Cats Don't Dance - Nostalgia Critic
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So many people have an attachment to this movie, but in a good way or a bad way? The Nostalgia Critic takes a look at, Cats Don't Dance.
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Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 American animated musical comedy film distributed by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and notable as the only fully animated feature produced by Turner Feature Animation.
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I did not expect that thing in the beginning
Yeah I was about to say that you said in one video, you won’t review this movie.
Let's end this tyranny before it starts!
Don't worry guys, you will make it!
Channel Awesome can you join my cause
I was one of the animators that worked on this film. We were so excited for it to come out... it was looking so good! The animation was done by Turner Feature animation. During the creation of this film, Warner Bros. bought out Turner Networks and suddenly had this film land in their lap. WB totally dropped the ball concerning the marketing of this film. They did virtually nothing so no one knew about it, let alone had any desire to go see it. They did have a promotional tie-in with Subway and a few cheap happy meal type toys were made for it. But they just let it die. It was devastating
When we went to the cast and crew screening, the first thing that came up was the WB logo, as if it had anything to do with the creation of the film. It was a slap in our faces especially after how poorly they marketed it.
And THAT is the reason if bombed at the box office... no one knew about it. It was never given a fair chance to sink or swim on it's own merits.
I actually had to check the IMDb page for the film to verify your claims as one of the animators (sorry, nothing personal--the internet has made me skeptical and kind of paranoid to where I need to verify these things), and I did find your page...holy shit, you worked on The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron, Quest for Camelot, AND The Iron Giant, too?! I think it's safe to say you shaped a lot of our childhood nostalgia!
That's funny that you looked me up! I've got stories, good and bad from almost every film I worked on!
Ryan Simmons Good work to you and thr rest of the team. Judging from the clips in this review, the animation is top tier.
Ryan Simmons awesome job dude!
Ryan Simmons a shame how badly this movie was treated though
One thing that always impresses me is that Darla's voice actress was _twelve years old_
Not only was her voice acting good but her _singing_ in Big and Loud was fantastic.
This is hardly the first time a child has been a voice actor. Annamarie from All Dogs Go to Heaven was voided by a ten year old. She was also the voice of Ducky in Land Before Time.
Jackson Gibbs don’t bring her up after finding out what happened to her brings back so many bad memories
Ashley Peldon didn't do the singing for Darla.
Actually, her singer was a different girl...BUT STILL A YOUNG ONE AT THAT. BOTH HER ACTRESS AND SINGER WERE PRETEENS AT THE OLDEST.
buntcubbles He means that the voice actress for Annamarie and Ducky was killed by her own father in a double murder suicide at age ten. Both movies were released posthumously.
When Danny lands on the footprints at the beginning of the film he literally fills Gene Kelly’s shoes. That’s a nice little touch.
I'm in my 30's and still love this film!! The lesson you learn from it you take as a child to an adult. and as an artist I appreciate the animation!
Agreed
Follow your dreams and never quit no matter whose in charge or jealousy within show business 👍😉
"one of the strangest settings for a climax since david hasselhoff"
best out of context line ever.
yep.
😂😂😂
Yes! The Critic is starting to understand! We don't just want him to review bad movies, we want him to review nostalgic movies! Ones that left an impact! Every type of movies, horror movies too! I would love to see him review The Mask! Or the first Secret of NIHM. Land Before Time! Jumanji! The Emperors New Groove! That one kinda stupid movie Robots! Shrek! Stuff like that! Do it critic!
YES! Please, PLEASE!
The Secret of NIMH or The Last Unicorn!
Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
ohhhh i remember the last unicorn
Robots is only considered KINDA stupid?
I think he already did robot? Don’t recall
"Indiana doesn't have enough fuel for its corniness"
One, as an Indiana resident, I chuckled at that.
Two, in an ironic twist, the main character Danny is from Kokomo, Indiana.
Loved seeing this movie as a child, still a fan as an adult.
It's so morbid to have an elephant play the piano, since the piano keys were often made of ivory...especially back in the day portrayed by the movie.
wow... my childhood just got... a lot better thanks for the information! : )
karsten69
That’s like someone playing a piano where the keys are made out of human teeth.
@@beastmaster0934 That sounds like something out of a horror movie 😳
Damn😩
If you want more Darla Dimple, check out the musical "Ruthless! The Musical". Tina is essentially the same character as Darla, including LITERALLY BEING PLAYED BY THE SAME ACTRESS IN THE CAST RECORDING, except this time she's the main character. Seriously, check it out.
That sounds great, thanks!
Just a note, Sawyer's singing parts were actually Natalie Cole. :) So, that bad impression is actually better than it may seem. ;)
I think that was the joke, since it is so obviously Natalie Cole and not Sawyer's usual voice.
Mitch Ravens
Yeah i thought so, cus i hear no similarities
Who knew Natalie Cole could do such an amazing impersonation of Natalie Cole!
@Wolf Tamer Natalie Cole impersonating herself went far better than the time Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest and lost to a drag queen.
