Hollywood : So, what was your favorite aspect of the childhood classic, Jem? Jem Fanbase : Oh, well, I'm glad you asked. This cartoon was my earliest exposure to a positive environment for me to grow. It was a great inspiration for me growing up, with it being an amazing role model for me to live up to. I wouldn't be the person I am without it. Hollywood : Great, now we can use this confession to make our movie look better. Jem Fanbase : Wait, what? Jem Movie : *punches fanbase in the stomach*
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I always figured Jem and the Holograms would lend itself well to a magical-girl/pop idol anime type show. Steven Universe proved that musical numbers still work in episodic cartoons. Lauren Faust turned something as mundane as My Little Pony into a phenomenon that fascinated both kids and adults. Jem has potential in the right hands...But not in the movie.
I really wanted this movie to succeed. I really did. I hoped that if it did it would lead to a reboot in the same quailty of "Friendship is Magic." Why must you hurt me Hollywood? I guess instead we got "She-Ra." And I didn't even watch "She-Ra" growing up.
This movie had so much potential and they ruined it. First off Synergy should have been a computer AI disguised as a smartphone assistant and had special earrings that made Holograms using Bluetooth connections. Next Rio should have never been Erica’s son. I’m fine with turning Eric Raymond into a woman. There are now female music producers and they aren’t rare anymore. But Eric was always self centered and you can’t be a good parent if you are selfish. And finally the Misfits should have been in the main plot as they are the antagonists of the original cartoon series.
Well like they said, the issue isn't female producers existing so much as there being very little reason to change the sex of a character and even then it actually took away from the dynamic and messages of the character in being this kind of forceful, patriarchal figure to overcome.
One doesn't have to be a good mother to be a mother. She could have been a gold digger and gotten knocked up by the rich man she was with and kept her child for the child support (and possibly alimony)
What pissed me off with the movie was the ending with all those home made videos. They were fans of the show that enter a contest to be in the movie. But those people were talking about the real Jem, not this Disney Barbie stereotype
It's interesting that you should mention the TH-cam clips because some of the people who made the more filler clips didn't even know that their clip was used in the movie. One of the guys in the drumming TH-cam clip didn't know that his work was in the movie until one of his friends told him.
Seems like Movies have a problem with adapting popular Anime/Comics/Manga/Video Games/Cartoons/Toylines and yet, Tv Shows and Comics do a way better job of adapting the source material.
I disagree. I think it was just as bad for many of the same reasons like unnecessarily updating the setting, taking away Jerrica's authority by making her a songwriter rather than the executive, creating pointless subplots of characters while leaving others out, shifting characters around for no reason (How is making Raya a Stinger any better than making Rio Eric(a)'s son?). I also didn't really like the aesthetic design. I liked making the characters different sizes but as a whole they looked too childish to me. The only thing that I sort of liked was giving the Misfits more depth but unfortunately that was at the expense of my favorite characters, The Stingers. Don't get my sister started on what they did to her favorite characters, Danse and Video. In my opinion the movie and comics are two sides of the same coin and both committed many of the same sins. They were both equally bad in my opinion.
Did anyone else get truly truly outraged by a marketing ploy done by the studio behind this movie? Prior to its release, they invited fans of the original "Jem" cartoon to send in videos detailing why they loved it, and how "Jem" inspired them through difficulties in their lives. So far, so good, as it seems like they're being nice to the fans. But it's what they do with the footage that REALLY rage inducing! They edit it to make it appear as though the fans are talking about the Jem in the movie, not the original series!😣 It just feels like a slap in the face to all those people who looked up to the original!😾
Forgetting the death threats some fans sent to the director, I’m honestly surprised that there wasn’t a lawsuit against the filmmakers for slander or... something along those lines.
@@SuperSwordman1 I hate that I have to say this so often, but since people really don't seem to understand it: The Law is written, enforced, interpreted, and operated by human beings, not a vindictive genie. That whole 'completely protected by technicalities that are barely within the letter of the law' thing isn't how the real world actually works.
fun fact i met the original voice of Eric Raymond, Charlie Adler at a con a few years ago and i had asked him what he thought of the new movie at that point the trailer had only just dropped and he hadnt heard much about it only that his character was changed from male to female and that they didnt let the original creator work on the movie in any way. so i asked him if has seen the trailer yet, he told me he hadnt and of course i proceeded to show him the trailer and i shit you not, he couldnt even finish watching it. he handed me back my phone and said these words exactly "Are you fucking kidding me?"
The entire rant about Erica's gender hits the jackpot on what bothers me about this movie. Love it or hate it, Jem was surprisingly progressive for its time, a mostly-female cast of characters of many backgrounds and colors, Jem being a good person (remember the orphanage) in spite of daddy issues and having a love interest. So all of those videos they used come off as a genuine passion, not to mention all of the kids and men that weren't ashamed of loving something that's old and female-centric.
Being mostly female is not a real selling point and is usually just used as virtue signaling. I personally don't care if a cast is mostly female, as long as the product is good.
Fun fact: I saw an advanced screening of this. I won a pair of Jem and the Holograms sunglasses! :-) The movie was awful, but I had fun. Tearing it apart with my BFF afterward made it all worth it.
happychaosofthenorth Sometimes all you need is a friend to insult the movie with. I saw the awful Nutcracker: The Four Realms movie in theaters and what ended up saving the experience for me was that me and my friend had the theater entirely to ourselves so we could riff on the movie as loudly as we wanted.
I loved the original cartoon despite how cheezy and cliche it can be. I understood it had flaws but I loved it a whole lot. Thank you for tearing into this abomination of a live-action adaptation. I still remember when I found out that the creator of Jem and the Holograms didn't know about the film until the first trailer came out. And when she asked about writing a script or something to help them stay faithful to the cartoon, they turned her down!
Funny because this is after the skeletons in Doug Walker's closet were revealed. Which caused me to stop watching all Channel Awesome related content as a part of the #ChangeTheChannel movement.
Oh, I have also been dying to see Jem raked through the coals for a long time. At the end of each review, I was hoping to see "next month--Jem and the holograms", and I am finally glad she did it. I have a couple other items on my wishlist to see on musical hell--quest for came,it and Doctor Doolittle, the 1967 musical bomb.
“She doesn’t have _resting_ bitch face, it’s a very _active_ bitch face that goes through a broad spectrum of bitchiness in every scene that she’s in!” Diva, you are a demoness of many wonderful quotes, but this might actually be my favourite. I’m not exaggerating... ...and neither were you, since I took random screenshots throughout and she looked like that in EVERY SINGLE ONE. Thank you so much to both of you guys for tearing this apart in the way only you can.
TBH having her become a Rebecca Black might have been really interesting. Say the story was Jarica puts a song up and it's received as Friday was so she takes on the Jem persona to prove to herself she is talented and Jem also blows up but in a good way. It would have been a better way to bring it into the modern world without the hologram aspect and reason for why she keeps who she is a secret also it would be a better internal/external struggle for her because the real her is seen as a joke/untalented while this character she puts on is not. Don't know if it would have been any better but it at least would have been overall more interesting and original storywise.
Kesha would have been great as Pizazz. If the first movie had been good I would have loved to see her in that part. Also, Hayley Kiyoko keeps showing up in the weirdest of places. Alongside the actress who plays Kimber, Stefanie Scott.
You do know that most Bronies don't like the Equestria Girls movies, right? Because if you were using that as a way to insult Bronies, you did it wrong.
I disagree that the original Rio was bland. He wasn’t bland. He was a petulant mean jackass and not good enough for Jerrica. Seriously, Riot was a preening narcissist who was only interested in Jem for her looks, and even he was more a likable love interest.
MeganKoumori Also, he was cheating on her. It doesn’t matter that Jem and Jerrica are the same person; he didn’t know that, so he was cheating (and I like how they actually addressed that in the comics). He also had a super jealous streak. God forbid another man so much as talk to Jem. Riot was just as bad, and I can’t believe they actually made him a potential love interest (another situation the comics handled better). I just wanted Jerrica to dump both of them and just enjoy being single.
