Go to buyraycon.com/cynicalreviews for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Get Early Access to uncensored, ad-free version of videos by joining my Patreon or becoming a UA-cam channel member. PATREON - www.patreon.com/CynicalReviews CHANNEL MEMBERSHIPS - ua-cam.com/channels/1DCPS2j-o0bvfIilkc8RSw.htmljoin $5- Channel Members Ana María Hernández Boring AF Chris Hughes Edd Starr Filip Malý Joe Koji Brooks KrashandBurn Matthonius Poli Rus13 That Guy ThatGeekyGamer Uncle Nought TOP PATRONS Aziz Jiwani The CuddlyBot Boring AF Burnhard Franka Stephan Friendly Neighbourhood Bee Necromancer Guiseppe La Monica Raddels Susanne Kroner OTHER PATRONS & CHANNEL MEMBERS A Alastair Oxby Alberich Alex Walsh Alfred Edwards Alicia Windsor aloofstrife anemic4096 Anna Sams anonymous person Autocharth Avery Swanson Batman Kills People Ben L. Cards Carla Hoffman Catherine Louise Loughlin Clarissa Wee cody Huinker Colton Courtney Schmitt Craig Huggins Călin Breazu Daemonumcamo daniel kneeshaw Deborah Derpy Doughnut Dimi Petk Dirty Dan Ede Durchian Étienne Nicolas Stark Eva Schuit Eve Fergal Keane Fona AL-mansour Francisco J. Fritz Garking gorbadoekie Hammer Hartwolf Hayden Barker Henry Arndt Henry Dorsett Case Isermire Jacob Siptak Jay Joe Schumacher John Wheaton Joseph Richardson JoYKiLL Kai Katharina Gloning Kimber Kitty Kobayashi Maru Lady Zira Leigh Reynolds Little Coding Fox Lord_Melonlord Luke Peden lulume Maiza Malice Martin Mark Martina Bizoviti MASTER STEW matrix_909 MattnessLP Meghan Ruth Michael Barnes Mika Hendersin moon lily Mystique Meredith Myuu chu Necromaster810 Nicholas G. nika kotnik Olivia OneToxicPixel Oscar Medina Pallaspunk Pascale Leonelli Philip Emmerson PhotoRook Pidge Primaryglitch Raven Wales Raven's Cry RentEldDoor Robert Fithen Rox Rule Finlandia Rusty Banner Sally Santoyo Shannon Walker Sholto SmilingWorlock Something Clever Stella Sadbrains Stella Sadbrains Stout Shako Sven.Leeuwen Swaggy_T Tactical Bagels The Cheap Pencil Show The Tea Shop Crafts tiredglow Tom Steele-Kendrick Tsar_Chidgrat Unknownthing2477 Wayne Bawden William Hornstra Woad Warrior Art YYEyes Zahra S Zichz Zoraprincess91
Man, same, though the ones that REALLY traumatized me weren't those: It was Brave Little Toaster, The Velveteen Rabbit and for some reason, Banjo the Woodpile Cat. The first cos it was just so deeply depressing in so many parts of it, there's like an existential misery in the beginning of Brave little toaster than never goes away. The Velveteen Rabbit (the 1985 Canadian one) Just has a melancholy to it that stuck with me for no reason I can really explain. How everything good is old, run down and worn out, and how the skin horse is just falling apart. And I have no idea why Banjo scared me, but I was terrified until I was like 18 of watching it, and I still can't shake how nervous and traumatized it makes me but there's literally no reason for that feeling.
My dad’s friend was one of the people who worked on the animation of this movie, and he took photos of me and my two brothers doing different poses that actually ended up in the movie. One of them was the scene with the car earlier on in the series. It is actually an honour to know someone who helped make this gem
I’m definitely going to watch this but I was curious if he’s ever heard of the film The Brave Little Toaster? It’s an earlier 2D Disney film about anthropomorphic appliances trying to find their owner. It predates toy story and it’s surprisingly dark in places. Lost Ollie gave me some of those vibes.
Sometimes a mature rating is treated as a challenge (childishly throwing in swearing and gore for no real reason). It’s ironically immature in its approach, like teenagers who have just learnt what swearing is and now do it all the time because they think they’re being ashy and cool.
I didnt realize any of these clips spoiled anything until you pointed out that theres spoilers in the video. I noticed details I otherwise wouldnt have after reading your comment, so you're just as guilty
This show has been on my list for awhile, but now I can’t wait to watch it. An emotional story about broken toys (especially stuffed animals) is totally my thing. Cheers for the spoiler free review ^_^
1. As someone from the Kentuckiana area, I can tell you the accents aren't from the area. However, this was so good that I didn't care whatsoever. 2. Netflix: *Adds in ads for no reason* Me: "I'm done with you." Netflix: *Releases this tear-jerking masterpiece* Me: "Damn it!" 3. Guess what? Toy Story itself is a rip-off of the macabre kids movie: the Brave Little Toaster; a movie that featured a scene of a sentient blender being brutally dismantled, a vacuum cleaner tries to choke on his own power cord, and a car purposefully drives himself into a trash compactor. Ironically it's still one of my childhood favorites that I go back to.
