Nearly the same path... As his grandson and since I was there during the making of the movie..... There was a couple spots along the route that we couldn't film on because of local laws and regulations so it's nearly the same.
@@adamstraight2948 doesn't surprise me at all, although I actually did visit the town of Laurens, Iowa on one of my photography trips. A ittle old lady that works in a bar on that main stretch, a bar that happened to be a location for filming but I didn't realize, told me about your grandfather and what he was really like. She also told me that David Lynch is one of the best, most kindest people she has ever met. I don't normally go full movie nerd, but in this case I took a shot of the main stretch of downtown Laurens (on classic Kodak film) from just about the same angle as the shot where he's rolling down the street and all of the other older guys are following him asking him what he's doing. I found it to be a really lovely little place. 🤙
@@adamstraight2948 Nice to meet you! I grew up on County Road W, exactly 2 miles West from Mt. Zion. I watched him go past our house. The executive producer lady gave a Princess Die beanie baby while they were filming at the Mt. Zion bar.
At no point did I find this film boring. The entire film is entertaining. The long "boring" shots were not monotonous, they were beautiful and accompanied by incredible music.
SmashLiXs At the time, he didn’t so much forget to do it but rather chose not to. I think his mentality back then was that since he already did a vlog about his full thoughts of the film, a Dreamworks-Uary review would be pointless. Clearly he doesn’t have that mindset now.
I was wondering when he was going to bring that series back. We don't need this whole channel to be Disney dominated. I loved the the whole counter that Dreamwork-uary was.
This movie has a lot of meaning. The journey is the way of the man to redeem himself. It is not slow, it is not boring, it is in the perfect time and pace.
Amen. I do think it’s slow but that’s kinda the point. Alvin doesn’t just go from point A to point B one scene later. The long, drawn out moments of Alvin just driving a tracker shows the audience how long and slow of a journey it must be. Having good pacing isn’t bad writing
Yeah he did say he hated that but showed a pic of the clone wars movie. Does he also hate the show and why either? Also did he ever see Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars. General Grievous in that is terrifying. I can already imagine doug saying “This version of General Grievous, is awesome. He’s not that raspy voice loser from revenge of the sith or the coward from the clone wars. He’s a legit threat. The build up was incredible, he had mad skills, hell he even used his FEET to hold lightsabers. Oh and he held off using four arms till the end of the series, showing he’s that good that he’s fine with just two and doesn’t need to spam his four arms attacks.”
@@Jutrzen Not true, actually. A beginning of a year marks the passing of that amount of time, not the beginning of it. Right now we're 2019 years and 364 days into AD era of the Gregorian calendar, not 2018 and 364 days. Thus tomorrow is the start of the new decade.
Of course it's true. Since there was never a 0 year you star the decade with year 1. So it's 2011 till 2020. Or do you think the XXI century started with the year 2000?
This is one of the most pleasant movie experiences in my life! So I can say, that while I won't argue much with those who say it's boring, I still say I disagree. I simply love this movie.
Boring? My God! You can see his inner monologue in every seen he is in. Not everything has to be spelled out. Thank goodness you have learned something at the end of the movie.
I remember hating this movie when i was young. My grandmother loved it and would play it on repeat. My grandma moved away from her sibling and would only see them so often. When i was older i found it at her house when she passed on and now it just reminds me more of the trips with my grandma to she her sisters. And shows me how strong of bond siblings could have.
Ironically the dude that flamed some of my favorite movies (Batman and Robin, Freddy Got Fingered) and changed the way I personally look at movies (especially with the Big Lebowski review) is ending the decade off with a movie he had to suffer to sit thru but changed the way he looked at movies. Full circle. Thanks Doug.
The Straight Story is Lynch's masterpiece! I found it incredibly engaging, the cast is wonderful, the cinematography is beautiful and the score is amazing. The film is incredibly profound in the simplest way which is what makes it so great, there's no grandstanding, no upbeat monologue just a brother trying to see his brother before it's to late. Wonderful film!!
Imagine Curb your Enthusiasm - the celebration of hilariously awful behavior in an urban setting. Or any reality show that thrives on forced dramatic arcs and people badmouthing one another and fears losing its audience over silent moments. The Straight Story is the polar opposite. 100 minutes of people just being decent to each other. Wholesome, as they say.
I have watched about 3 episodes of that show about 15 years ago and you just reminded me that was one of them. Thank you. And I really need to get around to watching that show.
Yes! Thank you Doug, I was wondering recently if you would ever get around to reviewing this one since it is a Disney property. Even getting past the bizarre backstory of dark director of surreality David Lynch making a G rated film for Disney, "The Straight Story" is still a phenomenal heartwarming flick that I think just about anybody can enjoy. Very happy that this finally made the cut for Disneycember.
I really love how you ending this year's Disneycember on this film Doug. It really shows that not every great movie has to be superheroes or Star Wars or some big "epic" that I feel has been done to death. Sometimes just a basic story of life's journey is enough.
I don't know how this could've gone right over Doug's head. Alvin Straight is explaining the abstract of what he's doing throughout the entire course of the film. Each little insight adds another layer to why he's making the trip. This movie is not boring... It's very clever.
I had a very similar experience with Mulholland Drive; I spent most of the movie in a state of frustrated confusion, questioning why I was even watching it. But then in the last act, everything made sense. Every little puzzle piece fell into a perfect picture. It went from bonkers to brilliant, and I've never seen another movie do that.
For a movie that was solely intended to be mundane, uneventful, and dry, I found myself being captivated by every moment of it. David Lynch can't help but make everything interesting.