"How does the kitty cat GOOOOOOOOOOOOO?"
"*gulps* Meow? Hee hee."
"Very GOOOOOOOOOOOD!"
Goddamn this movie is a genuine classic, and one of my all time favs! I still have a copy of it on VHS to this day. 🐱😸😻😺
Purr-fect
Kimani Wilson-Hunte yeah
Kimani Wilson-Hunte "Meow, SEE?! Meow!" My favourite line in the movie!
"MAX!!!"
"YEEESSS... MISS DIMPLE..."
I absolutely LOVE these too
I remember having watched this movie on CN when I was little. I really liked it.
That part of the film about the animals becoming more vibrantly colored the more interested and inspired they are is kind of ingenious and one of my favorite things ever.
"Big and Loud" is among my personal favorite musical numbers out of anything. When I do small performances, gonna admit, I use this advice to pump myself up.
Mythril Shotgun p
Sawyer isn't doing a Natalie Cole impression, Natalie Cole actually does the singing voice for Sawyer.
Loved the vid as per usual!
We need a Brave Little Toaster review. Not because it's a bad movie, but because it's 90 minutes of horribly traumatizing nightmare fuel packaged as a kids movie.
Leivthious That's an odd way of spelling "Watership Down."
@Cartoon Critic I'm not convinced Watership Down was intended for children--the book isn't. I think the problem was that it was released during a time when animation was automatically assumed to be for children or families. I would give it a PG-13 for gore alone, but that wasn't a thing at the time, of course.
Leivthious. Doug already reviewed The Brave Little Toaster, its part of his list of Disneycember reviews
Leivthious that would be a good idea. or maybe do a marathon of reviews with 90's cartoons including the Little Toaster.
Sh0eonhead.
This has all the ingredients of a GOOD Nostalgia Critic review: No skits! No cameos! A description of the plot! A cursory understanding of film history!
Anyone else think the loading at the beginning was real for a second?
JoDaEpicGuy I thought it was an ad
It will be soon.
Refreshed it at first and laughed when it said "This sucks".
JoDaEpicGuy I did. I thought I was having connection issues.
JoDaEpicGuy I was using high-speed Wifi, so I wasn't convinced.
Always loved Cats Don't Dance purely due to its great and lovingly done animation but even beyond that it had no flaws to me except being wrongly overlooked upon its original release. Thank goodness for Cartoon Network or I never would've seen it.
Speaking of CN anyone remember the movie Gay Purr-ee? It too is a cat related animated film so I'm not just being random.
Yup. All I remember is that Judy garland was the voice of the lady cat
DEFINITELY remember the Money Cat song.
I remember renting this movie when I was a kid. That was when movie rental places still existed.
The Dynast Queen
Never seen that movie but I liked the design from the stills.
I saw part of "Gay Purr-ee" with a friend of mine a few years ago on TV. When we later mentioned it to other friends, we found that we couldn't remember the title and so she started claiming it was called "Gay Old Pussy."
Only thanks to this comment do I remember what it was actually called--
but I'm probably still only going to remember it as "Gay Old Pussy."
As a resident of Indiana, I would beg to differ. We can absolutely support that amount of corniness. This isn't even our final form.
*final corn
Isaac Kitchel, Frieza? When did you move to Indiana?
So is Iowa the Goku of corn?
YEAH BECAUSE YOU STOLE THE LAND FROM THE NATIVES AND YOU STOLE THERE AGRICULRUAL TECHNIQUES TOO THERE ARE NO INDIAN RESERVATIONS IN INDIANA IT SEEMS PRETTY FUNNY DOESN'T IT BECAUSE THE SOURANDING STATES LIKE MINNESOTA AND WYOMING ALL HAVE INDIAN RESERVATIONS BUT YOU DO NOT ITS BECAUSE YOUR WHITE AND YOUR PRIVELIGDE IS SHOWING TOO MUCH WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH CORN THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU STOLE FROM THE INDIANS WHO USED TO LIVE IN INDIANA WHICH BY THE WAY ITS CALLED INDIANA BUT THERE ARE NO INDIAN RESERVATIONS AND THE NEIGHBORING STATS HAVE RESERVATIONS FOR NATIVES SO WHY DONT YOU IS IT BECAUSE YOU DONT VARE ABOUT THE NATIVES BUT YOU CAN STEAL THEIR CORN GROWING TECHNIQUES AND NAME YOUR STATE AFTER THEM IDIANA SOUNDS A LOT LIKE INDIAN DOESNT IT BUT ITS FUNNY THAT YOU DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE INDIANS AND IT SHOWS THAT YOU REALLY DONT CARE BECAUSE STATES THAT ARENT EVEN NAMED AFTER INDIANS STILL HAVE RESERVATIONS LIKE FLORIDA THATS NOT A INDIAN NAME BUT IT STILL HAS INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Corn and long stretches of highway.
