@@pink99644 Yeah apparently a lot of people dislike it because it's message is more "in your face" than the original and they didn't like the added subplots or them showing the Onceler, but I love all of it XD
in other words, technically, Ted and Audrey have almost the same year age number, even though they are apparently 2 year gap or something (like once what happened to dipper and wendy before settling that they were not meant to be for considerable reasons), despite the questionable things, at least they both have good chemistry (similar to some shipped anime couples) and fun fact is that both leads were based on the couple Ted and Audrey Geisel, makes sense?
I personally had absolutely no idea that this movie had bad reviews. Myself and everyone I’ve ever spoken to about it absolutely loves it. And it has taught so many kids about how sneaky the people who run the world can be I think it’s really important.
Well the reason why many people don't like the film is because it represents the message very poorly. In the original you never saw the face of the Onceler because it could be anyone even you. but illumantion turned him into a goofy hipster with a face that doesn't even really understand that he's evil and really just wanted to make his family proud. Unlike in the original where he is only out for profit and doesn't stop biggering. The special thing in the original was that at the end the onceler gives the child the seed, says his last words and it ends. It's supposed to mean dear readers or viewers if you dont change something nothing ever gets better. But in the new film there are random car chases and a ready-made ending like hey a happy ending, everything has gotten better, you don't have to change anything (I hope you understand the point and sorry for my bad English if you want to know what The film could have been listen to the song Biggering that was cut from the film).
I'm not saying this movie is better than people think by any means, but can we all just agree on something: The scene where the last tree fell was the best scene in the movie. It has all the same impact that the original animated short did and then some.
The last tree falling will always hit hard for me. In an area where deforestation is killing our native species, where we were once well known for our vast and green forests. It always hurts
Tbh as someone who didn't know about the original before I saw this movie in the cinema, I LOVED it with all my heart, I still listen to the songs, I even cried. So I was actually surprised to learn that that many people disliked it 🤷🏻♀️ I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Same. Same same same. I didn't read a lot of Dr. Seuss or watch those movies as a kid. I usually read above my reading level as a child so I didn't read many books for children, I didn't even read Harry Potter until I was an older teen. I read Green Eggs and Ham all the time but that was it? So this was my first experience with the story and I liked it a lot.
I don't think we even HAVE Dr Seuss here so I thought it was a completely original flick that surpassed my expectations. Had no idea it was an adaptation.
I really loved this from the first time I saw it. The Lorax was one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books growing up, and this really captured it in my mind. They did a good job with the storytelling, the humor, the world, and the emotional hits.
So there have been many fan theories about this movie. One of them being that Ted is actually the Onceler's grandson. Before he turned to greed by his Thneed, he met and feel in love with a younger Grandma Norma. Then at some point in their relationship they had a daughter (Ted's mom). But after he turned greedy, he sent her and their daughter away to Thneedvile where they could be safe and away from the pollution he caused. I mean ya have to admit, Ted looks a very young Onceler, and that would explain how the grandma knew so much about him to begin with. It all makes sense.
I had the same thoughts right in the theater watching for the first time. Ted and Ted's mom have dark hair and a smaller face, but otherwise could fit the same description as the girl who got hit with the Thneed in the park and accidentally made it popular. So I wonder if Norma was that girl. Like Onceler was getting absolutely trashed in the square, but by a stroke of luck (or not-luck, depending on perspective) he managed to hit Norma with the Thneed in anger, and after that set his career into motion, they became a couple. The way the scene landed, it just seemed like THAT GIRL was abnormal. Like she was important to the story without exactly being involved. The girl even acted a bit like Norma later in the movie (she makes similar comments to what she said after getting hit, but with a bit of confidence instead of shyness.) So I was watching it in the theater and was actually expecting a Norma reveal, but this never occurred.
Fun fact: There’s a deleted song called “Biggering” that was replaced with “How bad can I be?” as it was deemed ‘too dark’ for the young audience. The song is available on yt with along with the original storyboard! Btw great reaction video as always :))
It wasn't the original Storyboard actually! It was made by a student for a school project and it blew up years later! The original writer of the song did love it a ton though, he commented on the video! c:
Without a doubt, Betty White is a total standout in just about any role she took on! Kinda reminds me of my own grandmother. Always humorous and kindhearted to the end. RIP to them both.
This movie is so precious, "unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing going to get better. It's not" hit me so hard when I first watched this
Honestly, I believe that the best kind of movies are the ones that discuss serious issues like these. It just shows how much destruction one person’s greed can do. And the truth is that if pollution and deforestation continue, we probably won’t have a world left.
I think that “Hoodwinked!”(2005) would be a good movie to react to. The animation isn’t the absolute best, but considering what they had, the story, and voice acting help make up for it.
Speaking of Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, I find it funny and interesting that they're both known for their singing...and yet they didn't sing at all here! 😂😂😂
It was a HUGE missed opportunity for those two to sing during the "Let It Grow" scene. I remember really wanting to hear them sing along with the others. But hey, at least Betty White got the chance to do it.
I laughed so hard at the fresh air in a bottle scene, just for how painfully ironic it is. At this rate, something that outrageous will happen, cause people will find ways to charge for everything. True story, in my country, they tried charging for the sun's energy. Ridiculous, but true. Thank goodness it never happened, but I know some people will still try to make it law.
They kinda do here; charge for bottled air. People with lung issues like lung cancer or diseases that make it hard to breathe have to pay for oxygen tanks and refills. So yeah, I can see them finding a way to make smaller, more convenient air in a bottle things like that
@@jlwolf29 Hmm, not exactly like in the movie, but still the same objective. Pay up or die basically. This world has become even more ridiculous than everything that happens in The Simpsons. No wonder they nail so many things before they even happen.
In 2017, this movie was a big meme on the internet. Especially the songs. There was stuff like Let it Grow song but everytime they say grow something weird happens.
Wasn't there also an entire fandom just for the Oncler? If I remember correctly it got pretty weird because selfcest became a thing... Don't know when that happend thou 🤷🏻♀
Lorax is an amazing and emotional movie. A story that shows us when all hope seems to be lost there is a chance to find your way back. Every time I watched this movie I always shed both happy and sad tear all the same. I am so glad you enjoyed this movie as much as the rest of us, and thank you for sharing your reactions with us.
You know what I really love about this movie? When it first came out, it had such a huge impact on the public, that they actually created an online game, where every time you planted a Truffula tree in the game, they planted one in real life
Fun fact: Zac Efron is from the High School Musical movies, and now he’s the father in the remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, and he’s Fred Jones in the movie, SCOOB.
This movie is so much fun!!! One of my favorites. Watch it every earth day. I was inspired to write 5 fanfics because of it. The old hag of thneedville, a day in villville,another day in vlville,the teenage girl of villville, and my fair peach.Great reaction.
Honestly the ending is the worst thing about it IMO. The entire point of the original ending, in which the unnamed boy receives the last seed, is that it represents the reader making the choice on whether or not to heed the Lorax's final warning. It ends on an intentionally ambiguous note, with the glimmer of hope that maybe, someday, the Lorax might return if we all work together to create a better tomorrow, even if it'll take time and we'll struggle. Then this version completely throws that out for a wacky action climax and then everyone immediately agrees to plant the seed and help the earth grow, with the only evil one being the big bad evil businessman that they throw away. It completely throws out all of the nuance and subtlety of the original.
