Christmas with the Kranks - Nostalgia Critic
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- Appearing on several Top 10 Worst Lists, the time has come to look at one of the most despised Christmas movies ever!
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12:43 R.I.P. Sandy Walker (Doug and Rob's real-life mom).
It was so sudden. Doug's post is very thoughtful and personal, and shows that he loves her very much.
Wait she passed omg how's Doug and rob doing I'm not kidding are they ok?
Poor Doug!
When did she die?What happened to her?
Cheshire Kat She passed away in her sleep.R.I.P. Mrs. Walker..........
Morals in Christmas Films
It's a Wonderful Life- Nobody's a failure who has friends
The Grinch- Christmas doesn't come from a store, perhaps it means just a little bit more
A Christmas Carol- Treat others with compassion while you still have a chance
Christmas With The Kranks- If your neighbors don't celebrate Christmas, harass them & peer pressure them until they do.
J.G Productions I see the message more as community sticking together and being neighborly with each other. Luther gave them no reason to help him and Nora but yet they did and Luther realizes the importance of family and being together and gives his cruise to Walt and Bev even though he and Walt don’t like each other that much.
h193013 but the neighbours were still selfish and harassed them and violated their personal peace for no reason!
@@domocracydestroyer8219 Not to mention their daughter is a ditzy moron who's impulsive marriage is gonna lead to a quick and, frankly, messy and bitter divorce
Christmas With The Kranks- be a nosey neighbour who punished those just for having a different opinion about the season, ignore goodwill to all men because in the end if you don’t conform you must be punished for your sins
This reminds me of a joke from the third animated titanic review of the critic
12:42 Mama Walker. May she Rest In Peace. I'm sorry for your loss gentlemen.
+AlyGames neither have i
What happened to her
will Burridge she passed away months ago in her sleep.
she passed away peacefully in her sleep. Still sad and I feel sorry for the Walker men. All three of them
Princess Strickland her last single solitary word was .............ALAN! Raptor head pop out of phone. Like if you know what video that reference is from
The neighbors in this movie are AWFUL. They should've left the Kranks alone. If they wanted to skip Christmas and go on a cruise, that's fine, plenty of people do that. There are some people who don't celebrate it due to religious reasons. My parents hate this movie.
I totally agree. While the Kranks do act spiteful and mean spirited,the neighbours just egg them on and annoy them over really fucking stupid things. Sounds more like a real neighbourhood now that I think about it.
This movie reeked of the energy of an HOA to me: neighbors butting into your business, shouting at you what to do with your own house and time, hounding you to do what they want, insisting you have to put stuff in your lawn/on your house against your will... It's 100% an HOA community, and they're cancerous legions on suburban America filled with bored retirees and busibodies.
In 2019, my Mom didn't put up any Christmas decorations or do anything big because my grandfather passed away a year prior on Christmas Day.
She hadn't completely moved on and it would've been disrespectful to her father, so we didn't really get all Christmassy that year.
So yeah, people can have any reason they want for not celebrating Christmas during a specific year. Glad I don't live in the universe of this movie, otherwise my neighbors would've been harassing my Mom, telling her to get over my grandpa's death and put up Christmas decorations 😒
They just made them Kranky
@@tracyl8939 hahahahah
Was this movie originally supposed to be a horror movie? think about it- two people decide to go against the town's traditions, everyone else become hostile towards them as a result, and that satanic looking snowman...are we SURE that this wasn't ment to be a horror movie?
In a small town in rural America a couple decide not to celebrate Christmas for a year, noticing how expensive it is. Slowly but suddenly the town begins turning on them as they learn about it and particuarly demand they put a Frosty statue on their roof that everybody puts up every year. They deny still and soon notice something isn't right about their Frosty statue in the basement. It moves around when no ones looking, changes facial expression, and they swear they even see it stare at them out of the corner of their eyes. They put two and two together and realize they need to get out of there but its too late. The entire town is outside literally and metaphorically banging their door down. The rest of the story is up to you.
Gary Oak See? this is exactly what I'm talking about! XD
I too watched Jontron's review of this.
That would have been so much better!
I thought the Frosty decoration in the movie was creepy!
So the neighbors wife is too sick to walk across the street but she's ok to travel outside the country on a cruise ship?
Ash A i didn't even think of that! 😂😂😂
She was faking it for the cruise
Ash A it really dose go with this movie logic
wouldn't put it pass them if they were faking it xP
Yep! This totallly makes sense.
You know man, other than the poor impressions and occasionally awkward cartoons, the old episodes weren't anywhere near as bad as you're making them out to be...
I get that you want to improve as an artist, which is hard when idiots constantly ask for stuff you're tired of doing, but the stuff you used to do was funny, well timed and for the most part, properly paced. Hell man "Of Course!" And "I was frozen today" are STILL funny.
So, be proud of your old work man. There's a reason we all never stopped loving the Nostalgia Critic.
Why not both, short clips and short skits? I think that would hit a good balance for tolerable old and new fans.
+Joey Robertson He didn't say he isn't proud of his old work.
+Joey Robertson What you said!!! And also, well said.
+Joey Robertson ...that was the message he gave at the end! That you shouldn't be ashamed of what you've done before and look at it fondly!
+Joey Robertson It's like the Bayformers films, not everybody are going to enjoy the same thing forever.
I hated how the neighborhood treated the Kranks! What the couple does with Christmas is no one else's business. I thought what was insane was Vic Fromeyer getting the other neighbors picketing the Kranks yard over a Frosty decoration. He is just a stupid decoration not a real snowman for crying out loud!
It is to be noted, in the original book there is no "redemption" from the Kranks. The story is about how some communities are too much pushy of the "community life" and that peer pressure because they just wanted to spend a good time in a different way is NOT a good thing.
The movie also makes a misstep in that there is little to no gradation in the pressure put on them, it starts from "hey, Scrooges!" and the same evening there is a flash mob to harass the wife about that goddamn Frosty.
You're supposed to dislike the neighbourhood in the original work, THEY are the antagonist, not Mr Krank
Mr Critical yes but at the end of the day, it is about how you choose to spend Christmas, if you don’t want to spend it with your family or friends at a party you can to something new like going on a cruise or going to a foreign country or something else. Hell, I skipped Christmas last year and went with my Mum, Dad and younger brother to Thailand.
@@NWolfsson See that would work. I think that the movie could be remade as a pretty decent horror movie following that same basic idea of a city so wrapped up in itself that it throws people that divulge even the slightest from normal tradition to the wolves.
Could be kinda awesome if it was shot like a lynchian nightmare. Or framed as a dystopian nightmare.
What I don't understand... why not sacrifice 5 minutes and put Frosty out in the garden and then go on a cruise?
I guess the answer is then there would be no movie. Which is a better option in this case!
@Connor Ross
He wanted to save all the money usually spent on christmas...
Putting up Frosty: $0.
Being the bigger guy toward your douche bag neighbours: priceless.
