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".
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.
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
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...
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 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?
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.
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?!
"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 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. ^_^
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
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).
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.
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...
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.
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.
My guesses: 1. He owed a lot of money to his drugdealer 2. He was told it was an arty comedy about a Johnny Depp look-alike, then his scenes were cut into this one 3. He was starving and homeless and the filmmaker kidnapped his hamster that was his only friend?
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 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.
Right, I completely understand that Chinese is comprised of 4 regional dialects. I was still meaning that, with that in mind. It isn't too big of an issue to go into depth over. It is similar to Peking and Beijing. Or maybe NOT as similar but still that both were accepted as names to the same location. I do see it a lot of time in between German and Spanish. The words have such an eerie resemblance that I almost think it's not a word but a pronunciation in that language.
+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.
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".
That thing about the medicine wasn't what the chef was actually saying. Those were fake captions added by the NC. The chef was really just reprimanding him.
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
Believe it or not, there actually was a sequel made. "No guns. No lasers. NO MORPHING." In the sequel, the 'roos morphed into Human form. I had to rewind the video to clearly catch that quote. So, as simple as the plots are, they broke rules.
Because they both share the same root language. Latin. same with french, italian, and practically all the European languages. it's basically what you get in a largely disparate group of people as their individual accents evolve over a few thousand years. If it wasn't for radio, tv, the internet and the fact people travel so much you would see the same thing happen in the US given enough time.
You do have to remember, he's doing this for showmanship too, aside from that we watch him for his humor. You can hardly fault the man for not understanding a culture a world away. We might know the basis, but he doesn't. Hell look at Roger and Ebert, Roger thought Terminator movies were about alien robots, and Ebert could never appreciate videogames as art. To each his own.
I feel like I should point out that in Taoism, it is taught that all life is precious and worthwhile, regardless of whose life it is. For that reason, for taoist monk to take a life, even in self-defense, is considered an insult to the very teachings of taoism itself. Whether this aspect of taoism is explained in the movie or not I can't say, but it is the reason why 'It was a LIFE!' may sound corny and random, when it actually is an issue in the practice of taoism.
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.
FUN FACT: The chick who played Alicia is Marley Shelton. She’s best known for playing Wendy Peffercorn in The Sandlot.
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.
Is it wrong that I think Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, and Bruce Campbell doing their taxes together sounds exciting?
BLURBLURBLURBLURBLUR!!! WARRIORS, COME OUT AND PLAA-AAY!! HAHAHAHA!!!
It's a reference to a different movie.
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 just noticed these kids never come from a run-down area, it's usually always suburbia.
Damn, that formula and the chart!
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.
Bad movies are there so you can appreciate the better movies
Dang, that's a deep message
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
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.
planescaped You Want fried rice? You want chicken ball ? Me so horny . Me love you long time.
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.
Before there was Profion, there was Komodo
Mr. T doing his taxes might actually be amusing.
Oh my god, it's Angus MacFadyen! Braveheart will never feel the same after this...
If you thought this one was bad, try watching the sequel. Never heard of it? There's a reason.
Komodo just makes me bust out laughing XD
My father owns a Chinese restaurant for ten years. I showed him this. He laughed like hell and disowned me. Thanks a lot, NC...
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
When Komodo was being killed, my sisters and I always said he turned into one of those silver things from those Capri Sun commercials.
The face and scream at 17:11 cracks me up so much!
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
Komodo cracks me up. XD 19:32 Makes me laugh every time. Also, 17:45. :)
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.
those kangaroos looks like Brian Littrell XD
Hahahhahahaha Stop! lol
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!
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.
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.
I'm sorry, I think that action-packed stir-fry sequence was the best thing I've seen in ages.
I love the psycho guy! He's so out there and awesome.
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.
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 been waiting all my life to see this again. I remember it but never could find it.
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.
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.
"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?
The director of this movie would go on to direct Freddy vs Jason... wow. He sure stepped up his game.
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 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. ^_^
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 really love those people who keep the whole episode in one video instead of splitting it up in two.
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
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.
guess that means Komodo is the only reason to watch this movie XD
xxdarkriderx Exfuckingactly!
The villain was the only reason why I was able to sit through this movie.
"He's too small to be a newcomer!" we'll now we no what the average Ridley hater looks like
aww fuck you babs
rarity hooves Sakurai: *laughs*
whodafuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuq is sakurai
I believe you mean big
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"Pull up a pillow and let's get started" *Starts scrambling for a pillow*
I COMPLETELY FORGOT THE TITLE OF THIS MOVIE!!! I was looking for it but couldn't find it.
