True, there is a LOT of frustration. But there are still a few miraculous stories, so don't give up! Showing your support for the medium is the first step! =)
It's 2023 and I still want traditional hand drawn 2D animation movies. Sure, they take longer than CGI, but hand drawn is just so magical. It's the same as stop motion. It's just different and more magical than CGI
I've spoken to numerous artists in the industry, its not more expensive. Its actually far less expensive than 3D but not as "flashy" and the studio can't make massive changes on a whim.
@@GoodBadFlicks this makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the research. You could actually make a video on the subject. It'll be amazing if we can get a studio brave enough to actually make 2D animations again
It would be great to see you tackle more animated films on your “exploring film” videos. Here are some suggested ideas for future videos -Rango -GI Joe The movie -Batman Mask Of The Phantasm -Shrek -9 -Astro Boy -Coraline -Team America
How about the German "Christmas" Classic "Felidae" ? It's been always shown on Christmas here in Germany back in the 1990s, despite not really being a Christmas Movie. For those who don't know about Felidae, think Plague Dogs in Tone and Disney Story but with the typical German "Dark Children Stories" it's a classic Disney-Style 2D Cartoon but really dark and gritty and even gorey, yet meant for Kids back when it came out. Gave me and everyone i know Nightmares for Days and Weeks. The Story how and why it was made is very interesting and definitely would be worth an "Exploring Episode".( It's based on a Book by a Turkish-German Writer and had insane Success all over Europe which nobody expected. I know it's not well known in the USA so not sure how much Interest there is but i'm sure some Americans know about it thanks to the Internet. If you haven't seen Felidae but like the original German Fairytales before Disney chopped all the darker and brutal parts out of the Original Stories and wanna find out what kind of Cartoon was shown with "Age 6+" in 1990s Germany around Christmas Time, definitely watch it! Merry Christmas from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
This is the reason I love your "Exploring Series." They allow the audience to see things in a whole different light. I never really appreciated Eight Crazy Nights until now. Again, great job.
The director seemed a cocky for some random guy having basically no success to rely on relative to anyone else in the industry. Dude wouldn't take another job for 8 months & just smoked weed & played video games banking on 8 Nights maybe success
I have a weird fascination with this film (even though I actually refuse to watch it- just not my taste). I’ve watched so many take-down videos and dissections of it, but it’s nice to hear the actual story behind it. Everything makes sense with the rushed schedules, a first time director, and such a very short production timeline for an animated film. Thank you!
I know these "Exploring ..." videos take a LOT of time to put together, and I absolutely LOVE them. Thanks for another very interesting episode, Cecil!
Thank you very much! I essentially started on this one last December! (yes, they take a long time but I think the end result is worth it...woudl be nice if the views lined up though)
Genuinely, this is my favorite review on this movie. I'm glad you genuinely went in and gave it a fair amount of time and dedication talking about it's origins, production, and it's legacy. Every once in a while I see a new review come out about the film and while they do a genuine job, I feel they get bogged down in their views on the film. This was genuinely well done. It's not my favorite film, but I have mad respect for the people who worked on it.
Haven't heard of this film like ever, and that's insane since it was a film featuring Adam Sandler. The handrawn animation reminded me a lot to "The Iron Giant" with a more adult tone, and thanks for mentioning "Treasure Planet" and "Titan A.E." those films alongside "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", some serious gems of 2D animation.
I love this movie and saw it expecting a G rated snooze fest, but it kicked so much ass, they guy eating his jock strap the perverted raindeers and the song at the end, good stuff. Great job with video too.
I mean most of the town were jerks but Davey commits vandalism that must have killed or at least severely injured more than a few people and tries to outright murder Whitey twice; I think he's the worse of two evils there!
Thank you for this. My wife talked me into watching this move like 8 years ago, I f-ing loved it and i know so many people missed out on it. Thanks for all the great work you do.
Love or hate his movies. I’ve never heard anyone who works with Sandler say something bad about him. He’s just a genuinely good person which you can’t say about a lot of 90s comedy stars.
I've spoken to numerous people who have either worked with him or just encountered him in one way or another and they've all said the same thing - he's just a genuinely nice guy. He doesn't act "famous" at all.
