I don't know what disgusts me more: the fact that I actually made my parents pay money to let me see this movie as a child or the fact that I actually enjoyed it as a child
Audrey Geisel really didn't like that movie and decided to forbid anymore of Dr. Seuss's work from becoming live action movies, which later caused the filmmakers to turn Dr. Seuss books into purely computer animated movies. Maybe Jeffrey Katzenberg would do the same as Audrey, but forbid Hollywood from turning anymore cute animal cartoons into live action movies.
5:40 Kid: "I wish I had a different mom.." Mom: "Well sometimes I wish the same thing.." *Sooo.. she wishes she had a different mom too?? That makes no sense!*
eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. She didn't say it wrong, he said ''I wish I had a different mom'' she said ''me too'' She's in agreement with the notion that he should have a different mom, meaning she doesn't want to be his mother.
You described the Cat's actor the way I describe Pewdiepie, someone who's not as funny as we call him because of how repetitious he is. He's not bad, but not as good as we thought either. And that's the story of how the Gamewiz offended the largest part of the internet and died.
I just got that hit-in-the-balls joke. He gets hit in the balls, and now his balls are gone (hence cutting to him in a dress). It took several years but now I understand the joke, if that's what you want to call it. Of course, it doesn't make it any funnier.
PipeBomb416 "What does my family credenza look like? " "It's vintage!" "And?" "It's three handled and moss covered!" "Does it look like a BITCH?" "What?" * BANG * "OHHH GOD!"
I know, and that's what they should have wrote in the script. Not "I wish the same thing". Otherwise it sounds like Joan wishes she had a different mother too.
*MrGabeanator* Shinobi Pizza is pointing out how the context makes the scene sounds, and he's got a point. it DOES sound like she wishes she had a different mother too
I think the one joke in this movie that made me laugh was: Boy: Wow! Can I drive? Cat: I dunno, there's this little voice inside my head that's saying, "This is a bad idea", but I can hardly hear that little voice because at the same time an even louder voice is screaming, "LET THE TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DRIVE!!"
+YTWarrior100 at least in the Lorax the message that gets sledgehammerd to kids was the same, the voice expressions were both, just, aweful but a VERY small amount of what Dr Seuss originally intrended ended up in the (TFG IT WAS AT LEAST ANIMATED) movie
23:21 - 24:23 What you said was beautiful. This doesn't just describe Dr. Seuss' books, but everything that makes literature and the art world in general great, from older books and fine arts to children's books and media. I love your jokes when critiquing these films, but it was really touching and heart-warming to hear this
I kinda think the only thing that really ruined the movie were the dirty jokes written in Mike's script. The special effects were absurds (in a good way), the puns werent half-bad and the acting was quite colorful and stereotypically hilarious.
I know that feeling, I left the movie theater dissapointed. Alsom try watching The Legend of Korra, if you look at it with a new perspective instead of compare to the Last Airbender like many numbskulls does, i'm sure you will like it =)
I couldn't look at the book again. And I couldn't look at the Last Airbender show. I cried to sleep after i saw both. In fact, when i was at the movie seeing the Cat in the Hat, i cried out loud.
+J. Hanna I felt that way about this movie and the live action Grinch movie as a kid. It wasn't direct hatred, it was just that I got a bad feeling about the movies whenever I watched them or when someone brought them up. Now I just hate them.
I bought this movie recently to watch as a joke. Looking back at it now, I forgot how much of a fever dream it was. Still hilarious to watch. I also have Foodfight and Pixels as reviewed by the critic which sit at the same terms XD
You know how Japanese commercials are really weird, confusing and random, especially to people who don't speak Japanese, but we love them? This film is like that, except no one likes it, and it's not funny.
Also, ironically enough, in the special "In Search of Dr. Seuss", Matt Frewer as the Cat was murmuring about how he feared that the Dr. Seuss books would be exploited for making product placements, like Grinch-burgers or Lorax-cars. Well, look at where we are now...
+HampshireNutjob You got lucky. My mum made me stay and watch it. Mostly because she paid for the ticket and hated wasting money. Still, it was a miserable experience for me and my little brother and she ended up buying us ice cream afterwards as an apology.
Watching these reviews makes me glad my favorite Dr. Seuss book _The Butter Battle Book_ hasn't be butchered in a hollywood movie...and I hope it stays that way...
That's how Mike Myers humor works. He makes a joke, laughs. Then realized the joke pertains to him. Or has some other negative reaction. This is evident throughout Wayne's World and Austin Powers. It is true that in a movie like this, it falls flat because of two main factors: 1. The overall tone of the movie. 2. The supporting cast.
Hello Doug, I want you to know that speech you made about Dr. Seuss made my heart swell with pride. Thank you so much for voicing it so well and so straight-forwardly.
If it makes you feel better Critic, Dr Seuss's widow was so disgusted by this film that she forbade anymore live-action versions of her husband's work, which is impressive since she sold the film rights to Universal in the first place!
wait wait wait she sold the Dr Seuss licenses for film rights? Why would she do that you know I would love to go back in time and tell her if you do this you will get shitty adaptations
I love the interlude at 17:23. Sometimes when you see a cat get hit in the balls and then appear in a dress on a swing with a unicorn, the only response to that is to just take a break, walk away, and clear your mind
jill hanki im not hating on ALL bronys. just the hardcore fanboys who get rock hard from seeing them. you can thank the horse fuckers for giving your community a bad name other bronys: Im fine with
Conrad: I wish I had another mother. Mother: Well sometimes, I wish the same thing. Me: Wait, so she wants another mother? That explains her abusive behaviour...
The Dr. Seuss Books also have big political meanings to them: Green eggs and ham = The Allegory of the Cave: A famous chapter from The Republic of Plato that all Dystopia movies and novels are rooted to, about how the fear of the unknown hinders the development of an informed opinion and how we perceive and understand our reality. Yurtle the Turtle represents the Dangers of Hitler. The Lorax is the importance of environmental awareness in an industrialized society. How the Grinch Stole Christmas represents the Psychological implications of holiday-motivated materialism. And The Butter Battle Book that was quite obviously a metaphor for the cold war and the tragic futility of a nuclear arms race.
