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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
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    So many people have an attachment to this movie, but in a good way or a bad way? The Nostalgia Critic takes a look at, Cats Don't Dance.
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    Cats Don't Dance is a 1997 American animated musical comedy film distributed by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment and notable as the only fully animated feature produced by Turner Feature Animation.
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  • @ChannelAwesome
    @ChannelAwesome  7 років тому +4091

    Please take a moment of your time and help save the internet - www.battleforthenet.com/

    • @ITSMeatMan
      @ITSMeatMan 7 років тому +249

      I did not expect that thing in the beginning

    • @KimmyArtMLP
      @KimmyArtMLP 7 років тому +58

      Yeah I was about to say that you said in one video, you won’t review this movie.

    • @iluvyurbles
      @iluvyurbles 7 років тому +152

      Let's end this tyranny before it starts!

    • @Jonathanest90s
      @Jonathanest90s 7 років тому +43

      Don't worry guys, you will make it!

    • @NBStudi0s
      @NBStudi0s 7 років тому +10

      Channel Awesome can you join my cause

  • @ryansimmons5056
    @ryansimmons5056 7 років тому +4783

    I was one of the animators that worked on this film. We were so excited for it to come out... it was looking so good! The animation was done by Turner Feature animation. During the creation of this film, Warner Bros. bought out Turner Networks and suddenly had this film land in their lap. WB totally dropped the ball concerning the marketing of this film. They did virtually nothing so no one knew about it, let alone had any desire to go see it. They did have a promotional tie-in with Subway and a few cheap happy meal type toys were made for it. But they just let it die. It was devastating
    When we went to the cast and crew screening, the first thing that came up was the WB logo, as if it had anything to do with the creation of the film. It was a slap in our faces especially after how poorly they marketed it.
    And THAT is the reason if bombed at the box office... no one knew about it. It was never given a fair chance to sink or swim on it's own merits.

    • @TheMrMojoRisin67
      @TheMrMojoRisin67 7 років тому +1010

      I actually had to check the IMDb page for the film to verify your claims as one of the animators (sorry, nothing personal--the internet has made me skeptical and kind of paranoid to where I need to verify these things), and I did find your page...holy shit, you worked on The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron, Quest for Camelot, AND The Iron Giant, too?! I think it's safe to say you shaped a lot of our childhood nostalgia!

    • @ryansimmons5056
      @ryansimmons5056 7 років тому +708

      That's funny that you looked me up! I've got stories, good and bad from almost every film I worked on!

    • @tigerfestivals5137
      @tigerfestivals5137 7 років тому +284

      Ryan Simmons Good work to you and thr rest of the team. Judging from the clips in this review, the animation is top tier.

    • @carlbloke8797
      @carlbloke8797 7 років тому +114

      Ryan Simmons awesome job dude!

    • @carlbloke8797
      @carlbloke8797 7 років тому +130

      Ryan Simmons a shame how badly this movie was treated though

  • @CreoTan
    @CreoTan 6 років тому +2091

    One thing that always impresses me is that Darla's voice actress was _twelve years old_
    Not only was her voice acting good but her _singing_ in Big and Loud was fantastic.

    • @jacksongibbs8998
      @jacksongibbs8998 6 років тому +116

      This is hardly the first time a child has been a voice actor. Annamarie from All Dogs Go to Heaven was voided by a ten year old. She was also the voice of Ducky in Land Before Time.

    • @alexmansfield3268
      @alexmansfield3268 6 років тому +91

      Jackson Gibbs don’t bring her up after finding out what happened to her brings back so many bad memories

    • @futuremovieactor
      @futuremovieactor 6 років тому +37

      Ashley Peldon didn't do the singing for Darla.

    • @BioNichole1
      @BioNichole1 6 років тому +94

      Actually, her singer was a different girl...BUT STILL A YOUNG ONE AT THAT. BOTH HER ACTRESS AND SINGER WERE PRETEENS AT THE OLDEST.

    • @ezaye1991
      @ezaye1991 6 років тому +54

      buntcubbles He means that the voice actress for Annamarie and Ducky was killed by her own father in a double murder suicide at age ten. Both movies were released posthumously.

  • @ChristineP223
    @ChristineP223 4 роки тому +152

    When Danny lands on the footprints at the beginning of the film he literally fills Gene Kelly’s shoes. That’s a nice little touch.

  • @Joeyblondewolf2
    @Joeyblondewolf2 4 роки тому +313

    I'm in my 30's and still love this film!! The lesson you learn from it you take as a child to an adult. and as an artist I appreciate the animation!

    • @watchforever1724
      @watchforever1724 2 роки тому +4

      Agreed

    • @Thespeedrap
      @Thespeedrap Рік тому

      Follow your dreams and never quit no matter whose in charge or jealousy within show business 👍😉

  • @klaatubaradanikto1490
    @klaatubaradanikto1490 7 років тому +563

    "one of the strangest settings for a climax since david hasselhoff"
    best out of context line ever.

  • @jacksont8317
    @jacksont8317 7 років тому +1160

    Yes! The Critic is starting to understand! We don't just want him to review bad movies, we want him to review nostalgic movies! Ones that left an impact! Every type of movies, horror movies too! I would love to see him review The Mask! Or the first Secret of NIHM. Land Before Time! Jumanji! The Emperors New Groove! That one kinda stupid movie Robots! Shrek! Stuff like that! Do it critic!

    • @ingloriousMachina
      @ingloriousMachina 6 років тому +41

      YES! Please, PLEASE!
      The Secret of NIMH or The Last Unicorn!

    • @IdeaBox-dk5vj
      @IdeaBox-dk5vj 6 років тому +13

      Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!

    • @aglitch3146
      @aglitch3146 6 років тому +9

      ohhhh i remember the last unicorn

    • @ninjabluefyre3815
      @ninjabluefyre3815 6 років тому +10

      Robots is only considered KINDA stupid?

    • @evandaymon8303
      @evandaymon8303 6 років тому +4

      I think he already did robot? Don’t recall

  • @karsten69
    @karsten69 5 років тому +448

    It's so morbid to have an elephant play the piano, since the piano keys were often made of ivory...especially back in the day portrayed by the movie.

    • @MacawEnjoyer
      @MacawEnjoyer 5 років тому +38

      wow... my childhood just got... a lot better thanks for the information! : )

    • @beastmaster0934
      @beastmaster0934 4 роки тому +22

      karsten69
      That’s like someone playing a piano where the keys are made out of human teeth.

    • @shortcake_sweetie
      @shortcake_sweetie 4 роки тому +10

      @@beastmaster0934 That sounds like something out of a horror movie 😳

    • @gelleh.5456
      @gelleh.5456 3 роки тому +3

      Damn😩

  • @SpikyDash
    @SpikyDash 3 роки тому +71

    "Indiana doesn't have enough fuel for its corniness"
    One, as an Indiana resident, I chuckled at that.
    Two, in an ironic twist, the main character Danny is from Kokomo, Indiana.
    Loved seeing this movie as a child, still a fan as an adult.

  • @dingdongbells3314
    @dingdongbells3314 7 років тому +497

    We need a Brave Little Toaster review. Not because it's a bad movie, but because it's 90 minutes of horribly traumatizing nightmare fuel packaged as a kids movie.

    • @cartooncritic7045
      @cartooncritic7045 7 років тому +40

      Leivthious That's an odd way of spelling "Watership Down."

    • @iriswings369
      @iriswings369 7 років тому +30

      @Cartoon Critic I'm not convinced Watership Down was intended for children--the book isn't. I think the problem was that it was released during a time when animation was automatically assumed to be for children or families. I would give it a PG-13 for gore alone, but that wasn't a thing at the time, of course.

    • @roderick8167
      @roderick8167 7 років тому +20

      Leivthious. Doug already reviewed The Brave Little Toaster, its part of his list of Disneycember reviews

    • @retrodave4493
      @retrodave4493 7 років тому +2

      Leivthious that would be a good idea. or maybe do a marathon of reviews with 90's cartoons including the Little Toaster.

