stripperella. I actually remember that show (I wish I didn't)!

[LocoCrow]

You know what this site is missing? BOOBS.http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/9527-barbwire

I hadn't noticed Barbed Wire was a rip-off of that movie [You'll find out] until he pointed it out!
Glad for the Robin Hood Daffy reference. TGWTG seems to be an enormous Looney Tunes fan!

[J. B. Warner]

Glad for the Robin Hood Daffy reference. TGWTG seems to be an enormous Looney Tunes fan!

Indeed he is - he even incorporated the Merrie Melodies rings into his site's logo. He's also a big Tom and Jerry fan, as evidenced by his appalled reaction to Tom and Jerry: The Movie.

[cbrubaker]

Lyrics for King of the Hill. This is actually catchy

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/theme-lyrics/9728-kinghill

And Lord of the Rings...Bakshi vs. Jackson

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2386767/

[Marty26]

I've seen a lot of people rail on that old animated Lord Of The Rings movie. I'm a little surprised that he (the freaking Nostalgia Critic!) liked it.

[Brandon Panther]

It's been a long time since I saw the animated LOTR film, but I recall the only thing I disliked was how cartoony Gollum looked. As opposed to his more morbid look in Rankin0Bass' version of The Hobbit. It seemed closer to Tolkien's vision.

[Leviathan]

That was... horrible. The hammy acting and narm was overbearing that even the elements that Doug said Bakshi did better than Jackson were undermined.

Incidentally, here's an interview (http://www.fpsmagazine.com/feature/040703bakshi-6.php) in which Bakshi accuses Jackson of plagiarism at every turn. This IS is the guy who took John K. under his wing.

[Marty26]

I saw his Saved By The Bell review this morning. It must be noted that, if you were an Elementary School kid in the early-90's, it was almost a written law that you had to watch that show. I remember liking it a lot in fourth grade and even sporadically watching it up until around the time I finished eighth grade. But I must admit that, putting childhood memories aside, he was spot on with some of his commentary. The show really did seem stuck in 1987 with some of its plots and even hairstyles (especially Kelly's - which was probably already out of date before the show even began!). And it had a tendency to get waaaaaaaaaay too preachy at times.

One area where I disagree with his review, though, is with that Rockumentary episode. I think, if anything, Zack's hairstyle was probably supposed to be ridiculous. Particularly since that episode came out around the same time glam rock was essentially tossed in the trash in favor of grunge/alternative rock (although, to be fair, it may have been filmed before Nevermind and The Black Album were released).

[The "Chase"]

Here's Last Action Hero...

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/9999-lah

[Brandon Panther]

I love it whenever he makes classic cartoon references.

I just know, if there's a WB exec that watches NC's videos, they're gonna freak out at the part where the Critic mentions the Looney Tunes having their breakthrough in the 40s.

[tristar]

I love it whenever he makes classic cartoon references.

I just know, if there's a WB exec that watches NC's videos, they're gonna freak out at the part where the Critic mentions the Looney Tunes having their breakthrough in the 40s.Why would they freak? Don't most fans know that?

[J. B. Warner]

Why would they freak? Don't most fans know that?

Warner Bros. doesn't want anyone to know that the Looney Tunes were made 70 years ago. I have no clue why.

[tristar]

Warner Bros. doesn't want anyone to know that the Looney Tunes were made 70 years ago. I have no clue why.Oh. My bad!

[cbrubaker]

So, how in the world can the cameraman fail to notice that he forgot to put the backgrounds in!?

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2440105/

[Marty26]

So, how in the world can the cameraman fail to notice that he forgot to put the backgrounds in!?

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2440105/

It was probably a money thing, rather than carelessness. Those Nintendo-themed cartoons were made with ridiculously low budgets. Either that, or the animators were just too lazy to add in a background.

I have to admit that Captain-N did get progressively better as it went on. In the beginning, it was pretty lame. But once Gameboy was introduced, the series did show gradual improvement. It still wasn't even close to being "good", but it was better.

I'm surprised the Nostalgia Critic didn't mention the way the theme song was changed in the second season (and the Season 2 theme was remixed for the third). The change was probably necessary, since the original opening music was horrible. Although, in the second and third seasons, they omitted the "Captain N - The Game Master!" announcer (which makes me wonder why the NC was constantly referencing him).