@@jenneacoleman-cubero2365 That's part of the reason Riot worked so much better as a character (Don't get me wrong; he wasn't right for Jem either but he was still better than Rio). We saw Riot's backstory. We saw him grow up under an abusive father, get disowned, and work his ass off for success (Even to the point of living on the streets), all while retaining his passion for music. Hell, Riot's life story could have worked as a series on its own. Rio...He knew Jerrica as a kid.
Rio was literally cheating on Jerrica she made a comment "Jem is really something isn't she?" & his remark "Yeah she makes the air sizzle." And he's got that dreamy look on his face. But in another episode when Rio was getting into it with Riot he then remarked that Jem was fun but Jerrica was a real woman Riot flat out let it known he wasn't interested in Jerrica only Jem. But really none of these guys are good for Jerrica/Jem Jem even created a hologram of Rio & told him who she was & he flipped his shit. Saying she played with his feelings & what not his hologram disappeared & Jem was left crying as for Riot all he cares about money, power & fame. He tried to get Jerrica to give him half of Starlight Music & she refused what does that tell you about Riot he's power hungry being with Jem wouldn't satisfy him & Rio is too jealous.
Yeah, whether people liked the live-action Josie and the Pussycats movie or not, we all have to admit, that if Jem and the Holograms (2015) toom that other film's direction, it would not have sucked shit.
The weird thing about this movie's plot is that it's suspiciously similar to the 2014 film Earth to Echo, which itself is an unashamed ripoff of ET. I can only wonder WHY, since I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who remembers that movie.
@@madisonf4235 And it had the same desperate aping of internet culture, though Jem wasn't trying to be found footage. Really I'm just surprised anyone else remembers that movie.
In Echo’s defense, it was MEANT to be a tribute to ET and Spielberg’s movies. This movie couldn’t even be bothered to stop ripping off everything else, and still not managing to stay true to its own source.
@@WolfmanSonic I remember seeing the trailer for Jems and was like "Why should I watch this when I have earth to echo on my shelf?" It felt too similar and chiche for me to go check it out.
id like to think kesha wanted to go ham on this character and it was like a dream come true to play her. found out shes only in the last scene, and was like "fak it imma do this right". really wish they had more of her. but it may have been a budget issue
A Jem and the Holograms movie was such a missed opportunity for something big, expensive, over the top and dumb, and usually a cash in on nostalgia can at LEAST provide some of that, even if tramples all over the source material in the process, right? RIGHT? (What is it about girls' properties that denies us Bayhem?) What's so painful is that this came out the same year as the IDW comics, which were a fantastic reboot that preserved ridiculous colorful cheeziness like a holographic alter ego and guitar motorcycles while also bringing in more nuanced plots and character motivations.
This adaptation of Jem could've been good! It could've been a cheesy, fun romp. Maybe have Jerrica own a halfway house with Molly Ringwald as the random house mother, and have the Holograms live at the house, and watch the cartoon Jem Show, and have them be inspired by the series to film a music video with Jerrica, who wants to prove herself to Erica Raymond, who doubts her abilities to run the music industry. Then have a jealous Erica hire the Misfits, to rival the Holograms. Rio could still be the idiot boyfriend, and find out Jerrica's secret at the end, and be the sequel stinger. Also Jericca isn't a minor.
AbareKillerFan 2002 I don’t know, I can point to one or two songs that are tolerable; not good, but *tolerable* . I’d say the problem is Robyn Starling just becomes the *main* character and completely derails even the pathetic wisp of a plot the movie had up to that point and Tom & Jerry end up as sidekicks in their own film. The sad thing is Robyn isn’t even a bad character, but her being in this movie is like putting cheesecake ice cream in a meatball sub.
I love how the misuse of the fanbase outraged the entier internet. Even people who absolutely hated the show were screaming "fuck you" at the assholes who thought it would be cool to take videos of people talking about how much they loved the shpw and made it about talking about this Jem. You know you fucked up when the people ready to beat on the people who wanted to watch the movie turn and target you.
The worst part about Jem and the Holograms is how it hates the fans of the original. Not only does it go out of its way to not be like the original, but it has the same disdain for being associated with Jem and the Holograms that 2014 Annie does with being a musical.
I only saw the cartoon online a number of years ago, and even then I don't have the best memories of it (though I recall liking it). When I heard about this movie, I knew it was an insult, and what they did to those fan videos is truly disgusting. I'm happy karma came back to bite them all when this movie failed financially. A small loss, but I'll take it. As far as the premise of the show being ridiculous, it was. Though I remember reading (I can't remember the show well enough to say directly) that the reason Jerrica invented Jem was because she couldn't be the singer of her own band and be respected at all as the manager of a record company. That was probably true in the 80s for all I know, but I know it's not true nowadays. That was something the IDW comic adaptation of recent years changed. They gave Jerrica crippling stage fright. Really, this movie should have been more like THOSE. They're really good. All the characters are likable and I love the interactions between Jerrica and her sisters, the Misfits are interesting and fleshed out. They even addressed a good reason why Synergy needs to stay secret: Her technology is very, very dangerous. For one, she's a highly advanced AI in a world run on the internet. There was already an arc showing the kinds of things that could go wrong. And for two, her hologram capabilities were so good they were meant to be indistinguishable from reality, and the comic pointed out how that had *terrible* weapon implications. I'm serious.
Fox531CD I love the original cartoon because it’s bad. The most mind boggling stuff will just casually happen and the characters won’t even acknowledge how weird it is, like the episode where they meet the yeti. It’s a fun show to watch with friends who like to make fun of things. It’s not all bad, however. I was initially drawn to the show because of the over-the-top eighties style, the large cast of female characters, and semi-magical girl elements. I totally understand why it’s a classic, and I completely understand why it inspired a generation of girls.
This was a FANTASTIC collab with Creepy and Chibi-and WOW, that opening!!! As for the movie, the atrocity of it speaks for itself! And the next time you hear complains from those rabid Star Wars fans, or Jurassic Park fans, or Disney fans, or anyone from any other toxic fandom saying that the follow-ups/adaptations of their favorite films were made by people who hated said films, force them to sit through THIS and learn the REAL definition of writers and adapters who want to have no respect and active CONTEMPT for their sources! Yes, I would even dare say that not even the Last Airbender, for everything it got wrong (the whitewashing, the characterizations, the nonsensical story decisions, and the mis-managing of the effects budget) was made by people who hated it; yes, part of it's failure was due to Shamaylan falling prey to his typical mark on film that wasn't right for this type of movie, but just as much also had to do with Nickelodeon's dumb decision-making at the time. But guess what? Nickelodeon has gotten MUCH better in recent years with their decisions, and they are at quite a better position now than I'm sure the people behind THIS disaster are (except for the actors, whom I dearly hope are getting some decent stuff to put their talents towards)!
Are they toxic though if they're right? I mean I think the only difference in arguments is the size of the fans leading to media outlets cherry-picking the worst comments to paint the whole bunch as a bunch of sexists/bigots/whatever. I think ALL of these experiences should tell the average person, not even a fan - just an average movie-goer, not to be optimistic in the slightest when it comes to remakes/reboots/live-action adaptations/so on.
I discovered the show when I watched Nostalgia Chick’s review of it(I think it was two years ago now). When I watched some of the show and then saw the movie in a different review, I could immediately see why anyone who’s a fan or not would hate this. I mean I remember reading that the characters were originally going to be adults but they changed it to teens because apparently millennials won’t be able to relate to adults when that’s a lie! 😬 thank you for reviewing this.😇 honestly if the movie was at least like the show with the 80’s stick and keep them as adults, it would have work(and you know have the misfits in the actual movie instead of a sequel hook on guitar motorcycles like a badass😆 and keep Synergy like she was in the show)
Millennials also actually are adults.... the youngest millennials in 2015 were already 20. Anyone who was old enough to remember watching Jem during its original run would be in their 30s or 40s. I have no idea HOW they thought aging the characters down would appeal more to their target honestly.
