You know what's sad? This could have been a kickass movie with the right story! Get rid of the kid and the entire "real world" beginning, add more fighting, get rid of the blurry vision thing, add some rich back story to the whole life spring and roo veneration thing, and make the whole movie about trying to reunite the warriors after Young's murder drove them apart. You'd have a good movie then! In the words of Mr. Enter "Nothing is sadder than wasted potential".
"I pity the fool who screws me out of a deductible!" "The Hulkster would like to file Pasta-Mania under a loss!" "...Yeah, thanks Phil, call ya if I got anymore questions. *click* Alright, so, chainsaw hand prop is a business expense"
I thought the movie looked bad. This confirms it. However, OMG that villain. In this review alone, that villain made me laugh so hard I got heart burn. It's almost like the actor was like "Fuck this...I need to do something to keep me awake." If that guy had a Saturday morning show, that would be something to watch. A good dose of "WTF?!" for my day lol
Wow, that is the greatest, grandest and most insightful post I've ever read. I'm sure you will inspire millions of people on this forum to stand up for that epic post, as well as educate them in the art of arguments.
I wouldn't say the premise "sounds like shit". No more than human sized turtle ninjas living in a populated city fighting the putties from Power Rangers.
Am I the only one who thinks that the kid's reaction at 17:45 was genuine? Like they didn't tell him that the guy was gonna scream at him or anything. I mean it probably wasn't but I couldn't help but think so because this villain is so silly and random
"I have no idea why we're following you sir." Nostalgia critic really is entertaining as hell... He over plays the anger and shouting half the time, but there is at least one brilliant hilarious comedy quote in all of his video's. He deserves the followers he got. ^_^
Honestly, I freaking LOVED the villain. His over the top batshit insanity was the most entertaining thing in the film. I kind of wish the entire movie had focused on him instead of the kid just to see more of his mugging and crazy laughs.
"Film critic Kale Klein of the Carlsbad Current-Argus was so physically distressed by the film that he actually vomited during the initial screenings" well...I'm speechless
I would swear this was a bad live action adaptation of a popular kids cartoon. I mean, it's just so Ninja Turtles-esque. Were they intending for this to be a franchise or something?
Ed Duke I actually don't think its fair in this review for the Nostalgia Critic to make fun of it You've seen the guy act. How can ANYONE else top that?!
I still don't understand WHY she's a traito- "IT WAS A LIFE" But who's life- "IT WAS A LIFE" I understand.. But why is she now a traitor-- "IT. WAS. A. LIFE". Fien...
Ya know the emperor dude might have actually done what he said in keeping people from laughing at Ryan. Why do I say this? Because I was way too busy laughing at him to give a shit about Ryan lol.
Critic!!! You missed a golden opportunity!! At 19:39 when Komodo wants the Warriors to "come out and play", it was a chance to show the exact same clip from the movie "Warriors" where Luther clinks the three Coke bottles together and says "Warriors, come out and plaaaaayyyy" !!
Im almost embarrassed to say I actually went and watched this when it came out. What can I say I was a naive kid, I thought "Ohh badass Kung-fu Kangaroo's that'll be fun." Ya know, that would have made a better title Kung-Fu Kangaroo's LOL
I actually knew that little guy form Twin Peaks. He was actually in a LOT of different shows. His name was Mike. I don't think he's alive anymore, but I remember him being pretty cool.
Surprisingly, there is an episode of Burn Notice in which one of the side plots has Bruce Campbell's character, Sam Axe, getting audited. Not surprisingly, Bruce Campbell is actually going through boxes of tax documents fun to watch.
I think Komodo's actor started out trying for a serious performance, but got so bored with the entire thing he started goofing off while the cameras were on just to add levity to the whole thing, and the director was too bored to take another cut. And thus, the lost Looney Toon was born.
Wouldn't the chef be fired for unsafe practices in the workplace? And why are Kangaroos associated with martial arts? Us Aussies don't have any native martial arts; Aboriginals used the spear and the club, while European Australians had guns. The only martial arts in Australia come from Asia and Israel (I fucking love Krav Maga).
There is more than one dialect of Chinese Nostalgia Critic... And no, Tao is not always pronounced Dao. As Mandarin, the Chinese I assume he is talking about, has both T and D sounds. Ugh... Ugh-ity fucking ugh...
