Chris C. Great animated movies came out in the year of 1998: Quest For Camelot: Best animated movie to love. The Prince Of Egypt: a underrated masterpiece of animation. Mulan: also a great movie to watch.
The funny thing is it's not even THAT BAD. The problem is more the delivery. It would be a typical kids movie line if a comic relief character said it. One that had been firing off one liners all movie. But this one basically just kinda turns good at the end and changes characer. It feels so off for so many reasons. Sure it's not in any way a good line but it's just a normal lame pun that was given some of the worst delivery I've ever seen.
I think the reason why putting Excalibur back on the stone didn't magically heal Garrett's eyes was because it was caused by a fire accident,whereas the rest were caused by magic(don't know if the same applies to Arthur's injured arm)
@@ExplorerDS6789 it did. As far as why his eyes weren't healed, I'd like to think it was because he had accepted his blindness, and he didn't feel like it was a handicap.
@@hoobadooba2000 for them, I think it was their strong desire to be separated, bit then of course they decided to stay together since they had learned to work as a team. Desire may also explain Garret's situation; there was a time when he felt his blindness was something that would cause Kayley to not truly love him, but them he realized that wasn't the case and was okay with staying blind.
well, when it comes to the girl wanting to be a knight... while that is just straight up impossible, as it is the title of a male lesser noble and a military rank, she can be granted the alternative title of a Dame instead. Dames are the female equivalent to the more well known Knight and were usually the wives of knights. They also had military duties, so when their husbands were away for whatever reason, it would be up to the Dame to take command of her household soldiers and defend her home from outside attacks. They were pretty cool. So while the girl in this film would never be given the title of knight, she could be granted the feminine equivalent instead... just thought I'd share that.
Not to mention them being knighted followed by them riding off in a horse with the sign Just Knighted on the back makes like it was more their wedding. Which when I saw it in theaters was sweet and confusing. It still is but the confusion overshadows the sweet
@@somerandofromoregon I thought so. It was still interesting the sign said Just Knighted so my guess that all couples back then being knighted and being married is the same thing
Actually, they did explain, you have to pay attention. Take the leaves. Garrett stated that Aiden helped him to see in the forest and learned what can harm you and what can heal you. When he got injured, Kayley picked those purple leaves. They were the same leaves Garrett picked when he said, "and what can heal you." I'm not advocating that it's a good movie but it's not as bad as you're billing it up to be. They do explain some of the things that you thought didn't make sense, it just went over your head.
Okay, problems with this: 1. How can he see that the leaves heal when he CAN'T see? 2. If the leaves heal, why didn't he just use them to cure his blindness?
ReasyRandom 1. Maybe the leaves not only look different but also smell or feel different than others 2. Maybe there aren't any plants that can hear blindness or maybe they smell/feel almost the exact same as a very poisonous plant and he doesnt want to risk it.
Camelot ties into about Avalon and Merlin. Magic, magical creatures ect, are all very real in that story. Absolutely agree a lot of things went over his head. The chicken, for example, is seen in the background seeing how awful his chicken wife has been treated, "promising" her to make it better. It was not out of nowhere, and yeah there might not have been any dialogue, but it was right there.
Nostalgia Critic, My father and I watched this video when it first came out. I had just bought him a google chromecast and was showing him youtube. To this day, we still quote this video. I don't know why, but we made it some kind of inside joke. Whenever we watch a movie and we dont understand, we yell "movie, explain!!!". And what you say about the bad guy at the beginning is just comedic gold. My father and I were talking the other day, and he said he thinks this is the best video he's ever seen. Thank you for bringing such joy to our lives.
@@jamesurbanic1975 I'm glad that the two of you have that activity together. I have a strong relationship with my father as well so I can appreciate it when that's the case for others as well.
the dragons were separated, but chose to be back together. What if Garrett's eyes were healed, but he was like, "nah, this shit's ugly. Make me blind again"
It's simple. The magic could only heal what was damaged by magic or magic adjacent. His blindness wasfrom a fire a while ago hence his ability to navigate so flawlessly without sight.
"what does acme support the dark arts?" fairly obvious when you think about it. there's like a ton of evidence they do practice black magic in their cartoons XD.
Wile E. Coyote is gonna be PISSED that they kept giving him giant sling-shots and rocketskates when they could've hooked him up with actual flipping MAGIC.
"For god's sakes, you're not even trying. First you rip off Belle and now you gotta rip off the rock biter from Neverending Story. This is just painful!" Not as painful as that animation collision between a bad imitation of traditional and what looks like early experimentation of CGI.
They wished for something so much the magic that exuded from the re-sealing of Excalibur split them. But then put them back together when they realized they were happier together as one unit.
It's amazing how he tears apart the line "The Ogre's butt!" and doesn't even acknowledge the moment immediately following that, where the ogre just blasts Ruber and his griffin through the cave with a fart. Easily the stupidest, funniest, and most memorable moment in the film 😂
Same. I can see why he'd hate it, but I still like this movie. And the songs. I always thought that Rubert's song was supposed to be deliberately bad, to mock the "villain gets the best song" trope.
OH MY GOD, "do I feel clucky" This was literally the most cringy and simply THE WORST line I have EVER witnessed in any movie ever made xD it was SO BAD!
@@pinkiepiecupcake7779 True but you should keep in mind that she didn't know what a damsel in distress was. I know this is probably a joke but I thought that I should probably point this out.
Recording from 'Quest for Camelot' - "Gentlemen, I wanted to talk to you about this line" - "Which is that?" - ""The ogre's butt."" - "What about it?" - "Is... Is that it? Simply "the ogre's butt"?" - "Yeah, it's an ogre's butt. What's wrong with an ogre's butt?" - "Oh, nothing, I have nothing against the ogre's butt, I'm sure the ogre's butt is lovely. However, there doesn't seem to be any reason for the ogre's butt. How about perhaps a, uh, verb, or predicate clause? Like, "Look out for the ogre's butt." Or, "Oh no, we are under the ogre's butt." Or, if you'll permit me, "Woe is me and all others who are trapped under ogre's butt... eseses."" - "Yeah, ogre's butt isn't plural" - "Duly noted, but at least that one came with a conjunction. Grammatically speaking, I think that makes the ogre's butt much more palatable" - "Look, just stick to the script" - "But I ask you, how does it make any sense? I'm a Shakespearean trained actor" - "Hey, weren't you that spider in Lost in Space?" - "...Ogre's butt it is" - "Get to work, puppet" - " _[sigh]_ "
I first watched this movie in 5th grade when the entire grade had a day to watch movies and relax. Then the song at 17:00 starts playing, and the teacher literally paused the movie and asked the class if they wanted to skip the song. The class unanimously let out a big "YES"
I loved this film as a kid. I don't know why, I think because we didn't have it on VHS so I only saw it a few times when I took it out from the library.
