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@sebastianemond5313

5 жыл бұрын

1:55 - 2:05 Oh, you just earned a spot on my s#*& list, Doug! FIEVAL, NO!!

@thepackingpacjack7767

5 жыл бұрын

Where did Malcom go?

@okami-onome3912

5 жыл бұрын

you should do a review RV with Robin Williams

@solisprime2669

5 жыл бұрын

where Malcolm go

@wayneconnor5230

5 жыл бұрын

Id probably have given Tamara just a couple more lines but all in all this really feels like the NC I know and love let’s keep up this momentum this is the minimum amount of sketches I expect in an NC episode good work

Gurgi is Jar-Jar's voice crossed with Golum's mannerisms and proportions grafted onto an ewok.

@cthulhufhtagn2483

4 жыл бұрын

Ah, the three best-known and best-loved pop culture characters.

@Luigicat11

4 жыл бұрын

Voiced by a drunk Donald Duck.

@questworldiangreenknight7455

4 жыл бұрын

Luigicat11 😂😂😂

@NeroCM

4 жыл бұрын

I'll take an entire trilogy on Jar Jar rather than see Gurgi for another minute. Jar Jar at least made me laugh 1 joke out of 10, Gorgi is consistently annoying throughout.

@garrtoons4303

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense knowing that Andy Serkis (the guy who played Golem) was inspired by Gurgi in this movie...... I'm not even kidding.

If he wanted to be specific, "swine" would be a better word to use than "pig".

@KanishQQuotes

3 жыл бұрын

Just call it something magical sounding like "the seer" or "the seance"

@KanishQQuotes

3 жыл бұрын

@@slevinchannel7589 I thought were talking about the pig

@mrcritical6751

3 жыл бұрын

Or even just “the beast” make it sound super impersonal

@gamesgames8798

2 жыл бұрын

It is even funnier in finnish: "possu"

@emberhermin52

2 жыл бұрын

I was not really bothered but "swine" would have been fine

Fun fact, my dad saw this in theaters because he liked the book it was based on. He was unimpressed and I wouldn't see it for myself until I was 21.

@Tsumefan2

3 жыл бұрын

you mean the book of three? yeah i read it its such a good read....unlike this

@orangeslash1667

3 жыл бұрын

Frozen doesn't even try to like the books it's based on.

@jessicalinbarnett

Жыл бұрын

It's scary I don't like this film. It should of never been made for children

@stephanginther9051

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, as usual, the books are much better.

If they're going to remake this, as some people are suggesting, they should really go back to the source material, The Chronicles of Prydain series, by Lloyd Alexander, an excellent Young Adult fantasy series. The Disney movie is a mish-mash of elements from the first two books, The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron. It explains a lot of things, like why Eilonwy is considered a princess. If the names seem odd, that's because the author mainly drew them from Welsh mythology and legend, which inspired much of the rest of the feel of the series.

@joghnythegurue2710

3 жыл бұрын

Eh, GENUINLY thought the movie was better. Particularily the villain. (I mean, have you SEEN the OG art of The Horned King? and the other villains in the series aren't quite as good as the king either)

@EricMontreal22

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's the plan.

@reneemiller2575

3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the chronicles of Prydain! They are such great books! And Taran actually did something😂

@peterhainzl6570

3 жыл бұрын

To make good movies from good Books means keeping a balance between, what has to Be changed, and what Must not. They did a good Job in Lord of the Rings and a Bad one on the Hobbit ( though some scenes remained pretty awesome). To Change things is absolutely neccesary, it‘s all about keeping the spirit of the original in Every Adaptation alive, not holding on to every Little detail.

@austinhangs5577

3 жыл бұрын

im gonna be honest i enjoyed this movie as a kid more than mulan or alladin. please dont murder me in my sleep.

According to sources online, some of the deleted scenes involved: Graphic violence A man literally having his flesh and muscle disolved leaving a zombie skeleton A much longer fight between Taran and the horned king A half naked Eilonwy due to her dress being torn while hanging on a ledge. This movie's dark, but it was meant to be darker

@brendanforester4601

5 жыл бұрын

There should be an extended edition.

@Nema_Divine

5 жыл бұрын

I guess it was too dark for colorful pg Disney.

@GarryDKing

5 жыл бұрын

That last one i would find hard to believe, but then again we also have the little mermaid getting away with that once Ariel turned human...

@Moonlitwatersofaqua

5 жыл бұрын

@@GarryDKing Maybe the difference is that while they both are children, Ariel is 16 while Ellowny is 12.

@Zacman1123

5 жыл бұрын

@@Moonlitwatersofaqua wait Ellowny is 12?

Out of all the Disney movies that are being remade this is the one that really needs it.

@egotisticalghost6745

5 жыл бұрын

Only if it’s animated, and not Lion King remake pretending to be live action.

@chaniw5294

5 жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree!!! It's overdue!

@kieranmorford5584

5 жыл бұрын

EgotisticalGhost I think a live action adaptation that stuck to the source material could really work. Sadly, that probably wouldn’t be what we would get. Another studio could probably do it better.

@fredericoramosdeoliveira2097

5 жыл бұрын

And unfortunately that's the one we can be all pretty sure we aren't getting

@junco88

5 жыл бұрын

No! No more remakes! For the love of all that is Disney, PLEASE no more remakes 😭😭😭

Everyone in comments: Gorgi sounds like Gollum/jar jar Me: Gorgi sounds like Stitch after smoking whole cigarett factory

@wanderer953

3 жыл бұрын

But he does have some similar speech patterns.

@Sigismund697

3 жыл бұрын

and in the books he IS Gollum

@LadyOnikara

2 жыл бұрын

He sounds like Jar Jar if he inhaled a whole big tank of helium.

@antoniaalabama2234

2 жыл бұрын

You got me wheezing at 12 am

@MovieFan1912

2 жыл бұрын

@@LadyOnikara And got covered in honey and hair like Doofenshmirtz at the end of that one episode of Phineas and Ferb (where Candace has a bad haircut and the two of them have to fix it before she has to attend a benefit).

Gurgi may be annoying as hell, but honestly, the fact that he selflessly sacrificed his life to save the world deserves some respect.