    • @SniperRed0092
      @SniperRed0092 7 років тому +1

      Sh0eonhead.

  • @JoDaEpicGuy
    @JoDaEpicGuy 7 років тому +2079

    Anyone else think the loading at the beginning was real for a second?

    • @valdezsaihttam5871
      @valdezsaihttam5871 7 років тому +45

      JoDaEpicGuy I thought it was an ad

    • @choppaholic26
      @choppaholic26 7 років тому +70

      It will be soon.

    • @animegx45
      @animegx45 7 років тому +31

      Refreshed it at first and laughed when it said "This sucks".

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 7 років тому +12

      JoDaEpicGuy I did. I thought I was having connection issues.

    • @BenJPics9925
      @BenJPics9925 7 років тому +6

      JoDaEpicGuy I was using high-speed Wifi, so I wasn't convinced.

  • @mitchravenswyck705
    @mitchravenswyck705 6 років тому +485

    Just a note, Sawyer's singing parts were actually Natalie Cole. :) So, that bad impression is actually better than it may seem. ;)

    • @stephenwells6434
      @stephenwells6434 6 років тому +51

      I think that was the joke, since it is so obviously Natalie Cole and not Sawyer's usual voice.

    • @Kpopforlife1995
      @Kpopforlife1995 5 років тому +3

      Mitch Ravens

    • @thesmilingknight4982
      @thesmilingknight4982 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah i thought so, cus i hear no similarities

    • @WolfTamer
      @WolfTamer 4 роки тому +13

      Who knew Natalie Cole could do such an amazing impersonation of Natalie Cole!

    • @kenthuang436
      @kenthuang436 Рік тому +4

      @Wolf Tamer Natalie Cole impersonating herself went far better than the time Dolly Parton entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest and lost to a drag queen.

  • @gossamer999
    @gossamer999 2 роки тому +49

    That part of the film about the animals becoming more vibrantly colored the more interested and inspired they are is kind of ingenious and one of my favorite things ever.

  • @isaackitchel6354
    @isaackitchel6354 7 років тому +308

    As a resident of Indiana, I would beg to differ. We can absolutely support that amount of corniness. This isn't even our final form.

    • @ytvidarchiveteam7727
      @ytvidarchiveteam7727 7 років тому +33

      *final corn

    • @DarlCron
      @DarlCron 7 років тому +1

      Isaac Kitchel, Frieza? When did you move to Indiana?

    • @jesterleafnose798
      @jesterleafnose798 7 років тому +1

      So is Iowa the Goku of corn?

    • @MrChadd990
      @MrChadd990 7 років тому

      YEAH BECAUSE YOU STOLE THE LAND FROM THE NATIVES AND YOU STOLE THERE AGRICULRUAL TECHNIQUES TOO THERE ARE NO INDIAN RESERVATIONS IN INDIANA IT SEEMS PRETTY FUNNY DOESN'T IT BECAUSE THE SOURANDING STATES LIKE MINNESOTA AND WYOMING ALL HAVE INDIAN RESERVATIONS BUT YOU DO NOT ITS BECAUSE YOUR WHITE AND YOUR PRIVELIGDE IS SHOWING TOO MUCH WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH CORN THAT YOU HAVE THAT YOU STOLE FROM THE INDIANS WHO USED TO LIVE IN INDIANA WHICH BY THE WAY ITS CALLED INDIANA BUT THERE ARE NO INDIAN RESERVATIONS AND THE NEIGHBORING STATS HAVE RESERVATIONS FOR NATIVES SO WHY DONT YOU IS IT BECAUSE YOU DONT VARE ABOUT THE NATIVES BUT YOU CAN STEAL THEIR CORN GROWING TECHNIQUES AND NAME YOUR STATE AFTER THEM IDIANA SOUNDS A LOT LIKE INDIAN DOESNT IT BUT ITS FUNNY THAT YOU DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE INDIANS AND IT SHOWS THAT YOU REALLY DONT CARE BECAUSE STATES THAT ARENT EVEN NAMED AFTER INDIANS STILL HAVE RESERVATIONS LIKE FLORIDA THATS NOT A INDIAN NAME BUT IT STILL HAS INDIAN RESERVATIONS

    • @thepinkestpigglet7529
      @thepinkestpigglet7529 7 років тому

      Corn and long stretches of highway.

  • @MythrilShotgun
    @MythrilShotgun 7 років тому +71

    "Big and Loud" is among my personal favorite musical numbers out of anything. When I do small performances, gonna admit, I use this advice to pump myself up.

  • @kimaniwilsonhunte
    @kimaniwilsonhunte 7 років тому +1152

    "How does the kitty cat GOOOOOOOOOOOOO?"
    "*gulps* Meow? Hee hee."
    "Very GOOOOOOOOOOOD!"
    Goddamn this movie is a genuine classic, and one of my all time favs! I still have a copy of it on VHS to this day. 🐱😸😻😺

  • @huntercool2232
    @huntercool2232 2 роки тому +23

    I discovered this movie as a kid because my mom used to go to a Block Buster and rent movies for me and this was one of them. And I am SO GLAD she did because if she hadn’t I never would’ve grown up with this masterpiece. It’s truly a hidden gem of my childhood.

  • @nicolersands
    @nicolersands 7 років тому +134

    If you want more Darla Dimple, check out the musical "Ruthless! The Musical". Tina is essentially the same character as Darla, including LITERALLY BEING PLAYED BY THE SAME ACTRESS IN THE CAST RECORDING, except this time she's the main character. Seriously, check it out.

    • @Kereea
      @Kereea 7 років тому +1

      That sounds great, thanks!

  • @JohnSkellington
    @JohnSkellington 7 років тому +196

    It's actually been 20 years since Cats Don't Dance was released! Also it's directed by Mark Dindal, who's the same director as The Emperor's New Groove and the infamous film Chicken Little!

    • @Jagerbomber
      @Jagerbomber 7 років тому +12

      I actually liked Chicken Little, except for the extreme black & whiteness of the school kids in the beginning.

    • @JVdragoon
      @JVdragoon 7 років тому +13

      Chicken Little was infamous? I thought a lot of people liked it

    • @inuyasha989
      @inuyasha989 7 років тому +8

      JVdragoon a lot of people do like the movie some even love it while the minority that hates it with a passion for what ever stupid reason likes to claim no one likes it :P

    • @carlbloke8797
      @carlbloke8797 7 років тому +6

      nightshadow you're really ignorant if you think "minority" hate tr movie

    • @ThePinkStarsGirl
      @ThePinkStarsGirl 7 років тому +5

      It shows. The villain reminds me a lot of the expressions of Yzma, and the animation of some scenes reminded me a lot of Chicken Little, almost like it was a fully animated 2D draft of that movie.

  • @thejahni
    @thejahni 7 років тому +574

    This isn't even a mini-review! This feels like [& pretty is] just vintage Nostalgia Critic! I've missed this format!

    • @aaronhurst4379
      @aaronhurst4379 7 років тому +58

      Yeah, the massive sketches get a bit much for me sometimes

    • @demonssinglosongs
      @demonssinglosongs 7 років тому +5

      Cats don't (do the big gay) dance.
      You can have... The big gay dance! (does nobody get that one?)

    • @gardyion2869
      @gardyion2869 7 років тому

      That Generic Smash Player big 'happy' dance?

    • @demonssinglosongs
      @demonssinglosongs 7 років тому +1

      The big gay dance? Brawl taunts anyone?

    • @MistyShadow007
      @MistyShadow007 7 років тому +2

      Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down (DeDeDe lol)

  • @jessmorgan6732
    @jessmorgan6732 4 роки тому +35

    This has all the ingredients of a GOOD Nostalgia Critic review: No skits! No cameos! A description of the plot! A cursory understanding of film history!

