I don't mind villains with very simple motivations. It's okay for a villain to just be greedy, to just be a jerk, or whatever. The problem is when they have no logic at all. Her using the children for government money is fine on its own, but she was just so damn inconsistent with it.
I know this is an odd thing to critique considering...the rest of the movie, but it would have been better all around if Ray and Judy were childless when they moved to town. The movie could have done something with a bunch of jaded orphans, wary of trusting an adult, coming to love Judy so much that two of them go out on a makeshift dogsled to save her at the end while the other three hatch a plan to protect Mrs. Hopewell. Hell, maybe Mrs. Hopewell was just another tree in the yard until Judy made it special for them (by putting the swing and slide on it, maybe telling them that it had a kind of "fairy door" hidden somewhere in it that led to Santa's workshop, etc) and that's why they're so determined to protect it. There's just not that much dramatic tension in having kids who love Judy/Mrs. Hopewell before the story even begins struggling to save them, as opposed to kids who had to grow into that love doing the same. Plus, it would have added more meaningfulness to Judy and Ray adopting the kids/Judy heading the orphanage at the end if they always wanted to have children but couldn't. Hell, you could cut Ray out completely (it's not like he adds anything to the story) and make Judy a young widow/divorcee who saw her dream of having a family snatched away from her, making her even more determined to bond with the kids. Also, it would have been two less robot marionettes on screen, and that would have been the greatest Christmas gift of all.
Mrs Mavilda could still be negligent and embezzling, though not as gleeful about losing all the money all the time. She could arrange for some of her poker buddies to try to get rid of Judy specifically because Judy is going to report her for embezzling. The lightning strike could still happen. Mavilda survives but doesn't get off otherwise scott-free like she does in the movie.
Arik Morales Nah, it's just that Divine electrocution that worked like shock therapy... And with that thing being made in the sixties I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's what it implied!
Narrator: You always win when you are good. Willy Wonka: Wrong sir, WRONG! YOU KNOW NOTHING!!! YOU LOOSE!!! GOOD DAY SIR!!! Narrator: Merry Christmas every- Willy Wonka: I SAID GOOD DAY!!!!!
I love Mrs. Mavilda. While everyone is underacting her character is overacted. She sounds completely psychotic and it doesn’t help that the spastic animation makes her look like she’s being possessed by a demon.
It's also funny that while she becomes psycho later on, her introduction makes it sound like her not allowing fights and expecting the kids to be in bed is what's evil about her.
Maybe the sedative has fully worn off on her. She still moves like her nerves are damaged. Maybe why the studio that made it never made anything else was because the cast were suing Dr. Nick for his botched vocal/posture surgery!
I wanna tell you all a story. It was back when Blip and the That Guy With The Glasses website were still up and when Phelous was still a part of the group. I decided to watch one of his reviews back then. I wasn't exactly a big fan. I didn't HATE him, far from it, but I didn't really like his dry humor, his inflections in his voice felt odd, and I didn't like horror movies that much since I was a pussy back then (Still am, BTW) so I couldn't really appreciate his reviews. Fast forward a few years from then. Blip is gone, Channel Awesome replaced That Guy With The Glasses, Phelous and a few others leave, Nostalgia Critic gets rebooted, ect, ect. I had developed a sick interest in Dingo Production "films". Somehow I found out that Phelous reviewed the Lion and The King, so I watched it. I'm now a huge fan of Phelous, his dry humor, his voice, and everything else. Here's to another year of GoodTimes with you.
Phelan Porteous why did you and Doug stop working together you and Doug should review more child's play movies those were some of my favorite reviews from either of you
He wrote about it online, you can google it. Long story short, CA has a toxic job environment and Doug is unable to stand up for other producers. Pheleous got taken for granted and treated with little trust to the point they once asked someone to spy on him.
It's Not That Phelan Hates Doug, Hell, He Probably Doesn't Even Dislike Him, It's Just That Phelan Wanted To Do Something That He Loved In An Environment That Would Be Trusting Enough To Let Him Do Things A bit More His Way, And Where He Could Feel That The Content he Makes Is More (For Lack Of A Better Word) Special.
I don't get why Mevilda wants to throw all the cash away from the poker games. if she is bent on starving the kids and forgetting the bills, the least she could do is use the money on clothes for herself
It's a really dumb character flaw. They could have left it with her just spending the money irresponsibly, but if her bad luck is so consistent she wouldn't keep trying.
coolcat001100 old mayor:I'm old and a mayor that's all I say don't mess with me but if you dare.And since I'm a mayor I'm better than you cuz all you are is a piece of poo
That's it it all makes sense their all blind because they all have been in some horrible accident that caused cataracts and then to vibrate when they talk. That's whyb3they worship ms Hopewell shes tge last tree that hasnt been irradiated. seems this innocent movie isn't so innocent at all
"You can't take this job, cuz you'll be busy helping me raise 9 children *points to the orphans and their kids* Um, Ray? That's 7 kids. Did you have an affair while at the boarding house?
Due to a bug with that particular model, the Raybot doesn't actually designate dead people as deceased until they're fully decomposed. He's still counting the two kids that died from the flu weeks prior.
After seeing your review, Phelous, my opinion still stands. Everyone is terrible, but not nearly as much as Mrs. Hopewell. Her acting is the most wooden.
Really? I thought she managed to stick the role quite well. Maybe one day she'll branch out and sink her roots into a production with actual professionals who aren't so green. I just know she's pining for a chance to truly sprout!