@Pizza-gremlin

11 ай бұрын

No it doesn’t

@flipflapjackson

11 ай бұрын

​@@Pizza-gremlin AHAHAHA 😭

@Tsumefan2

11 ай бұрын

gurgi is so much better in the book

@kristopherjones4096

11 ай бұрын

He grew on me

@TheRilluma

10 ай бұрын

well.. it was a relief that he died. but goddamn he came squeeling back. :@

Sounds like a D&D game whose players make it a trainwreck from beginning to end. DM: "Okay, the region is menaced by the evil lich warlord, the Horned King, who is seeking the Black Cauldron to raise the army of darkness and make the land his own to rule. You're a humble pigkeeper tasked with protecting the future telling pig who can find the location of the Cauldron." Taron: "Pigkeeper? I said I wanted to be a warrior!" DM: "This is a game campaign, you can't start out as a warrior. You have to work your way up until you're strong enough to take on the boss. Your first quest is to escort and hide the pig. Your guardian sends you off with supplies and shows you the way to the forbidden forest..." Taron: "I start swordfighting and doing cool warrior stuff" DM: "You are a peasant with a staff!" Taron: "Then I play pretend. For a hour." DM (Grumbling): "Okay then...you busy yourself with daydreams for an hour, and when you come back to reality the pig is gone. The agents of the Horned King have pignapped her, but a furry creature offers to take you to safety where you'll find your other companions..." Taron: "I storm the Horned King's fortress. On my own." DM (Furiously rewrites the story): "Fine...you manage to sneak in and even snatch the pig away in your escape, but the army captures you again and throws you into the dungeon. There you meet up with your other companions, who have been captured as well. You may plan your escape now. Elonwyn: "Hi, I'm a Princess" DM: "Your character sheet didn't say that. You're a princess of what kingdom?" Elonwyn: "Eh, i unno. Figured it would be cool to be the princess" Pickles: "I'm the Bard." Taron: "Cool, do you have any lore on this castle, or the Horned King, or whatever that can help us escape?" Pickles: "Nope, I just tell jokes and make faces." DM (Exhasperated): "Fine...you explore the castle and end up in the ancient king's grave. There you find an artifact holy sword that can move and attack on its own, making quick work of the henchmen on your heels. This is your chance to storm out of the gates" Elonwyn: "I lean on the gate and tell Taron to do something" Taron: "I stand there doing nothing" DM: "Arrgh. Fine, the sword comes to life and opens the gate. Now that you're free, it's your chance to..." Taron: "I trade the hags my magic swords for the Cauldron" DM: "FINE! You have the cauldron now, and one of you needs to willingly give their life if they want to destroy it." Taron: "Er...okay, let's just camp out here and do nothing about it" DM: "Seriously? Fine, the army finally catches up to you and steals the Cauldron. The dead walk, the King's army is marching to conquer your country, and all is lost unless one of you sacrifices themselves..." Taron: "The furry guy" Pickles: "Furry guy" Elonwyn: "Furry guy" DM: "DAMMIT"

@kabxksb7735

5 жыл бұрын

For someone who plays D&D religiously, *Y E S* this is EVERY SESSION with my haggle of tards I call my companions :) Except our DM has some dignity and respect to let us do whatever we want and then punish us HEAVILY for it instead of just riding the shit wave lmao

@ThePa1riot

5 жыл бұрын

I can hear the DM’s head explode from here. XD

@TheManBehindTheSlaughter6669

5 жыл бұрын

Bitch, the bard is fleuder.

@Blackfoxloki

5 жыл бұрын

so accurate XD

@Amesang

5 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, they actually statted out the Black Cauldron in an issue of _DRAGON Magazine…_

The horned king was an animatronic in one of Tokyo Disney’s attractions. It was ball-retractingly TERRIFYING.

@tinarivota716

5 жыл бұрын

At least that girgy wasn't one

@botanicus2921

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Mazeika ah, a fellow defunctlandien

@coreythepeanut

5 жыл бұрын

Great

@b3rz3rk3r9

5 жыл бұрын

Isn't the Horned King some sort of Lich?

@spartandud3

2 жыл бұрын

Just googled it and holy shit that's amazing.

I think it would have made more sense for Taran to sacrifice himself it would have made his character come full circle and he would have actually become a hero like he wanted.

"They're very merrily getting away!" That's the only way I _want_ to get away. The water hurting the Horned King implies he's a Lich, which can can hurt by water. Man, this movie will always be a childhood favourite, but I really didn't notice how annoying Gurgi was when I was four.

"You bring news, of the cookies" "You bring news, of Wala-Wala Washington" "You bring news, of the Nummy Muffin cocoa butter" 😂😂😂

@josephrowe849

5 жыл бұрын

You bring news of the death of Luke Perry! You bring news of the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman! You bring news of the series finale of You're the Worst.

@enderfire1st_404

5 жыл бұрын

You bring news, of the Gummi Bears You bring news, of Ponyville You bring news, of the Gnomes You bring news, of Blue's Clue You bring news, of the Care Bears

@Sonichero151

5 жыл бұрын

@@enderfire1st_404 The last one is the absolute best because I know absolutely that was said officially in some form of media

@dragonkeeper19600

5 жыл бұрын

"You bring news... of the puppy?" "You bring news... of the chocolate pudding?" "You bring news... of the pogo sticks?" "You bring news... of the berri-?" *Wood Nymph voice in the distance* "MY BERRIES????"

@marquis911

4 жыл бұрын

You bring news, of Fflewdurr Fflamm?

"But Dolbin, why won't you come with me?" "Rrrrrreumatism!!!!!" Did only I expect this?

@brendanforester4601

5 жыл бұрын

Nope. XD

@DeltaSpider_

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking of when the Critic remarked on that part. Unfortunately, he thinks that his fans are sick of his older memes.

@brendanforester4601

5 жыл бұрын

@@DeltaSpider_ Yes, key words being "he thinks".

@pierreprtn4059

5 жыл бұрын

what about lumbago this is a serious disease

@lookatthepicture4107

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

NC:”Director’s Kids,or,Producer’s Kids?” me:Probably Both

@ThompsonMSM

2 жыл бұрын

No, that's Bebe's kids

@tealnoise

2 жыл бұрын

Comment s'more why don't ya

9:59 You missed a “Rrrrrhuematism” joke

@MalloryGrizzell

3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for it

That toaster will haunt my dreams.

@b3rz3rk3r9

5 жыл бұрын

Annoying Orange looks to have gotten worse in the later years

@stormstrider1990

5 жыл бұрын

It looks like it came straight from the Annoying Orange.

@AELGamer

5 жыл бұрын

I think you mean NIGHTMARES!!!!!

@OkIpullup394

5 жыл бұрын

That toaster is already haunting my dreams

@TheAnchorArmsChad

5 жыл бұрын

That's why I played the Nightmare Face music

9:58 "Why don't you come with me?" "Umm... Rheumatism!"

@Marauders4EVR

5 жыл бұрын

R to the H to the E to the U M A TISM!

@MadTurnip

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I thought he'd say!

@officialflikz

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah!!!

@ThePa1riot

5 жыл бұрын

“Rheumatism yes.” 8>

Gun That Never Misses,or,a Sword That Can Kick Ass on Its Own?I Pick The Sword,I Mean What if There’s Only 1 Bullet in The Gun,I Don’t Wanna Risk Wasting it

@JA9339

3 жыл бұрын

Well the wording is only the gun doesn’t miss, the bullets still could

@MASTERM016

3 жыл бұрын

Not if you specifically intend to shoot “anything and everything I would use this gun to shoot if I had it for the rest of my life”.

@SatanicBarbeque

2 жыл бұрын

You can still throw the gun if you waste the one bullet. It never misses after all. But yeah, maybe pick the sword.

@lareskovest8681

2 жыл бұрын

Just buy more bullets dingus

I'll have you know I liked Black Cauldron and the books were good too. You know why Taren isn't a Disney princess? Because he doesn't get a high-pitched musical number.

“Don’t be Howard the duck” Best quote of 2019. And 2019 just started

@Boogeypop80

5 жыл бұрын

HYPERBOLE!!!!!!!

@IHateSmilingFriendsTheTVShow

5 жыл бұрын

Mate its been a month

@Lux_DeWarlock

5 жыл бұрын

2015 dead meme 11 more months to go

The funny thing is, you could even say "Treasure Planet" was darker. Like, I mean yeah it can be light, but it gets kind of dark when its the only disney movie where the CHARACTER'S FATHER JUST LEAVES. Like, not killed or just non existing, but just leaves. I know you did it on an old disney sember, but maybe give it a FULL review, its a childhood classic.

@whydoieven3305

5 жыл бұрын

That movie was so relatable to me as a kid.

@edgyspaceunicorn7215

5 жыл бұрын

I loved that movie. It’s a good movie but I agree with Doug, if they’re gonna make it so fi they should’ve made it proper sci fi. But I’ve a soft spot for it cause I loved it growing up and the characters, story and animation is still good.

@edgyspaceunicorn7215

5 жыл бұрын

Also yes thank you. Looking darker doesn’t make it darker. Black Couldron has some dark themes, but never explores them properly. In treasure planet despite its light hearted moments actually let’s the death of characters sink in, it truly shows piracy, not the comedic types that were in Peter Pan, and still for all kids in difference from Pirates. Also it includes a “twist” villain that works greatly. Cause John Silver builds a real and emotional connection to Jim and is legitametly likeable and when he betrays Jim it’s not out of nowhere. So I agree, Treasure Planet can be argued as being darker than the Black Couldron.

