@@fakebird000 But Shrek has *actors* who do voice *acting* . The movies Jeebus talks about are the ones that only depend on *celebrities* trying to do voice acting.
I remember seeing trailers and going “this looks generic”. I’m gonna guess how it ends before watching the video and I haven’t seen the movie. It probably ends with both sides realizing that nobody is perfect and they all have a big dance party
@@W0NDERFULSTUFF It's how EVERY manufactured animation movie ends to be fair, once you've watched enough (which is too much) TH-cam review of those movies the way they work is ingrained in your brain forever
the funniest thing about this movie to me is that its meant to be about accepting yourself and not being ashamed of being ugly or whatever but then the designer's changed the original designs of the uglydolls to be more appealing
For me the worst thing about this movie is that it isn’t even that bad. It does practically nothing wrong but that’s it’s main problem. It’s so incredibly generic and boring that it’s not even so bad it’s good. It’s just straight up not enjoyable, not even in an ironic way.
the amount of enjoyability in a movie is very important to it's value. a film might have awful writing, cheap lighting, bad cinematography, etc., but if it's very fun and enjoyable to watch then those bad parts are excused (so bad it's good). but if you have a film that's completely milquetoast and everything has a totally acceptable amount of quality in it, fearing to do anything different or innovative? that's infinitely worse than any 'so-bad-it's-good' cinema schlock.
@@manboy4720 Yeah, take movies like Shark Tale for example. Most people say that the movie is pretty bad, but at least most people can agree that it’s enjoyable and tries a lot of things that make it original and fun to watch despite how bad it may be. Meanwhile this movie is just a lame generic cash grab that does the bare minimum. In my opinion, the worst thing that a movie can be is boring. I’d take a bad but enjoyable movie over a boring one any day.
They literally picked the worst possible time to release their film Just think: -Would you rather watch:- Some dumb movie you know nothing about Vs. The climax of a huge story that has been built up over the past 10 years
When you compare it to what the ugly dolls looked prior, it's very clear that they had softened up their appearance to make them more "marketable." Moxy is a great example of this as they redesigned her to be way more commercially feminine looking as well as turning her pink, instead of looking like Ox because she was based on the creator's sister. Ox is him as an Uglydoll if I didn't make that clear.
Honestly I know 2D animation has gone out of style... or whatever, but I feel like Ugly Dolls would’ve been significantly more visually appealing if it had a 2D animation style
@@batmanwholaughs3462 Do anime movies count or do you mean specifically American/English made movies. Because last time an English movie dropped was Klaus, I believe, but that tried so hard to look 3D it’s debatable whether that really counts
You know what sucks the most? The director for this movie had co-directed Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron before. And he passed away in 2020, so this is the last thing he ever made, and it's trash
The original uglydolls were a good part of my childhood, my younger brother and I collected the toys and books with them and we bonded a lot over the characters. This movie is an insult to all of that and just took the fattest shit on my childhood when it came out
coming from an old hardcore ugly dolls fan: the books were just a way to criticize capitalism. it was called ugly town because of how crowded and busy it was. they should’ve kept with that message rather than ‘being different is good!’ like we’ve seen a million times. it’s so ironic now. id laugh if it wasn’t sad.
TreyTheWilliam bruh can all the old school uglydoll fans tell me their favorite character? ice bat has always been mine. im so glad they didn’t ruin my boy by putting him in the movie.
@@cas6359 Alright, so I actually have multiple. Peaco because he was my childhood favorite, Ice-Bat because Ice-Bat, Uglyworm was always funky, Chuckanucka because he’s funny, and Big Toe’s just a fun ol’ guy.
Sad as hell being that I had ugly dolls as a kid, when my sister sent me a picture of an ad she saw on a bill board my initial thought was "There really isn't anything that can be kept sacred"
I feel bad that this is the director Kelly Asbury’s last movie. Given his extensive track record in the animation circle, working on films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story, The Prince of Egypt, Shrek (which he was suppose to direct), Kung Fu Panda, Frozen, and directed both Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron. He deserved a better outing. (Edit): added in a few more movies he worked on.
He wrote this one article for Cartoon Brew 2 summers ago, that y’all should read, seeing how his last two movies flopped despite throwing his heart and effort hurts. As a filmmaker, this was so honest and insightful: www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/coping-with-a-box-office-bomb-a-commentary-by-kelly-asbury-177167.html
Isn’t that the story of “9”? The humans have a massive war and the dolls are alive and what not, even though they are also humans. Same premise in a way. You should review 9.
"They all end up in Uglyville. That's where your mom lives!" Best line ever said. Edit: I came back to this video 3 years after I made this comment. It's so surreal unexpectedly seeing your tracks.
This movie makes me even more mad because Ugly Dolls already had an established world! Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse did a better job setting up a more interesting ugly doll world than the movie did and I get it for like 5 bucks at an elementary school bookfair.
Yes this movie was complete garbage. That is why UglyFM exits. Our TH-cam channel is making Uglydoll videos to try to keep this brand alive. And no it is not connected to the movie in any way. We hate that crap.
tbh they literally did that to compensate cus they know this shit is bad 💀- The only good celebrity-cast movie is The Lorax but other than that like 🤷🏾♀️ Also I think its worth it to add that the celebrities who did this movie are kinda all dying in terms of like their fame
I’m mostly offended by the fact that Lou’s character and story could’ve been interesting if they touched into it more. That would’ve been way more interesting than seeing moxy’s kid have the same tooth like wowza what an emotional connection it’s even better than toy story
genuinely. he is practically the only character i wish had a bit more effort for he had more depth and unique-ness compared to everyone else and they couldve idk made it so that he could learn to be a better person and that no one has to be perfect and overall develop from being a horrible person who went through too much but oh well.