I loved this film as a kid too and have it on VHS don't know where it is now though. Which is why I was hesitant to watch this because Nostalgia Critic would rip on it and not only would I watch my childhood die I would realize how bad it was and how much my childhood sucks. This is not the first movie I watched as a kid that years later he would review either. Although I am glad I did decided to watch this one cause I am getting hooked after that squeezing the horse to get a song joke.
I really liked this movie when I was small because the main character was pretty, her love interest was cool -- I thought he was a unique character & he's really *the only* interesting thing in this movie, and I liked one song -- just one single song. *Everything else in this movie sucked* which kept me from loving it. *The blind guy should've been the main character.* The movie would be far more interesting that way. Seeing how he copes with life and triumphs over battles and challenges using his wits. To me, the few scenes where he fought and traversed while blind is what made the movie memorable.
Yeah he/she was pretty badass. I also liked the idea of a spell that combines living things with weapons, that could lead to some Cronenberg-like body horror if used effectively.
Yes but deadpool has an entire comedic undertone, while this movie is supposed to be taken seriously. It works well in deadpool because of his character and his mindset.
Critic: How would you like it if in Sin City they started playing this song in the really intense moments? Does anyone else think it fit better there than it does in this movie?
I personally think Bladebeak had a reason to turned good in the climax, because he was Kayley's pet chicken on the farm, He was not evil or a jerk and I don't think he was helping Ruber at all, he was just there to tell him that Kayley, Garrett and Ayden are going after Excalibur and he serves him his lunch, he was useless for Ruber's plans, so he sends him back to the wagons with Juliana and his wife, which is another reason why he turned good, so he can see his wife again.
Also, throughout his scenes you could see a hen that I assumed was either his mother or his girlfriend, and they looked at each other with a twinge of sadness constantly up until he turned on Ruber, where they were seemingly chatting. I haven't seen the film in like 17 years at least, but I did notice and remember them
There are a lot of things this film doesn't explain, but it's annoying when they actually DO explain something and it's his most OTT reaction. Although granted not well explained.
It strangely does, actually. Never watched Sin City, but the song and the events playing in that scene can go hand in hand, in a bittersweet or morbid sense.
I feel sorry for Kaley. All she wanted was to be a knight, but she keeps needing someone else to rescue her. At least she was able to warn King Arthur by knocking that guard out of the wagon.
Yeah, I've never had a problem with the Damsel in Distress trope as I believe that using a loved one of any gender as motivation is just an old harmless trope that makes for easy heroic motivation. However, I do have a problem when the trope takes an otherwise capable female character - or someone who is being built-up to be a capable female character - and nerfs them or ruins their potential just to put them into a "damsel in distress" situation. Kayley spends the entire movie driving home her point about becoming a knight in spite of her gender - and then winds up needing to be rescued by blind guy.
Definitely, I've always rejected this notion of "damsels in distress" always being sexist objects that need saving and therefore anyone that uses the trope is a misogynist asshole, one not every character (female included) needs to be a bow/gun toting warrior, aside from that everyone needs help sometimes, even amazing warriors, however it does become a problem when a badass female character suddenly loses all of her badassery for the sake of a plot point
Let's not forget that the hawk's "flying" sound near the end is actually a royalty free sound effect, which you may recognize from Wizard 101. Much care, many wow. And the villain was ripped from Mulan, turned in to a redhead, and thrown in to this world. It also wiped his brain of anything clever and handed him that potion.
well, for one, the sketch had an important mission, even if it was too much: The movie asks you to take for granted many things, too much (the last twist, for example, doesn't make the least bit of sense. If Excalibur destroyed its wielder if they were of less-than-pure heart, you'd think a round table knight would be knowledgeable of that...) And another thing: He is perfectly conscious that a movie can not be 100% transparent on his universe and still be good, as represented by the last sketch, with Mary Poppins: A movie that never, ever explains anything, but he really likes it.
I'm pretty sure someone mentioned this in the original review, but one of the people who worked on this movie was Lauren Faust, the creator of MLP: Friendship is Magic. She's not very proud of this project, she said it was supposed to be darker and not a musical, but the executives wanted something akin to the popular Disney films, thus giving birth to this piece of shit.
An executive's job is to know what the audience wants and shot down they think will fail and approve idea's that they believe will be a success. They are basically idea reviewers. A lot of time they actually DO do their job but it's hard to know they are. The only way you know is when a director has a hit with a movie that had lots of executive meddling but movies he has full control over suck. George Lucas, Tim Burton, Zack Synider.
shadowspider9 clearly these executives were wrong that audiences wanted carbon copycat Disney wannabes. Then a decade later, we got Dreamworks wannabes. Now, probably Illumination wannabes.
I will always love this movie, it might be crap to everyone but it's close to my heart.. I love the songs and the characters, to me this movie never gets old.. One of my favorites, yeah it sucks to everyone, but I love it regardless
I am pretty sure there was at least a sign that explained the forest was a magical, enchanted forest, or cursed maybe. Something to that effect. Of any case it can be explained it is because of magic, what more do you need?
I actually was interviewed by one of the animators who worked on this film for a university animation course. She is one of the lecturers of the University of South Wales for 2D and Stop Motion animation and I will be having her as one of my tutors. How cool is that?
@@Wubsy96 Well I graduated from my degree last year, but I am currently doing a part time Masters degree, also in animation. Plus I am working as a designer and animator on a Welsh web series called The Vale and I have a part time job as a children’s book illustrator.
I remember loving this movie as a kid. Saw it come up on Netflix once as an adult and decided to give it a nostalgic watch. I then realized how bad a movie it was and it has forever clouded my original enjoyment of it as a kid. Sometimes, you have to leave things you liked as a child in the realm of nostalgia, untainted by you adult sensibilities.
Disagree about the sad song choice bit. The gentle song playing during the chase really touched my heart as a kid; when it starts, it felt like what I was watching was a scary dream, like it wasn't actually happening. Then as it fades off when she enters the forest, the minor to major key change made an appropriate transition into the next part of the story.