  • @PerovNigma
    @PerovNigma 7 років тому +366

    I really like that Doug's paying around with his reviewing style a lot this year! *:)*
    - A review shown in a cinema (Suicide Squad)
    - Changing the schedule from review, editorial, review, editorial - even giving us a full month of just sketchless reviews!
    - Starting the First Viewing series
    - Sketchless reviews, like many fans -whined about being gone- asked for
    - An editorial that's really another review (The WEIRDEST Jack and the Beanstalk)
    - A 'review'/prediction of a film he never saw and likely will never see (Transformers: The Last Knight)
    - Another clipless review (Wonder Woman)
    - A review of a film with no nostalgic link, but instead reviewed for fanservice (Norm of the North)
    - This "mini-review", which is *also* reviewed mostly for fanservice

    • @vivir339
      @vivir339 7 років тому +19

      Glad to know someone acknowledges the sketchless reviews. Everyone thinks they're nonexistent, when really there's been more this year than ever! Still not enough for them I guess.

    • @PerovNigma
      @PerovNigma 7 років тому +17

      IKR? Doug does so much and it's not enough for half the fandom.

    • @MetalheadCinemaniac
      @MetalheadCinemaniac 7 років тому +5

      I love it a lot too! No matter how hard I try, I just can't enjoy the clipless reviews full of sketches so I appreciate that he does reviews that are more like the old ones again alongside the clipless sketch reviews. This way people get to enjoy which ever reviews they prefer. And I love the first viewing videos as well, they are a really good addition and fun to watch.

    • @bucwhovian8305
      @bucwhovian8305 7 років тому +5

      "A review of a film with no nostalgic link" Has he not done that before?

    • @bucwhovian8305
      @bucwhovian8305 7 років тому +1

      Euroheat0022 Odd because I feel the "Sketchless reviews" are a bit boring.

  • @dr.joekerr119
    @dr.joekerr119 7 років тому +197

    I love that line, "If Jared Leto put forth that much creepiness we would have that much better Joker". Bravo sir. And the shot at Batman earlier both was well put. And yes this movie had a lot of symbolism if you took the time to notice.

  • @poorusernamechoice
    @poorusernamechoice 7 років тому +65

    Sawyer isn't doing a Natalie Cole impression, Natalie Cole actually does the singing voice for Sawyer.
    Loved the vid as per usual!

  • @Alondro77
    @Alondro77 6 років тому +76

    The animals eventually rebelled and ate all the people.
    And then they took over and erased the dark past with clever reeducation programs.
    And that's the REAL backstory of "Zootopia"! ;D

    • @legoking6165
      @legoking6165 5 років тому +2

      Ha ha! 😆

    • @Chunkboi
      @Chunkboi 5 років тому +2

      So...it’s a furry con that happened to get guns.

    • @maurioooe1973
      @maurioooe1973 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao😂

  • @ThexDynastxQueen
    @ThexDynastxQueen 7 років тому +340

    Always loved Cats Don't Dance purely due to its great and lovingly done animation but even beyond that it had no flaws to me except being wrongly overlooked upon its original release. Thank goodness for Cartoon Network or I never would've seen it.
    Speaking of CN anyone remember the movie Gay Purr-ee? It too is a cat related animated film so I'm not just being random.

    • @sewthernbelle
      @sewthernbelle 7 років тому +5

      Yup. All I remember is that Judy garland was the voice of the lady cat

    • @bleekandwriter
      @bleekandwriter 7 років тому +3

      DEFINITELY remember the Money Cat song.

    • @diaverde09
      @diaverde09 7 років тому +3

      I remember renting this movie when I was a kid. That was when movie rental places still existed.

    • @HeilRay
      @HeilRay 7 років тому +1

      The Dynast Queen
      Never seen that movie but I liked the design from the stills.

    • @notnoone6609
      @notnoone6609 7 років тому +6

      I saw part of "Gay Purr-ee" with a friend of mine a few years ago on TV. When we later mentioned it to other friends, we found that we couldn't remember the title and so she started claiming it was called "Gay Old Pussy."
      Only thanks to this comment do I remember what it was actually called--
      but I'm probably still only going to remember it as "Gay Old Pussy."

  • @srbarkerchan
    @srbarkerchan 7 років тому +78

    Fun fact: Lauren Faust got her start on this movie. She was one of the animators for Sawyer.

    • @manuelalbertoromero9528
      @manuelalbertoromero9528 7 років тому +5

      Nice... :D

    • @JCBro-yg8vd
      @JCBro-yg8vd 7 років тому +4

      And she would go on to be involved with The Iron Giant, which ran into a similar problem as this film. It was criticially well recieved, but Warner Brothers didn't do a lot of advertising and the film didn't rake in a lot of money. But that didn't stop it from finding a following on VHS and DVD.

  • @kencougr
    @kencougr 7 років тому +77

    This is a fantastic movie that was unfairly squashed out of the theaters by both Disney and Warner Bros, even though Warners distributed it.
    It got almost no advertising and ran for a week where I lived. I am so glad to have caught it then. Beautiful full animation, fun music and terrific characters. Max on the big screen is amazing. A wonderfully Big and Loud film. It really needs to be shown the love it deserves.

    • @Poever
      @Poever 7 років тому +7

      Why Disney? This was the victim of the Turner/Time Warner merger

    • @sirjazz5776
      @sirjazz5776 7 років тому +4

      "Big and Loud"... ... ... I see what you did here... and I love it ! X)

  • @The_Real_Frisbee
    @The_Real_Frisbee 5 років тому +71

    We really need to bring back animated movies. Every animated movie had its own artistic touch to it that made it unique. CG animation is nice and all, but for the most part it all looks the same.

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 2 роки тому +2

      I know, I miss when traditionally animated movies and CG animated movies coexisted.

    • @Overseer2579
      @Overseer2579 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. I wish Disney especially would return to hand-drawn movies. CG is an amazing art form in its own right (hell, THREE of my favorite movies are The Lion King, Monsters, Inc., and Beauty and the Beast, so that should tell you something about my appreciate for both forms of animation), but hand-drawn will always have a special place in my heart. Right next to stop-motion :)

  • @cryocrusader2594
    @cryocrusader2594 7 років тому +363

    4:30 ...I swear she was a villain from Batman: The Animated Series.

    • @FireBlastStudios
      @FireBlastStudios 7 років тому +99

      Well, you're not entirely wrong. Batman TAS did have a very similar villain named Baby Doll, an actress with a disease that prevented her from growing.

    • @yokoyakamori6589
      @yokoyakamori6589 7 років тому +53

      Her design is similar to Baby Doll.

    • @sirbutternugget4719
      @sirbutternugget4719 7 років тому +22

      You mean baby doll right? When I first saw baby doll I thought she was a lot like Darla

    • @vunzinae
      @vunzinae 6 років тому +12

      baby doll

    • @SetSeth-yl6ke
      @SetSeth-yl6ke 6 років тому +14

      CryoCrusader You mean baby doll?The girl with the sad scene to face herself against her true self?

  • @JustAlyx
    @JustAlyx 7 років тому +106

    One of the most underrated animated films in history. I love this movie.

    • @kyewilson7837
      @kyewilson7837 5 років тому

      Dalyxman I didn't realise you loved this?

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 2 роки тому

      Mark Dindall (who also directed _The Emperor's New Groove)_ and the animators outdid themselves for this.

  • @GrumpySlacks
    @GrumpySlacks 7 років тому +328

    Just because you review something nostalgic doesn't mean it has to be a negative review, right? You can review surprisingly good things from back then as well!

    • @mysite1012
      @mysite1012 7 років тому +1

      Meados Vlogs Thats what the Unusual Suspect does. He reviews movies like the Home Alone Series, Die Hard, he has a bunch of Star wars videos, he reviewed the Harry Potter saga, and he also reviews games! Thats why he is my favorite because he does a little bit of everything.

    • @hinasakukimi
      @hinasakukimi 7 років тому +2

      +my site neat i gotta check him out c:

    • @mysite1012
      @mysite1012 7 років тому +1

      hinasakukimi Do It! You wont be disappointed. Also his editing...Its brilliant.