I made a giant rant comment about this exact thing. I’m so glad to see people pointing it out because I refuse to believe any writer would just… DROP those implications and then completely do nothing. The movie would’ve probably been redeemed a bit more if instead of beating Lou, they talked to him instead. There had to have been something behind the scenes because that reveal and motivation is something no writer would pass up the opportunity to focus on. I would’ve PAID to be in the writing room just to fix that.
@@rosykindbunny1313 Probably, though I can’t imagine them unironically calling someone ugly past elementary school. You’re right, though, bullies usually tend to be a little more specific (and especially subtle) with their shit talk and tricks.
"they call each other ugly all the time and use it proudly, but when someone who isnt a part of their group and who (i think???) have historically used that word to oppress them use it especially as an insult, then its considered bad" is... is ugly a slur
I think its considered bad because its coming from someone else, like I call myself stupid all the time, but like if someone other than myself called me stupid then id take offense
I remember going to the theatre to watch Endgame and seeing "Uglydolls" being advertised on the same day and I was thinking to myself "Who the hell would come here for that movie when they can just watch endgame."
The original Ugly Doll world and books were so good, wacky, and intriguing. I owned a lot of ugly dolls and read everything I could about their weird characters and it’s sad to see that they sold out and let this to happen.
5:48 what if the word “ugly” in this universe is supposed to parallel an offensive slur in our world? Within their own community, it’s commonplace and endearing, but when used by the elitist class, it becomes a coverup for the movie producers to be racist! A very deep, philosophical, and genius move by the director, bravo 10/10
I honestly didn't find this movie BAD, per se, but it is easily the most forgettable movie I've ever seen. I completely forgot that this movie existed until I saw the thumbnail and couldn't remember anything about it
i can agree, the "ugly" dolls have way more character and unique designs while the "perfect" dolls all stick to a similar or even the exact same body type and face.
@@temmie9391 not to vouch for them but perfection means perfect, if you say 3 perfect dolls they will all be the same. That's why it's perfection is not always great And being perfect is kinda ugly as there is no uniqueness(I think that is what the commenter wants to imply).
I know this movie doesn't deserve the thought put into making it something substantial instead, but here we go anyway: this would have been a fantastic opportunity to make a commentary on the 'I'm not like the others' effect, where people get so caught up in making themselves as unique or unconventional as possible with the specific goal of feeding into ones own ego. It would have been interesting to see the uglydolls arrive in less of a 'perfect' town with themes of strict conformity and fascist rule and more of an 'idealized' town full of popular trends the uglydolls believe themselves superior to. I'd take a message of "it's totally fine to like a mix of both un/popular things" instead of pitting them as diametrically opposed... but hey, thats not what the machine that spits out money says, so.
Fun fact: most of the money used to animate it was contributed to getting McDonald's to promote it, and that promotion only lasted a week or so while space jam 2's lasted 1 month. Yet they spent half of all that money on *MCDONALDS.*
fun fact! i only knew about the movie because one of my friends was a huge fan of the blonde doll, and wrote a fanfiction about it on wattpad that garnered a lot of attention
I was always mad that they made the ugly dolls cute therefore defeating the whole purpose of their name. Also the normal dolls look more like boss baby than any actual doll for sale.
The original Uglydoll designs were more ugly, they even had yellow teeth. They were still kinds cute but were mostly shown with blank expressions in the original designs and artwork.
Worst part about this was the fact a genuine fandom came out of the movie. Even worst part is I was part of it for like an entire summer. I have so much merch and fanart from the movie and I spent hours at a time focused on it. I saw it in the theatre like 3 times. I wish I was joking lol
“Recently, I’ve been just wanting to be surprised by things. I don’t wanna be bitter against every terrible property because I want potential to be in the stupidest places than no one realize.” Now that’s a mood and a half. I didn’t even watch the movie but just hearing how disappointed you are, it made me feel deeply disappointed as well. Even when I didn’t expect anything, the plot summary just turned out to feel really... empty.
The worst thing about this movie is that it feels like it came from 2002 to cash in on Kelly Clarkson's American Idol win and launch to fame but it was frozen on ice until 2019.
@@grug1343 I agree. It doesn’t even take place in an hotel which would be the most obvious giveaway I honestly sorta liked the movie when I first watched it but... it was difficult to watch
I visited the studio that helped make it during production. Based in DFW. Such a creative team of people, so many talented artists. Sucks to see their talent was used like this.
Sometimes I even forget I'm watching this movie when I'm listening to this song and gets carried away to my imagination. While the other songs were boring and easy to forget this one was....ahhh......refreshing.
6:01 maybe ugly is like the n-word equivalent and having someone not ugly say it is like offensive? Idk this movie dumb af but the concept of an ugly dolls theory is so funny to me
Also for some reason the only perfect dolls we see are based on humans. Where are all of the perfect teddy bears and rubber ducks??? Do they have their own island??