I think the "ACME" placement just references Looney Tunes. Critic said Quest was a WB production, and WB did those LT cartoons, so this is just a nod to that. Anyone familiar with Acme (especially Wile E. Coyote) is gonna understand that.
Tbh I always thought the song "The Prayer" works fine with the chase scene. After all, it's a song about, well, a prayer for safety. Its basically the character singing for Kaylee to be safe as she flees for her life. It's not supposed to be an action scene.
Gotta say you're wrong about "The Prayer" scene. The lyrics "I pray she'll be alright...lead her to a place where she'll be safe" actually work perfectly for someone running away. The fervent, beautiful prayer contrasted with the very evil it cries against is an awesome concept. Of course, ax-chickens and weird denizens kinda ruin the moment.
Here's the thing - if they'd FOCUSED on the mother it would have been fine; but they DIDN'T. She was there for - what? A minute? At best? Then they had all this action shit and screaming running away shit stolen RIGHT THE FUCK OUT OF SNOW WHITE... god... this movie...
I think the song would have worked well enough if they used more frightening bad guys chasing her and cut out all the noise, leaving us with a more dramatic moment
Jesse Watson 90's Magic my friend It Can get away with anything For Example Back in the original cartoon of He-Man he could magic Put a broken Chain Back Together
When I was young, I and my sister enjoyed this film. Now that I’m older, I find it boring and confusing. But it turns out the reason why it is so confusing is because of many rewrites to the original script that was actually good. The narrator explains why the things that happen happen; the child was supposed to be the blind man who finds a mysterious girl who lives in the forest; the dragon was not suppose to have a song, they agreed with each other, and the reason why they couldn’t fly nor breathe fire was because they didn’t need to because they ran away from danger; and most simplest, but for some reason not mentioned by the Nostalgia Critic, the Sword in the Stone is not Excalibur. Excalibur is found by the Lady in the Lake. The sword in the stone is just known as the Sword in the Stone. Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone are from two completely different stories.
This is still one of my favorite NC reviews. This movie was a complete mess and a painful attempt to imitate Disney instead of successfully challenging it like Prince of Egypt and Anastasia did.
Quest for Camelot isn't nearly as bad as he tries to persuade you it is. First of all, most of his "EXPLAAAAIN" hysteria is answered in the movie. Most of the movie takes action in a "magic forest" as they clearly call it. Yes, that's more than enough for an explanation "why the fuck those leaves are flying? Why are those trees moving?!". I don't remember him shouting "EXPLAIN THE FLYING CARS!" in the Star Wars review. How the hell is "future" more self-explanatory than "magic"? I mean, really, he pretty much missed a line while making stupid jokes about the villain and built the whole episode around his own mistake. Second, yes, the magic forest wasn't in the original Camelot lore - as well as the whole story of Excalibur being stolen by a griffin, lost, found by a wannabe-knight girl and a blind hermit and all that stuff. The story has to take place somewhere. It could be a story of any magical sword and any kingdom, but choosing the Camelot setting actually saves so much screen time from explanations about what kingdom this all takes place in and why the fuck the sword is so important. The movie isn't hi-jacking the Camelot name for advertisement sake, it actually uses it to explain important story stuff without wasting screen time on it. Third, the "acme" label is a self-ironical joke about how they couldn't slip a set of scenes and characters into the movie for an explanation where this magical potion came from. You can assume he picked it up from a wizard, or a witch, or whatever - it has nothing to add in to the story - why would you need another useless character eat the screen time just to pass a bottle to the main villain and never appear again? All the shitty devices Willy E Coyote is using have an ACME label - do you really give a fuck where they come from? Would that add up to the story? This isn't criticism what NC did with this poor cartoon, it's fault-finding. Should we call him Nostalgia Fault-Finder? The axe cock(I had to say it) didn't "turn good", he never really was a bad guy to start with. He is supposed to be a lovable cute little socially weird guy, who simply tries to help the first person who asks him to do something, even if that's bad(as he is too silly to realize it). You know, like Butters from South Park. He might do stupid things, but in the end even he finds out who are the baddies and does the right thing. The song during the chase is a debatable aspect. IMO it actually gives the whole thing a unique feel. Instead of a boring "chuga-chuga-chuga-chuga-doon-doon-doon-doon" chase melody you expect to hear, you actually hear a slow passionate song. What I'm trying to say is, when you put a fast-paced song into a slow-paced scene it becomes comical, but what happens when you put a slow-paced song into a fast-paced scene? It becomes a highly debatable conceptual aspect. Reminds me of Celene Dion's "My heart will go on" music video - it has several scenes from the ship-crashing part even though it's a slow-paced song. Guess the "Quest for Camelot" makers were trying to give this chase scene the same feel as the above mentioned music video. The twin-dragon goes all Genie for his song because that's a way to show how he is all living in his dream world. The girl's song showed us she wants more from this life than being a farmer, the blind hermit's song showed us how he is all one with the fucked up magical nature, and the twin-dragon is simply a dreamer. I agree there could be better ways to show it without bringing up weird anachronistic shit, but taking it as painfully as the Critic did is just wrong. The movie has its' flaws and many of them are addressed in the video, but talking about them isn't nearly as amusing as shouting at flying leaves, is it?
Another thing they got wrong, Excalibur isn't the Sword in the Stone. They are two completely different blades. The Sword in the Stone was enchanted so that only one of Uther Pendragon's bloodline (aka. Arthur) could draw the blade. Where as Excalibur was a blade given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake with the promise that he would one day return it to her.
KumaoftheForest It depends on the account. In some later accounts, the Sword in the Stone is called Excaliber. But after killing one of his knights with it, Arthur discarded it and sought out the legendary blade that he would name Excaliber after his old sword. But the elements this movie uses point to Arthur being well past the point in his story where he got the sword from the Lady of the Lake. So even if they were going off that account, there are glaring problems. Older accounts don't directly give the Sword in the Stone any particular name than Sword in the Stone.
Me: Nostalgia Critic! stop! You need to know this! It’s important! If you’re going to save the world you need to know this! Critic: What? Me: SpIdErS!!!
One of my favorite Nostalgia Critic reviews. I used to like this movie as a kid, but NC making fun of it makes this review hilarious. This is also how the "Explain Nuke" was born. It became one of his moves in Smash Bros Lawl.
That song was nominated for Best Original Song, but lost to a song from a much better animated movie that came out the same year: The Prince of Egypt.