    • @Mr64Luigi
      @Mr64Luigi 7 років тому +11

      Meados Vlogs But I thought his thing was that he was going to take you back to the past the view the shitty movies that suck ass ; )

    • @mysite1012
      @mysite1012 7 років тому +2

      Mr64Luigi lol

  • @SteveCrafts2k
    @SteveCrafts2k 4 роки тому +45

    5:57
    Darla Dimple has an Eldritch Horror for a bodyguard. That...is terrifying.

  • @Bee_well_yoga_
    @Bee_well_yoga_ 7 років тому +55

    I love this movie. Darla is freaking hilarious and so is Max. The pacing, comedy and animation are really lovely. I'm surprised NC didn't mention this film was one of Gene Kelly's last projects before he passed. He choreographed the animated dance numbers (which were one of the best features of the film, although there were only a few). Having one of the most classic actors of all time involved in a 1930s tribute film, which isn't widely known or celebrated, kind of a shame. But it makes this movie all the more special to me!

  • @RogersBase
    @RogersBase 7 років тому +34

    Yoooooo! I absolutely adored this movie as a kid! I'm so happy to finally see a Nostalgia Critic episode cover it!

    • @matthewjones6786
      @matthewjones6786 2 роки тому +1

      Nice to see you here, cool that you're a NC fan!

  • @mackenziebarnes3124
    @mackenziebarnes3124 5 років тому +41

    It’s funny cos this movie was a part of my childhood despite me never watching it as a kid. The preview for it was on my Space Jam VHS and I watched that tape to DEATH. I remember always watching the preview for this movie and wanting to watch it (despite kid me being terrified of Max lol) so when I finally watched it at 23 years old, I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with it

  • @HypeMaster1473
    @HypeMaster1473 6 років тому +39

    What did Chris Tucker say in Rush Hour 3?
    "I don't know what you feeding him but he's TOO DAMN BIG!!"
    That's what I thought about Max the Butler...

  • @phantomzone2725
    @phantomzone2725 7 років тому +300

    You're right. Natalie Cole is really good doing a Natalie Cole impression.

    • @boiledcrap
      @boiledcrap 7 років тому +7

      I think his issue is more about using Cole for the song numbers only while Bakula did both the voice acting and the songs numbers.

    • @DefinitelyNotAnAlien
      @DefinitelyNotAnAlien 7 років тому +11

      Why do I have a feeling that NC is going to put that in his next "F*ck Ups" video.

    • @MsDefectiveToaster
      @MsDefectiveToaster 7 років тому +26

      Tiger Robocop That's exactly what I thought. I think he means that her singing voice sounds nothing like her talking voice. Which is kind of true...

    • @StudioInkblot
      @StudioInkblot 7 років тому

      Emy XD He doesn't make those anymore.

    • @thepinkestpigglet7529
      @thepinkestpigglet7529 7 років тому +6

      Olly Roger Indiana is the corn state. Trust me I live there.

  • @sydneythompson5600
    @sydneythompson5600 7 років тому +190

    so THAT'S where that "you know, for kids!" line came from... >3>

    • @SkeletonFlock
      @SkeletonFlock 6 років тому

      Actually it comes from Son of the Mask 2.

    • @feralchangeling97
      @feralchangeling97 6 років тому +2

      @@SkeletonFlock how can there be a sequel? Someone help us!

  • @zarachastellaris9016
    @zarachastellaris9016 6 років тому +120

    OMG, He's actually being POSITIVE for a change!

    • @JohnGoetzGaming
      @JohnGoetzGaming 3 роки тому

      Yeah it's not nearly as fun. I like him tearing a bad movie apart

    • @manuliza6420
      @manuliza6420 3 роки тому +4

      @@JohnGoetzGaming I do like when he goes crazy over a bad or stupid movie , but it is nice to see him review a film which is underrated or every else hated.

  • @Whaaaaa516
    @Whaaaaa516 5 років тому +35

    I feel like I loved this as a kid because I saw Danny and Sawyer as Thomas O’Malley and Duchess in Hollywood.
    But yes, also Darla Dimple was just the best

    • @rogue7723
      @rogue7723 2 роки тому +1

      Maybe O'Malley and Duchess were the physical inspirations for Danny and Sawyer.

  • @SeanR794
    @SeanR794 7 років тому +93

    "The Looney Toons said they'll only work with MJ"
    "...Get Jordan on the phone"

  • @JammyJess
    @JammyJess 7 років тому +152

    I found this film so much fun as a child, it was so entertaining and colourful :D

    • @AriochStarr
      @AriochStarr 5 років тому +1

      Liked for the correct spelling of Colour. XP

  • @hinasakukimi
    @hinasakukimi 7 років тому +233

    "when will human washing stop" i spat out my drink at that holy shit

    • @hinasakukimi
      @hinasakukimi 7 років тому +9

      it's the very sad practice of denying animals roles in the entertainment industry in order to appeal to a largely human audience. it's great that we have people like the NC willing to call out this bigotry.

    • @Rafa.mudo.
      @Rafa.mudo. 7 років тому +5

      Flamo Overburn there's a term called white washing, your welcome

    • @MrHodoAstartes
      @MrHodoAstartes 7 років тому

      I will stop human washing!
      Starting by stopping to wash myself and scrubbing cows for a living from now on!

    • @jojomayard7233
      @jojomayard7233 Місяць тому +1

      @@MrHodoAstartes Does anyone think that Darla Dimple looks like Cindy Lou Who but a little older?

  • @justinmiddleton8818
    @justinmiddleton8818 5 років тому +19

    I've always found the parts where Darla tries to keep her Shirley Temple-ish "sugary sweet little darling" act up really funny, especially the one where Danny takes too long to respond and she looks ready to explode before he finally spits it out then she goes right back to restrained fake smiles again. Max of course despite being played as all brutish and scary i still laugh, especially that booming voice and the thing where only his mouth moves while no other parts of his body does. That one part where he's dancing along to the animal's singing before Darla catches him in the act is so funny as well. What a hilarious and criminally underrated movie.
    Other tidbits:
    Frances was played by actress Betty Lou Gerson, who was the original voice of Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians and this was one of her last roles before her death about two years later.
    Tilly was Kathy Najimy, the one and only voice of Peggy Hill on King of the Hill and witch Mary Sanderson in Hocus Pocus.
    Sawyer's voice was done by Jasmine Guy, who played Whitley on Cosby Show spinoff "A Different World" and rose to the primary character following Lisa Bonet's abrupt departure from the series after the first season.
    Mark Dindal, the director of this film and Max's voice later joined with Disney a while after and took over production/reworked what soon became "The Emperor's New Groove" after it's early stages in development as "Kingdom of the Sun" under Roger Allers went south and was on the verge of being wholesale scrapped.

  • @PaulXPZ
    @PaulXPZ 7 років тому +172

    The little girl villain in this reminds me of an episode of, I think it was either Batman TAS or Batman Beyond, where a child star that has a rare condition that keeps her trapped in a kids body kidnaps her co-stars or something like that. Or might not even be Batman, might be something else. I'm sure someone in the comments will know.

    • @Pazuzu4All
      @Pazuzu4All 7 років тому +51

      PaulXPZ Baby Doll from The Animated Series.

    • @stubbornwaldemar
      @stubbornwaldemar 7 років тому +8

      PaulXPZ Critic even talked about that episode in one of his videos

    • @alexandresobreiramartins9461
      @alexandresobreiramartins9461 7 років тому +3

      Oh, yeah, that was a very good episode! Baby Doll, her name was. Don't remember the episode name though. It was from Batman TAS.

    • @V1NCYN1CAL
      @V1NCYN1CAL 7 років тому +4

      It was in his favourite BTAS episodes video. And I think that the episode was even called "Baby Doll".

    • @PerovNigma
      @PerovNigma 7 років тому +2

      Pretty sure that episode was actually in his Top 11 Batman: The Animated Series Episodes video.

  • @Markimark151
    @Markimark151 7 років тому +48

    This movie is underrated, also this review is actually just he right length, no lame skits, silly fights.

