I never minded the Who's being flawed in this version, as I thought it was an interesting twist on the story. Both the Grinch and Whos needed to learn a lesson, and only when both of them came to their respective realizations would the cycle of hatred come to an end.
Plus, it's not like the book comes right out and says that the Whos always understood Christmas all along. We are never shown any scenes from the point of view of the Whos, so, for all we know, maybe they WERE greedy and commercial and it was the Grinch's theft that caused them to come to a new realization. It's certainly not the first thing one would infer from reading the book, but it's a valid interpretation IMO, since we don't know for sure.
The Grinch has one of my favourite Ultra-Quick jokes. Where he's being relentlessly fed desserts as people encourage him, and then suddenly there's an Einstein-esque Scientist who spoons some green goo into his mouth whilst saying "Zis is NOT pudding", and Carrey just manages to hurriedly say "WHAT IS IT?!" in a voice of genuine panic, before being silenced with more puddings.
Though that does only highlight how bizarre it is to have real humans playing the incredibly flexible and cartoonish Seuss designs. I would have gone with, at least, puppets. but it really should have been 2D. Still use Jim Carrey, still record his facial expressions in the booth and draw them..
@@KairuHakubi I’m not a fan of Robert Zemeckis’s hyper-realistic motion capture style, but his casting Jim Carrey as a mo-capped Scrooge was brilliant.
@@gelchert yeahhh mocap needs to be used only in the wisest ways and it doesn't have to always be full body!! just mocap the hands sometimes, so people can 'puppet' the cg characters.
The detail about the Grinch originally being colorless is a lot more amusing when you remember that the Grinch was voiced by Boris Karloff in the 1966 animated movie. Which means that there are *two* famous literary characters that everyone envisions as green because of iconic performances by Boris Karloff.
Fun fact: Stefan Karl had said that he based his performance of Robbie Rotten in LazyTown off of Jim Carrey’s Grinch, not to mention he also played the Grinch in a stage production. So whether you love the movie or LOATHE ENTIRELY, if it wasn’t for it we wouldn’t have had the Robbie Rotten we belove today.
I actually got to see him in The Grinch musical and he was fantastic! Definitely could see that performance was heavily based on Jim Carrey's interpretation.
my dad has worked for kroger for about 30 or 40 years, and when this movie came out he got this giant promotional blanket with the marketing designs of the grinch, cindy lou who, and max on it. he brings it out every christmas even though it's falling apart a little and every year i gotta look at the grinch's smugass face draped over the couch but yknow what? my dad loves that thing and just the grinch in general so much so i don't have the heart to make fun of it. idk why i just wanted to share
There's a lot of crazy behind the scenes drama that happened on this movie. I heard from a crew member who worked on it say that when Ron Howard showed up in Grinch makeup Jim Carrey at first didn't recognize him and thought he was being replaced by another actor and had a meltdown on set.
Carrey also admitted that he had a meltdown after his first day because of how stressed and uncomfortable he was, and Brian Grazer’s solution was to hire a CIA agent who specialized in torture resistance to give Carrey some pointers. Even better, according to Carrey, those pointers amounted to smoking and eating as much as he could and punching himself in the thigh to distract himself from how uncomfortable he was.
I bet back then no one would have expected Jim Carry to be once again dancing, prancing and camping it up in a full body costume in an adaptation of a popular franchise almost a quarter of a century later.
And doing sequels! He famously hated doing the second Ace Ventura so much that he didn’t make any sequels for 20 years (although he’s said he would have loved to play Count Olaf again).
Fun Fact: Execs hated the Grinch design. They thought no one would know it was Jim. According to producers (grain of salt) they proved that folks would know it was Jim by showing silent Grinch footage with different actors in the suit to Kindergarten kids. The kids were told to indicate when they knew it was Jim. 100% they pointed to Jim. His movements were that unmistakable.
Allegedly, Jim Carrey had to film the scene where Riddler runs away from a massive explosion in the Batcave in _Batman Forever_ himself, because no stunt double could move like he could.
I disagree a bit about the Grinch backstory, sure it was a bit much, but I think giving the audience a reason to want to see the grinch become good again i feel is needed, If he was just a grouchy guy who hated christmas, I don't think it would of been as easy to make him good in the end. sure for the childrens book it works, because it takes 15 minutes to read aloud, but to just be an asshole for an hour, than in the last 30 minutes have a change of heart would of seemed more dumb too me
I agree with that and the ending being wrapped up so quickly. its weird. what i dont get the backstory cuz it's pointless. why imply the who kids made him hate Christmas when he already showed signs of hatred of it when he was a baby?
Its amazing how much the newer Grinch movie from Illumination missed the entire point of The Grinch. *HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A GRINCH* , it's unreal how much they're afraid of mean characters now
The main reason they're not afraid of him in that movie is that because, despite being mean, he comes around Whoville to get some supplies, they usually see him around and know him unlike the live action where they never knew him outside of his mountain. (Example: Bricklebomb, the Grinch's self proclaimed, and maybe actually is after the movie, the Grinch's best friend usually shows kindness to him)
Say what you will of the movie, and even the aesthetic, but the actual quality of Rick Baker's work is undeniable. When people call him the best, it's not an exaggeration.
Fun fact: The scene where the Grinch directs Max when he makes him a reindeer is Jim Carrey doing a parody of Ron Howard and his style of directing. Howard thought this was so funny, he decided to include it in the movie.
My favorite "fun-fact" about the Grinch movie is that the little girl who played Cindy Lou Who grew up to be in that rock band "The Pretty Reckless". If you haven't heard them, look them up. They're pretty great. I wasn't super big on this movie, but I liked it well enough. I was going through divorce when it came along so I was feeling pretty Grinchy myself around that time.
Yea people tend to forget how big of a marketing this movie had. From the 2000’s it’s always Spider-Man 1 or 3, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman Begins mentioned. From November to December, just one month, it was every where. Every commercial, magazine, food branding, the creepy dolls, school supplies, it was non stop. Hilariously it was only 1 month, but feels like 4 months of marketing leading up to the movie. The green ketchup was probably the most memorable ad branding for me.