Seriously those people should've left the Kranks alone, they didn't do anything wrong. They just wanted to save some money and go on a relaxing vacation, and yet the towns people think this is wrong. Seriously if you look at the movie you can see that the entire neighborhood relies to much on Kranks especially in around Christmas. And the only reason they didn't let the Kranks leave was because they knew they couldn't celebrate Christmas without them. Because to this neighborhood it wouldn't be the same without the Krank's Christmas party. This would have been a better movie if they let the Kranks win, but their daughter had to show up and forced the parents to give up their pride, and their vacation to make her happy. And even after that the neighborhood didn't think they did anything wrong, they even wanted an apology from the Kranks. Trust me this movie is nothing more than an allegory for Peer Pressure. And a sucky one at that, because in the end the Kranks lose give in to their pressure, and are forced to return back to the neighborhood's ways. What a horrible message your trying to convey. And trust me if Santa was really there (which he was). He shouldn't look at this neighborhood and think "These are good people, who just want to celebrate the holidays." But think of them as bad people who tried to force their beliefs on another family that didn't do anything wrong. Which is completely non-Christmas, instead of being merry and giving the Kranks goodwill the towns people were just rude, selfish, jerks who were only thinking about themselves instead of the Kranks. Those people should get coal for presents, and the Kranks should get two tickets to whatever place they wanted to go.
Well said!
"How it should have ended" needs to parody this *AWFUL* Christmas movie. Here's how I would have ended it.
Kranks Daughter: Mom, dad, why don't you 2 go on a vacation, like a cruise. I mean its not like the whole town will berate on something insignificant & not worth arguing over. If that happen to me I would say "fuck off" & move to another town where people are not so stuck up. You 2 been thinking about people for over 20 years, be greedy for once. What's the worst that could happen? Being guilt shammed into celebrating Christmas. Better go now bye!
*everybody is speechless*
Mr. Krank: I don't have to say anything...situation is doing that for me.
Nearly everybody is unlikable. Mrs Krank too lazy to get something herself. Who goes around asking a butcher for chocolate? That's like asking a car mechanic for shampoo. Mr. Krank could have just skipped Christmas & still gave to charity. Maybe the neighbors would have been only half angry (if that's even possible). The little kid...no scratch that...the little shit is a dumb ass for unlocking a police car door & letting a criminal go. The cops are idiots in 2 ways. 1st they get pissed off when The Kranks don't buy a calendar. Who cares about a calendar? Its not like calendars sustain their lives. 2nd they go to a party, instead of taking a criminal to the police station. Some dumb bitch who works where Mr. Krank works, she gets mad at him when he doesn't buy her perfume. What none of the other coworkers couldn't help you buy perfume? The old guy...where do I even start? He repeatably insults Mr. Krank for no reason & for what? The Kranks skipping Christmas? His wife having cancer? *FUCK THAT ASSHOLE*!! If that were me I'd punch the old geezer in the face & say "I had no reason to punch you, just as you had no reason to insult me. For the record I'm sorry about your wife & I really hope her health improves. However taking out your frustrations on me is inexcusable & in the end insulting me gained you nothing". I could watch Christmas with the Kranks a hundred times, analyze every frame from beginning to the end & still can't figure out why the old fart insulted Mr Krank. I know the real theme of Christmas with The Kranks. Its not 2 people losing the spirit of Christmas. Its a bunch of *DICKHEADED ASSHOLES* who were unable to adapt to change.
Guilt shamming people into celebrating Christmas, makes Christmas lose its meaning.
"This would have been a better movie if they let the Kranks win, but
their daughter had to show up and forced the parents to give up their
pride, and their vacation to make her happy."
I am not sure if he mentioned that this was based on a book and if you are referring to that but that is pretty much the end of the book. The daughter calls and says she's in Miami and will be home in 3 hours (or something like that) with her new fiance (she's not wasting any time there really...) and the Kranks try to get a party going but eventually have to ask their neighbours for help after Luther almost gets hurt badly trying to get Frosty up on the roof. But they don't want Claire to know she messed up their special plans for Christmas and the neighbours help hide it. Also no criminal there.
+Landibert Yeah but the book is much better than the movie.
@Alex Paulino
I'm in the middle of reading the book..and I cant find much change. (Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong)
Only two differences I've noticed really is that there is no burglar and Marty..who is not santa and is not a guy selling umbrellas. He's just someone Nora met when she was getting last minute groceries. THat's it. Everyone is still a fucking asshole. (for example this what Nora said to Luther after he almost died putting that dumb Frosty up on the roof like she ordered him to)
""I wish I had a camera" she said.walking away "You up there hanging by your feet with half the city watching" And she laughed all the way to the bedroom."
Alex Paulino I couldn't agree more. The neighborhood peer pressure was borderline bullying. What if the Kranks decided to be atheist or non-Christian? Too much pressure and burden is shifted onto people during this time of year. I like things like most people so I am not shaming materialism. But, think of fucking people who already long hours at shitty jobs to be coerced by pushy asshole fuckers. This movie made me want to deck the lights out of everyone in the neighborhood. The Kranks were too kind. I want to tell everyone including their fucking dumbass snowflake daughter to fuck off. Go back to Peace Corps and stop shoving Christmas down everyone else's throats.
22:33 I lost it when he started nodding XD
Geebus that was a beautiful, earnest message at the end.. Thank you Doug. You continue to inspire me.
Oh hi I love your videos. (Top 10 We Bare Bears).
+Sam Gallic why thank you Sam :) I appreciate you checking my vids out.
+phantomstrider8 yay!
+KingdomOfPickles You bet :) I've always really admired the amount of passion, heart and effort NC always puts into his work.
+phantomstrider8 Oh cool you're an NC fan too! Man, I love your videos. You're one of my favorite TH-camrs. I agree. I've been a fan of Doug's since he first started out and I'm glad he's trying new things. This was one his best current reviews. Gave a positive, insightful, and inspiring message to everyone who watches this.
I know I’m late but “You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for the Camera on the Tamara”
I am jealous of that joke.
Cruelty, harassment, judgement, exclusion - now that's what Christmas is all about! God what a horrible mean-spirited movie. The NC's message at the end was ten times more inspiring and heartwarming. And he's right - while it's important to honour the past, we shouldn't let it hold us back.
Katie Taylor Bad Santa: Hold my beer . . .
That sounds like a Fox News Christmas Guilt Trip to me.
Wouldn't surprise me if the neighbors had something to do with making their daughter come back.
@@rickc-137___ Like the guy she's marrying is actually one of the Frosty cult, and he manipulated her into falling so in love with him that she's ready to marry him....JUST so the cult could get her back early so the Kranks would HAVE to spend Christmas (including their cult worshiping plastic Frosty's on roof tops)! My GOD! That would actually make this movie better if they went sick and demented with the neighborhood like that lol
@@matthollands7771 in modern days that movie could exist
You can truly tell that the speech wasn't from the Critic. It was Doug's heart. Along with Malcolm and Tamara truly admiring and realizing the beauty in what he was saying. By God, it's a wonderful season. I'm so happy it's begun.
too bad that even in real life has workaholic issues and still self depreciating
Doug and Rob, my condolences to you on the loss of your mother. May she rest in peace.
She died?! When did that happen?
Same here
Deactorr if she can see him, I'm sure she's proud of him
@@sofig1237She can't see anyone. She ded.
@@JoakimOtamaa So is your sense of taste.
Holy shit, that ending. Give that guy a hug for fucks sake.
I take it you mean past Nostalgia Critic in this video?
Love your speech at the end. One of the worst movies but one of your best episodes. Usually how it works.
DaManEX1983 I agree with most of this!!!
First time I’ve watch this in a while!!!