I'm also surprised he didn't call Kevin out on his "surfer punk" voice, which was ridiculously commonplace in the late-80's and early-90's.

[kaseykockroach]

http://blip.tv/file/2465873 We're Back!
I'm ashamed of the fact that I owned this on VHS as a tyke.

[looneytooney]

http://blip.tv/file/2465873 We're Back!
I'm ashamed of the fact that I owned this on VHS as a tyke.

Not that bad. I watched it recently and actually liked it.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

I used to like that movie based solely on the fact that Jay Leno was in it. It's been more than 10 years since I've even heard anyone mention that movie, I guess that's how well it aged.

[nickramer]

I somehow knew he was going to review it, since it's available on Hulu (or was, I don't if it's still there) and since there's a new film about the famous cook. Not to mention the recent passing of Cronkite.

[Marty26]

Not that bad. I watched it recently and actually liked it.

Well, at least its animation is pretty decent. It definitely sounds more worthwhile than Titanic: The Animated Musical (a serious contender for "Worst Animated Movie Ever Made").

[Glowworm]

Well, at least its animation is pretty decent. It definitely sounds more worthwhile than Titanic: The Animated Musical (a serious contender for "Worst Animated Movie Ever Made").
I saw it once at a camp (I think during Easter vacation) it's one of those movies you show to campers-regardless of whether it's good or not. I really don't know truthfully how I felt about it then-all I know for certain was that it was rather weird. I mean-thanks to an alien giving dinosaurs some sort of intellectual cereal-the dinosaurs become friendly and are to seek out some sort of museum-I think. Along the way they meet two spunky kids who are having trouble with their parents(you know possible separation issues I think) The dinosaurs show up in a parade-and sing a song-actually not a bad song. The later part was definately creepy though with the inventer scientist's evil brother who for some reason owns a creepy circus and wishes to make the dinosaurs vicious.The way the evil villain dies is pretty darn creepy.

THe beginning where the T-rex saves a bird if I remember properly was adorable and the clown was probably the best character in that movie.

The funny thing is that all that I just recollected is from my memory and I haven't seen this movie since elementary school. Also I did not look it up on Wikipedia until afterwards and am startled at how close I am at stating the plot.

All and all I don't think it was a terrible movie compared to Rock a Doodle or well-that awful animated Titanic movie.

[kaseykockroach]

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/10665-virtue
It was a LIFE!

[Marty26]

Good review, but there was one part where I thought he sounded kind of like an idiot: When he was complaining about that woman walking backwards after placing that fruit(?) into the well. A lot of directors do that sort of thing for dramatic effect. Granted, it was pretty obvious that they were just playing her forward-walking in reverse. But I don't think it was hard to see what they were trying to get at.

[cbrubaker]

"Venture Bros" reference for the win :D

Pretty good review. I like it.

[LocoCrow]

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/10915-captaina

"Captain America" movie review.
:daffy: reference in this one!

[cbrubaker]

New theme song lyrics. This made me laugh

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/theme-lyrics/10878-doug

[Marty26]

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/10915-captaina

"Captain America" movie review.
:daffy: reference in this one!

He was right: The picture quality was more befitting of a 70's movie than a 1990 movie. By 1990, the picture quality in movies wasn't really much different than it is today. And I think, during that particular year, it was also becoming significantly better for television shows.

[cbrubaker]

Looks like Doug is making cartoons now

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/cs/11035-cslost

[Brandon Panther]

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/11136-top11fup

No LT references this time, but to make up for it, MST3K makes it's way into an NC video (took long enough!).

It's funny, most o the mistakes I didn't notice or didn't care about.

I was expecting his "interview with Scott Weinger" from his Full House review, to be in the list, since that wasn't actually audio of Scott he used, but rather Brad Kane.

[cbrubaker]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers this show.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/theme-lyrics/11250-dinosaur

[nickramer]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers this show.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/theme-lyrics/11250-dinosaur

He didn't say anything bad about the show, did he? I thought that was a great show. I like how they poke fun of some of the, as Grandma Ethal sorta puts it, "repeitive wholesome family sitcoms" at the time.

Plus, I though the final episode was very touching and was a dark way to end the series.

[cbrubaker]

The only other time the show was mentioned was in the review of Full House, when the NC listed some of the other shows aired on the TGIF block.