@@legendaccount3247 Yeah, it's like because we see the boy plant the seed and the Once-ler reunite with the Lorax in this version, it almost feels like they're telling us "See? He's saved the trees! You don't have to do anything great for the environment, cause he already did it!" Instead of making us thoughtful, it just says that the problem is easy to solve, when in reality, it wouldn't really be. And as for the other bad guy, O'Hare, his existence in the movie kinda just goes against one of the messages of the book, which was "There is no bad guy". Like, the Once-ler doesn't mean any harm towards the trees, he just gets blinded by ego and greed. So just because someone is greedy for money doesn't automatically make a bad person. They can be someone who have good intentions, but fall flat in other areas. Adding an actual villain, I feel, just gets the story all confused. 🫤 Oh well, Illumination tried with this movie, but it still fell a little flat. They honestly should've sold the movie rights of the book to a different studio imo.
the message gets a bit garbled and the original song "biggering" was so much more badass than "how bad can I be" but the film is colourful and fun with some amazing art direction.
People were absolutely obsessed with this movie. I really like the visuals! The colors are fantastic, the songs are great, Sai the delivery guy is my favorite character
Im currently growing my own apple tree sapling rn and I've always loved and appreciated the trees. It makes me just as upset as the Lorax when I see a forest or any trees being cut down. I love this movie, it speaks to me on a personal level 🌻
Love your channel. I also love the song ‘let it grow’. I took my son to see this in the theater when he was little and I still love it as much as I did then.
For the Once-ler's face to actually be shown here in the 2012 Lorax compared to the 1972 original animated special and the book, it gives off the impression of an average everyman with nothing. Ed Helms' singing in that role is undeniably mesmerizing. Knowing his knack in singing, How Bad Can I Be? is something worth a listen!
I think I like how they showed the Once-Ler’s face being shown, because in the original, we don’t see his face, just his arms. In this, he’s a normal man, showing that even a normal person like him is capable of such pollution and deforestation
@@mikephelps9238 but Seuss in the original refused to have a face in his book to tell readers that anyone no matter what race or creed could become like the onceler without directly telling it as such
Hey Nick, good to see you dude! Bro it's literally been 10 years since I saw this movie in theaters lol i like both versions and I'm glad you saw the original first. Smart move! 🎊🎉
That Mazda commercial that the film promoted is still one of the most insulting ads I've ever seen. Basically, the movie's message is to show that protecting the environment is good, however in that commercial, it's the polar opposite, saying it's good to do air-pollution in the said marketing car commercial.
@@ivanelugo Does it matter? It still pollutes, even the construction of a car or e-car pollutes. The Lorax shouldn't be used for *any* kind of advertisement, except for maybe going out enjoying nature without messing with it. But no~ Humans see something they can use for advertisement and use it no matter what. Once again showing that an important lesson was ignored...
So Glad You Decided To React To This Movie! I know it's widely disliked but I enjoyed it quite a bit. And the animation is so beautifully crisp and bright. P.S.-I'm so glad you included the end song "Let It Grow" (Ester Dean). It's probably my favorite song of the whole movie. So catchy.
I think my favorite part about this movie is what they did with Thneedville. That was great. Now I dislike what they did to the Once-ler's story, but it isn't THAT bad. I think having his family be in his final decision is the only thing I'd have done differently. Because that ruined the original story. I know some people are mad they show his face, but it's a 3D movie. Anything else wouldn't feel right. But as a personal gripe, Biggering > How Bad Can I Be.
I think there still could've been a way to not show his face. But never mind. How does that ruin the original story? His family being in his final decision?
you should react to Biggering ....... it was the song that was used before they replaced it with "how bad can you be" ----- it was much better then how bad can you be - also the Demo intro is alot better - really bad that they changed the Plot ---- in the first plot of this movie everybody was greedy ----- it was made to make people think not blame this one guy
Really sad they replaced Biggering. True, they recycled some of it's lyrics but even thous were slightly changed. Turning "Who cares if some things are dying" to "Who cares if a few trees are dying". At first glance not such a big difference, but "some" is certainly more that "few" and "things" obviously meaning more than just "trees"... So yeah, even small changes made it less dark and hard hitting
@@mercedeslp yeah .... and i really want the old script of the movie ----- have you ever listend to the Demo intro? many people know biggering but most not the intro witch shows that this movie would have gon into a complettly diffrent direction
@@baronbrummbar8691 From what I heard, apart from being darker, it was going to be longer and more faithful to the book. Just listening to the demos tells us what it was going to be like originally. It's a shame they threw out the old script.
I love this movie!!! This is one of my favorite Illumination movies!!! Also, Nick, please react to these movies: The Father of the bride 1 and 2 Pink Panther 1 and 2. Both starred by Steve Martin.
I'm sorry but this movie and the ending is terrible and is so inferior to the book and animated special. For instance in the ending, him having the last seed and walking away with it represents that anyone can make a difference but it's weither or not you actually try and make that difference. This was completely destroyed the idea and message of the book and giving it a happy ending was the worst decision they could have made. It feels like they didn't want to upset the little children that wanted to see a good ending , even though the reality is is that there isn't always a good ending. Bad things can happen to you weither if it was your fault or not, but half the end of the day if you want a happy ending for yourself you have to work for that happy ending which was what the book and cartoon was trying to get across. This movie? Naa let's just given the children their happy little ending and not try and let them think more about choices in life and the faults that come with it! Its stupid is what it is. This movie was pointless, the book and cartoon presented the message in a memorable, kiddish but yet also slightly depressing tone. It's not even just the ending that ruined the message, it's the fact that they showed the Onceler's face and gave him a toxic family which was supposed to make everyone feel bad for him. First of all, showing his face completely ruins the idea that anyone could do something bad. The Onceler having his face hidden showed us that it could be anyone which made him very universal and almost relatable that the 2012 did not do. I know some will say "Oh but you can't hide a main characters face in an hour long movie" Well if that's the case then just don't make the film in the first place! We already have a book and an animated special, so why make another? And finally the Onceler having a manipulative family was just lazy writing. In the animated special there's moments where he wonders what he's doing and why he's doing it and even shows signs that he knows what he's doing is wrong, but he still manages to trick himself that he isn't doing anything wrong. This is very relatable and happens alot to many. In the 2012 film he just has a horrible family that forces him into doing it! Cause that's so relatable and so much more deeper and thought out than what the cartoon special did! Right?? I'm sorry but this is a terrible film that shouldn't have be made. It's erases all the great messages from the book and animated special and has nothing expended on it. Even the way the songs are stupid. In the cartoon it showed us the growth of the Onceler's fame and company but in the new film its just one song and boom it's done. In the song "how bad can i be?" It showed the destruction of the forest and the suffering of the animals in just one song. In the animated special it dragged on more and made the animals feel alot more human and because of that you feel bad. Even the way this new films shows the animals walking away from their now destroyed home isn't done as well. In the book and animated special it showed the animals leaving one by one in their groups and showed us the elements of the forest being destroyed by man. First the bears and how the trees are gone, second the birds and how the sky has become to polluted from the factories and then the fish showing just how uncaring people are for the rivers and just how dirty and unlivable it's become. In the new film it just shows all that in one 3 minute song. Wow how impactful compared to the original book and animatedspecial. I rate this film a 3/10 it ruins the message of Dr Sues on so many ways and over all just should not have been made since we already have two great ways to see this tragic story. The book and the animated special. I can tell ya this much, when I wanna see Dr sues's sad story of a once beautiful forest turned into a hellscape by mankind and how people like us can change that if we try hard, I certainly am not coming back to money grabber of a movie.