I didn't know that I was waiting for you to bring this piece of shit to here. :D I remember my sister went to see it (she's a fan of the cartoon) and she came back 50ish minutes before it ended. I didn't need to ask if she liked it or not, her scowl told the whole story. 16:16 That's not Synergy, it's BB-8's lesser known cousin: FU-2 21:03 To paraphrase the Nostalgia Critic; that wasn't just cruel, it was a slap in the face. How do you take someone's cherished memories of their childhood and incorporate it into something that you know people are going to hate? 28:46 Ok, this is the part that made me all types of angry. They had to look all over for parts to complete their iTrashcan and this is the payoff?!?! Just a message and not an inheritance or something???? Fuck off, you piece of shit movie....
Honestly, considering how much the Jem lore relies on a supercomputer, I think the only way they could make a remotely realistic-seeming movie would be to have it in a futuristic setting. They shot themselves in the foot by trying to have it be both realistic and set in the present day, 'cause then they can't be faithful to the original lore, which ends up making nobody happy.
“I had those boots... in highschool and I was made fun of.” ... Why? They’re just boots. Lace up ankle boots are a pretty safe fashion item. It’s not like they’re the controversial Uggs or... worse... Crocs. (PS: I have Crocs. They are the best house shoes ever)
Perhaps you have never seen it happen before or been at the brunt of such bullying but yes... kids made fun of other kids for the clothes that they wear. HOWEVER, with that being said, those boots were every where in the 90s. You can look up "skater kids" of that era (not specifically ones that actually rode on a skateboard mind you) and those boots were pretty in at the time.
Boy, I had no idea Eric actually slapped Jerrica in the cartoon he really wanted let her know that he wanted to run the company as well as try to put her in her place but in the end she showed him.
Bro, I heard that One Direction garbage play in the trailer, and I knew exactly the type of morons they were trying to appeal to. That made me laugh harder than “from the producers of Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never.”
This was never supposed to be a adaptation. This was a script for a movie in production called "Famous" and was supposed to be about a TH-cam stars rise to fame hence why there's so many TH-cam clips in it. The studio only adapted that script to the Jem name because they were going to loose the rights to make a Jem movie. Paramount paid Hasbro money to make films baised on their toy line/ cartoons. G I Joe , Transformers and then Jem. So this was basically the laziest attempt to hold on to an IP I've ever seen. No wonder why the story is all over the place. Christi Marx the lead writer / creator of Jem wanted to be involved as a consultant to make sure they got at least the tone of the series but they shut her out . So many problems with this movie. It's sad because Jem while not perfect was in fact a part of my childhood and is somewhat of a guilty pleasure. We already had multiple Transformers and GI Joe movies both animated and live action but this was Jem's first and only movie. Jem was the red headed step child of the Hasbro line so I'm not surprised how this was handled... just disappointed
11:53-12:13 Whoa, he’s basically Mayor Leodore Lionheart if he were a human and even more of every chauvinistic, rich-without-doing-anything-for-a-hulking-guy trait he is!
You posted this on my birthday 🤩🎂🎁😁 THANK YOU! I remember loving the cartoon as a kid. I watch them as an adult, and I realize what an impressionable child I was. Then I heard there was going to be a live-action movie of Jem and I was afraid that it was going to be another Disney sitcom thing, or whatever, so I never watched it. And this video confirms my suspicions. Jem is still one of my favourite 1980s cartoons 🌟🎶🎬📽
This movie was truly outrageous, truly, truly, truly, outrageous. Or was that egregious. It's bad folks. Thanks for covering this stinker. This movie was quite the gut punch. We can only hope that the lesson was learned.
The Original was MST3K fodder. A fun time. This movie makes me want to watch Manos. Without MST3K. Madness. I’m going to need to apologize to both Jem and the Holograms and Macross 7.
11:45: I've never seen why you need to "justify" having a character who isn't male/white/straight/cis/whatever. Mind, in this case changing the character from a rich white guy into a lady _does_ lose something, but that has nothing to do with not "justifying" Erica being a woman; it has to do with something that Raymond being a man did for the story and its themes (simple as they were). And crappy writing in general... Okay, it's a little pedantic, but I want to make sure people are complaining about crap for the right reasons, okay? That way, they're better-equipped for identifying the crappy bits in not-crap stuff.
I guess in that case "justify" refers to explaining what the movie gains such that the decision to make Erica a woman and thus alter the kind of dynamic she has with the rest of the cast. In that sense I get where this becomes an issue, as this is a change that is not simply innocuous, it actually does manage to bring the film down where it didn't have to.
@@papershadow Yes, and I'd say that's an issue any adaptation faces when changing the gender/race/sexuality/whatever of a given character. It's pretty much never an innocuous change if it's noticed. Either they changed a core aspect of a character (core meaning a basic building block of them, like something you'd have in a character sheet in a tabletop game is what I'd consider the essence of a character) for no reason and essentially say that the character wasn't good enough as they are because they NEED to have that change apparently, OR there is a reason that could either be for the better or worse of the movie. In this case, you could easily argue that it's for the worse in that a message about man's world/patriarchy/whatever was lost in the dynamic. This may be why people feel that the change needs to be "justified". Because you can do whatever you want when creating your own world and characters, but when these changes are made to pre-existing characters and people are aware enough to ask "but why though?".
The dad barely spares a thought towards his younger daughter, what the fuck. Everything's always about JemJemJemJem. Worst part is, everyone (the aunt, the little sister herself!) is aware of it.
And Cheetah Girls, for my generation. In fact, MANY of our TV shows (mostly Disney and Nickelodeon) was centered around singers and bands going through that arc at least once.
I’ve been looking forward to you tearing this film apart. I’m glad I spared myself of this travesty in more ways than one - in avoiding watching this movie beyond reviews and for managing to dodge a bullet with missing the deadline for the fan video submission in the middle and end of the film. The one bright spot - Kesha as Pizazz. If they ever decide to make an official remake/live action film with the original creator’s blessing (this movie was also infamous for not getting her input), they definitely have to keep that casting!
I know, it always saddens me to see Molly Ringwald pop up in thankless supporting roles!😥 "The Kissing Booth", "SPF18", "Teaching Ms. Tingle", "The Secret Life of The American Teenager", "Jem and the Holograms"... She's definitely a long way from her Brat Pack Days!😢
Two things. The comic book series made it work. The second is this film was clearly made for some contractual obligation because there was NO care put into it by anyone involved and they wanted to get this out and over with. What no one has bothered pointing out is the obvious. Have you noticed that a toy based cartoon produced by a toy manufacturing and sales company garnered NO merchandising? Even Battleship had Hasbro's knockoff Lego sets. That said, the only other Jem movie I could have seen them making is a bad comedy parody film with Kristin Wiig as an aging Jem who's stuck in the 80's. A Jem revival SHOULD have been a cartoon series. That's the only way it would work for the demographic they were going for, and the only way it would have been the toyetic Hasbro property it was meant for.
There is one mystery about the Jem movie that I still wonder about; Who is it aimed at? No, seriously, who is it aimed at? 80s fans want to hear 80s music, young people want something more like Britney Spears or P!nk, it’s shot like a boring comeing-of-age movie, TH-camrs know how TH-cam works and therefore would know everything wrong with the way it works in the movie, and as for fans of the cartoon, it directly exploited and ripped them off. Take away all the direct refferences to the cartoon (which is sadly not that hard, you don’t even need to change the songs) is there an audience for *that* ?
8:47-8:50 As someone just starting out on TH-cam, I 100% agree with Chibi-Thulu here. Depending on how long the video is, it can take forever to upload.