While I still agree with the criticisms on this particular film, (and have a few of my own) I'm SO glad you decided to start exploring the history and trials of the animation industry! And it was beautifully done too! I actually remember hearing rumors about that 'Kingdom Hearts' show over the years, but this is the first time I've been able to see any of it! Thanks! And I really hope you do more like this in the future! DIC Animation ALONE deserves its own video! Oh, and Happy Holidays! =)
Thanks! I'd been meaning to cover animation for a while but its...complicated to say the least. Its why I decided to start with the beginning of the experience all the way through school and into various jobs. It just feels like more of a complete story. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
@@GoodBadFlicks You're telling me! Yeesh... But thanks/you're welcome, and as a huge animation-fan, I truly hope to see more like this in the future. Take care! (maybe you should do 'The Iron Giant' next, since you already mentioned it.) =)
i still can't wrap my head around Disney's obsession with making live action remakes of their 2D movies. with the success of their 3D productions, it makes more sense to remake them in 3D.
Love this movie…watched it in college, alone, drunk and eating subway, all these years later, still watching it every year. Watch it with my kids and they think it’s hilarious.
Seeing this video has me seeing this movie in a much different light than the one that had been cast over it in the years since I first saw it. Thank you for this & Happy Holidays!
Eight Crazy Nights was an animated film I saw during my college days in 2011 and it was a guilty pleasure movie for me, much like Freddy Got Fingered. I would watch Eight Crazy Nights yearly as my own Christmas tradition and now knowing the backstory behind the movie made me appreciate it even more.
I hate this movie. But wow the story behind it is really inspiring and charming. Thanks for your hard work putting this together and Happy Holidays to ya!
Thanks, Cecil, for another terrific Exploring episode. Your research is always so thorough and proof there is always a story behind the making of any film. I remember that Thanksgiving in 2002, which had such a full slate of films, and I was traveling out of town for the holiday. I remember seeing "Treasure Planet" at a small-town theater and when I got back home (and back to work), I went with a friend one weeknight to see "Extreme Ops". "Eight Crazy Nights" turned out to be the one film I didn't see in theaters that holiday. I saw it much later on VHS rental. When I finally saw the film, I was probably just as surprised and disturbed as anyone else. However, the animation was so good, and it felt like a very personal film for Adam Sandler. While I am not Jewish myself, I thought it was a wonderful thing for Sandler to make a Hanukkah holiday film. I also knew that some of the belly laughs I had were okay, since Adam Sandler wanted everyone to laugh, whether the audience was Jewish or not. It's too bad the film didn't do better in the box office, and I certainly missed out on some much-needed holiday laughs that Thanksgiving.
I got my first tattoo the day this was released here in South Africa. First got the tattoo, then went to the cinema and watched this. Haven't seen it in years. Definitely need to check it out again
I wanted to recommend to you, Cecil, the animated series, "Blue Eye Samurai." Yes, it's 3-D animation, but it is done with care and has a unique look. It has the look of 17th century Japanese illustrations. It really is one of the best animated shows I've seen in years.
It's very good, imo. I would recommend, however, that you do not watch the trailers before seeing it because the trailers don't do the show justice.@@GoodBadFlicks
I had never really been interested in watching this movie, until I saw this tonight. Family is watching right now and we're have a great time. Thank you so much for making this.
Such a wholesome end to this video. I remember when I went into theatres to watch it. I knew what I was getting into, but as an artist myself, pleasantly surprised at the ridiculously high quality of the animation. It isnt a movie i go back to regularly (tbf, i dont watch movies on the regular anyways), but i actually had a positive experience w/ it
Firing 2D workers to gut union labor is believable. I had a 1 year job at 7-11 where the owner fired someone every year so he wouldn’t have to pay the automatic 25c per hour raise.
@@GoodBadFlicks I get that I appreciate you aren't a rumor channel you might mention a thing but if you don't have facts you'll outright state that and that's admirable.
It's probably for the best that that Rob Schneider film never came together. He's the kind of actor that's only funny in small snippets sharing the screen with an actor who's actually funny.
Oooh, that union bit sounds totally like it was a thing. They pretty much do that with shows/films intended for streaming now! Excellent deep dive! Stop looking at me, swan!
Not gonna lie, I first watched the Nostalgia Critic video on this (I've watched the movie as a kid once) but listening to the story behind it it's fascinating.
I was hoping to show more about how much work went into this movie and while many people don't like it, its special to more people than you might think.
@@GoodBadFlicks I agree, even as a kid in Mexico (not sure why this movie was shown on Cartoon Network over here) I figured that it was probably not for children but looking back on it I can agree that it definitely is an Adam Sandler movie just animated, but I can see the care it went into it.