Weird thing to say i know. But... i woke up just now after a PTSD dream and was in a full in a panic attack, and this video was in my feed and your voice and cadance and story really calmed me down. I know it's an odd comment to make, and im oversharing, but I don't have anyone in real life i can trust enough to tell about this stuff.
Rick Baker did the makeup for both those movies at the same time, both for Universal, and that photo illustrated the mastery of his work in how completely different they are, especially considering that was both Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy. And likewise I echoe your statement, he should do a video on all The Nutty Professor movies!
@@MrBird2007 I casually put it on while my daughter and I were house cleaning and totally forgot there are several just as casually dropped Word That Shall Not Be Used. It was shockingly refreshing to hear and felt like a glimpse into a much more progressive time we all took for granted.
@@bigduke5902 I did a rewatch recently and had the same reaction. In recent discussions about Eddie Murphy himself, hardly anyone brings up those movies. I guess it's the outdated fat jokes as well.
Despite some flaws I still love this movie and watch it every year. Jim Carrey turns into the Grinch and gives one of the best performances of his career. While the Chuck Jones cartoon is better I still love this one it's a Christmas classic.
The Key Party joke fucking killed me, there's a lot of adult humor that went over my head as a kid. Watched it again recently with my wife's family and holy shit it holds up, I like the message, despite the commercial campaign that came with the film release. Great video!
I'll admit, I have HUGE nostalgia glasses on when it comes to this movie. I love it and have very fond memories of watching it with my siblings. Jim Carrey, the makeup, the set designs, Ron Howard's directing... it truly made for a wonderful ride, imo. Also, I quote "BUT WHAT WOULD I WEAR?!" far too often for me to not appreciate this movie. 😂 Love the vid, Joe!
Fun fact: Here in Germany, the movie was also a hit (bc of Carrey and the Christmas theming), but there was no merchandise - bc the Dr Seuss books are completely irrelevant here and nobody knows or loves them.
Here in Latin America we also had a similar situation, Dr. Seuss' books aren't very well known, though most of its animated adaptations were dubbed and shown on TV for many years, I actually remember watching the original Grinch special back in '98 or '99, though the dub changed his name from Grinch to Odeón (though the live-action movie and the 2018 Illumination film kept his name in English), and while the live-action Grinch movie wasn't a huge hits in cinemas as it was in the U.S., thanks to it reruns on TV every Christmas season it has become a classic alongside other movies like Home Alone 1 & 2, Jingle all the Way and Elf I also add that the Latin American Spanish dub is very quotable, especially since the Grinch himself was dubbed by Jim Carrey's usual dub VA, Mario Castañeda, better known for voicing Goku in Dragon Ball Z. Mario still voices Jim to this day, like in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog movies
The 2000 Movie I felt was able to make changes from the book and animated special and still captured the essence of story. Also I just enjoy the wackiness Carrey brought to the Grinch. The same cannot be said of the 2018 Illumination version
I was there during the Live Action Grinch movie craze. I remember even eating Green Oreos with his image on the cookies. (X-Mas 2000 was a decent year. I got a Chain Wallet, a Godsmack Album,, the PS1 Evil Dead game, and all 3 movies on VHS at the time.)
Kinda crazy that this movie was literally the first one to come out when I was alive (being born in early December of that year) I definitely have fond memories of watching it in the years afterwards
I loved it, AND I loved the Cat in the Hat. Both had enough to feel just like the vibe of the books but also felt edgy and "adult" to my child self, which was fun.
Same. I think the Jim Carrey one is genuinely good and hella better than the 2018 one. As for the cat, I consider that movie a guilty pleasure that's so bad it's good lmao 😂
This is without a doubt my absolute FAVORITE Christmas movie ever. The performances, the design, the production, everything is fantastic. I love it. It feels like something that Dr. Seuss himself would appreciate if you've ever read his biography.
One thing you didn't mention was that Jim Carrey couldn't stand with the makeup process and felt so claustraphobic that he seek counciling from a CIA agent who taught him torture resisting tricks. After that he could handle the makeup just fine to the point that he (in his words) "I became a Zen Master. You could hit me in the head with a baseball bat and it would phase me.".
Carrey also said that the CIA agent mostly just told him to smoke and eat as much as he could, and to punch himself in the thigh whenever his discomfort got to be too much.
@@MikeJMcAllister lol that was the first sight of terror, before the infamous teaser trailer. Someone needs to talk about how this movie was creepy for kids before the movie released.
Nothing tops the little car having the huge explosion scene!!!! The scene was so random and hilariously pointless that it makes it memorable. It spoofs over the top action movies. Jim Carey as the Grinch running from the explosion lives rent free in my head.
I love this movie, grew up with it on VHS and even had that Wendy's kids meal toy sled where you put it in the freezer with water and the bottom freezes and it slides on an ice cube, anyone else remember that?
The first time I saw the Grinch trailer as a kid, it was the "you're the the the THE GRINCH" bit. Was actually kinda scary seeing that trailer at the drive-in
What a great video! I love the rhyming, the cut away jokes, and the editing. Plus I love this movie and watch it every year. Thank you so much for your hard work!
Watching this, it occurs to me that I haven’t seen it since I saw it in the theatre back in 2000. And, on another note, as a country music fan, Faith Hill’s theme song “Where Are You, Christmas?” still gets a lot of AirPlay on country stations this time of year.
The story kinda makes Dr Seuss's widow sound like quite the vulture, lol. I suppose that is normal with the descendants and rights holders of famous authors works.
I will say in defense of giving the Grinch a backstory, is that the whole 'Please don't ask why, no one knows the reason' is a blatant lie, as the original story does show why the Grinch hated Christmas: The Whos were unintentionally obnoxious about it and were really loud. And obviously for a live action film they couldn't just leave it at 'The Grinch hates noise pollution'. Inconsistency was something Dr. Suess was quite consistent about, amusingly enough, like in the special Grinch Night, a prequel to the original Grinch, the Grinch is shown to have magic powers and size-changing abilities which he obviously didn't have in the original. Speaking of Grinch Night, I think it's fair to say the writers of the 2000 film took some inspiration from that, with the Whos living in fear of the Grinch.