He said that the TGIF block were often family-friendly, but he didn't say ALL were bad (although his comments on "Full House" were less than pleasant.)

[Marty26]

He should do a review for The New Land Of The Lost from the early-90's. That was actually a very popular live-action Saturday Morning kid's show at the time. And so the Nostalgia Critic treatment seems totally appropriate for it. It'd be especially funny to see him rail on the show's pre-Jurassic Park CG effects. Which, especially today, look quite (pun-not-intended) primitive.

[looneytooney]

He should do a review for The New Land Of The Lost from the early-90's. That was actually a very popular live-action Saturday Morning kid's show at the time. And so the Nostalgia Critic treatment seems totally appropriate for it. It'd be especially funny to see him rail on the show's pre-Jurassic Park CG effects. Which, especially today, look quite (pun-not-intended) primitive.

:eek::eek: I remember that show from when I was a kid! He's got to do that one!

[Brandon Panther]

I'm the baby, gotta love me
Big purple eyes, I'm very cuddly
Especially when I hit my daddy with the frying pan! <wham> FRAN!

I miss that show.

[TnAdct1]

He should do a review for The New Land Of The Lost from the early-90's. That was actually a very popular live-action Saturday Morning kid's show at the time. And so the Nostalgia Critic treatment seems totally appropriate for it. It'd be especially funny to see him rail on the show's pre-Jurassic Park CG effects. Which, especially today, look quite (pun-not-intended) primitive. It would also be interesting to see him compare this series to the original Land of the Lost and the god awful Will Ferrell movie that's "inspired" by the original series.

[cartoonfan4ever]

My Mom had a frying pan that looked liked the one on the show and we called it the "not-the-mama" pan.

[Marty26]

Dinosaurs IIRC was one of those shows people either loved or hated. There wasn't really any in-between. I loved it, at least for a while. But, like most other novelty sitcoms (see That's My Bush! for another example), it got old after a while.

[kaseykockroach]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2578877/
NC reviews Alone in the Dark.

[Mr. Semaj]

On a slightly off-off-topic note, Nostalgia Critic has inspired a lineup of imitators (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSP-wxyDe_M).

[nickramer]

On a slightly off-off-topic note, Nostalgia Critic has inspired a lineup of imitators (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSP-wxyDe_M).

Here's another imitator and this one already did a two part 1991 "Land of the Lost" episode (It was supposed to be a three part episode.):

http://thatfellowinthecoat.com/vaultinglandlost1.php

http://thatfellowinthecoat.com/vaultinglandlost2.php

People are going to hate me for this, but I like this site better than the real McCoy since it's more laid-back.

[cbrubaker]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2578877/
NC reviews Alone in the Dark.
According to Linkara over at ToonZone, Doug's voice really did die out the day they were filming it. Just in case people thought he was trying to change things up.

Hope he recovers.

EDIT: Oh, and here's another cartoon Doug did

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/cs/11375-csorangey

Too Family Guy-ish for my taste.

[kaseykockroach]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2607451/
The NC cheerfully teaches us how to remove any form of creativity from our written work.

[Marty26]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2607451/
The NC cheerfully teaches us how to remove any form of creativity from our written work.

I remember that film! Disney was really pushing it when it was released in early '94.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

I remember the movie too, and I used to like it, but I haven't seen it in years. I remember that my friend and I liked the part where he claims his name is Macintosh after seeing it on his computer, and we joked that our names were Compaq and Micron, after the type of computers we owned.

[Brandon Panther]

Blank Check had a huge plot hole that bothered me as a kid. The bad guy's eventually come to te kid's house and break down the door. When they see nobody's home, they leave for that castle.

The end of the movie shows the family celebrating that kid's birthday at their home and... what NONE of them noticed that their front door was broken down?

Also, even though NC says he's the first person to make a joke about MJ since his death, I'm pretty sure Stephen Colbert did it first.

[Marty26]

Even more amazing is that it seems none of them even realized Preston was essentially engaging in criminal activity. So, right there, you have one of two things:

1) Ridiculously careless screenwriting
2) Ridiculously careless parenting

[nickramer]

EDIT: Oh, and here's another cartoon Doug did

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/cs/11375-csorangey

Too Family Guy-ish for my taste.
Why am I not surprised?