Seeing a series that's considered good, even when most people's first initial thought would be to compare it to another movie with similar tropes (the lost toys finding their owners one), is inspiring for me! I've had this idea for a story that I've been thinking of making into a Webtoon (or more likely, a comicbook zine since I'm usually nervous to post artwork online/in some social media places, and hesitant to get it out there beyond a small audience). I had been struggling with the story because I didn't want it to be too derivative of Finding Nemo due to it featuring deep-sea creatures, but seeing things like Lost Ollie doing well helps encourage me to continue working on it (especially since it's technically my first full story, along with some other short story/vignette ideas I have in mind). ^^
A positive CJ video, now that's a delight. I love snarky sarcasm as much as anyone else, but nothing is more refreshing than a genuine reccommendstion Cheers
I am always down for more positive content. the world is fucking depressing as of late, and I can't help but notice I've been saying that damn near my whole life. Sometimes I think what we really need is more happy stuff. not to hide away from the bad times, but to remind us that the good times are still there too.
This movie is both magical and heart wrenching. It's grounded the very real and sometimes dark ways we deal with loss and change. Absolutely brilliant.
To me, this show went far into infinity, and beyond what even Toy Story did. I love the power, soul, and love that was carefully put into the characters, the story, and oh goodness THE MUSIC! (Yes, the music was one of my favorite parts of the series.) You really feel the significance of Ollie’s memories right along with him, Zozo’s inner and outward anguish after losing the love of his life, the tragedy and terror Rosie experiences as she watches her friend become more villainous, and the pain, joy, dread, and hope Billy and his family embark together as they face the inevitably of the mom’s death. A shockingly mature, gentle, wholesome exploration of healing and whimsy ❤️🩹🥹
Yeah the scene at 9:20 is emotional and the voice acting is impeccable.. but did y'all notice the book on the top right called "Letters from Pussy"!? x'D
This video was a refreshing change. It’s good to see a suggestion of something to watch rather than avoid once in a while. Good editing 😂 I actually watched your Raycon ad.
From Kentucky here. Can confirm that while there are multiple accents within the state itself, the young boy in the clip is the closest to being most authentic. That clown is a damn Texas accent if I have ever heard one.
Now, lets say, hypothetically, that somebody once told me that the world would proceed to roll me, and made the claim that I was not, the smartest tool in the shed. Which would lead us to look at the facts and see that she was looking kind of dumb, due to the fact that she had placed her finger and her thumb, in the shape of the letter L, located on her forehead. This would mean that the years would start coming, and logically wont stop coming, that I was, hypothetically, fed to the rules, which would proceed with me hitting the ground running. Which didn’t make sense, to live for fun, in a way that your brain gets smart, yet your head gets dumb, seeing as there’s so much to do, and so much to see, so now I must pose the question, what is wrong with taking the backseat? This is due to the fact that you’ll never know if you don’t go, nor you will shine if you don’t glow. For you see, you are, at this moment, an All-Star, so get your game on, and proceed to go play, indeed, you’re an All-Star, get the show on, which would entitled you to get paid. That would mean that all that glitters, is indeed gold, and that only shooting stars, can participate in the process of breaking the mold.
If nothing else, I would watch this just because it's set in my home state. Also, accents in Kentucky are very... weird and depend on where you are in the state. In a more rural area (especially further south and east), those accents aren't wrong at all.
2:10 "but the good stuff is there, you just have to rummage around a bit to find it." that's why I watch reviewers first. I have no time, patience or will (or money) to rummage around for good shows. and in the process, I end up preferring the reviewers than the material being reviewed. so I only watch reviewers ranting or raving about stuff, and I flat out skip everything else.
Cynical: “I’m currently working on a review for the Bible Man franchise” Me: *suddenly has childhood flashbacks of my Baptist church showing us the show* For real though I actually watched that show as a kid and now I can’t wait to see what you have to say about it 😂
Thanks for the subtitles in Spanish 🤩🤗, that's a great help for those of us who watch your videos but don't speak your language (English). I really appreciate it 😌.
I disagree that explaining the logistics of who can see the toys and who can't would've made the series better because I think that would've somewhat destroyed the vibe of the series. Imo ollie works best as a representation of billie's childhood and relationship to his mother first and character second. It's never 100% clear how much of the story is literally happening and how much of it is more metaphorical and i think those 'inconsistencies' add to that. Another interpretation would be that ollie is connected to billie's family and so only members of his family can see him.
Cheers CJ I actually need to check this out. Honestly the trailer never sold the thing you're selling so I was gonna skip it but now I definitely won't.
I've had this on my list for a while and your review popped up in my recommended (better late than never!); it gave me the push to watch it and I'm now blaming you for making me cry over a patchwork rabbit. Thanks though, it was absolutely worth the watch.