That would make the perfect world so much less bland but no they were to lazy to do that and instead just wanted to copy and paste the same model over and over they had the budget to make something colorful and bright but they just didn’t have the motivation
Him calling them ugly hurt them because he was using it as an insult. When the “ugly dolls” call each other and their town ugly, they say it with love. He was calling them ugly to humiliate them.
Honestly, the one thing that makes me upset is that there was a chance to have something at least mildly interesting. It’s near the end when Lou accidentally gets hit over the finish line in the Big Toy Race or whatever it is. That small scene where he whispers “No” as the line glows red after he passes it. Lou reveals that he’s actually a prototype, a reference if you will, for all other dolls and that he’s not allowed to go to the human world. He’s stuck in the Perfection Academy (idk what it’s called), watching countless dolls cycle come in and out, while he’s stuck there forever basically. Then Lou goes mad and tries destroying the portal thing so nobody can leave again. And honestly???? THAT HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL. The concept of being a prototype is so interesting to me. Imagine being stuck in the same place, guiding others on a path you cannot walk, while being constantly left behind. Literally??? He can’t really make friends with anyone because he knows they’re gonna leave him sooner or later, but he’s stuck. Everyone else can escape, see the world, go anywhere else, while he’s stuck to the same role. I feel like that could’ve probably redeemed a lot if they actually explored it a bit more. They could’ve talked him out of it, sympathize with him, let him see the error in his ways… but instead they defeat him like any old supervillain and throw him in the washing machine. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I *WISH* I COULD’VE BEEN ON THE WRITING TEAM?!?! That’s an absolute GOLD MINE of character growth material that children could’ve really learned something from. How the HECK did they pass up such an amazing opportunity?! I refuse to believe any writer in existence wouldn’t have thought “Hey, what if they talk to Lou instead of fighting him?” Because the opportunity is just so obvious.
The first time I watched it I thought it was okay then I re-watched and realized that the plot is basically happy group of people get told they're ugly and collapse like WHAT THE HECK
Trolls World Tour did a wayyyyyy better job at the craft world aesthetic. The plot is alright too, but I would watch that movie over and over for the world and creative areas they made
When I first saw a teaser for this movie, my first thought to go through my head was "that bat doll is pretty cute actually." Considering what they're called; I'm not sure if that was intentional.
7:30 to 7:47, bruh that's metal . This movie really had a LOT of potential. At very least if it was 2D or some unique hybrid animation, this would have been great . Unfortunately the company didn't give a damn about creating something to make someone "THINK" they just wanted a cashgrab, perhaps the people actually working on it wanted something different.
Ugly and proud
Yes sir
I’m so uglu I’m a doll
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“Once there was an ugly barnacle. The barnacle was so ugly, that everyone died! The end!”
That didnt help at all
Spongebob reference 😎👍
Yeah, I’ve been eagerly awaiting for this adaptation of this classic story too. Too bad they changed the barnacle into a doll 🥺
Better story than this mess
lol
When a children’s movie has to boast about its famous cast, you already know it’s a failure
Well, except when it's Shrek.
*JESUS CHRIST UR FUCKING RIGHT*
@@fakebird000 you speak facts
@@fakebird000 But Shrek has *actors* who do voice *acting* .
The movies Jeebus talks about are the ones that only depend on *celebrities* trying to do voice acting.
@@maddiehalloway yeah like Arctic dogs
The dolls aren’t ugly, like they’re literally just designed differ- oh wait
Oh wait-
What?
@@gary1471 Following the movie's mindset: Different = Ugly
And they wanted the uglies not to exist,right?
Reminds of a certain mustache man
@@dimsthedimwit600 especially when the ’perfect’ doll has blond hair and blue eyes-
I remember seeing an ad for this movie saying that I should watch it instead of Avengers Endgame and I laughed out loud
that sounds dumb and stupid
@N64 what did they do to make you so mad- jeez-
@@cresilerebus He's the number 1 Ugly Dolls Movie fan
@@n646n o
‘Laughs in success’
The message of this movie is literally just: “I’m ugly and I’m proud”
"....Is that what he calls it?"
How dare u reference a masterpiece compared to this shit movie
Louder
@@Mr.Tw1sty IM UGLY AND IM PROUD
@@TheDeformedEevee LOUDER
I remember seeing trailers and going “this looks generic”. I’m gonna guess how it ends before watching the video and I haven’t seen the movie. It probably ends with both sides realizing that nobody is perfect and they all have a big dance party
Fucking on point
exactly
HOW THE HELL-
watched the movie before and
your literally correct
@@W0NDERFULSTUFF It's how EVERY manufactured animation movie ends to be fair, once you've watched enough (which is too much) TH-cam review of those movies the way they work is ingrained in your brain forever
the entire budget for movies like this goes to paying the famous voice actors
Makes sense.
Underrated comment
@@kurinthekitty6842 It’s literally second top comment
@@GreyMcBeal
Your Right
Congratulations, you just described Dreamworks Pictures initial business model and Illumination’s (owned by Dreamworks) current business model.
The best quote from this movie has to be, “I’m an individual. Exactly like the rest of you.” It’s the only one I remember.
That’s one of the most cliche lines an animated movie could ever include. I swear there are at least 10 different movies with a line like that.
@@MinerDude369 but the irony of the line is pretty good.
The best quote was my uncle saying “I’d rather die than have him sing again” while Lou was singing.