[J. B. Warner]

Even more amazing is that it seems none of them even realized Preston was essentially engaging in criminal activity. So, right there, you have one of two things:

1) Ridiculously careless screenwriting
2) Ridiculously careless parenting

Actually, the ending features a twist that Doug didn't mention in the review - when the cops show up, they demand to know who Macintosh is, so the main bad guy says he's Macintosh and that he wants them all off his property. The cops then arrest "Macintosh" for bank fraud, so the kid walks away free.

Again, great lesson, movie!

[CartoonCrazy]

I remember that film! Disney was really pushing it when it was released in early '94.
Oh well. They made up for it later that year.

Anyways, great review as always. Not as many chuckles, and I could've done without "Bland #$%! 101", but I nonetheless enjoyed it.

I have seen this movie on DVD, but I don't necesarily remember it being bland, but:

1. I was little, whattya expect?

2. I have very little memories of this movie. That probably means it was very forgettable. Forgettable = bland.

[kaseykockroach]

AWESOME ending in this one.
http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/file/2634612/

[Mr. Semaj]

Some valid point were made, and I initially claimed that Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was better, because of some of the story points covered by NC. Though, trying to avoid a PC implication, the one thing I didn't get was why they held the contest worldwide when the ultimate five contestants were only from Europe and the USA.

[Marty26]

Some valid point were made, and I initially claimed that Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was better, because of some of the story points covered by NC. Though, trying to avoid a PC implication, the one thing I didn't get was why they held the contest worldwide when the ultimate five contestants were only from Europe and the USA.

Probably because they felt it would impossible to show kids from Africa or Asia without being accused of racial stereotyping?

Anyway, I agree 100% with this comparison. I saw the Burton version in theaters when it came out, and I always liked the original better for the reasons he described. Particularly, Johnny Depp's version of Wonka always irked me. He was just too goth-like and creepy. Wylder's was much better IMO.

I noticed a couple mistakes in his review, though. One of which I can't really remember. But another had him saying that the original version didn't really explain whether or not those kids survived their punishments. During the film's climax, Wonka reassured Charlie and his grandfather that the kids "were restored to their normal forms but have hopefully learned a valuable lesson from their experiences."

I like that hommage to Duck Amuck at the end.

[Glowworm]

Not entirely related but today me and my boyfriend attended the New York Anime convention. He went as the Nostalgia Critic and I was the Nostalgia Chick.

[ThePeterNetwork]

Not entirely related but today me and my boyfriend attended the New York Anime convention. He went as the Nostalgia Critic and I was the Nostalgia Chick. You didn't happen to notice a guy wearing a black shirt with the word "meh" on it, did you? That was me! :D

[Glowworm]

You didn't happen to notice a guy wearing a black shirt with the word "meh" on it, did you? That was me! :D
I don't recall...there were so many people there.

[kaseykockroach]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/ (http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/)
My heart's melting...CAUSE IT'S FULL OF ICE!

[Marty26]

What's ironically funny is that the movie came out just when Nirvana, Soundgarden, Metallica, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam were beginning to hit it big. Talk about a "last gasp of air."

[Matthew Hunter]

What's ironically funny is that the movie came out just when Nirvana, Soundgarden, Metallica, Alice In Chains and Pearl Jam were beginning to hit it big. Talk about a "last gasp of air."

I guess you could say they put Vanilla Ice "on ice!"

[jonmayo15]

That was my least favorite NC review. I didn't laugh once.

[Marty26]

My least favorite was probably that Alone In The Dark review.

[Daffysleftfoot]

http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/ (http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/)
My heart's melting...CAUSE IT'S FULL OF ICE!

I was wondering when he was going to get around to that one. It certainly deserves a good raking over the hot coals by the Critic. (Of course, being made of ice, it was certainly a short raking).

Incidentally, Cool as Ice broke cinema records. It was in theatres for the shortest amount of time ever in the history of cinema, only 13 days. Has any other movie done worse than that since then? I hope not. :(

[Glowworm]

Found out what He's going to do until January. He's going to do Casper! :D I saw that when I was in first grade and I loved it(at the time) Then a few years ago my boyfriend's roomate was watching it. (He was probably bored) It was terrible and awfully morbid for a movie about a friendly ghost.