Glad someone is talking about this. I stumbled upon LO a while back and watched it with my Dad and YEAH, it was great. The clown’s story, that one hit me right in the heart.
i went and watched the show as soon as i finished this video and i made me sob like a baby but it was so worth it! I've heard that it's not very close to the source material but for some reason that's just part for the course with william joyce's books
Regarding the accents. The region they're in suggests that they would have an Appalachian accent, which, broadly, means they would talk a bit slower, and use some occasional archaic language in their day to day (think "afeared" instead of "afraid". for example). The people talking are doing so with accents more suited to the deep South, or midwest (the clowns use of "pardner", for example, is very much a Texas thing). It is very much a regional thing, but I imagine it's like a show taking place in London where everyone sounds like they're about to start their BBC news segment. Also, please more positive content. thx
I guessed the plot twist as soon as Zozo explained how memories work to Ollie. But didn't see how short Ollie's adventure could be if he let go & chose the easy way at the beginning of the series. P. S. Is it just me or is Zozo hot?
I'm from Kentucky and their accents aren't technically correct, but they're not that far off. I like attention to detail, but I don't think this will take me out of the show. There are several different accents just within the state, so it's not that far from reality.
The world would be better if we lived in a society where lactating women could get jobs selling their breast milk as an alternative to cow milk. Just think about it, human breast milk is healthier for humans than cows milk, and we could reduce the amount of cows in factory farms; reduce the amount of cows in general, which would reduce the amount of methane going into the atmosphere and have less of an affect on climate change. Women could unionize to have good working conditions with decent pay and benefits, which would actually make the milk taste better if they were under less stress. Although it will be mandatory to be drug free, and maybe have regular drug tests to insure the quality of milk, that might actually motivate struggling women to quit drugs and get off the streets by selling breast milk. Women with hyperlactation would have an outlet for their excess milk production and be compensated for all the milk they sell, while women who under produce could easily buy the amount of breast milk they need from the grocery store. Just imagine having an omelet, cheesy pasta, or chocolate milk but made with human breast milk; that would be pretty wild by todays standards. The only downside is that drinking breast milk would be normalized and no one would masturbate to the idea of drinking from lactating titties, because that is indeed a problem and everyone totally masturbates to lactating titties. Don't turn this into a copy pasta or I will ejaculate into your nightmares; I am like Freddy Krueger, but horny, and I would totally fill your dreams with spermy wormies.
Loved the review and I'll definitely be watching it!! As much as I love your loger and more cynical videos it was nice to see you talk about something you liked for a change, and I would like to see more of these in the future!!!
Chess hasn't been updated in almost 200 years and it's obvious the devs have abandoned it. The greedy creators took your money and laughed all the way to the bank. I remember back in 705 AD when chess was fun. Then they started adding stupid features no one wanted like "Castling" and "En Passant" instead of listening to player feedback and fixing game-breaking bugs. I've been complaining for YEARS about the collision-detection glitch with the horsey. The "clipping-thru-pieces" bug has been abused to death and the lazy devs refuse to fix it. Don't support this awful behaviour and boycott this company.
So I was playing chess with my BLACK friend the other day and something rather curious happened. As we were about to start playing he asked, “Could I play as white this time?” Why is my BLACK friend being so racist????? Clearly your color doesn’t matter and as privileged white man myself I could not bear listening to these words!!!!!! Black? White? It’s all the same guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time I hear a chess player talk about race, they always say stuff like “I’m so glad that I am white this game” or “He was black, so he didn’t stand much of a chance that game”. Seriously, what is up with this blatant racism guys??? It’s getting so bad I am even hearing this sort of shit from some Indian players as well. Your color doesn’t mean anything, you are still the same person!!!!!!
Glad to see you're back! Hope everything is well and you're excited to create. Also I'm not sure if you know him personally but what happened to cynic snacks? He just kind of fell off, I hope he's ok.
Kid stuff can sometimes be just as food if not better than some adult guff, take Warrior Cats (the first series) takes the lives of stray feral cats discribing things from thier point of view. It's a damn good series
Thanks for putting light on something good, makes for a nice change of pace! Little comment to boost the A L G O R I T H M. PS : Nice addition to put the sponsor remaining time, I dig it!
As someone who very rarely is physically moved by emotional movies and shows, I'm almost tempted to call this a challenge and will happily call myself a sociopath! Course, I sometimes do anyway 8D Edit: Just finished, very great story! And yup, still no tears, but the last scene did bring my wife to tears. She emotes so I don't have to.