I think for a lot of people it didn’t make their favs list because it was such a “preachy” kind of movie. From the opening song they are making snide remarks about over capitalistic values making the environment plastic and fake. Some people just want to be entertained without feeling lectured about climate change type of thing. I liked the message so didn’t bother me. 😎
"Some people just want to be entertained without feeling lectured about climate change type of thing." Yeah. That might be why "The Lorax" is on the list of frequently banned books. People just can't handle the truth.
Honestly, its preachy while also going back on everything it is trying to preach about. Watching the Nostalgia Critic review he made some good points that are too many to just comment here, but in short it makes it harder for people to identify with the movie and the fact that THEY could be responsible for this destruction too, as well as slapping a happy ending on with the Lorax coming back means there are no consequences, everything will just go back to the way it was before.
Rlly? For me it's the complete opposite. I think they ruined the message by making it partially the oncelers mom's fault and making him to easy to sympathize with. They also used this film to promote a car and like cut out biggering and replaced it with the sugar coated hbcib
I loved this reaction as always! I’d love for The adventure of Tintin legend of the Unicorn. Supper underrated movie and amazingly animated. Especially since it’s over 10 years old.
Hey, Nick, could you make a playlist called "Illumination Reactions" since you already reacted to this film and the Sing duology? Just like Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks. Plus, when Robots comes out, could you make a playlist called "Blue Sky Reactions" since you already reacted to the first four Ice Age movies? Please, I see Blue Sky as an equal to Pixar.
I'm happy that you reacted to this version cuz it's the one I grew up with. Like we used to watch it every year at my elementary school. So I have great memories about that movie!
this movie is fun to watch as a kid but really weird to think about when ur older bc the whole point of the original lorax story is that consumerism/corporations are destroying the earth which we need to protect for future generations and 'unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.' but literally when this movie came out illumination decided it would be a good idea to let a car company advertise their new car with an advertisement set to the theme of this movie.
Hey Nick hope you like the lorax I recommend another animated Dr Seuss movie Horton hears a who? it was made by blue sky studios the studio that made the ice age franchise it has Jim Carrey as Horton the elephant and Steve carell as the mayor.
40:41 they do ‘t understand what trees do. They help clean the air, give us food and shade, help gather water, provide leaves and wood for building stuff and are a home to lots of animals. Just like bees, water and the sun, trees are so important to the whole environment that we couldn’t function without it like a remote with no batteries
That was hilarious it's got such a impactful story I love seeing you react I would love to see you watch Holes amazing video as always I can't wait for the next one
I try to understand why people dont like The Onceler in this movie but I really love how the writers wrote his character. The writers really humanized The Onceler and I appreciate it. He wasn't born greedy, nobody is, he became greedy through his own ambition and the influence of his family. Say what you want about the movie. I believe that the way he fell fits well with his character and how his family treats him. The Onceler isn't a monster. He is a human being that was consumed with greed. It can happen to anyone, and I appreciate that message.
Hi Nick, glad you watched the new Lorax movie. I recognize that it is not as good as the original, but even so, the story has a very strong message that is to take care of nature so that future generations can enjoy it. If this movie leaves you pondering. I recommend that you watch Despicable Me (2010) and its sequels. You're going to enjoy them a lot, especially the first one. Take good care Nick and I look forward to your next reaction.
While the message is much more direct, simple and stronger in the original, this one does have very nice things going for it. There is the fluffy animation for one. Like the trees looks extremely soft and plush as well as the hair and the Lorax fluff. And though the story is expanded to have more story and a lot of more comical moments, and a lot of extra stuff to make it long enough to be movie length it does have some strong moments. The camera pan around of all the dead land once the last tree is cut still has strong feelings to it. Though the only thing I still question to this day is the time line conuinty. If the Thnead was so popular and the town was named after it... how was it people forgot trees and Thneads so quickly? O'Hare was shown to be a young kid/adult when Thneads felt out of popularity... and there are people clearly older than him in town. So how did peple just forget trees and Thneads so easily? Perpahs it just the life of industry and economy lol.
True, I always felt that it was confusing for O'Hare to be there. I mean the Oncler wasn't exactly that old in the movie as well. If you ask me, he looks like he is in his early to mid 20s and O'Hare maybe 16? I wouldn't say younger than that. But then we have the current time where O'Hare seems (at least to me) to be in his 40s. So did only like 30 years pass? That would make the Oncler be about in his 60s, but he looks more like he is in his 70s or 80s. It truly is confusing... Anyway, what I don't understand is how they could cut Biggering... That's a true tragedy...
@@mercedeslp That's a good point there. But lol yeah guess the people all got too caught up in consumerism and forgot everything XD Otherwise the writers probably didn't think about that for the actual reason. And I feel that. Sometimes movies cut songs that would've been better. Frozen 2 has Krisoff have a song called "I wanna get this right" and I much prefer it to "Lost in the woods". But that's just me.
I still like this film despite its issues, but after hearing the deleted songs, I do feel a little cheated. Not only was Ted's original motive much more relatable for a kid (Basically, he just wanted the one thing he couldn't have in Thneedville, which just happened to be a real tree), but Biggering is an amazing song that I wish they hadn't replaced.
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I’m not sure why this movie got a bad rep when it came out, I still don’t get is now. I really enjoyed this and the Oncler has to be my favorite in this movie. In all honesty every time I hear the word “Lorax” I immediately start humming or singing “how bad bad can I be-I’m just doing what comes naturally? How bad bad can I be?” Also I’m still confused how a baby Zac Efron voices in this. I can never caught his voice. Even when I saw the behind the scenes of him literally doing his job, I still can’t really see it.
The old half hour classics are short, because they’re stretching the ENTIRE BOOK out to that length. When Illumination does longer movie versions, you can expect that screenwriters have been….making things up a tad. 🙄
I didn’t see the commercial, but I still love the movie, and the book is my favorite Dr. Seuss book. The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are tied for my second favorite book, and my third favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham, because the ending is too predictable now.
The thing with the Once-ler is he wasn't really evil he was just trying to make his family proud but in reality nothing ever would have really made them proud he was blinded and eventually learned from his mistake
I watched this in the theater when I was 7… I fell in love with it!!!!😍 My coworker thinks it’s “a$$”…. Lemme tell you when my jaw hit the flooooorrrr! I had to leave the room 😅
Fun fact: Ted and Audrey are named after the author and his widow Ted’s full name is Theodore which is Dr Seuss’s real name is Theodore Seuss Geisel and his widow is name Audrey Grace Florine Stone before she and Theodore got married and is now called Audrey Geisel
This one was way more enjoyable than the original. But I feel like his cure should have been to curse him into a monster until he planted and brought back trees. But other than that this was a great movie. That I always found myself watching again, but I never knew zack effron was in it.