Wait, THAT was the ending? Excuse one moment... _Leaves to the grand canyon, remembers how much he hates Pizzaz_ *Laughs uncontrollably for 5 hours* _Returns_ Stormer & Roxy deserved better.
And this is the same guy who they hired to direct In the Heights... (to be fair, he did get redeemed by Crazy Rich Asians, so I remain very cautiously optimistic.)
31:19 THIS IS SPARTA! Oh! Better one! My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
If I showed this movie to my mom, she would be HIGHLY offended. Jem is one of the shows she managed to see when she was babysitting for kids since her adopted parents refused to turn on the T.V. because they thought it was the devil (yes they were THOSE kind of people). My mom even made the show a part of my own childhood as well. It would break her heart to see that Hollywood had dragged the very thing that made her not lose her sanity to the ground.
In an age when singing holograms and intelligent computers are real things this film based on a cartoon that was literally all about those two things has neither of them.
I don’t know if you take suggestions but you could review one of the Barbie movie musicals, they are surprisingly not awful but there is still plenty bad cheesy sins
unnaturally high temperature and terrible wifi reception are two descriptions of living in the tropic. Tropical areas are only one step away from hell.
You know there was a Jem comic by IDW a few years back. It was really good. I recommend it. I'm mentioning this because I want to point out that not every adaptation of this cartoon is utter dreck.
Outrageous! I've waiting a long time for Diva to tackle Jem and you did not disappoint. That punishment at the end, perfect. You know what is the thing that pissed me off the most about the movie (apart from mis-appropriation of TH-cam clips)? The incredibly low budget assigned to this movie-$5 million for a movie based on a Hasbro property. That's it. While good movies can come from low budgets, you can't make a Jem movie on $5 million. That cost alone could have made synergy in its full glory! I think many of the bad decisions in this movie were made because of the limited financial ceiling, like the celebrity clips and even using google maps(!) for some shots. There's no way to make a loyal adaptation on such a low budget. When you think that transformers got 100s of millions for their budget in comparison (which gives it a sexist dimension--the boy properties get millions and the girl property just gets pittance budget wise), it really stings. The trailer reaction video with jem cosplayers reflected the cartoon more accurately than the movie, and that was probably made for a lot less than $5 million. Also, you left out that Rio knows that jerrica and jem are the same in the movie, which destroys one of the long running gags/mysterious of the cartoon--when will Rio realize Jem and jerrica are the same person (never actually resolved in the cartoon). I look forward what you've got on the docket in may. It's gonna be a long wait, but it will be worth it.
23:40: To be fair, evil people get stuff done. 29:50: What makes you think Jerica would have had a VHS player in the 2000's? (And there are clearly no options in between prototype-disassembled-robot and outdated tape format.)
It is kind of amazing how Hollywood can take a Cartoon Show, make a Live Action Movie of it and somehow make it More Cartoony (and not in a good way) then the actual Cartoon Show.
Hollywood : So, what was your favorite aspect of the childhood classic, Jem?
Jem Fanbase : Oh, well, I'm glad you asked. This cartoon was my earliest exposure to a positive environment for me to grow. It was a great inspiration for me growing up, with it being an amazing role model for me to live up to. I wouldn't be the person I am without it.
Hollywood : Great, now we can use this confession to make our movie look better.
Jem Fanbase : Wait, what?
Jem Movie : *punches fanbase in the stomach*
That is so true.
Jem Fanbase: *eviscerates the movie with a motherfucking chainsaw*
You might like our Jem! Fan Film:
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The trailer for our Jem! Fan Film is here:
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Directed by Charley Feldman
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So many times this. Whoever did this movie should be repeatedly punched in the face.
Somehow that still feels too light. It’s more like getting punched from a moving car...into an open manhole...and then drowned in raw sewage.
I always figured Jem and the Holograms would lend itself well to a magical-girl/pop idol anime type show.
Steven Universe proved that musical numbers still work in episodic cartoons.
Lauren Faust turned something as mundane as My Little Pony into a phenomenon that fascinated both kids and adults.
Jem has potential in the right hands...But not in the movie.
I really wanted this movie to succeed. I really did. I hoped that if it did it would lead to a reboot in the same quailty of "Friendship is Magic." Why must you hurt me Hollywood?
I guess instead we got "She-Ra." And I didn't even watch "She-Ra" growing up.
_Steven Universe proved that musical numbers still work in episodic cartoons_
And, before that, Phineas and Ferb.
I love Steven Universe and the original Jem. They are great musical cartoons in my opinion 😉
Don't forget South Park and SpongeBob!
@@MeganKoumori but She-Ra is good. It's smart and has fantastic characters
This movie had so much potential and they ruined it. First off Synergy should have been a computer AI disguised as a smartphone assistant and had special earrings that made Holograms using Bluetooth connections. Next Rio should have never been Erica’s son. I’m fine with turning Eric Raymond into a woman. There are now female music producers and they aren’t rare anymore. But Eric was always self centered and you can’t be a good parent if you are selfish. And finally the Misfits should have been in the main plot as they are the antagonists of the original cartoon series.
Well like they said, the issue isn't female producers existing so much as there being very little reason to change the sex of a character and even then it actually took away from the dynamic and messages of the character in being this kind of forceful, patriarchal figure to overcome.
One doesn't have to be a good mother to be a mother. She could have been a gold digger and gotten knocked up by the rich man she was with and kept her child for the child support (and possibly alimony)
Those sound like good ideas.
I liked that 1 better 5:46
This music is already annoyingly stupid 14:20
What pissed me off with the movie was the ending with all those home made videos. They were fans of the show that enter a contest to be in the movie. But those people were talking about the real Jem, not this Disney Barbie stereotype
katherined The movie's makes it look like a "Hannah Montana" rip-off.
Barbie movies are infinitely better than this.
@@jenneacoleman-cubero2365 yes that more accurate and not saying it’s a barbie ripoff 😅
It's interesting that you should mention the TH-cam clips because some of the people who made the more filler clips didn't even know that their clip was used in the movie. One of the guys in the drumming TH-cam clip didn't know that his work was in the movie until one of his friends told him.
Clove Clover your talking bout the guy nostalgia critic got to be on his review right?
@@garnetk1200 yeah, I think he was like someones boyfriend or something like that. It's been a while since I no longer watch nostalgia critic
@@CloveClover02 good for you
Wow. What a creative way to get sued!
This movie’s biggest sin? the absence of 80’s kitch, where are the damn guitar shaped motorcycles?!
YES! I love that 🤩
The worst part is that the IDW comics had already shown how to modernize Jem and make it work.
The only modernized adaptation that actually worked!
Seems like Movies have a problem with adapting popular Anime/Comics/Manga/Video Games/Cartoons/Toylines and yet, Tv Shows and Comics do a way better job of adapting the source material.
I disagree. I think it was just as bad for many of the same reasons like unnecessarily updating the setting, taking away Jerrica's authority by making her a songwriter rather than the executive, creating pointless subplots of characters while leaving others out, shifting characters around for no reason (How is making Raya a Stinger any better than making Rio Eric(a)'s son?). I also didn't really like the aesthetic design. I liked making the characters different sizes but as a whole they looked too childish to me.
The only thing that I sort of liked was giving the Misfits more depth but unfortunately that was at the expense of my favorite characters, The Stingers. Don't get my sister started on what they did to her favorite characters, Danse and Video.
In my opinion the movie and comics are two sides of the same coin and both committed many of the same sins. They were both equally bad in my opinion.
Did anyone else get truly truly outraged by a marketing ploy done by the studio behind this movie? Prior to its release, they invited fans of the original "Jem" cartoon to send in videos detailing why they loved it, and how "Jem" inspired them through difficulties in their lives. So far, so good, as it seems like they're being nice to the fans. But it's what they do with the footage that REALLY rage inducing! They edit it to make it appear as though the fans are talking about the Jem in the movie, not the original series!😣 It just feels like a slap in the face to all those people who looked up to the original!😾
I don't even know the cartoon and good that pisses me off.