This feels very reminiscent of a book written ten years prior to Ollie’s Odyssey (which released in 2016, so this was 2006) called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, the novel features a fine china rabbit doll who gets separated from his owner and goes through several others while growing as a character. The toys in this book can communicate with each other but are immobile and the story is more driven by the humans, which you definitely grow to love. Based off this video I’d say it might be darker than Lost Ollie(?), it dives a lot more into death, existential crisis, mourning the loss of a loved one, etc- but this isn’t to say Ollie’s Odyssey and the Netflix mini series is a rip off because I haven’t watched the show yet, and even then there seem like they’re are some differences present (this is purely based off the video). But for people who enjoy this concept The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (by Kate DiCamillo) is worth the read, there’s a lot of tears throughout (if you have a heart that is), and the book features beautiful illustrations at the start of each chapter. I’m curious if anyone else has heard of it.
That was the book I was thinking of, but I couldn't remember the name, thank you! I read it when I was way too young (like, 8 or 9), but I want to read it again. For anyone who is curious, it really is a beautiful book. Just get ready for a lot of toys having a lot of existential crises for a long time. I think my favorite part was that Edward was not portrayed as a child. In almost every story like this, the toys are portrayed like children or maybe college students. If they are adults, they still think and act in very childish ways. Edward was a grumpy old man, and I loved that. It made him so much more real, especially considering how old he was. It also meant that the author wasn't limited in the kinds of emotions she could give him.
Go to buyraycon.com/cynicalreviews for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon.
Get Early Access to uncensored, ad-free version of videos by joining my Patreon or becoming a UA-cam channel member.
PATREON - www.patreon.com/CynicalReviews
CHANNEL MEMBERSHIPS - ua-cam.com/channels/1DCPS2j-o0bvfIilkc8RSw.htmljoin
$5- Channel Members
Ana María Hernández
Boring AF
Chris Hughes
Edd Starr
Filip Malý
Joe
Koji Brooks
KrashandBurn
Matthonius
Poli Rus13
That Guy
ThatGeekyGamer
Uncle Nought
TOP PATRONS
Aziz Jiwani
The CuddlyBot
Boring AF
Burnhard
Franka Stephan
Friendly Neighbourhood Bee Necromancer
Guiseppe La Monica
Raddels
Susanne Kroner
OTHER PATRONS & CHANNEL MEMBERS
A
Alastair Oxby
Alberich
Alex Walsh
Alfred Edwards
Alicia Windsor
aloofstrife
anemic4096
Anna Sams
anonymous person
Autocharth
Avery Swanson
Batman Kills People
Ben L.
Cards
Carla Hoffman
Catherine Louise Loughlin
Clarissa Wee
cody Huinker
Colton
Courtney Schmitt
Craig Huggins
Călin Breazu
Daemonumcamo
daniel kneeshaw
Deborah
Derpy Doughnut
Dimi Petk
Dirty Dan
Ede Durchian
Étienne Nicolas Stark
Eva Schuit
Eve
Fergal Keane
Fona AL-mansour
Francisco J. Fritz
Garking
gorbadoekie
Hammer
Hartwolf
Hayden Barker
Henry Arndt
Henry Dorsett Case
Isermire
Jacob Siptak
Jay
Joe Schumacher
John Wheaton
Joseph Richardson
JoYKiLL
Kai
Katharina Gloning
Kimber
Kitty
Kobayashi Maru
Lady Zira
Leigh Reynolds
Little Coding Fox
Lord_Melonlord
Luke Peden
lulume
Maiza
Malice Martin
Mark
Martina Bizoviti
MASTER STEW
matrix_909
MattnessLP
Meghan Ruth
Michael Barnes
Mika Hendersin
moon lily
Mystique Meredith
Myuu chu
Necromaster810
Nicholas G.
nika kotnik
Olivia
OneToxicPixel
Oscar Medina
Pallaspunk
Pascale Leonelli
Philip Emmerson
PhotoRook
Pidge
Primaryglitch
Raven Wales
Raven's Cry
RentEldDoor
Robert Fithen
Rox
Rule Finlandia
Rusty Banner
Sally Santoyo
Shannon Walker
Sholto
SmilingWorlock
Something Clever
Stella Sadbrains
Stella Sadbrains
Stout Shako
Sven.Leeuwen
Swaggy_T
Tactical Bagels
The Cheap Pencil Show
The Tea Shop Crafts
tiredglow
Tom Steele-Kendrick
Tsar_Chidgrat
Unknownthing2477
Wayne Bawden
William Hornstra
Woad Warrior Art
YYEyes
Zahra S
Zichz
Zoraprincess91
Love your content
Put chapter breaks for your ads.
Dug the shorter form video. Now I need to go find a copy of this and watch it.
Hey so that you know this video was unavailable for a while in other countries (netherlands i know atleast)
Please. Please. *Please* - do more videos like this!!
"...unless you want those kids to be traumatized..."
Me, growing up with Watership Down, Felidae and Plague Dogs: well, my parents did great...
Don't forget secret of nimh
Or animal farm...
Same but I watched "The Animals of Farthing Wood" with my whole glass, teachers didn't see anything wrong with it
Man, same, though the ones that REALLY traumatized me weren't those: It was Brave Little Toaster, The Velveteen Rabbit and for some reason, Banjo the Woodpile Cat.
