*Trivia:* Not long after this film's release, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel said that she would not allow any further live-action adaptations of Seuss' books. Can't say I blame her, I'd have a heart attack if my loved one's works are ruined by its film adaptations.
Wow...that explains, thankfully, why we haven't seen a live action Green Eggs and Ham movie..it would have happened if she hadn't put her foot down. Thanks for restoring my hope.
Not that they're just ruined...but they were marketed the shit out of in a way Seuss himself heavily criticized and demonized as soulless corporate whoring his entire life.
You should check out Linkara's review of that movie's comic adaptation. Holy crap, his response to the bat credit card meme is amazing. The Critic is even there to hear it.
*NC:* ...All this scene needs is Freeze saying, "First Gotham, and then the world." *FREEZE:* First, Gotham. And then... THE WORLD!!! *NC:* *[Grows Pissier]*
I'm surprised that during the part with The Cat having a vision after getting hit in the nuts, the Critic didn't do his "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" thing because that's exactly what that scene was. It was a scene that came right the Hell out of nowhere, had no bearing on the plot at all, was way too over-the-top even for this movie and when it was over I'm pretty sure no one ever mentioned it again. It was a "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" without a doubt.
I've seen him do that "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" thing a few times, but never really knew what it meant. I think he might've explained it the first time, but if so, I forgot. I'm guessing that's pretty much it?
Actually a big lipped alligator moment isn't a scene that doesn't fit into the plot and comes out of nowhere happens, it's when a song that doesn't fit and comes out of nowhere happens
When I first saw this film in the theater, the scene where the Cat gets hit in the balls and he's transported to his "happy place" is the ONLY time I heard the entire audience roar with laughter.
Shock isn't the important part. That's temporary. Disappointment that those movies were allowed to exist, on the other hand, will never really go away XD
Even when a movie's crap as a whole, it's always worth drawing attention to what does work. Plus, Carey's character as the Grinch was closer to the source material than when Eggs Benedict Cummerbund tried it.
Jim Carrey actually worked like crazy to keep his character faithful to Dr. Seuss's vision, working 93 days in that hot padded green suit, wig and makeup. Now compare that dedication to Mike Myers who, aside from goofy laughing, mature in jokes and snappy one-liners, seemed to just give up on performing after the second week of taping.
I'm a certified bibliophile. I love to read. So I asked my mom who taught me to read and she said no one. I taught myself to read by watching people read to me. My first book was Cat in the Hat. I love that book and all Sesus books. And Dr. Sesus himself. So I get annoyed when inaccurate Dr. Sesus movies come out, which is all of them.
Same here, no one taught me to read. I would have people read to me and follow along with my finger, learning what letters made what sounds or were silent, then I started reading on my own and just picked it up from there.
I’m a Book reader too, but I’ll admit there were two Dr Seuss films I enjoyed: Grinch (LA) and Horton, mostly because it’s stays true to the source material despite the flaws they have.
The animated Grinch from the 60's is somehow the only truly good Suess movie. The only one's that come close are Horton and the new animated Grinch. Those are the least bad when comparing it to Cat in the Hat, live action Grinch, and Lorax.
I can say with full confidence that I liked this movie as a kid and still like it today. I acknowledge its flaws and clear disregard for the source material but I still had a good time with it. Its bad taste and quality are what make it memorable to me :)
I thought, it was just him getting hit into the balls so hard, it turned him into a girl... But dragonball abridged did it better, with super android 13 altering the timeline by hitting goku in the dick.
for the record, when i saw this movie when I was younger i was ok with it. I guess it's because I didn't know the original message that was in the book, it just didn't stand out to me as much as the other suess books.
Even better, power levels were literally introduced for the sake of being invalidated by the heroes’ ability to strategize and use clever techniques. Hell, it can be argued that Krillin and Yajirobe did more to successfully put down Vegeta than Goku. So, the whole POINT is that they’re bullshit?! Even better.