@davecrupel2817

5 жыл бұрын

More emotional, yes. Darker? U uh.

@davecrupel2817

5 жыл бұрын

More emotional, yes. Darker? U uh.

When I watched this movie when I was little, I didn't realize how whiny Taran was. At least Kylo wasn't constantly complaining.

@JRGProjects

2 жыл бұрын

Luke too in Episode 4.

@RB01.10

2 жыл бұрын

Aw, I actually kind of liked Kylo Ren. Sure he's no Darth Vader but I still got invested in him maybe in part to Adam Driver's performance.

"Pickles" is called Fflewddur Fflam, however the pronunciation of Fflewddur's name is wrong. "Dd" in Welsh is the same as "Ff", both produce the sound "fuh" so the characters pronunciation should be "Flewfur Flam". Princess Eilonwy's name is a mix between "Eilon" which means fawn, and "wy" which means water. Also, according to the book's, Eilonwy's parents are dead, making her a queen and not a princess. Taran in an earlier version of The Black Cauldron (film) was significantly more violent, using the sword to cut and kill many of the King's guards. Gurgi exists because comic relief will forever be the darkest stain of cinema. The character in the book appeared more closer to a monkey and used weapons such as swords and bows.

@Sigismund697

3 жыл бұрын

I recently read the book they did the characters so wrong

@mt5032

3 жыл бұрын

Actually "Dd" in Welsh is pronounced like "Th", like in the words That or Then. So it's pronounced Fflewthir Flam

@johnbones3455

3 жыл бұрын

All of that sounds fucking awesome and I want to beat Katsenburg with Gurgi for denying us anything closer to that than this.

@joseffjones4575

3 жыл бұрын

With elonwys name what language are you using to translate the meaning of the name? Because 'wy' does not mean water in Welsh water in welsh is 'dŵr', 'Wy' is egg in Welsh

@thekingsbard6132

3 жыл бұрын

You clearly don't speak Welsh at all. "Eilon" doesn't mean "fawn"; it isn't a word at all; "wy" isn't a word either, and the word for water is "dŵr".

I'll stick up for Gurgi. He's an obnoxious hairball with no social aptitude. He's also friendly and sociable but desperate for companionship and has little or no sense of self worth. When he finally found someone willing to tolerate him for a few days, he barely hesitates sacrificing himself to save them with no expectation that he'd be brought back, not for the least reason that he believed that he had no friends. Seems pretty relatable to someone with depression and social anxiety.

@renatocorvaro6924

5 жыл бұрын

Legit.

@griffh7747

5 жыл бұрын

It’s the voice that annoys me, not his character. That voice is so pitched that it feels like my ears are gonna bleed.

@emperorpicard7222

5 жыл бұрын

@@griffh7747 Well, yeah. He's annoying. I said that. I was just giving my reason for not lumping him in with truly useless anti-characters like Jar Jar Binks. Can't bring myself to hate the little guy.

@pablogonzalez7412

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck that thing

@leirawhitehart1236

5 жыл бұрын

I am your 100th like. :)

"Well nobody likes black caulron, but that doesn't mean you don't like black cauldron." "What the HELL does that mean!?" I died of laughter at that moment.

@kishinasura1989

5 жыл бұрын

It's complicated

@takuansoho5836

5 жыл бұрын

For me it was Malcolm at 21:36 , he's becoming my favorite part of those critics ^^

As someone who read through the entire Prydain chronicles, this movie was a big disappointment to me. I mean so many amazing moments left out, and wimpy moments left in! What were the screenwriters thinking?!

@joghnythegurue2710

3 жыл бұрын

No offense but you're just making "the book was better" argument. That's like going to a restaurant, ordering lasagna and then saying you prefer your moms. Same basis, same ingredients different people and execution. Just a bit of a jerk move.

@KingCasual1986

3 жыл бұрын

Just out of curiosity, how long are the books and which is book 1?

@jclkaytwo

3 жыл бұрын

@@joghnythegurue2710 restaurants don't base their food off your mom's food, so that's not a suitable example.

@orangeslash1667

3 жыл бұрын

@@joghnythegurue2710 The problem is that this film was directed by Richard Rich, when has he directed a good film?

@MeepChangeling

2 жыл бұрын

@@joghnythegurue2710 Incorrect, sir. If you're going to adapt a book into a film, you tell the author's story. If you want to tell your own story, you shouldn't adapt a book (unless you wrote it).

"Is anyone named bob in this movie? Look, there's Harrin kapapa! Theres gukagipu of shupipipthu! Behold, obnoxity of shutup!" That bit gets me every time X''D

Fun fact: Disney is making a live action reboot of this film, only now they’re gonna follow the original book series.

@brendanforester4601

5 жыл бұрын

I love this movie, but that might be interesting.

@peteynutt4104

5 жыл бұрын

Damn. This will be the most hardcore Disney live action since pirates.

@anonymousgoblin792

5 жыл бұрын

Your lying!

@OkIpullup394

5 жыл бұрын

Oh god no

@donutchan8114

5 жыл бұрын

I'd rather they reanimate it but disney 2d theatrical animation is dead

The names are Welsh: Eilonwy, Taran, Fflewddur Fflam.... The film was based on a book series called Chronicles of Prydain, which was loosely based on the Welsh myths and legends in the Mabinogion.

@LegitMan335

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Flibble like the crow from Maleficent , Theova

@mr.flibblessumeriantransla5417

5 жыл бұрын

I’m not familiar with the name Theova. Are you sure that’s correct? Also, Sleeping Beauty was a French story. If I was to hazard a guess, the first element “theo-“ is either from Greek “theos” meaning “God,” or from proto-Germanic “theud” meaning “of the people.” Either way, not Welsh.

@LegitMan335

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Flibble idk , I can’t spell any words

@drewbosch8501

5 жыл бұрын

Funny detail is that in Spanish I remember the bard was just called Faust, so... It's hilarious for me of the translators being "damn this name is difficult, we're gonna call him Faust"

@wjzav1971

5 жыл бұрын

Is that book series good?

Does Netflix Even Make DVDs Anymore?

@neildennis7294

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they still rent by mail. Pay $7.99 a month and you can rent all the DVDs you want via your mailbox

@ernor15

3 жыл бұрын

...Do they even give you the option to order the DVD? They used to, but I'd assumed that feature had long since been consigned to the Pit of Profiteering, aka, the Farm of Physical Media Flagellants. o.o

@leovk5779

2 жыл бұрын

@Jake Rumschik Your dad is a hero of ancient times long forgotten.

@RB01.10

2 жыл бұрын

@Jake Rumschik I still do as well. Sure, I can download the film or show from my Google play store, but once in a while the title is unavailable.

Man, Gurgi attempting to juggle and then failing IMMEDIATELY while babbling incoherently never ceases to make me laugh out loud. Excellent work Doug. 😆

“How did he never get a Disney ride?” Ohoho, poor naive Critic. Not really for the Black Cauldron alone, Tokyo Disney used to have a haunted tour that used the Horned King very prominently. He’s basically the final boss that a little kid would be selected from the audience to fight. I saw it on Defunctland, it was super awesome but unfortunately not around anymore. Now it’s a Disney Princess tour.

@DiceFTW273

5 жыл бұрын

That's "The Horned King's Ride", not Talwim's ride.