I must recently started watching this guy's videos, and this is, without a shadow of a doubt, my favorite episode that I've seen so-far
@@carealoo744 his rapsittie street kids video and all the commercial specials are the best
This’s one of the best he made along with “The Room”, “The Christmas Tree”, “Rapsittie Street Kids”, “The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas”, “Pearl Harbor”, “Cats Don’t Dance” and “Chipwrecked”.
Man, I'd hate to be Jewish in that town.
Cheshire Kat Imagine the Muslims
I think a Jehovah’s Witness family would be terrified
I celebrate Kwanzaa
The reason they put the Frosties out isn’t because they like decorating, the Frosties are full of the bodies of the people with different religions in the town they need to let them out once a year to get rid of the smell of rotting flesh
There was one scene where this large woman who was the leader of a group of carolers asked Walt Scheel whether the Kranks were Buddhists, Jewish or anything of the sort.
The ending message is beautiful...
I felt that you were talking to me, this video touched my heart.
I almost cried hehe
+ColoniaContraAtaca oi sr. wilson
+ColoniaContraAtaca Oh,ola Sr. Sr. Wilson,que bom que você também é fã do NC! Vocês dois tem muito em comum.
*Mudando para inglês*
Yes,that ending was a really beautiful and wonderful speech, Doug knows how to talk,don't doubt of that.
+ColoniaContraAtaca Me too. It really did get to me.
+ColoniaContraAtaca What's with the gay little laugh at the end?
+ColoniaContraAtaca Aha! Que raro ver brasileiros por aqui!
I actually miss some of the memes. Especially Of Course, Boomer Will LIve and I Was Frozen Today.
+Claus Jensby Madsen Not all of them were abandoned. They're just used more at appropriate times
+Scott Sandler True.
+Scott Sandler oh you mean appropriate (Casper appears) TIMING?
I'm probably one of the few people that liked the "Elephant!" Burger King meme.
+ZoanBlade90
I liked the "Elephant!" meme as well. That was one of the more interesting ones, and great as a callback to reality.
The memes I liked most were BLAM, I Was Frozen Today, and Of Course!, of course. I mean "Of Course!" has become almost obligatory for ANYONE who says "take over the world", these days.
Childhood is watching this movie and hating the Kranks for skipping Christmas
Adulthood is watching this movie and wanting to burn every neighbor in the movie
Am I wrong?
Nah, you seem rather correct, good sir.
Ur not wrong at all.
100% correctamundo.
yes
No, its fine, have a wonderful day!
"I won´t put any effort in this review"
Travels in the past
Yep, cuase the best way to put less effort into something is by putting MORE effort into something else, to make the first thing easier.
OF COURSE
OF COURSE
@@jmurray1110 OF COURSE
A Big Lipped Alligator Moment!
So I just realized, when NC is recording in his old house, he's using his older recording style of simply recording his voice over in front of the camera and deleting the video part. Nice touch.
Autumn Heart How can you tell?
Dislexic-Woolf You have to listen closely, but you can hear a the faint echo of his voice in the room while he's voicing over the movie clip
"She just met someone and is getting married."
I didn't know this was a Disney movie...
It did happen that way in the original novel.
Of course it is! It's a Christmas movie with Tim Allen!
WHAT!!!!🤯
@@hell5309, this movie isn't from Disney. It's actually from Sony.
@@joshmontemayor1212 And you didn't get a joke about Family Guy and what Disney often had its princesses go through.
Ok, so.... the Kranks do and say horrible shit in this movie, I agree with that. But they are hardly the only horrible people in this movie. Everyone is terrible. The Kranks should still have given to charity and their neighbors should have RESPECTED that they didn't want to do Christmas that year. That's forcing your own traditions and beliefs down someone's throats, it's just not ok.
I agree and also disagree. Charities are just that, charities, and they shouldn't be expected as much as just appreciated. It's also suggested that they give to charity every year including to the local police force for their calanders and to the Boy Scouts when it comes to buying a Christmas tree...which is much more than many people do anyways. Is it really that "horrible" when you want to take one year off from doing that so you can focus on yourself for once after the assumingly many years in your kid's life that you donated and gave? Granted, the way they presented it was pretty horrible, but the main characters overall were just pretty unlikeable and horrible throughout. But there's nothing wrong with taking a year off from donating, especially if you've already done it so much that people "expect" it from you.
To be fair in the movie they do actually still give to the charities. He doesn't show the scene but when they're in bed the wife is still disagreeing with the trip. The dialogue goes something like this..... Mr. Krank, "You're really going to let $600 get in the way of a cruise vacation?" Mrs. Krank, "No honey. You're going to let $600 get in the way." Then Tim Allen agrees to donate and that's the moment you see Jamie Lee Curtis smiling in the review agreeing to it.
Thing is, I did recently see that part of the movie (it was on TV as my mother was flipping through the channels), and they actually did donate. Mrs. Krank essentially gave her husband a WTF look, and he consented to still donate to charities, but still do the boycott for everything else.
This could've been a great satire of Christmas movies if they didn't keep trying to play the heart-strings (the damn cancer sidestory), use cliched slapstick jokes, removed that goddamn Frosty, was more self-aware or.... you know, this movie needed to be at least PG-13, maybe R-rated instead of being forced into a family-friendly format. Like this...
The Kranks decide to spend their Christmas vacation on a cruise or something, but instead of Tim Allen announcing it to everyone, he figures no one will really give a crap and just makes the plans along with Jamie Lee Curtis. One of the neighbors finds out, spreads it to the rest of the neighborhood.
I could just see a scene where TA and JLC are driving to work and the neighbors are glaring at them like a "You're in the wrong 'hood" kinda vibe...
Hell, maybe they do the Pan from Archer has cancer thing, but it turns out to be fake to play with their emotions. THat's how far they're willing to go to force them to celebrate Christmas
Great point, they probably started making it like that then chickened out half way through and made it like a normal Christmas film.
Your idea would be great! It could be an awesome parody of the genre, indeed. It could have a terror vibe as well.
CCCCHHHRRIISSMMAASSS
You need to remember this was based on a book so most of the plot is from the book
If you didn't notice, When Dan Aykroyd gets the kids to go see Tim Allen put up the Frosty, they were playing a racing game. When they left the controllers the cars were still moving so you know that it's recorded
jamaine gardner Has there ever been a movie that truthfully depicts games?
@Sean Wilkinson The accuracy physically hurts...
@Sean Wilkinson lol I've seen plenty of people do that playing games in real life.
This is like in fan4stic where instead of doctor doom playing assassin's creed syndicate they just had the demo for the game on instead. I recognised this instantly as I remembered that demo fairly well and the game wasn't even out when the movie released. Is it so hard just to have the actors actually play a game.
Because they are written and directed by 50 year olds who think video games is something to do with VHS tapes and think fax machines are the height of technology.
The Nostalgia Critic…gets nostalgic?
+Scott Sandler YEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHaaaa...Whaa?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haha. |=(
+Scott Sandler Nostalception.
+Scott Sandler Oh ohhh, the irony!
That's not irony. The Nostalgia Critic exists to be nostalgic. He's just now nostalgic for early nostalgia.