Always love you guys reacting and discussing Nostalgia Critic reviews. I've been a huge fan of Doug Walker since forever. Hope to see more reactions! and yeah, Do The Room by NC! :)
13:03 - 13:12: Even I knew that!: "I'm a super fundiferous top-hatted feline, who's here to make sure that you're both feeling fine." HOW HARD IS IT FOR THE WRITERS TO MAKE THE CAT SAY THAT!?! Even Martin Short, who plays the Cat in the Hat (with the "I'm the Cat in the Hat, there's no doubt about that" line), in "The Cat in the Hat Knows alot about That" would think that's stupid.
Here's another head scratcher for you there was a focus group to look at this new technology for entertainment and they said this thing called a Nintendo would never sell kids would hate it.
Great video guys! I love your Nostalgia critic reacts! I would LOVE for you guys to do the Sharknado review! But also any of his reviews I am always happy to see no matter what it is!
Love seeing you guys react to Doug, this is one of my favorite reviews of his. Btw Nate your mic cut out about 40 mins in. Not hating, just wanted to let you know :)
speaking of anime you should react to baccano especially if you like pulp fiction style writing. also you should watch nostalgia critic's AI review especially for his speech at the end of it
I love Joe Dirt. I watched when I had to go to night school my senior year for English. Which I'm majoring in, that and French. We were reading Oedipus Rex at the time, so we watched Joe Dirt. The entire classed loved it.
God I had a moment like the nostalgia critic did when we had movie night on my ship while underway. We watched the live action Grinch and after it was over I was talking to a younger sailor telling him how much better than the original was. His response was, "this wasn't the original?" I died a little at that moment
1:11 explains exactly how I am when people recommend things for me to watch. If they tell me over and over to go see this show they like, I'm gonna be less and less likely to watch it. My mom is constantly saying that I should watch Game of Thrones and I just flat out refuse to do so because she keeps hyping it up
let me say this movies about videogames they are not good, movies about books sometimes are good sometimes are bad and movies about cartoons they are not good (i refering to the live action movies) and i suggesting nostalgia critic ósmosis jones (it's worth it)
I think Horton Hears A Who is good, yes the anime references are dumb but it fits the character of Horton being a goofball. The rest is a good adaptation
God I miss Rachel so much, Tamara is alright but Rachel was able to playback role way better. Tamara is great at over the top characters but Rachel is way better a a wider range of vharacters
When this cat in the hat says "I'm not so good with the rhyming", maybe this is the first time the cat in the hat is rhyming. JK 😂 that movie is stupid. 😂
I actually liked Cat in the Hat, both back then and now. I understand it's definitely not what Cat is supposed to be like from the book (then again when has a movie ever followed their books 100%?) but I still enjoyed the film. Yes the acting was bad but I still enjoyed it.
***** It is a pretty valid one, sure it's very far from the book, but almost all movies based on books move away from their source material, just look at the Hobbit, Azog, and Tueriel shouldn't have been there but they were added. Azog was dead in the book and Teuriel was added to put in "diversity"
***** Yes the movie was good but I personally enjoyed it and still do even though it strays far from its source material. And I didn't enjoy the Hobbit as much as most. Part 1 was good, I liked it but then they threw in an entire story arc that never existed, the stupid romance between Dwarf and Elf thing, for the last two goddamn films.
Has anyone noticed that they have absolutely no ads at all so they aren't getting any money from this and doing thia for just purly doing it for entrainment
I actually get the "joke" they were making when the cat got hit in the nuts with the bat and cut to him in a dress on a swing. The term "beat you til you're singing about a daisy girl." Realizing that it actually has some tie-in doesn't make it a good joke, but it's less confusing if you at least get it.
About the Joe Dirt stories...I was blissfully unaware of all the criticisms of the movie, I never even watched Siskel and Ebert, not once, ever....Granted, If i did see that show, I would have said, "No, I don't wanna see Kazaam"...lol...But If i Did I would have also turned the tv channel to something else whenever Joe Dirt popped up...I gotta say, I not only thought the movie was funny, but also weirdly touching...Like the movie states..."Life's a Garden, Dig It"
24:38 Oddly enough, they never really MADE a ride like this at the park. At least, not to my knowledge. Why use so much cash on a ride-like set, only to take it down later? It's a waste of time, money, and effort.
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*Trivia:* Not long after this film's release, Dr. Seuss' widow, Audrey Geisel said that she would not allow any further live-action adaptations of Seuss' books. Can't say I blame her, I'd have a heart attack if my loved one's works are ruined by its film adaptations.