Chris C. It won a Golden Globe.
Chris C. Great animated movies came out in the year of 1998:
Quest For Camelot: Best animated movie to love.
The Prince Of Egypt: a underrated masterpiece of animation.
Mulan: also a great movie to watch.
Richard Zenteno Prince of Egipt is by no means underrated. It's a masterpiece and everyone who was alive in that year knew it
At least it's still on Netflix.
indeed, my mom and I liked it
"In fact, are you even blind?"
He is, but he's also one with the Force and the Force is with him.
Mandi Lu ... OMG.............
That’s not how the Force works! 😂
And you just ruined star wars. Asshole
No need to bring in a Star Wars reference here
woody72691 Nah, Rian Johnson already took care of that
Here is a Nomination for the worst said line in a movie ever:
*“aRe yOU fEeLiNg cLucKy?!”*
Sorry, I’m going for two!
The funny thing is it's not even THAT BAD. The problem is more the delivery. It would be a typical kids movie line if a comic relief character said it. One that had been firing off one liners all movie. But this one basically just kinda turns good at the end and changes characer. It feels so off for so many reasons.
Sure it's not in any way a good line but it's just a normal lame pun that was given some of the worst delivery I've ever seen.
The ogre’s butt!
*It looked like a good, strong script. Didn't it?*
''The ogre's BUTT.''
"why would you sing if you're in pain?" It's called the Blues, man.
69 likes. NICE
He means in PHYSICAL pain.
2:46 LOOK OUT A WILD... WILD HAS APPEARED.
P.S.: 3:31 Ya know, he's got the fire power, but he's a terrible shot.
"I've got no friends, no food! This whistle has nothing to do with food! OH I've got the no food BLUUUUES.": Nut Job.
He's on the jazz he's on the jazz.
Where does Elvis fit into the Arthur legend? Well he was the king! (badum-tish)
get out!
EXCALIBURY ME, RIGHT NOW!
thats the funist unfuny coment ever
King badum-tish? Is that the Muslim version?
Someone kill him with the Roundest Table in the Kingdom. Please.
I think the reason why putting Excalibur back on the stone didn't magically heal Garrett's eyes was because it was caused by a fire accident,whereas the rest were caused by magic(don't know if the same applies to Arthur's injured arm)
I thought Garrett got kicked in the face by a horse, which caused his blindness.
@@ExplorerDS6789 it did. As far as why his eyes weren't healed, I'd like to think it was because he had accepted his blindness, and he didn't feel like it was a handicap.
But what about the dragons? They were able to separate and they didn’t have any of the magic.
@@hoobadooba2000 for them, I think it was their strong desire to be separated, bit then of course they decided to stay together since they had learned to work as a team. Desire may also explain Garret's situation; there was a time when he felt his blindness was something that would cause Kayley to not truly love him, but them he realized that wasn't the case and was okay with staying blind.
Victor I mean I guess but I’m pretty sure that if he had the option, he would rather have his sight back
well, when it comes to the girl wanting to be a knight... while that is just straight up impossible, as it is the title of a male lesser noble and a military rank, she can be granted the alternative title of a Dame instead. Dames are the female equivalent to the more well known Knight and were usually the wives of knights. They also had military duties, so when their husbands were away for whatever reason, it would be up to the Dame to take command of her household soldiers and defend her home from outside attacks. They were pretty cool. So while the girl in this film would never be given the title of knight, she could be granted the feminine equivalent instead... just thought I'd share that.
about as plausible as a crippled woman in world war two (glares at battlefield)
@@thedude3065 actually things like that were real and often times they would be spies.
Quite an interesting piece of information! Thanks! 😊
Aren't you confusing ancient Breton history with Feudal Japan's history, or did they both pretty much do the same thing.
@@thedude3065 Virginia Hall was a WW2 spy with a wooden leg
"On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place..."
Shh!
Eeeeeerogenous zone!!!
Gamer Goku unless theres Dragons. I love Dragons. Drahons and gryphons.
OoeyGooeyGoodra what about drakes?
" A duck!"
It kinda feels like the romance between Kayley and Garrett was rushed.😒
There was a romance?
Not to mention them being knighted followed by them riding off in a horse with the sign Just Knighted on the back makes like it was more their wedding. Which when I saw it in theaters was sweet and confusing. It still is but the confusion overshadows the sweet
@@GBmovieluv Well they WERE having a wedding though
@@somerandofromoregon I thought so. It was still interesting the sign said Just Knighted so my guess that all couples back then being knighted and being married is the same thing
Look up the plot of the book it’s based on ooooooh 😢😭
Getting nostalgia from nostalgia critics old review, is this ironic? :|
Not only that, but I'm also getting nostalgia from the movie itself.
no, no not ironic at all
nostalgiaception
Such nostalgia
Sadly, not a daily 4 PM release like it used to before 2016 began. For now, I'm just waiting for the Classics to surprise us.
Actually, they did explain, you have to pay attention. Take the leaves. Garrett stated that Aiden helped him to see in the forest and learned what can harm you and what can heal you. When he got injured, Kayley picked those purple leaves. They were the same leaves Garrett picked when he said, "and what can heal you." I'm not advocating that it's a good movie but it's not as bad as you're billing it up to be. They do explain some of the things that you thought didn't make sense, it just went over your head.
Okay, problems with this:
1. How can he see that the leaves heal when he CAN'T see?
2. If the leaves heal, why didn't he just use them to cure his blindness?
ReasyRandom
1. Maybe the leaves not only look different but also smell or feel different than others
2. Maybe there aren't any plants that can hear blindness or maybe they smell/feel almost the exact same as a very poisonous plant and he doesnt want to risk it.
Then how do you explain the clothes healing? 😉
Marcus Alm
Two Words:
CLOTHES BEAM!!
Camelot ties into about Avalon and Merlin. Magic, magical creatures ect, are all very real in that story. Absolutely agree a lot of things went over his head. The chicken, for example, is seen in the background seeing how awful his chicken wife has been treated, "promising" her to make it better. It was not out of nowhere, and yeah there might not have been any dialogue, but it was right there.
Nostalgia Critic,
My father and I watched this video when it first came out. I had just bought him a google chromecast and was showing him youtube. To this day, we still quote this video. I don't know why, but we made it some kind of inside joke. Whenever we watch a movie and we dont understand, we yell "movie, explain!!!". And what you say about the bad guy at the beginning is just comedic gold.