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Incidentally, Cool as Ice broke cinema records. It was in theatres for the shortest amount of time ever in the history of cinema, only 13 days. Has any other movie done worse than that since then? I hope not. :(

Hmm, I think the stinker Delgo may have since broken that record. I'm pretty sure it only lasted one weekend in theaters.

[cbrubaker]

Here are the upcoming NC reviews

10/13 - Next Karate Kid
10/20 - Casper
10/27 - Superman IV with Linkara
11/3 - Congo
11/10 - A Tribute to Siskel and Ebert
11/17 - Judge Dredd
11/24 - Tank Girl
12/1 - Jack Frost
12/8 - He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special
12/15 - Next Best Christmas Specials
12/22 - Star Wars Holiday Special
12/29 - Ernest Saves Christmas

So he's reviewing the Star Wars Christmas special. Now THAT I can't wait.

[CartoonCrazy]

Ah, so his triple-cross review with Spoony WASN'T the NC/Linkara crossover.

Can't wait to see the Star Wars Holiday Special. I tried watching it and.. it was just so bland, I couldn't make it past the first 5 minutes.

[Marty26]

So what's he doing this Tuesday?

10/13 - Next Karate Kid

I saw this on TV about four years ago and thought it was pretty "meh." Should be an interesting review, definitely.

10/20 - Casper

No doubt, this is in observance of Halloween. I saw this at school when I first started Junior High and honestly don't even really remember it. I remember some scene where Kat (or whatever her name was) zipped on a rollercoaster-like ride in the house. After it ended, Casper tried to justify what just happened. I also know the movie itself was actually filmed more than a year before its release (why do movies like this and Mr. Holland's Opus not get released until, like, a year and a half after their filming dates???).

10/27 - Superman IV with Linkara

Since I hated Superman III, I deliberately avoided this movie. May be this review will confirm my decision.

[Glowworm]

So what's he doing this Tuesday?




No doubt, this is in observance of Halloween. I saw this at school when I first started Junior High and honestly don't even really remember it. I remember some scene where Kat (or whatever her name was) zipped on a rollercoaster-like ride in the house. After it ended, Casper tried to justify what just happened. I also know the movie itself was actually filmed more than a year before its release (why do movies like this and Mr. Holland's Opus not get released until, like, a year and a half after their filming dates???).





I last saw Casper in its entirety as a child-I saw some chunks of it two years ago-it was pretty darn depressing-and quite above something for kids. Characters were actually dying and becoming ghosts-and Kat had a deceased mother so she lives along with her father. Also-the "rollercoaster" ride was actually some sort of waking up invention-Casper's father was an inventer and this was a rube goldberg like invention that included brushing one's teeth.

As for Jack Frost-there's actually some confusion on which one NC's going to review. The one in which Michael Keaton is a snowman sounds like the obvious choice. Yet there was also one in which a killer's soul ends up inside a snowman.

[Marty26]

By the way, that wasn't a rhetorical question. I'm seriously wondering why movies are sometimes released more than a year after they're filmed.

[TnAdct1]

By the way, that wasn't a rhetorical question. I'm seriously wondering why movies are sometimes released more than a year after they're filmed. A couple possible reasons for this:

1. In the case of films with a lot of special effects, it may take a while for the effects to be completed.

2. Depending on the film, a release date can be held back in order to take advantage of the summer movie season, to avoid the possibility of bombing at the box office if said summer movie season turns out to be very competitve, or to amplify the possibility of receiving an Oscar nomination (as most studios tend to hold off their "Oscar worthy" films until the end of the year).

[Marty26]

Here's an example: Mr. Holland's Opus was released around New Year's Eve, 1995. It was filmed as far back as Summer, 1994. Similarly, Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure was released in February, 1989. It was filmed around March, 1987!

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

It's just like the poster above you explained. Take a very recent example, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. That movie was finished in May of last year with an intended release date of November 2008, but WB moved it back to July 2009, because they realized they had no huge blockbusters lined up for this past summer, unlike The Dark Knight in 2008.

Hell, the next movie in line, the first part of The Deathly Hallows, began filming in February of this year, several months prior to the release of it's predecessor.

[Bugsmer]

Since I hated Superman III, I deliberately avoided this movie. May be this review will confirm my decision.