  • @PatrickBoy412
    @PatrickBoy412 7 років тому +154

    I like how you included the important message of net neutrality with an actual video, not just the message. It seems like people are just having the message behind a fake title/thumbnail, which seems counterproductive

  • @2000sKingdomHeartzHimefujo
    @2000sKingdomHeartzHimefujo 5 років тому +21

    I love characters like Darla, it seems she invented the Shirley Temple persona as a villain concept because there’s also characters like Gertrude from I Hate Fairyland and Cozy Glow from Friendship is Magic that I really like. Also I watched Cats Dont Dance as a young child and just like with Watership Down, it was at such a young age that I only remember a bit so I’ll definitely have to watch this movie again (rewatched Watership Down a while ago too)

  • @awesomeinspector5270
    @awesomeinspector5270 7 років тому +102

    When the video started to "buffer" at first I legit yelled "OH COME ON!!!"

    • @Twinleaf_2623
      @Twinleaf_2623 7 років тому +29

      Who knew that a circle of tiny little circles could create such a disturbance?

    • @lugbzurg8987
      @lugbzurg8987 7 років тому +26

      "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

    • @Darek_B52
      @Darek_B52 7 років тому

      same her M8 I was going to pause it and finish up some other stuff so it could load.

  • @kyazarshadala8114
    @kyazarshadala8114 7 років тому +321

    plot twist: cats dance

  • @adambutts9213
    @adambutts9213 7 років тому +339

    Thank you! For doing your part for Net Neutrality. I love your folks work and would be pissed if someone got to dictate how I use a service I pay for. Keep up the great work that you all do!

    • @shinjirohitsuguya5662
      @shinjirohitsuguya5662 7 років тому +18

      Adam Butts it pisses me off that this shit is happening AGAIN. I swear it's only been like 4 years since everyone gave a big fat FUCK YOU to SOPA and got it shut down. Why do they think trying again is going to work especially so soon

    • @elsie8757
      @elsie8757 7 років тому +12

      Last time was in 2015, so not even four years. How many sticks do we have to beat this thing back with??

    • @thomasbrewer9501
      @thomasbrewer9501 7 років тому +1

      CattailGamer yes it is

    • @thomasbrewer9501
      @thomasbrewer9501 7 років тому

      CattailGamer I know I dont have the 'tism or delusions that socialism actually works

    • @thomasbrewer9501
      @thomasbrewer9501 7 років тому

      CattailGamer socialism can only survive off the past it doesnt create anything look up Charlie Gard who the Government of Britain and the EU choose to kill to save money look at Venezuela Socialism has never worked and never will I dont have the right to take your earning and property just like you have no right to mine

  • @timothywaddy6775
    @timothywaddy6775 5 років тому +50

    I like to imagine this is a prequel to the world of Bojack Horseman.

    • @jay-white
      @jay-white 2 роки тому +4

      Y'know it actually could be, I never thought of that

  • @bobbyferg9173
    @bobbyferg9173 7 років тому +74

    1:07
    Warmer Brothers: Michael Jackson just dropped out, quick Find Another Michael

    • @SetSeth-yl6ke
      @SetSeth-yl6ke 6 років тому +4

      Bobby Ferg Creators of space jam: HOWS ABOUT THIS??Michael jordan! :D

  • @kenziecullen4434
    @kenziecullen4434 7 років тому +338

    It's still weird af seeing Doug wear his hat without sideburns...

    • @vermis8344
      @vermis8344 7 років тому +3

      Kenzi Bat I know! Right?

    • @MrThankman360
      @MrThankman360 7 років тому +3

      Kenzi Bat Has he said why he shaved his head?

    • @kenziecullen4434
      @kenziecullen4434 7 років тому +9

      Matthew Johnson Unless there was another ulterior motive that he hasn't mentioned, it was literally for the sake of a joke in his "Norm of the North" review

    • @tannerprice2018
      @tannerprice2018 7 років тому +9

      Kenzi Bat all that time I actually thought it was a bald cap.

    • @bluephoenix663
      @bluephoenix663 7 років тому +2

      Kenzi Bat 🦇

  • @millionsknives8850
    @millionsknives8850 7 років тому +198

    Does that girl remind anyone of the little girl in the Batman Animated Series where she was an actor that aged, but never looked older?

    • @Klonoahedgehog
      @Klonoahedgehog 7 років тому +7

      Oh totally.

    • @lorddingusmcfurguson9356
      @lorddingusmcfurguson9356 7 років тому +8

      Vash theStampede Hey Vash, how's Knives doing? The camera guys stopped filming after you dragged him back to town.

    • @DuxAnimation24
      @DuxAnimation24 7 років тому +23

      Vash theStampede Oh yeah, Baby Doll

    • @Tristafeyr
      @Tristafeyr 7 років тому +2

      Read the manga.

    • @lorddingusmcfurguson9356
      @lorddingusmcfurguson9356 7 років тому +1

      Wish I could, but Manga is near inaccessible where I live, and the few places that do sell it are raided by weebs daily.

  • @SpectraStarShooter
    @SpectraStarShooter 6 років тому +13

    This is possibly my favorite film from my childhood. I listened to the soundtrack every night before bed and couldn’t sleep until the score at the end of the cd. I still know every word to every song and it literally fills my heart with joy seeing this. The movie is DELIGHTFUL and it’s still just so wonderful.

  • @Differentbutrational
    @Differentbutrational 7 років тому +76

    Can't believe this movie is 20 years old!

    • @KOBUN40
      @KOBUN40 7 років тому +25

      Can't believe the animation still looks slick after all this time.

    • @mozardthebest
      @mozardthebest 7 років тому +2

      KOBUN40 Old Disney movies still look great after half a century.

    • @LILY-gd9qt
      @LILY-gd9qt 5 років тому

      2 decades old

  • @lesbianducklord1342
    @lesbianducklord1342 7 років тому +103

    Nostalgia Critic: *says he won't do this movie*
    Also Nostalgia Critic: *does it anyways*

    • @jinhunterslay1638
      @jinhunterslay1638 7 років тому +6

      same with the Care Bears 4 review

    • @Little1Cave
      @Little1Cave 7 років тому

      And while it wasn't a review, he did do a Disneycember on Phantom Menace. Fingers crossed he tackles Matilda for a special review.

    • @jakebryant2481
      @jakebryant2481 7 років тому

      Calling it now he's gonna review the star wars prequels come December

    • @Little1Cave
      @Little1Cave 7 років тому

      Jake Bryant But he already did back in 2015.

    • @Crumbite.
      @Crumbite. 7 років тому

      How about I do anyway

  • @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789
    @pinkiepoolgamerbrony2789 7 років тому +113

    that Darla Dimple is a BIGGER Brat then Angelica from RugRats

    • @dylankaiser5546
      @dylankaiser5546 7 років тому +1

      oh the horror

    • @hbmento8102
      @hbmento8102 7 років тому +3

      PinkiePool GamerBrony A bigger brat than Finding Nemo's Darla

    • @1mortalkombatlover
      @1mortalkombatlover 7 років тому +3

      Angelica's just a 5-year old girl that gets more than neighboring family's do. Darla's a movie star that owns an entire mansion, a mountain sized thug that does everything for her, and the trust of the general population on her side. There's no competition!

    • @sweetdickarchive2055
      @sweetdickarchive2055 7 років тому +1

      1mortalkombatlover also I think Darla's shoes are on too tight. you cant even see her feet ffs

    • @exposedshadowstruth5926
      @exposedshadowstruth5926 7 років тому

      PinkiePool GamerBrony at least with Angelica, we know she has a conscience

  • @AlexSWarrior254
    @AlexSWarrior254 7 років тому +658

    Angelica Pickles vs Darla Dinple,
    Place your bets folks!

    • @aii5748
      @aii5748 6 років тому +69

      Sonic Sceptile Warrior *Darla* got money and a butler on top of all that evil so *she'd probably pound Angelica into the ground.* But in all honesty, I think *they'd be best friends* more than anything.

    • @Speleomimus
      @Speleomimus 6 років тому +22

      darla, and it wouldnt even be close

    • @blackopsjb98
      @blackopsjb98 6 років тому +6

      Darla.