Honestly I've grown to love these movies that go out of their way to be slow and monotonous to make a point. Films like this, Gerry, Baraka, Samsara, Deadman, even horror movies like Skinamarink. They're almost meditative in how slow they are
I find it very strange that Doug often complains about different tropes in stories being used over and over again, and yet when a film shows just simple moments and a simple life unfolding before us, he says it’s boring. I really don’t know what he wants. I think he’s been in joke mode and cynical mode for so long that I think he’s really forgotten how to really appreciate film.
I think he just missed the forest for the trees, but lucked into some meaning in spite of that. I think the trip would have felt different if the filmmaker was deliberately going for "boring". I do know I wasn't bored for a moment, late 20th century america, old veterans, and small towns fascinate me. This felt like a window into some worlds that I was not familiar with, the lawn mower trip was just a vehicle to get to them (no pun intended).
Well I wouldn't take any film criticism seriously from a person who made "films" like Kickassia and Suburban Knights. Any movie of any actual substance is bound to be lost on this guy
Disappointed that this review basically came down to: "It's a brilliant movie because it's boring and the ending justifies it." That's not going to make people want to watch it. What about: The film's story is actually a good one (and remarkable in how it's based on something which really happened), and the performance by Richard Farnsworth (who was dying at the time) is powerful. Lynch had very specific reasons why he wanted to direct the film (which he elaborated on in his memoir Room to Dream). He was not trying to deliberately bore his audience.
Yeah, I didn't like that part of the review. I enjoyed the whole journey. There's beauty in the mundane, which Lynch loves to play around it. There's darkness, happiness, and beauty in unexpected, mundane places. Also, you see Lynch's usual odd aesthetic present. He has a distinct sense of humor and way of shooting.
I clicked on this without realizing that it was the guy who does Nostalgia Critic and who is probably one of the shallowest and most self-obsessed "reviewers" I've ever heard.
THANK YOU! The Straight Story is such a well made movie. From the story, to the acting, to the directing, to the gorgeous scenery. It's a well written character piece that relies on (and succeeds in) the performances of Richard Farnsworth and the cast of characters Alvin meets along the way.
My brother an I saw this at the last possible age at the post possible time, 1999 in the theater. He was 13 I was 11 and we were board to tears. Our parents on the other hand loved it. Now that I'm older I rented the straight story and now I can appreciate it. It helped that I watched it more as a character study than a movie.
The Deer Lady and the at the Store with the Grabber scenes are some of the most Lynchian things you could ever see... The vistas as he travel with the music are perfect, and for some reason the part with him in the storm watching the lightning really gets to me emotionally. And if you cant feel something during the talk with the veteran in the bar you arent human in my opinion... Yeah its slow, but thats life... and the fact the actor Richard Farnsworth was literally on his own deaths door during the filming of this make the movie special, raw and the emotions extremely natural.
I must realized there was a time in my childhood where I had a VERY MINOR incident like this - it was the final day of summer break and my friend had a big party plan over at his house, but my family had plans to go out that day and I was far too young at the time to have a driver's license, so I got on my bike and rode over to his house, it was in an entirely different neighborhood and the path that I went on there were no bike walks or sidewalks or anything so I had to trudge through a bunch of deep tangled grass to get there, and it was a hot summer day. By the time I finally arrived I was so exhausted and sweaty I could hardly speak coherently, by the time I reached his door, when I knocked and he answered he was like " did you seriously ride your bike all the way over here", and I was like...yup
I know there are still a bunch of older movies that you haven't covered, but I'll just cover my favorites: - Gus - Pollyanna - Swiss Family Robinson - Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - The Shaggy Dog (Original and/or remake) - Treasure Island - The Apple Dumpling Gang Just some to think about for next year
I love how people were DEMANDING Doug to review "Pooh's Grand Adventure", or "Homeward Bound," or the "DuckTales" reboot and, on the final day of DisneyCember, he throws a David Lynch movie about some old guy riding on a tractor for two hours at us.
I feel like the only reason he refuses to spoil the ending is because he has no idea what the hell he's talking about. There is nothing so exceptional about the ending compared to the rest of the film.
I remember there was one scene in this movie that made me laugh and it's this scene called "I Love Deer". The man comes across a woman who just ran over a deer. She emotional and distressed because she says this is the 13th deer shes hit in 7 weeks. She screaming about how she does everything she can to stop from hitting them but she always plows into them no matter how much she honks her horn, plays loud music or shouts out the window. She then looks into the distance and calmly asks "Where do they come from?" and before she leaves she says the one funny line "I LOVE DEER!" driving away and leaving the man a deer he cooks up and eats. It's kinda funny in an ironic way i suppose, she loves deer yet she keeps killing them by accident and the man got dinner because of her accident.
People who wonder where the Lynch is in the movie, probably stopped watching before that scene... the Grabber is another pretty oddly unnerving yet funny lynchian type moment... 'oh geez alvin... geez, oh alvin' the scene just ripples with Lynch, the fact he can make a mundane scene like that on the surface which should feel perfectly natural come off with an odd feeling that instantly makes you think of lynch is brilliant.
I feel like he doesn't talk about it enough. Which is strange because his DuckTales 2017 video is what got me into watching the show in the first place.
I don't know why people are surprised at the end of the month on what he did and didn't review. He teased every single movie and show he was reviewing at the beginning of this years Disneycember and he starts reviewing for next years now and stops probably late November.