Forgetting the death threats some fans sent to the director, I’m honestly surprised that there wasn’t a lawsuit against the filmmakers for slander or... something along those lines.
@@SpaceCase132 Sadly even a frame of a disclaimer would protect them from lawsuits.
@@SuperSwordman1 I hate that I have to say this so often, but since people really don't seem to understand it: The Law is written, enforced, interpreted, and operated by human beings, not a vindictive genie. That whole 'completely protected by technicalities that are barely within the letter of the law' thing isn't how the real world actually works.
@@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 really? Fuck then why DID no one sue them?
fun fact i met the original voice of Eric Raymond, Charlie Adler at a con a few years ago and i had asked him what he thought of the new movie at that point the trailer had only just dropped and he hadnt heard much about it only that his character was changed from male to female and that they didnt let the original creator work on the movie in any way. so i asked him if has seen the trailer yet, he told me he hadnt and of course i proceeded to show him the trailer and i shit you not, he couldnt even finish watching it. he handed me back my phone and said these words exactly "Are you fucking kidding me?"
Its sad to even think that the original voice if Jen only had a cameo as a makeup artist as well, and didn't even get to help with the film.
He's one of my favorite VAs. I can't say I blame him!
The entire rant about Erica's gender hits the jackpot on what bothers me about this movie. Love it or hate it, Jem was surprisingly progressive for its time, a mostly-female cast of characters of many backgrounds and colors, Jem being a good person (remember the orphanage) in spite of daddy issues and having a love interest.
So all of those videos they used come off as a genuine passion, not to mention all of the kids and men that weren't ashamed of loving something that's old and female-centric.
Being mostly female is not a real selling point and is usually just used as virtue signaling. I personally don't care if a cast is mostly female, as long as the product is good.
Fun fact: I saw an advanced screening of this. I won a pair of Jem and the Holograms sunglasses! :-) The movie was awful, but I had fun. Tearing it apart with my BFF afterward made it all worth it.
Reminds me of the time I saw Eragon in theaters with my friends and boy did we bitch about it after it was over.
happychaosofthenorth Sometimes all you need is a friend to insult the movie with. I saw the awful Nutcracker: The Four Realms movie in theaters and what ended up saving the experience for me was that me and my friend had the theater entirely to ourselves so we could riff on the movie as loudly as we wanted.
My brother and I made fun of the Timothy Green movie together. Even if it's not very good, I can't hate it because of that.
An Adaptation that made people get truly truly truly OUTRAGED!!!
The movie is truly truly something alright, that we can all agree on!😂
Great pun! A plus, you sir are a genius.
It's a good one. I really like your pun.
I knew next to nothing about Jem apart from Robot Chicken sketches when this movie came out and even I felt offended by it.
All rise, the dishonorable Judge Diva presiding.
*stands up in respect*
*stands reluctantly since I liked this movie*
@@MelonTartVA Septa Unella: Shame! Shame! *rings bell*
Anon E. Mousse this made me laugh
For those Minos won't do.
"I AM YOUR SINGING TELEGRAM."
Yes Diva; get that Clue reference girl.
*gunshot*
Yes, best reference ever!😁 I am Spartacus!🙌
@@trinaq I'm Brian!
We're gonna need a bigger boat...
Now I just feel like playing Cluedo.
I loved the original cartoon despite how cheezy and cliche it can be. I understood it had flaws but I loved it a whole lot. Thank you for tearing into this abomination of a live-action adaptation.
I still remember when I found out that the creator of Jem and the Holograms didn't know about the film until the first trailer came out. And when she asked about writing a script or something to help them stay faithful to the cartoon, they turned her down!
Those jackasses.
To paraphrase Nostalgia Critic, this movie doesn't get to say being an advertising sellout is bad while BEING an advertising sellout itself.
Agreed
I agree too. Hell, it isn't even a good sellout. XD
We do not mention He Who Must Not Be Named here.
Funny because this is after the skeletons in Doug Walker's closet were revealed. Which caused me to stop watching all Channel Awesome related content as a part of the #ChangeTheChannel movement.
@@babypurplebat2610 I'm pretty sure Doug Walker and Voldemort are 2 different people.
that was one of the worst movies I have every watched. It didn't even make sense. A Disney channel original movie would have done it better
Oh boy, I've been waiting for you to punish the Jem movie for so long.
I know, it's a great day when Diva decides to punish the much reviled "Jem" reboot!
Oh, I have also been dying to see Jem raked through the coals for a long time. At the end of each review, I was hoping to see "next month--Jem and the holograms", and I am finally glad she did it.
I have a couple other items on my wishlist to see on musical hell--quest for came,it and Doctor Doolittle, the 1967 musical bomb.
I have that Doujinshi!
“She doesn’t have _resting_ bitch face, it’s a very _active_ bitch face that goes through a broad spectrum of bitchiness in every scene that she’s in!”
Diva, you are a demoness of many wonderful quotes, but this might actually be my favourite. I’m not exaggerating...
...and neither were you, since I took random screenshots throughout and she looked like that in EVERY SINGLE ONE.
Thank you so much to both of you guys for tearing this apart in the way only you can.
Seeing Kesha and Eiza Gonzalez was such a delight after seeing nothing but Hallmark-level disappointment.
And when I can say "Kesha was the best thing in your movie." you've fucked up.
@@LaineMann Don't be a jerk, dude.
TBH having her become a Rebecca Black might have been really interesting. Say the story was Jarica puts a song up and it's received as Friday was so she takes on the Jem persona to prove to herself she is talented and Jem also blows up but in a good way. It would have been a better way to bring it into the modern world without the hologram aspect and reason for why she keeps who she is a secret also it would be a better internal/external struggle for her because the real her is seen as a joke/untalented while this character she puts on is not. Don't know if it would have been any better but it at least would have been overall more interesting and original storywise.
Ooh I would have gone to see that movie. You are good.
Miss Priss Thanks 😁 When that came up the idea and possible concept just wouldn’t leave my mind the rest of the episode.
I like that idea.
Kesha would have been great as Pizazz. If the first movie had been good I would have loved to see her in that part. Also, Hayley Kiyoko keeps showing up in the weirdest of places. Alongside the actress who plays Kimber, Stefanie Scott.
How is it that the closest we have to a proper Jem movie is MLP: Rainbow Rocks?
Bsword640 that’s true. It’s pretty interesting 🤔
Friendship is Magic succeeded in rebooting its 80's source material in ways that Jem can only dream of.
I don't get that comment. Was that supposed to be an insult or a compliment? Either way, fuck this movie.
Would say that's actually points in favor of the bronies.
You do know that most Bronies don't like the Equestria Girls movies, right? Because if you were using that as a way to insult Bronies, you did it wrong.
I disagree that the original Rio was bland. He wasn’t bland. He was a petulant mean jackass and not good enough for Jerrica. Seriously, Riot was a preening narcissist who was only interested in Jem for her looks, and even he was more a likable love interest.
MeganKoumori Also, he was cheating on her. It doesn’t matter that Jem and Jerrica are the same person; he didn’t know that, so he was cheating (and I like how they actually addressed that in the comics). He also had a super jealous streak. God forbid another man so much as talk to Jem.
Riot was just as bad, and I can’t believe they actually made him a potential love interest (another situation the comics handled better). I just wanted Jerrica to dump both of them and just enjoy being single.
MeganKoumori True. But had the show got that final season, the writers would've explained Rio's backstory more.
@@jenneacoleman-cubero2365 That's part of the reason Riot worked so much better as a character (Don't get me wrong; he wasn't right for Jem either but he was still better than Rio). We saw Riot's backstory. We saw him grow up under an abusive father, get disowned, and work his ass off for success (Even to the point of living on the streets), all while retaining his passion for music. Hell, Riot's life story could have worked as a series on its own.