The first cos it was just so deeply depressing in so many parts of it, there's like an existential misery in the beginning of Brave little toaster than never goes away. The Velveteen Rabbit (the 1985 Canadian one) Just has a melancholy to it that stuck with me for no reason I can really explain. How everything good is old, run down and worn out, and how the skin horse is just falling apart.
And I have no idea why Banjo scared me, but I was terrified until I was like 18 of watching it, and I still can't shake how nervous and traumatized it makes me but there's literally no reason for that feeling.
FURY, scenes on youtube, I was a tad older but still, the inaccuracy gives me a stroke everytime i sit down to rewatch some scenes
My dad’s friend was one of the people who worked on the animation of this movie, and he took photos of me and my two brothers doing different poses that actually ended up in the movie. One of them was the scene with the car earlier on in the series. It is actually an honour to know someone who helped make this gem
I didn't think an adaptation of William Joyce's works would be a very emotional mini series involving toys...
...Darkmatters "Power Corrupts" just had its Finale.
Surely you havent missed it?!
These special effects are better than most Marvel movies over the past five years.
They had time to work on them, you see
Seems like they actually treated their employees correctly
thats what happens when a director actually knows how to properly plan a shot so the vfx team can work their magic
Finally something good on Netflix that Cynical reviews.
That's always good to hear.
He should watch midnight club. It's actually pretty good
Ha, ha! He said it! He said it!
Well Netflix isn't really short of good shows and movies.
The first positive review ever and it’s the one that gets the fewest views
I’m definitely going to watch this but I was curious if he’s ever heard of the film The Brave Little Toaster? It’s an earlier 2D Disney film about anthropomorphic appliances trying to find their owner. It predates toy story and it’s surprisingly dark in places. Lost Ollie gave me some of those vibes.
I haven't seen Lost Ollie (yet), but when he said, "isn't that just Toy Story?" I said, "it sounds more like Brave Little Toaster."
"The Brave Little Toaster" was literally the first thing that popped into my head when he was explaining the plot.
SO dark, good lord. My darkest places bring me to memories of the wrecker cars' hopelessness.
OMG I loved that dark a** cartoon growing up! No wonder I’m a GrimDark fan now!
I heard of it but never thought it was dark
I'm an older guy. A lot of animated films from when i was a kid were horrifying. The Velveteen Rabbit, anyone?
This film is further proof that restricting a show to be more suitable for children can definitely help the quality a lot
and doesn't allow cheap "sex, gore and swearing, depending of how much of what we have a genre"
Sometimes a mature rating is treated as a challenge (childishly throwing in swearing and gore for no real reason). It’s ironically immature in its approach, like teenagers who have just learnt what swearing is and now do it all the time because they think they’re being ashy and cool.
@@intergalactic92 You ask me, sex jokes should either be more subtle if it's widespread or held back to be released as a huge comedic payoff.
Disagree
@@debymello4756disagree
Cynical: "I won't say any spoilers."
Also Cynical: shows spoilers in video.
I didnt realize any of these clips spoiled anything until you pointed out that theres spoilers in the video. I noticed details I otherwise wouldnt have after reading your comment, so you're just as guilty
@@postproductions I changed it.
@@bellabarahona5948thanks
This show has been on my list for awhile, but now I can’t wait to watch it. An emotional story about broken toys (especially stuffed animals) is totally my thing. Cheers for the spoiler free review ^_^
The fact that this amazing positive review got no views, but you two negative videos around it get millions. Mind blowing
How sad is that. I don’t blame him for this, I blame the algorithm for recommending mostly negative videos and not enough positive videos.
1. As someone from the Kentuckiana area, I can tell you the accents aren't from the area. However, this was so good that I didn't care whatsoever.
2.
Netflix: *Adds in ads for no reason*
Me: "I'm done with you."
Netflix: *Releases this tear-jerking masterpiece*
Me: "Damn it!"
3. Guess what? Toy Story itself is a rip-off of the macabre kids movie: the Brave Little Toaster; a movie that featured a scene of a sentient blender being brutally dismantled, a vacuum cleaner tries to choke on his own power cord, and a car purposefully drives himself into a trash compactor. Ironically it's still one of my childhood favorites that I go back to.
Seeing a series that's considered good, even when most people's first initial thought would be to compare it to another movie with similar tropes (the lost toys finding their owners one), is inspiring for me! I've had this idea for a story that I've been thinking of making into a Webtoon (or more likely, a comicbook zine since I'm usually nervous to post artwork online/in some social media places, and hesitant to get it out there beyond a small audience).
I had been struggling with the story because I didn't want it to be too derivative of Finding Nemo due to it featuring deep-sea creatures, but seeing things like Lost Ollie doing well helps encourage me to continue working on it (especially since it's technically my first full story, along with some other short story/vignette ideas I have in mind). ^^
Great that you made a review of good stuff, especially from Netflix, as a refresher. I need to see this show.