"They're stories that shape our childhoods..." This is very true. I'm 19 and to this day, my earliest memories of reading with my mom was with Dr. Seuss' books. The Butter Battle Book and The Sneeches were my favorites
"No. They’re not just simple kids’ books. They're stories that we are continuing to read even today. They’re stories that we remember years later, even when other stories fade from our memories. They’re stories we will never forget, and for good reason! They’re stories that helped shape our childhoods, through well thought-out writing, imaginative drawings and endearing morals. And the idea of THIS shaping somebody’s childhood-the fact that it even has the same NAME-just makes me sick to my stomach. Maybe these 'simple kids’ books' are far more adult than you give them credit for. And I guarantee you that’ll show: when years later both children AND adults will still be reading these 'simple kids’ books,' while pandering bullshit like this disappears out of people’s consciousness. Also for good reason. Good art doesn’t come from focus groups and statistics! It comes from people who share how they see things in their own unique way." Good on ya, Doug.
Not going to lie: I LOVED this movie as a kid. And I still can't bring myself to dislike it as a whole, mostly due to nostalgia (obviously). I know it has a lot of flaws with character development, acting, story, conflict and staying true to source.... but I just CAN'T hate it!
Thank you for keeping this up. I went back to watch this on Channel Awesome and he'd edited out the scene with the unicorn because of copyrighted music. It kinda ruined the joke where he called Evilena with his existential crisis lol.
14:54 My friends and I thought this scene was HILARIOUS when we were younger. We'd literally replay it over and over again. There's another thing to lose hope over ;)
Jim Carrey was absolutely excellent in the Grinch. It isn't a very good movie but he is one of the only things holding it from being absolutely atrocious.
Mhm girl. And that speech he gave at the end about the timelessness of the story and how focus groups ruin innovative thinking in favor of profit was beautiful.
God dam I loved this movie when I was a kid, it came out when I was three and my poor parents had to sit and watch it with me over and over again as I screamed "your fired" at the top of my lungs.
Pop culture references and juvenile toilet jokes don't represent Dr. Seuss's legacy. That said, this movie wouldn't have been as bad as it was if it didn't use the Cat in the Hat brand and characters to make it. But as it is, it is a hot pandering mess.
I believe there are two versions of a "cash in". N°1 is a good cash in (Eg star was episode 7, jurrasic world), thos are cash in's that have the same story from their first film but change things up and modernise some things for a new generation to enjoy, the 2nd one are bad cash in's (Eg cat in the hat, lorax, any michael bay movie with an 80s cartoon slapped on it), those ones are completely diffrenet with barely anything relating to the original source, desperately adding repetitive/immature jokes in (Eg shit, sexual jokes), and usually slapping on the name of the original content onto it so it can make so much money with little to no effort into it.
Mike Myers is just like Minecraft: Not bad, but not as good as everyone builds it up to be. Its good when you first play it, but then it becomes extremely repetitive, and needs external support (mods & adventure maps) to hold your attention for long periods of time. Come at me MC Fanboys, I fuqing dare you.
I'll give it a shot. Could it be that the reason you became so bored with it is because you aren't very creative? I think to enjoy it you have to be able to come up with new creative things to design and build. I find it extremely fun to collaborate with a friend on a cool idea and then spend several hours building something. Problem solving on how to fix certain things and then when it's completed showing off our work to other people. You may just not have the talent for it :P I see the game as more of a tool for creative people to give life to their ideas. It is, in it's essence, very simple. And if you aren't someone who has a great imagination I can see why your interest in it would fade. I suppose that does bring up a good question: if the game on it's own is extremely simple, but can give life to great art if put in the hands of imaginative people, does that technically make it a great game? It's best quality comes from the talent of the people who play it, so does that mean the game is just average but the people who play it are what's great? Or does it being a simple, accessible medium for creation and expression make it a brilliant concept and tool and therefor a brilliant game? It's really interesting.
BlackSheepCherried Oh, trust me I can be plenty creative. All the time I am creating different senarios and alternative playstyles. But that's Minecraft's biggest fault: you need to create your own chalanges. This isn't bad, it just gets tiring after awhile.
As a guy who plays Minecraft often and has a large group of friends that play it with me as well, I can confirm everything you said was absolutely 100% correct, Silver.
+Jaceblue04 Okay, off-topic question/observation: Wtf is up with all the UA-cam accounts using Little Pony things for avatars? It seems it's either that or some random Japanese cartoon character's face. Is it a millennial thing? Why? What's the appeal? Are you "bronies" really that serious? And do we have millions of "Eggs" (white people who desperately want to be Japanese) who worship their anime to this degree? This can't be real life. I wonder what an ISIS member would have to say about this phenomenon.
I'd like to add to NC's comments about Jim Carrey as the Grinch. I think Carrey thought "I'm in a freaking Dr. Suess movie, dressed up in an uncomfortable latex suit and makeup and reciting stupid lines that mostly rhyme. Might as well go all out and at least have fun doing this." It ended up working in his favor because you can tell he was making an honest attempt and he did look like he was enjoying himself. Myers on the other hand looked like he didn't want to be there.
I actually remember liking this film as a kid. I was in second grade & have read the original dr. Seuss book, I never questioned the keys jingling in my face untill this review.
17:15 This very scene on where Nostalgia Critic leaves the house to ponder about the film then returns after a phone call inspired my little skit when I lost my 1st Pokemon in my Fire Red Nuzlocke, where I left the house to ponder about the loss of my Pidgey Aero.
Myers was practically forced to be in this movie after losing a lawsuit to Universal Studios or something like that. Guess that explains why he's not so enthusiastic or energetic. He probably hated the movie as much as we do.
Give him credit, he TRIED to work with the material they gave him. Key word is tried. Goes to show you can have the best actors in the industry and even they can't make something unfunny funny.