@@hashtagcritical8688 lol
@@dumbdenki3164 It's like the opposite of that one scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian.
the funniest thing about this movie to me is that its meant to be about accepting yourself and not being ashamed of being ugly or whatever but then the designer's changed the original designs of the uglydolls to be more appealing
XD
Ironic, isn't it?
Other people can still think your ugly regardless
For me the worst thing about this movie is that it isn’t even that bad. It does practically nothing wrong but that’s it’s main problem. It’s so incredibly generic and boring that it’s not even so bad it’s good. It’s just straight up not enjoyable, not even in an ironic way.
exactly and I hate that. I remember when I saw just a poster at the cinema for this movie. THANKS GOD I didn't go see that
the amount of enjoyability in a movie is very important to it's value. a film might have awful writing, cheap lighting, bad cinematography, etc., but if it's very fun and enjoyable to watch then those bad parts are excused (so bad it's good). but if you have a film that's completely milquetoast and everything has a totally acceptable amount of quality in it, fearing to do anything different or innovative? that's infinitely worse than any 'so-bad-it's-good' cinema schlock.
@@manboy4720 Yeah, take movies like Shark Tale for example. Most people say that the movie is pretty bad, but at least most people can agree that it’s enjoyable and tries a lot of things that make it original and fun to watch despite how bad it may be. Meanwhile this movie is just a lame generic cash grab that does the bare minimum. In my opinion, the worst thing that a movie can be is boring. I’d take a bad but enjoyable movie over a boring one any day.
Their shaders are bland and boring.
It has a good message, but it's hard to actually pay attention to it.
"You can't call me ugly! That's _our_ word!"
Is it like, the n-word?
It’s an upside down n!! 😱
Lol
don't say ugly with a hard y
@@Jacob-zk1jy Ugli
They literally picked the worst possible time to release their film
Just think:
-Would you rather watch:-
Some dumb movie you know nothing about
Vs.
The climax of a huge story that has been built up over the past 10 years
endgame DUH
Some dumb movie i know nothing about seens like the obvious choice
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 the optimal experience
I proudly chose uglydolls movie. I regret it these days
None. I dont watch a lot of movies
The Avengers Saved Us from Thanos and a potential Ugly Dolls Movie Franchise
If you think about it, Doctor Strange had to see that happening in one of the 14 million outcomes.
Poor Doctor Strange.
I hadn't even though of that. They could have been as bad as the minions
Maya Fey Plushie
.🤔😑.
maya fey plushie herself is here 😩😩
When you compare it to what the ugly dolls looked prior, it's very clear that they had softened up their appearance to make them more "marketable." Moxy is a great example of this as they redesigned her to be way more commercially feminine looking as well as turning her pink, instead of looking like Ox because she was based on the creator's sister. Ox is him as an Uglydoll if I didn't make that clear.
That explains why Ox was the cool ugly doll in the og books
they literally went against their own message smh. its the lorax film all over again
which goes against this movies exact message ironically enough
Her name is small pox, not Moxy
Is there concept art available?
Honestly I know 2D animation has gone out of style... or whatever, but I feel like Ugly Dolls would’ve been significantly more visually appealing if it had a 2D animation style
I mean 2D is more artistic
@@blendyboi5023 and more energetic
@@kurinthekitty6842 I mean I’m down to be a casual fan haha
When was the last time a 2d animated movie was in theaters?
@@batmanwholaughs3462 Do anime movies count or do you mean specifically American/English made movies. Because last time an English movie dropped was Klaus, I believe, but that tried so hard to look 3D it’s debatable whether that really counts
You know what sucks the most? The director for this movie had co-directed Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron before. And he passed away in 2020, so this is the last thing he ever made, and it's trash
good God im so sorry for that poor man
The guy must be like: I’m sorry for making this pile of shit
I'm so fucking pissed now
I’m pissed off by the really boring ugly dolls movie.
@ba da ba ba ba before passing duh
Brave to make the “perfect” doll have blonde hair and blue eyes
Oh..... O-O
Oh shit
Uh oh
Now hol on-
The fact that the movie is a metaphor for the Holocaust.
"You are ugly"
Me: I am, he's speaking nothing but facts
Lmao when has nick lied to us all of us are ugly now
Then maybe you should grow a moustache.
hey i thought you stopped commenting. What a pleasant surprise
@@usernametaken017 You can just tell he watched the first 5 seconds of the video then commented 😂
WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE
i convinced literally 75% of the movies budget went towards casting Pitbull
You are placing WAY too much monetary value on Pitbull. If anyone is to blame, Nick Jonas probably did it, maaaaaybe Kelly Clarkson
Wasn't he a producer on this or am I tripping?
Maybe Priyanka Chropra from Bollywood did it.
My Boi selever speakin facts.
@@youraveragefloridaboy519 Who?
"You are ugly"
lol best intro on this channel
Indeed
Lmao
Exactly, imagine greeting people in 2021 smh
yep, I agree that a person named *You* is really ugly =/
I mean facs are facs
The original uglydolls were a good part of my childhood, my younger brother and I collected the toys and books with them and we bonded a lot over the characters. This movie is an insult to all of that and just took the fattest shit on my childhood when it came out
I laughed at all the sad parts in this film, and cried when they made jokes
Nice profile picture
@@izzye-scopeexplosivobrainz414 thank u 😊
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@@RetroHoodie25 you’re welcome and yes
coming from an old hardcore ugly dolls fan: the books were just a way to criticize capitalism. it was called ugly town because of how crowded and busy it was. they should’ve kept with that message rather than ‘being different is good!’ like we’ve seen a million times. it’s so ironic now. id laugh if it wasn’t sad.