My GODS, I loved The Maxx and The Head back in the day! Also, I don't care how crappy many of Adam Sandler's later films were, _Billy Madison_ and _Happy Gilmore_ are two of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Funny story: I was in grad school when _Happy Gilmore_ came out. There was this girl, Sue, who...well, I couldn't tell if she had a thing for me or what--I was completely clueless when it came to women. But one day when I was working at the word processing lab, she was hanging out, talking to me, and mentioned that she wanted to see the new Adam Sandler flick. I'd LOVED _Billy Madison_ so I said: "Yo, you want to hit the theatre this weekend?" She said yes! So we went to the film...and I was laughing so hard at the scene in which two old guys are talking while behind them Happy's constantly-bleeped-out tirade is playing on a TV that I STARTED FARTING UNCONTROLLABLY. That just made me laugh even harder, and by then I was kicking the seat in front of me, howling like a damn hyena, and I even fell into the aisle. I swear to god I am not exaggerating. Not even a little. Sue just sat next to me absolutely MORTIFIED. Never saw her again after that. I still laugh just as hard at that scene to this day...but, fortunately, the uncontrollable flatulence doesn't happen anymore. Most of the time, anyway.
Im happy this video was made. Before the end of 2023 I saw Saberspark saying how much he hated Eight Crazy Nights. Films need Negative and Positive opinions, and ultimately to leave things to the viewer instead of "This is what you should think". GoodBadFlicks is a balanced channel, while CinemaWins is a positive one and I enjoy both of them.
I did like this movie as a kid. Ironically. Looking back on it now, it still holds up a bit. I personally wouldn't say it's one of my favorite holiday movies. But I do watch it around the Christmas holidays time to time. But no matter what you say, the animation of this film is AMAZING! It's one of the best you'll ever see! Next to The Iron Giant and many more like it! I think Eight Crazy Nights is good enough as it is. No sequel needed. Also Seth Kearsley on Kingdom Hearts! I've heard many things about the animation show! And as a Kingdom Hearts fan, I really wanted to see it! Luckily I was able to see a few of the episodes on TH-cam before Square made Seth take them down. It was pretty decent and it did show Seth was a fan of the series! Who knows, maybe one day he'll get the chance to do the show someday! Great exploring video, Cecil! One of my favorites you've done! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
The People Telling Him to get on another project before the movie came out reminds me of how Walter Hill mentioned he was lucky he was already in production on The Warriors at the time The Driver opened because if he hadn't the flop of the movie would have killed his directorial career.
Yeah, a lot of directors/actors and what not try to have jobs lined up in case they have a flop. So many have more or less been ousted from the industry because it is insanely fickle.
I actually saw this in the theater and absolutely loved it. I even still have my ticket stub, because I'm one of those weirdos. 😆 My feelings have changed some over the years, but I don't hate it now or anything. I just don't really watch it anymore.
I learned about this movie a few weeks ago when I scrolled through Tubi, I watched it right after your review. What an odd, vulgar and weird movie but for some reason it has it's heart in the right spot!✌️☺️
I barely heard of this movie and I don't like Adam Sandler and the idea sounds dumb, but man this video was awesome and made the movie sound way better than I thought. I might watch it now.
Thinking about what you said on sitting on jokes for months with animation, I want to know what a day in the life of one of the poopy mouth deer scene animators was like.
Adam Sandler is someone who hasn't let success go to his head. I have to say he is one of the funniest actors since Robin Williams. I would put him on that level.
@@GoodBadFlicks I've never worked with him but you can tell when someone gets a big head. Adam Sandler never changed the way he dressed or anything. He still dresses like a good ole boy.
He's always given a good vibe to me. I like seeing him i. just about anything. I never understood the hate he started getting. His movies (vacations) are the most inoffensive media out there. They might not be high art, but the criticism is always so hyperbolic. Guess it's just another social media effect. People dislike the films because they see people disliking the films. On a tangent. I went and listened to Whitey, it was a slog. Took all my willpower to make it to the end. Can someone explain where the funny is?
This video need more views because of that meme of the dvd cover for the film for the past month thank you cecil for this video and also can you make a video on the movie Better Off Dead from 1985 i would like to see a video of it.
Racial accents ✔️ Product placement ✔️ Poop, wiener, and fart humor ✔️ A touching underplot about the importance of family and friends ✔️ Yep it's a sandman film alright
It's said that the reason the Kingdom Hearts show was cancelled was because series creator Tetsuya Nomura didn't want there to be two different continuities for the same material and confuse people. This is despite the fact that the Kingdom Hearts manga exists, adapting nearly every game in the series while changing stuff like comedic subplots and the lack of Halloween Town (I assume this is due to another manga publisher owning the rights to Nightmare Before Christmas). Nomura is kinda a hypocrite.
for what it's worth, i actually enjoyed this film way back then... so many things i probably don't understand until now. definitely a bit of an odd film for sure.
