"'Dolittle' did little at the Box Office, but did 'Dolittle' do little for me?" Brilliant. I wish instead of reboot, though, you had said this was RDJ "Re-Dolittle" just for those of obsessed with bad puns.
Dan is the best in the business at reviewing bad movies. I love how he can pinpoint and explain everything that is wrong with the film, and not just take the piss out of it for being bad.
Some thoughts based on this review: 1. If Rex Harrison can speak in animal tongues, RDJ can as well. 2. Dragons would have cloaca's, not buttholes, as they are reptilian. 3. Hooray Ser Pounce!!!!
@@QuakerOaths When discussing a fantasy world where a man talks to animals and a dog wear's glasses, "Dragons aren't real" isn't much of a counter argument. ;)
Or are they Saurians? Sure, birds are their descendants, and reptiles their predecessors, but do we really know what kind of digestive system dinosaurs had?
I enjoy how Dan Murrell will intelligently, with details, exposition and clarity carefully review a classic or a multimillion dollar tax write-off masquerading as a movie quite fairly and equally. I did not/probably will not see Doolittle, beyond the trailers. I cannot blame the pandemic as I would not have seen this movie even we were all intermingling Corona-free. Forget the lack of bio-matter on the pieces of armor and bagpipes, we are missing the lead here. That dragon ate a s***-load of people rather recently unless there was a medieval/Victorian junk yard to feast upon. Go explain that to your pre-schoolers.
@@SplatterInker mercifully, no. Can't wait until the BBC offer him some non-fiend, non-famous role like gritty detective in 80s Welsh mining town. He will be glorious.
@@SplatterInker Hey, Underworld 3 is brilliant. Over-the-top grimdark Romeo and Juliet with werewolves and vampires. Michael Sheen a surprisingly butch action hero. Bill Nighy chewing the scenery as the villain. My only criticism would be the laughable sex scene near the beginning.
When I came out of the theater I had this statement I said Do Little feels like a good writer's first script. In the sense that there are some nice thematic bits the dragon is in the same place emotionally as Doolitle the relationship between him and the kid lead was well set up but, it always focuses on something just long enough to set it up. Then it moves on to an animal joke or action scene it just needed a few less of those and more character beats. Also the reveal of the obvious princess being a princess do something to make us think she's normal not the nicest girl to ever exist. One last thing I thought the fake look was going for a fairy tale aesthetic but, Dan's right it was just a byproduct of having a big budget.
I love Dan. Everyone arguing deep stuff about Rise of Skywalker and he rages about the medal, and everyone analysing why this film was a bomb and he rages about dog glasses
He's not supposed to have an Irish accent though, at least that's not how he was originally portrayed by Aiden Gillen. It's just that his natural accent kept coming through. He should have used it right from the start, nobody would have been bothered, especially as a lot of the show was filmed there.
@@AzathothNyxkind Michael Sheen is Welsh, and lived in Port Talbot, Wales, like Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins, so maybe he was trying to imitate Sheen?
Man I'm so so happy we are getting more Dan reviews because they were always my favorite things from SJU. But man I kinda miss you bouncing off Roth and hearing you two sharing thoughts together... I really hope you bring her on a guest every now and then, if that's even possible
It's so great to see you with your own channel and catching up on movie reviews for the time being! Also, I LOVE that you have a Paddington bear as part of your backdrop dressing. Those movies are the best!
Hey Dan, a long time fan from your time over at ScreenJunkies. Congrats on your new channel, the intro music is catchy and your reviews are great as ever. If you're looking for new things to review during this time, may I suggest 'The Half of It', a rather charming coming of age story that just got released on Netflix. It has been getting glowing reviews and I'd love to hear your take on it. Once again congrats and I'm certain you'll find a lot of success in this solo journey.
@@joanvincent11 I really enjoyed it. I think it's one of Netflix's best originals. It's a nice gritty solid action film. Plotwise it's kind of simple, but if you want to see Thor "John Wicking" a bunch of bad guys with really well paced and well shot action that you can actually follow, Extraction is worth a watch.