Honestly, I think this might be my favourite David Lynch film. Seriously, if I had to rank them it would be: 1. The Straight Story 2. Eraserhead 3. Blue Velvet 4. Mulholland Drive 5. Elephant Man 6. Wild at Heart 7. Lost Highway (And before you ask, no I have not seen Dune, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me or Inland Empire.)
holy shit i didnt see this one coming. PLEASE keep exploring outside your comfort zone Doug, I loved this and would love to hear u talk about Lynch and other "out there" directors like Refn/Bong Joon-ho/Villeneuve/the Safdie Brothers in 2020!
Beethoven’s Fidelio well Straight Story was distributed by Disney only in the United States while here in Europe, it was distributed by Studiocanal. So yeah it’s not even on Disney+ outside of the US
To me the main theme of this movie is the pain of old age, its that slow for a reason, do you remember when a truck blows his hat away and he takes soooooooooooo long to get it and get back on his lawn moer? How we painfuly, monotonously watched him slowly bit by bit do this simple action? Since the beggining of the movie his old age problems become obvious, what once didn't affect him at all as a young man now is taking it's toll, this theme is obvious when he's telling those kids about the worst things about being old. The ending of the movie is also about growing old, him and his old brother watching the stars, just like how they used to do when they talked each other through youth , but this time, too tired to utter a word.
I remember watching your Disneycember reviews all the way back in 2013 and 2014. I can't believe you still do these. I have a lot to catch up on. Thanks!
I really hope we get a proper blu Ray release of this some day. This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. Not kidding. When I was a kid my grandpa rented this movie on a whim for us to watch together, and we both loved it. Since Disney probably still owns the rights to the film, sadly I wonder if they’ll ever consider releasing it on blu Ray. More people need to see this film!
Okay, it didn’t look like she has a huge role. But Sissy Spacek is in a David Lynch film...? *I HAVE to see this movie, dude!* PS: I realize I just referenced South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut. 💚😂😂💚
I didn't realize this was a Disney movie. It is one of the most boring movies I've sat through and the ending made every second worth it. I love this movie.
After seeing the Top 11 Films Saved By The Ending list I can see what he's saying. A film that seems so simple and even minimalistic can change your very perception of everything that's happened in literally the last minute. That one minute changed how I viewed this entire film and I can't love it enough because of that.
Working on my second novel. One of the two main characters is a former horse rancher with dementia. Whenever I write about him I see Farnsworth in this, in the red plaid jacket (in my novel it’s a red plaid bathrobe) and everything clicks.
I saw it a month ago after many years and I loved it as well as my parents. It's very relaxing with beautiful scenery but sad at the same time, as you see the struggle of an old and pretty sick person. The main actor being really sick during filming gave a convincing performance.
David Lynch makes so many awesome, esoteric, creepy art films --- many of them with extremely adult content... but you've got my interest perked with this David Lynch/Disney film, Doug! I'm going to have to see it for myself! Have a happy new year 2020! Remember: It's about the Journey, NOT The Destination... ;)
I'm not going to lie, but this review brought me to tears. How someone is willing to do anything to accomplish a huge goal, in yet the most simplest way...Doug...Thank you.
I actually thought The Straight Story is more of an old man's film. When I've watched it, the whole story is like a metaphor for what being an old person is like: boring, long and constant patience required to get to your goals, and that you can get some temporary benefits along the way like advising people. But, even that requires boring, long and constant patience. Young people like me constantly need something, even before internet and social media is a thing. Young people always have more energy than when they get older, which makes them want more attentions, actions, or events at shorter time. But as we get older, that ADHD-like energy we have decreases (fast or slow depending on the person) which is what makes people "feel old." Look at the way young and old people sleep and when at night for instance!? There's a difference in there. Plus, (might be just me looking at certain old people) old people LOVES to give advises whether they work or not, and the character in this movie displays that. So, a young man like me watching this movie is like "Oh, I get it. This is what old people are going through. I get the psychology." But still, I respect Doug's opinion/view here. I get where he's coming from.
I saw this movie a few years ago after you guys mentioned it in your "Can An Ending Ruin a Film?" review. It was almost unbearable to sit through. The extremely slow-paced flow of it was agonizing. And I remember watching it thinking "Why the hell am I forcing myself through this?". But then, that ending. Oh my god. Those 3 particular camera shots literally had me in tears within' seconds (If you've seen it, you probably know what segment I'm referring to). It was probably one of most surreal and rewarding experiences I've ever had watching a movie. And despite how painfully boring and slow this movie is, I can't recommend it enough. It was definitely a pleasant surprise to see you wrap up this years' Disneycember with this one!
Doug, would you be willing to do a video on Citizen Kane? I keep hearing how amazing it is, but I saw it and thought, "That was it? What's the big deal?" I've heard that it was influential and I acknowledge that it has some visually stunning scenes, but it doesn't strike me as an interesting story. What am I missing?
So, with The Straight Story added to the list, here is what I believe to be Doug's rankings of all 31 movies/shows he's reviewed for this December. Again, this is how I interpreted how he feels about them; if you want to disagree, go ahead. But this is what I believe: 1. Gravity Falls 2. Gargoyles 3. The Mandalorian 4. The Straight Story 5. New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh 6. Avengers: Endgame 7. Kim Possible 8. Short Films Collection 9. Ant-Man & The Wasp 10. Doctor Strange 11. Sister Act 12. Dinosaurs 13. Spider-Man: Far From Home 14. House Of Mouse 15. Olaf's Frozen Adventure 16. The Nutcracker & The Four Realms 17. Ernest Goes To Jail 18. Ernest Goes To Camp 19. Toy Story 4 20. Christopher Robin 21. Ralph Breaks The Internet 22. Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil 23. The Good Dinosaur 24. The Jungle Book 25. Frozen 2 26. Princess Protection Program 27. Captain Marvel 28. Descendants 3 29. Dumbo 30. Lady And The Tramp 31. The Lion King
It's one of the greatest mivies I've ever seen. Not ust because I showed it to my brother witch lived all his life with my mom and me with my dad. Because it is such a simple masterpiece. Thanks Doug for bringing this movie up at the end of disneysember. Really great movie to end on. Happy New year from Norway
I could not possibly disagree with you more. Even knowing the end, every moment of this film to me was riveting. It's because it's real. Because it's true. Because it resembles life as it's lived. It made me feel, and relate - so it's far more captivating to me than any cartoon superhero nonsense. But I'm glad something of it got through to you.