MarkC18 Yeah, he gave it his best shot (despite only doing it to get Universal Studios out of his hair), but the lines he was supposed to say and the other disgusting stuff didn't help.
After watching this for the 5th time, I then noticed that at 12:23, they just showed random graphs that had nothing to do with kids liking adult jokes, and I'm dying of laughter
Nostalgia Critic: *mentions abortion in Care Bears II review* Fans: *don't react* ~ Nostalgia Critic: *mentions MLP in Son of the Mask review* Fans: OMG MLP BROHOOF!!!! Haters: MLP'S 4 KIDS MHVFHNRGHOSDEHRNOEDRGEDNHGEDHR!!11!! ~ Nostalgia Critic: *mentions MLP in this review but outright says he doesn't want it to turn into a Brony message board* Fans: *not saying anything* It seems as though MLP has become one of the most controversial topics of the modern day.
***** Yeah. At least MLP isn't . . . too extreme I guess? I can kind of feel your pain about being a brony though, only I'm not a brony, I'm a vegetarian. It's always the extremists who ruin something for everyone and cause an entire group to be hated for being themselves, isn't it?
Some of these Bronies are pissed at NC for shooting a MLP toy, just calm down it's only a toy, alright. Also these Bronies are talking more about MLP here, than the actual review itself. A video just has to mention MLP for a few seconds and the Bronies start talking about MLP in the comments. Damn this is one crazy fandom I'm apart of.
For being an obvious brony yet making true and honest statements defying the ones in these comments jerking off to said ponies, you have my infinite respect.
Masturbating Lettuce I know. You're talking about Rachel Tietz. Yeah, there's quite a few girls in the League of Super Critics that are easy on the eyes.
from 22:29 - 22:56 of the video this can go to almost every modern cartoon today. examples being stuffed like the new Powerpuff Girls and Teen Titans Go.
MysteriousMrEnter- More nostalgic (ironically) because he is the first great reviewer I have ever seen, and he is more to the point and serious. Nostalgia Critic- Much funnier than Enter, and has cute little plots to his videos. People, I believe we have a tie!
I've done some thinking and I think I got it, about the bat-in-the-crotch segment with Cat as a girl in a frilly atmosphere, it's Cat's thoughts of his crotch whacked so hard that he lost it and temporarily he feels a vagina, therefore the girly scene shows.
Ooooooo I think I know y Cuz I’m the contract reviewing Scene we see a paper saying the cat in neautered that means he can’t have babies that means he is not a he but... A SHE DUN DUN DUN
Did you know, there was a planned sequel for this movie? Yeah, the guy who accepted this said he didn't want any more live-action Dr Seuss films after this shit. So then the sequel was cancelled. And I used to like this! :D *Riot breaks out and i'm murdered in the confusion*
Also Audrey Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss who owns the rights to all of his books, decided after this thing that she would not allow any more live action adaptions his work. She saw how rubbish this was and how the critics saw it for how terrible it was.
I don't know what disgusts me more: the fact that I actually made my parents pay money to let me see this movie as a child or the fact that I actually enjoyed it as a child
James Michel same
James Michel Thankfully I was old enough to recognize that this was crap when it was released.
I never saw it because the Cat in the Hat freaked me out
James Michel same
James Michel As a kid I don't remember liking it, but just watching it with a blank stare like it was roadkill
That speech the Critic gave at the end was ON POINT incredible!
yes he hit the nail on the head 100%
I agree completely oh and thanks talkingtaco27
He literally summed up every bad reboot/remake
We can only HOPE that this movie disappears from public consciousness...
Some girls in my ADVANCED English class were calling this movie a childhood classic the other day. I have lost faith in humanity.
Audrey Geisel really didn't like that movie and decided to forbid anymore of Dr. Seuss's work from becoming live action movies, which later caused the filmmakers to turn Dr. Seuss books into purely computer animated movies. Maybe Jeffrey Katzenberg would do the same as Audrey, but forbid Hollywood from turning anymore cute animal cartoons into live action movies.
I agree. Lorax and Horton were terrible too.
But for me, Horton and The Lorax are great.
I love the old ones. But not the CGI ones.
KaBlamBandicoot64 (defeats mother brain) RUN!!!! the world's gonna blow! (it's an idiom)
5:40
Kid: "I wish I had a different mom.."
Mom: "Well sometimes I wish the same thing.."
*Sooo.. she wishes she had a different mom too?? That makes no sense!*
lol I never noticed that before XD
She means she wishes he had a different mom too. As in, she wishes she wasn't his mother, think about it.
I know that's what it was supposed to mean in context; it just sounded weird.
I thought the same thing
eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. She didn't say it wrong, he said ''I wish I had a different mom'' she said ''me too''
She's in agreement with the notion that he should have a different mom, meaning she doesn't want to be his mother.
You described the Cat's actor the way I describe Pewdiepie, someone who's not as funny as we call him because of how repetitious he is. He's not bad, but not as good as we thought either.
And that's the story of how the Gamewiz offended the largest part of the internet and died.
Yay! You died!
Yeesh.
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I'm spriting right now. In fact, it's one of Kaylan's new drawings. It's going pretty well so far. Wanna google+?
Gamewiz ! Yes
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To be fair, Myers was _legally forced_ to work on this movie after Universal sued him over a proposed _Sprockets_ film adaptation.
Really?
+11dark Knight11 Yes, really.splitsider.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-mike-myers/
+Natalie Davenport Teeger
Jesus that's a revelation, now I know why Myer had appeared on so little other then Shrek related material.
Nostalgia Critic watching Cat in the Hat with Satan's daughter. Where am I?
The Internet?
+Sailor Italy Then where's the weed, illuminati, and screaming children?
FlyingWalrus 16:45, 14:57 and 7:45
+Sailor Italy Fair enough. But where's the illuminati and the noscope montages?
+FlyingWalrus And Malachite as a hollywood executive.
BUT THE CHART SAYS
FORGET THE CHART!!!