I love this movie. Darla is freaking hilarious and so is Max. The pacing, comedy and animation are really lovely. I'm surprised NC didn't mention this film was one of Gene Kelly's last projects before he passed. He choreographed the animated dance numbers (which were one of the best features of the film, although there were only a few). Having one of the most classic actors of all time involved in a 1930s tribute film, which isn't widely known or celebrated, kind of a shame. But it makes this movie all the more special to me!
It's actually been 20 years since Cats Don't Dance was released! Also it's directed by Mark Dindal, who's the same director as The Emperor's New Groove and the infamous film Chicken Little!
I actually liked Chicken Little, except for the extreme black & whiteness of the school kids in the beginning.
Chicken Little was infamous? I thought a lot of people liked it
JVdragoon a lot of people do like the movie some even love it while the minority that hates it with a passion for what ever stupid reason likes to claim no one likes it :P
nightshadow you're really ignorant if you think "minority" hate tr movie
It shows. The villain reminds me a lot of the expressions of Yzma, and the animation of some scenes reminded me a lot of Chicken Little, almost like it was a fully animated 2D draft of that movie.
This is a fantastic movie that was unfairly squashed out of the theaters by both Disney and Warner Bros, even though Warners distributed it.
It got almost no advertising and ran for a week where I lived. I am so glad to have caught it then. Beautiful full animation, fun music and terrific characters. Max on the big screen is amazing. A wonderfully Big and Loud film. It really needs to be shown the love it deserves.
Why Disney? This was the victim of the Turner/Time Warner merger
"Big and Loud"... ... ... I see what you did here... and I love it ! X)
I love that line, "If Jared Leto put forth that much creepiness we would have that much better Joker". Bravo sir. And the shot at Batman earlier both was well put. And yes this movie had a lot of symbolism if you took the time to notice.
Aaron Woodson Bring that bat to TEEEEEAAAAAA
Leto*
5:57
Darla Dimple has an Eldritch Horror for a bodyguard. That...is terrifying.
She's just like that
This isn't even a mini-review! This feels like [& pretty is] just vintage Nostalgia Critic! I've missed this format!
Yeah, the massive sketches get a bit much for me sometimes
Cats don't (do the big gay) dance.
You can have... The big gay dance! (does nobody get that one?)
That Generic Smash Player big 'happy' dance?
The big gay dance? Brawl taunts anyone?
Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down (DeDeDe lol)
Fun fact: Lauren Faust got her start on this movie. She was one of the animators for Sawyer.
Nice... :D
And she would go on to be involved with The Iron Giant, which ran into a similar problem as this film. It was criticially well recieved, but Warner Brothers didn't do a lot of advertising and the film didn't rake in a lot of money. But that didn't stop it from finding a following on VHS and DVD.
I discovered this movie as a kid because my mom used to go to a Block Buster and rent movies for me and this was one of them. And I am SO GLAD she did because if she hadn’t I never would’ve grown up with this masterpiece. It’s truly a hidden gem of my childhood.
I really like that Doug's paying around with his reviewing style a lot this year! *:)*
- A review shown in a cinema (Suicide Squad)
- Changing the schedule from review, editorial, review, editorial - even giving us a full month of just sketchless reviews!
- Starting the First Viewing series
- Sketchless reviews, like many fans -whined about being gone- asked for
- An editorial that's really another review (The WEIRDEST Jack and the Beanstalk)
- A 'review'/prediction of a film he never saw and likely will never see (Transformers: The Last Knight)
- Another clipless review (Wonder Woman)
- A review of a film with no nostalgic link, but instead reviewed for fanservice (Norm of the North)
- This "mini-review", which is *also* reviewed mostly for fanservice
Glad to know someone acknowledges the sketchless reviews. Everyone thinks they're nonexistent, when really there's been more this year than ever! Still not enough for them I guess.
IKR? Doug does so much and it's not enough for half the fandom.
I love it a lot too! No matter how hard I try, I just can't enjoy the clipless reviews full of sketches so I appreciate that he does reviews that are more like the old ones again alongside the clipless sketch reviews. This way people get to enjoy which ever reviews they prefer. And I love the first viewing videos as well, they are a really good addition and fun to watch.
"A review of a film with no nostalgic link" Has he not done that before?
Euroheat0022 Odd because I feel the "Sketchless reviews" are a bit boring.
4:30 ...I swear she was a villain from Batman: The Animated Series.
Well, you're not entirely wrong. Batman TAS did have a very similar villain named Baby Doll, an actress with a disease that prevented her from growing.
Her design is similar to Baby Doll.
You mean baby doll right? When I first saw baby doll I thought she was a lot like Darla
baby doll
CryoCrusader You mean baby doll?The girl with the sad scene to face herself against her true self?
Yoooooo! I absolutely adored this movie as a kid! I'm so happy to finally see a Nostalgia Critic episode cover it!
Nice to see you here, cool that you're a NC fan!
The animals eventually rebelled and ate all the people.
And then they took over and erased the dark past with clever reeducation programs.