@@jackgarrison8497 Thor is lightning, Odin is wisdom, Odin is Thor's father and rewards the faithful who honor his son on Yule by decorating a tree in Thor's honor iirc.
Mrs. Hopewell? Awww...she's married. Oh no, shes's single . Then what ever happened to Mr Hopewell? (cuts to the lumber Judy uses to decorate Mrs. Hopewell) She doesn't like to talk about it.
I'd like to think that one of the developers at Bethesda saw this special over and over again as a kid and that's what inspired the questline Innocence Lost.
Wrath's Turntable Time Machine Rocksmash Attack (AKA The Mysterious Reuploader, Ace-edo Mask!) Phelous made an obvious call-out to NC's incredibly click-baiting title over the same movie, even though there's worst Christmas specials out there. Of coarse, that's subjective, but I feel this is a so bad that it's good movie just because of how bizarre and fascinating everything about it is. Also, it irritates me how NC likes to overreact up the ass, all of the skits that pad out the review, and the unnecessarily long epilogue that followed the review. But the point I'm trying to make is that I think Phelous's review is better and having such a reference at the beginning of his review is very fitting.
Wasn't that title meant to keep the Christmas movie in question a secret? In any case, what Doug thinks is the worst and what others think is the worst can be two different worsts. With NC, his shtick is to overreact. That's kinda been how it is for years now. And I'd say that the skits have gotten tighter in terms of comedy from then on. As for the epilogue, I honestly found it heartwarming as hell that Doug showed his friends and family.
matt0044 First of all, what's the point of keeping the movie a secret, ESPECIALLY if you're gonna use a title like that to hide it? Like I said, it's a very click-baity title, and I really hate those just to do with the fact that contradicts the idea of keeping it a secret. Second, I already stated that deciding what film is the worst is subjective, and I specifically said it in a way that it was my opinion and not fact. And lastly, I've been finding Doug's reviews that aren't in his classic style to be incredibly tedious to watch lately, even if his skits are getting better (I suppose?) and the only skit that I actually found funny in his Christmas Tree review lasted around a minute and didn't even have Doug in it (it was Rachel, I think). Because of this, he drags the review out WAY too long. Also, the epilogue WOULD have been nice, if it were only a few minutes long, but it took up a whole chunk of the review and lasting well over 7 minutes. Call me a heartless asshole, but it was grating to watch after seeing him go ape-shit over this movie for the past 20-30 minutes instead of, you know, actually reviewing it? It's like he wanted to see how many jokes he could cram into one video while having only 5 minutes or so of real criticism. Sorry for my long-winded rant, I just need to get that off my chest. I can't stand Doug during the Christmas season, because he becomes more obnoxious and schmaltzier than usual.
Florica Anderson Also, it shows that Santa/God or whatever doesn't care about anyone in this movie unless the evil bitch is about to cut down a three...
@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario Considering that Phelous just brought back his "Old Man Reads Creepypasta" series last year, I would totally want to see Old Man and his "cousin" read a creepypasta together! 😆
"He's not anybody's grandpa." A few moments later ... "Santa is everybody's grandpa." But ... I thought you said he wasn't? I suppose Judy can't make up her mind.
Now Santa's power is... actually I don't have a method of measuring power. Could someone use such a tool or methodology to examine what Santa's limits are? 'cause this baffles me.
I think Mrs. Mavilda was the model character for that one quest in Skyrim to join the Dark Brotherhood. "Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear."
31:00 "Make up"? Correction: *MAKE OUT!* Mavilders and Judy sittin' in a tree! KAY EYE ESS ESS *EYE EHN GEE!* What am I doing? I'm just offending someone, right? Sorry. My apologies. Is there anything I could do to *MAKE OUT?!?* XD WHAT AM I DOING? GOD HAVE MERCY!
That jab at the NC at 0:52 made me burst out laughing. That was just too perfect. Also, even though I enjoyed the NC's review of this, uh... 'film', your's got about 50x more laughs out of me. Thanks for the great work Phelan!
So... Why do the kids have bright blonde hair when their parents are brunettes? Did mom feel so emotionally neglected by her robot husband that she had an affair?
I saw this DVD at my local Goodwill, and I was tempted to destroy or get rid of it so no one had to watch it. But I just left it only to find it gone the next day I came back. I pray for the lost soul who picked it up. This review was as good as Doug's Phealous.
Want to know the dark secret about this movies ending? At the end when santa brings Lilly back, turns out that wasn't Lilly, it was a toy robot he made to replace her. The real lilly died on the mountainside from the fall, and Santa made a robot replica of her so nobody would guess she died (until a few years later when she didn't age)
Ahhh... my favourite way to spend Christmas. Watching a funny reviewer tear a crappy special a new one. Also, seeing the Goodtimes logo made me laugh like the Joker. Fantastic. This is going to be a good one
Man, you deserve more subscribers!!! I met you during the TGWTG Era but honestly your sense of humor and style win me over. Excellent work and re watch all your videos. You are a talented reviewer. Greetings from Cozumel Island, Mexico.
The Filmation connection really explains a lot. This really looks like what happens when a former filmation person tries to make the same animation saving tricks on an even lowererer budget.
No, he needs to remake it into 3 movies even though there wasn't a need for the 3rd one because he wanted to shove a bunch of unnecessary shit into an already flawed story
Okay what bugs me the most about this story is that the mother NEVER goes to the mayor or contact social services! Some one! Upon learning how the children were being mistreated! While the exact time period this special occurs in is hard to place I know for a fact that there were laws dating as far back as the mid 1900s that prohibited this kind of treatment!