@FoxieRoxie365

5 жыл бұрын

Boltizar nooo

@Sonichero151

5 жыл бұрын

So................... Not only did he have the look of a Raid Boss....... HE WAS...... Technically a raid boss in the Japan park

@carterd7460

5 жыл бұрын

Defunctland is awesome

@darreylhenderson8979

4 жыл бұрын

There was also a castle show that included Maleficent to promote the release of this film.

Ok, let me clear this mess up. The king from the intro is Arawn, he’s the original villain from the books, the Horned King was just one of his generals. This film is actually two books smashed together, “The Book of Three” and “The Black Cauldron”. One of the most important characters, Gwdion (basically King Arthur) is completely cut out. So is Arawn’s predecessor, Achren, yet another crucial character.. So basically, two books were smashed together, they cut out half the important characters. Arawn is replaced because horns. Yes, because Disney thought villains with horns were cooler, look it up. R.I.P. Lloyd Alexander

@Obstreperous_Octopus

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know it was a book. Or three books. Or half of two separate books. Is this a "the books were better" scenario? I have to say, I'm kinda interested.

@tobybartels8426

4 жыл бұрын

@@Obstreperous_Octopus : It's a series of five novels (and a collection of short stories), only the first two were the source material. Although inasmuch as Arawn and the Cauldron-Born aren't defeated until the last book, I'd say that this movie is a mash of _three_ books. And the books are definitely better.

@tobybartels8426

4 жыл бұрын

(By the way, it's ‘Gwydion’.)

@JaniacTheHedgehog

3 жыл бұрын

Why does this sound like LotR?

@tobybartels8426

3 жыл бұрын

@@JaniacTheHedgehog : Well, they're both high fantasy. Lloyd Alexander based his books on Welsh mythology, but he couldn't help but be influenced by Tolkien, who revitalized that whole genre. And while Tolkien mostly used Germanic mythology as his inspiration, he pulled in a lot of stuff from everywhere across Europe, including some Welsh stuff. Indeed, just as Alexander couldn't help but be influenced by Tolkien, Tolkien couldn't help but be influenced by the legends of King Arthur, which were originally Welsh. So it's all connected.

“When she sees something so terrible she can’t contain it!” *shows picture of Detective Pikachu, the best video game movie ever made* Well that joke aged like fine vinegar!

@samuraiturtle.2637

4 жыл бұрын

More like milk. That movie was freaking good

@NoahDaArk

4 жыл бұрын

SamuraiTurtle.26 The fighter of dimensions Ooh I agree man! One of the best films of 2019

@blankblank1284

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Original Sonic Live Action design would work. Though tbe redesign is actually quite good, the movie is decent as well.

@MforMovesets

4 жыл бұрын

At least it deserves its praise, unlike what people do with the Sonic movie.

@pixellizard1850

4 жыл бұрын

Well , now “The Sonic Movie” is the best Video Game Movie ever made.

The art style of this movie is so much like *Don Bluth* that I used to think he animated it.

@SukiNoKoe

5 жыл бұрын

THAT'S CAUSE HE DID AND GOT NO CREDIT.

@75aces97

5 жыл бұрын

It was in development so long that Bluth was probably still with Disney animation when it started.

Wasn’t the reason why Don Bluth left Disney was because his ideas were considered too dark and creepy?

@theawesomebat1244

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Plurad No. Disney only rejected his idea to do an animated adaptation of ‘The Secret of NIMH’ before the idea was agreed at Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

@LordMoonshadowGaGa

4 жыл бұрын

Which is odd because his next film would be A Troll in Central Park. Weird.

@theawesomebat1244

4 жыл бұрын

TheNerdyBirdyShow No. It was An American Tail (1986). A Troll in Central Park was in 1994

@Tornado1994

4 жыл бұрын

Bluth left because Disney's Son-in-Law Ronald Miller was an idiot.

@Dravianpn02

3 жыл бұрын

He left because he didn’t like where Disney was going leadership wise.

Whenever NC Shows a Scene With Rob in it All I Can Focus on is His Lame Wig

This is probably my most favourite (modern) Nostalgia Critic episode. "When my hamster puts him balls into kool-aid he can watch Gilligan's Island."

@aidanpurkiss9457

10 ай бұрын

And this really takes the cake: 14:09 😅

The Black Cauldron: the Disney film that failed so hard it lost to the Care Bears

@trippcory

5 жыл бұрын

Nathaniel Foga ouch

@Lobsterwithinternet

5 жыл бұрын

Oof!

@michaeltapia7628

5 жыл бұрын

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

@louisduarte8763

5 жыл бұрын

@@cadenmorris3680 That's what whoever made Care Bears told Disney. OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH!

@waddupjd

5 жыл бұрын

You know movie's bad when you compare it to Care bears

You know, out of all the disney movies out there I think that The Black Cauldron is the one that could actually use a live action remake.Hell they could just adapt the books that the movie was based on.

@glowworm2

5 жыл бұрын

That and the Sword in the Stone--which was also loosely based off of a series of books as well.

@angusng816

5 жыл бұрын

Except Sword and the Stone is a better movie than this.

@Alberto9Herrera

5 жыл бұрын

@@glowworm2 The Sword In The Stone is already getting a remake only for the Disney+ service.

@TheBatShade

5 жыл бұрын

I have though this for years the books were actually good, but the cartoon did a terrible job of adapting the books. I would love to see a live action version of The Chronicles of Prydain done right

@doctordisney5755

5 жыл бұрын

I also think that two movies that really need a live action remake are treasure planet and Atlantis

to me,it Sounded Like The Minstrel Was Saying His Name Was”Flute of Fun”

@Tsumefan2

3 жыл бұрын

more like flute of phlegm

@cjhs2006

3 жыл бұрын

@Pixel Wizard ok

@neildennis7294

3 жыл бұрын

How hard up was Nigel Hawthorne to play this role?

@thekinginyellowmessiahofha6308

2 жыл бұрын

**Clears throat and summons the welsh** “Flywder Fleym”

Brawn should have won an award for being one of the only surrviver from 1984 in transformers the movie

I don't care what anyone says, the Black Cauldron is a classic. *I'M A WARRIOR*

@edvance1030

5 жыл бұрын

When they said that the only way to stop the caudron was for someone to be sacrificed to it, I immediately thought "throw the dog in there".

@dariuswatson6298

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, I love this film! A youtuber called Breadsword did a fantastic video on why it deserves to be seen as a Halloween classic.

@alexbenjaminlubbers

5 жыл бұрын

This film is gold!!!!

@alexbenjaminlubbers

5 жыл бұрын

@@dariuswatson6298 I actually watched that video!!!! Lol

@Obstreperous_Octopus

4 жыл бұрын

It definitely had some really cool visuals, and the concept was interesting. It's one movie that would probably do well with a remake (in the right hands).

that hellfire parody killed me

@kristaoconnors8878

5 жыл бұрын

Don't lie. The fat stripper was hot.

@14mespider9

5 жыл бұрын

@@kristaoconnors8878 "Don't shame me, it's my thing! I just love her rolls."

@dnightshade3257

5 жыл бұрын

@@14mespider9 Like Donuts! Jelly Donuts!

@jeckjeck3119

5 жыл бұрын

We need full version, NOW!

I loved how terrifying the Horned King was!