I only saw the live action movie once when it was in the theaters, and outside of Jim Carrey's usual wacky antics, the only thing I really recall from that movie was how much of a surprising crush I had on a then 50-year-old Christine Baranski at the time (I was only 20 then). She dolled up pretty darn good!
Dude the accuracy for the movie posters in '99 was a nice little cherry on top. Bowfinger is so underrated, glad you included it alongside one of the greatest musicals of all time 😅
Omg I cannot thank you enough for making this!! I was literally looking for something like this before Christmas and couldn’t find ANYTHING!! Thank youuuuuuu!!! 😍🙌💖
I just watched it last night, this Jim Carrey adaptation recently grew on me. We don't talk about the 2018 Illumination adaptation or The Mean One from 2022.
Honestly here's the best way to view the adaptations 1966: A very perfect representation of the source material 2000: How Hollywood around that time wanted the Grinch 2018: How your Facebook Mom and her friends think the Grinch is 2022:Doesn't exist as it's a worse cash grab than any merch made for the 2000's movie, even a bootleg version of the toy would be more fitting
I absolutely love the Jim Carrey version of The Grinch. Best version. Some of the complaints here are just overly nit-pickey Is this a video about how there's so much grinch merch or just whining about certain apsects of the movie?
There aren't a ton of movies I have like this because not everything is for everybody; however, this _is_ one of those movies where if someone says that they don't like it then I get very suspicious of them. To me that is one of those "yeah, I don't think we can really get along" flags. Maybe it is just that they lack whimsy or just have a very different sense of humor. Either way it is probably a sign we aren't the pair to hang out much...
I have never met a person in real life who said they disliked this movie. My speculation is that its because we are British and we did not grow up with the 70s cartoons (generally speaking). Since they are more of an American cultural thing, it makes sense for Americans to be more split over this movie. I suppose we would be the same if, say, The Snowman got a major motion pitcure whereas I dont think Americans would care all that much
@@pigeon2503 I’m American and you can say this is somewhat true. I HATED the movie when it came out because I had the Chuck Jones animation to compare it too. To me, the 2000 Grinch was too obnoxious and over the top. He wasn’t the Grinch from Chuck Jones who was more reserved in the way they showcased his distain. He was charming but not scary or disturbing to look at. He was sly and intelligent in what he did. Jim Carrey is MASSIVELY different. I will saw I think many people do see this movie in a big nostalgia lens. A lot of the Grinch humor does not work but I will say I have grown to appreciate it more. Also, the Snowman is very popular here. I don’t think I’d like a live action version - they’ll fuck it up somehow and put in modern humor and crap jokes. Kind of like how the 2000’s Grinch did to be honest…😏
@TheKnoxvicious I had no idea The Snowman was even known in the US, I thought it'd be a bit too silent and sombre for it to appeal. I understand why people mignt prefer chuck jones grinch but i personally think both are good - though i do agree that some jokes in the 2000s movie might be a bit much. Still, both are leagues above the illumination one. Thats ine hell of a flaccid take - who thought it was a good idea to make the grinch a tumblr millenial?
Thats the poster that got me hyped up to see it. I begged my dad for months to take me and was so excited when he finally took us. One of first movies I actually got excited to see and was still glad when I saw it
Finding out the actor that played the kid version of The Grinch passed away shortly after the film came out was kind of devastating to find out as a kid
15:25 if a bear is dressed up in clothes when it's small and then doesn't wear clothes when it's older, is it naked? The answer is no. There is still fur.
Fun Fact: Rick Baker Said on The Joe Rogan Experience that Universal actually didn't want the make up on the Grinch and were just happy with a "green fur suit" but he pushed for the make up.
Baker is an absolute legend. People can say whatever they want about the content of the movies he was a part of. But my god, did he bring his A-game every damn time. Shame he retired.
Apparently, Jim Carrey insisted on the makeup as well, even though wearing it stressed him out so much that Universal hired a CIA agent who specialized in withstanding torture to help him out.
One of the coolest promotions to me at the time were the exclusive Grinch toys at Radio Shack. Seemed like such a random tie in, but I did end up getting one of those toys that Christmas.
The scene where the grinch floats down and gets stuck outside the window where you can see inside and a party is going on, that party is a swingers party. They have a fishbowl where the who’s put their keys in, then during the party you draw a key out of the bowl randomly and whoever’s key you grab you go home with.
I was too young to remember when this novie came out and whether or not I watched it. The first time I TRIED watching it (possibly again) was in high school for a spanish club christmas party. I called my mom and asked her to pick me up. SO GRATING! glad so many people have nicer memories than me
Lol, those are my Grinch action figures from my old toy blog. I got a kick seeing them in your video. I never had them as a kid and only learned of them later. However, I did have that talking Grinch doll, bank, Wendy’s toys, and remote control Who car back in the day. Great video as always!
I worked in a movie theater during this movie's run. We had those little noise-making Grinch dolls that played Jim Carrey singing the Grinch song and I used to go around and hit all the buttons when I was bored. My boss ended up giving me one of them as a Christmas present that year, but unfortunately it was lost when I went away to college.
Stretching a 28 minute cartoon to a full length feature film requires an amazing amount of padding…… this movie was a crack fever dream with over the top acting, a car crash of cacophony
Interestingly there is a extended cut of this movie but like most movies they put those scenes for tv & trailers & bonus features deleted scenes. There's even a YT channel dedicated to finding these scenes.