I hope we see more and more stunt coordinators be given a chance to direct action because the very clear minimal editing style makes action scenes feel a thousand times more enjoyable than shakycam with random jump cuts every .1 seconds.
I obviously knew that Dan was very funny from his prior work, but he had some serious comedic moments in this review that had me rolling. I’m so glad to see him already so comfortable and doing well in this new setting.
Followed from SJU, and I realized you were the reason I got into that channel to begin with. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy some Spenny, Joe, Lon, and Danielle. But I find you're rants the funniest and most informative. Thanks for keeping up the content during all this. Good luck on the new channel Dan and Mara! I'll do my part and share a bunch of vids.
This was one of those movies that gave me a bad feeling as soon as I saw an ad on UA-cam. A box office bomb sort of feeling. Edit: Why are the bagpipes that come outta the dragon also CG? Do they do something in the movie that normal bagpipes couldn't?
As much as I like RDJ, you have to wonder who thought it was okay for him to (not) do a Welsh accent, when you have a highly acclaimed Welsh actor in the cast. It probably would have significantly reduced the budget as well. Yet once again, Hollywood needs to cash in on the big name star. How'd that work out for you Universal?
The Rex Harrison Version was a staple of my childhood. He rode on a giant snail at one point, I think? I'll have to find a copy of that movie some time ❤
Gosh, you should see the teaser their release of Robert downey Jr trying to pack movie theatre for do little, by talking about the animals in the Chinese zodiac, and how this, according to the Chinese zodiac, is the year of the mouse, THAT was something else too.... 😅😅😅
I was surprised to see you leave Screen Junkies, but judging by the first few videos you've put out it seems like the right move. You were the person on the panel I most identified with and I'm happy you're making your own content. Keep up the great work!
love the backdating reviews! yes discuss the mechanics of dog glasses and why a duck (goose?) needed to be animated? does it have to do complex things in the movie that you can't train a duck to do? I think kid me would've loved the whale scene because to a small child, the whale is real and it matters, whereas adult me's eyes would've glazed over at the CGI and I have the experience to know that the whale isn't going to matter to the story.
I had a great time with my daughter watching this movie in theater. We went to a sold out family screening of this film and it seems that most of the families enjoyed it.
Maybe dragons do have clear faces. Smaug's cave was pretty clean in The Hobbit, and I don't remember seeing any dragon doodoo running down Emilia Clarke's shoulder at any point. It could be true....
Enjoyed this review as I do all of Dan's conte...uh, commentary. It automatically earned my thumb's up Like by the Sir Pounce cameo even without the rest of the great cont...uh, stuff 🙂
Dan, JRR Tolkien drives a good friend of mine crazy: 'He takes 6 pages to describe the battlefield with its majestic Rowan trees and velvety, creased and diverse grasses.....And then blows thru the battle itself in 2 paragraphs!!!'.....lol. Kinda felt this way watching Doolittle: liked the character moments, but the pacing and story lurched around like a drunken earth giant. Also...if I have to strain to understand the main character, I'd rather re-read The Hobbit.
Dan, it's nice to see you do your own thing. I do kinda miss the banter with the other guys - but I was really only going to SJU for you my dude! High Five!
Fantastic channel Dan, seems to me like you are spreading your wings here. It will be my favorite movie channel (I will probably also cut off all others, one is enough if it’s the best one).
I am so into Dan's reviews being edited now so he can script fun little zingers and jokes to sprinkle throughout. I hope this continues even when the world resumes and he's reviewing more current titles. Also, I can not be dissuaded from my belief that the only reason this movie reshot the dragon scene... was to make Dan Murrell have to describe the dragon scene. And, in that way, who cares about box office?! This is clearly the most successful film of all time!!!
In Land of the Lost Will Ferrell wins the friendship of a T-rex after he's swallowed by it, clearing an intestinal blockage from passing through the dinosaur's digestive tract.
I am so excited for Dan's Channel I feel like of all the popular Movie Talk and Screen Junkie Spin offs we get Dan will talk about more than just Franchise and Blockbuster Movies. That we may get film reveiws that are seriously lacking. Dont get me wrong I can listen to Campea go on about Endgame and Star Wars for hours. But he never leaves room in his show to have discussions about Movies like Call Me by your Name, Tully or Little Women.