To me I say this 2013 "The Lorax" movie is WAYYYY Better than the original... I love the original too but they had more connection to the bad guy and his change of heart and I love the Oncelers design too, and it was funny and more action packed that the original did not have😅AND THE COLORS🤩
@@thecelticdagda Seriously They've tried to make the once-ler a totally innocent guy who was just manipulated into destroying the entire forest Like....NO! That's not the point of the once-ler! He represented how people can easily fall into greed, he wasn't necessarily a cartoonish villain who wanted to see the world burn, he was a representation how anyone can use excuses for why they do terrible things. In the book and the animated film, you hated him but at the same time you could picture yourself or other people in his shoes, and that was the point. Illumination wrote the once-ler to try and victimise the corporations that hurt not only the environment but the people as well. "Oh come on guys, yeah he's destroying the environment and ruining the lives of every animal and humans. But Oh come on ya can't blame him, he was manipulated into it by his family! Surely you can give him a pass for him because of that, right?!" The once-ler in the animated version was a much more fleshed out character, and you really do feel his pain when you see him as an old man living in the world that he created cause of his own greed. And it made the "unless" message by him all the more impactful, because you know its being said by a man that is living in his regret and sorrow, which makes his encouragement to be better than he could be all the more impactful. The fact that the once-ler was "redeemed" with the lorax coming back at the end is bullshit. The lorax wouldn't come back and say he's redeemed himself! The once-ler was a degenerate that sucked the life out of a once beautiful landscape! Seeing the Once-ler in the book and animated film as an old man was again more impectful because you know he's a man who's done to much harm that he can ever erase, so in his last attempt to fix what he did he gave the seed to the boy, in a last hope that maybe the world he destroyed, the world he is constant remained off, can maybe come back. That's the message of the book "Unless someone like you cares awhole awful lot, nothing is gonna get better. It's not" that was a perfect message for kids. Either you put in the effort yourself, or nothing better will come. And the book and animated film ended on a cliffhanger, will the boy help the world or will he fail? Its up to the viewer to decide because the message is directed at them. God I hate this fucking 2012 version, ruined the message and everything that was good about the book and 1970 version
Originally they were going to do a song called "Biggering" as opposed to "How Bad Can I Be?" but they ended up cutting it cause the higher ups thought it was too dark. You can still find it up on TH-cam and I would definitely recommend you give it a listen! Imo it's the best song from the entire soundtrack and it's such a shame they ended up cutting it! It really captured the much darker tone of how bad corporations can be. 🥲
Hey everyone sorry the first version just got blocked!! See you next for a surprise movie!!
Is the surprise movie Air Bud?
Please do Horton hears a who! That’s my favourite!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Please do both the live action The Cat In the Hat, and the computer animated Grinch movie.
@@rumeemeka-okafor3746 Yesss.
Please react to Horton Hears A Who, Nick!
It's one of my favorite animated Dr. Seuss movie.
@@miguelalonso9460 yes!! Played by one of my childhood actors, Jim Carrey!!! I love Steve Carell too!!!
I know a lot of people hate this movie but I genuinely enjoyed it. It's just a fun time.
Me too.
Same, I just wish they didn't cut "Biggering"...
A lot of people hate this movie? I did not know that…I simply enjoyed it too! This is also one of my childhood movies 😁
@@pink99644 Yeah apparently a lot of people dislike it because it's message is more "in your face" than the original and they didn't like the added subplots or them showing the Onceler, but I love all of it XD
in other words, technically, Ted and Audrey have almost the same year age number, even though they are apparently 2 year gap or something (like once what happened to dipper and wendy before settling that they were not meant to be for considerable reasons), despite the questionable things, at least they both have good chemistry (similar to some shipped anime couples) and fun fact is that both leads were based on the couple Ted and Audrey Geisel, makes sense?
Fun fact: Danny DeVito speaks The Lorax in English, German, Italian, Spanish and the Russian language version!
Cool 😎
That’s amazing!
Latin spanish or Spain spanish?
@@Sir_axlROD Spain - spanish i think!
Incredible!
I personally had absolutely no idea that this movie had bad reviews. Myself and everyone I’ve ever spoken to about it absolutely loves it. And it has taught so many kids about how sneaky the people who run the world can be I think it’s really important.
Well the reason why many people don't like the film is because it represents the message very poorly. In the original you never saw the face of the Onceler because it could be anyone even you. but illumantion turned him into a goofy hipster with a face that doesn't even really understand that he's evil and really just wanted to make his family proud. Unlike in the original where he is only out for profit and doesn't stop biggering. The special thing in the original was that at the end the onceler gives the child the seed, says his last words and it ends. It's supposed to mean dear readers or viewers if you dont change something nothing ever gets better. But in the new film there are random car chases and a ready-made ending like hey a happy ending, everything has gotten better, you don't have to change anything (I hope you understand the point and sorry for my bad English if you want to know what The film could have been listen to the song Biggering that was cut from the film).
I'm not saying this movie is better than people think by any means, but can we all just agree on something:
The scene where the last tree fell was the best scene in the movie. It has all the same impact that the original animated short did and then some.
I think it had more of a dramatic impact in this movie than in the 1970s special.
The last tree falling will always hit hard for me. In an area where deforestation is killing our native species, where we were once well known for our vast and green forests. It always hurts
Tbh as someone who didn't know about the original before I saw this movie in the cinema, I LOVED it with all my heart, I still listen to the songs, I even cried. So I was actually surprised to learn that that many people disliked it 🤷🏻♀️ I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Same. Same same same. I didn't read a lot of Dr. Seuss or watch those movies as a kid. I usually read above my reading level as a child so I didn't read many books for children, I didn't even read Harry Potter until I was an older teen. I read Green Eggs and Ham all the time but that was it? So this was my first experience with the story and I liked it a lot.
It’s more of a guilty pleasure for me.
I don't think we even HAVE Dr Seuss here so I thought it was a completely original flick that surpassed my expectations. Had no idea it was an adaptation.
I really loved this from the first time I saw it. The Lorax was one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books growing up, and this really captured it in my mind. They did a good job with the storytelling, the humor, the world, and the emotional hits.
@@thejaguarback you should watch the original mivue from 1972
So there have been many fan theories about this movie. One of them being that Ted is actually the Onceler's grandson. Before he turned to greed by his Thneed, he met and feel in love with a younger Grandma Norma. Then at some point in their relationship they had a daughter (Ted's mom). But after he turned greedy, he sent her and their daughter away to Thneedvile where they could be safe and away from the pollution he caused. I mean ya have to admit, Ted looks a very young Onceler, and that would explain how the grandma knew so much about him to begin with. It all makes sense.
Hmm🧐
That’s……..very interesting 🥲
I had the same thoughts right in the theater watching for the first time.
Ted and Ted's mom have dark hair and a smaller face, but otherwise could fit the same description as the girl who got hit with the Thneed in the park and accidentally made it popular.