The Black Cauldron is based on a book of a novel series called The Chronicles of Prydain. Here are the elements in the movie vs the elements in the book and the stuff I researched that made them different: Movie: Taran lives with Fflewddur Fflam, a farmer/bard Book: Taran lives with Dallben, a 379-year-old enchanter and an aged farmer/retired warrior named Coll. Fflewddur Fflam (yes, I had to look his name up) is a king by birth but chooses to be a bard Edit: I realized it actually is Dallben in the movie but in my defense him and Fflewddur Fflam look too alike in the movie Movie: Princess Eilonwy (yes, I had to look her name up too) has no seemingly royal connection Book: Princess Eilonwy is princess of a FAMILY OF ENCHANTRESSES (yes, really and yes, that is made VERY CLEAR) Movie: Hen Wen is a farm animal/supposed pet who Taran is to care for, whom he loses while fantasizing Book: Taran is to care for Hen Wen due to her prophetic visions, and HE is kidnapped by the Horned King NOT HER Movie: Gurgi is introduced after Taran loses Hen Wen Book: Gurgi is introduced very early on after (and presumably not as annoying) Movie: The Horned King's army currently is dead, and he wishes to use it to raise them Book: They're ALREADY undead as the series begins, called the "Cauldron Born" and are relevant for at least two books) Movie: Horned King wants the Black Cauldron, and he is the only main antagonist antagonist as a result Book: A tyrant named Arawn is the antagonist (at least for the last book) and he wants to conquer the kingdom), whereas the Horned King is only relevant for two of FIVE BOOKS of the series EXTRA FUN FACT: The movie the author has stated has nothing to do with the books, but the author thought was pretty entertaining, as well as Roger Ebert who gave it a positive rating Pays to read the source material, huh?

The Black Cauldron's fatal flaw is lack of conflict. We have a vague but workable goal for the villain. But no real goal for the heroes. Compare this with Fellowship of the Ring. Sauron wants the ring, to plunge the world into darkness. Frodo doesn't want his world plunged into darkness. So both take action to achieve their respective goals. Sauron sends the Nazgul. Frodo takes the ring to Bree, and onward to Rivendell and so on. In Cauldron, the Horned King wants the Cauldron. (It would help if we knew what he needed an undead army over the army he already has.) But what do our heroes want? To keep the pig alive? To stop this Army of Darkness? Good storytelling needs conflict. I'd fix it this way. 1) The pig doesn't see the future. He can find anything. Maybe its a truffle hunting pig and that's how its power became know. The Horned King still wants the pig, but its more directly tied to his goals. 2) Make Princess Calla (I refuse to call El by her name because of my long standing feud with the Welsh language) the descendant of the Evil King. Princess or scullery maid doesn't matter. She is linked to the legacy of the cauldron. 3) Start the story with her in the dungeon and she engineers her own escape. In her escape, she comes across Cavin and Chaucer and they WORK together to escape. But Cavin is serious about rescuing the pig. It's only after they escape, that the Horned king makes himself known. He punishes the guards and sends his dragons after them. Now you have a story. You have conflict, mystery, action in the escape. now you're good to go.

@icecreamhero2375

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds better

@sneakysneakyraccoon8538

5 жыл бұрын

Actually Taran wanted to stop the Horned King in the beginning of the movie and was implied that the horned king has been around for a long time causing mayhem. Henwen was just a plot device to not only push Taran into that direction, but also to confirm the cauldron existent since the horned king had doubts about it "so it does exists!" When the horned king finally know the cauldron does exist, Taran wanted to destroy it to prevent the horned king from using it. The conflict for the hero was to stop the horned king from taking over the world by either not confirming the cauldron's existence or destroying the cauldron. Because as stated in the prologue, you can not only raise the army of dead, but also command the army to take over the world, this was shown how that was later in the film when the dead army seems invisible since it can turned living beings into dead skeletons (a scene that was cut out of the film). Also the horned king state this: "How long I have thirst to be a god among mortal men." There's more to it than having a story, you also need to be executed well, while your idea may seem like a story it is not guaranteed to be executed well. There is also no significance to your Calla's character either. Since the horned kings knows the pig can find the cauldron, there is no need to keep her alive especially long enough for her to make an escape. A story not only need's conflict, but also, character interaction, character development, climax, exposition, beginning, middle, and end. Your idea only has ideas and a beginning that's it.

@wrinkleintime4257

5 жыл бұрын

Rahsaan Footman they tried to squish a whole book series into a one hour movie. And named it after the second book when it was about the first book. It was an all around mess :’) A pretty mess but messy all the same

@kieranmorford5584

5 жыл бұрын

Better solution, simply make it like the incredible book series.

@charmandyorton006

5 жыл бұрын

@@icecreamhero2375 To say it sounds better is a friggin' understatement tbh. It sounds like an ACTUAL high fantasy to me.

"Well nobody likes Black Cauldron. But, that doesn't mean you don't like Black Cauldron" "What the hell does that mean?!?!" Honestly my favorite part! 😂😂 Holy cow! 524 likes! Thanks for all the likes!!

@marisastoletheprecioussara118

4 жыл бұрын

Count again

@Dim4323

4 жыл бұрын

It's based on a book called The cronicals of pydain

@ladydnavarone3447

4 жыл бұрын

It was also tied to “Trick or Treat” so...

The biggest gripe I had was that Disney tried to condense The Prydain Chronicles into a single film. Written by Lloyd Alexander, the five books of the Prydain Chronicles are based off of Welsh and Celtic legends. The Black Cauldron was only the second book of the five, though the eponymous cauldron was mentioned in nearly all five. The original books are long overdue for a big-screen adaptation, as each book is an epic adventure in it's own right. If only a studio existed that would faithfully adapt the books with proper respect. It certainly won't be Disney, who has made an industry out of bastardizing classic stories in the name of "social justice."

@DrDolan2000

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day... 700 years after we're all dead

"Throw the boy into the dungeon." Man, does this take on a whole different meaning as an adult.

@orangeslash1667

3 жыл бұрын

The biggest problem with the film is that it was directed by Richard Rich. When has this guy ever been useful?????????

@MovieFan1912

2 жыл бұрын

Then throw the dungeon in the dungeon, then throw the dungeon in the boy!

I ' M A W A R R I O R

@pacoramon9468

4 жыл бұрын

With a stick.

@sebastianemond5313

4 жыл бұрын

And he got his ass kicked by a goat.

@georgehutter339

4 жыл бұрын

With a plastic knife as a weapon

@sebastianemond5313

4 жыл бұрын

*bottles clinking* 🎵Warrior! Shut the hell up!🎵

@randomguy2518

4 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Emond now theres an idea... This kid and gurgi getting dimensionally teleported into 1970's new york just as The Warriors are first running from the amassed rival gangs.....one ill-timed "i'm a warrior " later,and we have some quality,though short lived, entertainment

This is the Disney film that could benefit from a live action remake. It has flaws and those can be improved upon. Beauty and the Beast is flawless yet gets a subpar remake

@playererror4044

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the original Beauty and the Beast made money and people know and like it. This film... Most people don't know that Disney made this film (and in their defence if you lost out to The Care Bears movie would you admit it existed?) Also while I can see you could get a decent movie out of a remake of this I'd rather see Atlantis the lost empire get one. Who doesnt want to see a giant robot lobster in live action?

@stephenwells6434

5 жыл бұрын

A few years ago Disney actually reacquired the rights to the Prydain series with the intent to remake The Black Cauldron. I haven't heard anything since so I presume that project is dead.

@ThePa1riot

5 жыл бұрын

Actually YES PLEASE! With the tone of something like the Jungle Book or Maleficent, a Black Cauldron remake could be something really special.

@mistermoo7602

5 жыл бұрын

Marvelously said Ulick.

@ThePa1riot

5 жыл бұрын

Unicorn Bunny The Lord of the Rings trilogy is live action fantasy and it’s one of the best film series of all time.

Horned King was always my favorite Dosney villain. The voice, the creepiness, it just rocked

@danielfarkasatzel1952

Жыл бұрын

Judge Claude Frollo and Cruella de Vil: we are the scariest disney villains The Horned King: hold my beer

@thefirstone4864

Жыл бұрын

No professor call a khan is my favorite does ney villan.

8:46 Boy, that joke didn’t age very well, did it?