Your reviews just get better and better. My favorite part is the random British woman speaking after the lightning strike. It reminds me of the "he split robin's arrow in twain" line from Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Also, you can see the people behind her aren't even drawn in completely... just their outline and a blank grey space within it haha.
I really like Judy though😊 she’s such a sweet soul and just falls in love with all the children right away❤️ She became their motherly figure that they needed in their lives
Speaking of Judy, I agree, she's the most fleshed out character in the movie. Also, her voice sounds like a monotone Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas.
Nice review, also love how the star pillow with the Mario hat fell off before the beginning scene transitioned at 0:20 and then it got repositioned. I love funny background details like that :P
28:07: Uh.... what is Lily doing there. Isn't she suppose to be missing?? 30:12: Nine children?! There were five orphans and Judy's two kids. That's seven. Where did the other two come from?!
5:38 Dogs Playing Poker ripoff 6:31 That one kid on the far right is really rocking out! 8:17 Prepare Uranus 8:28 Jamming to more inaudible music. 9:37 That "SHHHH!" was louder than her question. 9:50 It looks like a warm, spring day to me... The animators should've at least had the grass colored a shade of brown. 10:49 Where the hell did the swing go? 12:28 Did Mrs. Kindle just teleport in? 14:28 "Let's roll, kids!" She's playing against _adults._ 15:30 This whole movie in a nutshell. 16:02 To the Licorice-mobile! 16:39 That tree is a spy! 17:53 Pappy: "Do a Barry roll!" 19:23 ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ, ᴘʜᴇʟᴏᴜs! 20:36 What the fuck do you mean you don't know where it is!? *YOU JUST POINTED IT OUT, DUMBASS!!!* 23:36 Is that a boy in a girl's dress? I'm just wondering, because that sounds a lot like a boy's voice. 28:17 This is as literal of a deus ex machina as you can get. 28:51 I'm starting to think that these guys believe in Nostalgia Critic's "Santa Christ"
Mavilda is the kind of villain who robs a bank only to put the money in a sack and set it on fire, just for the heck of it.
“It’s not about the money. It’s about sending a message.”
I make logic my bitch!
Stupid Evil or Chaotic Stupid.
"Everything Burns"
Some people just wanna watch the world.
If Mrs. Hopewell can make it to Christmas, I think she'll be alright.
A second opinion: Mrs. Hopewell got all wet from the snow! She's completely useless now!
He-heeeeee!
🤣🤣🤣
Screw Mrs. Hopewell. I HATE SPLINTERS!!!!!
How about she don't?
I love that the narrator literally says "Don't worry about Mrs. Mevilda, she's good now"
Like "oh don't worry about her, she's good, it's cool"
Her left arm and left leg were damaged by the lightning.
But it's okay! She's all right now! :D
good as dead, that is
She craps herself and calls herself the "Chicken God", but it's ok; she's good now.
Her face droops and doesn't know who the president is, but she's fine.
This is like if Anakin survived and the Rebel Alliance had no problem working with them because "it's fine, he's good now"
I don't mind villains with very simple motivations. It's okay for a villain to just be greedy, to just be a jerk, or whatever. The problem is when they have no logic at all. Her using the children for government money is fine on its own, but she was just so damn inconsistent with it.
The problem is that a villain cant just be evil, they gotta be so evil to the point of self sabotage
I would have said she has a gambling addiction but the problem with that is apparently she likes to lose.
@@guilhermehank4938 Funnily enough, there's people out there like that. They fall under "personality disorder" bracket.
@@elijennings9913she likes to gamble, but she doesn’t know how to even play poker.
Another reason why this movie sucks
Goodtimes: the company that, even in death, haunts Phelous.
Until he reviews them all
Good times!!! COULD YOU PLEASE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!! (Phelous voice) Lmao
I know this is an odd thing to critique considering...the rest of the movie, but it would have been better all around if Ray and Judy were childless when they moved to town. The movie could have done something with a bunch of jaded orphans, wary of trusting an adult, coming to love Judy so much that two of them go out on a makeshift dogsled to save her at the end while the other three hatch a plan to protect Mrs. Hopewell. Hell, maybe Mrs. Hopewell was just another tree in the yard until Judy made it special for them (by putting the swing and slide on it, maybe telling them that it had a kind of "fairy door" hidden somewhere in it that led to Santa's workshop, etc) and that's why they're so determined to protect it. There's just not that much dramatic tension in having kids who love Judy/Mrs. Hopewell before the story even begins struggling to save them, as opposed to kids who had to grow into that love doing the same.
Plus, it would have added more meaningfulness to Judy and Ray adopting the kids/Judy heading the orphanage at the end if they always wanted to have children but couldn't. Hell, you could cut Ray out completely (it's not like he adds anything to the story) and make Judy a young widow/divorcee who saw her dream of having a family snatched away from her, making her even more determined to bond with the kids.
Also, it would have been two less robot marionettes on screen, and that would have been the greatest Christmas gift of all.
But what would you do about the lighting and misses mivildas poor motivations.
Mrs Mavilda could still be negligent and embezzling, though not as gleeful about losing all the money all the time. She could arrange for some of her poker buddies to try to get rid of Judy specifically because Judy is going to report her for embezzling.
The lightning strike could still happen. Mavilda survives but doesn't get off otherwise scott-free like she does in the movie.
That actually sounds pretty good. You are far better writer than whoever wrote this movie's script.
@@TheLastPhoen1x Thank you ^.^
Wow, that sounds so good! If the story was this nice we could maybe ignore the horrid animation.