Fecal impaction is the accurate medical terminology. The flatulence not so much, though. Impaction prevents solid objects from being able to evacuate, but air moves relatively freely by comparison.
In the books, the doctor started out as an ordinary doctor with human patients who learned to talk with animals and became a veterinarian as well. So it’s not entirely ridiculous that he might still have human patients. But being prominent enough to be called in for the Queen? Huh? Some British officers stationed in India for long spells developed a somewhat Welsh tone to their speech, so Downey’s somewhat Indian sound at times isn’t surprising.
Rants about “dog glasses” and the mechanics behind dragon farting and faeces is exactly the reason that I’m subscribed
Danielh 25 Also, during the dog glasses rant, I could have sworn I caught a few seconds of Mark Wahlberg which only made it better
Yes!
got my like at "dog glasses" rant
That made me think of that same old quote Mark Hamill says from Harrison Ford: "Kid, if they're looking at your hair, we are all in big trouble."
"Dragon butthole"
THE PUNS ARE BACK!!!!!
With a vengeance
I yelled "YES!"at the screen after that intro
Loving the idea of MOCHA. Make our Characters Happy Again to show us how we all CAN be happy despite adversity
And let them go on just a regular, happy adventure
Absolutely agree.
I so agree about how annoyingly one-note it is to have characters always default to being miserable as a baseline.
Dark Dolittle Universe...
"If a duck can get along with Matt LeBlanc, it can get along with Robert Downey Jr."
That is a line he said.
deep philosophical quotes
RDJ and ducks don't get along. He knows why.
Thread Bomb Oh, the Ally McBeal years ... yeah. Sad, really.
it really do be like that sometimes
The rant about dog glasses is the most Dan thing. Amazing. This is why I'm here.
*Although Cats was released in late 2019, most of the money it didn't earn was in 2020.*
I love the syntax of this comment :-) Nice one man.
“...thank you for coming to my Ted talk.“ LMFAO!!!!
"'Dolittle' did little at the Box Office, but did 'Dolittle' do little for me?" Brilliant. I wish instead of reboot, though, you had said this was RDJ "Re-Dolittle" just for those of obsessed with bad puns.
"Mocha, it's delicious and caffeinated" - I love this man.
Will "Dan Rants" be a section of content we can expect from your solo channel?
I truly hope so
Dont think so, since he dont make "content"
I hope not, let's keep it spontaneous
So happy the puns are back!!
Dan is the best in the business at reviewing bad movies. I love how he can pinpoint and explain everything that is wrong with the film, and not just take the piss out of it for being bad.
Some thoughts based on this review:
1. If Rex Harrison can speak in animal tongues, RDJ can as well.
2. Dragons would have cloaca's, not buttholes, as they are reptilian.
3. Hooray Ser Pounce!!!!
Counter argument Dragons aren't real so they can have anything or nothing like a ken doll
@@QuakerOaths When discussing a fantasy world where a man talks to animals and a dog wear's glasses, "Dragons aren't real" isn't much of a counter argument. ;)
@@Cobralalalala sure it is
Calcifer Boheme but are they?
Or are they Saurians? Sure, birds are their descendants, and reptiles their predecessors, but do we really know what kind of digestive system dinosaurs had?
I enjoy how Dan Murrell will intelligently, with details, exposition and clarity carefully review a classic or a multimillion dollar tax write-off masquerading as a movie quite fairly and equally. I did not/probably will not see Doolittle, beyond the trailers. I cannot blame the pandemic as I would not have seen this movie even we were all intermingling Corona-free. Forget the lack of bio-matter on the pieces of armor and bagpipes, we are missing the lead here. That dragon ate a s***-load of people rather recently unless there was a medieval/Victorian junk yard to feast upon. Go explain that to your pre-schoolers.
RDJ's accent is unrecognisable as a welsh accent, I can't believe someone didn't stop him especially considering Micheal Sheen is actually welsh
Lol! Serves him right for taking the gig. Come on, Michael, you're better than that....
I love Sheen but he is never above taking on a crappy gig... you have seen Tron Legacy amd Underworld 3 right??