Believe it or not, "Superman IV" wasn't that bad a movie. The biggest problem people have with it is the fact that Canon Films, despite having been given a big wad of cash from Warner's to make the movie, used only a small portion of their budget and made the special effects as unprofessionally mediocre as possible. They had a habit of pooling the budgets for all their movies into one fund and worked on making their movies for the smallest feasible amounts. The story and acting are miles above that of "Superman III". They made it a serious movie, like the first two, and left out the so-called "humour" of the third movie. I think that if it was written as a farce, Reeve probably wouldn't have come back, since he had a big problem with "Superman III". "Superman IV" is nothing like the third movie, Marty, and although it's not up to the technical excellence of the previous films, it can be an entertaining timewater.

[Bugsmer]

Can't wait to see the Star Wars Holiday Special. I tried watching it and.. it was just so bland, I couldn't make it past the first 5 minutes.

I can see that you can't speak Wookie. This is a requirement if you actually want to enjoy the first 15-20 minutes of the movie, since that's about the only language you'll hear spoken. You might want to try the RiffTrax version for a translation.

[ThePeterNetwork]

Can't wait to see the Star Wars Holiday Special. I tried watching it and.. it was just so bland, I couldn't make it past the first 5 minutes.
I can see that you can't speak Wookie. This is a requirement if you actually want to enjoy the first 15-20 minutes of the movie, since that's about the only language you'll hear spoken. You might want to try the RiffTrax version for a translation.
Why would you need to speak Wookie? Wouldn't Chewbacca's family just as easily be understood through their body language?

[J. B. Warner]

It's just like the poster above you explained. Take a very recent example, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince. That movie was finished in May of last year with an intended release date of November 2008, but WB moved it back to July 2009, because they realized they had no huge blockbusters lined up for this past summer, unlike The Dark Knight in 2008.

Well, that, and Warner Bros. also realized that releasing Half-Blood Prince in November 2008 would put it right up against Twilight. (Imagine, Harry Potter vs. Edward Cullen...no matter who wins, we lose.)

[TnAdct1]

Well, that, and Warner Bros. also realized that releasing Half-Blood Prince in November 2008 would put it right up against Twilight. (Imagine, Harry Potter vs. Edward Cullen...no matter who wins, we lose.) I doubt Twilight would have affected the Half-Blood Prince's box office in a major way, since the original planned release for Twilight was December 12, with would have given Harry Potter fans three weeks to watch the movie before they saw Twilight.

Another example of a film being moved from it's original release date: Titanic. Originally, Titanic was going to be released in July of 1997. However, due partly to Harrison Ford finding out that the film was coming out the same day as Air Force One, Titanic was moved to December of that year. That ended up being a smart move for two reasons:

1. Being released around the time most films release their "Oscar worthy" films, the December released boosted its chance of Oscar success.

2. Whereas it may have been challenging for the film to survive in the box office during the summer (especially since the film was the most expensive film at the time), moving it to December also allowed for the film to successful at the box office.

EDIT: Thanks for catching the typo, J. B. Warner.

[Marty26]

2. Whereas it may have been challenging for the film to survive in the box office during the summer (especially since the film was the most expensive film at the time), moving it to December also allowed for the film to successful at the box office.

That's a gross understatement. It's probably still the highest grossing movie of all time.

[J. B. Warner]

Originally, Titanic was going to be released in July of 2007.

Surely you mean 1997?

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Another factor that studios sometimes take into consideration is public reaction(or lack there of). Two films that help me make my point are Kevin Smith's Dogma and Mike Judge's Idiocracy. Both these films were delayed over fear of public reaction, but for different reasons. Dogma was faced with controversy over it's content(it made fun of Catholicism), and Idiocracy was delayed and almost not released due to 20th Century Fox's belief that no one would want to see the film. Another factor in Idiocracy's case is it's anti-corporate message, which 20th Century objected to.

[cbrubaker]

Idiocracy was delayed and almost not released due to 20th Century Fox's belief that no one would want to see the film. Another factor in Idiocracy's case is it's anti-corporate message, which 20th Century objected to.
Of course, when it was finally released it only came out in a handful of theaters (about 100 or so)

[TnAdct1]

Surely you mean 1997? Noticed the error and fixed it in my original post.

[Bugsmer]

Why would you need to speak Wookie? Wouldn't Chewbacca's family just as easily be understood through their body language?

But if you only concentrate on their body language, you may be missing out on some juicy dialogue.