Good to see there's still some of us around.
dude i fucking loved the ugly dolls book about life i reread that shit like 50 times lmao
@@norealmagicever3292 I still do from time to time lmao
TreyTheWilliam bruh can all the old school uglydoll fans tell me their favorite character? ice bat has always been mine. im so glad they didn’t ruin my boy by putting him in the movie.
@@cas6359 Alright, so I actually have multiple. Peaco because he was my childhood favorite, Ice-Bat because Ice-Bat, Uglyworm was always funky, Chuckanucka because he’s funny, and Big Toe’s just a fun ol’ guy.
Sad as hell being that I had ugly dolls as a kid, when my sister sent me a picture of an ad she saw on a bill board my initial thought was "There really isn't anything that can be kept sacred"
All the voice coaches were in this movie. All except John Legend, who is coincidentally in an actual good animated movie.
Which movie was he in?
@@ethanmaciel8546 The Mitchells vs the Machines
@@willem_g ohhhh yeahhhhhh
@Willem G ooh who did he play
@@cinnamoroll_luvr the dad of the Posey family (the perfect neighbors)
Kid :"Mom can we get trolls "
Mom:"We already have Trolls at home"
Trolls at home :"AAAAAAAAAH , KELLY CLARKSON "!!!!!!!
Now you can say that this movie is an absolute *Troll* :)
@@roundcorners1928 *Troll-Shit*
Trolls is abysmal though
@@carlosmattessich3883 at least it had better music than this bland mess
😂😂😂😂😂😂
"So calling me ugly is not effective. Try something else"
Me: Your Voice puts Insomniacs to sleep
Honestly that is actually a good thing because they need rest 😃
@•Kyle Procrastinates• HhHAHAHAHAHAHA JYWEEE KYLE YOU ARE SO FUNNY AHAHAHA!!! XDDDDXDXD
@•Kyle Procrastinates• so relatable!!1!!11!1! You're so funny!!!1!1!1!1!1
@@alexanderthegrrrreat6727 ok
so you’re basically saying his voice is relaxing. nice compliment!
I feel bad that this is the director Kelly Asbury’s last movie. Given his extensive track record in the animation circle, working on films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Nightmare Before Christmas, Toy Story, The Prince of Egypt, Shrek (which he was suppose to direct), Kung Fu Panda, Frozen, and directed both Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron. He deserved a better outing.
(Edit): added in a few more movies he worked on.
Oh no...what happened to him?
@@keyscored3710 he passed away last year from abdominal cancer
He wrote this one article for Cartoon Brew 2 summers ago, that y’all should read, seeing how his last two movies flopped despite throwing his heart and effort hurts. As a filmmaker, this was so honest and insightful:
www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/coping-with-a-box-office-bomb-a-commentary-by-kelly-asbury-177167.html
Isn’t that the story of “9”? The humans have a massive war and the dolls are alive and what not, even though they are also humans. Same premise in a way. You should review 9.
9 is the best
It would have been hilarious if the movie ended with the robot from 9 killing everyone
@@genericname2747 it’s the big twist that started the war
@@genericname2747 now that's sum good shit right there
That movie scared the shit outta me
"They all end up in Uglyville. That's where your mom lives!"
Best line ever said.
Edit: I came back to this video 3 years after I made this comment. It's so surreal unexpectedly seeing your tracks.
This movie makes me even more mad because Ugly Dolls already had an established world! Ugly Guide to the Uglyverse did a better job setting up a more interesting ugly doll world than the movie did and I get it for like 5 bucks at an elementary school bookfair.
frr!!!!!
Facts
Yes this movie was complete garbage. That is why UglyFM exits. Our TH-cam channel is making Uglydoll videos to try to keep this brand alive. And no it is not connected to the movie in any way. We hate that crap.
I had the guide when I was little, but nothing else from the franchise. I didn't even know other stuff existed until way later.
I watched the movie when I was little and actually liked it
The entire budget for this movie was spent on hiring celebrities as voice actors
That’s it! Basically the Disney method since Aladdin!
tbh they literally did that to compensate cus they know this shit is bad 💀- The only good celebrity-cast movie is The Lorax but other than that like 🤷🏾♀️ Also I think its worth it to add that the celebrities who did this movie are kinda all dying in terms of like their fame
I’m mostly offended by the fact that Lou’s character and story could’ve been interesting if they touched into it more. That would’ve been way more interesting than seeing moxy’s kid have the same tooth like wowza what an emotional connection it’s even better than toy story
genuinely. he is practically the only character i wish had a bit more effort for he had more depth and unique-ness compared to everyone else and they couldve idk made it so that he could learn to be a better person and that no one has to be perfect and overall develop from being a horrible person who went through too much but oh well.
I made a giant rant comment about this exact thing. I’m so glad to see people pointing it out because I refuse to believe any writer would just… DROP those implications and then completely do nothing. The movie would’ve probably been redeemed a bit more if instead of beating Lou, they talked to him instead. There had to have been something behind the scenes because that reveal and motivation is something no writer would pass up the opportunity to focus on. I would’ve PAID to be in the writing room just to fix that.