And that's the REAL backstory of "Zootopia"! ;D
Ha ha! 😆
So...it’s a furry con that happened to get guns.
Lmao😂
One of the most underrated animated films in history. I love this movie.
Dalyxman I didn't realise you loved this?
Mark Dindall (who also directed _The Emperor's New Groove)_ and the animators outdid themselves for this.
You're right. Natalie Cole is really good doing a Natalie Cole impression.
I think his issue is more about using Cole for the song numbers only while Bakula did both the voice acting and the songs numbers.
Why do I have a feeling that NC is going to put that in his next "F*ck Ups" video.
Tiger Robocop That's exactly what I thought. I think he means that her singing voice sounds nothing like her talking voice. Which is kind of true...
Emy XD He doesn't make those anymore.
Olly Roger Indiana is the corn state. Trust me I live there.
This movie is underrated, also this review is actually just he right length, no lame skits, silly fights.
At the time?
We really need to bring back animated movies. Every animated movie had its own artistic touch to it that made it unique. CG animation is nice and all, but for the most part it all looks the same.
I know, I miss when traditionally animated movies and CG animated movies coexisted.
I agree. I wish Disney especially would return to hand-drawn movies. CG is an amazing art form in its own right (hell, THREE of my favorite movies are The Lion King, Monsters, Inc., and Beauty and the Beast, so that should tell you something about my appreciate for both forms of animation), but hand-drawn will always have a special place in my heart. Right next to stop-motion :)
Just because you review something nostalgic doesn't mean it has to be a negative review, right? You can review surprisingly good things from back then as well!
Meados Vlogs Thats what the Unusual Suspect does. He reviews movies like the Home Alone Series, Die Hard, he has a bunch of Star wars videos, he reviewed the Harry Potter saga, and he also reviews games! Thats why he is my favorite because he does a little bit of everything.
+my site neat i gotta check him out c:
hinasakukimi Do It! You wont be disappointed. Also his editing...Its brilliant.
Meados Vlogs But I thought his thing was that he was going to take you back to the past the view the shitty movies that suck ass ; )
Mr64Luigi lol
It’s funny cos this movie was a part of my childhood despite me never watching it as a kid. The preview for it was on my Space Jam VHS and I watched that tape to DEATH. I remember always watching the preview for this movie and wanting to watch it (despite kid me being terrified of Max lol) so when I finally watched it at 23 years old, I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with it
What did Chris Tucker say in Rush Hour 3?
"I don't know what you feeding him but he's TOO DAMN BIG!!"
That's what I thought about Max the Butler...
I've always found the parts where Darla tries to keep her Shirley Temple-ish "sugary sweet little darling" act up really funny, especially the one where Danny takes too long to respond and she looks ready to explode before he finally spits it out then she goes right back to restrained fake smiles again. Max of course despite being played as all brutish and scary i still laugh, especially that booming voice and the thing where only his mouth moves while no other parts of his body does. That one part where he's dancing along to the animal's singing before Darla catches him in the act is so funny as well. What a hilarious and criminally underrated movie.
Other tidbits:
Frances was played by actress Betty Lou Gerson, who was the original voice of Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians and this was one of her last roles before her death about two years later.
Tilly was Kathy Najimy, the one and only voice of Peggy Hill on King of the Hill and witch Mary Sanderson in Hocus Pocus.
Sawyer's voice was done by Jasmine Guy, who played Whitley on Cosby Show spinoff "A Different World" and rose to the primary character following Lisa Bonet's abrupt departure from the series after the first season.
Mark Dindal, the director of this film and Max's voice later joined with Disney a while after and took over production/reworked what soon became "The Emperor's New Groove" after it's early stages in development as "Kingdom of the Sun" under Roger Allers went south and was on the verge of being wholesale scrapped.
The little girl villain in this reminds me of an episode of, I think it was either Batman TAS or Batman Beyond, where a child star that has a rare condition that keeps her trapped in a kids body kidnaps her co-stars or something like that. Or might not even be Batman, might be something else. I'm sure someone in the comments will know.
PaulXPZ Baby Doll from The Animated Series.
PaulXPZ Critic even talked about that episode in one of his videos
Oh, yeah, that was a very good episode! Baby Doll, her name was. Don't remember the episode name though. It was from Batman TAS.
It was in his favourite BTAS episodes video. And I think that the episode was even called "Baby Doll".
Pretty sure that episode was actually in his Top 11 Batman: The Animated Series Episodes video.
so THAT'S where that "you know, for kids!" line came from... >3>
Actually it comes from Son of the Mask 2.
@@SkeletonFlock how can there be a sequel? Someone help us!
I found this film so much fun as a child, it was so entertaining and colourful :D
Liked for the correct spelling of Colour. XP
I feel like I loved this as a kid because I saw Danny and Sawyer as Thomas O’Malley and Duchess in Hollywood.