Rio...He knew Jerrica as a kid.
Rio was literally cheating on Jerrica she made a comment "Jem is really something isn't she?" & his remark "Yeah she makes the air sizzle." And he's got that dreamy look on his face. But in another episode when Rio was getting into it with Riot he then remarked that Jem was fun but Jerrica was a real woman Riot flat out let it known he wasn't interested in Jerrica only Jem. But really none of these guys are good for Jerrica/Jem Jem even created a hologram of Rio & told him who she was & he flipped his shit. Saying she played with his feelings & what not his hologram disappeared & Jem was left crying as for Riot all he cares about money, power & fame. He tried to get Jerrica to give him half of Starlight Music & she refused what does that tell you about Riot he's power hungry being with Jem wouldn't satisfy him & Rio is too jealous.
@@kyoyameganebereznoff that’s a good point 😅
I think this movie would have been better if it was more like the Josie and the Pussycats movie.
Yeah, whether people liked the live-action Josie and the Pussycats movie or not, we all have to admit, that if Jem and the Holograms (2015) toom that other film's direction, it would not have sucked shit.
The IDW comic is a better adaptation of the material than this was.
Dunes8 yep
Agreed
I love that comic as much as I hate this movie. More, in fact.
The comic accepts where it came from
It’s just unfortunate that it ended 😭
The weird thing about this movie's plot is that it's suspiciously similar to the 2014 film Earth to Echo, which itself is an unashamed ripoff of ET. I can only wonder WHY, since I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who remembers that movie.
Dude I was just thinking that! Even the robot's shape looks sorta similar to Echo
@@madisonf4235 And it had the same desperate aping of internet culture, though Jem wasn't trying to be found footage. Really I'm just surprised anyone else remembers that movie.
In Echo’s defense, it was MEANT to be a tribute to ET and Spielberg’s movies. This movie couldn’t even be bothered to stop ripping off everything else, and still not managing to stay true to its own source.
Merritt Animation no i do and I loved that movie
@@WolfmanSonic I remember seeing the trailer for Jems and was like "Why should I watch this when I have earth to echo on my shelf?" It felt too similar and chiche for me to go check it out.
id like to think kesha wanted to go ham on this character and it was like a dream come true to play her. found out shes only in the last scene, and was like "fak it imma do this right". really wish they had more of her. but it may have been a budget issue
A Jem and the Holograms movie was such a missed opportunity for something big, expensive, over the top and dumb, and usually a cash in on nostalgia can at LEAST provide some of that, even if tramples all over the source material in the process, right? RIGHT?
(What is it about girls' properties that denies us Bayhem?)
What's so painful is that this came out the same year as the IDW comics, which were a fantastic reboot that preserved ridiculous colorful cheeziness like a holographic alter ego and guitar motorcycles while also bringing in more nuanced plots and character motivations.
This adaptation of Jem could've been good! It could've been a cheesy, fun romp. Maybe have Jerrica own a halfway house with Molly Ringwald as the random house mother, and have the Holograms live at the house, and watch the cartoon Jem Show, and have them be inspired by the series to film a music video with Jerrica, who wants to prove herself to Erica Raymond, who doubts her abilities to run the music industry. Then have a jealous Erica hire the Misfits, to rival the Holograms. Rio could still be the idiot boyfriend, and find out Jerrica's secret at the end, and be the sequel stinger. Also Jericca isn't a minor.
Yeah, that sound like an much more better take of it than the actual movie.
Hey that’s not a nice thing to call hi- oh that’s his username.
Thanks Diva for punishing this atrocity, for the next session, please review "Tom and Jerry The Movie"
How about that laughable Tom and Jerry version of "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"!😱😁
@@trinaq Are the fires of hell-a glowing?
Fuck to the YES!
The songs in the movie are earrape, even more than the infamous 4Kids National Anthem
AbareKillerFan 2002 I don’t know, I can point to one or two songs that are tolerable; not good, but *tolerable* . I’d say the problem is Robyn Starling just becomes the *main* character and completely derails even the pathetic wisp of a plot the movie had up to that point and Tom & Jerry end up as sidekicks in their own film. The sad thing is Robyn isn’t even a bad character, but her being in this movie is like putting cheesecake ice cream in a meatball sub.
Erica: An icon is not one of four...
Apparently Erica has never heard The Beatles.
I love how the misuse of the fanbase outraged the entier internet. Even people who absolutely hated the show were screaming "fuck you" at the assholes who thought it would be cool to take videos of people talking about how much they loved the shpw and made it about talking about this Jem. You know you fucked up when the people ready to beat on the people who wanted to watch the movie turn and target you.
The worst part about Jem and the Holograms is how it hates the fans of the original. Not only does it go out of its way to not be like the original, but it has the same disdain for being associated with Jem and the Holograms that 2014 Annie does with being a musical.
Biggest mistake you can for an adaptation.
Is it any wonder that the backlash was so severe?
I only saw the cartoon online a number of years ago, and even then I don't have the best memories of it (though I recall liking it). When I heard about this movie, I knew it was an insult, and what they did to those fan videos is truly disgusting. I'm happy karma came back to bite them all when this movie failed financially. A small loss, but I'll take it.
As far as the premise of the show being ridiculous, it was. Though I remember reading (I can't remember the show well enough to say directly) that the reason Jerrica invented Jem was because she couldn't be the singer of her own band and be respected at all as the manager of a record company. That was probably true in the 80s for all I know, but I know it's not true nowadays. That was something the IDW comic adaptation of recent years changed. They gave Jerrica crippling stage fright.
Really, this movie should have been more like THOSE. They're really good. All the characters are likable and I love the interactions between Jerrica and her sisters, the Misfits are interesting and fleshed out. They even addressed a good reason why Synergy needs to stay secret: Her technology is very, very dangerous. For one, she's a highly advanced AI in a world run on the internet. There was already an arc showing the kinds of things that could go wrong. And for two, her hologram capabilities were so good they were meant to be indistinguishable from reality, and the comic pointed out how that had *terrible* weapon implications. I'm serious.
Fox531CD I love the original cartoon because it’s bad. The most mind boggling stuff will just casually happen and the characters won’t even acknowledge how weird it is, like the episode where they meet the yeti. It’s a fun show to watch with friends who like to make fun of things.
It’s not all bad, however. I was initially drawn to the show because of the over-the-top eighties style, the large cast of female characters, and semi-magical girl elements. I totally understand why it’s a classic, and I completely understand why it inspired a generation of girls.
This was a FANTASTIC collab with Creepy and Chibi-and WOW, that opening!!!
As for the movie, the atrocity of it speaks for itself! And the next time you hear complains from those rabid Star Wars fans, or Jurassic Park fans, or Disney fans, or anyone from any other toxic fandom saying that the follow-ups/adaptations of their favorite films were made by people who hated said films, force them to sit through THIS and learn the REAL definition of writers and adapters who want to have no respect and active CONTEMPT for their sources!
Yes, I would even dare say that not even the Last Airbender, for everything it got wrong (the whitewashing, the characterizations, the nonsensical story decisions, and the mis-managing of the effects budget) was made by people who hated it; yes, part of it's failure was due to Shamaylan falling prey to his typical mark on film that wasn't right for this type of movie, but just as much also had to do with Nickelodeon's dumb decision-making at the time. But guess what? Nickelodeon has gotten MUCH better in recent years with their decisions, and they are at quite a better position now than I'm sure the people behind THIS disaster are (except for the actors, whom I dearly hope are getting some decent stuff to put their talents towards)!
Are they toxic though if they're right? I mean I think the only difference in arguments is the size of the fans leading to media outlets cherry-picking the worst comments to paint the whole bunch as a bunch of sexists/bigots/whatever.
I think ALL of these experiences should tell the average person, not even a fan - just an average movie-goer, not to be optimistic in the slightest when it comes to remakes/reboots/live-action adaptations/so on.