This movie is the kinda movie who thinks every bully comes up and says “I think you’re ugly. It’s just my opinion!”.
I've been through many bullies, but literally none of them have said I look ugly. Do bullies even say that?
@@rosykindbunny1313 Probably, though I can’t imagine them unironically calling someone ugly past elementary school.
You’re right, though, bullies usually tend to be a little more specific (and especially subtle) with their shit talk and tricks.
@@keybyss98 Yah like if they find your voice weird, they might mimic it, not just say “Your voice ugly”
@@rosykindbunny1313 Sorry you had to go through that,hope things are good for you now
"they call each other ugly all the time and use it proudly, but when someone who isnt a part of their group and who (i think???) have historically used that word to oppress them use it especially as an insult, then its considered bad"
is... is ugly a slur
@@lillianhalo3012 And he’s gone
Okay thanks for letting me know 👍
I think its considered bad because its coming from someone else, like I call myself stupid all the time, but like if someone other than myself called me stupid then id take offense
@KvAT yeah exactly
Idk, ask Twitter…
Uncalled for? Yes! True? *yes!*
Uglydolls’s gray city scene is basically The Great Depression except in animated form and also with gray dolls.
trolls pot scene be like:
That’s exactly what I was thinking!!!
What if ugly is a reclaimed slur? So like when the pretty dolls use it, it's offensive
Game Theory
I doubt the writers thought of that…….. or ….. did…. they?
The U Word
Exactly, they can say it to each other and other ugly dolls, but when other people say it.. well you get the idea
Im going to say the u word
I remember going to the theatre to watch Endgame and seeing "Uglydolls" being advertised on the same day and I was thinking to myself "Who the hell would come here for that movie when they can just watch endgame."
Little kids
Damogus
@@sugarapple7288
Yeah endgame isn’t as appealing because real people and no animation
@@NameName-yj7lp Endgame is still a great masterpiece though. It can't probably compare to this
@@S4pp
It totally is I love it but to kids it’s not as fun to watch for them. So parents are kinda dragged into watching ugly dolls sadly
The real question is “Is uglyville made of dolls, or are dolls made of uglyville?”
*"umbra isnt made of Shadows, Shadows are made of umbra"*
*“I didn’t destroy the city, the city destroyed me”*
They scream, for they did not know.
uglyville is their kind
they all screem for they dont know
The original Ugly Doll world and books were so good, wacky, and intriguing. I owned a lot of ugly dolls and read everything I could about their weird characters and it’s sad to see that they sold out and let this to happen.
Kind of what happened to The Long Haul (movie).
5:48 what if the word “ugly” in this universe is supposed to parallel an offensive slur in our world? Within their own community, it’s commonplace and endearing, but when used by the elitist class, it becomes a coverup for the movie producers to be racist! A very deep, philosophical, and genius move by the director, bravo 10/10
It's basically a strawman of white people versus *INSERT MINORITY GROUP HERE*, it's genuinely disgusting
I'm gonna say the U-word
@@valenarizio4313 DO NOT
i mean the "most perfect" doll is aryan
@@genericname2747 UGLYYYYYYYYYYYY
I honestly didn't find this movie BAD, per se, but it is easily the most forgettable movie I've ever seen.
I completely forgot that this movie existed until I saw the thumbnail and couldn't remember anything about it
Pitbull playing the dog is the best joke in the movie.
Of course after the movie being made.
So I guess you could say, “the real ugly was the dolls we made along the way”
Tbh the “perfect” dolls are the ugly ones, not the “ugly” dolls.
They look like lalaloopsy with pupils
@@staringcorgi6475 ya lol
i can agree, the "ugly" dolls have way more character and unique designs while the "perfect" dolls all stick to a similar or even the exact same body type and face.
The “perfect” dolls are within the uncanny valley ngl.
@@temmie9391 not to vouch for them but perfection means perfect, if you say 3 perfect dolls they will all be the same. That's why it's perfection is not always great
And being perfect is kinda ugly as there is no uniqueness(I think that is what the commenter wants to imply).
If this guy starts a gaming channel, he better call it, “60 Frames Of Nick.”
I know this movie doesn't deserve the thought put into making it something substantial instead, but here we go anyway: this would have been a fantastic opportunity to make a commentary on the 'I'm not like the others' effect, where people get so caught up in making themselves as unique or unconventional as possible with the specific goal of feeding into ones own ego. It would have been interesting to see the uglydolls arrive in less of a 'perfect' town with themes of strict conformity and fascist rule and more of an 'idealized' town full of popular trends the uglydolls believe themselves superior to. I'd take a message of "it's totally fine to like a mix of both un/popular things" instead of pitting them as diametrically opposed... but hey, thats not what the machine that spits out money says, so.
YES. That would have been good!
Finally. I wanted to watch Shazam in theaters when this came out but my sister wanted to watch this and regretted it lol.
Well that stinks, I hope you did get to eventually watch Shazam
@@birdboy16 yeah, its on hbo max so I will
Have you seen it yet and if you have what did you think?
@@rpmguy648 Not yet, I will reply when I do.
OK, cool
This movie is the very definition of
"YOU HAVE INSULTED MY ENTIRE RACE, but yes"
Lol 😂😂😂
"Ugly." Sure, those ugly dolls look much more appealing to me than the "perfect" ones and I'm sure so many kids would agree.