But yes, also Darla Dimple was just the best
Maybe O'Malley and Duchess were the physical inspirations for Danny and Sawyer.
that Darla Dimple is a BIGGER Brat then Angelica from RugRats
oh the horror
PinkiePool GamerBrony A bigger brat than Finding Nemo's Darla
Angelica's just a 5-year old girl that gets more than neighboring family's do. Darla's a movie star that owns an entire mansion, a mountain sized thug that does everything for her, and the trust of the general population on her side. There's no competition!
1mortalkombatlover also I think Darla's shoes are on too tight. you cant even see her feet ffs
PinkiePool GamerBrony at least with Angelica, we know she has a conscience
OMG, He's actually being POSITIVE for a change!
Yeah it's not nearly as fun. I like him tearing a bad movie apart
@@JohnGoetzGaming I do like when he goes crazy over a bad or stupid movie , but it is nice to see him review a film which is underrated or every else hated.
Thank you! For doing your part for Net Neutrality. I love your folks work and would be pissed if someone got to dictate how I use a service I pay for. Keep up the great work that you all do!
Adam Butts it pisses me off that this shit is happening AGAIN. I swear it's only been like 4 years since everyone gave a big fat FUCK YOU to SOPA and got it shut down. Why do they think trying again is going to work especially so soon
Last time was in 2015, so not even four years. How many sticks do we have to beat this thing back with??
CattailGamer yes it is
CattailGamer I know I dont have the 'tism or delusions that socialism actually works
CattailGamer socialism can only survive off the past it doesnt create anything look up Charlie Gard who the Government of Britain and the EU choose to kill to save money look at Venezuela Socialism has never worked and never will I dont have the right to take your earning and property just like you have no right to mine
I love characters like Darla, it seems she invented the Shirley Temple persona as a villain concept because there’s also characters like Gertrude from I Hate Fairyland and Cozy Glow from Friendship is Magic that I really like. Also I watched Cats Dont Dance as a young child and just like with Watership Down, it was at such a young age that I only remember a bit so I’ll definitely have to watch this movie again (rewatched Watership Down a while ago too)
wait...did he say Sawyer was doing her "Best Natalie Cole Impression?" ....does he not know Sawyer IS NATALIE COLE?? That actually is her.
Angelica Pickles vs Darla Dinple,
Place your bets folks!
Sonic Sceptile Warrior *Darla* got money and a butler on top of all that evil so *she'd probably pound Angelica into the ground.* But in all honesty, I think *they'd be best friends* more than anything.
darla, and it wouldnt even be close
Darla.
Sonic Sceptile Warrior darla 'cause shes the devil
Well, you gotta think. Angelica did have a good heart at times, Darla did not. So if it's a contest for who is a better person, Angelica would win. But if it's the opposite, then Darla is your huckleberry
"The Looney Toons said they'll only work with MJ"
"...Get Jordan on the phone"
I like to imagine this is a prequel to the world of Bojack Horseman.
Y'know it actually could be, I never thought of that
Does that girl remind anyone of the little girl in the Batman Animated Series where she was an actor that aged, but never looked older?
Oh totally.
Vash theStampede Hey Vash, how's Knives doing? The camera guys stopped filming after you dragged him back to town.
Vash theStampede Oh yeah, Baby Doll
Read the manga.
Wish I could, but Manga is near inaccessible where I live, and the few places that do sell it are raided by weebs daily.
"when will human washing stop" i spat out my drink at that holy shit
it's the very sad practice of denying animals roles in the entertainment industry in order to appeal to a largely human audience. it's great that we have people like the NC willing to call out this bigotry.
Flamo Overburn there's a term called white washing, your welcome
I will stop human washing!
Starting by stopping to wash myself and scrubbing cows for a living from now on!
@@MrHodoAstartes Does anyone think that Darla Dimple looks like Cindy Lou Who but a little older?
I like how you included the important message of net neutrality with an actual video, not just the message. It seems like people are just having the message behind a fake title/thumbnail, which seems counterproductive
Cat's don't Dance is an amazing film. I love it
It's still weird af seeing Doug wear his hat without sideburns...
Kenzi Bat I know! Right?
Kenzi Bat Has he said why he shaved his head?
Matthew Johnson Unless there was another ulterior motive that he hasn't mentioned, it was literally for the sake of a joke in his "Norm of the North" review
Kenzi Bat all that time I actually thought it was a bald cap.
Kenzi Bat 🦇
Can't believe this movie is 20 years old!
Can't believe the animation still looks slick after all this time.
KOBUN40 Old Disney movies still look great after half a century.
2 decades old
When the video started to "buffer" at first I legit yelled "OH COME ON!!!"
Who knew that a circle of tiny little circles could create such a disturbance?
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
same her M8 I was going to pause it and finish up some other stuff so it could load.
This is possibly my favorite film from my childhood. I listened to the soundtrack every night before bed and couldn’t sleep until the score at the end of the cd. I still know every word to every song and it literally fills my heart with joy seeing this. The movie is DELIGHTFUL and it’s still just so wonderful.
Natalie Cole "impression"? That IS Natalie Cole!