[Marty26]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't reviewed Mr. Nanny yet. That was supposedly one of the worst kid's movies ever made, and also the film that ultimately hit the final nail on the coffin housing Hulk Hogan's acting career. I saw it on TV once, and it was terrible. The kids were bratty (and in an annoying rather than charming way), Hogan looked like he wasn't at all enjoying the film, it basically follows every "kid movie" cliche in the book. In other words, it's the perfect film to get the Nostalgia Critic treatment. Provided it was even popular enough to warrant a review (according to IMDB, the film made less than $5,000,000 - which is extremely pathetic even for a low-budget movie).

[TnAdct1]

I'm actually surprised he hasn't reviewed Mr. Nanny yet. That was supposedly one of the worst kid's movies ever made, and also the film that ultimately hit the final nail on the coffin housing Hulk Hogan's acting career. I saw it on TV once, and it was terrible. The kids were bratty (and in an annoying rather than charming way), Hogan looked like he wasn't at all enjoying the film, it basically follows every "kid movie" cliche in the book. In other words, it's the perfect film to get the Nostalgia Critic treatment. Provided it was even popular enough to warrant a review (according to IMDB, the film made less than $5,000,000 - which is extremely pathetic even for a low-budget movie). It may be a while before he does Mr. Nanny, especially considering how another Hulk Hogan film, Suburban Commando, is scheduled to be the next film for the Nostalgic Critic to make comments on.

[Marty26]

Well, what a coincidence!

[kaseykockroach]

I WAS FROZEN TODAY!
http://nostalgiacritic.blip.tv/

[Marty26]

Not really one of his funnier videos IMO. Probably because the movie itself doesn't look THAT bad. At least not as bad as some of the other stuff he's reviewed.

The Titanic: Animated Musical video is still my personal favorite. Followed by the Kazaam video.

[LooneyFan]

Yes, but it DID have it's moments. Obviously the whole "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!!" talk and him trying to figure out how a "envelope" could hurt you.

[Marty26]

paper cut, may be?

[LooneyFan]

Maybe it had a blade in there...I dunno.

[Marty26]

I actually saw this movie on TV a few years ago.

http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/12382-nextkaratekid

I'm surprised the NC didn't mention the movie's eventual use of that "You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm" song during its credits.

[Wings]

Casper has been posted. And I (like the critic) wish this movie stayed dead.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/12665-casper

[TnAdct1]

A must-watch video, especially when it comes to the "That Guy With the Glasses take" of Casper and the ending (not going to spoil it, but it's truly epic).

[Brandon Panther]

I thought Casper was a decent live action cartoon adaptation. I HATED the sequels though.

I like how NC made note of how the Ghostly Trio can't get out of the vacuum bag, even though they are ghosts and can pass through anything.

[FishBulb]

Casper was the first time I ever saw a movie in theatres which I can distinctly remember not liking (I was 8), and bear in mind at that point I had gone to see such gems as Turtles III (which I still don't think is that bad), Hulk Hogan's Mr. Nanny and Tom and Jerry: The Movie. That said it was nothing compared to the heartbreak and denial I went through with Space Jam almost two years later.

[Marty26]

To be fair, Casper was obviously a big budget movie. In fact, I'd wager it was probably one of the most expensive movies ever made at that time. Yet, as Waterworld showed us just a couple months later (why hasn't the NC reviewed that btw?), "expensive" doesn't necessarily mean "good." And while Casper wasn't even close to being the worst movie I'd ever seen, it was pretty forgettable IMO.

Interestingly, according to IMDB, this is another movie that was filmed (mostly) more than a year before it was actually released. I guess the fancy CGI wasn't finished in time for the Halloween, 1994 season. I wouldn't doubt that's probably when they were originally planning to release it.

[FishBulb]

It had decent production values, but it was increadibly dull. Or at least that's how I found it at the time, maybe I'd like it if I saw it now, who knows?

[Glowworm]

I liked the "filler dance"- and the ending was epic!

Who was the first guy the doctor turned into in the mirror-Clint Eastwood?

Also-Stinky was voiced by Joe Alasky.

[Brandon Panther]

Also-Stinky was voiced by Joe Alasky.
And Brad Garret voiced Fatso.

Funny thing is as a kid, Joe Alaskey was the only name I recognized in the credits. And they say voice actors aren't popular. :rolleyes:

[Marty26]

Who was the first guy the doctor turned into in the mirror-Clint Eastwood?