And now you know languages make me want to cry and go to my nice place. Fuck I still don't even really get commas and I'm a native English speaker. Don't even bring up this thing ; ... It's just a thing to make a wink face. >.> So says me from now on. ;-)
This needs more up-voting. I don't expect Doug to be unfailingly correct, but come on; at least Google it before you lecture the Chinese-American actor on Chinese language.
It's not like this is the easiest info to find. If you google it most links says its pronounced dao or say that dao is more accepted. Unless you think that for every joke Doug makes he should do research into it first.
+Disney freak Tank Girl, Catwoman (antihero admittedly) and Elektra. Oh and if you want to count it, Barb Wire. Those movies were about female heroes, and they are sadly great examples of why female superhero movies are so rare. The people who make them typically create garbage, so companies aren't likely to take their chances very often, even though the material is not the issue. However if it makes you feel better, Wonder Woman is slated to release in 2017.
+Disney freak Tank Girl, Catwoman (antihero admittedly) and Elektra. Oh and if you want to count it, Barb Wire. Those movies were about female heroes, and they are sadly great examples of why female superhero movies are so rare. The people who make them typically create garbage, so companies aren't likely to take their chances very often, even though the material is not the issue. However if it makes you feel better, Wonder Woman is slated to release in 2017.
+Disney freak To be fair? This was the 1990s. Kids "accidental awesome adventure" movies like this shclock were standard fair, especially for the summers. There was less of a market for Super Hero movies _oerall_ at that point, let alone decent Super Heroine flicks.
I don't know about you guys, but I myself would LOVE to see a show with Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, and Bruce Campbell fileing their taxes. Thumbs up if you agree
16:23 This convinced me that Angus MacFadyen was well aware of how stupid this movie was, and the big "YEEEES!" is totally sarcastic. As much as I love his over-the-top performance in this, I'm so glad he was able to go back to making good movies like "Titus" and "Equilibrium".
Am I the "only" one who absolutely loved this movie?! When I was younger, this film rocked! Didn't think one second of it was boring, although yes, there were some really over-the-top moments of hilarity to it, I really enjoyed the story, philosophy, as well the characters. Empire Strikes Back/Harry Potter/Mortal Kombat/Narnia all rolled into one; I'm thinking about checking it out again...
FUN FACT: The chick who played Alicia is Marley Shelton. She’s best known for playing Wendy Peffercorn in The Sandlot.
We need more villains like Komodo nowadays :D
I know right? What happened to villians who had fun with their evil?
You know what's sad? This could have been a kickass movie with the right story! Get rid of the kid and the entire "real world" beginning, add more fighting, get rid of the blurry vision thing, add some rich back story to the whole life spring and roo veneration thing, and make the whole movie about trying to reunite the warriors after Young's murder drove them apart. You'd have a good movie then! In the words of Mr. Enter "Nothing is sadder than wasted potential".
agreed !
All of that while still keeping the same villain?
darwincity
Especilly keeping the same villain
darwincity Gotta keep the same villain. Komodo is fucking hilarious.
Mr. Enter sucks ass and he is the worst reviewer of all time.
BLURBLURBLURBLURBLUR!!! WARRIORS, COME OUT AND PLAA-AAY!! HAHAHAHA!!!
It's a reference to a different movie.
Is it wrong that I think Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, and Bruce Campbell doing their taxes together sounds exciting?
"I pity the fool who screws me out of a deductible!"
"The Hulkster would like to file Pasta-Mania under a loss!"
"...Yeah, thanks Phil, call ya if I got anymore questions. *click* Alright, so, chainsaw hand prop is a business expense"
really? he had nothing to say about the Warriors (1979) reference?
+Noan Manji Hard to take it seriously when delivered like Frank Gorshin on Speed.
I just noticed these kids never come from a run-down area, it's usually always suburbia.
Damn, that formula and the chart!
Actually it would be pretty interesting to see what Mr. T writes off as a business expense.
Mr.T Books Flavowave ring a bell? i'dd hate to be his accountaint have to submit that with a honest face XD
I wonder why they utilized 'blurry vision' so much in movies around this time. was it to hide wirework? otherwise I don't see the point.
I'm giving you a thumbs up for the sole reason of being one of the few people on TH-cam who actually put a question mark at the end of a question.