Yes, they are still toxic even if they’re right. This kind of behavior under any circumstances is not right.
I discovered the show when I watched Nostalgia Chick’s review of it(I think it was two years ago now). When I watched some of the show and then saw the movie in a different review, I could immediately see why anyone who’s a fan or not would hate this. I mean I remember reading that the characters were originally going to be adults but they changed it to teens because apparently millennials won’t be able to relate to adults when that’s a lie! 😬 thank you for reviewing this.😇 honestly if the movie was at least like the show with the 80’s stick and keep them as adults, it would have work(and you know have the misfits in the actual movie instead of a sequel hook on guitar motorcycles like a badass😆 and keep Synergy like she was in the show)
Millennials also actually are adults.... the youngest millennials in 2015 were already 20. Anyone who was old enough to remember watching Jem during its original run would be in their 30s or 40s. I have no idea HOW they thought aging the characters down would appeal more to their target honestly.
@@juliebogen1797 yeah not all of them were 20 back then😅
I didn't know that I was waiting for you to bring this piece of shit to here. :D
I remember my sister went to see it (she's a fan of the cartoon) and she came back 50ish minutes before it ended. I didn't need to ask if she liked it or not, her scowl told the whole story.
16:16 That's not Synergy, it's BB-8's lesser known cousin: FU-2
21:03 To paraphrase the Nostalgia Critic; that wasn't just cruel, it was a slap in the face. How do you take someone's cherished memories of their childhood and incorporate it into something that you know people are going to hate?
28:46 Ok, this is the part that made me all types of angry. They had to look all over for parts to complete their iTrashcan and this is the payoff?!?! Just a message and not an inheritance or something???? Fuck off, you piece of shit movie....
Dear Jon M Chu, you are really lucky you directed Crazy Rich Asians.
Well that's certainly a step up.
I just hope the death threats already stopped then.
And he’s attached to direct the film adaptation of “In The Heights”.
I loved that movie and I'm a 33 year old black man.
I hate this movie let it burn for all eternity diva
It's just a shame you can't get to Creepy's channel because of copyright idiocy.
Honestly, considering how much the Jem lore relies on a supercomputer, I think the only way they could make a remotely realistic-seeming movie would be to have it in a futuristic setting. They shot themselves in the foot by trying to have it be both realistic and set in the present day, 'cause then they can't be faithful to the original lore, which ends up making nobody happy.
“I had those boots... in highschool and I was made fun of.”
... Why? They’re just boots. Lace up ankle boots are a pretty safe fashion item. It’s not like they’re the controversial Uggs or... worse... Crocs.
(PS: I have Crocs. They are the best house shoes ever)
Perhaps you have never seen it happen before or been at the brunt of such bullying but yes... kids made fun of other kids for the clothes that they wear. HOWEVER, with that being said, those boots were every where in the 90s. You can look up "skater kids" of that era (not specifically ones that actually rode on a skateboard mind you) and those boots were pretty in at the time.
Sucks that creepy lost his channel. I last heard he's on Vimeo reuploading his old videos
What happened?😢
Just like last time, this was an absolute joy to be a part of. :) Thank you so much for having us on this, Diva!
So much for "your Father loved you so much Kimber" -THE REAL SYNERGY.
Boy, I had no idea Eric actually slapped Jerrica in the cartoon he really wanted let her know that he wanted to run the company as well as try to put her in her place but in the end she showed him.
Never forget that “Jem and the Holograms” episode where they break into the White House to steal back Synergy.
If Blumhouse produced this, who this make Jem a horror movie?
A Diva/ Long Haired Creepy guy crossover. Now I know why he hasn't reviewed Jem yet.
We weren't planning to do it at all, but working with Diva made it completely worth it. :)
Maybe creepy could come over to your channel to do reviews? We miss him. 😭
When I learned Justin Bieber's manager was going to be a producer on this movie, I immediately decided to NOT see it!
OOH... that explains so much.
Bro, I heard that One Direction garbage play in the trailer, and I knew exactly the type of morons they were trying to appeal to. That made me laugh harder than “from the producers of Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never.”
Are you kidding me? Bieber's crooked manager produced this garbage? Thought so.
This was never supposed to be a adaptation. This was a script for a movie in production called "Famous" and was supposed to be about a TH-cam stars rise to fame hence why there's so many TH-cam clips in it.
The studio only adapted that script to the Jem name because they were going to loose the rights to make a Jem movie.
Paramount paid Hasbro money to make films baised on their toy line/ cartoons.
G I Joe , Transformers and then Jem.
So this was basically the laziest attempt to hold on to an IP I've ever seen.
No wonder why the story is all over the place.
Christi Marx the lead writer / creator of Jem wanted to be involved as a consultant to make sure they got at least the tone of the series but they shut her out .
So many problems with this movie.
It's sad because Jem while not perfect was in fact a part of my childhood and is somewhat of a guilty pleasure.
We already had multiple Transformers and GI Joe movies both animated and live action but this was Jem's first and only movie.
Jem was the red headed step child of the Hasbro line so I'm not surprised how this was handled... just disappointed
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11:53-12:13 Whoa, he’s basically Mayor Leodore Lionheart if he were a human and even more of every chauvinistic, rich-without-doing-anything-for-a-hulking-guy trait he is!
You posted this on my birthday 🤩🎂🎁😁 THANK YOU!
I remember loving the cartoon as a kid.
I watch them as an adult, and I realize what an impressionable child I was.
Then I heard there was going to be a live-action movie of Jem and I was afraid that it was going to be another Disney sitcom thing, or whatever, so I never watched it. And this video confirms my suspicions.
Jem is still one of my favourite 1980s cartoons 🌟🎶🎬📽
6:51 "we want James Gunn" he's now rehired for guardians of the galaxy vol 3
I~am~your~singing~telagram
Best reference in the whole video
How funny would it be if when Jerrica was doing the whole "You're Jem" thing, they just cut to a clip of someone saying "I AM SPARTICUS!"
This movie was truly outrageous, truly, truly, truly, outrageous. Or was that egregious. It's bad folks. Thanks for covering this stinker. This movie was quite the gut punch. We can only hope that the lesson was learned.
The Original was MST3K fodder.
A fun time.
This movie makes me want to watch Manos.
Without MST3K.
Madness.
I’m going to need to apologize to both Jem and the Holograms and Macross 7.
This movie never got to cinemas in the U.K. I am SO relieved😅 note: they showed the trailer. I think it was back in 2015.
11:45: I've never seen why you need to "justify" having a character who isn't male/white/straight/cis/whatever. Mind, in this case changing the character from a rich white guy into a lady _does_ lose something, but that has nothing to do with not "justifying" Erica being a woman; it has to do with something that Raymond being a man did for the story and its themes (simple as they were). And crappy writing in general...
Okay, it's a little pedantic, but I want to make sure people are complaining about crap for the right reasons, okay? That way, they're better-equipped for identifying the crappy bits in not-crap stuff.
I guess in that case "justify" refers to explaining what the movie gains such that the decision to make Erica a woman and thus alter the kind of dynamic she has with the rest of the cast. In that sense I get where this becomes an issue, as this is a change that is not simply innocuous, it actually does manage to bring the film down where it didn't have to.
@@papershadow Yes, and I'd say that's an issue any adaptation faces when changing the gender/race/sexuality/whatever of a given character. It's pretty much never an innocuous change if it's noticed.
Either they changed a core aspect of a character (core meaning a basic building block of them, like something you'd have in a character sheet in a tabletop game is what I'd consider the essence of a character) for no reason and essentially say that the character wasn't good enough as they are because they NEED to have that change apparently, OR there is a reason that could either be for the better or worse of the movie. In this case, you could easily argue that it's for the worse in that a message about man's world/patriarchy/whatever was lost in the dynamic.
This may be why people feel that the change needs to be "justified". Because you can do whatever you want when creating your own world and characters, but when these changes are made to pre-existing characters and people are aware enough to ask "but why though?".