WE NEED THE CHART DAMMIT!!!
pixelslayerr (Turns off the chart)
DAMMIT
but the chart says
I just got that hit-in-the-balls joke. He gets hit in the balls, and now his balls are gone (hence cutting to him in a dress). It took several years but now I understand the joke, if that's what you want to call it. Of course, it doesn't make it any funnier.
YOU... SHOULD GET... AN AWARD!!!
I thought the exact same thing. Still not funny, though.
thanks,you've made everyone who's read your comment DUMBER,you've doomed us all!
Wait really? That's horrible oh my god as if this movie weren't already bad enough
Ok, knowing that somehow makes it worse.
This movie fucked up my childhood.
I still love it.
I never notice that everything he says is true
CLOCK!!!!!!!!!
Ner0mancer NER0MANCER!!!!!!!!
Clock got bored. YEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ner0mancer WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Imagine Samuel L Jackson as cat in the hat
Bubble Bass
Boy: "Get out of our hou-"
Sam in the Hat: "I don't remember asking you a goddamn thing!"
PipeBomb416 "And you will KNOW my name is THE CAT IN THE HAT when I LAY my vengeance upon thee."
PipeBomb416 "I have had it with this motherfucking fish in this motherfucking house!" - Samuel Lion Catson.
PipeBomb416 Someone needs to write fanfiction about this.
PipeBomb416 "What does my family credenza look like? "
"It's vintage!"
"And?"
"It's three handled and moss covered!"
"Does it look like a BITCH?"
"What?"
* BANG *
"OHHH GOD!"
"I wish I had a different mom."
"Well sometimes I wish the same thing!"
So... you wish you had a different mother too?
Joan just wishes she had a different son.
I know, and that's what they should have wrote in the script. Not "I wish the same thing". Otherwise it sounds like Joan wishes she had a different mother too.
Shinobi Pizza no brainless
*MrGabeanator* Shinobi Pizza is pointing out how the context makes the scene sounds, and he's got a point. it DOES sound like she wishes she had a different mother too
I think Nicholas Cage would have been a perfect role for the Cat in the Hat.
Then it would have changed from a kids movie to a horror movie.
Patrick Donnolley Then I would have definitely paid money to see that.
Even if it had the exact same script, I think with Cage in the role it would've been fucking hilarious.
Morbius Fitzgerald Yeah except with a forced comedic cat in the hat. It will be a psychotic cat in the hat
At least we'd be able to see Cage go "Full" Cage.
I think the one joke in this movie that made me laugh was:
Boy: Wow! Can I drive?
Cat: I dunno, there's this little voice inside my head that's saying, "This is a bad idea", but I can hardly hear that little voice because at the same time an even louder voice is screaming, "LET THE TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DRIVE!!"
If Dr. Seuss lived long enough to see these movies, then the poor man would probably have killed himself.
I can't believe this movie even happened. It shouldn't have been aloud. Poor Seuss
***** Thankfully. Unfortunately, they still managed to spit on the face of the Lorax.
***** I know. It's still unfortunate, though.
***** Ah, the book... I remember reading it when I was 12 or 13, and it made me love Dr. Seuss's work.
Allowed. not aloud.
sorry, that was bothering me.
The one thing Hollywood's money can't buy is basic understanding of source material.
+TheGameTable Well said
Is there a feature where i can post this all over youtube because that is the best comment ever.
+TheGameTable *cough* Peanuts Movie *cough*
sonicgamer42 Was that not a good movie? Haven't seen it yet
Th Rei It's REALLY good. Dare I say, even better than Inside Out.
24:23 - 24:33 was literally more heartwarming than the entire movie. 10 seconds of a youtube video was better than a high-budget feature-length film.
DR Seuss books vs DR Seuss movies equals original Teen Titans vs Teen Titans Go
+Murderous King Boo Not really. This was the only actual atrocity of a Dr Seuss movie. The rest really aren't that bad.
***** NEW LORAX
Murderous King Boo While it's not that great, it still isn't horrible like this film.
+YTWarrior100
at least in the Lorax the message that gets sledgehammerd to kids was the same, the voice expressions were both, just, aweful but a VERY small amount of what Dr Seuss originally intrended ended up in the (TFG IT WAS AT LEAST ANIMATED) movie
eating raw faces is my least favorite thing to do. It's not terrible at all compared to this film.
23:21 - 24:23 What you said was beautiful. This doesn't just describe Dr. Seuss' books, but everything that makes literature and the art world in general great, from older books and fine arts to children's books and media. I love your jokes when critiquing these films, but it was really touching and heart-warming to hear this
Devil's daughter: That was funny!
Me: *Dying of laughter in agreement*
The Critic has come a long way from that cynical man-child we started with. He's an all-out philosopher now.
I prefer his cynical man-child attitude.
EmilyGreene1984 Agreed.
Nothing wrong with being both :p
Ah, the Cat In The Hat.
The one and the only movie that makes me cry. It's that bad.
I kinda think the only thing that really ruined the movie were the dirty jokes written in Mike's script. The special effects were absurds (in a good way), the puns werent half-bad and the acting was quite colorful and stereotypically hilarious.
I know that feeling, I left the movie theater dissapointed. Alsom try watching The Legend of Korra, if you look at it with a new perspective instead of compare to the Last Airbender like many numbskulls does, i'm sure you will like it =)
Go and watch a movie called fading of the cries. It is the worst piece of shit I have ever seen.
I couldn't look at the book again. And I couldn't look at the Last Airbender show. I cried to sleep after i saw both. In fact, when i was at the movie seeing the Cat in the Hat, i cried out loud.
Alec Baldwin is the best part of this movie. Why? You guessed it!
Sparkle sparkle sparkle.
It will never die.
zillafire101 FUCK YEAAAAHHH! SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE!!
zillafire101
Fuck yes, sparkle sparkle sparkle!
the g-wing and StephaneChapheau Yeah!, Sparkle sparkle to both of ye!