    • @SkylierShepard
      @SkylierShepard 6 років тому +7

      Sonic Sceptile Warrior darla 'cause shes the devil

    • @duskycat2326
      @duskycat2326 6 років тому +21

      Well, you gotta think. Angelica did have a good heart at times, Darla did not. So if it's a contest for who is a better person, Angelica would win. But if it's the opposite, then Darla is your huckleberry

  • @manospondylus
    @manospondylus 7 років тому +339

    This is essentially a prequel to Bojack Horseman

    • @yungslyme4341
      @yungslyme4341 7 років тому +36

      Disappointed Turtle I would believe that

    • @Gfrog1000
      @Gfrog1000 7 років тому +25

      Disappointed Turtle That...makes a lot of sense actually.

    • @jean3947
      @jean3947 7 років тому +9

      Disappointed Turtle You good sir, are a genius

    • @lucapeyrefitte6899
      @lucapeyrefitte6899 7 років тому +3

      Disappointed Turtle 👏👏😐 yep

    • @kyokyoniizukyo7171
      @kyokyoniizukyo7171 7 років тому +4

      C. Jump
      Cue the theories made by over eger fans....

  • @Grayman2003
    @Grayman2003 7 років тому +172

    0:03 My video started buffering, as the video buffered. Coincidence?

    • @iHeartsNostalgiaPit
      @iHeartsNostalgiaPit 7 років тому +7

      you're not alone

    • @MrGoblin1000
      @MrGoblin1000 7 років тому +3

      Dylan Gray IT'S THE FREEMACENS!

    • @howdypardner6278
      @howdypardner6278 7 років тому +2

      well... huh

    • @TheDark4light
      @TheDark4light 7 років тому +2

      Happened to me too. I saw it buffer, checked my internet connection and when I looked back the buffering symbol changed slightly.

    • @oskartheguy2105
      @oskartheguy2105 7 років тому +1

      Dylan Gray IT IS!!!

  • @TKinfinity01
    @TKinfinity01 7 років тому +65

    For a second there I thought my internet was fucking up

    • @Twinleaf_2623
      @Twinleaf_2623 7 років тому +2

      It's always been fucked up...

    • @thefanwithoutaface8105
      @thefanwithoutaface8105 7 років тому +12

      If the FCC has their way it will be fucked up.

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 7 років тому +4

      Remember how the internet reacted to CNN blackmailing that reddit user? Nothing compared to the smoldering Hellstorm that will be unleashed upon the FCC.

    • @taiasoncole8148
      @taiasoncole8148 7 років тому

      Deathly Donger
      I don't think you know what Net Neutrality is... Net Neutrality is just limiting ISPs from favoring some websites or content over others... Nothing related to the government censoring or controlling anything or preventing content from getting the data they need.
      Net Neutrality has been going on since the beginning of the internet and is what is protecting small start up companies from being taken out because they couldn't pay to get good speeds.
      Taking away Net neutrality hurts the consumer and companies who aren't associated with cable companies since they are at risk of having to pay extra to do things they already are doing.

    • @guggleplusssuques5961
      @guggleplusssuques5961 7 років тому

      Deathly Donger is another Verizon spambot.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 5 років тому +61

    Cat's don't Dance is an amazing film. I love it

  • @hype832
    @hype832 7 років тому +208

    Speaking of which, can we get a Nostalgia Critic Review of THe SpongeBob Movie? That movie resonated with me so much as a kid, I still watch it every time it airs. Seriously, I love every second of it

    • @reasyrandom
      @reasyrandom 7 років тому +14

      The moments that basically engraved themselves in my memory were the lamp scene, which was the first time where I cried waterfalls while watching a movie (Inside Out was the second time), and the musical finale, which still is one of the best movie climaxes of all time in my opinion.

    • @KaijaSchmauss
      @KaijaSchmauss 7 років тому +15

      I'd love that. I quit watching Spongebob years ago because it became unwatchable, but the first movie was pure gold. Even now, there's nothing that makes me laugh quite as hard as the "Now That We're Men" song.

    • @marvelousTUD
      @marvelousTUD 7 років тому +3

      That movie is great!!!

    • @Justmyhandle
      @Justmyhandle 7 років тому +14

      *+No Regerts* and *Kaija Schmauss* Fun fact: Spongebob creator Stephen Hillenburg originally never wanted to do a film even after over a year of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon's requests, following the show's success.
      This is both because: A) Intimidation from at-the-time increasingly popular animation gems like Toy Story or The Iron Giant. And B) He was skeptical that the show's formula could work in a feature-length format. Quoted:
      *"I didn't think that what we wanted to say needed to be in a movie. I like the short form for animation. Then this story idea came up that lent itself to a longer format. You can't do a road trip adventure in a short form."*
      Once the script developed a "hero's quest" premise to better justify the run-time and open up new creative doors with the characters on land, Hillenburg accepted. As most know by now, he intended it to end the series:
      *"There was concern when we did the movie that the show had peaked, among executives at Nickelodeon."* Thus, he resigned as showrunner & head-writer but returned as Executive Producer & creative consultant for the 2nd film.
      This was mostly in memory of his mentor Jules Engel though, not desire to continue the series. He's remained Exec. Producer since '08, still reviewing new episodes & suggestions, but is otherwise retired from the franchise.
      For fans who've lost love for the series, Hillenburg would support that the first film can be considered the true final episode. All post- '04 material would simply take place before its events, which is why they are never mentioned.
      🍍 *#OceanMan* 🌊

    • @mrcritical6751
      @mrcritical6751 7 років тому +1

      That lamp scene mentally scarred me for life I'll never watch that movie again

  • @bananawal8215
    @bananawal8215 7 років тому +562

    The video was buffering when I started it and I was so confused

    • @CreepergeddonTheGamer
      @CreepergeddonTheGamer 7 років тому +22

      BANA Nawal Same, PLEASE PLEASE send a comment to congress though. We must not let this law pass.

    • @andimason3370
      @andimason3370 7 років тому +55

      The thing is though the net is not American it's world wide. If they do this they don't just affect America they affect everyone. People watch shows and websites from all other the world and if many are rendered unable to operate it's not just the American's they'll piss off. I'm already pissed off by how much congress feel they can control a system that is in essence international. Also they massively underestimate just how smart people are. If this law passes I give it 6 minutes until someone has found a work around and made it freely available online. You want the entire internet to do dark this poorly conceived mess of a decision is how you do it.
      The reason they are doing it is also transparent as anything. Companies are loosing money to independent producers so instead of embracing the competition and bettering themselves they'd rather just lobby the government to shut down opposition. It's pathetic.

    • @imrustyokay
      @imrustyokay 7 років тому

      same

    • @LB-vf2hm
      @LB-vf2hm 7 років тому

      Thomas Mason They do? I was under the impression that it would only be in America. after all, China's internet censorship is only in China.

    • @princessjello
      @princessjello 7 років тому +11

      Keavan Ѳ it will affect anyone who uses an american isp: Verizon, Comcast, etc.

  • @amethystnat
    @amethystnat 7 років тому +60

    It's refreshing to see smaller reviews like this from you again. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy your skits and metaness, (well, most of them) And I know that as the artist it's your choice of how you want to do you style. But still, if you could, I would enjoy seeing more like these again. Either way, keep up the great work! :D

  • @MarkMaker
    @MarkMaker 7 років тому +328

    Natalie Cole "impression"? That IS Natalie Cole!

    • @elphabafrost
      @elphabafrost 7 років тому +5

      Mark Maker I was looking for someone to say it! Was it a joke?

    • @blaqorchid73
      @blaqorchid73 7 років тому +54

      YES! I'm also mad that he compared "Tell Me Lies" to "Sally's Song". Ummm...I LOVE The Nightmare Before Christmas, and especially that soundtrack, but Sally's Song was the weakest number by far, and the vocals were also really lacking (but did fit her character). That song was definitely not in the same league as "Tell Me Lies"!