@@SplatterInker mercifully, no. Can't wait until the BBC offer him some non-fiend, non-famous role like gritty detective in 80s Welsh mining town. He will be glorious.
@@SplatterInker Hey, Underworld 3 is brilliant. Over-the-top grimdark Romeo and Juliet with werewolves and vampires. Michael Sheen a surprisingly butch action hero. Bill Nighy chewing the scenery as the villain. My only criticism would be the laughable sex scene near the beginning.
“And also delicious and caffeinated. “
Dan, the more videos I see in your channel, the more Im glad that you made the decision to take this step :D loving your channel so far!
This isn’t the point but I love the little snoopy in the background
Sir Pounce-alot
I'll show myself out
This review was made even better by the addition of cats AND more puns than usual!
@9:18
"Impacted Colon Dragon Butthole" is that the sequal Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon?
I would expect nothing less than a a decent size chunk of this review being about dog glasses. I love it!
When I came out of the theater I had this statement I said Do Little feels like a good writer's first script. In the sense that there are some nice thematic bits the dragon is in the same place emotionally as Doolitle the relationship between him and the kid lead was well set up but, it always focuses on something just long enough to set it up. Then it moves on to an animal joke or action scene it just needed a few less of those and more character beats. Also the reveal of the obvious princess being a princess do something to make us think she's normal not the nicest girl to ever exist. One last thing I thought the fake look was going for a fairy tale aesthetic but, Dan's right it was just a byproduct of having a big budget.
Love these reviews, even though I never wanted to and never will see this movie
I LOVE THE SNARK. This is what I need to survive. MOCHA.
My wife has been on me to watch this movie. I was beginning to cave when I found this. Thank you for reinforcing my resolve, sir!
I love Dan. Everyone arguing deep stuff about Rise of Skywalker and he rages about the medal, and everyone analysing why this film was a bomb and he rages about dog glasses
I don't even want to torrent this. That says something about the appeal of this production. I enjoyed to Eddie Murphy one to a degree.
I love how dan allowed sir pounce to speak his mind in the end of the video, as an animal watching dr Doolittle
Littlefinger has an Irish accent, although I do agree RDJ's welsh accent is unrecognisable (being Welsh myself)
He's not supposed to have an Irish accent though, at least that's not how he was originally portrayed by Aiden Gillen. It's just that his natural accent kept coming through. He should have used it right from the start, nobody would have been bothered, especially as a lot of the show was filmed there.
You can tell he was going for a Richard Burton.
@@AzathothNyxkind Michael Sheen is Welsh, and lived in Port Talbot, Wales, like Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins, so maybe he was trying to imitate Sheen?
Man I'm so so happy we are getting more Dan reviews because they were always my favorite things from SJU. But man I kinda miss you bouncing off Roth and hearing you two sharing thoughts together... I really hope you bring her on a guest every now and then, if that's even possible
"They really skirted the issue on the whole impact colon dragon butthole armor and bagpipes thing."
Whenever Dan said "colon", the autogenerated subtitles rendered it as ":".
@@ThreadBomb haha! Perfect.
"How do the glasses stay on that dogs face?!?!" 🤣🤣 i can't stop laughing
"Perhaps the executive's name was Ted." Brilliant.
9:20 are you saying there might be a cut of the film where RDJ gets CGI crapped over? Release The Shitty Cut!
"I will grant you a dragon."
This Dan's version of giving a movie two thumbs up.
It's so great to see you with your own channel and catching up on movie reviews for the time being! Also, I LOVE that you have a Paddington bear as part of your backdrop dressing. Those movies are the best!
Hey Dan, a long time fan from your time over at ScreenJunkies. Congrats on your new channel, the intro music is catchy and your reviews are great as ever.
If you're looking for new things to review during this time, may I suggest 'The Half of It', a rather charming coming of age story that just got released on Netflix. It has been getting glowing reviews and I'd love to hear your take on it.
Once again congrats and I'm certain you'll find a lot of success in this solo journey.
just watched the trailer for "The half of it". Looks really interesting! Thanks for the recommendation
I would like to see the Dolittle script that RDJ said yes to.