Sparkle sparkle sparkle will one day bring back humanity
Vile Still Kills You Thank you.
this movie scared the shit out of me when i was a kid
+J. Hanna I felt that way about this movie and the live action Grinch movie as a kid. It wasn't direct hatred, it was just that I got a bad feeling about the movies whenever I watched them or when someone brought them up. Now I just hate them.
I bought this movie recently to watch as a joke. Looking back at it now, I forgot how much of a fever dream it was. Still hilarious to watch. I also have Foodfight and Pixels as reviewed by the critic which sit at the same terms XD
I just commented this before seeing this 😢
+RoberTime don't YOU EVER SPEEK OF FOODFIGHT AGAIN!!!!
+Darth Anime food fight must never be spoken of... "Shudders"
I can't believe I enjoyed this as a kid...
+Joe Carne Who the fuck am I kidding, I still laugh!
Ugh.
+Joe Carne Awkward.
Very...
It could have been better... but not much better, only slightly.
That's true.
You know how Japanese commercials are really weird, confusing and random, especially to people who don't speak Japanese, but we love them?
This film is like that, except no one likes it, and it's not funny.
Also, ironically enough, in the special "In Search of Dr. Seuss", Matt Frewer as the Cat was murmuring about how he feared that the Dr. Seuss books would be exploited for making product placements, like Grinch-burgers or Lorax-cars. Well, look at where we are now...
I did not think about that, but you are right
That girl is extremely fucking cute.
She really is. Whenever she was on screen I focused on her face only.
+avirx8 suuuuuuuuure 🌚
Mason Roberts
What do you mean by that?
I want to take this out of context!
+avirx8 That's kind of creepy the way you admitted that
I went to see this movie when I was a kid, and half-way through I asked my mum if we can leave, which we did, looking back I can easily see why
Congratulations. It just goes to show that perhaps kids are smarter than they look
+HampshireNutjob You got lucky. My mum made me stay and watch it. Mostly because she paid for the ticket and hated wasting money. Still, it was a miserable experience for me and my little brother and she ended up buying us ice cream afterwards as an apology.
You're lucky, when I first saw it, I popped it in the DVD player and I sat through the entire thing, thinking it can't get worse, I was wrong :(
Watching these reviews makes me glad my favorite Dr. Seuss book _The Butter Battle Book_ hasn't be butchered in a hollywood movie...and I hope it stays that way...
I shudder to wonder what they'd do with The Sleep Book.
Fear Monarch I wonder what would happen if they did it with "I had trouble in getting to solla sellew
TheaterPup NO NO NO not one of my favorite fucking Dr. Seuss stories NO NO NO NO!
Fear Monarch I don't need to worry about Green Eggs and Ham, I mean who would make that a movie?
WHY U NO KNOW MY USERNAME? I think you underestimate Hollywood Greed :p
That's how Mike Myers humor works. He makes a joke, laughs. Then realized the joke pertains to him. Or has some other negative reaction. This is evident throughout Wayne's World and Austin Powers. It is true that in a movie like this, it falls flat because of two main factors:
1. The overall tone of the movie.
2. The supporting cast.
Hello Doug, I want you to know that speech you made about Dr. Seuss made my heart swell with pride. Thank you so much for voicing it so well and so straight-forwardly.
If it makes you feel better Critic, Dr Seuss's widow was so disgusted by this film that she forbade anymore live-action versions of her husband's work, which is impressive since she sold the film rights to Universal in the first place!
did she like the Grinch by Jim Carrey though?
justin jacques obviously she liked it more than this train wreck, since this broke her and the Grinch didn't!
Zak Kizer Lol
wait wait wait she sold the Dr Seuss licenses for film rights? Why would she do that you know I would love to go back in time and tell her if you do this you will get shitty adaptations
Oh, well, that sucks in a way because I was curious to see a live action "The Grinch grinches the Cat in the Hat."
I love the interlude at 17:23. Sometimes when you see a cat get hit in the balls and then appear in a dress on a swing with a unicorn, the only response to that is to just take a break, walk away, and clear your mind
I love how critic "shot" an mlp toy and all the bronys are getting pissed.
yeah
More like one brony points it out and then they discuss how shit the MLP toys are but yeah, sure, that's getting pissed. Probably.
141 bronys are pissed With the critic
I am a brony
And I find him shooting Celestia funny XD
jill hanki im not hating on ALL bronys. just the hardcore fanboys who get rock hard from seeing them.
you can thank the horse fuckers for giving your community a bad name
other bronys: Im fine with
I loved seeing the Critic (Doug essentially) have to admit that Jim Carrey's Grinch wasn't the worst thing ever.
His speech at the end...... brought a tear to my eye :(
at 12:50 Critic actually explains what's wrong with the gaming industry now.
Conrad: I wish I had another mother.
Mother: Well sometimes, I wish the same thing.
Me: Wait, so she wants another mother? That explains her abusive behaviour...
This isn't Dr Seuss, this is Dr Sewage.
Badum tish.
If he seen this... Dr Noose.
I'm sort of attracted to the girl in the pigtails anyone else agree?
yeah she reminds me of Harley Quinn
her name is rachel, she's a fully grown adult which is why she's so attractive, so it's not so wierd. she was only playing a little girl
ianciti thought so, but still there is this essence there that is sort of weird.
Your mind says it is a little girl but, your dick knows it is a grown woman dressed like a little girl.
zaphod133 LOL
LOL@10:56"Meyers seems to have 2 expressions: Pedo-smile and 'Happy I shit my pants'"
The Dr. Seuss Books also have big political meanings to them:
Green eggs and ham = The Allegory of the Cave: A famous chapter from The Republic of Plato that all Dystopia movies and novels are rooted to, about how the fear of the unknown hinders the development of an informed opinion and how we perceive and understand our reality.
Yurtle the Turtle represents the Dangers of Hitler.
The Lorax is the importance of environmental awareness in an industrialized society.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas represents the Psychological implications of holiday-motivated materialism.
And The Butter Battle Book that was quite obviously a metaphor for the cold war and the tragic futility of a nuclear arms race.