It’s a joy to see this in my recommendations reviews that are enjoyable and easy to follow another great video
A positive CJ video, now that's a delight. I love snarky sarcasm as much as anyone else, but nothing is more refreshing than a genuine reccommendstion
Cheers
I am always down for more positive content. the world is fucking depressing as of late, and I can't help but notice I've been saying that damn near my whole life. Sometimes I think what we really need is more happy stuff. not to hide away from the bad times, but to remind us that the good times are still there too.
I love the positive Videos. They are rare for these kind of channels.
Watched the show immediately after watching this video. It is truly one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
4:10 "Toy Story" my ass! "The Velveteen Rabbit" did it first! Also the first thing that actually popped in my head was "The Brave Little Toaster".
This movie is both magical and heart wrenching. It's grounded the very real and sometimes dark ways we deal with loss and change. Absolutely brilliant.
To me, this show went far into infinity, and beyond what even Toy Story did. I love the power, soul, and love that was carefully put into the characters, the story, and oh goodness THE MUSIC! (Yes, the music was one of my favorite parts of the series.) You really feel the significance of Ollie’s memories right along with him, Zozo’s inner and outward anguish after losing the love of his life, the tragedy and terror Rosie experiences as she watches her friend become more villainous, and the pain, joy, dread, and hope Billy and his family embark together as they face the inevitably of the mom’s death. A shockingly mature, gentle, wholesome exploration of healing and whimsy ❤️🩹🥹
Yeah the scene at 9:20 is emotional and the voice acting is impeccable.. but did y'all notice the book on the top right called "Letters from Pussy"!? x'D
I had to come check your channel to make sure you didn't leave too. Never got any notification for this video at all
This video was a refreshing change. It’s good to see a suggestion of something to watch rather than avoid once in a while. Good editing 😂 I actually watched your Raycon ad.
thanks for the recomendation, i'm so happy that years after i subscribed you are still kicking ass with these amazing videos
Just finished the mini series last night and it was spectacular! Thank you for the recommendation.
Good to see another video. Love that you made a video on something your happy about, I am thinking of getting my Netflix subscription back for this
Always great to see a new video from you! I'm currently trying to find a show that keep my attention, so I'll check this show out.
Whilst I love your angry rants, it is great to see a positive review! Glad to see you back!
I have seen the series
And I will only say that Ollie is the purest and most tender character I have seen in a long time.
Didn't William Joyce also write the book Meet the Robinsons was based on?
Yep. And Rise of the Guardians too.
thank you for introducing me to this series!
I put this on with my 4 and 6 year old. It wasn't what I thought it was. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
fun fact
william joyce was a disney animator before becoming a childrens author
From Kentucky here. Can confirm that while there are multiple accents within the state itself, the young boy in the clip is the closest to being most authentic. That clown is a damn Texas accent if I have ever heard one.
Can confirm, Zozo does have that Texan twangy drawl.
Now, lets say, hypothetically, that somebody once told me that the world would proceed to roll me, and made the claim that I was not, the smartest tool in the shed. Which would lead us to look at the facts and see that she was looking kind of dumb, due to the fact that she had placed her finger and her thumb, in the shape of the letter L, located on her forehead.
This would mean that the years would start coming, and logically wont stop coming, that I was, hypothetically, fed to the rules, which would proceed with me hitting the ground running. Which didn’t make sense, to live for fun, in a way that your brain gets smart, yet your head gets dumb, seeing as there’s so much to do, and so much to see, so now I must pose the question, what is wrong with taking the backseat? This is due to the fact that you’ll never know if you don’t go, nor you will shine if you don’t glow.
For you see, you are, at this moment, an All-Star, so get your game on, and proceed to go play, indeed, you’re an All-Star, get the show on, which would entitled you to get paid. That would mean that all that glitters, is indeed gold, and that only shooting stars, can participate in the process of breaking the mold.
Hang in there, you've got what it takes, and your candor about the incels is one of many strengths of yours that shine through.
This movie felt like it was straight out of the 80’s/90’s and I was very impressed. I didn’t ever rewatch it though because it made me depressed.
If nothing else, I would watch this just because it's set in my home state.
Also, accents in Kentucky are very... weird and depend on where you are in the state. In a more rural area (especially further south and east), those accents aren't wrong at all.
2:10 "but the good stuff is there, you just have to rummage around a bit to find it."
that's why I watch reviewers first. I have no time, patience or will (or money) to rummage around for good shows. and in the process, I end up preferring the reviewers than the material being reviewed. so I only watch reviewers ranting or raving about stuff, and I flat out skip everything else.
Cynical: “I’m currently working on a review for the Bible Man franchise”
Me: *suddenly has childhood flashbacks of my Baptist church showing us the show*
For real though I actually watched that show as a kid and now I can’t wait to see what you have to say about it 😂
Thanks for the subtitles in Spanish 🤩🤗, that's a great help for those of us who watch your videos but don't speak your language (English). I really appreciate it 😌.