Even more rage, TLHCG's channel was just taken off TH-cam!
The dad barely spares a thought towards his younger daughter, what the fuck. Everything's always about JemJemJemJem. Worst part is, everyone (the aunt, the little sister herself!) is aware of it.
At 31:27 (Holds aloft my magical sword) I AM SHEEEEEEEEE-RA!!!
That's what I said when that part came!
Such a disappointment. Josie and the Pussycats had done it already! The blueprints were there! For shame.
And Cheetah Girls, for my generation. In fact, MANY of our TV shows (mostly Disney and Nickelodeon) was centered around singers and bands going through that arc at least once.
I’ve been looking forward to you tearing this film apart. I’m glad I spared myself of this travesty in more ways than one - in avoiding watching this movie beyond reviews and for managing to dodge a bullet with missing the deadline for the fan video submission in the middle and end of the film.
The one bright spot - Kesha as Pizazz. If they ever decide to make an official remake/live action film with the original creator’s blessing (this movie was also infamous for not getting her input), they definitely have to keep that casting!
Molly Ringwald, no, why were you in this?
I know, it always saddens me to see Molly Ringwald pop up in thankless supporting roles!😥 "The Kissing Booth", "SPF18", "Teaching Ms. Tingle", "The Secret Life of The American Teenager", "Jem and the Holograms"... She's definitely a long way from her Brat Pack Days!😢
Caitriona Quigley It’s called money.
@@beethovensfidelio Sadly true.
Whatever they paid her, it wasn't enough!
Two things. The comic book series made it work. The second is this film was clearly made for some contractual obligation because there was NO care put into it by anyone involved and they wanted to get this out and over with. What no one has bothered pointing out is the obvious. Have you noticed that a toy based cartoon produced by a toy manufacturing and sales company garnered NO merchandising? Even Battleship had Hasbro's knockoff Lego sets.
That said, the only other Jem movie I could have seen them making is a bad comedy parody film with Kristin Wiig as an aging Jem who's stuck in the 80's. A Jem revival SHOULD have been a cartoon series. That's the only way it would work for the demographic they were going for, and the only way it would have been the toyetic Hasbro property it was meant for.
The "hit a C note" scene at 4:27 is so painfully cringe inducing.
Creepy!! Chibi-thulu!!!!!! I love it already!!!!
Yes, /Chibi-thulu is the younger brother of Harvey Cthuhlu who lives with Doomcock at the center of the earth.
There's nothing Jem And The Holograms about this movie
Serebro’s Mi Mi Mi?
I had even forgot it existed!
I don’t hate it, but OOH DOES IT NOT FIT!
There is one mystery about the Jem movie that I still wonder about;
Who is it aimed at?
No, seriously, who is it aimed at?
80s fans want to hear 80s music, young people want something more like Britney Spears or P!nk, it’s shot like a boring comeing-of-age movie, TH-camrs know how TH-cam works and therefore would know everything wrong with the way it works in the movie, and as for fans of the cartoon, it directly exploited and ripped them off.
Take away all the direct refferences to the cartoon (which is sadly not that hard, you don’t even need to change the songs) is there an audience for *that* ?
I love how Chibi Cthulu is a Cthulu doll in a box on strings.
8:47-8:50 As someone just starting out on TH-cam, I 100% agree with Chibi-Thulu here. Depending on how long the video is, it can take forever to upload.
Wait, THAT was the ending? Excuse one moment...
_Leaves to the grand canyon, remembers how much he hates Pizzaz_ *Laughs uncontrollably for 5 hours* _Returns_
Stormer & Roxy deserved better.
And this is the same guy who they hired to direct In the Heights... (to be fair, he did get redeemed by Crazy Rich Asians, so I remain very cautiously optimistic.)
31:19 THIS IS SPARTA!
Oh! Better one!
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
If I showed this movie to my mom, she would be HIGHLY offended. Jem is one of the shows she managed to see when she was babysitting for kids since her adopted parents refused to turn on the T.V. because they thought it was the devil (yes they were THOSE kind of people). My mom even made the show a part of my own childhood as well. It would break her heart to see that Hollywood had dragged the very thing that made her not lose her sanity to the ground.
In an age when singing holograms and intelligent computers are real things this film based on a cartoon that was literally all about those two things has neither of them.
Musical Hell with "That Long-Haired Creepy Guy"
You have my attention.
Don't forget the weird frog-turtle thing on a "floating" cardboard box.
@@ryanc5572 I think that's Cthulu. XD
@@ryanc5572 I love this descriptor for my character so much. ^_^ Thanks for that.
@@ingonyama70 Any time, haha 🤣🤣🤣
Two of my favorite reviewers in one video? Truly outrageous.
The Misfits came last probably because they just remember them at the last mintue.
Jem was a show in which there were glam rock villains with keytar motorbikes. Disney Channel Original Movie style tedium is not what anyone wanted
I don’t know if you take suggestions but you could review one of the Barbie movie musicals, they are surprisingly not awful but there is still plenty bad cheesy sins
This was directed by the same guy who's doing the In The Heights movie
Stephen Hefferan Well keep in mind, the movie hasn’t been made yet, so don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
unnaturally high temperature and terrible wifi reception are two descriptions of living in the tropic.
Tropical areas are only one step away from hell.
You know there was a Jem comic by IDW a few years back. It was really good. I recommend it. I'm mentioning this because I want to point out that not every adaptation of this cartoon is utter dreck.
A crossover between Diva and Creepy talking about Jem In Name Only. My day has been made!
You've got a great evil laugh, Diva.
Outrageous! I've waiting a long time for Diva to tackle Jem and you did not disappoint. That punishment at the end, perfect.
You know what is the thing that pissed me off the most about the movie (apart from mis-appropriation of TH-cam clips)? The incredibly low budget assigned to this movie-$5 million for a movie based on a Hasbro property. That's it. While good movies can come from low budgets, you can't make a Jem movie on $5 million. That cost alone could have made synergy in its full glory! I think many of the bad decisions in this movie were made because of the limited financial ceiling, like the celebrity clips and even using google maps(!) for some shots. There's no way to make a loyal adaptation on such a low budget. When you think that transformers got 100s of millions for their budget in comparison (which gives it a sexist dimension--the boy properties get millions and the girl property just gets pittance budget wise), it really stings. The trailer reaction video with jem cosplayers reflected the cartoon more accurately than the movie, and that was probably made for a lot less than $5 million.
Also, you left out that Rio knows that jerrica and jem are the same in the movie, which destroys one of the long running gags/mysterious of the cartoon--when will Rio realize Jem and jerrica are the same person (never actually resolved in the cartoon).
I look forward what you've got on the docket in may. It's gonna be a long wait, but it will be worth it.
32:13 LOVED THAT
I also watched the show before the movie to see why people were mad but I understand. 😬
Was the whole purpose of this movie to be intentionally insulting to fans?
They wanted to make money off the nostalgia of Gen X, but we all saw the 1st trailer and went, “That’s not Jem and the Holograms!”
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
When I saw the thumbnail, I just sat there for two minutes going, "oh yay oh yay"
23:40: To be fair, evil people get stuff done.
29:50: What makes you think Jerica would have had a VHS player in the 2000's?
(And there are clearly no options in between prototype-disassembled-robot and outdated tape format.)
Her dad would be the one who had the VHS player. That’s how Jem has one 🙂
It’s a bad sign when Vox Lux was more like a Jem and the Holograms film than the supposed Jem and the Holograms film.
You could wear a pink wig and Jem logo shirt and anyone would look more like Jem and the Holograms than this shit
Hell, that one lady with the Jem makeup tutorial and inflatable guitar was more Jem than the Jem in this movie.
It is kind of amazing how Hollywood can take a Cartoon Show, make a Live Action Movie of it and somehow make it More Cartoony (and not in a good way) then the actual Cartoon Show.