So, the reason you like the movie is because the end makes you realize you weren't watching the movie you thought you were? How about The Book of Eli? It's not dull as dishwater the whole way through, and has a twist right at the end that makes you realize you weren't watching the movie you thought you were. It even makes repeat viewings fun to look for clues that shows the twist ending was actually evident but you just didn't realize it. Plus, you don't need to sit through a boring slog of a movie watching some dope ride a lawnmower across the country.
This story became film when someone begged the question- if a movie was made about an old man driving down the freeway in a tractor, would their actually be a paying audience to go see it. It looks like they got a answer.
Cool Cache...I like more of his empathising films than his surrealist films...I didn’t know there was a rule to which David Lynch films you need to like.. My ranking of his films would be.. 1. The Elephant Man 2. The Straight Story 3. Mulholland Drive 4. Blue Velvet 5. Eraserhead 6. Lost Highway 7. Inland Empire
Fun Fact:
Filmed on the exact path the real life person took his own journey.
Nearly the same path... As his grandson and since I was there during the making of the movie..... There was a couple spots along the route that we couldn't film on because of local laws and regulations so it's nearly the same.
@@adamstraight2948 doesn't surprise me at all, although I actually did visit the town of Laurens, Iowa on one of my photography trips. A ittle old lady that works in a bar on that main stretch, a bar that happened to be a location for filming but I didn't realize, told me about your grandfather and what he was really like. She also told me that David Lynch is one of the best, most kindest people she has ever met. I don't normally go full movie nerd, but in this case I took a shot of the main stretch of downtown Laurens (on classic Kodak film) from just about the same angle as the shot where he's rolling down the street and all of the other older guys are following him asking him what he's doing. I found it to be a really lovely little place. 🤙
@@adamstraight2948 Nice to meet you! I grew up on County Road W, exactly 2 miles West from Mt. Zion. I watched him go past our house. The executive producer lady gave a Princess Die beanie baby while they were filming at the Mt. Zion bar.
@@adamstraight2948 cool to see you comment! A beautiful story of your grandfather made by a beautiful director
I’m guessing David Lynch played Desert Bus and said, “I’m gonna make a similar movie and make it great”
yeah he got the earliest access
That's funny but this event for the most part this really did happen
“I can make this work”
-David linch
Mateo Rodriguez *David Lynch
Troll Face sorry I took a year to reply
Spoiler alert: Disney+ servers crashes due to a surge of people looking up 'A Straight Story'
I think you mean *The* Straight Story, but I get the idea.
Well now it's available on Disney+! It came out this month.
I just watched it a couple minutes ago
@@jacobblyton7630 Did you like it?
@@psibrunojusto yes
At no point did I find this film boring. The entire film is entertaining. The long "boring" shots were not monotonous, they were beautiful and accompanied by incredible music.
Not boring, but certainly slow.
Doug, can you *PLEASE* bring DreamWorks-uary back to review all the DreamWorks films that’ve come out since?
I second this
especially since he forgot to do puss in boots. i'd also like to see if his views on megamind or shrek forever after changed
SmashLiXs At the time, he didn’t so much forget to do it but rather chose not to. I think his mentality back then was that since he already did a vlog about his full thoughts of the film, a Dreamworks-Uary review would be pointless. Clearly he doesn’t have that mindset now.
I think enough material has passed to warrant this.
I was wondering when he was going to bring that series back. We don't need this whole channel to be Disney dominated. I loved the the whole counter that Dreamwork-uary was.
This movie has a lot of meaning. The journey is the way of the man to redeem himself. It is not slow, it is not boring, it is in the perfect time and pace.
Yup
Amen. I do think it’s slow but that’s kinda the point. Alvin doesn’t just go from point A to point B one scene later. The long, drawn out moments of Alvin just driving a tracker shows the audience how long and slow of a journey it must be. Having good pacing isn’t bad writing
Me: I hope Doug covers clone wars
Doug: How about I review two Ernest movies
Yeah he did say he hated that but showed a pic of the clone wars movie. Does he also hate the show and why either? Also did he ever see Genndy Tartakovsky’s Star Wars. General Grievous in that is terrifying. I can already imagine doug saying “This version of General Grievous, is awesome. He’s not that raspy voice loser from revenge of the sith or the coward from the clone wars. He’s a legit threat. The build up was incredible, he had mad skills, hell he even used his FEET to hold lightsabers. Oh and he held off using four arms till the end of the series, showing he’s that good that he’s fine with just two and doesn’t need to spam his four arms attacks.”
Or the re-reviews.
The show hasn't ended and the series finale comes in February 2020
@@FATE522 series finale
@@johndankkennedy4201 thank you for the important correction :)
This how we end the decade , a guy riding on a Tractor for days .
Yep. Ending simple
We end the decade at the end of 2020.