So I wonder if Norma was that girl. Like Onceler was getting absolutely trashed in the square, but by a stroke of luck (or not-luck, depending on perspective) he managed to hit Norma with the Thneed in anger, and after that set his career into motion, they became a couple.
The way the scene landed, it just seemed like THAT GIRL was abnormal. Like she was important to the story without exactly being involved. The girl even acted a bit like Norma later in the movie (she makes similar comments to what she said after getting hit, but with a bit of confidence instead of shyness.) So I was watching it in the theater and was actually expecting a Norma reveal, but this never occurred.
Fun fact: There’s a deleted song called “Biggering” that was replaced with “How bad can I be?” as it was deemed ‘too dark’ for the young audience. The song is available on yt with along with the original storyboard! Btw great reaction video as always :))
It wasn't the original Storyboard actually! It was made by a student for a school project and it blew up years later! The original writer of the song did love it a ton though, he commented on the video! c:
@@Lisspeed ohh I didn’t know that :o thanks for the new info tho!!
If you like biggering more than how bad can I possibly be then like my comment here
Also the demo song 'The Once-ler's Traveling Madness' is fun.
So many good songs that never saw the light of the day. Biggering was truly a masterpiece. I'll never forgive the studio for cutting it.
Betty White's performance in this movie was just amazing, may she rest in peace!
Without a doubt, Betty White is a total standout in just about any role she took on!
Kinda reminds me of my own grandmother. Always humorous and kindhearted to the end. RIP to them both.
R. I.P. Betty White. She is and will be dearly missed.
That’s right.
@@nathancruz9172 She passed away on New Year’s Eve
She was so close to 100. I miss that woman so much 😭
A true legend 💖
@@lulystalgianature2968 Me too.
This movie is so precious, "unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing going to get better. It's not" hit me so hard when I first watched this
Same here. This movie made me want to read the book again, and I did.
Honestly, I believe that the best kind of movies are the ones that discuss serious issues like these. It just shows how much destruction one person’s greed can do. And the truth is that if pollution and deforestation continue, we probably won’t have a world left.
I think that “Hoodwinked!”(2005) would be a good movie to react to. The animation isn’t the absolute best, but considering what they had, the story, and voice acting help make up for it.
Omg yes!! It isn't a popular movie but is soo good, it was my childhood and I watched it again, it is certainly a good movie
I think Nick would enjoy that movies good recommendation!
As someone who grew up loving the original, I also LOVE this version. They both have their pros and I just love the overall message!!
There’s a deleted song called Biggering that’s way too good for this movie
Speaking of Zac Efron and Taylor Swift, I find it funny and interesting that they're both known for their singing...and yet they didn't sing at all here! 😂😂😂
Ikr! I thought that was weird 😂
Same with Phil Collins voicing the two polar bears in Balto.
Shocking!
@@lulystalgianature2968 thank you for that lol, I would have loved an polar bear song
It was a HUGE missed opportunity for those two to sing during the "Let It Grow" scene. I remember really wanting to hear them sing along with the others.
But hey, at least Betty White got the chance to do it.
I laughed so hard at the fresh air in a bottle scene, just for how painfully ironic it is. At this rate, something that outrageous will happen, cause people will find ways to charge for everything. True story, in my country, they tried charging for the sun's energy. Ridiculous, but true. Thank goodness it never happened, but I know some people will still try to make it law.
They kinda do here; charge for bottled air. People with lung issues like lung cancer or diseases that make it hard to breathe have to pay for oxygen tanks and refills. So yeah, I can see them finding a way to make smaller, more convenient air in a bottle things like that
@@jlwolf29 Hmm, not exactly like in the movie, but still the same objective. Pay up or die basically. This world has become even more ridiculous than everything that happens in The Simpsons. No wonder they nail so many things before they even happen.
RIP and long live Betty White (January 17, 1922 - December 31, 2021), aged 99
You will always be remembered as a legend.
She is and will be dearly missed
In 2017, this movie was a big meme on the internet. Especially the songs. There was stuff like Let it Grow song but everytime they say grow something weird happens.
Wasn't there also an entire fandom just for the Oncler?
If I remember correctly it got pretty weird because selfcest became a thing...
Don't know when that happend thou 🤷🏻♀
@@mercedeslp SSSSsshhh Nick does not need to know...we don't talk about the fandom 😖😂
@@midnightheart5905 😂😂
@@midnightheart5905 I sometimes wonder what Dr Seuss himself would think of this "fandom"?
He might be pretty pissed, you think?
@@worthybutter2004 Absolutely! Poor man wouldn't be happy 😖
Lorax is an amazing and emotional movie. A story that shows us when all hope seems to be lost there is a chance to find your way back. Every time I watched this movie I always shed both happy and sad tear all the same. I am so glad you enjoyed this movie as much as the rest of us, and thank you for sharing your reactions with us.
You know what I really love about this movie? When it first came out, it had such a huge impact on the public, that they actually created an online game, where every time you planted a Truffula tree in the game, they planted one in real life
I love that movie too.
Fun fact: Zac Efron is from the High School Musical movies, and now he’s the father in the remake of Stephen King’s Firestarter, and he’s Fred Jones in the movie, SCOOB.
And he's also the president of
Delta Psi Beta dude from Neighbors
with Seth Rogen.
@@miguelalonso9460 Cooool!
Zac Efron is also Philip Carlyle from The Greatest Showmen.
@@Duffys_RightGunNRoses Nice!
I felt like Efron was miscast as Ted since he sounds way too old for a 12 year old kid.
"only when the last tree is chopped to the ground, will humanity realise that we cannot breathe money"
This movie is so much fun!!! One of my favorites. Watch it every earth day. I was inspired to write 5 fanfics because of it. The old hag of thneedville, a day in villville,another day in vlville,the teenage girl of villville, and my fair peach.Great reaction.
The movie is decent but the ending is really really great. I love the reactions as usual nickflix
I think so too
Honestly the ending is the worst thing about it IMO. The entire point of the original ending, in which the unnamed boy receives the last seed, is that it represents the reader making the choice on whether or not to heed the Lorax's final warning. It ends on an intentionally ambiguous note, with the glimmer of hope that maybe, someday, the Lorax might return if we all work together to create a better tomorrow, even if it'll take time and we'll struggle. Then this version completely throws that out for a wacky action climax and then everyone immediately agrees to plant the seed and help the earth grow, with the only evil one being the big bad evil businessman that they throw away. It completely throws out all of the nuance and subtlety of the original.
I wish this movie had better reviews and handle the plot better, cause the message is so relevant, now more than ever.
@@legendaccount3247 Yeah, it's like because we see the boy plant the seed and the Once-ler reunite with the Lorax in this version, it almost feels like they're telling us "See? He's saved the trees! You don't have to do anything great for the environment, cause he already did it!" Instead of making us thoughtful, it just says that the problem is easy to solve, when in reality, it wouldn't really be.
And as for the other bad guy, O'Hare, his existence in the movie kinda just goes against one of the messages of the book, which was "There is no bad guy". Like, the Once-ler doesn't mean any harm towards the trees, he just gets blinded by ego and greed. So just because someone is greedy for money doesn't automatically make a bad person. They can be someone who have good intentions, but fall flat in other areas.