Rachel: and why does he look like a cat?
Critic: because he's a cat?
(5:41)
Kid: I wish I had a different mom...
Mom: Well sometimes I wish the same thing!
Wait, you wish you had a different mom too? Wut?
This is, in my opinion, the best Nostalgia Critic episode he has ever made.
"They're stories that shape our childhoods..."
This is very true. I'm 19 and to this day, my earliest memories of reading with my mom was with Dr. Seuss' books. The Butter Battle Book and The Sneeches were my favorites
Finally someone uploaded the version without the “Easy Like Sunday Morning” bit not clipped out
"No. They’re not just simple kids’ books. They're stories that we are continuing to read even today. They’re stories that we remember years later, even when other stories fade from our memories. They’re stories we will never forget, and for good reason! They’re stories that helped shape our childhoods, through well thought-out writing, imaginative drawings and endearing morals. And the idea of THIS shaping somebody’s childhood-the fact that it even has the same NAME-just makes me sick to my stomach. Maybe these 'simple kids’ books' are far more adult than you give them credit for. And I guarantee you that’ll show: when years later both children AND adults will still be reading these 'simple kids’ books,' while pandering bullshit like this disappears out of people’s consciousness. Also for good reason. Good art doesn’t come from focus groups and statistics! It comes from people who share how they see things in their own unique way."
Good on ya, Doug.
22:48 MY GOD HE SUMMARIZED EVERYTHING WORMG WITH FAMILY GUY, THE MANS A GENIUS
Not going to lie: I LOVED this movie as a kid. And I still can't bring myself to dislike it as a whole, mostly due to nostalgia (obviously). I know it has a lot of flaws with character development, acting, story, conflict and staying true to source.... but I just CAN'T hate it!
read a book
So, guilty pleasure?
+The Viewer Yeah, I'd say it is. Like I wouldn't defend it in an argument but I don't hate it
It has a good concept, I will admit that. It's the fact that it has the Cat in the Hat name and branding that makes it lousy and disrespectful.
Anthony Barratt I already do. I read a lot.
Thank you for keeping this up. I went back to watch this on Channel Awesome and he'd edited out the scene with the unicorn because of copyrighted music. It kinda ruined the joke where he called Evilena with his existential crisis lol.
Is it bad that I find this movie to be a guilty pleasure?
George G It's your opinion, you can think what you want
George G I do too
Torturing women is my guilty pleasure
Captain Sum Ting Wong
what the f88k
+George G I love it, but I love it even more non-sober.
"We're not turning this video into another brony message board!!"
Oh Critic, I bet it already did...
DIGIBRO, GET YOUR ASS IN HERE!!
Your avatar proves it.
no no no
): )
Pinkie Pie best pony
14:54 My friends and I thought this scene was HILARIOUS when we were younger. We'd literally replay it over and over again.
There's another thing to lose hope over ;)
Critic's speech at the end always touches my heart. It actually made me tear up a little the first time I heard it.
Jim Carrey was absolutely excellent in the Grinch. It isn't a very good movie but he is one of the only things holding it from being absolutely atrocious.
there's more effort put into this episode than the cat in the hat movie
Took the words right out of my mouth
hehe
samproductions02 I read it comment and was also like heheh.
Mhm girl. And that speech he gave at the end about the timelessness of the story and how focus groups ruin innovative thinking in favor of profit was beautiful.
he does his research, although anyone with a minuscule brain could figure out this was nothing like the classic book.
God dam I loved this movie when I was a kid, it came out when I was three and my poor parents had to sit and watch it with me over and over again as I screamed "your fired" at the top of my lungs.
1375mundo me and my mom still scream "YOUR FIIIIIIIIRRRRRREDA" but we don't watch the movie really
Pop culture references and juvenile toilet jokes don't represent Dr. Seuss's legacy.
That said, this movie wouldn't have been as bad as it was if it didn't use the Cat in the Hat brand and characters to make it. But as it is, it is a hot pandering mess.
I think stumbling into a glory hole isn't as bad as this
It's like the new ghostbusters; using the name with no reference to the original.
But the chart says
I believe there are two versions of a "cash in".
N°1 is a good cash in (Eg star was episode 7, jurrasic world), thos are cash in's that have the same story from their first film but change things up and modernise some things for a new generation to enjoy, the 2nd one are bad cash in's (Eg cat in the hat, lorax, any michael bay movie with an 80s cartoon slapped on it), those ones are completely diffrenet with barely anything relating to the original source, desperately adding repetitive/immature jokes in (Eg shit, sexual jokes), and usually slapping on the name of the original content onto it so it can make so much money with little to no effort into it.
+TrombonesAreThick Man FUCK THE CHART
"Everyone else looks like a demon possessed Hungry,Hungry Hippo!!!"
ROFL..Best comment ever.
Why do I want to read Dr. Seuss every time I watch Nostalgia Critic?
+WilloftheNinja Well, the chart says...
+WilloftheNinja Beats me
"This!" As said by Nostalgia Chick
probably too remind you when Dr Seuss was a author trying to make stories with concrete morals not sellouts with many, confusing morals
Same with me.
Mike Myers is just like Minecraft: Not bad, but not as good as everyone builds it up to be. Its good when you first play it, but then it becomes extremely repetitive, and needs external support (mods & adventure maps) to hold your attention for long periods of time. Come at me MC Fanboys, I fuqing dare you.
I'll give it a shot. Could it be that the reason you became so bored with it is because you aren't very creative? I think to enjoy it you have to be able to come up with new creative things to design and build. I find it extremely fun to collaborate with a friend on a cool idea and then spend several hours building something. Problem solving on how to fix certain things and then when it's completed showing off our work to other people. You may just not have the talent for it :P I see the game as more of a tool for creative people to give life to their ideas. It is, in it's essence, very simple. And if you aren't someone who has a great imagination I can see why your interest in it would fade. I suppose that does bring up a good question: if the game on it's own is extremely simple, but can give life to great art if put in the hands of imaginative people, does that technically make it a great game? It's best quality comes from the talent of the people who play it, so does that mean the game is just average but the people who play it are what's great? Or does it being a simple, accessible medium for creation and expression make it a brilliant concept and tool and therefor a brilliant game? It's really interesting.