Mark Maker I was looking for someone to say it! Was it a joke?
YES! I'm also mad that he compared "Tell Me Lies" to "Sally's Song". Ummm...I LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas, and especially that soundtrack, but Sally's Song was the weakest number by far, and the vocals were also really lacking (but did fit her character). That song was definitely not in the same league as "Tell Me Lies"!
Mark Maker I know! he's did not look this up.
I was about to comment the same thing and then I saw your comment. I'm so happy someone else noticed!
They're both good songs, not lacking in any way really. However, they're not the same kind of song at all. I don't see how these 2 songs could be considered the same sounding when one is super jazzy and the other like some kind of Chanson.
I have some fond memories of this one. That butler really is one of the greatest things ever created in animation.
Speaking of which, can we get a Nostalgia Critic Review of THe SpongeBob Movie? That movie resonated with me so much as a kid, I still watch it every time it airs. Seriously, I love every second of it
The moments that basically engraved themselves in my memory were the lamp scene, which was the first time where I cried waterfalls while watching a movie (Inside Out was the second time), and the musical finale, which still is one of the best movie climaxes of all time in my opinion.
I'd love that. I quit watching Spongebob years ago because it became unwatchable, but the first movie was pure gold. Even now, there's nothing that makes me laugh quite as hard as the "Now That We're Men" song.
That movie is great!!!
*+No Regerts* and *Kaija Schmauss* Fun fact: Spongebob creator Stephen Hillenburg originally never wanted to do a film even after over a year of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's requests, following the show's success.
This is both because: A) Intimidation from at-the-time increasingly popular animation gems like Toy Story or The Iron Giant. And B) He was skeptical that the show's formula could work in a feature-length format. Quoted:
*"I didn't think that what we wanted to say needed to be in a movie. I like the short form for animation. Then this story idea came up that lent itself to a longer format. You can't do a road trip adventure in a short form."*
Once the script developed a "hero's quest" premise to better justify the run-time and open up new creative doors with the characters on land, Hillenburg accepted. As most know by now, he intended it to end the series:
*"There was concern when we did the movie that the show had peaked, among executives at Nickelodeon."* Thus, he resigned as showrunner & head-writer but returned as Executive Producer & creative consultant for the 2nd film.
This was mostly in memory of his mentor Jules Engel though, not desire to continue the series. He's remained Exec. Producer since '08, still reviewing new episodes & suggestions, but is otherwise retired from the franchise.
For fans who've lost love for the series, Hillenburg would support that the first film can be considered the true final episode. All post- '04 material would simply take place before its events, which is why they are never mentioned.
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That lamp scene mentally scarred me for life I'll never watch that movie again
I was 9 when this movie came out and I loved it. I watched it again 2 years ago and still loved it! I nannied last summer and I told the kids about it and they wanted to see it so I showed them the movie and they absolutely adored it!
No joke, last summer when I watched the kids they were all about Frozen but this summer when I watched them again they couldn't stand Frozen, absolutely hated it, but they still loved the movies I grew up with that they asked me to show them the previous summer. They even asked me to bring more movies that I grew up with.
It's refreshing to see smaller reviews like this from you again. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy your skits and metaness, (well, most of them) And I know that as the artist it's your choice of how you want to do you style. But still, if you could, I would enjoy seeing more like these again. Either way, keep up the great work! :D
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Warmer Brothers: Michael Jackson just dropped out, quick Find Another Michael
Bobby Ferg Creators of space jam: HOWS ABOUT THIS??Michael jordan! :D
The video was buffering when I started it and I was so confused
BANA Nawal Same, PLEASE PLEASE send a comment to congress though. We must not let this law pass.
The thing is though the net is not American it's world wide. If they do this they don't just affect America they affect everyone. People watch shows and websites from all other the world and if many are rendered unable to operate it's not just the American's they'll piss off. I'm already pissed off by how much congress feel they can control a system that is in essence international. Also they massively underestimate just how smart people are. If this law passes I give it 6 minutes until someone has found a work around and made it freely available online. You want the entire internet to do dark this poorly conceived mess of a decision is how you do it.
The reason they are doing it is also transparent as anything. Companies are loosing money to independent producers so instead of embracing the competition and bettering themselves they'd rather just lobby the government to shut down opposition. It's pathetic.
same
Thomas Mason They do? I was under the impression that it would only be in America. after all, China's internet censorship is only in China.
Keavan Ѳ it will affect anyone who uses an american isp: Verizon, Comcast, etc.
big and loud was an absolutely amazing villains song/sequence. it was simple, but sung perfectly with all the malice a villain song needs.
This is essentially a prequel to Bojack Horseman
Disappointed Turtle I would believe that
Disappointed Turtle That...makes a lot of sense actually.
Disappointed Turtle You good sir, are a genius
Disappointed Turtle 👏👏😐 yep
C. Jump
Cue the theories made by over eger fans....