Wow...that explains, thankfully, why we haven't seen a live action Green Eggs and Ham movie..it would have happened if she hadn't put her foot down. Thanks for restoring my hope.
She made the right choice
Yea so we got crappy animated dr Seuss movies instead.
She should have said "No more film adaptations unless they are done by James Cameron."
Not that they're just ruined...but they were marketed the shit out of in a way Seuss himself heavily criticized and demonized as soulless corporate whoring his entire life.
"You can't depend on focus groups"
Very True
I've been in focus groups, so I know you can't trust them!
Fun Fact: The Nostalgia Critic did a review on Batman & Robin which launched one of his most famous meme's. I would give it a watch.
a bat credit card?!
You should check out Linkara's review of that movie's comic adaptation. Holy crap, his response to the bat credit card meme is amazing. The Critic is even there to hear it.
A BAT CREDIT CARD!
*NC:* ...All this scene needs is Freeze saying, "First Gotham, and then the world."
*FREEZE:* First, Gotham. And then... THE WORLD!!!
*NC:* *[Grows Pissier]*
A BAT CREDIT CARD???!!!!!
This movie probably made Dr.Seuss rolling in his grave so much he probably could be used to power a turbine generator.
lol
After this film, Suess' widow actually banned the making of live-action adaptations of his work. That's why they were all animated after this one
Obsessor23 Seriously?!
Obsessor23 wait, really?
Yes, really. I heard that because of how disrespectful of his work, let alone horrible this is, Audrey Geisel banned L.A. adaptations.
BUT THE CHART SAYS....
jayblade2000 I'm not asking the charts, I'm asking you!
But... The chart says..!
@@FoxyGuyHere *SWITCHES OFF THE SCREEN*
I Don't freaking care what the chart says!!!!
@@jonathancoco8169 the charts say otherwise
I'm surprised that during the part with The Cat having a vision after getting hit in the nuts, the Critic didn't do his "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" thing because that's exactly what that scene was.
It was a scene that came right the Hell out of nowhere, had no bearing on the plot at all, was way too over-the-top even for this movie and when it was over I'm pretty sure no one ever mentioned it again. It was a "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" without a doubt.
I've seen him do that "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" thing a few times, but never really knew what it meant. I think he might've explained it the first time, but if so, I forgot. I'm guessing that's pretty much it?
Actually a big lipped alligator moment isn't a scene that doesn't fit into the plot and comes out of nowhere happens, it's when a song that doesn't fit and comes out of nowhere happens
He doesn't really do that meme anymore lol.
@@CLDJ227 Oh well, I just felt like pointing that out 😂
In reality, he probably just couldn't take the pain of this specific big lipped alligator moment...
When I first saw this film in the theater, the scene where the Cat gets hit in the balls and he's transported to his "happy place" is the ONLY time I heard the entire audience roar with laughter.
Oh, you poor soul.
I’m sorry you had to see that movie in theaters.
Nostalgia Critic- The Room.
Don't be afraid. Let the Tommy Wiseau in.
Anyway, how's your sex life?
Adrian Vazquez Morales You're tearing me apart!!
YES!
Oh hi mark
Xain Reaper Chip Chip Chip Chip. How's that for a sex life?
17:02-17:08 You just defined Dr. Seuss’s motivation in his books
Nostalgia Critic. The three animated Titanic movies. You'll not be disappointed.
Well, they won't be disappointed in the Nostalgia Critic, at least. They'll probably be very disappointed in humanity as a whole, though
Sterling Muse Humanity lost a lot of it luster over the years, I doubt they'll be shocked.
Shock isn't the important part. That's temporary. Disappointment that those movies were allowed to exist, on the other hand, will never really go away XD
Hector Dubon ...Let's do it.
Sterling Muse pretty much what I was gonna say
Video starts at 4:20. Nice.
somerandomdude23764 and I thought nostalgia critic videos for filled with too much filler
Thanks Caleb.
weed lol
25:58. Micah had no words. He could only shake his head and think "plz no".
well at 25:20 both other dudes besides milo or mico laugh their heads off while he sits with a vacant expression. he hardly talks in these videos
doug does makes a good point on Jim Carrey in the Grinch.