My father and I were talking the other day, and he said he thinks this is the best video he's ever seen. Thank you for bringing such joy to our lives.
That's seriously awesome that you and your dad have that experience together with this video. :)
@@loneronin6813 it’s hilarious. We have a lot of sayings / quotes we say, and “movie, EXPLAIN!” Became one of them. We watch alot of bad movies lol
@@jamesurbanic1975 I'm glad that the two of you have that activity together. I have a strong relationship with my father as well so I can appreciate it when that's the case for others as well.
@@loneronin6813 good to hear. Thanks for the conversation. God bless you
@@jamesurbanic1975 Thank you to you as well and I wish you all the best in all aspects of your life. :D
the dragons were separated, but chose to be back together. What if Garrett's eyes were healed, but he was like, "nah, this shit's ugly. Make me blind again"
The dragons looked disappointed when they were back to being two-headed, tho; hence the part of the movie I posted I got confused over
It's simple. The magic could only heal what was damaged by magic or magic adjacent. His blindness wasfrom a fire a while ago hence his ability to navigate so flawlessly without sight.
@@TheBlackAntagonist but dragons aren't treated as magical in the movie, and the twins weren't damaged by magic but rather....incest.
@@genera1013 Magical incest? XD
He wouldn't considering he could see before he went blind and already knew what things looked like before he lost his sight.
The song actually worked BETTER in the sin city scene LOL
That's exactly what I was thinking.
ikr. I started LMFAO when I saw it.
I know right
Yeah , it talks about a better place away from the horrible violence
I was just going to say that!! 😂😂😂😂 it really does!
2:05 he had an opportunity and he missed it
water
earth
fire
air
But then everything changed when the fire nation attacked
Who is Bobby and Annette from
Was he even aware of avatar. Didn't he watch the avatar serious years later
This is in Captain Planet.
@@Flipcrash maybe idk
"what does acme support the dark arts?" fairly obvious when you think about it. there's like a ton of evidence they do practice black magic in their cartoons XD.
Also, in the movie THERE WAS EXPLAINED how he got that potion, Ruber asked witch to make one potion and she did
Wile E. Coyote is gonna be PISSED that they kept giving him giant sling-shots and rocketskates when they could've hooked him up with actual flipping MAGIC.
Its funny all these years I never noticed the word "acme" on the potion bottle lol
Maybe Ruber bought that potion off Witch Hazel and she’s a suplier for ACME corp.
Marvin also uses weapons made by the company, + he's my favorite looney tune!
"For god's sakes, you're not even trying. First you rip off Belle and now you gotta rip off the rock biter from Neverending Story. This is just painful!"
Not as painful as that animation collision between a bad imitation of traditional and what looks like early experimentation of CGI.
Critic, you forgot to mention that the double dragon got separated at the end only to be stuck together again somehow.... "EXPLAIN MOVIE.. EXPLAIN!"
They wished for something so much the magic that exuded from the re-sealing of Excalibur split them. But then put them back together when they realized they were happier together as one unit.
@@BrokensoulRider I hate how they look, those legs bother me.
@@marianokaz1503 You get used to it.
Meant as a joke?
That night when he was alone, he instantly regretted forging the sword to his right hand...
omg why
+scary hat That, my friend, was a masturbation joke because I'm super classy like that.
+Christopher Eves Fap like a sir.
You Clever Man
worst part is I'm left handed
13:50.
Garrett: "Look at the sky..."
NC: "OH, SHUT UP!!!"
Beautiful! XD
Never gets old. I still watch the Nostalgia Critic. Screw the people who hate him now.
@@somerandofromoregon even if they say he sucks now of days but f-k you all,he reviews good movies that he talks about in the past.
That's the best part! 😂😂😂
"Does everybody have to sing in this movie?" XD
@@somerandofromoregon Me too. Fuck the haters.
19:11 Another thing that they don't explain; why would combining a chicken with an axe suddenly make him talk?
I'm start to thinking Camelot is a silly place in any story.
yeah... I should most definitely not go to camelot
@@marakarthegreat well Camelot is Linkara's favourite film
The adventures of Merlin is pretty good
Critic, to be fair about kaley running away: how do you expect her to fight living weapons? She has no fighting experience
Angel, The Dark Overlord not long anyway
TouhouFather
Garrett had training and years of experience.
FlynnRider4 but still it doesn't change the fact that she didn't necessarily grow as a charaxter
REVIEWCEPTION
That is not the argument regarding this point.
he explained it in his top 11 DUMBASSES in distress
It's amazing how he tears apart the line "The Ogre's butt!" and doesn't even acknowledge the moment immediately following that, where the ogre just blasts Ruber and his griffin through the cave with a fart. Easily the stupidest, funniest, and most memorable moment in the film 😂
At 0:50 he says "medieval blast from the ass" which I've always wondered was a reference to that scene.
I love the delivery of that line
This movie destroyed the marketing of the Iron Giant.
Yup Iron Giant was Still Better Movie Then This
Jonathan Pinis0N yet this movie still bombed
Damn . At least The Iron Giant is remembered more than this .
Joshua Gonzalez I 10000% Agree
Even today, people are still calling The Iron Giant underrated, but I don’t think that’s the case now. It’s very popular today
.....The Ogre's butt.
woe is me and all others under the oger's butt-ss-s
Yeah, ogre's butt isn't plural.
+Bryant Langmuir "duly noted.
Get to work, puppet.
Sigh
The two-headed dragon are basically a ripoff of Timon and Pumbaa and Mushu from Mulan
Mulan came out 1998 and this film came out in 94.
And the genie.
TyKnight 18 No this came out in 1998 the same year as Mulan just mouths before
they’re named “Devon” and “Cornwall”.
geddit?! they’re English counties! HA!
Don't forget Figment.
I actually adore this movie
Same. I can see why he'd hate it, but I still like this movie.
And the songs. I always thought that Rubert's song was supposed to be deliberately bad, to mock the "villain gets the best song" trope.
Same
Same but at the same time, this is one of those movies that I enjoyed as a kid but looking back, yeah no it was horrible....
Honestly the biggest problem with his villain song is that it's too short. It doesn't go long enough to me a memorable song in any real way
Simpler times
OH MY GOD, "do I feel clucky" This was literally the most cringy and simply THE WORST line I have EVER witnessed in any movie ever made xD it was SO BAD!
FrogiMen13 I have to say that is one of the worst film lines referencing to a popular film ever.