While we wait for new theatrical releases, would you review Extraction?
Good shout I need to watch it as well
@@joanvincent11 I really enjoyed it. I think it's one of Netflix's best originals. It's a nice gritty solid action film. Plotwise it's kind of simple, but if you want to see Thor "John Wicking" a bunch of bad guys with really well paced and well shot action that you can actually follow, Extraction is worth a watch.
I hope we see more and more stunt coordinators be given a chance to direct action because the very clear minimal editing style makes action scenes feel a thousand times more enjoyable than shakycam with random jump cuts every .1 seconds.
I obviously knew that Dan was very funny from his prior work, but he had some serious comedic moments in this review that had me rolling. I’m so glad to see him already so comfortable and doing well in this new setting.
I just love Dan saying "The Scorch"
Big fan, keep it up and I'd love to see you review the last airbender now that it's in Netflix
Definitely got GMM vibes in the opening, and it felt great lol
I was going to go see Dolittle on a Tuesday, but all the theaters got closed down Monday night...maybe that was okay
Followed from SJU, and I realized you were the reason I got into that channel to begin with. Dont get me wrong, I enjoy some Spenny, Joe, Lon, and Danielle. But I find you're rants the funniest and most informative. Thanks for keeping up the content during all this. Good luck on the new channel Dan and Mara! I'll do my part and share a bunch of vids.
"I wanted to spend more time with Antonio Banderas the Pirate King.....that may be his real life occupation by the way."
Lmao, I lost it!
And all of the Animals on the background is a nice touch. AND you let us notice. You trusted your audience. Very nice
It’s my cat Ginny’s birthday as well!!! She’s turning 7!
This was one of those movies that gave me a bad feeling as soon as I saw an ad on UA-cam. A box office bomb sort of feeling.
Edit: Why are the bagpipes that come outta the dragon also CG? Do they do something in the movie that normal bagpipes couldn't?
As much as I like RDJ, you have to wonder who thought it was okay for him to (not) do a Welsh accent, when you have a highly acclaimed Welsh actor in the cast. It probably would have significantly reduced the budget as well.
Yet once again, Hollywood needs to cash in on the big name star. How'd that work out for you Universal?
The Rex Harrison Version was a staple of my childhood. He rode on a giant snail at one point, I think?
I'll have to find a copy of that movie some time ❤
Gosh, you should see the teaser their release of Robert downey Jr trying to pack movie theatre for do little, by talking about the animals in the Chinese zodiac, and how this, according to the Chinese zodiac, is the year of the mouse, THAT was something else too.... 😅😅😅
Ah Littlefinger, the R. Kelly of Westeros.
You couldn’t pay me to watch Dolittle.
I was surprised to see you leave Screen Junkies, but judging by the first few videos you've put out it seems like the right move. You were the person on the panel I most identified with and I'm happy you're making your own content. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for Sir Pounce. He's gorgeous!
I miss this so much! This is the Dan we all love
Damn the channel is really booming. Proud of you Dan!
love the backdating reviews! yes discuss the mechanics of dog glasses and why a duck (goose?) needed to be animated? does it have to do complex things in the movie that you can't train a duck to do?
I think kid me would've loved the whale scene because to a small child, the whale is real and it matters, whereas adult me's eyes would've glazed over at the CGI and I have the experience to know that the whale isn't going to matter to the story.
I had a great time with my daughter watching this movie in theater. We went to a sold out family screening of this film and it seems that most of the families enjoyed it.
As a Welshman who speaks fluent welsh as a first language, Robert Downey Jr’s accent is embarrassing in this film. Good work though Dan! :)
Happy birthday, Sir Pounce! I hope your humans shower with treats in celebration! 🎂
That's a new tongue twister.
Maybe dragons do have clear faces. Smaug's cave was pretty clean in The Hobbit, and I don't remember seeing any dragon doodoo running down Emilia Clarke's shoulder at any point. It could be true....
Speaking of the old SJU'ers, you should poach Lon to your channel. My favorite person for you to chart with, by far
I like this idea! He's the only one left that I like.