Oh, hi Rainbow Dash.
Even when a movie's crap as a whole, it's always worth drawing attention to what does work. Plus, Carey's character as the Grinch was closer to the source material than when Eggs Benedict Cummerbund tried it.
Jim Carrey actually worked like crazy to keep his character faithful to Dr. Seuss's vision, working 93 days in that hot padded green suit, wig and makeup. Now compare that dedication to Mike Myers who, aside from goofy laughing, mature in jokes and snappy one-liners, seemed to just give up on performing after the second week of taping.
You think that bottle of jager is big, wait till you see The 3rd Animated Titanic Movie review.
20:59 to Quote Rob Walker. "WHY ARE WE WATCHING THIS!!!"
I'm a certified bibliophile. I love to read. So I asked my mom who taught me to read and she said no one. I taught myself to read by watching people read to me. My first book was Cat in the Hat. I love that book and all Sesus books. And Dr. Sesus himself. So I get annoyed when inaccurate Dr. Sesus movies come out, which is all of them.
You misspelled "Seuss", but I'm gonna chalk it up to auto-correct .
Same here, no one taught me to read. I would have people read to me and follow along with my finger, learning what letters made what sounds or were silent, then I started reading on my own and just picked it up from there.
I’m a Book reader too, but I’ll admit there were two Dr Seuss films I enjoyed: Grinch (LA) and Horton, mostly because it’s stays true to the source material despite the flaws they have.
You mean all of the theatrical releases, not every Seuss film was a theatrical release. *(im sorry I just thought of pointing that out).*
The animated Grinch from the 60's is somehow the only truly good Suess movie.
The only one's that come close are Horton and the new animated Grinch. Those are the least bad when comparing it to Cat in the Hat, live action Grinch, and Lorax.
But the chart says...
There's now Netflix's Green Eggs and Ham, a series far better than it should be
There’s an older Lorax movie from the same time that wasn’t bad
27:40 I seriously got really emotional when this scene came out, oh gosh
I can say with full confidence that I liked this movie as a kid and still like it today. I acknowledge its flaws and clear disregard for the source material but I still had a good time with it. Its bad taste and quality are what make it memorable to me :)
The swing scene is a reference from American Beauty. Why it's in Cat in the Hat, I don't know.
NinetailPhoenix huh. The more you know o3o
NinetailPhoenix The people behind this movie honestly thought kids everywhere would get that out of nowhere reference. That's just sad.
/('o')\ wow
I thought, it was just him getting hit into the balls so hard, it turned him into a girl...
But dragonball abridged did it better, with super android 13 altering the timeline by hitting goku in the dick.
When critic left I thought of "why are we still here, just to suffer"
38:11
Nate just summed up my whole experience with animations.
This guy's got insight, and some legit experience under his belt to boot.
My man. XD
for the record, when i saw this movie when I was younger i was ok with it. I guess it's because I didn't know the original message that was in the book, it just didn't stand out to me as much as the other suess books.
When the cat in the hat started dancing nate's sceam was perfectly timed kinda made it funny
Focus groups are like power levels in DBZ, there's bullshit 😎👍
Even better, power levels were literally introduced for the sake of being invalidated by the heroes’ ability to strategize and use clever techniques. Hell, it can be argued that Krillin and Yajirobe did more to successfully put down Vegeta than Goku. So, the whole POINT is that they’re bullshit?! Even better.
@@theinimitablejora522 but the chart says...
@@matheusmariani3108 SHUT UP!
Am so happy that you reacted to this, it's a hilarious review.
Ben makes this video so much better, just by saying, "Hey I know that move." That kills me every time.
Nostalgia Critic Son of the Mask!!!!
DO IT!
DO IT!! JUST DO IT!!!!!
A yes yes yes you need too
MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
NOOOO! THat movie was a mass of horrors. If Nate thought DHMIS was horrifying, Son of the Mask will send him straight to the asylum
DO IT!!
Nostalgia Critics Rocky & Bullwinkle should be seen after this Review. It kinda fits together.
Always love you guys reacting and discussing Nostalgia Critic reviews. I've been a huge fan of Doug Walker since forever.