Ok, you're telling me that there was going to be a Kingdom Hearts animated series made by the guy who did Eight Crazy Nights. Was accurate to the first game, and Square passed on it?! They must be smoking that strong to be very stupid with that decision.
@@GoodBadFlicks Yeah, they're just dumb as Disney nowadays. Also, thank you for doing this retrospect on one of my favorite Adam Sandler films, Cecil. I hope you'll have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
It is impossible to learn anything about animation production
without becoming absolutely FURIOUS.
100%
True, there is a LOT of frustration. But there are still a few miraculous stories, so don't give up! Showing your support for the medium is the first step! =)
Absolutely.
It's 2023 and I still want traditional hand drawn 2D animation movies. Sure, they take longer than CGI, but hand drawn is just so magical. It's the same as stop motion. It's just different and more magical than CGI
And because it is so expensive is exactly why studios rarely do it anymore.
Actually it's not more expensive.
@@DiarraHarris you are right. Studio's just don't want to put in the actual hard work anymore.
I've spoken to numerous artists in the industry, its not more expensive. Its actually far less expensive than 3D but not as "flashy" and the studio can't make massive changes on a whim.
@@GoodBadFlicks this makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the research. You could actually make a video on the subject. It'll be amazing if we can get a studio brave enough to actually make 2D animations again
It would be great to see you tackle more animated films on your “exploring film” videos. Here are some suggested ideas for future videos
-Rango
-GI Joe The movie
-Batman Mask Of The Phantasm
-Shrek
-9
-Astro Boy
-Coraline
-Team America
Shrek would make for an excellent exploring video.
Batman: Mask of the phantasm is A MUST!! Kevin Conroy RIP.
I would also add Darkman to that list.
I would probably watch maybe one of those. HARD pass on the rest.
How about the German "Christmas" Classic "Felidae" ? It's been always shown on Christmas here in Germany back in the 1990s, despite not really being a Christmas Movie.
For those who don't know about Felidae, think Plague Dogs in Tone and Disney Story but with the typical German "Dark Children Stories" it's a classic Disney-Style 2D Cartoon but really dark and gritty and even gorey, yet meant for Kids back when it came out. Gave me and everyone i know Nightmares for Days and Weeks.
The Story how and why it was made is very interesting and definitely would be worth an "Exploring Episode".(
It's based on a Book by a Turkish-German Writer and had insane Success all over Europe which nobody expected.
I know it's not well known in the USA so not sure how much Interest there is but i'm sure some Americans know about it thanks to the Internet.
If you haven't seen Felidae but like the original German Fairytales before Disney chopped all the darker and brutal parts out of the Original Stories and wanna find out what kind of Cartoon was shown with "Age 6+" in 1990s Germany around Christmas Time, definitely watch it!
Merry Christmas from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
This is the reason I love your "Exploring Series." They allow the audience to see things in a whole different light. I never really appreciated Eight Crazy Nights until now. Again, great job.
Thank you!
Stuff like Amy Pasquale's involvement and the director being too nervous to ask for rewrites makes the final product make a whole lot more sense...
*Pascal
The director seemed a cocky for some random guy having basically no success to rely on relative to anyone else in the industry. Dude wouldn't take another job for 8 months & just smoked weed & played video games banking on 8 Nights maybe success
Yeah I remember being hyped to see this movie as I
Loved Sandlers other movies .. well I remember about halfway through being so disappointed
Makes sense. That explains a lot.
Not watching a brand new GoodBadFlicks? That's a technical foul!
I was watching a Dunk
:)
I love that song
And possibly a homiciiiiiide
Lmao round of applause
I have a weird fascination with this film (even though I actually refuse to watch it- just not my taste). I’ve watched so many take-down videos and dissections of it, but it’s nice to hear the actual story behind it. Everything makes sense with the rushed schedules, a first time director, and such a very short production timeline for an animated film. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
The irony of an Adam Sandler movie not getting money for product placements.
LOL
Nowadays he gets sponsored to go on vacations.
Eight Crazy Nights is currently free to watch on TH-cam right now for anyone interested
Bet I was about to pop in my dvd after this video but hey that works lol, thanks mate.
@@kamenanew9867 hey anytime partner, Merry Christmas 🎄
@@jonbourgoin182 nice name, spelled the same as mine too. Peace man, back at you.