I love all the names he comes up with. "Fish-lipped donkeys" and "Stale macaroni-and-cheese swords" XD
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.
The main character gets kidnapped so many times, I asked myself at one point "Who is he? Mokuba?"
13:00 Jesus I almost died
We have Warriors of Virtue toys in the shop I work in. 15 YEARS after the movie was released!
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.
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...
one of those kangaroo people looks like a mix of a kangaroo and rob perlman
I love the totally genuine "Ohmygod." at 17:47
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.
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 wonder if he'll review the sequel... probably not, he doesn't review anything that isn't huge these days.
My guesses: 1. He owed a lot of money to his drugdealer 2. He was told it was an arty comedy about a Johnny Depp look-alike, then his scenes were cut into this one 3. He was starving and homeless and the filmmaker kidnapped his hamster that was his only friend?
This movie seems like it was based off a book of some kind.
"The Monarch is not pleased"
A Venture Bros. reference...amazing
Did this movie really just have a Warriors reference?
The villain is the best actor of the movie and that explains everthing. It's a miracle this movie has been made really.
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
The kitchen scene is literally the most exciting part of this movie.
Tarzan alarm clock oh gawd I can't XDDDD!!
The little person in this movie is also the little person in Carnivale. Loved him in that.
18:08 Komodo looks and acts like he's tripping balls on Acid or E
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.
OMG HE'S JUST LIKE LOKI!!! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!
He's also Orson Welles in "Cradle Will Rock", Titus' son Lucius and Dupont in "Equilibrium".
This guy's Loki is totally showing in this movie lol.
17:45
I just realized: Komodo started screaming BEFORE Ryan did. That is fucking hilarious, man.
It's a trap!!!
That Tarzan alarm clock part almost killed me! xD
shit happens
+superpeephole JR Shit?
+superpeephole JR That IS Tao though
Right, I completely understand that Chinese is comprised of 4 regional dialects. I was still meaning that, with that in mind. It isn't too big of an issue to go into depth over. It is similar to Peking and Beijing. Or maybe NOT as similar but still that both were accepted as names to the same location. I do see it a lot of time in between German and Spanish. The words have such an eerie resemblance that I almost think it's not a word but a pronunciation in that language.
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.
If he makes a list of the top 11 villains, he has to put this guy on it.
"Meanwhile, on the set of Dune" Aaaaaand I just died laughing. LMAO
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".
Holy shit, Dennis Dunn was in this? He was the BOMB in Big Trouble in Little China!
I find it hilarious that Critic is watching the Packer/Bear game on 'TV', yet the Packer radio announcers Wayne and Larry are talking. :P
That thing about the medicine wasn't what the chef was actually saying. Those were fake captions added by the NC. The chef was really just reprimanding him.
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
Wow, that villain went into full-on Bruce Payne mode, LOL
Believe it or not, there actually was a sequel made.
"No guns. No lasers. NO MORPHING."
In the sequel, the 'roos morphed into Human form. I had to rewind the video to clearly catch that quote. So, as simple as the plots are, they broke rules.
I remember that as a kid. I liked it but felt like something was missing. Now that I'm older I know what it was: Everything
You know I always loved Doug since I first watched one of his videos, never really knew what it was. Until today. GO BEARS!
'NOOOOOO' 'YEEEEEEEEEEEES!', that line makes me laugh so much
Because they both share the same root language. Latin. same with french, italian, and practically all the European languages. it's basically what you get in a largely disparate group of people as their individual accents evolve over a few thousand years.
If it wasn't for radio, tv, the internet and the fact people travel so much you would see the same thing happen in the US given enough time.
You do have to remember, he's doing this for showmanship too, aside from that we watch him for his humor. You can hardly fault the man for not understanding a culture a world away. We might know the basis, but he doesn't. Hell look at Roger and Ebert, Roger thought Terminator movies were about alien robots, and Ebert could never appreciate videogames as art. To each his own.
I can't believe THAT guy played the Bruce in Braveheart! Was he paying off a debt here?!
Mr.T, Hulk hogan, and bruce cambel doing there taxes actually sounds like an interesting watch.
I think Komodo is the greatest mix of the Joker and Dr. Frank N. Furter...
WHAT!!!
I"VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT MOVIE MY WHOLE LIFE!
I remember it a lot better than it was...
I feel like I should point out that in Taoism, it is taught that all life is precious and worthwhile, regardless of whose life it is. For that reason, for taoist monk to take a life, even in self-defense, is considered an insult to the very teachings of taoism itself. Whether this aspect of taoism is explained in the movie or not I can't say, but it is the reason why 'It was a LIFE!' may sound corny and random, when it actually is an issue in the practice of taoism.