Adding an actual villain, I feel, just gets the story all confused. 🫤 Oh well, Illumination tried with this movie, but it still fell a little flat. They honestly should've sold the movie rights of the book to a different studio imo.
the message gets a bit garbled and the original song "biggering" was so much more badass than "how bad can I be" but the film is colourful and fun with some amazing art direction.
People were absolutely obsessed with this movie. I really like the visuals! The colors are fantastic, the songs are great, Sai the delivery guy is my favorite character
This movie doesn't get a lot of love but I just really LOVE it
Im currently growing my own apple tree sapling rn and I've always loved and appreciated the trees. It makes me just as upset as the Lorax when I see a forest or any trees being cut down. I love this movie, it speaks to me on a personal level 🌻
This movie is pretty good along with the ending for me
Love your channel. I also love the song ‘let it grow’. I took my son to see this in the theater when he was little and I still love it as much as I did then.
For the Once-ler's face to actually be shown here in the 2012 Lorax compared to the 1972 original animated special and the book, it gives off the impression of an average everyman with nothing.
Ed Helms' singing in that role is undeniably mesmerizing. Knowing his knack in singing, How Bad Can I Be? is something worth a listen!
I think I like how they showed the Once-Ler’s face being shown, because in the original, we don’t see his face, just his arms. In this, he’s a normal man, showing that even a normal person like him is capable of such pollution and deforestation
@@mikephelps9238 but Seuss in the original refused to have a face in his book to tell readers that anyone no matter what race or creed could become like the onceler without directly telling it as such
Nick I just loved your surprised reaction to this film! It makes my day to see you react to these amazing films!
Hey Nick, good to see you dude! Bro it's literally been 10 years since I saw this movie in theaters lol i like both versions and I'm glad you saw the original first. Smart move! 🎊🎉
That Mazda commercial that the film promoted is still one of the most insulting ads I've ever seen. Basically, the movie's message is to show that protecting the environment is good, however in that commercial, it's the polar opposite, saying it's good to do air-pollution in the said marketing car commercial.
but it was just a regular car or it was something like an electric car
@@ivanelugo Does it matter? It still pollutes, even the construction of a car or e-car pollutes. The Lorax shouldn't be used for *any* kind of advertisement, except for maybe going out enjoying nature without messing with it.
But no~ Humans see something they can use for advertisement and use it no matter what. Once again showing that an important lesson was ignored...
Thank you so much for reacting to this Nick. This movie means so much to me
So Glad You Decided To React To This Movie! I know it's widely disliked but I enjoyed it quite a bit. And the animation is so beautifully crisp and bright.
P.S.-I'm so glad you included the end song "Let It Grow" (Ester Dean). It's probably my favorite song of the whole movie. So catchy.
I think my favorite part about this movie is what they did with Thneedville. That was great. Now I dislike what they did to the Once-ler's story, but it isn't THAT bad.
I think having his family be in his final decision is the only thing I'd have done differently. Because that ruined the original story. I know some people are mad they show his face, but it's a 3D movie. Anything else wouldn't feel right.
But as a personal gripe, Biggering > How Bad Can I Be.
I think there still could've been a way to not show his face. But never mind.
How does that ruin the original story? His family being in his final decision?
you should react to Biggering ....... it was the song that was used before they replaced it with "how bad can you be" ----- it was much better then how bad can you be
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also the Demo intro is alot better
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really bad that they changed the Plot ---- in the first plot of this movie everybody was greedy ----- it was made to make people think not blame this one guy
Really sad they replaced Biggering. True, they recycled some of it's lyrics but even thous were slightly changed.
Turning "Who cares if some things are dying" to "Who cares if a few trees are dying". At first glance not such a big difference, but "some" is certainly more that "few" and "things" obviously meaning more than just "trees"...
So yeah, even small changes made it less dark and hard hitting
@@mercedeslp yeah .... and i really want the old script of the movie ----- have you ever listend to the Demo intro? many people know biggering but most not the intro witch shows that this movie would have gon into a complettly diffrent direction
@@baronbrummbar8691 From what I heard, apart from being darker, it was going to be longer and more faithful to the book. Just listening to the demos tells us what it was going to be like originally. It's a shame they threw out the old script.
@@estrella-om7tu yeah ......... that is what i talk about ...... biggering is one of the demo songs
Danny Devito voices the Lorax in this movie!
That's correct.
He played as Harry Wormwood from Matilda.
@@miguelalonso9460 And Philotetes in Disney’s Hercules
The singing fish actually reminds me of the Minions! Because they are always singing like the Minions!
Bahaha ted was definitely not just curious, he was being impatient and sarcastic
I love this movie!!! This is one of my favorite Illumination movies!!!
Also, Nick, please react to these movies:
The Father of the bride 1 and 2
Pink Panther 1 and 2.
Both starred by Steve Martin.
This movie maybe different from the first movie, but this movie is very amazing. And the style is amazing as well.
I'm sorry but this movie and the ending is terrible and is so inferior to the book and animated special. For instance in the ending, him having the last seed and walking away with it represents that anyone can make a difference but it's weither or not you actually try and make that difference. This was completely destroyed the idea and message of the book and giving it a happy ending was the worst decision they could have made. It feels like they didn't want to upset the little children that wanted to see a good ending , even though the reality is is that there isn't always a good ending. Bad things can happen to you weither if it was your fault or not, but half the end of the day if you want a happy ending for yourself you have to work for that happy ending which was what the book and cartoon was trying to get across. This movie? Naa let's just given the children their happy little ending and not try and let them think more about choices in life and the faults that come with it! Its stupid is what it is. This movie was pointless, the book and cartoon presented the message in a memorable, kiddish but yet also slightly depressing tone. It's not even just the ending that ruined the message, it's the fact that they showed the Onceler's face and gave him a toxic family which was supposed to make everyone feel bad for him. First of all, showing his face completely ruins the idea that anyone could do something bad. The Onceler having his face hidden showed us that it could be anyone which made him very universal and almost relatable that the 2012 did not do. I know some will say "Oh but you can't hide a main characters face in an hour long movie" Well if that's the case then just don't make the film in the first place! We already have a book and an animated special, so why make another? And finally the Onceler having a manipulative family was just lazy writing. In the animated special there's moments where he wonders what he's doing and why he's doing it and even shows signs that he knows what he's doing is wrong, but he still manages to trick himself that he isn't doing anything wrong. This is very relatable and happens alot to many. In the 2012 film he just has a horrible family that forces him into doing it! Cause that's so relatable and so much more deeper and thought out than what the cartoon special did! Right?? I'm sorry but this is a terrible film that shouldn't have be made. It's erases all the great messages from the book and animated special and has nothing expended on it. Even the way the songs are stupid. In the cartoon it showed us the growth of the Onceler's fame and company but in the new film its just one song and boom it's done. In the song "how bad can i be?" It showed the destruction of the forest and the suffering of the animals in just one song. In the animated special it dragged on more and made the animals feel alot more human and because of that you feel bad. Even the way this new films shows the animals walking away from their now destroyed home isn't done as well. In the book and animated special it showed the animals leaving one by one in their groups and showed us the elements of the forest being destroyed by man. First the bears and how the trees are gone, second the birds and how the sky has become to polluted from the factories and then the fish showing just how uncaring people are for the rivers and just how dirty and unlivable it's become. In the new film it just shows all that in one 3 minute song. Wow how impactful compared to the original book and animatedspecial.