What if the Old Man is in the background of all these movies, assembling a team of heroes for a Good Times cinematic universe
"Mayor of...wherever the hell we are...you have the power to inspire great uselessness! I bestow upon you the title of Old Mayor! HEEEE!"
Still better than the DC cinematic universe
lia Manila Sorry, their're(DC cinematic universe) still better than Marvel comics ones nowadays.
Imagine this: Team Goodtimes Vs. Team Dingo!
James Wilson Or Goodtimes having horror films.
"She learned that you always win when you are good. *THE HARD WAY*."
Arik Morales Nah, it's just that Divine electrocution that worked like shock therapy... And with that thing being made in the sixties I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's what it implied!
Narrator: You always win when you are good.
Willy Wonka: Wrong sir, WRONG! YOU KNOW NOTHING!!! YOU LOOSE!!! GOOD DAY SIR!!!
Narrator: Merry Christmas every-
Willy Wonka: I SAID GOOD DAY!!!!!
Loo
Why are all these characters wearing normal generic clothes, but Judy is dressed like a pilgrim?
It's her kink.
Uh...fiasco involving time travel and mixed with pop tarts?
Everyone: IT'S NOT POP TARTS!!!
She's into cos-play.
I can't explain that question.
Potatoes.
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That's as good a reason as any...
"Mrs."? That implies that Ol' Mavilders is MARRIED.
*THE NIGHTMARE BECOMES REALITY*
I had just assumed she was a widow. Because she murdered him, of course.
Eh...Wouldn't put it past her.
Wonder who her husband is. My bet’s on Colonel Pimpers.
On second thought though, the only man who could love her is Mike Michaud.
“What happened to Mr. Mavilda?” *Turns on lamp*
They gave the dog A bath, he's completely useless now.
*Throws dog in the dump* HEEEEEEEEEEEE
At least he is cleaner than OLD MAN.
@@fenrir-art4742 How about Old Mayor?
Alex Dionisos WA WA WA
HEEEEE-whatever
1. They all have Pepe the Frog eyes.
2. This is like.. if Dingo tried to make a Good Times movie. I mean... wow.
MY GAWD!
*nods head ups and down in a weird animation loop* Heheheh
These animators were soooooo stupid. Hehehehe
SCIIIIIEEEEEEEENCE!
WABUU WAS BEHIND IT ALL ALONG.
I love Mrs. Mavilda. While everyone is underacting her character is overacted. She sounds completely psychotic and it doesn’t help that the spastic animation makes her look like she’s being possessed by a demon.
It's also funny that while she becomes psycho later on, her introduction makes it sound like her not allowing fights and expecting the kids to be in bed is what's evil about her.
@13:45😂
When she fires Judy, the microphone sounded like it was going to burst.
Maybe the sedative has fully worn off on her. She still moves like her nerves are damaged. Maybe why the studio that made it never made anything else was because the cast were suing Dr. Nick for his botched vocal/posture surgery!
I wanna tell you all a story.
It was back when Blip and the That Guy With The Glasses website were still up and when Phelous was still a part of the group. I decided to watch one of his reviews back then. I wasn't exactly a big fan. I didn't HATE him, far from it, but I didn't really like his dry humor, his inflections in his voice felt odd, and I didn't like horror movies that much since I was a pussy back then (Still am, BTW) so I couldn't really appreciate his reviews.
Fast forward a few years from then. Blip is gone, Channel Awesome replaced That Guy With The Glasses, Phelous and a few others leave, Nostalgia Critic gets rebooted, ect, ect. I had developed a sick interest in Dingo Production "films". Somehow I found out that Phelous reviewed the Lion and The King, so I watched it.
I'm now a huge fan of Phelous, his dry humor, his voice, and everything else. Here's to another year of GoodTimes with you.
Thanks a lot! Glad you eventually started enjoying my vids. Dingo really is a sick interest that I know well now, heh.
Phelan Porteous why did you and Doug stop working together you and Doug should review more child's play movies those were some of my favorite reviews from either of you
He wrote about it online, you can google it. Long story short, CA has a toxic job environment and Doug is unable to stand up for other producers. Pheleous got taken for granted and treated with little trust to the point they once asked someone to spy on him.
Doug doesn't like conflict. I don't think it's fair for Phelan to take shots at him for that.
It's Not That Phelan Hates Doug, Hell, He Probably Doesn't Even Dislike Him, It's Just That Phelan Wanted To Do Something That He Loved In An Environment That Would Be Trusting Enough To Let Him Do Things A bit More His Way, And Where He Could Feel That The Content he Makes Is More (For Lack Of A Better Word) Special.
"What a hangover!"
Mommy, what's a hangover?
Honey, let's stop here and watch some Frosty instead.
Old Man v Old Mayor: Dawn of EEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Thomas Fredrickson and it will be better then both then batman v superman Dawn of Martha and capitan America Civil war combined
not that hard to do, actually
Old Man: If you kill me now, I'll be completely useless!
Old Mayor: I have moneybags!
AICabal Wabuu: this Christmas special is so stupid. hehehehe!
+Scotty Lewis Beauty:Gasp!
Phelous's reaction to Old Mayor was so intense he made the background fall down!
"It's gonna bring the house down"
Manopoly
hee-he-hee-hee-heeeee!
MidoriAlice OBSF13
"Excuse me Mr. Mayor, I'm going to need an exact amount.."
Mario: Mamma Mia! There goes-a my hat!