Best Christmas card my family ever had was with this movie Grinch at Universal Orlando. Pretty cool that we went first year and Grinchmas still happens every year
So strange to watch this from a European perspective. I was 10 years old in 2000, and I remember no one cared about this movie when it came out. No one talked about it - just wasn't interesting. And I was a huge Jim Carrey fan back then! Maybe it's because dr. Seuss was never a thing over here. I know I've never read or been read any of his books. I guess it's the same with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and stuff like that. Not a part of anyones childhood. Now, Pippi Longstocking or Moomin... Then we're talking! :D
I remember this movie being real big when it first came out. My dad took my sister and I to go see it when it first came out. People were literally pushing you just to get into the movie theater and find a seat
They ran a paint scheme for the Grinch at Atlanta in 2001 and Jimmy Spencer was the driver. They also used they same paint scheme for a reveal for when Joe Nemechek was announced for the driver of the #26 in '02
I watched Sonic 3 last night, and it was probably because it’s almost Christmas or because we got twice the Jim Carrey, but the performance of two robotniks gave me massive Grinch vibes
Well the backstory actually says he didn’t like Christmas BEFORE the bullying, but he had such a crush on Martha that he had a nicer attitude then just snapped when the bullying started. So it’s not completely contradictory.
I love this movie; it's still one of my favorite Christmas movies. I actually remember the commercials scaring me as a kid because I didn't know who this Grinch character was, but once I saw Jim Carrey's performance, I became a big fan of the Grinch!
This was the second movie I saw in a movie theater, 4 years old and I can say that the marketing was everywhere! I still have some of the merchandise shown in this video. It was crazy how much they marketed this thing.
This Grinch iteration was such an integral part of my childhood as one of the dozen or so movies my dad bought/stole from Blockbuster that I watched on repeat for a good 6 years when I’d visit him. Christmas is always a rocky time for me as a teacher because the few times I’ve tried to show it to my students on party days I get mild disinterest at best and genuine fear and disgust at worst. I know it’s weird, but I love it anyway😭😭😭
The greatest indicator to me about how real the Grinch feels is that I get *so immersed* in the movie that in my brain the baby and child versions of him are just exactly that, not an animatronic and a different actor.
1:12 I still have one of the Wendys Christmas Ornaments they gave out when this movie premiered and always wanted the remote controlled Grinch Gettaway Car....never got it.
I never minded the Who's being flawed in this version, as I thought it was an interesting twist on the story. Both the Grinch and Whos needed to learn a lesson, and only when both of them came to their respective realizations would the cycle of hatred come to an end.
I think the Whos acting like that helps the movie out! It makes the Grinch a more empathizable character.
Actually it was great idea they again discovered real spirit of Christmas and accepted him and he accepted himself and others too
Plus, it's not like the book comes right out and says that the Whos always understood Christmas all along. We are never shown any scenes from the point of view of the Whos, so, for all we know, maybe they WERE greedy and commercial and it was the Grinch's theft that caused them to come to a new realization. It's certainly not the first thing one would infer from reading the book, but it's a valid interpretation IMO, since we don't know for sure.
I love how the Grinch is against commercialism but yet during Christmas time he is one of the most marketed characters
I have a ton of merchandise from the original release, and that's not to mention all the colored ketchup and other consumable tie-ins.
Jesus sells a lot of merch during Christmas too...😅
Same for Peanuts
He'd likely be ashamed of himself if he was capable of real feelings
A lot like Jingle All The Way, which he appears in!
The Grinch has one of my favourite Ultra-Quick jokes. Where he's being relentlessly fed desserts as people encourage him, and then suddenly there's an Einstein-esque Scientist who spoons some green goo into his mouth whilst saying "Zis is NOT pudding", and Carrey just manages to hurriedly say "WHAT IS IT?!" in a voice of genuine panic, before being silenced with more puddings.
I felt the same way about that gag. That he was able to catch it quick enough to try and retort it.
My friend references this part all the time LOL, he just goes HWAT IS IT ?!?!? randomly
I love his "transformation" scene.
I'm lowbrow enough that the "IT'S BECAUSE I'M GREEN, ISNT IT!" when he's trying to hail a cab gets a chuckle from me still.
@@Replicaatemy favorite now that I’m an adult that always gets a giggle is when he’s throwing the mail. JURY DUTY, JURY DUTY, SPAM MAIL etc😂
Always impressed by the sets in this movie and how they faithfully capture the look of Dr. Seuss’s illustrations.
Though that does only highlight how bizarre it is to have real humans playing the incredibly flexible and cartoonish Seuss designs. I would have gone with, at least, puppets. but it really should have been 2D. Still use Jim Carrey, still record his facial expressions in the booth and draw them..
One of the last modern movies (i can think of) that used so many real, practical sets. Wonderful movie.
@@KairuHakubi I’m not a fan of Robert Zemeckis’s hyper-realistic motion capture style, but his casting Jim Carrey as a mo-capped Scrooge was brilliant.
@@gelchert yeahhh mocap needs to be used only in the wisest ways
and it doesn't have to always be full body!! just mocap the hands sometimes, so people can 'puppet' the cg characters.
The detail about the Grinch originally being colorless is a lot more amusing when you remember that the Grinch was voiced by Boris Karloff in the 1966 animated movie. Which means that there are *two* famous literary characters that everyone envisions as green because of iconic performances by Boris Karloff.
Whos the other one
@@MR-SINISTER76Frankenstein’s monster.
@@MR-SINISTER76Frankenstein’s monster
@@MR-SINISTER76Frankenstein's monster, his most iconic performance. :)
Fun fact: Stefan Karl had said that he based his performance of Robbie Rotten in LazyTown off of Jim Carrey’s Grinch, not to mention he also played the Grinch in a stage production. So whether you love the movie or LOATHE ENTIRELY, if it wasn’t for it we wouldn’t have had the Robbie Rotten we belove today.
And Stefan Karl trained the actor who played Art the Clown.
@@elijahblechman8633 Did he really? Wow Jim Carrey’s Grinch has had a big influence on shaping beloved characters.
I actually got to see him in The Grinch musical and he was fantastic! Definitely could see that performance was heavily based on Jim Carrey's interpretation.
@@VidtopiaEntertainment Markiplier has also referenced scenes from the movie.
AND has mentioned Jim Carrey is one of his favorite actors.