I know these "Exploring ..." videos take a LOT of time to put together, and I absolutely LOVE them. Thanks for another very interesting episode, Cecil!
Thank you very much! I essentially started on this one last December! (yes, they take a long time but I think the end result is worth it...woudl be nice if the views lined up though)
Genuinely, this is my favorite review on this movie. I'm glad you genuinely went in and gave it a fair amount of time and dedication talking about it's origins, production, and it's legacy.
Every once in a while I see a new review come out about the film and while they do a genuine job, I feel they get bogged down in their views on the film. This was genuinely well done. It's not my favorite film, but I have mad respect for the people who worked on it.
Thanks!
@@GoodBadFlicks Yourself absolutely welcome 😁
Haven't heard of this film like ever, and that's insane since it was a film featuring Adam Sandler. The handrawn animation reminded me a lot to "The Iron Giant" with a more adult tone, and thanks for mentioning "Treasure Planet" and "Titan A.E." those films alongside "Atlantis: The Lost Empire", some serious gems of 2D animation.
I love this movie and saw it expecting a G rated snooze fest, but it kicked so much ass, they guy eating his jock strap the perverted raindeers and the song at the end, good stuff. Great job with video too.
Thanks!
Another great video Cecil! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Tweeznax and Happy Festivus to you and yours!
Thanks! You too!
To this day, I'm still staggered by the fact that such glorious animation was used on such a Godawful film.
Audiences usually hate on Davey when they don't realize that most of the town isn't that much better than him.
It's hard to like a film when everyone is awful. Cough cough chicken little cough cough
The movie has really good animation and a good message but I don’t think Adam sandlers and friends were the best choice to voice the town
@@benderbendingrodriguez420 chicken little is a good movie. I don't understand how people can dislike fictional characters.
@@rafresendenrafresenden.1644. I bet most of this criticism is being stoaked by the mysterious mr enter!
I mean most of the town were jerks but Davey commits vandalism that must have killed or at least severely injured more than a few people and tries to outright murder Whitey twice; I think he's the worse of two evils there!
Another fantastic entry in the "Exploring" series. Nice job, mate!
We definitely dodged a bullet on that Rob Schneider movie
This is so good - well done sir, well done.
Thanks!
Thank you for this. My wife talked me into watching this move like 8 years ago, I f-ing loved it and i know so many people missed out on it. Thanks for all the great work you do.
Thanks for watching!
Love or hate his movies. I’ve never heard anyone who works with Sandler say something bad about him. He’s just a genuinely good person which you can’t say about a lot of 90s comedy stars.
I've spoken to numerous people who have either worked with him or just encountered him in one way or another and they've all said the same thing - he's just a genuinely nice guy. He doesn't act "famous" at all.
Man, I remember thinking Mummies Alive looked way too good for such a weird show.
Right!? It came on around the time I had to leave for school, so I only got to see the intro and a few minutes of the episode.
While I still agree with the criticisms on this particular film, (and have a few of my own) I'm SO glad you decided to start exploring the history and trials of the animation industry! And it was beautifully done too! I actually remember hearing rumors about that 'Kingdom Hearts' show over the years, but this is the first time I've been able to see any of it! Thanks! And I really hope you do more like this in the future! DIC Animation ALONE deserves its own video! Oh, and Happy Holidays! =)
Thanks! I'd been meaning to cover animation for a while but its...complicated to say the least. Its why I decided to start with the beginning of the experience all the way through school and into various jobs. It just feels like more of a complete story. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
@@GoodBadFlicks You're telling me! Yeesh... But thanks/you're welcome, and as a huge animation-fan, I truly hope to see more like this in the future. Take care! (maybe you should do 'The Iron Giant' next, since you already mentioned it.) =)
i still can't wrap my head around Disney's obsession with making live action remakes of their 2D movies. with the success of their 3D productions, it makes more sense to remake them in 3D.
Very interesting perspective about the animation production!
Thanks! I think its something that doesn't get the attention it should and wanted to shine some light on it. :)
Love this movie…watched it in college, alone, drunk and eating subway, all these years later, still watching it every year. Watch it with my kids and they think it’s hilarious.
Seeing this video has me seeing this movie in a much different light than the one that had been cast over it in the years since I first saw it. Thank you for this & Happy Holidays!
You are very welcome! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!
Thanks for all the fun videos! Merry Christmas! 🎄❄️☃️
Thanks! You too!