The ugly doll comics were good, they could have just made something based off the source material
Fun fact: most of the money used to animate it was contributed to getting McDonald's to promote it, and that promotion only lasted a week or so while space jam 2's lasted 1 month. Yet they spent half of all that money on *MCDONALDS.*
They would’ve made them ugly, but that wouldn’t have been good for *merchandizing*
Ugly dolls were made before the movie! The movie is based off the actual dolls :)
THERE WERE ALREADY MERCH WTF
@@Chaos_867 it was a toy brand that started in 2002 and basically naturally faded from memory around 2014 when toy stores stoped carrying them
The perfect person:
White
Male
Able-body
Blue eyes
Blonde hair
Mmm...
sus
Sussy.
sussy baka
Sustacular
So, a chad
I knew it was bad from the previews. The whole "being different is okay" thing has been beaten into the ground.
@Dylan Sharp There are plenty of other movies they can watch though with this same message
fun fact! i only knew about the movie because one of my friends was a huge fan of the blonde doll, and wrote a fanfiction about it on wattpad that garnered a lot of attention
Oh my god same, one of my friends literally loved he blonde doll for some reason and made a bunch of fan art of him for a good few months
:(
They couldn’t find someone else worth raving about
was it an x reader
GIVE US THE LINK I WANT TO READ IT
The "perfect dolls" looks disturbingly like Mr Peabody and sherman
Pretty kid calls ugly dolls ugly.
"Yo, this is our word, pretty boy..!"
I was always mad that they made the ugly dolls cute therefore defeating the whole purpose of their name. Also the normal dolls look more like boss baby than any actual doll for sale.
The original Uglydoll designs were more ugly, they even had yellow teeth. They were still kinds cute but were mostly shown with blank expressions in the original designs and artwork.
Worst part about this was the fact a genuine fandom came out of the movie. Even worst part is I was part of it for like an entire summer. I have so much merch and fanart from the movie and I spent hours at a time focused on it. I saw it in the theatre like 3 times. I wish I was joking lol
“Recently, I’ve been just wanting to be surprised by things. I don’t wanna be bitter against every terrible property because I want potential to be in the stupidest places than no one realize.”
Now that’s a mood and a half. I didn’t even watch the movie but just hearing how disappointed you are, it made me feel deeply disappointed as well. Even when I didn’t expect anything, the plot summary just turned out to feel really... empty.
That line, I feel, comes off so genuinely heartfelt.
The worst thing about this movie is that it feels like it came from 2002 to cash in on Kelly Clarkson's American Idol win and launch to fame but it was frozen on ice until 2019.
"You just made something ugly... _feeling._ And that sucks."
Woah.
Son of Bigfoot wasn’t bad, it was actually pretty good, but yeah, Monster Family was a train wreck.
We don’t talk about son of Bigfoot
@@W3EVILGENIUS me and you are talking about it now, tho.
son of bigfoot, if i remember which movie it actually is, was actually pretty nice imo...i was forced to watch monster family and it fucking sucked
@@redlikeroses3705 yeah, Monster Family was hard to get through, but it’s not a Hotel Transylvania rip-off like some people say.
@@grug1343 I agree. It doesn’t even take place in an hotel which would be the most obvious giveaway I honestly sorta liked the movie when I first watched it but... it was difficult to watch
Theory: Uglydolls Are Cannibals
They also like to vore other people.
Can you explain
@@dromie5059 7:14
but h-hey that's just a theory...
A doll theory!
For a school field trip to the movies and we had to watch this and I remember everyone screaming and booing when the songs started
I visited the studio that helped make it during production. Based in DFW. Such a creative team of people, so many talented artists. Sucks to see their talent was used like this.
return of the king 🙏🏻
missed your vids nick, glad you’re back
Yay
Lou (the villain) was the best character in the movie imo
He was the only one that brought anything interesting to the movie, ngl.
I literally zoned out after 2 minutes and came back right when he said "and thats ugly dolls"
I actually liked it as far as kid's movies go - mostly because the main villain song is a bop.
The villain song was the best part
And that's the ugly truth!
True. I unironically listen to that song.
Sometimes I even forget I'm watching this movie when I'm listening to this song and gets carried away to my imagination. While the other songs were boring and easy to forget this one was....ahhh......refreshing.
When I first saw the poster for the movie with my aunt she was like “pFFFt that villain guy looks like he’s played by a Jonas brother”
Plot twist: Ugly dolls is actually a underrated masterpiece
No, Trolls and Trolls World Tour are the underrated masterpieces
@@Quackervoltz only Trolls World Tour
@@10thDoctorWhoovez might be biased but the first one is good too, albeit just a little more childish than the sequel
I think they are both overated
@@hedgehogengine You get it
"Uglydolls is a movie that nobody heard of-"
The uglydolls fandom that kinda blew up in 2019 & 2020: um ok
the five people who watched the movie: um ok
This is a disgusting comment
@@justaspectator9762 It's a joke 😭
The amount of fanart I've seen of the pretty dolls is ridiculous
@@lollybowser have you seen... the dark side, of the force?
"Then they end up in Uglyville"
"That's where your mom lives"
:'(
6:01 maybe ugly is like the n-word equivalent and having someone not ugly say it is like offensive? Idk this movie dumb af but the concept of an ugly dolls theory is so funny to me
Someone: *calls me ugly*
Me: *unfazed*
Someone: how are you so strong
Me: If your own mom calls you ugly no insult can compete with that
You good?