Make sense, because both are annoying and awful.
my dad has worked for kroger for about 30 or 40 years, and when this movie came out he got this giant promotional blanket with the marketing designs of the grinch, cindy lou who, and max on it. he brings it out every christmas even though it's falling apart a little and every year i gotta look at the grinch's smugass face draped over the couch
but yknow what? my dad loves that thing and just the grinch in general so much so i don't have the heart to make fun of it. idk why i just wanted to share
There's a lot of crazy behind the scenes drama that happened on this movie. I heard from a crew member who worked on it say that when Ron Howard showed up in Grinch makeup Jim Carrey at first didn't recognize him and thought he was being replaced by another actor and had a meltdown on set.
Hahaha. Would love to see film of that incident. "It's his best performance yet!"
Carrey also admitted that he had a meltdown after his first day because of how stressed and uncomfortable he was, and Brian Grazer’s solution was to hire a CIA agent who specialized in torture resistance to give Carrey some pointers. Even better, according to Carrey, those pointers amounted to smoking and eating as much as he could and punching himself in the thigh to distract himself from how uncomfortable he was.
I bet back then no one would have expected Jim Carry to be once again dancing, prancing and camping it up in a full body costume in an adaptation of a popular franchise almost a quarter of a century later.
And doing sequels! He famously hated doing the second Ace Ventura so much that he didn’t make any sequels for 20 years (although he’s said he would have loved to play Count Olaf again).
What movie?
@@billyford2262 Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Feels weird not mentioning Cindy Lou or the fact that her song is still charting every holiday season, though typically around the 90 slot.
Yeah it's a great song, just heard it on the radio yesterday. One of the few made-for-movie songs that still regularly cycles on the radio.
Creator of the video doesn’t like the movie and it shows 😂😂
@@EpicBacon22He's so based for that
Fun Fact: Execs hated the Grinch design. They thought no one would know it was Jim. According to producers (grain of salt) they proved that folks would know it was Jim by showing silent Grinch footage with different actors in the suit to Kindergarten kids. The kids were told to indicate when they knew it was Jim. 100% they pointed to Jim. His movements were that unmistakable.
Allegedly, Jim Carrey had to film the scene where Riddler runs away from a massive explosion in the Batcave in _Batman Forever_ himself, because no stunt double could move like he could.
Proof that execs don't know shite. The costume is the highlight of the movie for me, he looks right off the pages of the book!
I disagree a bit about the Grinch backstory, sure it was a bit much, but I think giving the audience a reason to want to see the grinch become good again i feel is needed, If he was just a grouchy guy who hated christmas, I don't think it would of been as easy to make him good in the end. sure for the childrens book it works, because it takes 15 minutes to read aloud, but to just be an asshole for an hour, than in the last 30 minutes have a change of heart would of seemed more dumb too me
I agree. Well put
I agree with that and the ending being wrapped up so quickly. its weird. what i dont get the backstory cuz it's pointless. why imply the who kids made him hate Christmas when he already showed signs of hatred of it when he was a baby?
BRUH, That opening was epic! Man's got rhyme skills!
Its amazing how much the newer Grinch movie from Illumination missed the entire point of The Grinch. *HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A GRINCH* , it's unreal how much they're afraid of mean characters now
Yeah in that movie he's not really mean, he's more so depressed.
Unreal?
The main reason they're not afraid of him in that movie is that because, despite being mean, he comes around Whoville to get some supplies, they usually see him around and know him unlike the live action where they never knew him outside of his mountain. (Example: Bricklebomb, the Grinch's self proclaimed, and maybe actually is after the movie, the Grinch's best friend usually shows kindness to him)
@@TheTrueWolfking which is insane because what's even the point of his isolation in the mountain
@@Arcademan09 He probably didn't know what to make of this and that.
Say what you will of the movie, and even the aesthetic, but the actual quality of Rick Baker's work is undeniable. When people call him the best, it's not an exaggeration.
My memory of this movie is that my 8th grade computer teacher bootlegged it and showed it to the class.
Your teacher was a champion.
Fun fact: The scene where the Grinch directs Max when he makes him a reindeer is Jim Carrey doing a parody of Ron Howard and his style of directing. Howard thought this was so funny, he decided to include it in the movie.
The Grinch’s ballcap (which reads “U.S.S. Whoville”) is even a replica of one Howard often wears.
Fun to appreciate the bit as an adult who knows who Ron Howard is
And even his Daughter was one of the Who's that wandered up to Mt. Crumpet!
Oh. I had always assumed it was Spielberg
My favorite "fun-fact" about the Grinch movie is that the little girl who played Cindy Lou Who grew up to be in that rock band "The Pretty Reckless". If you haven't heard them, look them up. They're pretty great.
I wasn't super big on this movie, but I liked it well enough. I was going through divorce when it came along so I was feeling pretty Grinchy myself around that time.
Kinda nice that you were able to somewhat cope or at least relate to a character
She also played Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl
Thanks for sharing!
She was Jenny in gossip girl for years and years
@@anaerobic and she was THIS CLOSE to landing the role of Hannah Montana
Yea people tend to forget how big of a marketing this movie had. From the 2000’s it’s always Spider-Man 1 or 3, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Batman Begins mentioned.
From November to December, just one month, it was every where. Every commercial, magazine, food branding, the creepy dolls, school supplies, it was non stop. Hilariously it was only 1 month, but feels like 4 months of marketing leading up to the movie.
The green ketchup was probably the most memorable ad branding for me.
It was the same green ketchup that was also used to promote the Shrek movies?
@ yea it was. I remember hating it after a short while. Lol it just seemed disgusting 🤣
I still love this movie 24 years later. I saw it in theaters when I was 8 and still watch it every December
Weird thing to say i know. But... i woke up just now after a PTSD dream and was in a full in a panic attack, and this video was in my feed and your voice and cadance and story really calmed me down. I know it's an odd comment to make, and im oversharing, but I don't have anyone in real life i can trust enough to tell about this stuff.
There is a photo of Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy standing side by side in the Grinch and Nutty Professor make up respectively . I love it.
I think we need a Hats off Entertainment video about The Nutty Professor films.
Rick Baker did the makeup for both those movies at the same time, both for Universal, and that photo illustrated the mastery of his work in how completely different they are, especially considering that was both Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy.