I'm from the area this show takes place in. The entire viewing experience for me can be summarized by the 'Leonardo Dicaprio pointing at TV' meme.
My husband would've cried with me if he wasn't too busy trying to comfort my sad sorry self as I was melting into the couch.
I disagree that explaining the logistics of who can see the toys and who can't would've made the series better because I think that would've somewhat destroyed the vibe of the series. Imo ollie works best as a representation of billie's childhood and relationship to his mother first and character second. It's never 100% clear how much of the story is literally happening and how much of it is more metaphorical and i think those 'inconsistencies' add to that.
Another interpretation would be that ollie is connected to billie's family and so only members of his family can see him.
Your thumbnail is pretty hard to see on a mobile device in the wrong lighting. I'd try changing it up.
He’s finally back.
Cheers CJ I actually need to check this out. Honestly the trailer never sold the thing you're selling so I was gonna skip it but now I definitely won't.
Dude I remember seeing the trailer and thinking "I need to watch this" and then I forgot it existed. :/
I've had this on my list for a while and your review popped up in my recommended (better late than never!); it gave me the push to watch it and I'm now blaming you for making me cry over a patchwork rabbit. Thanks though, it was absolutely worth the watch.
Anyone else fins Cj's voice is really soothing 😅
Glad someone is talking about this. I stumbled upon LO a while back and watched it with my Dad and YEAH, it was great.
The clown’s story, that one hit me right in the heart.
i went and watched the show as soon as i finished this video and i made me sob like a baby but it was so worth it! I've heard that it's not very close to the source material but for some reason that's just part for the course with william joyce's books
Shame this video didn't do better. It seems the internet just wants an angryman.
Regarding the accents. The region they're in suggests that they would have an Appalachian accent, which, broadly, means they would talk a bit slower, and use some occasional archaic language in their day to day (think "afeared" instead of "afraid". for example). The people talking are doing so with accents more suited to the deep South, or midwest (the clowns use of "pardner", for example, is very much a Texas thing). It is very much a regional thing, but I imagine it's like a show taking place in London where everyone sounds like they're about to start their BBC news segment.
Also, please more positive content. thx
Netflix needs to start focusing on one thing at a time so great art isn't lost and everyone can enjoy the beauty.
As one cynic to another, I always enjoy your curdled humour. More!
i passed from loving zozo and zozo's accent to hate him and the opposite with rosy honestly i cried almost the whole episode (the last one)
Started watching it and I loved it. Thank you for this
Shoulda taken place in Texas with accents as deep as that
You recommending this series got me to watch it and it was great
I guessed the plot twist as soon as Zozo explained how memories work to Ollie. But didn't see how short Ollie's adventure could be if he let go & chose the easy way at the beginning of the series.
P. S. Is it just me or is Zozo hot?
This video alone gave me flashbacks to the gamer friends you haven’t seen in months ir even years
its nice to see quality still exists i might watch this
Hey, you're back!
I'm from Kentucky and their accents aren't technically correct, but they're not that far off. I like attention to detail, but I don't think this will take me out of the show. There are several different accents just within the state, so it's not that far from reality.
The world would be better if we lived in a society where lactating women could get jobs selling their breast milk as an alternative to cow milk. Just think about it, human breast milk is healthier for humans than cows milk, and we could reduce the amount of cows in factory farms; reduce the amount of cows in general, which would reduce the amount of methane going into the atmosphere and have less of an affect on climate change. Women could unionize to have good working conditions with decent pay and benefits, which would actually make the milk taste better if they were under less stress. Although it will be mandatory to be drug free, and maybe have regular drug tests to insure the quality of milk, that might actually motivate struggling women to quit drugs and get off the streets by selling breast milk. Women with hyperlactation would have an outlet for their excess milk production and be compensated for all the milk they sell, while women who under produce could easily buy the amount of breast milk they need from the grocery store. Just imagine having an omelet, cheesy pasta, or chocolate milk but made with human breast milk; that would be pretty wild by todays standards. The only downside is that drinking breast milk would be normalized and no one would masturbate to the idea of drinking from lactating titties, because that is indeed a problem and everyone totally masturbates to lactating titties. Don't turn this into a copy pasta or I will ejaculate into your nightmares; I am like Freddy Krueger, but horny, and I would totally fill your dreams with spermy wormies.
This reminded me of a gem made in Czech Republic around 2010 called "Kooky". I recommend giving it a watch
I feel this is the story of latso, big baby and the clown doll going back home.
In spite of the purge at Netflix at least this came out.
Wow this video was really badly buried, i only got it in my recommendations now
I'm glad that this show is getting some proper love. It was really an unexpected hit this year.
Loved the review and I'll definitely be watching it!! As much as I love your loger and more cynical videos it was nice to see you talk about something you liked for a change, and I would like to see more of these in the future!!!
Thank you. It’s through folks like you that I get turned onto really Good Stuff. Keep it up!
