The Thirteenth Year - Disneycember
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- We all know the Little Mermaid, but the Little Mer...Boy? Doug looks at a whale of a tale in this strange fishy adventure, The Thirteenth Year.
The Thirteenth Year is a 1999 comedy-drama Disney Channel Original Movie. It was released May 15, 1999. The film was directed by Duwayne Dunham, who has directed other children and Disney movies, including Little Giants and Halloweentown.
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That movie was.....something. 5 days into Disneycember with a lot more to go!
could you possibly do a review of jumanji at some point?
There are types of fish that can stick to surfaces and other organisms like ramona
yep
there are some much better ones coming doug not sure how much. ahead you are in watching or editing but there are a few gems in there. like wish upon a star and the color of friendship.
Nice music in the background
And the worst mom of the year award goes to....MERMOM!
Isagail I thought she stayed nearby for years, waiting for him to be ready to live in the ocean. And if she exposed herself and made it clear the baby was hers, they'd both either be killed, dissected, or sold to the entertainment business.
I was hoping for the mom from timothy green to get that award.
I'm thinking Rose Quartz is more qualified.
What about Carrie's mom?
ztslovebird: So to protect her son from humans....she gives him to humans. Okay.
Not gonna lie this was my favorite disney channel movie growing up
I remember growing up watching this movie
You poor child
Nerdy Alien I found it pretty decent
This video unlocked a memory I suppressed a long time ago. This movie gave me nightmares as a little kid. I remember watching the last half-hour of the movie and just being horrified by the idea of slowly transforming into a grotesque fish monster. It wasn't helped by the scene where the guy dumps water on the kid, forcing the transformation. At the end, I thought the kid was beyond saving and was doomed to spend the rest of his days underwater. Never again would he live like a human. Never again, will he see his family and friends, the only people he ever knew. But at least he gets to live with a hot mermaid. Oh wait, that's his biological mother.
Fluffy HellHound holy shit
Me to
"My son is a mermaid!"
"Mer-man, dad! Mer-MAN!"
Merboy, he's not a man yet XD
As a kid I liked the unique parts of this movie, namely the protagonist being a boy since merfolk are usually in stories aimed at girls, and the electricity powers since at that age I just learned from Pokemon about water conducting electricity, so a merman having electric powers would make him pretty deadly. I wished the movie could have done more with those ideas and less with the generic school stuff.
Toshimi1043 It could’ve made a fun superhero movie.
agreed
I really liked this movie when I was younger xD I can definitely see it's faults now, but for what it was for me as a kid, I think it was pretty fun. :)
Yeah I can't remember a lot of Disney channel live action movies that I liked but I thought this was a cool movie when I was a kid. I haven't seen it in years though so it hasn't aged very well.
I feel exactly the same. I have fond memories of the movie but it doesn't hold up now. My favorite part was the montage where they were figuring out his abilities and he lit up a light bulb with his hands and the nerdy kid said "Use the force Cody"
I feel like that's how a lot of people feel toward these DCOM movies. Enjoyable when you're younger and maybe still fun occasionally now, but there are some flaws in it that you notice as you age.
I think the DCOM back then were much better than the ones now too though.
I mean, for the most part, Doug has liked the movies to some extent or at least said they're average. I think that's saying something. I enjoyed most of them as a child
xChijouChanx I think even when the stuff on Disney Channel back then wasn't good, it still felt natural. The stuff today feels manufactured....if that makes any sense.
She couldn't go on land. He turned when he was 13 and couldn't go back. He stuck not because of suction, but because his scales were sticky while rising out of his skin. She left him alone so that he could have a normal life before he started to change. Had she shown herself off she as well as her child would have been captured and dissected, which is also why it was a secret. She was just trying to keep Cody safe. Sure enough, his friend's dad tried to use him as bait and wet him down, near torturing him as he dried.
See I remember when this one first aired on Disney Channel. I’m 22 years old and still enjoy it. I liked it as a cool idea and some good effects and makeup to it.
So basically, Disney's Aquaman.
and yet still not as goofy as what Aquaman used to be like.
owlstag awn That's Namor.
owlstag awn Well, it still sucks.
It's not a monopoly. People can easily make up new superheroes. The problem is people are too lazy to and would rather rehash other people's work
Just more useful.
He should do Luck Of The Irish that was the shit growing up!
Evan Wilmoth
He most likely will.
It was on the preview.