(Also it landed perfectly on the invincibility star XD)
I don't get why Mevilda wants to throw all the cash away from the poker games. if she is bent on starving the kids and forgetting the bills, the least she could do is use the money on clothes for herself
Spyro The Gerudo yeah it doesn't make sense. It's like she likes to lose the money? What the?
It's a really dumb character flaw. They could have left it with her just spending the money irresponsibly, but if her bad luck is so consistent she wouldn't keep trying.
The only reasonable explanation I can think of is that she had a literal gambling addiction that apparently only shock therapy could fix.
@@autobotstarscream765 seems legit
I guess you can argue (why would I bother though) that if she did spend it on herself it would be more obvious as she would have better clothes
Now I know why most children in cartoons aren't actually voiced by children..
Gasoline85 They can be If done right
Peanuts made it work.
@@crixxxxxxxxx And maybe Land Before Time too, mostly the first one.
@@winterwolfpearl5048 Chowder's a good example.
Also Aang the main character of Avatar the Last Airbender was voices by a kid. He was only 11 when the show started
"Probably a good click bait title".
Ah, I see what you did there.
Didn't notice it at first. XD
@Joey Torrieri yup
@Joey Torrieri I've definitely watched this more.
To Nostalgia Critic, it was THE WORST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVAR!!!
To Phelous, it was Tuesday. Or whenever he filmed this.
Definitely. This movie is pure art compared to Dingo Pictures.
Face it, Christmas is RUINED
Oh, you should see the Dingo Pictures version of The Christmas Tree: the tree TALKS and it's keeping Mavilda under an evil magic spell.
The hostages shall die. YAY!
This Christmas movie is...NOT DONED. Play another movie....YEEEEAASSSS.
EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY!!!
OLD MAN!
VS!
OLD MAYOR!
BEGIN!
coolcat001100 old mayor:I'm old and a mayor that's all I say don't mess with me but if you dare.And since I'm a mayor I'm better than you cuz all you are is a piece of poo
And since I look kind of older my raps turn cooler
+Mordred Necrivale Who won? Who lost?
Beauty: I WON I POISENED THE MICROPHONE!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Santa Claus training with Piccolo. Now that's a Christmas special I'd watch every year.
redloiyu654jay NEEEEEEERRRRDDDDDD.... aw never mind
You ever saw the Robot Chicken sketch that was a DBZ Christmas Special Parody?
The Christmas Tree of Might
He learned his most easily metro attack from him.
I would kill to see Old Man have a holiday dinner with his whole family including Old Mayor.
I think what makes their eyes look so strange is that they have black irises and grey pupils, and the overall effect is really uncanny.
It makes them all look like they’re possessed by a demonic hive mind
They honestly would have been less creepy if they didn't have pupils at all.
They look like eyes of a fish that has been dead and dry on land for a week.
That's it it all makes sense their all blind because they all have been in some horrible accident that caused cataracts and then to vibrate when they talk. That's whyb3they worship ms Hopewell shes tge last tree that hasnt been irradiated. seems this innocent movie isn't so innocent at all
You could say that the animation is fookin' RAW!
"busy raising nine children"
very next scene shows seven children
The others died of hunguer
@@jesusramirezromo2037 Were they tributes?
The winter was hash that year, had to kill the weaker ones to sustain the other orphans.
He forgot that two of those kids were his own, so he counted them twice xD
@@dubuyajay9964 No, they were genuinely the greatest children in the world.
"You can't take this job, cuz you'll be busy helping me raise 9 children *points to the orphans and their kids*
Um, Ray? That's 7 kids. Did you have an affair while at the boarding house?
Red King Rauri That, or maybe he never learned to count.
Or two of them ran away/died unfortunately..
Due to a bug with that particular model, the Raybot doesn't actually designate dead people as deceased until they're fully decomposed. He's still counting the two kids that died from the flu weeks prior.
He's planning to make more is my only guess.
@@MrBrassBalls oh shit dude
After seeing your review, Phelous, my opinion still stands. Everyone is terrible, but not nearly as much as Mrs. Hopewell. Her acting is the most wooden.
As wooden as Rod's acting?
CountessChuchoteur Booooooooooo!!
*throws pie*
I agree. She seemed a little stiff to me.
Really? I thought she managed to stick the role quite well. Maybe one day she'll branch out and sink her roots into a production with actual professionals who aren't so green. I just know she's pining for a chance to truly sprout!
Santa struck the villain down with a bolt of lightening? He's freaking Zeus. :)
All hail Santa! God of Thunder! Ha!
Or maybe Thor since Santa's based on Odin.
@@autobotstarscream765 The True Santa rests in Valhalla. He merely sends gifts to those he pities for he knows Ragnarok will come.
@@autobotstarscream765 Odin The Norse God of Lightning
@@jackgarrison8497 Thor is lightning, Odin is wisdom, Odin is Thor's father and rewards the faithful who honor his son on Yule by decorating a tree in Thor's honor iirc.
"I make logic my bitch!" should be on a TShirt.
Agreed
Yeah!
so, old mayor is now part of the "old man" canon?
SCEEN INTERUPTING MAYOR
CHILDMURDER INTERRUPTING MRS KINDL!
NOT DONE'D!
"Working for the Christmas" has stayed rent-free in my head for the past 6 years, thanks Phelous.
00:55 - Oh don’t give me hope! A film about a Flareon driving a Ferrari would’ve been the best thing ever!!
Using the Torgo theme for the Mayor still cracks me up. One of my favorite reviews.
Manos: The Heee of Fate, with only GoodTimes characters.
It needs to happen.