@GabrielUngacta

3 жыл бұрын

He just hates Pokemon

@garrtoons4303

3 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielUngacta "POKEMON SUUUUCKS!" _"LA-LA-LAAAAA"_

The Brave Little Toaster looked far more terrifying than the Annoying Orange.

@priscillachapkylo934

5 жыл бұрын

Are kidding me? annoying Orange far out creepy then the brave little toaster because picture flute on Orange and facial expressions.

@michaelbremer35

5 жыл бұрын

Synchro-vox animation will always be creepy.

@moviemaniac2159

5 жыл бұрын

I know, right?! They should have just had him animated like they did with Mrs. Brisby!

@benjaminmagen3045

4 жыл бұрын

So was the film, meanin: the brave little toaster.

@mitchellthompson4148

3 жыл бұрын

You should see the live action annoying orange, it’s 100% terrifying

This movie had so much potential, Disney just poorly executed the story for Black Cauldron. The Horned King would’ve been a great villain if Disney didn’t cut so much screen time of the violent scenes.

@alexbenjaminlubbers

5 жыл бұрын

I doubt the uncut version would have made it to Toon Disney and become a big part of my childhood.

@waddupjd

5 жыл бұрын

That one frame with the pig's face at 15:30 still gets me XD

@Markimark151

5 жыл бұрын

WorkInProgress yes it would be a great idea for Disney to try making it better! Even when it was on Toon Disney, it was still good, even Dark Crystal was once shown on Disney Channel.

@antwanscott97

5 жыл бұрын

Black Cauldron=Disney's Chris Benoit

@droig

5 жыл бұрын

@@Markimark151 I always seem to forget that dark crystal is a Disney movie. I had watched and owed it for years on vhs before I realized.

What's interesting is that first movie is based on the first book, "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander. "The Black Cauldron" is actually the name of the second book in the series.

Idk about y'all but Labyrinth's "older man who is trying to control my life ultimately has no power over me" message sticks really well

Dude Malcolm doing the intro to the film? More of that please!

@RDeathmark

5 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing! I was expecting the comment section to be full of such comments but yours was the first I found in at least 10

The Horned King straight up gave me nightmares as a kid. Still loved the movie though, despite its flaws.

@broEye1

5 жыл бұрын

Ever read the books? I had the misfortune of only seeing this a few years ago after having read the series multiple times.

I wanna see Malcom do a full length review of a movie. Doug is funny, but Malcom has a calmness to his voice that I feel we don’t get enough of.

I love this review, it has a feeling of "Old school" Nostalgia Critic.

I have a month theme idea you ready? *NETFLIX MONTH!* So we can all Netflix and chill with you...

@nerdgeekman

5 жыл бұрын

Jay Play I see what you did there.

@Sh0tgunJust1ce

5 жыл бұрын

I still want James Bond month.

@waddupjd

5 жыл бұрын

Or Hulu Month So we can Hulu and relax

@waddupjd

5 жыл бұрын

@@FrequentUser99 definitely Bird Box, or just shitty Netflix movies.. Might I recommend Leo the Lion

@KyProRen

5 жыл бұрын

You'll probably have to wait 'till March because since 2018 he decided to change the "Themed Month" event to March from that point on.

I actually did have a long runnign theory that Ellonwyn WASN'T a princess but instead, much like our other protag, was so disatisfied by her actual job that she pretended to be a princess. notably, the Horned King doesn't call her Princess but instead calls her Scullery Maid.

@gRinchY-op5vr

5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out there was a deleted scene of her revealing she wasn't a princess

@davidgantenbein9362

5 жыл бұрын

I had exactly the same idea when the Horned King said that line.

@michaelmiller3012

5 жыл бұрын

It's kinda weird how that is supposed to be according to the books, actually. She is, in fact, a princess, but she was kidnapped as a baby by an evil sorceress. She never TELLS anyone she is a princess, though. That little tidbit is discovered by her friends later. Eilonwy actually has a very tragic back story. The reason for the kidnapping: Eilonwy's family line consists of very powerful female sorcerers wielding incredible magical powers, powers that are passed down mother-to-daughter (her kingdom was a Matriarchy). There are other magic wielders in the world, but the House of Llyr (Eilonwy's family) were truly exceptional. By the time of the Black Cauldron, Eilonwy is actually the last living member of that line, and the ancestral castle (due to an unspecified but relatively recent catastrophe) is about a mile offshore of the island they used to rule and partially flooded. The evil sorceress's plan: Raise Eilonwy to be her own personal magical super weapon and take over the known world. At the beginning of the first book in the series (The Book of Three - the Black Cauldron is the immediate follow up to it), Eilonwy believes that the evil sorceress is her Aunt, and they live together at a place called Spiral Castle. Eilonwy knows her "Aunt" is an evil sorceress, and despises her, but what can she do? Family, right? So one might ask, if the Sorceresses of the House of Llyr are so powerful, how was Eilonwy kidnapped in the first place? and also why didn't Angharad (Eilonwy's mother) use her awesome powers to find and rescue her daughter? Well to understand that you have to know that in the world of Prydain, magic both requires the caster to have innate magical potential and is realized by using complex incantations and rituals. The Llyr family spells are kept in a spellbook that requires illumination from a special magical light to even be read. Princess Angharad fled her kingdom to elope with a commoner, and took the family spellbook and magic light with her. At some point during their constant game of run and hide from the family, Angharad gave birth to Eilonwy, and her husband died. Rather than go back home and risk the utter rejection of her daughter, Angharad decided to tough it out and she kept her magic use very low-key (likely to avoid being recognized and captured, but this is never explicitly stated). It is at some point during this time that her own mother died and the unspecified disaster happened in the kingdom. It is likely that as far away from home as Angharad had managed to run, she didn't even know about it. And then Eilonwy was kidnapped and Angharad was brutally murdered while trying to find her missing daughter. So why didn't Angharad do an "Aw, fuck it" and use her magic before she died to find Eilonwy? Well, Eilonwy's bauble (the glowing ball that follows her around in the movie) IS the magical light required to read the spellbook. The bauble was magically bound to Eilonwy, and when she was kidnapped, the bauble automatically went with her, leaving Angharad with the now useless spellbook. The evil sorceress had assumed that the bauble was all that was required for the family spells and only realized her mistake when it was far too late. The spellbook vanished with Angharad and Eilonwy would not have access to the powerful and unique spells she was heir to. So the evil sorceress went to Plan B and tried to teach Eilonwy her own spells while always looking out for any sign of the lost House of Llyr spellbook that contained the super-premium stuff (spoiler alert: it gets found and abused in a later book). The problem with this plan was that most of the sorceress's spells were of the "inflict pain and suffering" and "make myself beautiful" variety, and Eilonwy, not naturally being very vain or inclined towards being evil, didn't really care for them. Thus her efforts in learning them were minimal. Of course, being a good person raised alone by an evil sorceress made Eilonwy's personality... odd. Taran and Flewdur Fflam were not rescued by Eilonwy from the Horned King's dungeons, they were rescued from the evil sorceress's. And Eilonwy did it to annoy her "Aunt". When they got lost in the ancient and unexplored tunnels under Spiral Castle and found the sword, removing it from the crypt caused the castle to collapse (via curse), theoretically killing the evil sorceress (spoiler alert: it didn't), and Eilonwy became homeless. At the end of the Book of Three, Dalben (the old man from the movie, and a potent sorcerer in his own right) offers to let her live with him and Taran while he attempts to make better arrangements for her, more suited to her rank (these arrangements actually sort of come to fruition in the third book, The Castle of Llyr, when she is sent off to learn how to be a proper lady and there is an attempt to wed her into the family that subsequently assumed the rule of her kingdom, thus legitimizing their rule). Her chores while living at Caer Dalben are the cooking and cleaning (make of that what you will). It is kind of a subtle gag throughout the Black Cauldron how many people really believe that she is nothing more than an orphan Scullery Maid. The books were very well written, and for the most part, everything that happens in them follows a logical progression. The problem with the movie is that it cuts out and changes so much stuff to fit into a single movie that the story is nearly incoherent. To properly do this book series justice would either require a full series or a film treatment like Lord of the Rings (not The Hobbit). There's just too much there to chop this into a 1.5 hour one-off film and have it make any sense. The movie we ended up with is a weird bastardization of about 3 or 4 chapters drawn from both The Book of Three and The Black Cauldron and kinda mixed together. That being said, I still mostly enjoyed the visual style and tone of the film.