@@Jutrzen Not true, actually. A beginning of a year marks the passing of that amount of time, not the beginning of it. Right now we're 2019 years and 364 days into AD era of the Gregorian calendar, not 2018 and 364 days. Thus tomorrow is the start of the new decade.
Of course it's true. Since there was never a 0 year you star the decade with year 1. So it's 2011 till 2020. Or do you think the XXI century started with the year 2000?
It's a lawn mower excuse me
This is one of the most pleasant movie experiences in my life! So I can say, that while I won't argue much with those who say it's boring, I still say I disagree. I simply love this movie.
me too bro. absolutely one of the best.
@@michaelsmith2733Another slow tempo movie that is the absolute best is the indian with Anthony Hopkins.
Boring? My God! You can see his inner monologue in every seen he is in. Not everything has to be spelled out. Thank goodness you have learned something at the end of the movie.
I remember hating this movie when i was young. My grandmother loved it and would play it on repeat. My grandma moved away from her sibling and would only see them so often. When i was older i found it at her house when she passed on and now it just reminds me more of the trips with my grandma to she her sisters. And shows me how strong of bond siblings could have.
Stop... please
Lavenderflowers Fall
What's the matter with you?
David Lynch directed a Disney movie?
That's surreal
The DVD cover had the immortal line "The sweetest, gentlest film David Lynch has ever directed."
David Lynch also almost directed Return of the Jedi, which is now a Disney movie.
@@cheebagardens1759 Ok....now THAT would have been an interesting movie
Made Dune instead.
Ironically the dude that flamed some of my favorite movies (Batman and Robin, Freddy Got Fingered) and changed the way I personally look at movies (especially with the Big Lebowski review) is ending the decade off with a movie he had to suffer to sit thru but changed the way he looked at movies. Full circle. Thanks Doug.
Now here's a Disney film I've never heard of.
Odd, Indeed; I need to watch.
I both heard of it AND saw it in theaters
@@Poever What'd you think of it?
Nathaniel Foga ditto
I heard of it, but I've watched every David Lynch film.
The Straight Story is Lynch's masterpiece! I found it incredibly engaging, the cast is wonderful, the cinematography is beautiful and the score is amazing. The film is incredibly profound in the simplest way which is what makes it so great, there's no grandstanding, no upbeat monologue just a brother trying to see his brother before it's to late. Wonderful film!!
You forgot to mention that this was Richard Farnsworth's last film before he died.
He was even terminally ill while filming. Big respect to him.
@@teegee6312 And got an Oscar nomination for it.
Just a nomination!?!?..Wow,the oscars were already shit and useless years ago
It sounds like a heartwarming movie.
Full of genuine emotion
it very much is. the ending is a real tear-jerker its so great
It truly is.
Imagine Curb your Enthusiasm - the celebration of hilariously awful behavior in an urban setting. Or any reality show that thrives on forced dramatic arcs and people badmouthing one another and fears losing its audience over silent moments.
The Straight Story is the polar opposite. 100 minutes of people just being decent to each other. Wholesome, as they say.
A society that is spoiled by violent movies wouldn't understand a simple non violent movie. But then I wouldn't expect them to.
I love non-violent movies, but this just isn't my cup of tea
Wait... So that episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends was based on real events?!
I did not expect that.
I knew I wasn't the only one who thought that!
I thought about that to! Always thought it was random when Wilt was with the tractor.
That’s exactly what came to my mind at first! I remember it being like a half-hour special or something
I have watched about 3 episodes of that show about 15 years ago and you just reminded me that was one of them.
Thank you.
And I really need to get around to watching that show.
Yes! Thank you Doug, I was wondering recently if you would ever get around to reviewing this one since it is a Disney property.
Even getting past the bizarre backstory of dark director of surreality David Lynch making a G rated film for Disney, "The Straight Story" is still a phenomenal heartwarming flick that I think just about anybody can enjoy.
Very happy that this finally made the cut for Disneycember.
I really love how you ending this year's Disneycember on this film Doug. It really shows that not every great movie has to be superheroes or Star Wars or some big "epic" that I feel has been done to death. Sometimes just a basic story of life's journey is enough.
The Straight Story is a magnificent movie! Pleasantly surprised to see that this is what you end Disneycember on, and I love it!
I don't know how this could've gone right over Doug's head. Alvin Straight is explaining the abstract of what he's doing throughout the entire course of the film. Each little insight adds another layer to why he's making the trip. This movie is not boring... It's very clever.
I had a very similar experience with Mulholland Drive; I spent most of the movie in a state of frustrated confusion, questioning why I was even watching it. But then in the last act, everything made sense. Every little puzzle piece fell into a perfect picture. It went from bonkers to brilliant, and I've never seen another movie do that.
For a movie that was solely intended to be mundane, uneventful, and dry, I found myself being captivated by every moment of it. David Lynch can't help but make everything interesting.
I just enjoy the music and nature, dont find it boring a second
*_So Straight Road is basically "Old Town Road" in a cinematic form with David Lynch style. I never heard of this Disney film but it worth to watch._*
Since you've opened yourself up to the shorts, maybe consider covering the Silly Symphonies next year?
Honestly I've grown to love these movies that go out of their way to be slow and monotonous to make a point. Films like this, Gerry, Baraka, Samsara, Deadman, even horror movies like Skinamarink. They're almost meditative in how slow they are
I find it very strange that Doug often complains about different tropes in stories being used over and over again, and yet when a film shows just simple moments and a simple life unfolding before us, he says it’s boring. I really don’t know what he wants. I think he’s been in joke mode and cynical mode for so long that I think he’s really forgotten how to really appreciate film.