@@KorenLesthe The car got wet in the desert! It's completely useless now....
“Mrs. Mavilda says you can’t stay here.”
I take care of the place while Mrs. Mavilda is away.
Chipmunk Phelous has kinda awesome voice
No... he sounds better :)
I know, right? We need a character with this voice.
It's both shrieky, but actually very manly for some reason
He sounds like a more accurate Mrs. Mavilda.
So, the message of the film was that electroshock therapy actually works?
Is that Alexis from SIN?
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Yup. The 1998 version.
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 and its Elexis.
I mean it can be useful when used correctly, and not like the shit in horror movies when they shock the shit out of you
Now I want an "Old Family" reunion video.
171QA seconded
Thirded.
171QA Fourthed.
Kamenriderdecade105. I'll take a fifth.(Hic)
Sixthed!
Mrs. Hopewell? Awww...she's married.
Oh no, shes's single
.
Then what ever happened to Mr Hopewell?
(cuts to the lumber Judy uses to decorate Mrs. Hopewell)
She doesn't like to talk about it.
WHY ARE ALL THESE WOMEN MARRIED?!
@@PhoenixRising87 i don't know
@@PhoenixRising87 I think it's because the movie is made by people who don't know that the name "Ms." exists.
@@angel-sparkle-j6d Dude...it's Matilda reference.
@@PhoenixRising87 I didn't know. You mean the comment?
I'd like to think that one of the developers at Bethesda saw this special over and over again as a kid and that's what inspired the questline Innocence Lost.
Grelod the Mavilda.
anyone notice how he totally called Doug out for his review title for this movie he also did.
Well, it was the worst.
I've seen far worst than this. Trust me, I used to be an avid watcher of anime...
Wrath's Turntable Time Machine Rocksmash Attack (AKA The Mysterious Reuploader, Ace-edo Mask!) Phelous made an obvious call-out to NC's incredibly click-baiting title over the same movie, even though there's worst Christmas specials out there. Of coarse, that's subjective, but I feel this is a so bad that it's good movie just because of how bizarre and fascinating everything about it is. Also, it irritates me how NC likes to overreact up the ass, all of the skits that pad out the review, and the unnecessarily long epilogue that followed the review.
But the point I'm trying to make is that I think Phelous's review is better and having such a reference at the beginning of his review is very fitting.
Wasn't that title meant to keep the Christmas movie in question a secret? In any case, what Doug thinks is the worst and what others think is the worst can be two different worsts.
With NC, his shtick is to overreact. That's kinda been how it is for years now. And I'd say that the skits have gotten tighter in terms of comedy from then on. As for the epilogue, I honestly found it heartwarming as hell that Doug showed his friends and family.
matt0044 First of all, what's the point of keeping the movie a secret, ESPECIALLY if you're gonna use a title like that to hide it? Like I said, it's a very click-baity title, and I really hate those just to do with the fact that contradicts the idea of keeping it a secret.
Second, I already stated that deciding what film is the worst is subjective, and I specifically said it in a way that it was my opinion and not fact.
And lastly, I've been finding Doug's reviews that aren't in his classic style to be incredibly tedious to watch lately, even if his skits are getting better (I suppose?) and the only skit that I actually found funny in his Christmas Tree review lasted around a minute and didn't even have Doug in it (it was Rachel, I think). Because of this, he drags the review out WAY too long. Also, the epilogue WOULD have been nice, if it were only a few minutes long, but it took up a whole chunk of the review and lasting well over 7 minutes. Call me a heartless asshole, but it was grating to watch after seeing him go ape-shit over this movie for the past 20-30 minutes instead of, you know, actually reviewing it? It's like he wanted to see how many jokes he could cram into one video while having only 5 minutes or so of real criticism.
Sorry for my long-winded rant, I just need to get that off my chest. I can't stand Doug during the Christmas season, because he becomes more obnoxious and schmaltzier than usual.
"I'm cutting her down for firewood."
Eek! WTH? That face was terrifying! It's like Mavilda suddenly formed the face of a demon or something! 😰
Girl she’s looked like that the whole time
She says wood with the same inflection as Michael Rosen.
"The HollyWOOD"
Florica Anderson Also, it shows that Santa/God or whatever doesn't care about anyone in this movie unless the evil bitch is about to cut down a three...
+anik monette I think you mean Santa Christ.
Fiiiirreewwooooood
Old Man and Old Mayor should do a creepy pasta together. XD
TheGamingFluttershyFan yes please
@@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario Considering that Phelous just brought back his "Old Man Reads Creepypasta" series last year, I would totally want to see Old Man and his "cousin" read a creepypasta together! 😆
17:19 "That Kindle is not useless! It's not even wet!"
19:23 That high pitched Phelous voice actually sounds like Mrs. Mavilda.
"Frightsgusting" is my new favourite word.
Miss Mevilda is paradoxically the best and worst Kraang ever.
Zachary Watson Omfg it is. Oh...god...this, THIS MOVIE IS WHAT THE WORLD WOULD BE IF THE KRAANG TOOK OVER EARTH IN WORMQUAKE!
You think she's the Concert tour continuity's version of Kraang. Because the best and worst Shredder deserve the best and worst Kraang.
Yes. Absolutely.
Ms. Mevilda is my favorite Skeletor
Did anybody else notice that guy who randomly phases into existence at around 3:51 ?
ArtificialCabbage yup
He must be a ghost...
Oh Sh*t!
Its a good day when Phelous starts the video with a jab at the Nostalgia Critic.