And likewise I echoe your statement, he should do a video on all The Nutty Professor movies!
@SuperSonichero10 I was just about to comment this. He was booked and busy 🤑
@@MrBird2007 I casually put it on while my daughter and I were house cleaning and totally forgot there are several just as casually dropped Word That Shall Not Be Used. It was shockingly refreshing to hear and felt like a glimpse into a much more progressive time we all took for granted.
@@bigduke5902 I did a rewatch recently and had the same reaction. In recent discussions about Eddie Murphy himself, hardly anyone brings up those movies. I guess it's the outdated fat jokes as well.
Despite some flaws I still love this movie and watch it every year. Jim Carrey turns into the Grinch and gives one of the best performances of his career. While the Chuck Jones cartoon is better I still love this one it's a Christmas classic.
@@adamjlozano2454I agree.
I actually watched the Chuck Jones cartoon for the first time last christmas, and only because I found it on VHS by pure coincidence😅
I love the 2000’s Grinch, I grew up with it as much as I grew up with the Chuck Jones’ version. Both classics in my house 💚
Same
11:06 Oh wow, I’ve never seen that Nutty Professor and Grinch photo. Very cool!
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it's a very popular photo in 2000s nostalgia circles especially on Instagram
The Key Party joke fucking killed me, there's a lot of adult humor that went over my head as a kid. Watched it again recently with my wife's family and holy shit it holds up, I like the message, despite the commercial campaign that came with the film release. Great video!
11:06 Seeing Sherman Klump and the grinch together in one photo blew my mind, but in the words of mama klump, it’s fabulous!
Four hour cut needs to be a released
I'll admit, I have HUGE nostalgia glasses on when it comes to this movie. I love it and have very fond memories of watching it with my siblings. Jim Carrey, the makeup, the set designs, Ron Howard's directing... it truly made for a wonderful ride, imo. Also, I quote "BUT WHAT WOULD I WEAR?!" far too often for me to not appreciate this movie. 😂 Love the vid, Joe!
My favourite Grinch video. See below
The GRINCH Reacts To SUPERMAN Teaser Trailer (Full Version) #superman #react #teaser / AirPop15
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Fun fact: Here in Germany, the movie was also a hit (bc of Carrey and the Christmas theming), but there was no merchandise - bc the Dr Seuss books are completely irrelevant here and nobody knows or loves them.
Here in Latin America we also had a similar situation, Dr. Seuss' books aren't very well known, though most of its animated adaptations were dubbed and shown on TV for many years, I actually remember watching the original Grinch special back in '98 or '99, though the dub changed his name from Grinch to Odeón (though the live-action movie and the 2018 Illumination film kept his name in English), and while the live-action Grinch movie wasn't a huge hits in cinemas as it was in the U.S., thanks to it reruns on TV every Christmas season it has become a classic alongside other movies like Home Alone 1 & 2, Jingle all the Way and Elf
I also add that the Latin American Spanish dub is very quotable, especially since the Grinch himself was dubbed by Jim Carrey's usual dub VA, Mario Castañeda, better known for voicing Goku in Dragon Ball Z. Mario still voices Jim to this day, like in the recent Sonic the Hedgehog movies
I genuinely like the movie; I think it’s actually great. Yes, I watch it every year
The 2000 Movie I felt was able to make changes from the book and animated special and still captured the essence of story. Also I just enjoy the wackiness Carrey brought to the Grinch. The same cannot be said of the 2018 Illumination version
I was there during the Live Action Grinch movie craze. I remember even eating Green Oreos with his image on the cookies. (X-Mas 2000 was a decent year. I got a Chain Wallet, a Godsmack Album,, the PS1 Evil Dead game, and all 3 movies on VHS at the time.)
Kinda crazy that this movie was literally the first one to come out when I was alive (being born in early December of that year) I definitely have fond memories of watching it in the years afterwards
I remember getting a razor scooter, Majoras mask, Banjo tooie and a Harry Potter book
Finger boards too
I loved it, AND I loved the Cat in the Hat. Both had enough to feel just like the vibe of the books but also felt edgy and "adult" to my child self, which was fun.
Same. I think the Jim Carrey one is genuinely good and hella better than the 2018 one.
As for the cat, I consider that movie a guilty pleasure that's so bad it's good lmao 😂
This is without a doubt my absolute FAVORITE Christmas movie ever. The performances, the design, the production, everything is fantastic. I love it. It feels like something that Dr. Seuss himself would appreciate if you've ever read his biography.
One thing you didn't mention was that Jim Carrey couldn't stand with the makeup process and felt so claustraphobic that he seek counciling from a CIA agent who taught him torture resisting tricks. After that he could handle the makeup just fine to the point that he (in his words) "I became a Zen Master. You could hit me in the head with a baseball bat and it would phase me.".
Carrey also said that the CIA agent mostly just told him to smoke and eat as much as he could, and to punch himself in the thigh whenever his discomfort got to be too much.
I remember seeing that first poster on the net for the first time. It actually freaked me the hell out. Still kind of creeps me out.
But it's a eye catching teaser poster that even Sonic movie 3 have a parody version of that poster
@@MikeJMcAllister lol that was the first sight of terror, before the infamous teaser trailer. Someone needs to talk about how this movie was creepy for kids before the movie released.
Ahh 2000s nostalgia... feed it to me
This has been the only time, even in a relative sense, I’ve seen a positive successfully argued for the Cat in the Hat
One of the best fucking Christmas movies ever…
Nothing tops the little car having the huge explosion scene!!!!
The scene was so random and hilariously pointless that it makes it memorable.
It spoofs over the top action movies.
Jim Carey as the Grinch running from the explosion lives rent free in my head.
I love this movie, grew up with it on VHS and even had that Wendy's kids meal toy sled where you put it in the freezer with water and the bottom freezes and it slides on an ice cube, anyone else remember that?
No likes or comments I'll take care of that. Good memories.