BlackSheepCherried Oh, trust me I can be plenty creative. All the time I am creating different senarios and alternative playstyles. But that's Minecraft's biggest fault: you need to create your own chalanges. This isn't bad, it just gets tiring after awhile.
As a guy who plays Minecraft often and has a large group of friends that play it with me as well, I can confirm everything you said was absolutely 100% correct, Silver.
UseZapCannon Thank you. BTW I like your name :)
SuperSilverSerpent Agreed. At this point, I have over 16 different mods on minecraft. XD
The Dr. Seuss movies may never be as good as the books. Horton Hears a Who was pretty good, though. It wasn't great, but it was decent.
Agreed.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas was okay, not really good but decent.
+Chikin Loaf i agree... i think horton hears a who and how the grinch stole christmas was decent, but in my opinion, the cat in the hat was trash
I agree, Horton was the best out of the other movies, Grinch isn't bad and Lorax is my guilty pleasure
+Jaceblue04 Okay, off-topic question/observation: Wtf is up with all the UA-cam accounts using Little Pony things for avatars? It seems it's either that or some random Japanese cartoon character's face. Is it a millennial thing? Why? What's the appeal? Are you "bronies" really that serious? And do we have millions of "Eggs" (white people who desperately want to be Japanese) who worship their anime to this degree?
This can't be real life. I wonder what an ISIS member would have to say about this phenomenon.
I'd like to add to NC's comments about Jim Carrey as the Grinch. I think Carrey thought "I'm in a freaking Dr. Suess movie, dressed up in an uncomfortable latex suit and makeup and reciting stupid lines that mostly rhyme. Might as well go all out and at least have fun doing this." It ended up working in his favor because you can tell he was making an honest attempt and he did look like he was enjoying himself. Myers on the other hand looked like he didn't want to be there.
No one does.
"Geisha covered in pubes." Brilliant.
I actually remember liking this film as a kid. I was in second grade & have read the original dr. Seuss book, I never questioned the keys jingling in my face untill this review.
YESSSS, my exact thoughts
Same here..
i can relate.
at least you reformed
Same same I was like 'It isn't so bad' then I rewatched it
17:15 This very scene on where Nostalgia Critic leaves the house to ponder about the film then returns after a phone call inspired my little skit when I lost my 1st Pokemon in my Fire Red Nuzlocke, where I left the house to ponder about the loss of my Pidgey Aero.
Myers was practically forced to be in this movie after losing a lawsuit to Universal Studios or something like that. Guess that explains why he's not so enthusiastic or energetic. He probably hated the movie as much as we do.
Give him credit, he TRIED to work with the material they gave him. Key word is tried. Goes to show you can have the best actors in the industry and even they can't make something unfunny funny.
MarkC18
Yeah, he gave it his best shot (despite only doing it to get Universal Studios out of his hair), but the lines he was supposed to say and the other disgusting stuff didn't help.
"Mr. Critic, is that what happens when Pepe Le Peu makes whoopie with Ronald McDonald?"
"Yes, yes it is"
"I'm afraid"
"We all are" XD
I feel this way with Teen titans go
+Bryson Shier I'm not sure about that.... Both are god awful, but I can't decide which is worse.
TTG is worse.
+Duck Town yes. Somehow something is worse than this. TTG sucks soooooooooo much
Saaaaaame
I feel that way with Cartoon network in general. Tom and Jerry, Teen Titans, Foster's home for imaginary friends etc. all were great cartoon shows.
After watching this for the 5th time, I then noticed that at 12:23, they just showed random graphs that had nothing to do with kids liking adult jokes, and I'm dying of laughter
You know a movie is bad when the reviewers reactions are funnier than the scenes they're reacting to.
Bronie Argument in Comments.
Original Post:BEST INTRO EVER, SHOOTING A PONY.
Read Everything before posting.
Meh, I've always been stuck in the past so who gives a fuck.
agreed
and yelling at bronies, I have new respect for N.C.
Spyabetic McSes no, untill they are no-longer terrible does it become old
Bashing Bronys is bot getting old. BEING a brony is.
As a freshmen finishing her first year of military school it's nowhere near as bad as they say
It can't be as bad as watching this movie.
'Her'. Wouldn't that make you a freshwoman? I'm English, so I don't know how that works.
+Samuelito well yeah but I cant edit it
No she was right it's freshman. Freshwoman is not a word and sounds like something completely different..
19:21 THE BIG LIP ALLIGATOR MOMENT! Whatever happened with that joke?
Watch the Christmas with the Kranks review, you'll realise how this is the 'reboot' of the nostalgia critic where the old jokes are extremely rare!!
+TheLohmanGames If he did that throughout the review, there would be too many to count.
+klimmr3021 he should have said that the movie was just one big lipped alligator moment
I dunno what it is but something about her with pigtails is super attractive.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about that. Haha. I'm still creepy.
Jack Ozmar I agree, he's smokin'!
Finally! U r my best friend right now!
You're mine too, my goodness, he is attractive!
Married to Ivan Braginski I think that we can all agree that the Critic is quite the looker.
Nostalgia Critic: *mentions abortion in Care Bears II review*
Fans: *don't react*
~
Nostalgia Critic: *mentions MLP in Son of the Mask review*
Fans: OMG MLP BROHOOF!!!!
Haters: MLP'S 4 KIDS MHVFHNRGHOSDEHRNOEDRGEDNHGEDHR!!11!!
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Nostalgia Critic: *mentions MLP in this review but outright says he doesn't want it to turn into a Brony message board*
Fans: *not saying anything*
It seems as though MLP has become one of the most controversial topics of the modern day.