Doug's speech at the end always brings tears to my eyes. It hits way too close to home. I remember when this review first came out I was so floored when I heard it because it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear (and still is)
My problem with the Hocus Pocus video wasn't that it was all a skit, because that's what the Jurassic World review was, and I liked that. The difference is that I could still watch the Jurassic World review without having seen the movie and laugh at it, because you were explaining what was going on. But I've never seen Hocus Pocus, and there was no actual talking about the movie in that video. Just acting out all the problems, and for someone with no context, it gets really really boring really really fast. Still, I agree with the sentiment that things need to change and evolve over time, but I also think there's a nice middle ground to find. No one can argue that you're videos have gotten demonstrably better over time, but the core I show up to watch is to hear your insight and criticism of a movie, while being entertained with comedy. If a sketch helps illustrate a point or get across a joke better, then I'm fine with it. I can't remember what review it was, but you did one where there was a REALLY long sketch as the intro, like 5 minutes plus before the review started. That's really pushing what I'll tolerate in terms of sketch comedy.
SYYBORG!??! You watch the nostalgia critic? Huh,what a pleasant surprise.
Oh yeah. The NC, Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation, and Totalbiscuit were my 3 big inspirations to start making videos.
+Syyborg Gaming I totally agree. Jurassic world was funny and pixels was alright and I also loved his Mad Max one cause ti was a great commentary on all the movies while paying homage to Fury Road
+Syyborg Gaming Yeah, not having seen the movie, I was pretty lost, as well.
+Syyborg Gaming A sketch needs to serve a purpose. Sometimes they're incredibly forced, and simply takes away from the comedy.
I like when Doug talks about having a unique identity, and ignoring the people who expect you to give in to the masses. He's taught me to find my independence and individuality, which I appreciate greatly. Keep up these videos, Doug, and keep blurring the line between yourself and the Critic. ✌️
Doug has a point here. A series must grow and evolve or else it stops being interesting. I've been watching NC since ~2009, and while I like the old reviews for what they are, the internet has changed. Old media is slowly starting to take internet personalities seriously. Doug has a budget now, so why _not_ make his show more professional?
Any artist wants to be proud of their work and sees flaws laypeople don't. Very few artists want to be pigeonholed. Doug's already been pigeonholed as Nostalgia Critic (poor Demo Reel), so he has to spice it up to keep _himself_ interested. Otherwise it's just another job like the one he so famously quit when he went full-time with being a critic.
PS: It's interesting to see different critics' takes on the same material. Film Brain hated the movie too, but instead of being annoyed at its stupid moments, he was outright offended by its message of conformity (which Doug only barely touches on).
The one thing I don't understand about people discussing back and forth about how Doug has changed his reviews so much (Doug and Rob, actually. A lot of people seem forget Rob. lol) is that only about half of his reviews involve the newer format. Only about half of his reviews incorporate skits. Less than 1/4 of his reviews are clipless. And about half of them follow his old format sans some of his older jokes like "Timing!" and "Big Lipped Alligator Moment" which are, by now, a bit cliche. It's not that he abandoned his old style. It's that he also incorporated a new one. And for those complaining that Critic's skits go on too long, most are under a minute and, watch his review of Eight Crazy Nights then tell me he didn't do long, drawn out skits in the past too. Nostalgia Critic managed to do reviews much the same way he always did - as well as in new ways to keep it as fresh as possible. But, then, if you never change, people accuse you of being lazy and, if you do, people complain that you used to be better. It's a lose/lose situation too much of the time.
Great point. You either move with the times or you lose relevance.
"I didn't think to ask the butcher, where the chocolate is."
Story of my dad's life.
Am I bad for wanting to see a sequel where a Jewish or Muslim family moves into this incredibly Christmas decoration-obsessed neighborhood.
"I'm not doing Christmas decorations this year."
"SHUN THE UNBELIEVER! SHUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNuh!"
No you're just an atheist
But... How does that comment give any indication of their beliefs?
Figgel Boggel A radical view on how Christians act towards others...I can assume he's an atheist.
Thomas Granger Monette Burke Actually he's taking the piss out of the obsession people in that movie have over Christmas. Basically, since they couldn't stand two people not celebrating Christmas for one year, how would they react to someone who doesn't believe in Christmas?
Figgel Boggel Oh, ok...
I'm going to go die in the fog of existence now.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES!
This just might be one of the best stories on The Nostalgia Critic. It's definitely among the greatest.
true
better than the Dr Seuss movies?
+Joe Duhownik or shark boy and lava girl
One question, was this video from around the time Doug tried to retire the Nostalgia Critic character? Because if it is, that makes the video all the better to me.
Manjit Toor no that's the first Scooby Doo movie review .
This movie would work much better as horror.
Jovan Mitrić fuck
I don't know if you're referencing Jontron, but I have to agree. It kinda would do nicely for a comedy horror film. The people in this city who are harrasing the Kranks might have been an inspiration for the people of Sandford from Hot Fuzz
I know
No they did that already, it's called jack frost or something
Jovan Mitrić It'd work better as anything else other than the movie itself
Dr Ray Stantz harasses Buzz Lightyear over the holidays: The Movie.
Buzz Lightyear vs Yogi Bear!
Elwood blues and santa
"But that's why I did it. To make them laugh. i figured, maybe if I can make them laugh, I can finally get them to like me That's the whole reason I started doing this"
I should not be getting touchy feelings from an episode of Nostalgia Critic.
I also shouldn't watch a christmas episode two months before christmas, but... I did.
+The Anonymous Sir Backspace
Nice knowing someone does.
i will kill myself OK good to get that of my chest now to actually kill myself
I was listening to Christmas Music almost 5 months before Christmas.
I have to ask, did that stuff really happen to him? I know about the Doug issue, but what about the other stuff?
i relate to him in this sense. i like to make people laugh despite them not liking me that much
His last speech I always love no matter how many times I've seen it, because as well as being true, it's actually kind of unique for a Christmas message (yeah, I'm not watching this at Christmas time, what of it?). I'm a writer, and so a lot of the time the stories I have written at different arts of my life can represent different parts of my life and what I was like back then when I wrote it. I mean...some of my old stuff is absolute cringy shit, but...sometimes I can look back at it with fondness...cringy fondness, but still fondness...because it shows how much I've changed, and how far I've come. And who knows, maybe the stuff I wrote this morning that I now think is the best thing in the world, five years from now I'll look back on with even more cringy fondness and go "Yeah it's pretty bad...but remember how happy it used to make you? And if it weren't for you starting as a terrible writer, you wouldn't have grown, developed and improved until you were an amazing writer."
Nicola Gerrard z
Well said friend. Well said.
I've started being pretty accepting of the flaws in my art, and I kind of embrace it, despite all the cringe that's probably dripping from it. I fear my acceptance, though, because of the possibility that it will stagnate my will and ability to improve. I wish I had less knowledge about these things, so I could learn it bit by bit, but instead I have to adapt the abundance of what I know to an ability that is inexperienced, and the dissonance is really discouraging.
I look forward to looking back at these thoughts in hindsight, because right now I don't know what to do with them.
Kaera Neko Stay determined, buddy, I know you'll be a great artist one day, I believe in you! :D
Nicola Gerrard Thanks, right back at you. :)
Why are you bashing your old reviews? Just cause you had a low production value, doesn't mean they sucked. IMO some of your best videos came from that era. You never used memes where they didn't belong.. Your old videos were funny cause they had good writing and humor. I have no problem with your newer skit based reviews; they're still good in their own way, but its unnecessary to imply your old reviews weren't good. And whats with, "never read the comments"? How are you going to address concerns people have? Its not fair to assume all comments are all just negative haters. You can disagree but at least hear what people have to say.