@@otakunthevegan4206 i still have the ornament of one of the who's house from Wendy's
It would melt down fast for me I spent more time freezing it but I loved it
The first time I saw the Grinch trailer as a kid, it was the "you're the the the THE GRINCH" bit. Was actually kinda scary seeing that trailer at the drive-in
I was 5 and that trailer freaked me the fuck out. Didn’t get over my fear of the Grinch until I finally watched the movie on VHS lol.
If anyone is a Jim Carrey fan, def check out the new Sonic movie. He absolutely steals the show.
He's in a lot of makeup in that movie too!
Me at the beginning of your video: Oh no!! He’s speaking in rhyme!! 😂🤣
_BLLLLLAST YOUUUU WHOOOOOOOOOS!_
“I must stop Christmas from coming, but how? I mean, in what way?”
What a great video! I love the rhyming, the cut away jokes, and the editing. Plus I love this movie and watch it every year. Thank you so much for your hard work!
Watching this, it occurs to me that I haven’t seen it since I saw it in the theatre back in 2000.
And, on another note, as a country music fan, Faith Hill’s theme song “Where Are You, Christmas?” still gets a lot of AirPlay on country stations this time of year.
The story kinda makes Dr Seuss's widow sound like quite the vulture, lol.
I suppose that is normal with the descendants and rights holders of famous authors works.
I will say in defense of giving the Grinch a backstory, is that the whole 'Please don't ask why, no one knows the reason' is a blatant lie, as the original story does show why the Grinch hated Christmas: The Whos were unintentionally obnoxious about it and were really loud. And obviously for a live action film they couldn't just leave it at 'The Grinch hates noise pollution'.
Inconsistency was something Dr. Suess was quite consistent about, amusingly enough, like in the special Grinch Night, a prequel to the original Grinch, the Grinch is shown to have magic powers and size-changing abilities which he obviously didn't have in the original. Speaking of Grinch Night, I think it's fair to say the writers of the 2000 film took some inspiration from that, with the Whos living in fear of the Grinch.
I only saw the live action movie once when it was in the theaters, and outside of Jim Carrey's usual wacky antics, the only thing I really recall from that movie was how much of a surprising crush I had on a then 50-year-old Christine Baranski at the time (I was only 20 then). She dolled up pretty darn good!
The greatest behind the scenes photo ever PERIOD
Dude the accuracy for the movie posters in '99 was a nice little cherry on top. Bowfinger is so underrated, glad you included it alongside one of the greatest musicals of all time 😅
Omg I cannot thank you enough for making this!! I was literally looking for something like this before Christmas and couldn’t find ANYTHING!! Thank youuuuuuu!!! 😍🙌💖
I just watched it last night, this Jim Carrey adaptation recently grew on me. We don't talk about the 2018 Illumination adaptation or The Mean One from 2022.
The Grinch from 2018 wasn't that bad. It's no masterpiece, but it works well as an OK adaption of the book. The mean one on the other hand is trash.
Honestly here's the best way to view the adaptations
1966: A very perfect representation of the source material
2000: How Hollywood around that time wanted the Grinch
2018: How your Facebook Mom and her friends think the Grinch is
2022:Doesn't exist as it's a worse cash grab than any merch made for the 2000's movie, even a bootleg version of the toy would be more fitting
@SuddenElephant Yeah, we don't talk about the 2022 film. That ruined everything about the Grinch much more than what happened in 2000 and 2018.
I'd never heard of the 2022 movie. Looks like I didn't miss much.
@@charliecoccia8875 I really don’t understand why the 2018 movie made more money than the 2000 movie
7:00 Oddly I never thought The Flintstones movie was ever a Hit or even a hit with Fans at all too.
I absolutely love the Jim Carrey version of The Grinch. Best version.
Some of the complaints here are just overly nit-pickey
Is this a video about how there's so much grinch merch or just whining about certain apsects of the movie?
There aren't a ton of movies I have like this because not everything is for everybody; however, this _is_ one of those movies where if someone says that they don't like it then I get very suspicious of them. To me that is one of those "yeah, I don't think we can really get along" flags. Maybe it is just that they lack whimsy or just have a very different sense of humor. Either way it is probably a sign we aren't the pair to hang out much...
I have never met a person in real life who said they disliked this movie. My speculation is that its because we are British and we did not grow up with the 70s cartoons (generally speaking). Since they are more of an American cultural thing, it makes sense for Americans to be more split over this movie. I suppose we would be the same if, say, The Snowman got a major motion pitcure whereas I dont think Americans would care all that much
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I’m American and you can say this is somewhat true. I HATED the movie when it came out because I had the Chuck Jones animation to compare it too. To me, the 2000 Grinch was too obnoxious and over the top. He wasn’t the Grinch from Chuck Jones who was more reserved in the way they showcased his distain. He was charming but not scary or disturbing to look at. He was sly and intelligent in what he did.
Jim Carrey is MASSIVELY different. I will saw I think many people do see this movie in a big nostalgia lens. A lot of the Grinch humor does not work but I will say I have grown to appreciate it more.
Also, the Snowman is very popular here. I don’t think I’d like a live action version - they’ll fuck it up somehow and put in modern humor and crap jokes.
Kind of like how the 2000’s Grinch did to be honest…😏
@TheKnoxvicious I had no idea The Snowman was even known in the US, I thought it'd be a bit too silent and sombre for it to appeal. I understand why people mignt prefer chuck jones grinch but i personally think both are good - though i do agree that some jokes in the 2000s movie might be a bit much. Still, both are leagues above the illumination one. Thats ine hell of a flaccid take - who thought it was a good idea to make the grinch a tumblr millenial?
Jim’s performance was way, way, way over the top. It was kooky, loud, in your face and he wearied my eyes watching him.
16:50 "by putting out so much *cringe* merchandise" How the Grinch cringed.
All the rhymes incorporated into your script were so good!
I never understood the hate behind this movie… I LOVED every second of it! Still my favorite Christmas movie.
Thats the poster that got me hyped up to see it. I begged my dad for months to take me and was so excited when he finally took us. One of first movies I actually got excited to see and was still glad when I saw it
Finding out the actor that played the kid version of The Grinch passed away shortly after the film came out was kind of devastating to find out as a kid
15:25 if a bear is dressed up in clothes when it's small and then doesn't wear clothes when it's older, is it naked? The answer is no. There is still fur.