Eh, kind of a cheap shot. Too "wink, wink, nudge nudge."
Phelous does the Lord's work once again
He's the Phostalgia Criticlous, he catchphrases so you don't have to.
Comsidering all the shit he gave Allison, Doug deserves it.
yeh
It's like this movie was made by someone who had only heard about christmas in passing and mixed up santa and jesus.
"He's not anybody's grandpa." A few moments later ...
"Santa is everybody's grandpa."
But ... I thought you said he wasn't? I suppose Judy can't make up her mind.
Contradiction! Isn’t it GREAT?😜
Mind? You’re saying she has a mind?
I didn't know Santa trained with Piccolo 😂😂😂😂
Now Santa's power is... actually I don't have a method of measuring power. Could someone use such a tool or methodology to examine what Santa's limits are? 'cause this baffles me.
You obviously did not see the Robot Chicken DBZ Christmas sketch.
That's his most metro attack.
@@dubuyajay9964 don't forget the Christmas Tree of Might
@@masterfarr8265or the plan to eradicate christmas
Phelous reacts to the Old Man’s presence with shock. Guess this time he wasn’t expected
The door's closed
"YEaE! YEaE! YEEAE! YEAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
-The Mayor
“And I said...
YEAEYEEEYEEEYEEYEE!!!
YEAEYEAEYEA!!!
I said YEAE! WHAT’S GOING ON?!?!?”
No Matter who reviews this film. This film will always be horrendous to look at and to hear.
I think Mrs. Mavilda was the model character for that one quest in Skyrim to join the Dark Brotherhood.
"Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear."
The animation is even creepier than Foodfight here!
Although, to be fair, they had the excuse of having most of their original animation stolen first.
Nice jab at Doug there at the beginning
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.
Shots fired!
CaptainJZH people keep saying that but I never really notice myself
Eh, I always liked Phelan better
CaptainJZH I didn't notice until I watched that part after seeing some comments.
"But Ray, we only have two children!" That was so earnest it was almost sweet, lol.
NC may have done it, but Phelous did it better.
Butters Stotch There both awesome
Santoryu90 oh I totally agree. I just enjoyed phelous's review of this more.
I used to really like Doug’s review of this, but knowing what I know now he just comes off as as a hypocrite of the highest order.
story of his life
Amethyst Farah look up the channel awesome leaks
Time to rewatch this review again. 'tis the season 🎄
Wait. 9 children?
5 + 2 = 9?
.....
Right.
FaeQueenCory there were two more but ms Matilda killed them or something
31:00 "Make up"? Correction: *MAKE OUT!* Mavilders and Judy sittin' in a tree! KAY EYE ESS ESS *EYE EHN GEE!*
What am I doing? I'm just offending someone, right? Sorry. My apologies. Is there anything I could do to *MAKE OUT?!?* XD
WHAT AM I DOING? GOD HAVE MERCY!
Hey, you know robots are notoriously bad at math.
Robot father: Wife, schedule me for an appointment with Professor Xavier in order to repair my main circuit boards in less than one solar cycle. 📟🔧
That's that R. Kelly math.
That jab at the NC at 0:52 made me burst out laughing. That was just too perfect.
Also, even though I enjoyed the NC's review of this, uh... 'film', your's got about 50x more laughs out of me. Thanks for the great work Phelan!
Oh…. I understand now😅
So... Why do the kids have bright blonde hair when their parents are brunettes? Did mom feel so emotionally neglected by her robot husband that she had an affair?
Judy does look like the kind of wench that really gets around.
Probably just recessive genes.
Horseygirl85 Gaming Nah Judy was just cheating on Robo Ray.
Mortilum Huh...
He's a robot: he can choose what genes his offspring get. _Duh._
I saw this DVD at my local Goodwill, and I was tempted to destroy or get rid of it so no one had to watch it. But I just left it only to find it gone the next day I came back. I pray for the lost soul who picked it up. This review was as good as Doug's Phealous.
MartialKaiju98 Phelan did it better!!!
I think Judy kindle’s very hot
Want to know the dark secret about this movies ending? At the end when santa brings Lilly back, turns out that wasn't Lilly, it was a toy robot he made to replace her. The real lilly died on the mountainside from the fall, and Santa made a robot replica of her so nobody would guess she died (until a few years later when she didn't age)
Ahhh... my favourite way to spend Christmas. Watching a funny reviewer tear a crappy special a new one.
Also, seeing the Goodtimes logo made me laugh like the Joker. Fantastic. This is going to be a good one
when will we get Old Mayor reads creepypastas?
Nurse Valentine Old Mayor has a lot of money bags, no need.
Nah, Old Mayor will be delegated to read self-insert fan fictions.
How the hell are you in a good chunk of all comments sections I see?
You gotta pay 2 moneybags
I'd rather the robot dad Ray read creepypastas.
Oh wow. A stroke awareness PSA came on during this and it took me some time to realize it wasn’t a joke.
The Mayor looks like the fusion form of both Old Man and the "Oh my God!" guy from Jekyll and Hyde!
I didn't vote for him
Henry! Oh my God!
Old Man and Haste Lanyon both lived a while ago... I'd say the Mayor could be their child, but we all know Lanyon is betrothed to Robin's lion dad.
Man, you deserve more subscribers!!! I met you during the TGWTG Era but honestly your sense of humor and style win me over. Excellent work and re watch all your videos. You are a talented reviewer. Greetings from Cozumel Island, Mexico.
Agreed!
Wouldn't a slide made out of wood give splinters to anyone who used it?
Not if you sanded it down enough, or varnished it.