Eight Crazy Nights was an animated film I saw during my college days in 2011 and it was a guilty pleasure movie for me, much like Freddy Got Fingered. I would watch Eight Crazy Nights yearly as my own Christmas tradition and now knowing the backstory behind the movie made me appreciate it even more.
The way Adam Sandler runs his projects is wholesome
He's like Schrodingers celebrity. He's both cool and awful to work with until observed.
As always, absolute joy to watch your "exploring" videos. Hand drawn animation is definitely something special, magical even. Unsurpassed medium imho.
One of the best musicals EVER gotdamn it
This movie may be flawed but it's clearly got a lot of heart put into it and the production story really shows that.
I hate this movie. But wow the story behind it is really inspiring and charming. Thanks for your hard work putting this together and Happy Holidays to ya!
Thank you for watching! Same to you! :)
34:51 thanks for the shout out!
You are welcome!
Thanks, Cecil, for another terrific Exploring episode. Your research is always so thorough and proof there is always a story behind the making of any film. I remember that Thanksgiving in 2002, which had such a full slate of films, and I was traveling out of town for the holiday. I remember seeing "Treasure Planet" at a small-town theater and when I got back home (and back to work), I went with a friend one weeknight to see "Extreme Ops". "Eight Crazy Nights" turned out to be the one film I didn't see in theaters that holiday. I saw it much later on VHS rental.
When I finally saw the film, I was probably just as surprised and disturbed as anyone else. However, the animation was so good, and it felt like a very personal film for Adam Sandler. While I am not Jewish myself, I thought it was a wonderful thing for Sandler to make a Hanukkah holiday film. I also knew that some of the belly laughs I had were okay, since Adam Sandler wanted everyone to laugh, whether the audience was Jewish or not. It's too bad the film didn't do better in the box office, and I certainly missed out on some much-needed holiday laughs that Thanksgiving.
I got my first tattoo the day this was released here in South Africa. First got the tattoo, then went to the cinema and watched this. Haven't seen it in years. Definitely need to check it out again
Wonderful job as always
And a good thank you for all you do and the info you give for new/current movie fans
Happy holidays and keep it up ❤
Thanks! You too!
I loved mtvs oddities as a kid. The Head was crazy.
Holy Crap! Talk about a flashback to forgotten memories. I forgot all about The Maxx, the Head etc. Damn we had some good stuff back in the 90s.
It was a magical time
Great work as always :) MAXx in a strange way helped me to get over some heavy stuff ❤
Thanks!
Great video Cecil thanks for another great year! Happy holidays!
Thanks! You too!
31:25 LMAO
Merry Christmas Cecil! Thanks for all the videos!
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
I wanted to recommend to you, Cecil, the animated series, "Blue Eye Samurai." Yes, it's 3-D animation, but it is done with care and has a unique look. It has the look of 17th century Japanese illustrations. It really is one of the best animated shows I've seen in years.
I heard that was really good.
It's very good, imo. I would recommend, however, that you do not watch the trailers before seeing it because the trailers don't do the show justice.@@GoodBadFlicks
Awesome episode! Have a great holiday, Cecil!!!
When I heard the story of the student film, I was like "You know, that sounds kinda like Up!"
😃
My intention :)
I had never really been interested in watching this movie, until I saw this tonight. Family is watching right now and we're have a great time. Thank you so much for making this.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it!
Another really fantastic job well done on another installment of ''Exploring'' 👍👍 Have a Merry Christmas Cecil😁😁😁😁
What an exploring. Grade A effort.
Thanks! Worked a long time on this one :)
My favorite childhood guilty pleasure holiday film
Such a wholesome end to this video. I remember when I went into theatres to watch it. I knew what I was getting into, but as an artist myself, pleasantly surprised at the ridiculously high quality of the animation. It isnt a movie i go back to regularly (tbf, i dont watch movies on the regular anyways), but i actually had a positive experience w/ it
:)
Great video. Merry Christmas, and a Happy Hanukkah to all🕎🎄
Thanks and same to you!
Firing 2D workers to gut union labor is believable.
I had a 1 year job at 7-11 where the owner fired someone every year so he wouldn’t have to pay the automatic 25c per hour raise.
I've seen that tactic so many times.
Its most likely the reason, I just couldn't say 100%
@@GoodBadFlicks I get that I appreciate you aren't a rumor channel you might mention a thing but if you don't have facts you'll outright state that and that's admirable.
It's probably for the best that that Rob Schneider film never came together. He's the kind of actor that's only funny in small snippets sharing the screen with an actor who's actually funny.
Oh my God Cecil, thank you so much for covering this film! I look forward to you covering more obscure and/or underrated gems in the future!