I don't think that's how it works
1 of 3 Christmas movies I fell asleep in the theater watching. I was 16 when this came out
Fun Fact: Rick Baker Said on The Joe Rogan Experience that Universal actually didn't want the make up on the Grinch and were just happy with a "green fur suit" but he pushed for the make up.
Baker is an absolute legend. People can say whatever they want about the content of the movies he was a part of. But my god, did he bring his A-game every damn time. Shame he retired.
Apparently, Jim Carrey insisted on the makeup as well, even though wearing it stressed him out so much that Universal hired a CIA agent who specialized in withstanding torture to help him out.
That single grinch arm always creeped me out
One of the coolest promotions to me at the time were the exclusive Grinch toys at Radio Shack. Seemed like such a random tie in, but I did end up getting one of those toys that Christmas.
Yeah wow Suess’ widow was trying to cash out immediately holy shit
It was his second wife lol, 17 years younger than him and looked to sell out and make a quick buck
The scene where the grinch floats down and gets stuck outside the window where you can see inside and a party is going on, that party is a swingers party. They have a fishbowl where the who’s put their keys in, then during the party you draw a key out of the bowl randomly and whoever’s key you grab you go home with.
And this is right after a joke implying that a Who woman had sex with her boss.
I was too young to remember when this novie came out and whether or not I watched it. The first time I TRIED watching it (possibly again) was in high school for a spanish club christmas party. I called my mom and asked her to pick me up. SO GRATING! glad so many people have nicer memories than me
Lol, those are my Grinch action figures from my old toy blog. I got a kick seeing them in your video. I never had them as a kid and only learned of them later. However, I did have that talking Grinch doll, bank, Wendy’s toys, and remote control Who car back in the day. Great video as always!
I worked in a movie theater during this movie's run. We had those little noise-making Grinch dolls that played Jim Carrey singing the Grinch song and I used to go around and hit all the buttons when I was bored. My boss ended up giving me one of them as a Christmas present that year, but unfortunately it was lost when I went away to college.
Stretching a 28 minute cartoon to a full length feature film requires an amazing amount of padding…… this movie was a crack fever dream with over the top acting, a car crash of cacophony
I thought it was absolutely terrible, just incomparable to the truly wonderful 1966 animated version.
I know, it's perfect
@@SlartiMarvinbartfast I agree. I also hated it when Tim Burton gave Willy Wonka a backstory.
Interestingly there is a extended cut of this movie but like most movies they put those scenes for tv & trailers & bonus features deleted scenes. There's even a YT channel dedicated to finding these scenes.
9:18 I'm sure he's a lot of fun at parties 💀
Best Christmas card my family ever had was with this movie Grinch at Universal Orlando. Pretty cool that we went first year and Grinchmas still happens every year
So strange to watch this from a European perspective. I was 10 years old in 2000, and I remember no one cared about this movie when it came out. No one talked about it - just wasn't interesting. And I was a huge Jim Carrey fan back then!
Maybe it's because dr. Seuss was never a thing over here. I know I've never read or been read any of his books. I guess it's the same with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and stuff like that. Not a part of anyones childhood. Now, Pippi Longstocking or Moomin... Then we're talking! :D
Still one of my absolute favorite Christmas movies. I watch it every year
With that behind the scenes photo of Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy, the time is only right for a Nutty Professor video
The incessant use of shots of the grinch being fed in this video is hilarious
I remember this movie being real big when it first came out. My dad took my sister and I to go see it when it first came out. People were literally pushing you just to get into the movie theater and find a seat
"That's because I'm green isn't it!"
They ran a paint scheme for the Grinch at Atlanta in 2001 and Jimmy Spencer was the driver. They also used they same paint scheme for a reveal for when Joe Nemechek was announced for the driver of the #26 in '02
I watched Sonic 3 last night, and it was probably because it’s almost Christmas or because we got twice the Jim Carrey, but the performance of two robotniks gave me massive Grinch vibes
Now I want to see a Cat in The Hat The Grinch cross over with Mike Meyers and Jim Carrey
This movie definitely holds a special place in my heart since it was one of the first movies I ever saw in theatres.
The theater I saw it at still exists I never fail to mention to people I saw the grinch here on opening night
Well the backstory actually says he didn’t like Christmas BEFORE the bullying, but he had such a crush on Martha that he had a nicer attitude then just snapped when the bullying started. So it’s not completely contradictory.
Thank you for making this!
Hates Christmas… is on more Christmas merchandise than santa and jesus combined
I love this movie; it's still one of my favorite Christmas movies.
I actually remember the commercials scaring me as a kid because I didn't know who this Grinch character was, but once I saw Jim Carrey's performance, I became a big fan of the Grinch!
This was the second movie I saw in a movie theater, 4 years old and I can say that the marketing was everywhere! I still have some of the merchandise shown in this video. It was crazy how much they marketed this thing.
My guy this rhyming intro is impressive!
This Grinch iteration was such an integral part of my childhood as one of the dozen or so movies my dad bought/stole from Blockbuster that I watched on repeat for a good 6 years when I’d visit him. Christmas is always a rocky time for me as a teacher because the few times I’ve tried to show it to my students on party days I get mild disinterest at best and genuine fear and disgust at worst. I know it’s weird, but I love it anyway😭😭😭
Was never a huge fan of this movie, but I hear you on the hype for it pre-release. Gotta respect the talent that went into it
This is a great retrospection however too many cutaways. Seems like I had to brace myself every 5-10 seconds for a movie cut-away
The greatest indicator to me about how real the Grinch feels is that I get *so immersed* in the movie that in my brain the baby and child versions of him are just exactly that, not an animatronic and a different actor.
1:12 I still have one of the Wendys Christmas Ornaments they gave out when this movie premiered and always wanted the remote controlled Grinch Gettaway Car....never got it.
This is a great back story to the movie. Thanks for the video.