0:03 My video started buffering, as the video buffered. Coincidence?
you're not alone
Dylan Gray IT'S THE FREEMACENS!
well... huh
Happened to me too. I saw it buffer, checked my internet connection and when I looked back the buffering symbol changed slightly.
Dylan Gray IT IS!!!
Darla reminds me of Babydoll from the Batman: the Animated Series.
K Jordan Glad I'm not the only one who noticed the similarities.
K Jordan probably because they're both based on the same child star.
i was wondering why she looked exactly like Babydoll, hmm...maybe she retired and became the Midget Rights Spokesperson of America...and jazz too
No Fun Intended they're both based off shirley temple a big child star back in the day
"her best Natalie Cole impression"
boi, that IS Natalie Cole. check your facts.
He is facts.
He knows this. That’s the joke ^_^
the joke is that Sawyer doesn't sound like Natalie Cole when she's talking.
And yeah I know this comment is a year old but hey
The Pickliest Pickle
Pecisley, like how al pachino mocked himself in godfather 3.
Considering literally every human character in this movie is white, I think even in the backgrounds and that the lead was originally going to be an African American with this being a period piece about a time where pretty much everything was white washed, I think the lesson about prejudice is 100% valid and probably even on purpose.
There's also the "In this town, cats say 'meow' line" alluding to the way minority actors were only brought in to play stereotypes.
Yeah no there's no way this _wasn't_ intentional.
I had often heard it was an analogy for African Americans in the golden age of Hollywood
I'm just glad to see a race-conflict that isn't telling the "privileged" ones to evicerate themselves for having prejudices that anyone would struggle with (aversion to strangers and culture shock), or telling them that they should feel ashamed of their success even if they aren't bringing anyone down. The message is "give 'em a chance, you might like them once you het to know them."
Then there's the opposite thing where the minority faces the bigotry of low expectations and gets praised for mediocrity, eg, tennis player throwing temper tantrums and performing poorly along with the commentary surrounding the incident.
1000% this was inspired by the lack of equal rights for black performers in Hollywood back in the golden age of studios. People think it’s a film about talking animals, it’s actually about civil rights.
In the anime series "Sorcerer Hunters" there's a scene near the end where the characters appear to be living ordinary lives. Marron, the scholar, is sitting on a park bench reading a book. For a split second, we see a page of the book--and it's an article about "Cats Don't Dance."
was it the last episode?
Beckoning Chasm I have to find this episode
That episode with the girl at the lake always tugs my heart strings.
One of the best non-Disney kid's movies. I LOVE the songs, animation, and especially... the villain. I still play "Big and Loud" all the time. It's definitely in my top 10 villain songs. They really did an amazing job of making this movie feel timeless. I really miss good 2D animation.
Max appears to have incredible hearing as he can hear Darla calling him from miles away. We see this in the beginning when she violently calls his name from inside the movie set as he comes crashing through the wall. We also see this at the end when Darla, after being exposed and falling down the trap door, calls his name and Max, being stranded in Paris, France , can apparently hear her from Hollywood as he responds with “Qui, Miss Dimple?”
Fun fact. Most pianos in the 1930s were ivory. The elephant is playing the piano... yea.
Ah, it's nice to see someone else had the same thought.
Zootopia meets la la land
Nicholas Borg And if it was set in the 30's
Nicholas Borg yaaas
I never thought of that before, but it totally is~
Wow that... The more I think about it the more right it is.
Nicholas Borg Prior to La La Lands third act.
I came here expecting one of my favorite movies as a kid to get ripped a new one. I was pleasantly surprised.
Now THIS is some quality animation.
plot twist: cats dance
(Shyamalan randomly pops up) WHAT A-...oh, you already did it. Damn. (skulks off back into the ether)
*Faints from the shocking unpredictable twist*
Most unorthodox
Ok Mr. Shyamalan
OH MY GAWD REALLY?
Darla Dimple was actually based off a theory that Shirley Temple was actually a horrible midget.
1930s cartoons even had their own Shirley Temple mimic, at least in La La Land, Bereniece (sic) Hanselle, who played many little girls for MGM, Disney, Warner Bros./Harman-Ising/Leon Schlesinger/Vitaphoine, and Universal/Walter Lantz, though strangely, as historian Keith Scott has said, not at Columbia/Charles Mintz (the asshole who cheated Disney out of Oswald the rabbit). She can be heard as ALL of the hen in the 1936 Warner Bros. Bing Crosby roast-toon "Let it be Me" as the hens, including hero Emily (Prissy in Foghorn shorts was based off of her), crushing on Bing Crsoby (who sued. Strangely, he and its director Friz Freleng teamed up in 1970 on DePatie-Freleng's first TV special/prime time foray, "Goldilocks"). Berniece actually SOUNDED just like Shirley Temple but was a grown woman!
Bad? People said this was bad? I rather watch this no stop more than "Grandma got ran over by a reindeer"
It IS bad. THAT is just WORSE
"I rather watch this no stop more than 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'"? Pardon? I know of the movie, but the sentence perplexes me.