I rate this film a 3/10 it ruins the message of Dr Sues on so many ways and over all just should not have been made since we already have two great ways to see this tragic story. The book and the animated special. I can tell ya this much, when I wanna see Dr sues's sad story of a once beautiful forest turned into a hellscape by mankind and how people like us can change that if we try hard, I certainly am not coming back to money grabber of a movie.
I think for a lot of people it didn’t make their favs list because it was such a “preachy” kind of movie. From the opening song they are making snide remarks about over capitalistic values making the environment plastic and fake. Some people just want to be entertained without feeling lectured about climate change type of thing. I liked the message so didn’t bother me. 😎
"Some people just want to be entertained without feeling lectured about climate change type of thing."
Yeah. That might be why "The Lorax" is on the list of frequently banned books. People just can't handle the truth.
Honestly, its preachy while also going back on everything it is trying to preach about. Watching the Nostalgia Critic review he made some good points that are too many to just comment here, but in short it makes it harder for people to identify with the movie and the fact that THEY could be responsible for this destruction too, as well as slapping a happy ending on with the Lorax coming back means there are no consequences, everything will just go back to the way it was before.
Rlly? For me it's the complete opposite. I think they ruined the message by making it partially the oncelers mom's fault and making him to easy to sympathize with. They also used this film to promote a car and like cut out biggering and replaced it with the sugar coated hbcib
I loved this reaction as always! I’d love for The adventure of Tintin legend of the Unicorn. Supper underrated movie and amazingly animated. Especially since it’s over 10 years old.
Love the video!! Hoping to see more videos about classics :)))
Hey, Nick, could you make a playlist called "Illumination Reactions" since you already reacted to this film and the Sing duology? Just like Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks.
Plus, when Robots comes out, could you make a playlist called "Blue Sky Reactions" since you already reacted to the first four Ice Age movies? Please, I see Blue Sky as an equal to Pixar.
I don't think this movie is as bad as people think it is.
Neither do I, but I feel like it still could've been SO much better!
I love your energy! It’s wholesome to see someone so excited about a movie
I loved this movie when I was younger, I know it nots great, at least that's what people say. But I still like it.
I'm happy that you reacted to this version cuz it's the one I grew up with. Like we used to watch it every year at my elementary school. So I have great memories about that movie!
Such a great movie, you’ll have to check out Horton heard a who one of these times. Thanks for the reaction.
Omg Nick Please react to “Wreck it Ralph “ I think seeing you react to that would be good 😭❤️!!
this movie is fun to watch as a kid but really weird to think about when ur older bc the whole point of the original lorax story is that consumerism/corporations are destroying the earth which we need to protect for future generations and 'unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.' but literally when this movie came out illumination decided it would be a good idea to let a car company advertise their new car with an advertisement set to the theme of this movie.
When I was graduating high school, a lot of people used the quotes as their senior quote, or something from Dr. Seuss. Lots of Aloha from Hawaii! 🌺
"How bad can I be?" should not be as good as it's is tbh
Hey Nick hope you like the lorax I recommend another animated Dr Seuss movie Horton hears a who? it was made by blue sky studios the studio that made the ice age franchise it has Jim Carrey as Horton the elephant and Steve carell as the mayor.
This is so enjoyable! So colorful and I love John Powell's composition the music are banging!
I didn't know Danny DeVito voiced the lorax I only knew Betty white was in this
Rest in peace to Betty White.🙏🏻
40:41 they do ‘t understand what trees do. They help clean the air, give us food and shade, help gather water, provide leaves and wood for building stuff and are a home to lots of animals. Just like bees, water and the sun, trees are so important to the whole environment that we couldn’t function without it like a remote with no batteries
There's this theory that The Once-Ler is Ted's grandfather
No way I just got an ad for a Dyson air purifier during this video 💀
That was hilarious it's got such a impactful story I love seeing you react I would love to see you watch Holes amazing video as always I can't wait for the next one
I try to understand why people dont like The Onceler in this movie but I really love how the writers wrote his character. The writers really humanized The Onceler and I appreciate it. He wasn't born greedy, nobody is, he became greedy through his own ambition and the influence of his family. Say what you want about the movie. I believe that the way he fell fits well with his character and how his family treats him. The Onceler isn't a monster. He is a human being that was consumed with greed. It can happen to anyone, and I appreciate that message.
Almost like the corporations that made the movie want you to see them as misled innocent people who aren't evil.
@@thecelticdagda so real dude, so real
Hi Nick, glad you watched the new Lorax movie. I recognize that it is not as good as the original, but even so, the story has a very strong message that is to take care of nature so that future generations can enjoy it. If this movie leaves you pondering. I recommend that you watch Despicable Me (2010) and its sequels. You're going to enjoy them a lot, especially the first one. Take good care Nick and I look forward to your next reaction.
They are the same people who FORCED the lorax to approve a car being sold.
While the message is much more direct, simple and stronger in the original, this one does have very nice things going for it. There is the fluffy animation for one. Like the trees looks extremely soft and plush as well as the hair and the Lorax fluff. And though the story is expanded to have more story and a lot of more comical moments, and a lot of extra stuff to make it long enough to be movie length it does have some strong moments. The camera pan around of all the dead land once the last tree is cut still has strong feelings to it.
Though the only thing I still question to this day is the time line conuinty. If the Thnead was so popular and the town was named after it... how was it people forgot trees and Thneads so quickly? O'Hare was shown to be a young kid/adult when Thneads felt out of popularity... and there are people clearly older than him in town. So how did peple just forget trees and Thneads so easily? Perpahs it just the life of industry and economy lol.
True, I always felt that it was confusing for O'Hare to be there. I mean the Oncler wasn't exactly that old in the movie as well. If you ask me, he looks like he is in his early to mid 20s and O'Hare maybe 16? I wouldn't say younger than that. But then we have the current time where O'Hare seems (at least to me) to be in his 40s. So did only like 30 years pass? That would make the Oncler be about in his 60s, but he looks more like he is in his 70s or 80s. It truly is confusing...
Anyway, what I don't understand is how they could cut Biggering... That's a true tragedy...
@@mercedeslp That's a good point there. But lol yeah guess the people all got too caught up in consumerism and forgot everything XD Otherwise the writers probably didn't think about that for the actual reason.
And I feel that. Sometimes movies cut songs that would've been better. Frozen 2 has Krisoff have a song called "I wanna get this right" and I much prefer it to "Lost in the woods". But that's just me.
@@mercedeslp Nya, maybe the Once-ler aged faster because of the high pollution.
I still like this film despite its issues, but after hearing the deleted songs, I do feel a little cheated. Not only was Ted's original motive much more relatable for a kid (Basically, he just wanted the one thing he couldn't have in Thneedville, which just happened to be a real tree), but Biggering is an amazing song that I wish they hadn't replaced.
The songs in this won me over from the start!
Movie Recommendations:
Spontaneous
The Lovely Bones (I'm warning you now, there's a lot of heavy subject matter in this one, don't watch it unless you're in the right emotional mindset beforehand.)