@MrsSetsuna101

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmiller3012 huh. What's this series called again?

@michaelmiller3012

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrsSetsuna101 The series is called the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. The books are, in order: The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer (personally my least favorite of the series), and The High King. He wrote a collection of short stories also set in Prydain called The Foundling, and the story of Princess Angharad's elopement is in there.

Hey critic, was just wondering, have you ever thought of doing The Princess and the Goblin? I was actually really surprised not to find it reviewed on your channel as you have hit basically every weird little film from my childhood.

11:53 don’t forget Gollum

In the book, the evil king is the main antagonist, isn’t trapped in the Cauldron, and his name is Arawn. Also the Horned King is his warlord who goes around burning people in wicker baskets.

@ezrastardust3124

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a much more interesting character tbh I gotta read this book

The reason he didn't go with the boy was due to... RHEUMATISM!

@NefariousDreary

5 жыл бұрын

You mean "R-R-R-R-R-RHEUMATISM."

@melissalugo7553

5 жыл бұрын

Ha!

@nicolemiller7760

5 жыл бұрын

I was expecting him to make that joke...more disappointed than I care to admit that he didn’t

@GlassesnMouthplates

5 жыл бұрын

Old but gold NC meme.

@HeilRay

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Whisennand I was looking for this comment. Bless this!

I’m being honest here, as I kid I loved this movie but only because I was big into Zelda and thought Taran looked a lot like Link on the box. Hated his character, but liked him only because he looked like Link. I agree with all the critic’s points and I would have loved to see the more darker take, but I agree that it’s not as great as I remember. But one thing that will never change is that box art Taran still looks like a hatless Link to me

God, that look on Frollo's face at 14:20 after looking into the fire kills me

"Put a piece of sugar in and wait for a bug to fly in" Didn't the witch say it had to be WILLING to sacrifice itself.

@theecourtofmadness

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure you're right. By the lore, I don't think it would count if you baited/trained any kind of animal to enter the cauldron. Even if the creature entered on its own power, it would need to possess the mental capacity to understand that it will die, what good will come of it, and decide that losing its life is worth the good it will do. Thus any non-sentient being wouldn't count.

@dafroakie9984

4 жыл бұрын

All the movie line said was that it had to willingly go into the cauldron. Not that it had to know about its own sacrifice.

@wififan5106

4 жыл бұрын

I guess a fly would be WILLING to make the effort fly to the sugar?

@joghnythegurue2710

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's like saying "To summon the dark lord of the abyss one must take the life of another sentient being beneath the light of the moon" and then killing a cockroach in the middle of the day since moonlight is just reflected sunlight, then crying about it not making sense of being rational when it doesn't work!

@archivistvault

3 жыл бұрын

Well... the fly is WILLING to enter the cauldron for the sugar cube. Idk the rules must be analized deeper in other storys or in a remake of this.

6:20 Fun Fact: the narrator describing the Caldron is the legendary actor & director, John Huston. He is also best know by Tolkien fans as the voice of Gandalf from the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated version of The Hobbit & 1980’s The Return of the King. Hint hint: please review both these animated films in the future!

@louisduarte8763

5 жыл бұрын

He did an "Old vs. New" episode about both versions of The Lord of the Rings a long time ago.

@hobbitfan8686

5 жыл бұрын

Louis Duarte But not the Rankin/Bass versions. And he needs to & should do an Old vs. New review of the animated 1977 The Hobbit versus the live action 2012-2014 The Hobbit Trilogy.

@1sliiver

5 жыл бұрын

@@hobbitfan8686 Dude...The 2012-2014 Hobbit Trilogy SUCKED. There...it's been reviewed.

@c.d.dailey8013

5 жыл бұрын

@@hobbitfan8686 That is an interesting idea. IMO the Peter Jackson version of the Hobbit wins by a landslide.

@elfiefromangelcity6142

5 жыл бұрын

I love me some Rankin Bass Hobbit.

While I do agree that this is one of the weaker Disney films, but I actually do enjoy it as a guilty pleasure. It was a nicely done grasp to it's source material (BTW the film is an adaptation to the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain), the animation is beautiful, the action scenes are pretty intense and grippin, The Horned King is an awesome villain, the music for the most part is pretty good and I really love how Disney is more than capable of making films that aren't entirely light-hearted, innocent, and happy-go-lucky and have a more serious tone. Granted, the film does come with it's flaws such as the climax was weightless, the leads are mix bag, Taran's personality of dreaming about becoming a knight and better then the life that he's got is clichéd, I do agree that there is no reason for Eilonwy to be a princess, I personally think they could have her be a normal person and nothing would change, Gurgi does get annyoing at times since he has pretty obnoxious and cowardly personality and their arc's do come across as underdeveloped at times, as does the plot.

The joke at 14:28 might be one of my favorites by NC! 🤣

Black Cauldron: I'm the darkest, edgiest Disney project that took the most risks! Return To Oz, Hunchback, Pinocchio, Bambi, Night on Bald Mountain, Sleepy Hollow: You're adorable.

@deathglock496

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the hunchback of notre dame.

@Maroon33

4 жыл бұрын

Sonic The hedgehog he said that.

@alexjewett7455

4 жыл бұрын

No argument here

@wiseguy01

4 жыл бұрын

The original cut of the Black Cauldron was much darker than ALL of those you mentioned. It had Terran killing people on screen and brutal deaths with flesh being melted from bones, lol. In fact, the original cut of this movie scared the test audience into fleeing from the theater. The Black Cauldron, without being edited for kids, would have been Disney's first R rated film in its original format.

@Delihlah

4 жыл бұрын

@@wiseguy01 honestly I desperately want to see the first version 😂 my cruel dark heart wants it

"Dont Be Like Howard the Duck" is a poster I desperately need

@orangeslash1667

3 жыл бұрын

How about Donald Trump Cocky???

@cbolanz1

2 жыл бұрын

I am so gonna live by that quote from now on.

I've read the first book in the series that this was based on, and while I didn't think it was all that extraordinary, it was still a simple and enjoyable read. Much better than the movie.

If they ever did a remake of this, they need to do the entire Prydain Chronicles. AND stay faithful to the books.

@milicadiy

3 жыл бұрын

They will remake it.

Well, the names are Welsh (and not even pronounced that great). But how is anyone out of Wales supposed to know how to pronounce the name Fflewddur Fflam?

@monsterhanna6691

3 жыл бұрын

I'm still calling him Pickles. 😂

@river_the_nb

3 жыл бұрын

I just use Pickles (even though I speak some Welsh)

@andresacosta4832

3 жыл бұрын

In case anyone is curious, it'd be "Fleother Flam" or something along those lines. ...I just study Welsh phonology as a hobby.

@shio_juniper

2 жыл бұрын

I think if someone makes an adaptation of something Welsh, they *should* know how to pronounce names. It's basic respect.

@melissalayson7275

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterhanna6691 I'm with the Nostalgia Critic I'm just going to call him Pickles from now on.

The dog thing sounds like gollum after he's been inhaling helium.