+13Mikestar Isn't it obvious by how much he loves making fun of himself and how he is behind the scenes? Doug doesn't think too highly of who he is. The more he discusses "staying relevant," the more it's becoming apparent he's afraid of turning into adam sandler.
Exactly
depend on how far back you go, i think NC got good a while ago but his first few (the high school musical one is the 1st that come to mind) then will... let just say its good that he improve
+gamingawesomeness222 Fear is the path to the dark side...
Oh.....
I was really surprised that the “Einstein for Babies” music, during the calculator scene, wasn’t composed for this movie. It’s a light classical piece by Leroy Anderson, from 1953, called “Typewriters.” It uses a real modified typewriter as percussion.
Thanks you, i got confused. I knew it was called typewriters. Its also used in "cats don't dance" which is where I first heard it and thought it was wrote for that film
I feel like this review was almost commentating on those who hate modern NC...
+Shade2800 Great job! You get a sticker!
Mike Young I sense sarcasm...
+Shade2800 Great job! You get a cookie!
KrossoverGod What kind of cookie?
By in all seriousness, I find that a gusty move from NC. Good job.
EXACTLY!
Man, I really like his message at the end. I've had a shit year, and hearing him say that really pepped me up. You hear that, Critic? Your words inspire me to go on. Thanks, man
You too? It made my Christmas that year too.
2015 for me? Amen VoG!
@Low Bro well I thought of suicide a lot since this comment 3 years ago, so i guess i did change then. Thanks for asking 🤗
@Low Bro I think you’re projecting dude
@Low Bro you sound fun at birthdays
I appreciate the changes because there's clearly a lot of work put into the new stuff and I don't necessarily know what I'm getting myself into when I watch a video. Doing the same thing every week sucks. People in the audience burn out and the endless repetition can basically drain your soul over the years. It's really a bummer to see success bash all creativity out of someone who makes online video content. CinemaSins used to have several parallel shows but once they really took off the channel was exclusively Everything Wrong With videos for a while. They seemed to be afraid to do anything but what made them famous, and the content suffered for it. It fell into all the same problems that early nostalgic critic had: a simple yet very restrictive structure, mass produced content, and repetitive jokes that appeal to the Family Guy "hah, I recognize that" demographic.
Evolving is great. There will always be people who don't like the changes, and the criticisms those people pose can be entirely valid, but creators should try to focus on what they find fulfilling. This applies to all jobs, really. People aspire to do something for a living that feels more worthwhile. I can't help but notice that Nostalgia Critic was making White Wall videos before I went to college and was still making them after I graduated. So many years of making one kind of video over and over again. It's like an assembly line. Now he's doing these nice, meaty projects where he gets to apply what he's learned over all these years.
Some things are going to work and some things won't. If you're not making mistakes then you're not taking risks. If you're not taking risks then you become stagnant. That's where Adam Sandler is right now, just doing what works and never challenging himself or really working at his art.
+Keith Ballard thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really like writing and now I'm hoping to turn it into a career.
+Keith Ballard I totally agree, mate. I feel bad he had to quite on Demo Reel because it was failing so much. It seemed like he really wanted to do it. I hope doing the Nostalgia Critic like this is a compromise he's comfortable with. The sketches don't always work but honestly I think that's just the nature of sketch comedy really. It's very hit and miss I think. But taking a risk on something new is better than stagnating.
***** it was always a sketch comedy remember the casper review
icecream hero Well it had occasional sketches I guess
This is a good review to revisit. It was nice to see Doug and Rob’s mother again, she always seemed like a kind gentle woman and she is missed.
I know that skit at the end was supposed to be just that, a skit. But damn man that touched me right in the feels. Bring it in with a cyber hug brother.
SAAAAAAAME!
Same
We all need a cyber hug after that bros
+A Ninja cyber hug bro!
+A Ninja cyber hug bro!
Oh wow look at that, if you actually look at the comments, all the top ones are actually intelligent. You may disagree with them, but they are all just people sharing their honest opinion mostly in a constructive manor. While there are plenty of cancerous YT comments, the ones that float to the top usually have something important to say that people care about. C'mon Doug, for a critic, you sure do have a major problem with people criticizing you. It's not always about change, many people complain based on quality. The skits are hit or miss and many people think so. The Hocus Pocus review was majorly misleading and IMO horrendously unfunny and poorly written. If you disagree, that's fine, but don't go trying to dismiss my opinion of your show with a "you hate it cause it's different'. Give your fans some more credit than that and actually be proud that they are as critical of you as you have been to films over the years. I respect you a lot as a creator, but your attitude hasn't been the best ever since Demo Reel flopped.
I thought the ending said something different than that pieguy.
Also your reviews have been lacking lately so yeah.
+PIEGUYRULZ Dude, look at how ridiculously salty Doug gets over people simply correcting factual errors he's made in his Fuck-Up videos with "Douchey McNitpick." Doug being totally unable to handle criticism of any kind is nothing new under the sun.
Robot Jones No, that character is for comic relief. Just like any of his other creations.
Billy Barnett If you think the character was "just" made for comedic relief, you obviously weren't paying attention.
"Douchey McNitpick" is a blatant strawman Doug uses to insult anyone who criticizes him, even if they're just correcting him when he said something wrong in a video.
>hears Christmas jingles
> ducks in cover
....they're in their house and the window's are closed.... why the fuck are they....?
you know what, the logic in this movie is already nonexistent, why question it now?
My guess would be that they thought any Christmas activity directed at them is their neighborhood trying to force them to celebrate so they hid to try and make it seem like they weren't at home.
+Joshua Stone Wtf is your profile pic?! It's scary as hell!
I remember this movie. I really liked it for the concept alone of disagreeing with Christmas traditions of lot's of little traditions that are either expensive or just for show. Then it completely went backwards, completely destroying any joy I had for this movie.
This feels like a mean-spirited torture porn film.
With no porn
+Mr.Fox When have you seen sex in torture porn? It's nothing but cruel hearted behavior to an undeserving wife
because it is
+Rob Bob Ummm you were expecting anything less from Tim Allen?
***** Ummm... not really :P
Ok, imagine, a small secluded town, everyone acts strange, and a bit perverted, they all hang pictures of a snowman in there house, and oh do they love the holidays, and pay there respects to the snowman, but then one day, a family decides not to, never being like the rest, and everyone tries to convince them to, in, interesting ways, and then not paying respects, angers the snowman. Only to find out the town is run by a holiday cult, and the family are sacrifices called outsiders, and the cranks army the first, some years outsiders start to poke up, and what they do with outsiders is reproduce with the wife, then kill her, and send the husband deep down underground, in front of a giant stone snowman head, with a mouth full of flames, and they cast him in the fire. But these outsiders escape, and never like the holidays again
They did an episode of the X-files just like that
@@somni2246 I came here just to make the same comment xD That episode was amazing, especially Mulder and Scully's "married couple" moments.