I want him to do johnny tsunami and brink
I didn't see that or any of the other Disneycember reviews he's done so far but I should've though.
Its an ok movie. I mean leprechauns aren't really something to get excited about
Well I did say growing up I haven't seen it in years so like most Disney Channel originals made in the mid to late 2000's it's not going to hold up THAT well so I wouldn't be that surprised if when I watched it it was garbage.
is that the one where the leperchauns play basketball?
Is it bad when I hear the name Cody in relation to Disney channel i instantly think of the Suite life
Doodlecorn no because at least the show was decent enough to get 2 different shows and a movie
IceHighwind they do have a movie
Not at all.
I thought they had 2 movies. (Or was that just a weird dream I had once..?)
It was a weird dream.
There's something fishy about this movie....I think LOL
Giovanni Orellana Ba dum tsshh.
"That's a lot of fish."
No shit!
Pedro Carvalhais Oh my gawd, Mathew Broderick!
Wa Wa
This was around that weird era of disney where they really seemed to enjoy turning kids into fictional creatures, we have this and luck of the irish and even nick was doing mermaid movies and other channels within arms length of disney.
i remember seeing this movie a lot on disney channel. brings back memories!
I remember really liking this film when I was younger.
I too thought the premise was interesting especially with the human mom. She didn’t want her son leaving home so soon and I remember in the end of the film she was like “but you’re my son, I’m the one that raised you.”
That really touched me for some reason.
I always thought about the story as being about adoption. Like a mother is separated from her baby son (against her will). That son is then taken in by a well-meaning couple. He grows up happy, unaware of his origins although a little different from his peers, but when he is a teenager ends up discovering the truth. (In this situation his merman-ness could be a metaphor for some kind of rare hereditary condition.) Eventually he ends up coming to the realization that while he appreciates all his adoptive parents have done for him he needs to learn more about where he comes from for his own sake. Therefore, the film ends with him going off with his biological mother, aka embracing his merman self, aka getting the chance to learn about a previously unknown part of himself.
So how is Doug organizing this Disneycember list? I'm waiting for him to review the animated movies like Proud Family, Kim Possible, and Phineas and Ferb.
Goodvillain 101 He is going from oldest to newest films. That includes the ones based on shows and if any had a sequel he will be looking at those too.
He's going down the Wikipedia list of Disney Channel movies. Right not, he's in the year 1999.
Same here!
hes doing the popular ones too so i doubt hes gonna go over alley cats strike or horse sense, brink or any of the forgettable ones
Shouldn't he know the original show of Kim Possible or Phineas and Ferb before reviewing those?
I don't know about anybody else but I loved this movie
I actually love the movie too.
Yup!
Always had a soft spot for this one
Love the movie so much
If Doug and BrutalMoose ever do a collab, I will lose my goddamn mind
Glad to see someone else here who watches BrutalMoose. Sadly hes not part of Channel Awesome so chances of the two collaborating are slim
It's happened with Black Nerd and Angry Video Game Nerd, neither part of the site. Same with Little Kuriboh or Brentalfloss.
BrutalMoose has collabed with PBGamer isn't that enough??
Would be nice, but highly unlikely. Besides, Ian used to watch NC but not anymore due to lack of interest most likely. Still, wishful thinking.
Well, I'm hoping that Doug Walker would do a crossover with PeanutButterGamer. And they're thinking about it.
I think I hear Phelous shrieking in rage at the saying of the name Dave Coulier
Tadicuslegion78
"And here we are, a bunch of fluffernutters!"
-Coulier Venkman
He'll get over it (sips her sparkling water nonchalantly)...
Am I the only one who notices the problems with an aquatic creature having lightning abilities?
(And no, the electricity in electric eels isn't the same thing.)
ULGROTHA don't forget Elektross
Does this mean I should feel guilty about teaching Thunderbolt to my Starmie?
The salt content in the ocean means lightning only fries things relatively close to the surface. Otherwise every storm would bring in a giant island of dead sea life, lol, but it would be a bad idea in shallow lakes and like... springs where the salt couldn't act as a natural obsorber for the lightnings current.
Alec Foisy they literally used the eel logic in this movie.
Salt water is a better conductor than fresh water, due to the ion concentration, so... no. The reason lightning doesn't fry everything in lakes and oceans is because of the volume of the liquid. The electrical current is dissipated in every direction and dies out.
Fingers crossed that Doug covers Up Up and Away!