This was Sinbad levels of bad.
What's worse is they couldn't even get the reference right! No one on the writing team for that movie knew what a fucking pronoun was!
"helloooo, double chili CAT burger with onions and pickles"
"I want to save damsels in distress!" me: GAY
Me, after hearing her say that: BOIOIOIOIOIOIOING
It'll be better if she says "rescuing boys in distress" since she's married to Garrett
@@pinkiepiecupcake7779 True but you should keep in mind that she didn't know what a damsel in distress was. I know this is probably a joke but I thought that I should probably point this out.
@@yogalover2753 True. My bad for my mis communication then
@@pinkiepiecupcake7779 It's ok.
I kinda miss this "SPIDERS!" guy.
I think his name was Dr. Monty or something.
Dr. Smith
shekemov Very nice Spider Jerusalem Avatar sir. 😆
What was the original review he is from?
Janelle Adams His Lost in Space review, I think
oh my god, singing *is* the most diabolical thing he could do, it's _AWFUL_
I agree
What if
You wanted a good movie
But quest for camelot said
*T H E O G R E ' S B U T T !*
Platy the Perrypus Oh there you are Perry!
Ok that's not a sentence that's a noun. That's not even a good noun
The ogre's butt You!
Recording from 'Quest for Camelot'
- "Gentlemen, I wanted to talk to you about this line"
- "Which is that?"
- ""The ogre's butt.""
- "What about it?"
- "Is... Is that it? Simply "the ogre's butt"?"
- "Yeah, it's an ogre's butt. What's wrong with an ogre's butt?"
- "Oh, nothing, I have nothing against the ogre's butt, I'm sure the ogre's butt is lovely. However, there doesn't seem to be any reason for the ogre's butt. How about perhaps a, uh, verb, or predicate clause? Like, "Look out for the ogre's butt." Or, "Oh no, we are under the ogre's butt." Or, if you'll permit me, "Woe is me and all others who are trapped under ogre's butt... eseses.""
- "Yeah, ogre's butt isn't plural"
- "Duly noted, but at least that one came with a conjunction. Grammatically speaking, I think that makes the ogre's butt much more palatable"
- "Look, just stick to the script"
- "But I ask you, how does it make any sense? I'm a Shakespearean trained actor"
- "Hey, weren't you that spider in Lost in Space?"
- "...Ogre's butt it is"
- "Get to work, puppet"
- " _[sigh]_ "
Juanes Martinos 😂😂😂😂
Does anyone else miss the "spiders" guy?
here here
Tbh, that scares me!
I do
YES. BRING BACK THE MEMES.
You know I think I know why I liked this movie a lot more than most: the voice acting was actually good in my language.
It was an okay movie. It definitely was not a bad movie. That’s for sure
From where you are?
I first watched this movie in 5th grade when the entire grade had a day to watch movies and relax. Then the song at 17:00 starts playing, and the teacher literally paused the movie and asked the class if they wanted to skip the song. The class unanimously let out a big "YES"
Even the teacher thought that this song made no sence
This movie made perfect sense when I was a kid. I must've been a bit simple.
Having said that, "It's magic, a wizard done it" probably suffices as an explanation for pretty much everything in this film.
Yeah, that pretty much explains everything, dude. Oh well!!! Back to the drawing board.
I loved this film as a kid. I don't know why, I think because we didn't have it on VHS so I only saw it a few times when I took it out from the library.
I loved this film as a kid too and have it on VHS don't know where it is now though. Which is why I was hesitant to watch this because Nostalgia Critic would rip on it and not only would I watch my childhood die I would realize how bad it was and how much my childhood sucks. This is not the first movie I watched as a kid that years later he would review either. Although I am glad I did decided to watch this one cause I am getting hooked after that squeezing the horse to get a song joke.
Everyone goes though that phase.
Press F to pay respect for both Gary Oldman and Celine Dion having to be associated with this trainwreck
F
Or the fact this dumpster fire inadvertently launched Josh Groban’s entire career.
F
F
I really liked this movie when I was small because the main character was pretty, her love interest was cool -- I thought he was a unique character & he's really *the only* interesting thing in this movie, and I liked one song -- just one single song. *Everything else in this movie sucked* which kept me from loving it. *The blind guy should've been the main character.* The movie would be far more interesting that way. Seeing how he copes with life and triumphs over battles and challenges using his wits. To me, the few scenes where he fought and traversed while blind is what made the movie memorable.
Yup Garret was the best thing about this movie
the only part of this movie I enjoyed was the griffin. His design was badass
His voice was AWESOME
He had a monocle!!!!!
Yeah he/she was pretty badass. I also liked the idea of a spell that combines living things with weapons, that could lead to some Cronenberg-like body horror if used effectively.
Precisely.
@@rogue7723 It's a he because he's voiced by Bronson Pinchot.
I actually liked this movie quite a bit, but I see why you'd hate it.
I like it when light-hearted music plays over intense action scenes. That's what made the opening to Deadpool fucking awesome.
+Slave W (Gaming) "some guy's film"
+Slave W (Gaming) "a hot chick"
But that music is somber or perhaps reflective, not light hearted.
Yes but deadpool has an entire comedic undertone, while this movie is supposed to be taken seriously. It works well in deadpool because of his character and his mindset.
+Siam Ahmed what about Asura's Wrath? If you don't know what that is, it's a video game, and most of it's ost is pretty somber.
Kayley's mother's singing voice IS actually Celine Dion.
Actually one of my favorite parts of the film her singing the prayer
"The Ogre's Butt," a Gary Oldman X Shrek Fanfiction.
oh my god
Alpha Bulblax oh god no
ew...
dear god why...
Ruber is Love, Ruber is Life...
Critic: How would you like it if in Sin City they started playing this song in the really intense moments?
Does anyone else think it fit better there than it does in this movie?
Yes
I second that
Suprisingly yes
It surprisingly fits
Yeah, same, I was like: “it’d be pretty awesome actually”
I personally think Bladebeak had a reason to turned good in the climax, because he was Kayley's pet chicken on the farm, He was not evil or a jerk and I don't think he was helping Ruber at all, he was just there to tell him that Kayley, Garrett and Ayden are going after Excalibur and he serves him his lunch, he was useless for Ruber's plans, so he sends him back to the wagons with Juliana and his wife, which is another reason why he turned good, so he can see his wife again.