***** You'd be surprised.
***** Yeah. At least MLP isn't . . . too extreme I guess? I can kind of feel your pain about being a brony though, only I'm not a brony, I'm a vegetarian. It's always the extremists who ruin something for everyone and cause an entire group to be hated for being themselves, isn't it?
***** And you explained it quite well.
*****
*Nostalgia Critic mentions MLP* *and ENTIRE FREAKING COMMENT SECTION TURNS INTO A BRONY MESSAGE BOARD.*
Me, Myself, and I.
Some of these Bronies are pissed at NC for shooting a MLP toy, just calm down it's only a toy, alright. Also these Bronies are talking more about MLP here, than the actual review itself. A video just has to mention MLP for a few seconds and the Bronies start talking about MLP in the comments. Damn this is one crazy fandom I'm apart of.
For being an obvious brony yet making true and honest statements defying the ones in these comments jerking off to said ponies, you have my infinite respect.
You make good sense, man with the UA-cam name of my favorite shipping.
Helena Mercado Just so you know I'm not a shipper. They are just my two favorite ponies.
DashieSparkle Ah, I apologize, sir. :3
:)
Would someone like to explain to me how they put the DVD in a PS3 and turned it on with a TV remote?
you can buy remotes that work on ps3 same with Xbox
By using the Universal Remonster.
Is it just me or the girl with the pigtails is very attractive?
Cause god damn she's very cute!
I'm not talking about the little girl in the movie.
I'm not pedophile.
Masturbating Lettuce
I know. You're talking about Rachel Tietz. Yeah, there's quite a few girls in the League of Super Critics that are easy on the eyes.
Really now? (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
lol @ your user name ;)
No its not
from 22:29 - 22:56 of the video this can go to almost every modern cartoon today. examples being stuffed like the new Powerpuff Girls and Teen Titans Go.
I bet the writers on both of those shows are making that 'KA-CHING!' sound right now.
+Roro102900 they've got to have money.
I need your gun, Critic. (he gives me the gun) Thanks. (shoots Deven Pautz) WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT THOSE! EVER!
saw this as a kid, completely forgot about it
I forgot this movie exist until I saw this video.
Gun Same here. As soon as I remembered, I said exactly this. "How the fuck did I get any enjoyment out of this film?"
adam dahlstrom That's the point they're trying to make.
15:23 I love how there screams are delayed by a second
Wait the mum said she wished she had a different mum
Hopefully they don't touch "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back"
Your profile picture convinced me to like your comment.
luckily Dr. Suess's widow hated this so much she took back the film rights...
I read your name wrong and saw Carmen Autism,sorry for my bad reading
It's okay
no harm done
Carmen Austins well said, Mabel
"B-but the chart says"
hehe of course you would watch nostalgia critic x3
+Rob Butler (CaptainBeatDown)heck yeah B3 heh
hehe well the chart says-
+Rob Butler (CaptainBeatDown) butt butt the chart says
*listening to music*
16:45 is all of us when schools out and it's Friday.
His description of Mike Myers's career is pretty much interchangeable with Adam Sandler, lmao...
Or Smosh
SHOTS FIRED.
The shitty pop song is actually a cover of an original Beatles' track, "Getting Better". This movie really destroyed everything.
This movie is a HUGE guilty pleasure for me!
20:55 "We've got to have... MONEY..... Cha-Ching!" XD
MysteriousMrEnter- More nostalgic (ironically) because he is the first great reviewer I have ever seen, and he is more to the point and serious.
Nostalgia Critic- Much funnier than Enter, and has cute little plots to his videos.
People, I believe we have a tie!
RIP Mr.Enter. ;(
Lauren Cook The hell are you talking about? MrEnter uploaded a video just yesterday.
I uploaded that comment when his channel was being suspended.
Lauren Cook Oh, sorry, missed the time stamp.
BewareTheForce it's o.k.
oh the nostalgia
critic
PBG RIPOFF!
Brendan Greene
Don't you understand I was kidding?
Haha PBG is a Jontron ripoff anyway
Kalli T
I. WAS. KIDDING. Why don't you guys seem to get that?
I've done some thinking and I think I got it, about the bat-in-the-crotch segment with Cat as a girl in a frilly atmosphere, it's Cat's thoughts of his crotch whacked so hard that he lost it and temporarily he feels a vagina, therefore the girly scene shows.
Th-that?! I-in a dr suess movie?! O_O
dear God, that makes sense, and it scares md
+RoberTime I never thought of that, it makes so much sense.
Ok, and what about the unicorn? And the swing? And the rain of flowers? And that "Easy" song?
Ooooooo I think I know y
Cuz I’m the contract reviewing Scene we see a paper saying the cat in neautered that means he can’t have babies that means he is not a he but...
A SHE
DUN DUN DUN
Also, Fun Fact: The original plan was to have Tim Allen play the Cat, but Allen had another movie to work on, so they switched to Myers.
One of his best reviews!
Did you know, there was a planned sequel for this movie? Yeah, the guy who accepted this said he didn't want any more live-action Dr Seuss films after this shit. So then the sequel was cancelled.
And I used to like this! :D
*Riot breaks out and i'm murdered in the confusion*
Santiago Olaisola Hollywood has great talents in butchery.
Connor Warram You forgot M knight shamalan, he is like lucifer, he WAS a good man but fell from grace
Santiago Olaisola
I also heard they're planning to make a...*sigh* CGI REBOOT OF THE CAT IN THE HAT (this movie)
Iron Teh UA-camr (Segtendo1) All is lost.
Also Audrey Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss who owns the rights to all of his books, decided after this thing that she would not allow any more live action adaptions his work. She saw how rubbish this was and how the critics saw it for how terrible it was.
0:55 whoever is he has an epic villain voice!
He's the main baddie from Superman 2.
lol
DarthRushy He does not sound like Zod form Superman II, he has a better villain voice than that.
FilmsOfAweshomeishness Really? Well, I haven't seen Superman II, but I can believe it.
Evan Mojica AND YOU WILL OBEY ME
i started too cry when he did he's speech at 23:45