Every time I think I've outgrown him, he comes out with something gold. Doug, you are the best. Your speech was very Nietzschean in that the present should be the focus of our lives, which is something we should all get behind. You also opened my eyes about my feelings towards your newer stuff. I was upset that it wasn't traditional without even really knowing why. I guess since your old work was so nostalgic and funny to me and some of the first real Internet comedy that I considered myself an original fan, a part of something great and enjoyable. I was with you through everything, and watching you grow and develop alongside your work I never really noticed how it's gotten better. I ironically felt nostalgia for the old nostalgia critic, which I realize is now a bit silly. I can always watch the old videos and laugh, but I'll always be there to see the new one both out of enjoyment and sheer appreciation for what you do. I doubt you personally read most of these, and this isn't even on your website, but it feels good to write regardless. Many thanks for the laughs and the education on late twentieth century crappy entertainment, and you can be sure I'll stick with you to the end, risks and all. Merry Christmas
the speech he gave remind me of the japanese culture in some way (always a step in the future, while one on the past).
“Son? When are you going to stop swearing?”
“SHUT UP MOM! PEOPLE ARE GONNA FIND THIS CHARMING!”
It was actually
I wonder why we have so many bad Christmas movies that are depressing and mean-spirited? Was it to reflect how not everyone has a Merry Christmas?
GameRHero95 Bad Santa, we’re looking at you!
Because movie makers love subversion of standard tropes.
I'd say yes on that. While it's nice to see some movies go out of the cliche of the cozy happy fun family friendly Christmas trope, this was just not a good example.
Had the main characters been less insufferable, the jokes been funnier and not as stupid as NC pointed out, and the weird message that conforming to what you're pressured to by your peers being a good thing not existing, the premise of this movie would have been better. I was totally fine with the jerk OCD neighbors because that was kind of funny seeing the main characters having to deal with that just for wanting to take a year off since their daughter had finally moved. A couple usually known for these extravagant celebrations wanting to take a year off only to be met resistance by their neighbors who rely on it? That's a great premise. But the execution was super poor, and the true message should have been for the neighbors to understand that it's okay to take a break every once in a while when your child is all grown up. But since the main characters were so unlikeable at the start, it already began things in a muddy way.
@@OliverTCrowe So if the movie changed everything, it would be good? I absolutely agree.
I don't celebrate anything, everything's just commercialized crap so I don't mind mean spirited stuff. Everyone's terrible in this movie.
To be honest, I do miss the videos of the blank wall and memes...and Nostalgia Chick, and Linkara...but I can understand some of the changes. But I do like going back and watching reviews of Ferngully and Godzilla even if the video quality sucks by today's standards. I just feel like some of the newer content gets a little too about the sketches instead of the critique. Honestly, I like his commentary more than the gimmicks.
I miss them too and N chick i never seen linkara's stuff
They wanted to do this because of money. Let’s go through this: Give the Boy Scouts a few bucks, putting out Frosty costs zero since they already own it. Heck, the neighbors offered to set it up. Humor the Carolers by listening to them. Their daughter is an adult. Tell her, “Honey, we made plans for Christmas. You and your fiancé can stay at the house while we’re gone.” She’ll get over it. Boom, everyone’s happy.
Exactly!
If I was the grown daughter in this story and I was coming home for Christmas on the spur of the moment my parents would've level ed with me and said they already made plans.
What, and ruin the plot?
No fair, that's using your head. 😂
That still doesn't excuse the neighbors' initial ugly reactions, like at the restaurant where they have a pretty snide attitude. They refuse to cooperate with their neighbors because of the way everyone reacts to the decision like they just said they were atheists. Because they're understandably angry and don't think the neighbors deserve to be cooperated with.
It's not a Tim Allen production without him somehow falling off a roof.
This isn't the first NC video I would show to people newcomers to convince them to watch more NC...but every NC fan needs to see this video.
Man, that ending hit very close to home for me. Had me hanging on to every word.
Doug, I feel like your best reviews are your Christmas reviews, they have the best morals, messages, and speeches at the end of each review. Your Christmas Tree review, Christmas Story 2, this review, and your I'll Be Home for Christmas, each have original, complex, and deep messages that can help change and inspire people to become better people. These videos are the best way to end each year. These videos have messages that help me for my New Year's Revolutions.
People give Doug allot of shit, but I can’t help but love him, his reviews are my childhood, he has always made me laugh and sneaks in a good message at the end. Love ya Doug keep doing what you’re doing.
Same.
Why do people not like him?
@@bigusdikus3852 controversy with past employees and such. Claims that he and the rest of the higher ups were very bad to them in various ways.
I feel the same way.
So do I.
Who the hell leaves a window open in the middle of winter?
Matt Way The winter
Maybe the cops were trying to kill him instead of arresting him?
Matt Way I get if you live somewhere with a warm winter (Arizona, Florida, California etc), but they live in what looks like Chicago.
My sister
me
Can we all agree that Jamie Lee Curtis looks damn good for her age?
Yes!
You're goddamn right she does. Even now.
No.
Totally
@@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641 Same
Ok, am I the only one who thought the scenes where Critic made fun of his old days was a bit too much of a shallow parody?
I mean, I do genuinely like the ending speech and I think it's one of doug's best moments but I'm sorry, the originals reviews were not really like what Doug painted them as. The clip jokes weren't overused, they were healthily balanced, Critic DID have props on his show (like the ring from the captain planet review or the costumes used in that DVD review of that space movie), he DID have other actors (Rob, Bargov, Jim Jaroz who immortalized the line "SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE"), hell even the memes weren't that overused (People tend to forget that Bat credit card joke was used in about ten videos). Not to mention, most of his classic reviews (like IT, Neverending Story 3, etc) WERE over ten minutes and they were awesome!
Here, he acts as if they were nothing but clip riffs and overused jokes but they really weren't. I just think he was making them out to be such worse than they really are.
And it kills me to say this but that does kind of weaken the episode (which I genuinely liked). Because Doug isn't comparing his new format to an old format, he's comparing his new format to an exxagerrated version of his old format and it's pretty biased.
But even that was a big flaw I still really loved that ending, with Santa Christ and Old Critic looking at New Critic and smiling, Old and New Critic having learned something valuable. Hell, I even like the bickering that He had with Malcolm and Tamara at the end, to me that was more of a comedic bickering than actual cruel bickering. The only thing that would've made that ending even better was if the ending credits played The nostalgia Critic anthem.
Hes making fun of the stuff before Channel Awesome. The red shirt was a dead give away
+ClassicLuigiFan He was more or less exaggerating to get the point across; setting up his point at the end.
+Dejay Page I understand what he was doing, but I don't know there had to be a way for him to make fun of it while not exagerrating. Like I said, he's making the old stuff out to be shittier and blander than it was. Hell, I'd even argue that he was outright lying in some areas (like I said, Critic did have props, and he did have other actors in his skits, hell HE DID SKITS back then!)
+Hewylewis I'm not sure about THAT. Yeah people complain about the Clipless reviews but they're not really as abundant people make them out to be. He has done several clip filled reviews this year.
+ClassicLuigiFan he did that to over emphasise the message at the end.
He knew that those moments weren't that bad, he did that because some people are so ashamed of their past, they demonize it .
"We not who we were, we change, sometimes for the better sometimes for the worse, but we all change"
Movies like this don’t want us to change.
People grow and change over the course of their life. So deep.
@@sean8102 🙏
This video gave me the feels .
MY EYES ARENT LEAKING YOUR EYES ARE LEAKING!
Setto Animz The mention of the old vids and him reacting to his past.