I think he just missed the forest for the trees, but lucked into some meaning in spite of that. I think the trip would have felt different if the filmmaker was deliberately going for "boring".
I do know I wasn't bored for a moment, late 20th century america, old veterans, and small towns fascinate me. This felt like a window into some worlds that I was not familiar with, the lawn mower trip was just a vehicle to get to them (no pun intended).
Well I wouldn't take any film criticism seriously from a person who made "films" like Kickassia and Suburban Knights. Any movie of any actual substance is bound to be lost on this guy
I absolutely loved this movie, something so laid back and simple that made me feel like I was getting a big hug
Disappointed that this review basically came down to: "It's a brilliant movie because it's boring and the ending justifies it." That's not going to make people want to watch it. What about: The film's story is actually a good one (and remarkable in how it's based on something which really happened), and the performance by Richard Farnsworth (who was dying at the time) is powerful. Lynch had very specific reasons why he wanted to direct the film (which he elaborated on in his memoir Room to Dream). He was not trying to deliberately bore his audience.
Yeah, I didn't like that part of the review. I enjoyed the whole journey. There's beauty in the mundane, which Lynch loves to play around it. There's darkness, happiness, and beauty in unexpected, mundane places. Also, you see Lynch's usual odd aesthetic present. He has a distinct sense of humor and way of shooting.
The music and camera are excellent as well. This is one of the most underrated Lynch's films imho.
I clicked on this without realizing that it was the guy who does Nostalgia Critic and who is probably one of the shallowest and most self-obsessed "reviewers" I've ever heard.
THANK YOU!
The Straight Story is such a well made movie. From the story, to the acting, to the directing, to the gorgeous scenery. It's a well written character piece that relies on (and succeeds in) the performances of Richard Farnsworth and the cast of characters Alvin meets along the way.
My brother an I saw this at the last possible age at the post possible time, 1999 in the theater. He was 13 I was 11 and we were board to tears. Our parents on the other hand loved it. Now that I'm older I rented the straight story and now I can appreciate it. It helped that I watched it more as a character study than a movie.
David Lynch made a G rated film... That's like Paul Thomas Anderson doing a PG film...for Pixar.
For those interested in watching this movie, "The Straight Story" it's now on Disney+
The Deer Lady and the at the Store with the Grabber scenes are some of the most Lynchian things you could ever see... The vistas as he travel with the music are perfect, and for some reason the part with him in the storm watching the lightning really gets to me emotionally. And if you cant feel something during the talk with the veteran in the bar you arent human in my opinion...
Yeah its slow, but thats life... and the fact the actor Richard Farnsworth was literally on his own deaths door during the filming of this make the movie special, raw and the emotions extremely natural.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time!
I must realized there was a time in my childhood where I had a VERY MINOR incident like this
- it was the final day of summer break and my friend had a big party plan over at his house, but my family had plans to go out that day and I was far too young at the time to have a driver's license, so I got on my bike and rode over to his house, it was in an entirely different neighborhood and the path that I went on there were no bike walks or sidewalks or anything so I had to trudge through a bunch of deep tangled grass to get there, and it was a hot summer day. By the time I finally arrived I was so exhausted and sweaty I could hardly speak coherently, by the time I reached his door, when I knocked and he answered he was like " did you seriously ride your bike all the way over here", and I was like...yup
I know there are still a bunch of older movies that you haven't covered, but I'll just cover my favorites:
- Gus
- Pollyanna
- Swiss Family Robinson
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
- The Shaggy Dog (Original and/or remake)
- Treasure Island
- The Apple Dumpling Gang
Just some to think about for next year
The Apple Dumpling Gang was good ol’ hokey fun for me as a kid.
Remember the Titans, Dead Poets Society, Mighty Joe Young
I love how people were DEMANDING Doug to review "Pooh's Grand Adventure", or "Homeward Bound," or the "DuckTales" reboot and, on the final day of DisneyCember, he throws a David Lynch movie about some old guy riding on a tractor for two hours at us.
I feel like the only reason he refuses to spoil the ending is because he has no idea what the hell he's talking about. There is nothing so exceptional about the ending compared to the rest of the film.
I remember there was one scene in this movie that made me laugh and it's this scene called "I Love Deer". The man comes across a woman who just ran over a deer. She emotional and distressed because she says this is the 13th deer shes hit in 7 weeks. She screaming about how she does everything she can to stop from hitting them but she always plows into them no matter how much she honks her horn, plays loud music or shouts out the window. She then looks into the distance and calmly asks "Where do they come from?" and before she leaves she says the one funny line "I LOVE DEER!" driving away and leaving the man a deer he cooks up and eats. It's kinda funny in an ironic way i suppose, she loves deer yet she keeps killing them by accident and the man got dinner because of her accident.
That's also horrifying that she keeps hitting them, lol. Like she's some kind of reverse deer whisperer.
I did this monologue for a mock audition in my acting for the film class.
People who wonder where the Lynch is in the movie, probably stopped watching before that scene... the Grabber is another pretty oddly unnerving yet funny lynchian type moment... 'oh geez alvin... geez, oh alvin' the scene just ripples with Lynch, the fact he can make a mundane scene like that on the surface which should feel perfectly natural come off with an odd feeling that instantly makes you think of lynch is brilliant.
@@NZBigfoot "That's my best grabber!"
I just watched the movie, and this had me so confused and cracking up 😆
I saw this in theaters at the age of 11. It both bored me to death, and mesmerized and charmed me into loving it. It’s in my top 10 favorite movies...
It’s sad that this wonderful movie is not on Disney+.
EDIT: It’s finally on Disney+ now!