Oh dear lord not that shit
I just want to see his reaction to the weakness of our superheros. That is such a bad idea. I swear the whole movie was a bet based on their weakness.
that one might be just too bad, even for Doug.
Sticking to walls? Spider-Man
Morgan 279 Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a mermaid can! And according to this movie I didn't sing that wrong
Jiggles the Clown Good Job
Doug has to review all the Barbie movies next year. We need him to suffer!!!
Great idea! * evil laughter *
Sailor Italy Here, have a like
I like your thinking, I 100% agree to this. >:D
My aunt only ever gives photos of herself as gifts. At my grandparents' 60th anniversary, she gave a triptych of herself.
I'm glad that someone else agrees this is, "strangely narcissistic" 'cause that's what I've been saying for years.
Its kinda sad we ran through all the .....y'know.......REAL Disney movies so Doug's gotta watch TV movies.
Damion Dixon I'm just waiting for him to do some of the preschool stuff. Sure, it would be kinda unfair for him to review them as an adult, but wouldn't it be hilarious just knowing that we're making him sit through something like Rolie Polie Olie?
One of the first DCOMs I ever saw and still to this day one of my favorites.
*DID YOU JUST ASSUME THAT MER-PERSON'S GENDER???*
Nothing about this joke is funny and it's so overused.
*YOU ARE EVERYWHERE*
God I hope so!
lets not start that shit again
Eh, everyone's a critic. Also, humor is subjective.
First as it was posted, My favorite DCOM ever
Wences Acosta Really? Cool
Wences Acosta mine too
Mines too!! 👍
This shit is so weak! Johnny Tsunami is by far the best DCOM movie.
Same! It’s my favorite too! :)
Congrats on getting over 1 million subs!
Fun Fact: the main character's girlfriend voices Elizabeth in BioShock: Infinite
“Hang on...you did a Disney Channel original movie, and voice acting for a Bioshock game?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Remind me again: why are you still in law school?”
This movie is so Forgettable. Also the Mer-Mom has telepathy . She displayed when Talking with Cody's adopted mom. So why didn't she use it to Rescue Cody as a Baby?? Cody also displayed that when he dries off his fins turn back to normal limbs so his mom should be able to do the same and follow the family. I always just assumed it was because Cody needed to grow up on land were it was safer I guess. She said something about returning for the next semester.
This is the first Disney channel original you've reviewed so far that I remember
Harrison Chapman how could you not remember halloweentown??
HeatDamageJourney I think I vaguely remember some of the sequels bc my sisters were watching them
Harrison Chapman Same, never saw any of the others so far. Probably once he gets to the early 2000's I'll start to recognize more titles
Please do Brink!, Motocrossed and Right on Track! The feels of all these movies!
I haven't watched those but I kinda doubt he will have the same feelings
Is he doing these in order? If so, he skipped Brink! at least. I'm kinda surprised; it was kind of a big one.
I wanna go on the record on saying brink had the worse friends his family is going bankrupt but hey soul skating
cheyenne castillo
I'll be damned if it wasn't a decent film though. If I didn't have Cerebral Palsy, I would have begged my folks for a dirt bike after seeing Motocrossed, or letting me get into junior drag racing after watching Right on Track.
Alex Lubbers I just watched brink like a month ago I still enjoyed it but his friends it ticked me off lol but Disney cheesy movies have a certain charm that I can watch anytime
This is one of the only Disney Channel Original Movies that I actually saw as a kid and I've just always loved it, as strange as it is. Like, that scene with the milk? Gets me every time. I definitely get why an outside eye wouldn't like it but it's definitely a nostalgia case for me.
I was obsessed with this movie as a kid. I adored this. Haven't seen it in years, though, so I have no idea how it holds up to my memories of it.
Couldn't Mermom have possibly grown legs? Like in Splash? I mean sure people will be wondering about the weird half naked woman, but it would at least gather someones attention.
I remember this one too, though only a little bit. So far I've seen all the movies covered in this Disneycember. I wasn't expecting that. I hadn't realized how many I'd seen.
This series makes me so happy. I haven’t seen this movie in years. It’s so weird but awesome to reminisce.
I remember watching this when I was younger with my dad one day. I remember it being weird, but yet I still enjoyed it. I haven't watched it since that day, but I look back on it fondly...
Hello childhood movie.
Please review The Color of Friendship! Also Luck of the Irish, Smart House and Pixel Perfect!