    • @Lordgaga160
      @Lordgaga160 7 років тому +1

      Mark Maker I know! he's did not look this up.

    • @junime27
      @junime27 7 років тому +3

      I was about to comment the same thing and then I saw your comment. I'm so happy someone else noticed!

    • @mons3020
      @mons3020 7 років тому +8

      They're both good songs, not lacking in any way really. However, they're not the same kind of song at all. I don't see how these 2 songs could be considered the same sounding when one is super jazzy and the other like some kind of Chanson.

  • @OtioseFanatic
    @OtioseFanatic 7 років тому +345

    Considering literally every human character in this movie is white, I think even in the backgrounds and that the lead was originally going to be an African American with this being a period piece about a time where pretty much everything was white washed, I think the lesson about prejudice is 100% valid and probably even on purpose.

    • @turkishvan2
      @turkishvan2 6 років тому +78

      There's also the "In this town, cats say 'meow' line" alluding to the way minority actors were only brought in to play stereotypes.

    • @ripleyandweeds1288
      @ripleyandweeds1288 6 років тому +37

      Yeah no there's no way this _wasn't_ intentional.

    • @folleyboy16
      @folleyboy16 5 років тому +21

      I had often heard it was an analogy for African Americans in the golden age of Hollywood

    • @oron61
      @oron61 5 років тому +16

      I'm just glad to see a race-conflict that isn't telling the "privileged" ones to evicerate themselves for having prejudices that anyone would struggle with (aversion to strangers and culture shock), or telling them that they should feel ashamed of their success even if they aren't bringing anyone down. The message is "give 'em a chance, you might like them once you het to know them."
      Then there's the opposite thing where the minority faces the bigotry of low expectations and gets praised for mediocrity, eg, tennis player throwing temper tantrums and performing poorly along with the commentary surrounding the incident.

    • @Poever
      @Poever 5 років тому +9

      1000% this was inspired by the lack of equal rights for black performers in Hollywood back in the golden age of studios. People think it’s a film about talking animals, it’s actually about civil rights.

  • @Maxthemetalkid
    @Maxthemetalkid 3 роки тому +9

    Max appears to have incredible hearing as he can hear Darla calling him from miles away. We see this in the beginning when she violently calls his name from inside the movie set as he comes crashing through the wall. We also see this at the end when Darla, after being exposed and falling down the trap door, calls his name and Max, being stranded in Paris, France , can apparently hear her from Hollywood as he responds with “Qui, Miss Dimple?”

  • @CasualRonin
    @CasualRonin 7 років тому +36

    I have some fond memories of this one. That butler really is one of the greatest things ever created in animation.

  • @beckoning-chasm
    @beckoning-chasm 7 років тому +45

    In the anime series "Sorcerer Hunters" there's a scene near the end where the characters appear to be living ordinary lives. Marron, the scholar, is sitting on a park bench reading a book. For a split second, we see a page of the book--and it's an article about "Cats Don't Dance."

    • @zeronial0171
      @zeronial0171 7 років тому

      was it the last episode?

    • @felixdacat4941
      @felixdacat4941 7 років тому

      Beckoning Chasm I have to find this episode

    • @USMC49er
      @USMC49er 7 років тому

      That episode with the girl at the lake always tugs my heart strings.

  • @flittermousii
    @flittermousii 7 років тому +69

    Darla Dimple was actually based off a theory that Shirley Temple was actually a horrible midget.

    • @SteveCarras
      @SteveCarras 7 років тому

      1930s cartoons even had their own Shirley Temple mimic, at least in La La Land, Bereniece (sic) Hanselle, who played many little girls for MGM, Disney, Warner Bros./Harman-Ising/Leon Schlesinger/Vitaphoine, and Universal/Walter Lantz, though strangely, as historian Keith Scott has said, not at Columbia/Charles Mintz (the asshole who cheated Disney out of Oswald the rabbit). She can be heard as ALL of the hen in the 1936 Warner Bros. Bing Crosby roast-toon "Let it be Me" as the hens, including hero Emily (Prissy in Foghorn shorts was based off of her), crushing on Bing Crsoby (who sued. Strangely, he and its director Friz Freleng teamed up in 1970 on DePatie-Freleng's first TV special/prime time foray, "Goldilocks"). Berniece actually SOUNDED just like Shirley Temple but was a grown woman!

  • @Thejigholeman
    @Thejigholeman 5 років тому +10

    big and loud was an absolutely amazing villains song/sequence. it was simple, but sung perfectly with all the malice a villain song needs.

  • @dustymax56
    @dustymax56 7 років тому +28

    wait...did he say Sawyer was doing her "Best Natalie Cole Impression?" ....does he not know Sawyer IS NATALIE COLE?? That actually is her.

  • @BraffWaffle
    @BraffWaffle 7 років тому +47

    Bad? People said this was bad? I rather watch this no stop more than "Grandma got ran over by a reindeer"

    • @MrPiccoloku
      @MrPiccoloku 7 років тому

      It IS bad. THAT is just WORSE

    • @guyincognito8043
      @guyincognito8043 7 років тому

      "I rather watch this no stop more than 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'"? Pardon? I know of the movie, but the sentence perplexes me.

    • @40GamesAG
      @40GamesAG 7 років тому

      Even if you don't like it, at least it's eye candy!

  • @TheN1cholas
    @TheN1cholas 7 років тому +399

    Zootopia meets la la land

    • @RikNRolla1229
      @RikNRolla1229 7 років тому +35

      Nicholas Borg And if it was set in the 30's

    • @wolf4500
      @wolf4500 7 років тому +3

      Nicholas Borg yaaas

    • @amethystnat
      @amethystnat 7 років тому +5

      I never thought of that before, but it totally is~

    • @Little1Cave
      @Little1Cave 7 років тому +12

      Wow that... The more I think about it the more right it is.

    • @KeybladeMasterAndy
      @KeybladeMasterAndy 7 років тому +7

      Nicholas Borg Prior to La La Lands third act.

  • @LeeLeeBellePBJLee
    @LeeLeeBellePBJLee 7 років тому +16

    I was 9 when this movie came out and I loved it. I watched it again 2 years ago and still loved it! I nannied last summer and I told the kids about it and they wanted to see it so I showed them the movie and they absolutely adored it!
    No joke, last summer when I watched the kids they were all about Frozen but this summer when I watched them again they couldn't stand Frozen, absolutely hated it, but they still loved the movies I grew up with that they asked me to show them the previous summer. They even asked me to bring more movies that I grew up with.

  • @ALu-nq8rf
    @ALu-nq8rf 7 років тому +38

    I think that a commentary on racial prejudice is the intent. Like how Zootopia has that message about prejudice-based fear but it's with prey/predator.

    • @ssffe529
      @ssffe529 7 років тому +3

      Same. I hate how people think that Zootopia copied from Cats Don't Dance even though they have no evidence to back that up. Both deal with the same issues but are entirely different movies!

  • @CLJordanMusic91
    @CLJordanMusic91 7 років тому +144

    Darla reminds me of Babydoll from the Batman: the Animated Series.

    • @thirteenfury
      @thirteenfury 7 років тому +7

      K Jordan Glad I'm not the only one who noticed the similarities.

    • @Pazuzu4All
      @Pazuzu4All 7 років тому +12

      K Jordan probably because they're both based on the same child star.

    • @ctrdf70
      @ctrdf70 7 років тому

      i was wondering why she looked exactly like Babydoll, hmm...maybe she retired and became the Midget Rights Spokesperson of America...and jazz too

    • @xxxboogielicousxxx4453
      @xxxboogielicousxxx4453 7 років тому +3

      No Fun Intended they're both based off shirley temple a big child star back in the day

  • @T-zam96
    @T-zam96 7 років тому +41

    I came here expecting one of my favorite movies as a kid to get ripped a new one. I was pleasantly surprised.

  • @aster-bloom
    @aster-bloom 7 років тому +363

    "her best Natalie Cole impression"
    boi, that IS Natalie Cole. check your facts.