You are very welcome!
This is crazy lol, 6 minutes in I had forgoten I had clicked on a video that was about Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights
Vaguely remember this movie. Can’t say I’ve ever seen it from start to finish…but after watching this, I’ll add it to my holiday rotation
Hope you enjoy it!
Man it's so crazy to find out Seth Kearsley worked on The Maxx.
His first job out of school even!
Oooh, that union bit sounds totally like it was a thing. They pretty much do that with shows/films intended for streaming now! Excellent deep dive! Stop looking at me, swan!
Thanks!
I actually never heard of this :-O thanks for doing another great Exploring video about it!
Not gonna lie, I first watched the Nostalgia Critic video on this (I've watched the movie as a kid once) but listening to the story behind it it's fascinating.
I was hoping to show more about how much work went into this movie and while many people don't like it, its special to more people than you might think.
@@GoodBadFlicks I agree, even as a kid in Mexico (not sure why this movie was shown on Cartoon Network over here) I figured that it was probably not for children but looking back on it I can agree that it definitely is an Adam Sandler movie just animated, but I can see the care it went into it.
Bravo sir, another great video
Thanks!
Well, can’t say I ever predicted this. Time to have a new appreciation for this film.
It's free to watch on TH-cam right now
:)
My GODS, I loved The Maxx and The Head back in the day! Also, I don't care how crappy many of Adam Sandler's later films were, _Billy Madison_ and _Happy Gilmore_ are two of the funniest movies I have ever seen.
Funny story: I was in grad school when _Happy Gilmore_ came out. There was this girl, Sue, who...well, I couldn't tell if she had a thing for me or what--I was completely clueless when it came to women. But one day when I was working at the word processing lab, she was hanging out, talking to me, and mentioned that she wanted to see the new Adam Sandler flick. I'd LOVED _Billy Madison_ so I said: "Yo, you want to hit the theatre this weekend?" She said yes! So we went to the film...and I was laughing so hard at the scene in which two old guys are talking while behind them Happy's constantly-bleeped-out tirade is playing on a TV that I STARTED FARTING UNCONTROLLABLY. That just made me laugh even harder, and by then I was kicking the seat in front of me, howling like a damn hyena, and I even fell into the aisle. I swear to god I am not exaggerating. Not even a little. Sue just sat next to me absolutely MORTIFIED. Never saw her again after that.
I still laugh just as hard at that scene to this day...but, fortunately, the uncontrollable flatulence doesn't happen anymore. Most of the time, anyway.
You're my favorite TH-camr 😊
Yay! Thank you!
That’s awesome, The MAXX is the absolute best thing ever.
agreed
Im happy this video was made. Before the end of 2023 I saw Saberspark saying how much he hated Eight Crazy Nights.
Films need Negative and Positive opinions, and ultimately to leave things to the viewer instead of "This is what you should think".
GoodBadFlicks is a balanced channel, while CinemaWins is a positive one and I enjoy both of them.
Thank you for this
I did like this movie as a kid. Ironically. Looking back on it now, it still holds up a bit. I personally wouldn't say it's one of my favorite holiday movies. But I do watch it around the Christmas holidays time to time. But no matter what you say, the animation of this film is AMAZING! It's one of the best you'll ever see! Next to The Iron Giant and many more like it! I think Eight Crazy Nights is good enough as it is. No sequel needed. Also Seth Kearsley on Kingdom Hearts! I've heard many things about the animation show! And as a Kingdom Hearts fan, I really wanted to see it! Luckily I was able to see a few of the episodes on TH-cam before Square made Seth take them down. It was pretty decent and it did show Seth was a fan of the series! Who knows, maybe one day he'll get the chance to do the show someday! Great exploring video, Cecil! One of my favorites you've done! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Merry Christmas!
The People Telling Him to get on another project before the movie came out reminds me of how Walter Hill mentioned he was lucky he was already in production on The Warriors at the time The Driver opened because if he hadn't the flop of the movie would have killed his directorial career.
Yeah, a lot of directors/actors and what not try to have jobs lined up in case they have a flop. So many have more or less been ousted from the industry because it is insanely fickle.
You have to marvel at the talent that was done to animate the dance scene.
Thanks! You too !
I freaking love Eight Crazy Nights! It was cool to see the background of how the movie was made.
Thanks!
Wonderful
Wait, "Eight Crazy Nights" was done in eight crazy months?
Ironic and amazing
This is my all-time favorite holiday movie. Tippy top dog.
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God i love these exploring episodes!