Even if you don't like it, at least it's eye candy!
I loved this when I was a kid and I still love it. It always makes me smile.
A lot of cartoons I loved as a kid fell flat when I got older, so having one stand the test of time is wonderful.
8:43 Natalie Cole was Sawyer's singing voice
Nostalgia Critic: *says he won't do this movie*
Also Nostalgia Critic: *does it anyways*
same with the Care Bears 4 review
And while it wasn't a review, he did do a Disneycember on Phantom Menace. Fingers crossed he tackles Matilda for a special review.
Calling it now he's gonna review the star wars prequels come December
Jake Bryant But he already did back in 2015.
How about I do anyway
NC, you need to do more decent movie reviews. This was really enjoyable.
The Tom Sawyer joke really got me on this one. XD
Agreed. Just you, with the camera, and cut-aways of the movie. We don't need the other people, the costumes, the silly written scenes. More of this video, please.
I like the skits, I honestly like where he's heading...The company is growing, and so is the NC....
RebelBelle13 well I meant "reviews of movies that aren't made from dog feces and aborted fetuses in terms of quality" more than the callback to the desk/wall. Though that isn't a bad thing either, change of pace and all that.
I still love this movie and I'm 31...
I'm nearly 32 but I remember going onto the Officially Unifficial Cats Don't Dance website practically everyday as a kid.
I'm 30 and this is the 1st time I watch this movie.
And I like it.^__^
I'm 26 and I still love that movie.
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This is my childhood movie, before Sing or other animal sing films of the new generation... yassss
same so much nostalgia here
YAS BOI same i saw it on starz in 2012.
YAS BOI I don't remember if I ever saw this as a kid. I think I should watch it.
YAS BOI I never saw it as a kid and I want to watch it.
6:42 I'm pretty darn sure they chose the elephant to play piano because it's funny when you think of all of those flaws that would get in the way. It HAD to be for a humorous reason!
I remember watching this movie
When I was a kid my mom take me to blockbuster or on Friday’s I pick this movie I love it when I was a kid. Now I still love it
CheeseWeasel 95 oh blockbuster I remember when that exsisted
I remember as a kid renting the VHS in my hometown's Kwik Trip. That was back when VHSs were still a thing. God, I feel old.
Wow! This video just popped up on my feed. Thanks for the fun review.
I was lucky (or blessed) to have been one of the Animators on this flick. I think it was my FIRST animated film I worked on. Got plucked right out of Cal-Arts to work on it.
It's always nice to hear good things about it. And that it found it's audience.
Kinda weird to see a lot of my scenes in this review! Like seeing old year book photos. LOL.
Anyway. On behalf of the whole crew that worked on this flick. Thank you to all of you that love it. We're glad that it's found a good place in your hearts to live.
All the best to ya!
I think that a commentary on racial prejudice is the intent. Like how Zootopia has that message about prejudice-based fear but it's with prey/predator.
Same. I hate how people think that Zootopia copied from Cats Don't Dance even though they have no evidence to back that up. Both deal with the same issues but are entirely different movies!
One of my favorite things about this movie is the fact that Gene Kelly himself did the choreography, and you can definitely tell. It's super fun and creative.
5:19 Showing the Olsen Twins as villians? Like in the Full House review?
12:54 is a "quick mini-review" by this channel's standards.
One of the many things that sets these guys apart.
4:09 OH MY GOD IT'S ARCHER!!
For a second there I thought my internet was fucking up
It's always been fucked up...
If the FCC has their way it will be fucked up.
Remember how the internet reacted to CNN blackmailing that reddit user? Nothing compared to the smoldering Hellstorm that will be unleashed upon the FCC.
Deathly Donger
I don't think you know what Net Neutrality is... Net Neutrality is just limiting ISPs from favoring some websites or content over others... Nothing related to the government censoring or controlling anything or preventing content from getting the data they need.
Net Neutrality has been going on since the beginning of the internet and is what is protecting small start up companies from being taken out because they couldn't pay to get good speeds.
Taking away Net neutrality hurts the consumer and companies who aren't associated with cable companies since they are at risk of having to pay extra to do things they already are doing.
Deathly Donger is another Verizon spambot.
Nostalgia Critic Land Before Time
When he introduces Ducky, we can have a return of The Elephant In The Room. 'Cause, y'know...
Carlos Donizetti better yet: The Land Before Time SEQUELS
Oh man, that'd be brutal. He does love Don Bluth's work, and that was one of my favourite Bluth movies.
Carlos Donizetti poor Doug would have to do a lot of summarizing if he wanted to do the sequels. Bobsheux actually did a very funny and respectful review of all the L.B.T. movies, including discussing the ummm elephant in the room
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i remember thinking the raptors from the drought movie were demons.
the cat has a sexy voice
there i said it
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If Sawyer and Tom would get together for a comedy routine I'd call it..... porn.
Yeah, but the slapstick added to it- ehh, not everyone's cup of tea...