Nice video, love the positive videos when life is sucky
Really nice change of pace CJ! The only complaint I have is that you did include some spoilery clips in the video, but I will try to give it a watch.
I will look for this series and give it a try. It's so nice to see recommendations for good films too.
Shut up! I’m not crying you are crying 😭. Thank you kindly for recommending this movie, hit me right in the feels.
Love your content. Keep it up!
I was crying too much especially during the last episode, I almost could not breathe
Thanks for the rec, I'm very sad now
Chess hasn't been updated in almost 200 years and it's obvious the devs have abandoned it. The greedy creators took your money and laughed all the way to the bank.
I remember back in 705 AD when chess was fun. Then they started adding stupid features no one wanted like "Castling" and "En Passant" instead of listening to player feedback and fixing game-breaking bugs. I've been complaining for YEARS about the collision-detection glitch with the horsey. The "clipping-thru-pieces" bug has been abused to death and the lazy devs refuse to fix it.
Don't support this awful behaviour and boycott this company.
So I was playing chess with my BLACK friend the other day and something rather curious happened. As we were about to start playing he asked, “Could I play as white this time?” Why is my BLACK friend being so racist????? Clearly your color doesn’t matter and as privileged white man myself I could not bear listening to these words!!!!!! Black? White? It’s all the same guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time I hear a chess player talk about race, they always say stuff like “I’m so glad that I am white this game” or “He was black, so he didn’t stand much of a chance that game”. Seriously, what is up with this blatant racism guys??? It’s getting so bad I am even hearing this sort of shit from some Indian players as well. Your color doesn’t mean anything, you are still the same person!!!!!!
this reminds me of a book I loved as a child I use to wish they'd make into a movie. Oddkins by Dean Koontz. I just know now-a-days it'd be ruined!
Omg just watching this review & seeing the great voice acting is making me tear up! Adding it to the list!
Thank you so much for this video. I went and watched it and can’t believe that I hadn’t heard about it before your video cause it’s an amazing show!!
Glad to see you're back! Hope everything is well and you're excited to create. Also I'm not sure if you know him personally but what happened to cynic snacks? He just kind of fell off, I hope he's ok.
William Joyce works just have a habit of making people cry in the best way.
Kid stuff can sometimes be just as food if not better than some adult guff, take Warrior Cats (the first series) takes the lives of stray feral cats discribing things from thier point of view. It's a damn good series
I was just searching for something to watch thanks for the great recommedation! I'll be sure to watch this it looks very promising
It made me cry and I didn’t even watch the whole series properly 😭😭
Thanks for putting light on something good, makes for a nice change of pace! Little comment to boost the A L G O R I T H M.
PS : Nice addition to put the sponsor remaining time, I dig it!
Didn't know this was out and I love William Joyce, thank you for reviewing!
ROLIE POLY OLIE now that's a throwback oh my god
I wasn't sure of it at first but i've cried three times watching it and i would definitely recommend it
The book this show is based off of was one of my childhood favorites
Cynical Reviews upload? This is a great day!
As someone who very rarely is physically moved by emotional movies and shows, I'm almost tempted to call this a challenge and will happily call myself a sociopath! Course, I sometimes do anyway 8D
Edit: Just finished, very great story! And yup, still no tears, but the last scene did bring my wife to tears. She emotes so I don't have to.
Tbh, no one ever talked about this show or reacted to this show, and it's sad cuz this was a great show to watch
This feels very reminiscent of a book written ten years prior to Ollie’s Odyssey (which released in 2016, so this was 2006) called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, the novel features a fine china rabbit doll who gets separated from his owner and goes through several others while growing as a character. The toys in this book can communicate with each other but are immobile and the story is more driven by the humans, which you definitely grow to love. Based off this video I’d say it might be darker than Lost Ollie(?), it dives a lot more into death, existential crisis, mourning the loss of a loved one, etc- but this isn’t to say Ollie’s Odyssey and the Netflix mini series is a rip off because I haven’t watched the show yet, and even then there seem like they’re are some differences present (this is purely based off the video).
But for people who enjoy this concept The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (by Kate DiCamillo) is worth the read, there’s a lot of tears throughout (if you have a heart that is), and the book features beautiful illustrations at the start of each chapter.
I’m curious if anyone else has heard of it.
That was the book I was thinking of, but I couldn't remember the name, thank you! I read it when I was way too young (like, 8 or 9), but I want to read it again. For anyone who is curious, it really is a beautiful book. Just get ready for a lot of toys having a lot of existential crises for a long time.
I think my favorite part was that Edward was not portrayed as a child. In almost every story like this, the toys are portrayed like children or maybe college students. If they are adults, they still think and act in very childish ways. Edward was a grumpy old man, and I loved that. It made him so much more real, especially considering how old he was. It also meant that the author wasn't limited in the kinds of emotions she could give him.
Well, you have convinced this moose. Thank you for the recommend!