Master Markus
True, but I’m pretty sure that would cost at least three moneybags.
I hate Splinter
Not if you varnished it.
Oh Jesus, ass splinters, that’s horrible.
Old Mayor's laugh is like an old car trying to start! 😂😂😂
I nearly choked reading that! 🤣
"eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
-The Old Man
18:39 "Now I going to be *MEAN* to you!"
*cricket chirps*
"OH SHOCK!!" Crockett firebombs her face.
Gets me every time! XD
*Old Man vs. Old Mayor*
The Ultimate Showdown!
Coming to theaters this Christmas
I'm on Team Old Man.
The Filmation connection really explains a lot. This really looks like what happens when a former filmation person tries to make the same animation saving tricks on an even lowererer budget.
I want Peter Jackson to make a nine hour long remake of this cartoon.
No, he needs to remake it into 3 movies even though there wasn't a need for the 3rd one because he wanted to shove a bunch of unnecessary shit into an already flawed story
I'm still waiting for Phelous to review Animal Soccer World.
Oooohhhh yes! That one's got to be the Dingo Pictures production with THE WORST voice acting out of them all. XD
You know what needs a friggin review by one of the large reviewers? Animalympics. That movie is super nostalgic but also kinda weird/ boring.
The diamonds MY GOD
Brad reviewed for DVDR-Hell
But Phelous's take on it would be phenomenal.
14:55 It's both sad and relatively impressive that your edits have far superior lip syncing than their finished product.
Okay what bugs me the most about this story is that the mother NEVER goes to the mayor or contact social services! Some one! Upon learning how the children were being mistreated! While the exact time period this special occurs in is hard to place I know for a fact that there were laws dating as far back as the mid 1900s that prohibited this kind of treatment!
Your reviews just get better and better. My favorite part is the random British woman speaking after the lightning strike. It reminds me of the "he split robin's arrow in twain" line from Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Also, you can see the people behind her aren't even drawn in completely... just their outline and a blank grey space within it haha.
"We come from the Mayor's" line to me is just funny! 7:10
Skeletor from the He-man and She-ra Christmas Special should show up saying "I must save the children!" 😆
Watch Phelous' other review on the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special where Skeletor saves children on Christmas. Yes, that actually happened.
Old Man: Yes! Typical politician!
Beauty: (Off-screen) Daaad! Heelp! An apple got me!
Old Man: SHUT UP BEAUTY!
I really like Judy though😊 she’s such a sweet soul and just falls in love with all the children right away❤️ She became their motherly figure that they needed in their lives
She is still a dumb character though.
Speaking of Judy, I agree, she's the most fleshed out character in the movie. Also, her voice sounds like a monotone Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas.
Nice review, also love how the star pillow with the Mario hat fell off before the beginning scene transitioned at 0:20 and then it got repositioned. I love funny background details like that :P
I'm pretty sure goodtimes is going to be the end of Phelous
Not Dingo?
Good times, Dingo, and Bevanfield are the Unholy trinity that will lead to the demise of Phelous.
Step 1:Lose money gambling, Step 2:Pay for orphans out of your own pocket, Step 3:??? Step 4:Profit.
The gnomes from South Park? 😂
I guess Old Man became mayor after Beauty married Prince Eyebrows.
"And that's the story of how I sold Beauty again to another beast for *even more* money!"
You've been going crazy with all the reviews, and I love it.
28:07: Uh.... what is Lily doing there. Isn't she suppose to be missing??
30:12: Nine children?! There were five orphans and Judy's two kids. That's seven. Where did the other two come from?!
Wow they're so bad THEY FORGOT THE CHILD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD
"Good Times" is Phelous's LJN.
"Firewood" should become Phelous' new meme
Why are all the characters' irises black and pupils grey? Who the hell decided _that_ was a good idea?
5:38 Dogs Playing Poker ripoff
6:31 That one kid on the far right is really rocking out!
8:17 Prepare Uranus
8:28 Jamming to more inaudible music.
9:37 That "SHHHH!" was louder than her question.
9:50 It looks like a warm, spring day to me... The animators should've at least had the grass colored a shade of brown.
10:49 Where the hell did the swing go?
12:28 Did Mrs. Kindle just teleport in?
14:28 "Let's roll, kids!" She's playing against _adults._
15:30 This whole movie in a nutshell.
16:02 To the Licorice-mobile!
16:39 That tree is a spy!
17:53 Pappy: "Do a Barry roll!"
19:23 ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ, ᴘʜᴇʟᴏᴜs!
20:36 What the fuck do you mean you don't know where it is!? *YOU JUST POINTED IT OUT, DUMBASS!!!*
23:36 Is that a boy in a girl's dress? I'm just wondering, because that sounds a lot like a boy's voice.
28:17 This is as literal of a deus ex machina as you can get.
28:51 I'm starting to think that these guys believe in Nostalgia Critic's "Santa Christ"
“That gum you like is going to come back in style.” XD
Why doesn't Judy just call child protective services, or the cops, or anyone??
Because those don't exist in Sad Orphanland.
@@kimifw58 Make it one word. That way it sounds like a country: Sadorphanland...
You know? That country right next to Luxembourg?
@@johnt.campbell316 Good point.
what are they gonna do? Put the Orphans in a foster home? XD
@@masterfarr8265 if it's a different one.
You've been saving up the old man jokes just for this....haven't you?
"Why weren't you someone they could talk to?" Absolutely assassinated
Who did it better
Phelous or NC
Phelous cause he got did research
he did a lot of research but yes