Kid named genetics
Also for some reason the only perfect dolls we see are based on humans. Where are all of the perfect teddy bears and rubber ducks??? Do they have their own island??
That would make the perfect world so much less bland but no they were to lazy to do that and instead just wanted to copy and paste the same model over and over they had the budget to make something colorful and bright but they just didn’t have the motivation
And anime figurines
Him calling them ugly hurt them because he was using it as an insult. When the “ugly dolls” call each other and their town ugly, they say it with love. He was calling them ugly to humiliate them.
So basically, "ugly" is the "n-word" of their world
@@meatloafer2762 holy shit
@@meatloafer2762 oh, So that's why when they use it is ok, but when other people use it is bad..
You should review “scales: mermaids are real” it’s hilarious
MY BONES ARE SQUISHY
@@Jazker_da_thief "can i go to the bathroom?"
That movie is soo bad, its good
@@supahgal3894 :O?!?!?!? WOAH BATHROOM???? *GASP*
@@aeweljrnold Why would she want to go to the bathroom!!?!
I’m gonna be honest, if there was going to be a LittleBigPlanet or Tearaway movie in production I wouldn’t be surprised.
Honestly, the one thing that makes me upset is that there was a chance to have something at least mildly interesting. It’s near the end when Lou accidentally gets hit over the finish line in the Big Toy Race or whatever it is. That small scene where he whispers “No” as the line glows red after he passes it. Lou reveals that he’s actually a prototype, a reference if you will, for all other dolls and that he’s not allowed to go to the human world. He’s stuck in the Perfection Academy (idk what it’s called), watching countless dolls cycle come in and out, while he’s stuck there forever basically. Then Lou goes mad and tries destroying the portal thing so nobody can leave again. And honestly???? THAT HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL. The concept of being a prototype is so interesting to me. Imagine being stuck in the same place, guiding others on a path you cannot walk, while being constantly left behind. Literally??? He can’t really make friends with anyone because he knows they’re gonna leave him sooner or later, but he’s stuck. Everyone else can escape, see the world, go anywhere else, while he’s stuck to the same role. I feel like that could’ve probably redeemed a lot if they actually explored it a bit more. They could’ve talked him out of it, sympathize with him, let him see the error in his ways… but instead they defeat him like any old supervillain and throw him in the washing machine.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I *WISH* I COULD’VE BEEN ON THE WRITING TEAM?!?! That’s an absolute GOLD MINE of character growth material that children could’ve really learned something from. How the HECK did they pass up such an amazing opportunity?! I refuse to believe any writer in existence wouldn’t have thought “Hey, what if they talk to Lou instead of fighting him?” Because the opportunity is just so obvious.
Remember when this had a high audience score on Rotten Tomatoes when it first came out?
Yeah, me neither...
Bruv how can this come close to spiderverse?
Rotten tomatoes is inaccurate though
🎶That’s what the masks for 🎶
is this a dream refreance
that's what the point of the mask is ?
At least we know Dream cheated
normal pills???
Please don't make me remember of that terrible song
“There’s a giant ocean, but where does it lead?”
To the inevitable sequel that is just as bad as the first one
I saw this movie in theaters and I can't officially say I regretted it because I'm not the one who paid to see it.
Nick Jonas's character looks more like a Hitler Youth than Conan tbh.
The first time I watched it I thought it was okay then I re-watched and realized that the plot is basically happy group of people get told they're ugly and collapse like WHAT THE HECK
Uglydolls is a cinematic masterpiece
fight me, just do it
Not really, but is way better than 24 frames nick says, i personally love lou's character development
Not really, but it gets wayyyy too much hate in my opinion.
Did you know that the first plan for Uglydolls to go into animation was not a film, but rather a Cartoon Network show?
That would’ve been great, probably actually going off the original comics and books created
We’re not gonna talk about how my teacher tried to make us watch this movie
I love Nick's transitions into the sponsors, it's just perfect
Trolls World Tour did a wayyyyyy better job at the craft world aesthetic. The plot is alright too, but I would watch that movie over and over for the world and creative areas they made
Hell yeah Trolls World Tour appreciation
Well I haven't seen trolls would tour but I saw the trailer and it looks ok
I hate that they compare this to Uglydolls.
@@feistybearproductions6478 Trolls is better than UglyDolls.
@@SteelPanda220 In my opinon no.
"Uglyvile, that's where your mom lives"
I almost choked on the pretzel I was eating during this video.
I remember all of the commercials and stuff, but I NEVER remember seeing it released lmao
When I first saw a teaser for this movie, my first thought to go through my head was "that bat doll is pretty cute actually." Considering what they're called; I'm not sure if that was intentional.
His name is Ice-Bat, or so another comment tells me.
Also, you have excellent taste.
does anyone else remember the ugly dolls fandom where everyone was simping for lou and shipping him with some other guy or am i crazy
7:30 to 7:47, bruh that's metal .
This movie really had a LOT of potential. At very least if it was 2D or some unique hybrid animation, this would have been great . Unfortunately the company didn't give a damn about creating something to make someone "THINK" they just wanted a cashgrab, perhaps the people actually working on it wanted something different.
2:59 i bursted into laughter