Hope to see more reactions!
and yeah, Do The Room by NC! :)
13:03 - 13:12: Even I knew that!:
"I'm a super fundiferous top-hatted feline,
who's here to make sure that you're both feeling fine."
HOW HARD IS IT FOR THE WRITERS TO MAKE THE CAT SAY THAT!?! Even Martin Short, who plays the Cat in the Hat (with the "I'm the Cat in the Hat, there's no doubt about that" line), in "The Cat in the Hat Knows alot about That" would think that's stupid.
Fun fact: that pop song is SMASH MOUTH covering THE BEATLES' "Getting Better".
Brandon Williams That feels like insult to injury.
What's next? A _Sneeches_ movie featuring 5 Seconds of Summer doing a cover of George Harrison's "Piggies"?
Here's another head scratcher for you there was a focus group to look at this new technology for entertainment and they said this thing called a Nintendo would never sell kids would hate it.
Now you must do his review of the Lorax.
You need to react to Jem and the holograms, It's hilarious
S-super
H-hydrologic
I-Instantaneous
T-Transporter
I actually missed these three people watching videos when they formed their own channel in the first place.
Great video guys! I love your Nostalgia critic reacts! I would LOVE for you guys to do the Sharknado review! But also any of his reviews I am always happy to see no matter what it is!
Mike Myers IS funny Critic... Comedians need their comedy to be based off of or reacted to something, Myers of course needs support to make that work.
If you want to see the NC really go on a rant react to his review of Pearl Harbor. Probably his BIGGEST rant of all freaking time!
you can tell why he is called Peter "Soulless"
Please can you react to nostalgia critic son of the mask
I think Micah mixed Freud up with Nietzsche.
This is my
Tectonic
Urgency
Richter
Detonator
36:40 epic lloyd and nice Peter literally made Dr. Seuss not speak because of the throat cancer. That's the reason they give.
39:14 Uh... your mic cut out. What'd you say?
18:25 Best reaction out of you guys!
You can tell Doug’s reaction was Nate’s reaction in his head
Please can you react to nostalgia critic ghost rider 1 and 2
Or Nostalgia Critic - Blues Brothers 2000
indeed
Илья Антонов they did the first
Love seeing you guys react to Doug, this is one of my favorite reviews of his. Btw Nate your mic cut out about 40 mins in. Not hating, just wanted to let you know :)
I hate how corporate Hollywood managed to destroy more of doctor Seuss's legacy than any of his criticizers ever could.
0:09 he's wearing paw feet. X3 How fitting.
Here's a question, do you guys think the Studio is to blame for how this movie got made or Bo Welch himself, sine it was his directorial debut?
This video was an adventure. One of the best of both Renegades and the Critic.
Do you guys know what that music is that plays when he goes to the hill?
Hey did you know that the pop song at the end of the movie is actually a weird remix of the Beatles song “Getting Better”
Do Nostalgia Critic The Last Airbender.
Gentlemen, you should react to Nostlatic Critic Devil in the near future.
Great job here btw!
Alright! say when's Caleb coming back? I missed him.
Micah doesn't need a gun. He has razor sharp elbows.
and the Kraken
"What is he made of?! He cut our rifles in half with just his elbows!"
speaking of anime you should react to baccano especially if you like pulp fiction style writing.
also you should watch nostalgia critic's AI review especially for his speech at the end of it
I love Joe Dirt. I watched when I had to go to night school my senior year for English. Which I'm majoring in, that and French. We were reading Oedipus Rex at the time, so we watched Joe Dirt. The entire classed loved it.
I love this movie. Jokes are so bad they are good.
God I had a moment like the nostalgia critic did when we had movie night on my ship while underway. We watched the live action Grinch and after it was over I was talking to a younger sailor telling him how much better than the original was. His response was, "this wasn't the original?" I died a little at that moment
31:05 that's why the 1st chronicles of narnia movie was great
21:19 is how I looked when the kids I was watching that movie and liked it... that is the look I gave.
1:11 explains exactly how I am when people recommend things for me to watch. If they tell me over and over to go see this show they like, I'm gonna be less and less likely to watch it. My mom is constantly saying that I should watch Game of Thrones and I just flat out refuse to do so because she keeps hyping it up
There were focus groups who said Ghostbusters 2 needed a baby, so...