@thirtythreeflavors

4 жыл бұрын

Gasses and wheezes precious!

@Em_Elizabeth

3 жыл бұрын

What even is he?

@scottmantooth8785

3 жыл бұрын

*and this was before huffing internet gas was actually a thing*

@jasontodd2607

3 жыл бұрын

More like Stitch's methed up cousin.

@aperson9556

3 жыл бұрын

I really wanted Gurgi to stay dead

I vaguely remember reading the book for school in 5th grade and remember there being more stuff and Gurgi being better. Mainly because you can give him a better voice in your head.

"I'm a warrior" might have given me PTSD. I saw the image of him saying it whilst Critic was talking over it and I got chills.

I think Disney’s The Black Cauldron definately needs to be remade. Heck the remake should even get a PG 13 rating.

@vassel6643

5 жыл бұрын

Why not just go R rated? Imagine Disney going R rated. Wouldn't that be something?

@stephenwells6434

5 жыл бұрын

The original cut of The Black Cauldron got an R rating. That's why Katzenberg freaked out, because he couldn't comprehend the idea of an animated film that wasn't meant for children.

@MrSHADOWfox99

5 жыл бұрын

They are supposedly rebooting it, the black cauldron was the first book of a series and their doing the whole series.

@michaelmcjunkin1372

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSHADOWfox99 Lets hope so.

@michaelmcjunkin1372

5 жыл бұрын

@@vassel6643 No I'd just stick with PG-13, I mean they seem to be more comfortable with using that rating for some of the films.

Gurgi wasn't even remotely like Jar Jar by any stretch of the imagination. Gurgi acted and sounded like Smeagol.

@sirabdude14

5 жыл бұрын

I agree Literally a 2 bit knockoff Gollum lmao

18:42 PICKLES! I’m calling him Pickles! 😂

12:00 His voice is strikingly similar to Gollum’s. Actually, much of that character ends up coming across a lot like what you’d get if you threw Gollum, Dobby, and Donald Duck into a blender... >_>

@Sigismund697

3 жыл бұрын

well in the books he starts off as essentially Gollum

Actually it could've been improved with Tim Burton's concept designs (which he spent literally over two years coming up with conceptual art that was NEVER USED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

@aquiline-eagle9669

5 жыл бұрын

van8ryan have any links?

@GraveRobbinJake

5 жыл бұрын

Or by ... Y'know... Following the book

@Ratciclefan

5 жыл бұрын

@@GraveRobbinJake it's a book adaptation? :O

@xLazySlacker

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's part of a book series.

@JpK_23

5 жыл бұрын

@@xLazySlacker its a combination of the first two books of the "Chronicles of Prydain." "The Book of Three" and "The Black Cauldron" believe it or not the characters are rather accurate to how they START at the beginning of the series, but all gradually mature and grow into their roles, namely Taren.

"Your names all sound like preservatives" Doug is shocked by all the Welsh names in this film adaptation of a Welsh novel.

@dcarterm8371

5 жыл бұрын

Stormy Dragon To be honest we all forgot that Wales exists. I’m pretty most British people do as well.

@LoliceMe

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, the most people know about Wales is that Diana was called the Princess of Wales.

@BunbunSutton

5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know the names were Welsh 😅

@Roadent1241

5 жыл бұрын

I want to hear the film with specifically Welsh accents now, it might actually sound better.

@GrixieKong

5 жыл бұрын

Silly Jorge. Wales is a fish not a country.

The thing that confuses me was just how massive the difference was in the audio quality in this movie in 1985, vs the great mouse detective just one year later in 1986. In this one it sounds like they were using microphones from the 1960s, all the audio sounds super washed-out, whereas in great mouse detective it was basically on the same level as we expect from the most recent movies. Why is that? What changed?

"Hey Chaplin, you're Keaton now." Don't think you want Batman to be your cat, NC. He'll set you on fire and then nobody will complain that Batman doesn't kill. :P

How does one describe Gurgi's voice? Let me count the ways. It's like... imagine Smeagol trying to do his best impression of Donald Duck. Imagine trying to produce a Shakespearean play, except the lead actor is constantly getting strangled. Imagine trying to recite poetry while you're in the middle of pushing out a shit roughly half as thick as a tree trunk that never wants to pinch off.

@TheGoldenDunsparce

5 жыл бұрын

I lost it at the last description

@alphabetaed3007

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Dobby and Kreacher from Harry Potter were one house elf while chewing sand paper.

@alphabetaed3007

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Whitey from Eight Crazy Nights inhaled Sulfur Hexaflouride

@alphabetaed3007

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine Alvin the Chipmunk corrupted by Saurons Ring.

@MasterCharlie104

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Megaman from Captian N smoked an entire Marlboro factory then swallowed several pieces of broken glass.

Replace the Detective Pikachu joke with Will Smith’s Genie reveal and it’ll be funnier 😂

@VirtualKermrade

5 жыл бұрын

IzzyVEntertainment7 yeahhh he’s just hates pokemon

@LookOut667

5 жыл бұрын

@Queenofawesome25 *Sonic the Hedgehog trailer. Yikes is it awful (except maybe for Jim Carrey).

@ErichoTTA

5 жыл бұрын

The Detective Pikachu movie doesn't suck.

@izheizzy3202

5 жыл бұрын

He still hates Pokémon tho

@Sonichero151

5 жыл бұрын

YOu're all outdated now the new eldritch horror is Live Action Trailer SOnic

19:27 legend says that these guards are the ancestors to stormtroopers they are hitting every thing around but not there target

Gurgi sounds like Donald Duck mixed with Gollum!

So...we get remakes of the classics, which didn't need any remakes at all...and THIS ONE is left untouched for years... HUH?!?!?!?!?

@misseli1

4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I'm sure Disney will get around to it eventually. They're trying to extend their copyright on their properties.

@ghostuscoyote

4 жыл бұрын

It would be too much to ask for Disney to erase the Gurgi character though, so I don't want a remake bringing him back again! Even as a young kid I hated that annoying piece of trash and he ruined the movie for me.

@mebanks-smith9079

4 жыл бұрын

@@misseli1 idk if its about that. They havent redone bambi but did lion king, which doesn't need that. Its less than 30 years old. Bami is like, 75 years old, which thats more reasonable to re do. I think its only for money

@orppranator5230

4 жыл бұрын

Making copies of golden geese.

@Delihlah

4 жыл бұрын

@@ghostuscoyote I thought he was cute tbh lol

Sad thing is, the Prydain chronicles are a genuinely good series. This movie... really doesn't do the books justice. But that seems to be the case with a lot of book adaptations. Especially if it's a series rather than a single book. As for the names, that's what happens when someone tries to pronounce Welsh who doesn't speak it, and doesn't want to bother researching it.

@orion24601

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I remember being disappointed by how far they strayed from the book. And while Taran was kind of whiny in the beginning, he grew considerably throughout the series. Of all the remakes Disney is doing right now, it would be nice to see a proper Book of Three film followed by a Black Cauldron that stays truer to the books.

@JanglesPrime999

5 жыл бұрын

I bought the books after seeing the movie a few years ago. Tauren Wanderer fucken broke me. And the sacrifice of the harp ........I was crying

@Sabatuar

5 жыл бұрын

@@orion24601 Yeah, that's a live action remake I'd consider seeing in theatres.

@DISTurbedwaffle918

5 жыл бұрын

The moment they said the Princess's name, I knew it had to be Welsh in origin. Welsh just has that distinct kind of spelling and pronunciation to make an English pronunciation of the same name sound like that

@eilonwyhewlett9513

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Tell me about the name thing. Look at mine. Ahem.

15:07 Question is, would Tim Curry be able to say it and make it sound intimidating?

12:57 I wonder how many tries it took then to make this scene without laughing. 😂