Jacob Willis i feel sad god
ya know, u watched this in a “oh i havent seen this one!” way but ended up feeling, well, nostalgic; i didnt expect to see his mom (RIP) and i didnt expect to get feels at the progress he made through the years and added bonus because im watching /this/ old video /years/ in the future. it was bittersweet; merry christmas
I get what Doug is saying, and I completely agree. But it seems like he's dismissing all criticism of the new style as people not liking change, when some people have made well-thought-out criticisms.
Of course they don't like change.
RasenTensho448 I'd say it is much better.
RasenTensho448 I can tell you why I prefer them, cause the old ones always left me wanting more. Now I have it and am satisfied.
RasenTensho448 I like the news ones better because of the budget and visuals and cutaway skits.
RasenTensho448 Cause they make the reviews more entertaining, insult me like that again and you're blocked.
I'll take Nostalgia Critic in ANY FORM! I love the older shows, the newer shows, and I'm pretty sure I'll love the shows that y'all are preparing to put out! Why? Bc y'all are FUNNY! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Same.
I love both old and new.
BUT MUH C0NTROVERSEY!!!1!1!
@@neo-didact9285 The thing about that is 99% of it was their boss’s fault and 1% theirs. Now was it shitty to not really say anything about it? Yes. Have they made mistakes? Yes. But I feel like they’ve gotten better.
while i miss the old materials Doug used in his past reviews and movies, i can get used to his newer ones in like, his Alice in Wonderland review. I guess some of us fans of his past vids got so caught up on how funny he was back then, we became unaccepting of change and development. Yes the sketches can be a bit unnerving for me but as long as he finds a way to mix old and new into his reviews in the future, i can still feel that same nostalgia while enjoying the present reviews he gives us.And his commercial reviews were awesome too :)
I only have problems with his reviews that use none of the source material, and its nothing but skits. The force awakened review comes to mind.
epion660 well he started doing that because of copyright issues. I love both formats, Tam and Malcom are amazing actors and Doug is a wise dude. He and his brother keep on improving on their writing.
Tim Allen finally fell off the roof in a Christmas film.
The ending of this review made me cry really hard.
Just saying. love you, NC.
This review made me smile out of depression back in 2015. It made my Christmas that year. I still remember how I actually cried and laughed that morning watching this video, after I had the break-up of my life the night before.
Thanks, Doug. God bless you.
BTW, I am happily married now, and with the same girl I had that break-up with. The toxic people that made us fall apart are out of our lives now.
Well good for you. Hope things go well in you life
@@aidanredding8058 Thanks!!
I feel like this movie was fighting with itself on whether it wanted to be cynical or heartfelt.
If his real reason of starting this was to get people to like him, then Channel Awesome proves that you can achieve anything with enough determination. And Doug is such a likable guy. It's hard to believe he wasn't popular.
During my freshman year, my class chose this movie to watch in class before winter break. I spent the whole time on my phone.
During my sophomore year my class had to watch It's a Wonderful Life.
@Michael Silve I'd rather watch Polar Express then this movie
@Michael Silve
What wrong with polar express?
@Michael Silve how is that a downside?
Elf suck royally, still don't understand what people find entertaining about it.
Anyone else feel that ending too close to heart?
I felt that, Doug...
NC, my problem is that the skits tend to drag on too long and are not that engaging. In Mad Max, I stopped watching at the 7 minute mark. I get your desire to want to branch out and diversify, but you need to know how to cut out the fat.
Then you didn't see him analyze the film. At all. The skits are used to ANALYZE the film, while parodying it
+Dejay Page No, the skits are there to poke fun at the film, over and over and over again till you get sick and tired of it. One would like to think that there's a deeper purpose to the skits, because geez, there's so many of them and they take up so much time, but really, it's just NC being a lil' too in love with his own jokes.
WickedWicka DId...you actually watch the video the whole way through? Because it sounds like you didn't. Because it sounds like you were only on the parts wit the beginning of the chase. And that's not even when they started to analyze the flms.
+Dejay Page How about you tell me what exactly about those skits are "analyzing", and I'll tell you if it's analytical or not.
WickedWicka I am talking about the Clipless reivews mainly, the skits as a whole are made as jokes.
Here's one of the skits for example; Pixels.
It's basically picking apart how many Bad Adam Sadlner movies are made and picking apart the plot of the film while making fun of stuff that Sandler did in the film or has put together.
27:19 SHUT THAT DOOR
Please.
Of all the Nostalgia Critic episodes, this is the one I apreciate the most. Merry Christmas everyone, and a Happy New Year!
Jamie Lee Curtis looked amazing for her age!
Right?! Even now she looks fantastic! Look at her in the trailer for the new Halloween movie, she looks incredible
@@chayden153 If incredible you mean an extremely old and wrinkly cat lady, then sure.
@@dislike_button33 Everyone has different tastes in women
She still looks great. I loved her in the new Halloween movie. Must be all that yogurt she eats
Petite Cossette How would you feel if someone said that about your mom?
Definitely one of the worst Christmas movies ever reviewed since:
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Eight Crazy Nights
Jingle All the Way
A Christmas Story 2
The Christmas Tree (still the worst)
Hippe the Star Wars Holiday Special is AWESOME! (I'm just kidding)
And Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa.
Don't forget "Fred Claus" the movie that gave a bad meaning to the word "naughty" on children who don't deserve to be on that list.
I like jingle all the way! Sure it gets really ridiculous, but that’s what makes it so much fun!
Eight crazy nights was the worst Adam Sandler movie I've ever seen.
As soon as he said "Canadian PSA", I thought he was going to cut to the chef who slipped and got her face boiled off.
"YOU'RE SICK, CANADA!"
+BrandNameKilledQuality You're welcome XD
+BrandNameKilledQuality ...it happens.
I mean hell, how else would you familiarize yourself with the dangers of boiling your face off while talking to a camera about how you're engaged while wearing a bomb strapped to a large torpedo during the red wedding? I mean...for fuck's sake, how many commercials do we have to make before that point gets across?
(BTW, British PSA commercials are far worse. Like...my god, you thought WE WERE BAD? Just look up the vid where a guy's trying to fix his bike chain and fucks up in the most impossible way you can imagine.)
+Comment Sins Well no shit; of course it gets the point across. It was just highly unexpected.
+BrandNameKilledQuality There's a PSA like that???? Geez, those things went downhill after 2000!
I actually did laugh and get excited at the Back to the Future cutaway joke. Though I didn't realize that he doesn't do that stuff anymore. Also, this was a good review, and even though I don't usually like the skits, I think they complimented the message.
What I find ironic is the fact that while he's making fun of how lame it's supposed to be to do the simplest, old school NC review, yet again the worst parts of this one was when he brought in the other actors. Not Santa Christ, Santa Christ is awesome, the others are a drag and are rarely funny.
One of my favourite nostalgia critic reviews, the message of it is timeless. Be kind to yourself and don’t be afraid to be unique and try new things.
I like the old cutaway jokes better than the newer sketch jokes. The old jokes were quick and too the point...the sketches drag on forever sometimes, and I will start getting bored and fast forward them until the review starts again. Doug acts like he's embarrassed or ashamed by how his reviews used to be...but he needs to keep in mind that his old review style is the reason he got so popular in the first place. Hell, go watch the new Independence Day trailer, and there's a bunch of people in the comments asking, "What about Boomer?!"
+RetroGamerAaron And you missed the point.
+MrVegeta360 What point would that be?