Collateral Beauty
Stranger Than Fiction
Fried Green Tomatoes
Ten Inch Hero
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Last Night in Soho
Midnight in Paris
Silver Linings Playbook
Tick Tick Boom
Bridge to Terabithia
Just My Luck
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
13 Going on 30
Down With Love
What if? (Also called the F Word in other countries)
Midnight Sun
Penelope
Remember Me
Mother! (Another warning: while this isn't particularly heavy in subject matter, it is very disturbing in some scenes. Make sure you have a strong stomach before attempting to watch this one.)
Cats Don't Dance
Little Black Book
The Words
Space Chimps
Uptown Girls
The Fallout
Big Fish
Marriage Story
Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage
Alex Strangelove
Listen to Your Heart
Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Mitchells vs the Machines
Steel Magnolias (the ORIGINAL)
Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Klaus
Don't Look Up
Zootopia
Passengers
Hope Floats
Jojo Rabbit
Sleeping With the Enemy
Enough (starring J.Lo)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Imitation Game
TV Recommendations:
Green Eggs and Ham
Regular Show
Only Murders in the Building
Schitts Creek
Looking for Alaska
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
My Roommate is a Cat
Merlin
Good Omens
The Good Place
At 1:27 I was hoping you would guess who voices the Lorax
This is one of my favorite Illumination movies! It was SO well done!
He made the mistake of never planting new trees while cutting the old ones
R.I.P Betty White 😭
I’m not sure why this movie got a bad rep when it came out, I still don’t get is now.
I really enjoyed this and the Oncler has to be my favorite in this movie. In all honesty every time I hear the word “Lorax” I immediately start humming or singing “how bad bad can I be-I’m just doing what comes naturally? How bad bad can I be?”
Also I’m still confused how a baby Zac Efron voices in this. I can never caught his voice. Even when I saw the behind the scenes of him literally doing his job, I still can’t really see it.
I like this one better than the old one.
I love this movie. I got the soundtrack. The demos are amazing.
Biggering~
This movie is honestly one of my favorites!
The old half hour classics are short, because they’re stretching the ENTIRE BOOK out to that length.
When Illumination does longer movie versions, you can expect that screenwriters have been….making things up a tad. 🙄
A tad? I would say that more than 50% of this movie was made up 😂
If you haven't already listened to it, we need a reaction to the deleted song "Biggering"!
Hell yeah XD
How ba-a-a-ad can this film be? Well, it used the Lorax to sell mazdas, so that's a bad start.
God, that Mazda commercial is still one of the worst commercials ever.
@@nicolasbaron4506 Right! Completely contradicts the message of the film.
I didn’t see the commercial, but I still love the movie, and the book is my favorite Dr. Seuss book. The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are tied for my second favorite book, and my third favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham, because the ending is too predictable now.
I just recently saw Top Gun:Maverick! It’s a really great movie. You’d like it.
The thing with the Once-ler is he wasn't really evil he was just trying to make his family proud but in reality nothing ever would have really made them proud he was blinded and eventually learned from his mistake
R.I.P Bettu White 😭
I watched this in the theater when I was 7… I fell in love with it!!!!😍
My coworker thinks it’s “a$$”…. Lemme tell you when my jaw hit the flooooorrrr! I had to leave the room 😅
This movie is one of my favourite dr. Seuss movies my other favourite is the Grinch stole Christmas
O’Hare looks just like Edna from the Incredibles
Yeah, except Edna wasn’t evil
Fun fact: Ted and Audrey are named after the author and his widow Ted’s full name is Theodore which is Dr Seuss’s real name is Theodore Seuss Geisel and his widow is name Audrey Grace Florine Stone before she and Theodore got married and is now called Audrey Geisel
This one was way more enjoyable than the original. But I feel like his cure should have been to curse him into a monster until he planted and brought back trees. But other than that this was a great movie. That I always found myself watching again, but I never knew zack effron was in it.
OOH! IM HERE FOR IT! How you do Nicky?
Rest In Peace Betty White.
Cool fact; the blonde chick was voiced by Taylor Swift!
I LUV this movie. Thank u for reacting this movie 💗💗💗
To me I say this 2013 "The Lorax" movie is WAYYYY Better than the original... I love the original too but they had more connection to the bad guy and his change of heart and I love the Oncelers design too, and it was funny and more action packed that the original did not have😅AND THE COLORS🤩
Rest in peace Betty white. She played the grandma.
I figured you would react to this funny movie. I remember the last time you did a Danny devito movie was Hercules.
Basically people hate this movie because they gave the once-ler a chance to redeem himself.
That gives me an idea of the kind of people they are.
No. We hate the movie cause it entirely misses the whole fucking point of the book.
@@thecelticdagda Seriously
They've tried to make the once-ler a totally innocent guy who was just manipulated into destroying the entire forest
Like....NO!
That's not the point of the once-ler! He represented how people can easily fall into greed, he wasn't necessarily a cartoonish villain who wanted to see the world burn, he was a representation how anyone can use excuses for why they do terrible things.
In the book and the animated film, you hated him but at the same time you could picture yourself or other people in his shoes, and that was the point.
Illumination wrote the once-ler to try and victimise the corporations that hurt not only the environment but the people as well.
"Oh come on guys, yeah he's destroying the environment and ruining the lives of every animal and humans. But Oh come on ya can't blame him, he was manipulated into it by his family! Surely you can give him a pass for him because of that, right?!"
The once-ler in the animated version was a much more fleshed out character, and you really do feel his pain when you see him as an old man living in the world that he created cause of his own greed. And it made the "unless" message by him all the more impactful, because you know its being said by a man that is living in his regret and sorrow, which makes his encouragement to be better than he could be all the more impactful.
The fact that the once-ler was "redeemed" with the lorax coming back at the end is bullshit.
The lorax wouldn't come back and say he's redeemed himself! The once-ler was a degenerate that sucked the life out of a once beautiful landscape!
Seeing the Once-ler in the book and animated film as an old man was again more impectful because you know he's a man who's done to much harm that he can ever erase, so in his last attempt to fix what he did he gave the seed to the boy, in a last hope that maybe the world he destroyed, the world he is constant remained off, can maybe come back.
That's the message of the book
"Unless someone like you cares awhole awful lot, nothing is gonna get better. It's not" that was a perfect message for kids. Either you put in the effort yourself, or nothing better will come.
And the book and animated film ended on a cliffhanger, will the boy help the world or will he fail? Its up to the viewer to decide because the message is directed at them.
God I hate this fucking 2012 version, ruined the message and everything that was good about the book and 1970 version
@@jackbluehq6653 EXACTLY ur spot on, I'm gonna review this movie one day
The problem is they made him to easy to sympathize with. Ur not SUPPOSED to feel bad for people who cause these problems irl
The songs are such a fucking bop
Originally they were going to do a song called "Biggering" as opposed to "How Bad Can I Be?" but they ended up cutting it cause the higher ups thought it was too dark. You can still find it up on TH-cam and I would definitely recommend you give it a listen! Imo it's the best song from the entire soundtrack and it's such a shame they ended up cutting it! It really captured the much darker tone of how bad corporations can be. 🥲