Happy Cat-Birthday to Sir Pounce!🎉🥳🎉🍣🧶
I was, and still am bummed you aren't at SJU, but I am also very happy with what you are putting out here. Thanks for all the videos!
Enjoyed this review as I do all of Dan's conte...uh, commentary. It automatically earned my thumb's up Like by the Sir Pounce cameo even without the rest of the great cont...uh, stuff 🙂
Dan,
JRR Tolkien drives a good friend of mine crazy: 'He takes 6 pages to describe the battlefield with its majestic Rowan trees and velvety, creased and diverse grasses.....And then blows thru the battle itself in 2 paragraphs!!!'.....lol.
Kinda felt this way watching Doolittle: liked the character moments, but the pacing and story lurched around like a drunken earth giant.
Also...if I have to strain to understand the main character, I'd rather re-read The Hobbit.
Spot on for the glasses commentary!
Interesting that he did a welsh accent in a movie with Michael sheen, who is welsh. Did he have a welsh accent in the movie?
If Dolittle would had had Sir Pounce or any cat would had been better. Happy birthday Sir Pounce!!!!!
I was wondering, if Dr Dolittle talked each animal's language to them, how all the animals were talking to each other...
YES! Puns are BACK
Make our characters happy again! 😂
Dan you should collab with Chris Stuckmann and Jeremy Jahns and talk about some of your favorite movies
Dan, it's nice to see you do your own thing. I do kinda miss the banter with the other guys - but I was really only going to SJU for you my dude! High Five!
This video made me very happy after a stressful day. Thank you.
Love Dan so much on his own. Would have EXTRA LOVED a Roth Cornet guest spot on this review omg 🤣🤣
That copy of snakes on a plane back there is fucking genius.
Just dropped in to say Dan is killing it. Loving the content.
Happy Birthday Ser Pounce! ❤
The dog glasses rant, is what made me subscribe
MOCHA!
I agree this premise seemed so epic in scope but somehow still felt small.
That cat plushie is adorable! (and the intro pun was terrible 😂)
Fantastic channel Dan, seems to me like you are spreading your wings here. It will be my favorite movie channel (I will probably also cut off all others, one is enough if it’s the best one).
I love your channel Dan!! 😉 Also Happy Birthday to Sir Pounce! 👑🐈🎉
That opening pun!
"he's speaking Little finger" I died laughing hahahahahahaha
I am so into Dan's reviews being edited now so he can script fun little zingers and jokes to sprinkle throughout. I hope this continues even when the world resumes and he's reviewing more current titles.
Also, I can not be dissuaded from my belief that the only reason this movie reshot the dragon scene... was to make Dan Murrell have to describe the dragon scene. And, in that way, who cares about box office?! This is clearly the most successful film of all time!!!
In Land of the Lost Will Ferrell wins the friendship of a T-rex after he's swallowed by it, clearing an intestinal blockage from passing through the dinosaur's digestive tract.
Dan you’re the best.
Sir Pounce is soooooo adorable.
I am so excited for Dan's Channel I feel like of all the popular Movie Talk and Screen Junkie Spin offs we get Dan will talk about more than just Franchise and Blockbuster Movies. That we may get film reveiws that are seriously lacking. Dont get me wrong I can listen to Campea go on about Endgame and Star Wars for hours. But he never leaves room in his show to have discussions about Movies like Call Me by your Name, Tully or Little Women.
Lol nice puns. Poor Roth missed it, she's gunna tune in now
Didn't think I'd hear Dan quote the second Maze Runner movie in 2020 but I'll take it
I am shocked that this is the first movie RDJ did after Endgame
Fecal impaction is the accurate medical terminology. The flatulence not so much, though. Impaction prevents solid objects from being able to evacuate, but air moves relatively freely by comparison.
When I saw the trailer I thought it was supposed to be a South African accent.
In the books, the doctor started out as an ordinary doctor with human patients who learned to talk with animals and became a veterinarian as well. So it’s not entirely ridiculous that he might still have human patients. But being prominent enough to be called in for the Queen? Huh?
Some British officers stationed in India for long spells developed a somewhat Welsh tone to their speech, so Downey’s somewhat Indian sound at times isn’t surprising.