Me: I hope he ends Disneycember with DuckTales 2017
Doug: Here's Buster from Misery riding a tractor for hours
In the beginning, he said he'll review shows that ran it's course, not shows that are on hiatus right now.
I feel like he doesn't talk about it enough. Which is strange because his DuckTales 2017 video is what got me into watching the show in the first place.
I don't know why people are surprised at the end of the month on what he did and didn't review. He teased every single movie and show he was reviewing at the beginning of this years Disneycember and he starts reviewing for next years now and stops probably late November.
Honestly, I think this might be my favourite David Lynch film. Seriously, if I had to rank them it would be:
1. The Straight Story
2. Eraserhead
3. Blue Velvet
4. Mulholland Drive
5. Elephant Man
6. Wild at Heart
7. Lost Highway
(And before you ask, no I have not seen Dune, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me or Inland Empire.)
The movie is an absolute masterpiece. For you not to understand speaks volumes. Of how simple your mind is.
According to the MPA, this movie is more appropriate for your 5-year-old than most animated films these days.
holy shit i didnt see this one coming. PLEASE keep exploring outside your comfort zone Doug, I loved this and would love to hear u talk about Lynch and other "out there" directors like Refn/Bong Joon-ho/Villeneuve/the Safdie Brothers in 2020!
Thank you for ending this Disneycember with a movie from the weird and obscure section of Disney+
Is Straight Story on Disney+?
@@countdooku7152 Yes.
@@beethovensfidelio Oh.
Beethoven’s Fidelio well Straight Story was distributed by Disney only in the United States while here in Europe, it was distributed by Studiocanal. So yeah it’s not even on Disney+ outside of the US
There’s beauty in simplicity
Calling it now: next year Doug reviews the Disney era Power Rangers
Best Disney film EVER
This was a great way to end Disneycember it was a simple movie review and I enjoyed it happy new year nostalgia critic see you in 2020.
To me the main theme of this movie is the pain of old age, its that slow for a reason, do you remember when a truck blows his hat away and he takes soooooooooooo long to get it and get back on his lawn moer? How we painfuly, monotonously watched him slowly bit by bit do this simple action? Since the beggining of the movie his old age problems become obvious, what once didn't affect him at all as a young man now is taking it's toll, this theme is obvious when he's telling those kids about the worst things about being old. The ending of the movie is also about growing old, him and his old brother watching the stars, just like how they used to do when they talked each other through youth , but this time, too tired to utter a word.
We've gone yet another year without Doug reviewing Let It Shine, next year's gotta be it
I remember fastor home for imaginary friends did a parody of this movie
By popular demand request: Id like to see a review of the DCOM Pixel Perfect
I remember watching your Disneycember reviews all the way back in 2013 and 2014. I can't believe you still do these. I have a lot to catch up on. Thanks!
I really hope we get a proper blu Ray release of this some day. This is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. Not kidding. When I was a kid my grandpa rented this movie on a whim for us to watch together, and we both loved it. Since Disney probably still owns the rights to the film, sadly I wonder if they’ll ever consider releasing it on blu Ray. More people need to see this film!
Thanks for this Disneycember, Doug!
Looking forward to many many more. 🤘 Have a fantastic new year
Since I’m new to nostalgia critic, i ]m so happy i made it through a full Disneycember! I love this channel and these reviews! Keep it up please!
Welcome. There are plenty of reviews to catch up on but if the NC is your taste, then you'll get through the videos really fast.
Okay, it didn’t look like she has a huge role. But Sissy Spacek is in a David Lynch film...?
*I HAVE to see this movie, dude!*
PS: I realize I just referenced South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut.
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I saw this movie recently in a theater and it was mesmerizing. I just loved every second of it. It felt so relatable and honest.
The 20's is here~~ 😳
Nice icon.
What?
Jan 1st, 2021
@@KingRandor82 What are you talking about?
@@Samwise_Ass the new decade starts on that date is all.
Happy New Year Doug and God bless to you, your family, and friends.
Here’s an idea for next year, does your brother like what you’re doing in Disneycember? Maybe let him join you for one of your reviews next year.
I watched this in my English class back in 2014
No one gave a fuck at the end of it
Watched Big two weeks later and everyone loved that one
Doug I love when you talk about Disney summer because it brings me back to a Time for everything was great keep doing the great job
I really want you to look at tall tale for next year. That's one of my favorite live action Disney movies that literally no one talks about
I love this movie. One of David Lynch's best!
Thank you for reviewing this movie, Doug. I love hearing about obscure/different films from you. It shakes things up
This film has been a favorite of mine since it was first released 20 years ago
I didn't realize this was a Disney movie. It is one of the most boring movies I've sat through and the ending made every second worth it. I love this movie.
After seeing the Top 11 Films Saved By The Ending list I can see what he's saying. A film that seems so simple and even minimalistic can change your very perception of everything that's happened in literally the last minute. That one minute changed how I viewed this entire film and I can't love it enough because of that.
Masterpiece.
David Lynch and Disney ? Not the two words I ever heard together..
This movie is with out a doubt within my top 10 favourite movies of all time.
It's such a beautiful film.
Working on my second novel. One of the two main characters is a former horse rancher with dementia. Whenever I write about him I see Farnsworth in this, in the red plaid jacket (in my novel it’s a red plaid bathrobe) and everything clicks.
I saw it a month ago after many years and I loved it as well as my parents. It's very relaxing with beautiful scenery but sad at the same time, as you see the struggle of an old and pretty sick person. The main actor being really sick during filming gave a convincing performance.
Thanks for another year of DisneyCember! Happy New year!