Also, throughout his scenes you could see a hen that I assumed was either his mother or his girlfriend, and they looked at each other with a twinge of sadness constantly up until he turned on Ruber, where they were seemingly chatting. I haven't seen the film in like 17 years at least, but I did notice and remember them
There are a lot of things this film doesn't explain, but it's annoying when they actually DO explain something and it's his most OTT reaction. Although granted not well explained.
I think the acme was meant as Easter egg joke
Thomas Nethery He knows. He manages to make a joke about Acme supporting black arts.
Ya think!?
I actually loved this movie when I was a kid.
After watching more of the review, I will add that the version I watched was the french dub who sound a lot better.
i have a feeling that most dubbed movies (especially the bad ones) sound way better than the original
Yep, same here. Just replace French dub with Bulgarian dub.
It may be. Italian version is pretty cool.
But what do you really think about this movie, now that you're no longer a little kid anymore?!
That scene in Sin City really works with that song
I can kind of see it
uh, how
It strangely does, actually. Never watched Sin City, but the song and the events playing in that scene can go hand in hand, in a bittersweet or morbid sense.
I feel sorry for Kaley. All she wanted was to be a knight, but she keeps needing someone else to rescue her. At least she was able to warn King Arthur by knocking that guard out of the wagon.
Because she was a useless character from the get go and couldn't save herself from a paper bag without help?
That wasn't her fault, they decided to write her that way.
Yeah, I've never had a problem with the Damsel in Distress trope as I believe that using a loved one of any gender as motivation is just an old harmless trope that makes for easy heroic motivation.
However, I do have a problem when the trope takes an otherwise capable female character - or someone who is being built-up to be a capable female character - and nerfs them or ruins their potential just to put them into a "damsel in distress" situation.
Kayley spends the entire movie driving home her point about becoming a knight in spite of her gender - and then winds up needing to be rescued by blind guy.
+Biff the BearKiller ikr how is a blind guy literally more capable of defending himself then her?
Definitely, I've always rejected this notion of "damsels in distress" always being sexist objects that need saving and therefore anyone that uses the trope is a misogynist asshole, one not every character (female included) needs to be a bow/gun toting warrior, aside from that everyone needs help sometimes, even amazing warriors, however it does become a problem when a badass female character suddenly loses all of her badassery for the sake of a plot point
Let's not forget that the hawk's "flying" sound near the end is actually a royalty free sound effect, which you may recognize from Wizard 101.
Much care, many wow.
And the villain was ripped from Mulan, turned in to a redhead, and thrown in to this world.
It also wiped his brain of anything clever and handed him that potion.
This movie came out a year before Mulan.
+EVOLUTIONARY LAKEMAN. Actually, it came out the same year Mulan came out - 1998.
It did come out before it albeit 1 month before it.
He still has the same character model.
I don’t know why but every time he says “SPIDERS” I can’t help but laugh!!!
Spppppiiiii duhhrrrs
The SPYIDER
@@gavindakealeon9041 Arachnus Deathicus?
They did explain why the forest did what it did. It's a magic forest.
Richard Dale Nickell That Fuckup was addressed a long time ago.
well, for one, the sketch had an important mission, even if it was too much: The movie asks you to take for granted many things, too much (the last twist, for example, doesn't make the least bit of sense. If Excalibur destroyed its wielder if they were of less-than-pure heart, you'd think a round table knight would be knowledgeable of that...)
And another thing: He is perfectly conscious that a movie can not be 100% transparent on his universe and still be good, as represented by the last sketch, with Mary Poppins: A movie that never, ever explains anything, but he really likes it.
I'm pretty sure someone mentioned this in the original review, but one of the people who worked on this movie was Lauren Faust, the creator of MLP: Friendship is Magic. She's not very proud of this project, she said it was supposed to be darker and not a musical, but the executives wanted something akin to the popular Disney films, thus giving birth to this piece of shit.
Mai Aimaia Ah, yes. Executive meddling at its finest (or, should I say, lowest).
An executive's job is to know what the audience wants and shot down they think will fail and approve idea's that they believe will be a success. They are basically idea reviewers.
A lot of time they actually DO do their job but it's hard to know they are. The only way you know is when a director has a hit with a movie that had lots of executive meddling but movies he has full control over suck.
George Lucas, Tim Burton, Zack Synider.
Mai Aimaia CURSE YOU 90’S MIDDLING EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS!
that explains why it looks like a mess. i think they animated half of the dark elements, thycut the explanations, and they put the musicals
shadowspider9 clearly these executives were wrong that audiences wanted carbon copycat Disney wannabes. Then a decade later, we got Dreamworks wannabes. Now, probably Illumination wannabes.
Plot Twist: King Arthur was the villain setting all the betrayals and deaths into motion and the one who really had the affair with Sir Lancelot!
"I have nothing against the ogre's butt, I'm sure the ogre's butt is lovely..." XD
this was the birth of the "Explain Nuke"
So true!!
Too bad he only used it once again. I'd like to see it back more often. lol
Wasn't it also the birth of "Nuking the Fridge"?
Technically, Kayley would be a Dame but not a knight. I watched this several times including recently and every point in this review is sadly true.
I will always love this movie, it might be crap to everyone but it's close to my heart.. I love the songs and the characters, to me this movie never gets old.. One of my favorites, yeah it sucks to everyone, but I love it regardless
I can see your apeall to it.
It's animation is pleasing
And it's dark undertone is Disneyuntypical.
And I surprisingly remember some scenes
I agree. I *loved* this movie.
Agreed, this was one of my first moves.
I love this movie,and only saw it for the first time in 2017,loving it since because of the soundtrack!
Hey, to each their own.
I am pretty sure there was at least a sign that explained the forest was a magical, enchanted forest, or cursed maybe. Something to that effect. Of any case it can be explained it is because of magic, what more do you need?
The chicken' betrayal is also explained by that 2-sec animation with the hen. He overreacted on many levels
Love the Celestia pic!
***** so does your profile picture
Why, thank you very much!
I need the ogres butt.
I actually was interviewed by one of the animators who worked on this film for a university animation course. She is one of the lecturers of the University of South Wales for 2D and Stop Motion animation and I will be having her as one of my tutors. How cool is that?
What did she think about working on this movie? Any experiences?
U are so so so so lucky I wish I could meet who ur meeting
This movie is one of my untimate favorite movies ever
Did you graduate yet?
Any projects that you took lately?