Tatanyablue
HE'S DOING SMART HOUSE TODAY WHOOP
I thought no one remembered those movies! Pixel Perfect was my fav!!!!!
As a kid who was obsessed with mermaids (probably unhealthily so) the thirteenth year was one of my all time favorite movies and I still feel all warm when I think of it, even now when I can see all it's faults and plot holes.
this movie was one of my favorites as a kid because of the concept but there was so much off about it. i'm glad you reviewed this one, i actually recently gave it another watch and i've been thinking about it a lot lately. it doesn't hold up but i still look at it like a fond childhood memory.
The Nostalgic Critic forgot to mention that terrible and yet catchy The Thirteenth Year theme song.
RamsTheNameCom that singers voice still rings in my ears like nails on a chalkboard. His singing was so bad I thought he was saying thirteenth gear, which really confused me as a kid that couldn't read yet. When I actually learned the name was thirteenth year, I was just like "oooooooooo, that makes a lot more sense." Man I was retarded little five year old
I loved this movie back in the day. Although part of that was I secretly found Cody cute.
Also I just checked and the guy was like 16 when he filmed that.
Same XD he kept my interest. He was 16? Really? That’s crazy he looks so young
I remember watching this when I'm young and just staring at the swimmers' bodies.
Mom of the year in this movie, folks
Is it just me or are puns at the end of these vids hilarious.
Yeah, they are. :D
Funny. This is usually one of some people's favorites.
This was my childhood, watching this movie and Halloween town and smart house. I'm 26 now, still remember the good old days.
Man i remember. LOVING. this movie because I was really into mermaids as a kid. The little mermaid is my favorite Disney movie and I still just love mermaid so much. They're my favorite mythical creature
This was a alright movie. I liked it
Awwwww~ this movie.
This was one of my favorite movies of all time as a kid, mostly cuz I was obsessed with mermaids. Even tho it was boring, I still absolutely love it now
This is my favorite disneycember. These are all the movies I grew up with.
Tuna Noodle, my favorite!
Been waiting years for this 0_0
These movies are a total blast from the past. I remember liking this movie.
This is one of the few Disney original films I haven’t had a chance to rewatch as an adult so I don’t know if I’d still like it not as I did as a kid but I do remember enjoying it because the premise was cool and I really felt for the side father-son relationship with the friend but I had so many questions about the mermaid mom too??! And was always upset we never got any answers.
Where's the drama? Ok, so he turns into a fish. Then what? Is there a villain? Does someone not want him to be a fish? Does he have a choice in the matter? WHY DO I CARE!
The drama is first "oh no! what's happening to me!" then "oh no! my nerdy friend's dad wants to capture me to prove he isn't crazy!".
CHP The Goosebumps book “Deep Trouble 1” was a more interesting mermaid story than this!
i actually loved this movie
I watched this a fuckton at like 3 AM when I would stay up at night all the time. I have fond memories of it.
I loved this movie, it's the only Disney Channel Original movie that I can name off the top of my head.
EDDIE'S MILLION DOLLAR COOKOFF!!!
Why does disney do sooo many mermaid movies?
Slasher Typ Cause of little mermaid.
'Cause mermaids are awesome.
Not enough in my opinion.
Slasher Typ Because mermaids are one of the greatest things we as humans ever imagined. In fact, think about it scientifically; if merpeople live far enough below the ocean that we haven't discovered them yet, then they're capable of withstanding so much water pressure that a real-life Ariel could probably punch your head clean off, mermaids are fucking metal!
I really liked this movie when I first saw it years ago. Merpeople are cool and this was a interesting concept. Plus merpeople are awesome.
I wanna watch this movie again now
I adored this movie as a kid lmao. Thanks for inspiring my first graphic novel, bizarre Disney channel movie!
Alright, when’s Brutalmoose coming to kick your ass?
Hey, ladies in the comments, quick question from a silly man:
Are you into guy-mermaids? Are they considered popular in some way?
Neo Machine
I would say it depends on the person. Personally, no.
Me? Well, pesonally, merpeople aren't really my thing... I'm more into ogres.
I think some writers are trying to make mermaid stories popular, but more often than not the ideas vary from meh to nah. Most of the time they take pointers from Mamma Mia, Titanic, or Twilight (this doesn’t include Thirteenth Year). The only hit featuring merpeople I can think of is the Little Mermaid. I’d be okay with a merman as a MC as long as the story was interesting.