    • @pop2art
      @pop2art 6 років тому +43

      He is facts.

    • @KaseyKay92
      @KaseyKay92 5 років тому +13

      He knows this. That’s the joke ^_^

    • @DainnGreywall
      @DainnGreywall 5 років тому +5

      the joke is that Sawyer doesn't sound like Natalie Cole when she's talking.
      And yeah I know this comment is a year old but hey

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 5 років тому

      The Pickliest Pickle
      Pecisley, like how al pachino mocked himself in godfather 3.

  • @NajikaIce
    @NajikaIce 7 років тому +6

    One of my favorite things about this movie is the fact that Gene Kelly himself did the choreography, and you can definitely tell. It's super fun and creative.

  • @FiveDallaHalla
    @FiveDallaHalla 7 років тому +9

    6:42 I'm pretty darn sure they chose the elephant to play piano because it's funny when you think of all of those flaws that would get in the way. It HAD to be for a humorous reason!

  • @queerlibtardhippie9357
    @queerlibtardhippie9357 6 років тому +41

    Now THIS is some quality animation.

  • @catwhisperer2358
    @catwhisperer2358 5 років тому +7

    I loved this when I was a kid and I still love it. It always makes me smile.
    A lot of cartoons I loved as a kid fell flat when I got older, so having one stand the test of time is wonderful.

  • @mineturtleanimations2988
    @mineturtleanimations2988 7 років тому +214

    Love the hair Doug. Is your head a good mirror?
    Just kidding, please don't hurt me

    • @TheBitanian
      @TheBitanian 7 років тому +10

      He'd probably destroy you in one punch.

    • @ichabodlorax7585
      @ichabodlorax7585 7 років тому +1

      MineTurtle Animations
      NC: your soul is mine!

  • @cryingwithrage
    @cryingwithrage 7 років тому +124

    who else got duped by the beginning?

    • @aarondevack1912
      @aarondevack1912 7 років тому +11

      XB1Gaming Creeper I definitely did.

    • @MforMovesets
      @MforMovesets 7 років тому +1

      I got duped by talking 4 minutes about how this is a movie for kids to stall the runtime to 10 minutes.

    • @Nectarisa
      @Nectarisa 7 років тому

      Not I.

    • @AstralDragoon
      @AstralDragoon 7 років тому

      I almost hit refresh.

  • @jamesmoyner7499
    @jamesmoyner7499 7 років тому +12

    You forgot to mention a couple of things. First this was Gene Kelly's last film he was involved in the choreography for the animators. Also the last film for Betty Lou Gerson the voice of that fish with the cigarette. You may know her better as Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians (1961).

    • @danielmartin37
      @danielmartin37 7 років тому +2

      James Moyner He said it was a mini-review, so maybe he just wanted to get through the core movie and not focus on anything else

  • @riddlr6358
    @riddlr6358 7 років тому +2

    Wow! This video just popped up on my feed. Thanks for the fun review.
    I was lucky (or blessed) to have been one of the Animators on this flick. I think it was my FIRST animated film I worked on. Got plucked right out of Cal-Arts to work on it.
    It's always nice to hear good things about it. And that it found it's audience.
    Kinda weird to see a lot of my scenes in this review! Like seeing old year book photos. LOL.
    Anyway. On behalf of the whole crew that worked on this flick. Thank you to all of you that love it. We're glad that it's found a good place in your hearts to live.
    All the best to ya!

  • @EssexAggiegrad2011
    @EssexAggiegrad2011 7 років тому +16

    8:43 Natalie Cole was Sawyer's singing voice

  • @frostryu
    @frostryu 7 років тому +242

    I always thought it was just the first coming of Zootopia.

    • @dannywolfpero
      @dannywolfpero 7 років тому +20

      Nah, that was Disney's Robin Hood.

    • @eliassalazar423
      @eliassalazar423 7 років тому

      aXis Disney version, or "Robin Hood: Men in tights"?

    • @MagusMarquillin
      @MagusMarquillin 7 років тому

      +Elias Obviously the Keven Costner one. I know in my bones there's slash fic with him and Alan Rickman's Sheriff out there.

    • @eliassalazar423
      @eliassalazar423 7 років тому

      Magus Marquillin I never saw that one...Is that bad?

    • @MagusMarquillin
      @MagusMarquillin 7 років тому

      Well...it's another Robin Hood. Great score though and Alan Rickman is hilarious.

  • @Danny_Does_Drawings
    @Danny_Does_Drawings 7 років тому +32

    Fun fact. Most pianos in the 1930s were ivory. The elephant is playing the piano... yea.

    • @SunnysFilms
      @SunnysFilms 7 років тому +2

      Ah, it's nice to see someone else had the same thought.

  • @CaTEyEsRc00l
    @CaTEyEsRc00l 7 років тому +80

    I still love this movie and I'm 31...

    • @Strein86
      @Strein86 6 років тому +1

      I'm nearly 32 but I remember going onto the Officially Unifficial Cats Don't Dance website practically everyday as a kid.

    • @Nicamon
      @Nicamon 5 років тому +3

      I'm 30 and this is the 1st time I watch this movie.
      And I like it.^__^

    • @tultsi93
      @tultsi93 5 років тому +2

      I'm 26 and I still love that movie.

    • @Kpopforlife1995
      @Kpopforlife1995 5 років тому +1

      CaTEyEsRc00l u

  • @shinenoseandsnaggletoothpr9881
    @shinenoseandsnaggletoothpr9881 7 років тому +38

    5:19 Showing the Olsen Twins as villians? Like in the Full House review?

  • @cheeseweasel9577
    @cheeseweasel9577 7 років тому +58

    I remember watching this movie
    When I was a kid my mom take me to blockbuster or on Friday’s I pick this movie I love it when I was a kid. Now I still love it

    • @charlezard5579
      @charlezard5579 7 років тому +5

      CheeseWeasel 95 oh blockbuster I remember when that exsisted

    • @darthstarkiller1912
      @darthstarkiller1912 7 років тому +2

      I remember as a kid renting the VHS in my hometown's Kwik Trip. That was back when VHSs were still a thing. God, I feel old.

  • @brendensanfilippo2184
    @brendensanfilippo2184 7 років тому +41

    "Added 6 seconds ago" well damn am I late to the party. Better watch this ancient relic

    • @LiaManila
      @LiaManila 7 років тому

      Brenden Sanfilippo Welcome

  • @kikiza123
    @kikiza123 7 років тому +173

    the cat has a sexy voice
    there i said it

    • @TheBanMan
      @TheBanMan 6 років тому +8

      _millgecko
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    • @careylocklear3659
      @careylocklear3659 6 років тому

      _millgecko k

    • @kevinyveltal3418
      @kevinyveltal3418 6 років тому

      Ok

    • @MforMovesets
      @MforMovesets 6 років тому +7

      If Sawyer and Tom would get together for a comedy routine I'd call it..... porn.

    • @oron61
      @oron61 5 років тому +1

      Yeah, but the slapstick added to it- ehh, not everyone's cup of tea...

  • @carlosdonizetti9573
    @carlosdonizetti9573 7 років тому +363

    Nostalgia Critic Land Before Time

    • @Double-R-Nothing
      @Double-R-Nothing 7 років тому +15

      When he introduces Ducky, we can have a return of The Elephant In The Room. 'Cause, y'know...

    • @chuckbatman5
      @chuckbatman5 7 років тому +22

      Carlos Donizetti better yet: The Land Before Time SEQUELS

    • @PaxIesus
      @PaxIesus 7 років тому +4

      Oh man, that'd be brutal. He does love Don Bluth's work, and that was one of my favourite Bluth movies.

    • @Roserae16
      @Roserae16 7 років тому +8

      Carlos Donizetti poor Doug would have to do a lot of summarizing if he wanted to do the sequels. Bobsheux actually did a very funny and respectful review of all the L.B.T. movies, including discussing the ummm elephant in the room

    • @1slayer959
      @1slayer959 7 років тому +2

      Carlos Donizetti
      i remember thinking the raptors from the drought movie were demons.