Thank you!
Mummy's alive is one of the best shows ever created
I actually saw this in the theater and absolutely loved it. I even still have my ticket stub, because I'm one of those weirdos. 😆 My feelings have changed some over the years, but I don't hate it now or anything. I just don't really watch it anymore.
The feeling you get when you think back on the stupud things we did as a teenager, but enjoyed doing, so we just try not to think about it?
"...also, no bathrooms... they'd crank open the windows to..."
UH-OH!
"... get some air."
PHEW!
LOL I didn't even think of that and now I'm laughing
@@GoodBadFlicks
Hahaha, well, I'm more than happy to return the favor, dude!
After receiving so many great laughs from your narration over the years.
"Bum, biddy biddy biddy, Bum Bum Bum, Bum, Biddy Biddy, Bum"
My dad and I went and saw this movie like 4 times in theaters. This movie seems to catch a lot of flack, but I'll always have a fondness for it.
As a big fan of the Maxx, this was a refreshing video for me.
Glad to hear it!
So many unexpected connections!
Great video
Thanks!
it's christmas and I don't have nobody.
but no worries, I can watch my favorite YT friends 🤗 🥳
:)
8 Crazy Nights is an absolute gem! Criminally underrated, and beautifully made
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I learned about this movie a few weeks ago when I scrolled through Tubi, I watched it right after your review. What an odd, vulgar and weird movie but for some reason it has it's heart in the right spot!✌️☺️
:)
"My Fingers In Your Mouth Kitty; but I don't feel No Teeth!"
I barely heard of this movie and I don't like Adam Sandler and the idea sounds dumb, but man this video was awesome and made the movie sound way better than I thought. I might watch it now.
Thinking about what you said on sitting on jokes for months with animation, I want to know what a day in the life of one of the poopy mouth deer scene animators was like.
They wanted to cut those scenes but they got the biggest reaction from the test audiences.
Adam Sandler is someone who hasn't let success go to his head. I have to say he is one of the funniest actors since Robin Williams. I would put him on that level.
Everyone who I've spoken to who has either worked with him or interacted in some way has all said the same thing - dude is just a genuinely nice guy.
@@GoodBadFlicks I've never worked with him but you can tell when someone gets a big head. Adam Sandler never changed the way he dressed or anything. He still dresses like a good ole boy.
@@hiddentruth1982Odd, I've never once seen him dress like a dumb southern hick.
Dude's from NH...
Jewish?
He's always given a good vibe to me. I like seeing him i. just about anything.
I never understood the hate he started getting. His movies (vacations) are the most inoffensive media out there. They might not be high art, but the criticism is always so hyperbolic.
Guess it's just another social media effect. People dislike the films because they see people disliking the films.
On a tangent. I went and listened to Whitey, it was a slog. Took all my willpower to make it to the end. Can someone explain where the funny is?
This video need more views because of that meme of the dvd cover for the film for the past month thank you cecil for this video and also can you make a video on the movie Better Off Dead from 1985 i would like to see a video of it.
Thanks! I agree. Better off dead is great, I'll see what I can do.
Mummies Alive was dope as heck
The animation and stories are so good. Everything about it is cool, more people deserve to know about it
Racial accents ✔️
Product placement ✔️
Poop, wiener, and fart humor ✔️
A touching underplot about the importance of family and friends ✔️
Yep it's a sandman film alright
It's said that the reason the Kingdom Hearts show was cancelled was because series creator Tetsuya Nomura didn't want there to be two different continuities for the same material and confuse people. This is despite the fact that the Kingdom Hearts manga exists, adapting nearly every game in the series while changing stuff like comedic subplots and the lack of Halloween Town (I assume this is due to another manga publisher owning the rights to Nightmare Before Christmas). Nomura is kinda a hypocrite.
especially considering the state of kh continuity
I would love to see an Exploring Iron Giant video one day.
for what it's worth, i actually enjoyed this film way back then... so many things i probably don't understand until now.
definitely a bit of an odd film for sure.
“Rob Schneider, is a stapler!”
rated PG13
Ok, you're telling me that there was going to be a Kingdom Hearts animated series made by the guy who did Eight Crazy Nights. Was accurate to the first game, and Square passed on it?!
They must be smoking that strong to be very stupid with that decision.
They really dropped the ball
@@GoodBadFlicks Yeah, they're just dumb as Disney nowadays.
Also, thank you for doing this retrospect on one of my favorite Adam Sandler films, Cecil. I hope you'll have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thanks! Merry Christmas/Happy New Year to you too!