Star Shooter, your into ogres, you must know about the layers.
mer-men
just fyi.
Watched this movie so many times as a kid yet completely forgot it existed. This is what people mean when they say a movie is forgettable.
Yeah, this mermaid reminds me of the Mermaid Mothers in "Mako Mermaids" which of course had me asking "How Can A Mermaid be This bad a Parent?!"
So is this like The Mermaidman Origin Movie?
TOK150 Merman
And his sidekick barnacleboy!
A shame Nickeloden's shared superhero universe idea didn't work out very well. If only Cat Man vs. Powdered Toast Man had done better...
Where's barnacle boy?
Ahhh! I remember this because I watched it with my mom. There was this part where the parents called the home doctor and the dad is trying to get the mom to give the doctor and the son some space and the mom wouldn't. My mom then told me that it's because home doctors are known to molest kids when the parents left the room. I don't know why I remember this or if it is true.
Malik Townsend I'm pretty sure it's true that doctors don't do house calls anymore, I never thought about why that is though. Holy shit, that actually could be true!
I really loved this movie when i saw it as a kid.
Omg, I've always remembered this movie but for some reason I always thought it was called "Merman" or something like that. lol Now I gotta go relive my childhood.
Luck of the Irish otw?
Do Let It Shine. That movie is actually really good!
I remember as a kid wanting/hoping to turn into a mermaid when I turned 13. I thought that would be the coolest thing ever.
“It was kind of like watching nothing” LMAO
Brutalmoose, anyone?
Wait? This premise is highly similar to the horrendous Barbie mermaid movie!
Ryan Spees Is there another Barbje mermaid movie? Cuz I thought immediately of Mermaidia and that one's kind of awesome.
It's Barbie in a Mermaid Tale, and it's not horrendous.
This movie was unforgettable to me because I got traumatized as a kid, thinking me or my friends would turn into mermaids. I miss my innocence
I saw this movie when I was little and remember it being magical and the scene with the hands as quite funny
Brutalmoose fans anyone?
*T U N A N O O D L E M Y F A V O R I T E*
:D
Meeeee
Troopcaptain Ian points!
Yup. Am having mayo bananas at this exact moment!
I haven’t seen this one
MegaSoulHero I haven’t seen any of the ones he’s reviewed so far.
i didn't think it was as bad as doug described it i thought it was somewhat interesting
Chris Koraltan I think so too. It's not as bad as Doug described it. I liked it as a teenager and I still have a soft spot for it.
I suggest checking it out. It's a likable DCOM.
For some reason, this movie used to make me cry when I was 4... I was so fucking strange.
THANK YOU❕❕ Ibsaw this movie once in childhood but couldn't remember the name &I've searching for it & now atleast after 8 years i found it again💙
Brutalmoose
remember the tuba child
beep beep dying
TUNA NOODLE MY FAVORITE
"It's kinda just like watching nothing."
Can be said for most Disney movies.
I could not wait for this to come on tv, which it only did every 3 or 4 weeks at a time. I loved it. This and Susie Q.
And here it is. The moment Nostalgia Critic tickles my nostalgia. Waiting for Jumping Ship and Motocrossed.
Do camp rock
Super Cool He will make it to that one and the sequel just wait. Doug is going in order and will unfortunately be looking at the High School Musicals and Descendants uhh.
It's too popular not to do it. Also the Wikia page says he is.
I always wondered how this movie was called...
Some of the transformation scenes in this movie freaked me the hell out as a kid.
This and the one where the Luck of the Irish were my favorite Disney Channel originals lmao! 😂😂😂
I cant wait until he gets to Teen Beach movie. It's The Room of DCOM's.
I feel like I've seen you review this before. . . OH MY GOD, I'M A TIME TRAVELER!
De ja vu, eh?
Shingo Sawatari/HGX Either that or you went through the Mandala Effect.
Shingo Sawatari/HGX common misconception. Time travel is actually impossible. You fell through a dimensional rift and are in a different dimension. I'm sorry. This one sucks pretty bad, especially if we lose the internet neutrality.
Is it berenstein or berenstain?
OH MY GOD! I have never been able to find this movie.. I've only ever seen it in Spanish and obviously the name is completely different! I really liked this movie as a kid lol! Thanks for helping me learn the English name of the movie!
I’m going to use this video as reasoning that I have the Force because literally just last night I searched to see if Channel Awesome did a review I this movie. The wait was not long!