I know the second was Rodney Dangerfield.

[HassanChop!]

Very funny review! The animated casper, the filler dance, and the ending were great. And the NC was hilarious as always. Very nice review!

[J. B. Warner]

Who was the first guy the doctor turned into in the mirror-Clint Eastwood?

Clint Eastwood, then Rodney Dangerfield, then Mel Gibson, then the Cryptkeeper. Naturally, when I saw this movie in theaters in 1995, I didn't know who any of these people were. (I was eight.)

Fun review, I have to say. I applaud Doug's compositing skills - even though his animation of Casper is very crude, it really does look like he's punching the Critic in the face. Oh, and of course, a great ending. ("HUG MEEE!...Whoa--" *splash*)

[Glowworm]

Clint Eastwood, then Rodney Dangerfield, then Mel Gibson, then the Cryptkeeper. Naturally, when I saw this movie in theaters in 1995, I didn't know who any of these people were. (I was eight.)

Fun review, I have to say. I applaud Doug's compositing skills - even though his animation of Casper is very crude, it really does look like he's punching the Critic in the face. Oh, and of course, a great ending. ("HUG MEEE!...Whoa--" *splash*)
I don't think I even remember that part-I was at least 7 at the time. Even now I was having trouble figuring out that the third one was Mel Gibson (I um forgot he used to look like that!) Then again I had no idea that the priest sent to get rid of the ghosts was an actual character cameo-I just thought it was a simple joke of using a priest as a child. A lot of this movie went over my head as a kid-I had no idea it was so morbid.

[jonmayo15]

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/13185-congo

The Critic gets a little X-rated with the language, so yeah...

[Marty26]

Funnily enough, I remember this movie getting a pretty big push in the Summer of '95. I wonder if the success of Donkey Kong Country might've had something to do with it...

[FishBulb]

When I was 9 one of my friends told me it was the best movie he'd ever seen.

It could have been a really fun film and there's some great stuff in it but there are long dull patches. Ernie Hudson and Tim Curry are very funny in it though.

[Brandon Panther]

I like the movie Congo.

Though I wish they'd kept the original ending from the novel when...

[Spoiler below, highlight to read]

Amy is observed teaching human sign language to her children.

[Cartoonzrule]

Yes, because people who don't understand the phrase "Nostalgia Critic" have been begging him to review it ever since he put his first video on the Internet. He had to do it just to shut them up.

This is why I think the Nostalgia Critic needs to stop taking requests. There are too many people out there who want him to review crap from this decade that they don't like and that he's never seen - I've seen people ask him to review "Digimon", "SpongeBob", "Hannah Montana", High School Musical, etc. If he starts doing reviews like that on a regular basis, he stops being the Nostalgia Critic. The vast majority of his fans seem to be under the impression that he just reviews bad movies and TV shows, overlooking the fact that he generally only reviews bad movies and TV shows that he remembers from when he was a kid.



Fortunately, he seems to be moving in the right direction. He mentioned on his site that he absolutely refuses to do a review for Dragonball: Evolution, which is the most requested movie among his fanbase (who are content to ignore the fact that it's based on a show he never watched and it just came out last month).

I'm surprised he hasn't review Spongebob back in January (that show is somewhat nostalgic), but what you pointed out above is why I'm setting up my own reviews online for most recent movies/tv shows. ;)

[Marty26]

http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/13682-jd

Judge Dredd.

[WoodpeckerWoody]

Im glad I never shaw Judge Dread what i shaw in the critic is review it looks like cheap Star Wars ripoff to me. I once had however game boy game of Judge Dread and it was dreadful to say at least.

[J. B. Warner]

"Yew betchrayed th' lawgh!"
"LAAAAUUUUWWWGGGHH!!!"

Having seen that clip in a number of Linkara's Atop the Fourth Wall episodes, I knew the Critic would have fun with it. "Judge Dredd: The Musical" is still stuck in my head.

[Marty26]

It looks more like a cheap Die Hard rip off to me.

[FishBulb]

I find that a very odd conclusion if you're being serious; it's nothing like Die Hard, and besides that it's based on a comic which predates Die Hard by more than a decade.

[nickramer]

Never heard of that film. I thought they were going to talk about the villian of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".