The antagonist's demeanor so reminded me of the Chief Blue Meanie in Yellow Submarine. Which actually made him amazingly entertaining to me!
+Julia Kropp i think he looks like the dead or alive singer
My father owns a Chinese restaurant for ten years. I showed him this. He laughed like hell and disowned me. Thanks a lot, NC...
The face and scream at 17:11 cracks me up so much!
Oh my god, it's Angus MacFadyen! Braveheart will never feel the same after this...
Before there was Profion, there was Komodo
I thought the movie looked bad. This confirms it. However, OMG that villain. In this review alone, that villain made me laugh so hard I got heart burn. It's almost like the actor was like "Fuck this...I need to do something to keep me awake."
If that guy had a Saturday morning show, that would be something to watch. A good dose of "WTF?!" for my day lol
Mr. T doing his taxes might actually be amusing.
Komodo cracks me up. XD 19:32 Makes me laugh every time. Also, 17:45. :)
Bad movies are there so you can appreciate the better movies
Dang, that's a deep message
Wow, that is the greatest, grandest and most insightful post I've ever read.
I'm sure you will inspire millions of people on this forum to stand up for that epic post, as well as educate them in the art of arguments.
I wouldn't say the premise "sounds like shit". No more than human sized turtle ninjas living in a populated city fighting the putties from Power Rangers.
I have been waiting all my life to see this again. I remember it but never could find it.
Komodo just makes me bust out laughing XD
I'm sorry, I think that action-packed stir-fry sequence was the best thing I've seen in ages.
Am I the only one who thinks that the kid's reaction at 17:45 was genuine? Like they didn't tell him that the guy was gonna scream at him or anything. I mean it probably wasn't but I couldn't help but think so because this villain is so silly and random
When Komodo was being killed, my sisters and I always said he turned into one of those silver things from those Capri Sun commercials.
17:36 "traitor! *spins blade*
+xKingLibra A less bad film where at least you could see SOME of the action
What movie are you referring too?
+DarkDremora the force awakens
"I have no idea why we're following you sir."
Nostalgia critic really is entertaining as hell... He over plays the anger and shouting half the time, but there is at least one brilliant hilarious comedy quote in all of his video's. He deserves the followers he got. ^_^
If you thought this one was bad, try watching the sequel. Never heard of it? There's a reason.
wasnt the chef from this movie the guy who played Wang Chi in Big Trouble in Little China?
+Martin Meers Yes indeed :)
Oscar Debäck thats fucking awesome.
I love the psycho guy! He's so out there and awesome.
01:39 - 01:46
Still better art than anything Rob Liefeld draws
Loki's on that good stuff.
take Kefka from FF6, Loki of the Thor movie and throw in a dash of Johnny Depp.
Exactly!
Honestly, I freaking LOVED the villain. His over the top batshit insanity was the most entertaining thing in the film. I kind of wish the entire movie had focused on him instead of the kid just to see more of his mugging and crazy laughs.
those kangaroos looks like Brian Littrell XD
Hahahhahahaha Stop! lol
I really love those people who keep the whole episode in one video instead of splitting it up in two.
"Film critic Kale Klein of the Carlsbad Current-Argus was so physically distressed by the film that he actually vomited during the initial screenings"
well...I'm speechless
Weren't you at the SRMTHFG channel?
I would swear this was a bad live action adaptation of a popular kids cartoon. I mean, it's just so Ninja Turtles-esque. Were they intending for this to be a franchise or something?
Yes.
13:00 Jesus I almost died
The director of this movie would go on to direct Freddy vs Jason... wow. He sure stepped up his game.
The guy that directed this would go on to make The Bride Of Chucky...Why is it that the villain in THIS movie is sillier?
I don't know, but I wish he was the villain in every movie ever.
Imagine him as Darth Vader.... (heavy breathing) Luke.... (heavy breathing) WOLOLLO
Ed Duke I actually don't think its fair in this review for the Nostalgia Critic to make fun of it You've seen the guy act. How can ANYONE else top that?!
Morbius Fitzgerald
How can you not applaud such an amazing performance?
Ed Duke I can. How the hell this guy did this and was later considered a serious actor, thats quite an accomplishment.
Morbius Fitzgerald
Quite indubitably, good sir.
Greetings from the year 2024🎉
guess that means Komodo is the only reason to watch this movie XD
xxdarkriderx Exfuckingactly!