+MetaKnight964 The point where he says we shouldn't be ashamed of our past, but we shouldn't glorify it either, as with anything there are good things and bad things, what's important is to learn from both the good and bad and keep moving forward using those lessons to improve ourselves.
+Dee Twenty is it really glorifying if you really just think the old stuff was better. I only recently discovered nostalgia critic, but I think the earlier videos we're funnier.
JacknZack27 It's a fair enough opinion, the thing is that the people he's indirectly addressing are the ones that spew bile and insults about it, not the people who just like the older reviews better. It's important to understand the difference between, using one of my own opinions here as an example, "I don't really care for the clipless reviews, I'm glad Doug is experimenting and if he has fun with it that's cool, they just don't appeal to me." and something like "This review sucks! The old reviews were so much better! HashbrownDownWithSkits!"
Santa Christ is gonna take him back to the past,
to review a shitty movie that sucks ass,
he'd rather not
put any effort,
into the review
lol
Animal cruelty is fine as long as it's used for promotional purposes. Hear that, Thomas Edison? You're in the clear
Go home Deoshi.
+ShaDHP23 Why so salty over the Crusades boi?
Supreme General Altec Helghast Marksman DEUS VULT
ShaDHP23 k...
I really laughed at that, it is one of my favorite Bob Burgers episode.
This will always be my favorite nc review. I was going through a rough time in my life and thought about just giving up. While I was in bed I watched this review and the ending made me realize I am worth it. Thank you nostalgia critic
I don't get the comment section some times. Does no one see what he is trying to do!? He is saying that people will move on and you usually have to move on and evolve if he just stayed to his old way of reviewing he may sink into obscurity or people would find it old like the movie. The movie uses so many old Christmas movie tropes that it just gets old and isn't funny the movie needs to learn that if it wants to either be relevant or funny you gotta bring something new to the table. Now don't get me wrong I love the Old Nostalgia Critic but I also love the New Nostalgia Critic, but if he just stuck to the same routines over and over again we would eventually find it just the same thing over and over again. Yet I think because of this change it allows us to watch the old Critic and still get a laugh out of it because well it's different from the Newer Critic. Now for my opinion on the clipless reviews they just arn't my cup of tea though I did like the Batman Vs. Superman review. To be honest he while on a couple of parts he does seem to be a little bit mean to his past self he does at the end say not just him but everybody shouldn't be ashamed of the past but they need to learn to evolve and become diffrent. Though I don't get why people think he is giving a middle finger to the audience who likes the Old Critic more? That clearly isn't his intention and it shows.
+You know my name. Does that really boost your self-esteem? No seriously, you must be a very charming, articulate human being in real life! I mean, making enemies out of people who showed no obligation to be enemies with you? That's revolutionary! Please, I'm really intrigued. Tell me more about how you would like to watch the world burn.
+McParker Thank you, finally someone, who understand the Message of this review :D
+Sinan Kooosa good on you to not be an a hole
+Sinan Kooosa I do not know why I wrote it that way
Well if thats case why even bother having him explain this at all i am pretty damn sure by this point we can tell that he is doing something different. We arent idiots just like how if the critic makes a shitty video he does not need to go after the people who made those comments about them and just make them characters in his videos just to point and laugh at them and secretly call them stupid in them. Also he should try to just ignore people attacking him and just make videos not i have to go and attack my critics by making fun of them in my videos.
Christmas with the Franks.
The Filthy Franks.
+Dogmeat bro it's a prank
Ayyyyyy
That sounds like a Damn good Christmas special!
+Fodimin „SirFodiminX“ Layton Plz no PAPA FRANKU will ruin you!
Filthy frank comments on nostalgia critic? He's spreading like a disease.
My main problem with the skits is how predictable they are. For example, at 15:35 the Critic says he wouldn't act weird if someone played music he didn't like. We are then treated to a 30 second skit showing the Critic acting weird around music he doesn't like. The reason the old style of reviewing worked so well is because the jokes were quick, unpredictable, and got straight to the point.
+Mic No, that's kinda how it was back in the day lots of the time.
+matt0044 I'm not saying that I don't believe you, but could you give an example?
+Morgan Gobin Skits in the reviews are nothing new, it's just back in the day, Doug would just act the skits himself, and occasionally Rob would make an appearance. In my opinion it was more charming that way, but I still enjoy a lot of the newer stuff, like his Last Airbender review, and the FoodFight review.
Jackson Begley I like it better when they have other actors to work off of, particularly in the quicker gags.
matt0044 Well, to each their own, right?
This is what should’ve happened in my opinion: the Kranks should’ve gone on the cruise and Blair and her boyfriend should’ve spent Christmas together
I agree cause at least it would stay committed to the plot
@@fro-zone2k and at least the neighborhood would’ve learned that they can’t always get their way
I think my PTSD from the Canadian commercial is over...
But now I have PTSD with this shit.
Dude I saw those commercials and others like it all the time 0_o I still have insomnia.
Well that's good. I've been following your battle.
I sat in a corner crying for a month
+Fodimin “SirFodiminX” Layton Yeah ou rcanadiean comercials are shit on their down right depressing while americaa may be depressing its comercials is not this movie the neibhors shove christmas down the neibhors who just want to go to hawees throat their brutal and mean and im candiean were a nice plae but if all you about canada is those comercials i pray for you
Jacob Hill It's not over yet...
You have to give Jamie Lee Curtis credit: she was approaching her 50s at the time of this movie and still had an amazing rack.
WheresPoochie ikr? i was legitimately surprised
I feel like lately she's looking even better (not seeing her in a bikini or anything, just the other scenes). It took me a moment to place her here, even knowing its her, because I feel like she's looking a little younger now than she did for this movie. Not sure if any makeup did that, or the haircut throws her off a bit. I hope to age like Ms. Curtis.
Well she was 46 when this came out.
Smoking hot for a 46 year old
Setto Animz Why? She’s hot. No shame in saying it.
20:29 they didn't even pause the video game, they just ran off XD And the Mario Karts kept going anyway!
Mario is screaming at them “where-a you going you little-a shits, you cannot just-a leave me here look there’s-a tonnes of snowmen to look at-a in-a my game just play one of the ice-a levels
And if you look, you can see they're supposed to be playing on a PS2
I wonder how these people would react if instead of Frosty I put up a statue of Krampus.
Just like anyone with common sense, I question what happens when a Jewish, Muslim or Mormon family move into the neighborhood.
That would be an interesting concept
Would probably be better than this garbage.
Mormons definitely celebrate Christmas, but yeah I know right
Do you think they would be stalked until they celebrate Christmas, even if they just want to be left alone?
In the real world, it would probably go like this:
"What are you doing for Christmas?"
"We don't celebrate Christmas."
"Aw, why not?"
"We're Jewish."
"Oh, okay, then."
In this movie's world, they'd get harrassed until they caved.
"Everypne hates the new NC."
*Video has 9000 likes to 20 dislikes.*
... What am I missing?
People saying they wanted his old style.
+Jake Jakers Most NC fans like the video before even watching it.
+Jake Jakers It's a vocal minority.
+LukeMM95 If they didn't like NC nowadays, chances are they wouldn't do that...
+Jake Jakers If only there were one more like we could do the meme. Oh well, maybe next year.
12:29 "We're not even halfway through" (moves mouse to check) "See look at the red bar." Its like he knew I'd check lol.
Damn, that ending speech was pretty moving. It's always better when it's relatable!!