Yes, please?! Nostalgia Critic's Son of the Mask! You guys will LOVE it!
I loved this movie as a kid.
Fun(?) fact: Mike Meyers was forced into this role
*I'm gonna be transparent for a second.* At the halfway mark I began to contemplate life
KipperBill You too, huh?
let me say this movies about videogames they are not good, movies about books sometimes are good sometimes are bad and movies about cartoons they are not good (i refering to the live action movies)
and i suggesting nostalgia critic ósmosis jones (it's worth it)
I think Horton Hears A Who is good, yes the anime references are dumb but it fits the character of Horton being a goofball. The rest is a good adaptation
Mason French agreed
It's Jim Carrey of course he's silly and that's ok
How about watching the review for the last airbender
That movie was my first exposure to cat in the hat. Then I read the book
God I miss Rachel so much, Tamara is alright but Rachel was able to playback role way better. Tamara is great at over the top characters but Rachel is way better a a wider range of vharacters
When this cat in the hat says "I'm not so good with the rhyming", maybe this is the first time the cat in the hat is rhyming. JK 😂 that movie is stupid. 😂
I actually liked Cat in the Hat, both back then and now. I understand it's definitely not what Cat is supposed to be like from the book (then again when has a movie ever followed their books 100%?) but I still enjoyed the film. Yes the acting was bad but I still enjoyed it.
***** It is a pretty valid one, sure it's very far from the book, but almost all movies based on books move away from their source material, just look at the Hobbit, Azog, and Tueriel shouldn't have been there but they were added. Azog was dead in the book and Teuriel was added to put in "diversity"
***** Yes the movie was good but I personally enjoyed it and still do even though it strays far from its source material. And I didn't enjoy the Hobbit as much as most. Part 1 was good, I liked it but then they threw in an entire story arc that never existed, the stupid romance between Dwarf and Elf thing, for the last two goddamn films.
wait who got scared by the cat in the hat movie that is really sad this will still be one of my favorite movies from my childhood
How about reacing to the following Nostalgic Critic: The Wizard, Care Bears:The Movie, He-man & She-ra Christmas Special & Stephen King's IT.
I like to think Dakota Fanning has too much self-respect to care for this role.
I hope you guys react to his Son of the Mask Review next!
Maney is Muscularman,
slenderman's older bro
I think you guys need to watch Nostalgia Critic's Mad Max: Fury Road review now. XD
34:00 I tried to find if y'all did a reaction to JJBA and saw it was flagged for copyright, please tell me y'all plan on revisiting it.
That movie gave me nightmares no cap
45 minutes of the Renegades? Don't mind if I do!
Has anyone noticed that they have absolutely no ads at all so they aren't getting any money from this and doing thia for just purly doing it for entrainment
Mabye you can react to his monster squad review?
Jim Carry should play all the Dr Suss charactors in the live action movies if there gonna make live action versons
maybe since it is around halloween you should do some nastalgia-ween episodes
You guys HAVE to react to the guardian by nerogeist, it's amazing
18:41 I think the DreadBots were in to catch a Predator
I actually get the "joke" they were making when the cat got hit in the nuts with the bat and cut to him in a dress on a swing. The term "beat you til you're singing about a daisy girl." Realizing that it actually has some tie-in doesn't make it a good joke, but it's less confusing if you at least get it.
RWBY VOLUME 4 TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please
when i went to see it as a kid i never made it through it, it terrified me.
16:11 Micah goes into defensive bear claw mode
This movie is making me physically, mentally, and emotionally sick
Very much agreed
About the Joe Dirt stories...I was blissfully unaware of all the criticisms of the movie, I never even watched Siskel and Ebert, not once, ever....Granted, If i did see that show, I would have said, "No, I don't wanna see Kazaam"...lol...But If i Did I would have also turned the tv channel to something else whenever Joe Dirt popped up...I gotta say, I not only thought the movie was funny, but also weirdly touching...Like the movie states..."Life's a Garden, Dig It"
24:38 Oddly enough, they never really MADE a ride like this at the park. At least, not to my knowledge. Why use so much cash on a ride-like set, only to take it down later? It's a waste of time, money, and effort.