That Tarzan alarm clock part almost killed me! xD
"He's too small to be a newcomer!" we'll now we no what the average Ridley hater looks like
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rarity hooves Sakurai: *laughs*
whodafuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuq is sakurai
I believe you mean big
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That chef is Wang Chi from Big Trouble in Little China. He can see things no one else can see, and do things no one else can do.
I still don't understand WHY she's a traito-
"IT WAS A LIFE"
But who's life-
"IT WAS A LIFE"
I understand.. But why is she now a traitor--
"IT. WAS. A. LIFE".
Fien...
If I remember right it was because Young killed her brother or something. Still stupid. XD
nice pic
"Pull up a pillow and let's get started" *Starts scrambling for a pillow*
Ya know the emperor dude might have actually done what he said in keeping people from laughing at Ryan. Why do I say this? Because I was way too busy laughing at him to give a shit about Ryan lol.
"Meanwhile, on the set of Dune" Aaaaaand I just died laughing. LMAO
one of those kangaroo people looks like a mix of a kangaroo and rob perlman
Critic!!! You missed a golden opportunity!! At 19:39 when Komodo wants the Warriors to "come out and play", it was a chance to show the exact same clip from the movie "Warriors" where Luther clinks the three Coke bottles together and says "Warriors, come out and plaaaaayyyy" !!
Im almost embarrassed to say I actually went and watched this when it came out. What can I say I was a naive kid, I thought "Ohh badass Kung-fu Kangaroo's that'll be fun." Ya know, that would have made a better title Kung-Fu Kangaroo's LOL
I actually knew that little guy form Twin Peaks. He was actually in a LOT of different shows. His name was Mike. I don't think he's alive anymore, but I remember him being pretty cool.
Surprisingly, there is an episode of Burn Notice in which one of the side plots has Bruce Campbell's character, Sam Axe, getting audited. Not surprisingly, Bruce Campbell is actually going through boxes of tax documents fun to watch.
bruce campbell doing anything is fun to watch.
I love all the names he comes up with. "Fish-lipped donkeys" and "Stale macaroni-and-cheese swords" XD
I wonder if he'll review the sequel... probably not, he doesn't review anything that isn't huge these days.
...at 19:00-ish, did the villain quote The Warriors? (yes, yes he did.)
I COMPLETELY FORGOT THE TITLE OF THIS MOVIE!!! I was looking for it but couldn't find it.
You know I always loved Doug since I first watched one of his videos, never really knew what it was. Until today. GO BEARS!
Hey everybody. I'm not sure if anyone else is aware of this but I just discovered something. They made a sequel to this movie back in 2002. The fuck?!
Eddie Olshefski WOW! I didn't know that! I gotta look for that one!
how was it?
I've yet to see it, but as I understand it's not going to include the Roos this time. Bummer!
+Eddie Olshefski Please tell me they brought back Angus McFaden....
Tareltonlives Unfortunately, no.
What was the name of the music used in 'Dance Time'?
It's the music that was used in the Six Flags commercials. It's called "We Like To Party" by the Vengaboys.
Did this movie really just have a Warriors reference?
I think Komodo's actor started out trying for a serious performance, but got so bored with the entire thing he started goofing off while the cameras were on just to add levity to the whole thing, and the director was too bored to take another cut. And thus, the lost Looney Toon was born.
Wouldn't the chef be fired for unsafe practices in the workplace?
And why are Kangaroos associated with martial arts? Us Aussies don't have any native martial arts; Aboriginals used the spear and the club, while European Australians had guns. The only martial arts in Australia come from Asia and Israel (I fucking love Krav Maga).
+Cybermat47 Because IRL, kangaroos are fricking kickboxers.
Curtis Stokman then why don't the Kangaroos in this kickbox?
Cybermat47 Because it's a bad movie.
+Cybermat47 Europeans did have martial arts, most died out with the onset of firearms. =(
+Cybermat47 Makes me want to watch Kung Fu Panda
WHAT!!!
I"VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT MOVIE MY WHOLE LIFE!
I remember it a lot better than it was...
18:08 Komodo looks and acts like he's tripping balls on Acid or E
To be fair, it was indeed a life.
There is more than one dialect of Chinese Nostalgia Critic...
And no, Tao is not always pronounced Dao. As Mandarin, the Chinese I assume he is talking about, has both T and D sounds.