This seems like this movie proves that having joy in the journey really depends on the journey.
2:11 - Well this is David Lynch movie, because if this is monotone, the it can be experimental too
David Lynch makes so many awesome, esoteric, creepy art films --- many of them with extremely adult content... but you've got my interest perked with this David Lynch/Disney film, Doug! I'm going to have to see it for myself! Have a happy new year 2020! Remember: It's about the Journey, NOT The Destination... ;)
God it's like Death Stranding before Death Stranding was Death Stranding
Which is a great thing!
I can't believe you're reviewing this movie! I saw it in the theatre and I loved it! No one I know has ever heard of it.
Happy New Year Doug! 🎆🎆🎆
David Lynch makes M Night Shamalayan’s movies more sensible and more fun to watch.
I'm not going to lie, but this review brought me to tears. How someone is willing to do anything to accomplish a huge goal, in yet the most simplest way...Doug...Thank you.
...This is...kinda sad. How emotionally fragile do you have to be to be brought to tears by a Disneycember review...?
I actually thought The Straight Story is more of an old man's film. When I've watched it, the whole story is like a metaphor for what being an old person is like: boring, long and constant patience required to get to your goals, and that you can get some temporary benefits along the way like advising people. But, even that requires boring, long and constant patience.
Young people like me constantly need something, even before internet and social media is a thing. Young people always have more energy than when they get older, which makes them want more attentions, actions, or events at shorter time. But as we get older, that ADHD-like energy we have decreases (fast or slow depending on the person) which is what makes people "feel old." Look at the way young and old people sleep and when at night for instance!? There's a difference in there. Plus, (might be just me looking at certain old people) old people LOVES to give advises whether they work or not, and the character in this movie displays that. So, a young man like me watching this movie is like "Oh, I get it. This is what old people are going through. I get the psychology."
But still, I respect Doug's opinion/view here. I get where he's coming from.
I saw this movie a few years ago after you guys mentioned it in your "Can An Ending Ruin a Film?" review.
It was almost unbearable to sit through. The extremely slow-paced flow of it was agonizing. And I remember watching it thinking "Why the hell am I forcing myself through this?". But then, that ending. Oh my god. Those 3 particular camera shots literally had me in tears within' seconds (If you've seen it, you probably know what segment I'm referring to). It was probably one of most surreal and rewarding experiences I've ever had watching a movie. And despite how painfully boring and slow this movie is, I can't recommend it enough.
It was definitely a pleasant surprise to see you wrap up this years' Disneycember with this one!
Doug, would you be willing to do a video on Citizen Kane? I keep hearing how amazing it is, but I saw it and thought, "That was it? What's the big deal?" I've heard that it was influential and I acknowledge that it has some visually stunning scenes, but it doesn't strike me as an interesting story. What am I missing?
So, with The Straight Story added to the list, here is what I believe to be Doug's rankings of all 31 movies/shows he's reviewed for this December. Again, this is how I interpreted how he feels about them; if you want to disagree, go ahead. But this is what I believe:
1. Gravity Falls
2. Gargoyles
3. The Mandalorian
4. The Straight Story
5. New Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh
6. Avengers: Endgame
7. Kim Possible
8. Short Films Collection
9. Ant-Man & The Wasp
10. Doctor Strange
11. Sister Act
12. Dinosaurs
13. Spider-Man: Far From Home
14. House Of Mouse
15. Olaf's Frozen Adventure
16. The Nutcracker & The Four Realms
17. Ernest Goes To Jail
18. Ernest Goes To Camp
19. Toy Story 4
20. Christopher Robin
21. Ralph Breaks The Internet
22. Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
23. The Good Dinosaur
24. The Jungle Book
25. Frozen 2
26. Princess Protection Program
27. Captain Marvel
28. Descendants 3
29. Dumbo
30. Lady And The Tramp
31. The Lion King
It's one of the greatest mivies I've ever seen. Not ust because I showed it to my brother witch lived all his life with my mom and me with my dad. Because it is such a simple masterpiece. Thanks Doug for bringing this movie up at the end of disneysember. Really great movie to end on. Happy New year from Norway
I could not possibly disagree with you more. Even knowing the end, every moment of this film to me was riveting. It's because it's real. Because it's true. Because it resembles life as it's lived. It made me feel, and relate - so it's far more captivating to me than any cartoon superhero nonsense. But I'm glad something of it got through to you.
So, the reason you like the movie is because the end makes you realize you weren't watching the movie you thought you were? How about The Book of Eli? It's not dull as dishwater the whole way through, and has a twist right at the end that makes you realize you weren't watching the movie you thought you were. It even makes repeat viewings fun to look for clues that shows the twist ending was actually evident but you just didn't realize it. Plus, you don't need to sit through a boring slog of a movie watching some dope ride a lawnmower across the country.
Thank you Doug and The Nostalgia Critic team. Thank you for a woundeful year and for an amazing Disneycrmber. Wish you all the best.
This story became film when someone begged the question- if a movie was made about an old man driving down the freeway in a tractor, would their actually be a paying audience to go see it. It looks like they got a answer.
This and The Elephant Man are my favourites from David Lynch
Blue Velvet
Oh, so you just don't like David Lynch movies.
Mulholland Drive for me
Vachan Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead for me
Cool Cache...I like more of his empathising films than his surrealist films...I didn’t know there was a rule to which David Lynch films you need to like..
My ranking of his films would be..
1. The Elephant Man
2. The Straight Story
3. Mulholland Drive
4. Blue Velvet
5. Eraserhead
6. Lost Highway
7. Inland Empire
Thanks so much for another DisneyCember! Happy New Year!