Ugh...
Ugh-ity fucking ugh...
And now you know languages make me want to cry and go to my nice place. Fuck I still don't even really get commas and I'm a native English speaker. Don't even bring up this thing ; ... It's just a thing to make a wink face. >.> So says me from now on. ;-)
This needs more up-voting. I don't expect Doug to be unfailingly correct, but come on; at least Google it before you lecture the Chinese-American actor on Chinese language.
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Long Dong
Wrats Wracist.
It's not like this is the easiest info to find. If you google it most links says its pronounced dao or say that dao is more accepted. Unless you think that for every joke Doug makes he should do research into it first.
What music is playing during ´´Dance time´´?
Tarzan alarm clock oh gawd I can't XDDDD!!
He's also Orson Welles in "Cradle Will Rock", Titus' son Lucius and Dupont in "Equilibrium".
This movie seems like it was based off a book of some kind.
If he makes a list of the top 11 villains, he has to put this guy on it.
OMG HE'S JUST LIKE LOKI!!! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!
"The Monarch is not pleased"
A Venture Bros. reference...amazing
This guy's Loki is totally showing in this movie lol.
The villain was the only reason why I was able to sit through this movie.
It's a trap!!!
We have Warriors of Virtue toys in the shop I work in. 15 YEARS after the movie was released!
Movies like this exist and yet a female superhero movie has yet to be made? 😰😰😰😰😰😰😰
+Disney freak Tank Girl, Catwoman (antihero admittedly) and Elektra. Oh and if you want to count it, Barb Wire. Those movies were about female heroes, and they are sadly great examples of why female superhero movies are so rare. The people who make them typically create garbage, so companies aren't likely to take their chances very often, even though the material is not the issue. However if it makes you feel better, Wonder Woman is slated to release in 2017.
+Disney freak Tank Girl, Catwoman (antihero admittedly) and Elektra. Oh and if you want to count it, Barb Wire. Those movies were about female heroes, and they are sadly great examples of why female superhero movies are so rare. The people who make them typically create garbage, so companies aren't likely to take their chances very often, even though the material is not the issue. However if it makes you feel better, Wonder Woman is slated to release in 2017.
+Neil Cameron I mention like Wonder Woman and black widow.
Well a good female superhero movie.
+Disney freak To be fair? This was the 1990s. Kids "accidental awesome adventure" movies like this shclock were standard fair, especially for the summers. There was less of a market for Super Hero movies _oerall_ at that point, let alone decent Super Heroine flicks.
@SerpentVX You mean Dr. Insano?
'NOOOOOO' 'YEEEEEEEEEEEES!', that line makes me laugh so much
That villian makes me want to watch this film. I was in tears everytime he came on screen XD
The main character gets kidnapped so many times, I asked myself at one point "Who is he? Mokuba?"
Angus Macfadyen. He also played The Bruce in Braveheart.
I don't know about you guys, but I myself would LOVE to see a show with Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, and Bruce Campbell fileing their taxes. Thumbs up if you agree
I love the totally genuine "Ohmygod." at 17:47
16:23 This convinced me that Angus MacFadyen was well aware of how stupid this movie was, and the big "YEEEES!" is totally sarcastic.
As much as I love his over-the-top performance in this, I'm so glad he was able to go back to making good movies like "Titus" and "Equilibrium".
The kitchen scene is literally the most exciting part of this movie.
My bad, already done by Cinemassacre. Same guy though.
BTW, I love that pic of Puar you have as an icon.
I'm guessing Doug doesn't know what the meme at 4:17 originally meant.
2:53 is he talking about the Avatar?
What was the song that played at 10:37?
@artistwithouttalent 20:45 So they literally gave Captain Planet wood?
what's the name of the "dance time" song at 10:35 ?
Am I the "only" one who absolutely loved this movie?! When I was younger, this film rocked! Didn't think one second of it was boring, although yes, there were some really over-the-top moments of hilarity to it, I really enjoyed the story, philosophy, as well the characters. Empire Strikes Back/Harry Potter/Mortal Kombat/Narnia all rolled into one; I'm thinking about checking it out again...
@ThunderKevin1009 No Guns and no lasers also, right?
So I'm NOT the only one who feels the same :) Thank goodness!!
Wow, that villain went into full-on Bruce Payne mode, LOL