@@Wubsy96 Well I graduated from my degree last year, but I am currently doing a part time Masters degree, also in animation. Plus I am working as a designer and animator on a Welsh web series called The Vale and I have a part time job as a children’s book illustrator.
"Explain, movie! Explain!!"
Movie: "Eh, I don't feel like it"
That Sin City scene with that music playing in the background....actually kinda fits, or am I just really fucked up?....
I know it sounded so fitting for
It fits....strangely.
Polygon Man Kind of like the opening fight scene in Watchmen with the Comedian and Ozymandias.
It's ironically fitting.... I think.
Yes
I remember loving this movie as a kid. Saw it come up on Netflix once as an adult and decided to give it a nostalgic watch. I then realized how bad a movie it was and it has forever clouded my original enjoyment of it as a kid.
Sometimes, you have to leave things you liked as a child in the realm of nostalgia, untainted by you adult sensibilities.
'hello hot character trait" what is a damsel anyway goodbye hot character trait"
Wa wa waaaa
So that's where Bobsheaux got that from.
I ship Kayley with a girl. ; )
Disagree about the sad song choice bit. The gentle song playing during the chase really touched my heart as a kid; when it starts, it felt like what I was watching was a scary dream, like it wasn't actually happening. Then as it fades off when she enters the forest, the minor to major key change made an appropriate transition into the next part of the story.
Star Strudel Absolutely agree!
I don’t see it. I just don’t thanks to this review when I had that song I see that Scene from sin city
Really? I don’t see how a gentle sad song fits with a crazy chase.
I understand where you're coming from and I'm not here to rag on your favorite movie moments, but that song doesn't fit that scene at all.
It would have been more moving if she was just riding but the chase kinda ruined it
On second thought, let's not watch Quest for Camelot. It is a silly movie.
I love how Monty Python and the Holy Grail took the story a bit more seriously. An extra reason to love it
I think the "ACME" placement just references Looney Tunes. Critic said Quest was a WB production, and WB did those LT cartoons, so this is just a nod to that. Anyone familiar with Acme (especially Wile E. Coyote) is gonna understand that.
Rex R
Exactly. Not hard to figure out. Did it fit well? No, but it is clearly an in-joke.
And Marvin.
Celine Dion actually sang that song in the movie. LOL
Don't forget Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli.
Tbh I always thought the song "The Prayer" works fine with the chase scene.
After all, it's a song about, well, a prayer for safety. Its basically the character singing for Kaylee to be safe as she flees for her life.
It's not supposed to be an action scene.
My theory is that "I want" songs correlate with the action of feeding animals on a farm because of Fiddler on the Roof.
It's a way of underscoring the humble origins of the hero or heroine too.
Calm down Griffin your scaring the little girl!
"SCARING THE LITTLE GiRL!"
LOL
Thank god Prince of Egypt came out and knocked this move out of the water
#GuiltyPleasureMovie
Hes right its a bad movie, but i can't help it. I like the movie.
Agreed
Sam Dotson
yay a fellow Quest for Camelot lover. very few in numbers.
Ah I feel the same! He brings up valid points why it's not that great of a movie but I always liked it lol
Unihuahua
i guess i just always looked deeper into it and applied my own head-cannons to it. so for me everything makes sense cuz MAGIC. lol
woooudo
I know right! :D I'm so happy so many people like this movie like i do.
Gotta say you're wrong about "The Prayer" scene. The lyrics "I pray she'll be alright...lead her to a place where she'll be safe" actually work perfectly for someone running away. The fervent, beautiful prayer contrasted with the very evil it cries against is an awesome concept. Of course, ax-chickens and weird denizens kinda ruin the moment.
I felt the song worked perfectly for that scene as well.
Joseph Johnson The words made sense. The music doesn't. In fact, if it was just the mother praying over the chase, it probably would have been better.
Nick K Much, much better.
Here's the thing - if they'd FOCUSED on the mother it would have been fine; but they DIDN'T. She was there for - what? A minute? At best? Then they had all this action shit and screaming running away shit stolen RIGHT THE FUCK OUT OF SNOW WHITE... god... this movie...
I think the song would have worked well enough if they used more frightening bad guys chasing her and cut out all the noise, leaving us with a more dramatic moment
"EXPLAIN MOVIE, EXPLAIN!"
magic
Pretty much every time he yells this it's about a Celtic or Arthurian reference, and it makes me feel like I'm in on a joke that he's not lol
This has no business being as funny as it is
It's magic. We don't have to explain it.
*Warner Bros: Not gonna happen.*
Jesse Watson 90's Magic my friend It Can get away with anything For Example Back in the original cartoon of He-Man he could magic Put a broken Chain Back Together
At the end of this movie, Nostalgia Critic has to *explain* a lot of deaths, including innocent Disney characters
@@Brotherofthe4thCompany 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I was young, I and my sister enjoyed this film. Now that I’m older, I find it boring and confusing.
But it turns out the reason why it is so confusing is because of many rewrites to the original script that was actually good. The narrator explains why the things that happen happen; the child was supposed to be the blind man who finds a mysterious girl who lives in the forest; the dragon was not suppose to have a song, they agreed with each other, and the reason why they couldn’t fly nor breathe fire was because they didn’t need to because they ran away from danger; and most simplest, but for some reason not mentioned by the Nostalgia Critic, the Sword in the Stone is not Excalibur. Excalibur is found by the Lady in the Lake. The sword in the stone is just known as the Sword in the Stone. Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone are from two completely different stories.
Huh didnt kmow that about Exalibur i always assumed they were the same thing
@@quasi8180 I believe the name of the sword in the stone is Caliburn. Sometimes related to Excalibur, sometimes not. The legend is very malleable.
@@denverarnold6210 hmm learn new things everyday
I would’ve gone with “oh no, we are under the ogres butt.”
@
Yeah, my line still would've worked than what Ruber said
"The Ogre's Butt!" Best line in the whole f***ing movie! Also, jinx to NC for that scene: "Camelot! (It's only a model.)"
I know it has its flaws but I still love this movie to bits!
To be fair, “Beauty and the beast but Belle is a knight” isn’t exactly unappealing in concept
We just lost Don Rickles (the guy who voiced Cornwall) today. May he rest in peace. :(
Steven Dolce and Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story :(
Who else came here for the review just to hear Don Rickles's voice?
Rest in piece the king of comedy...
He was great
This is still one of my favorite NC reviews. This movie was a complete mess and a painful attempt to imitate Disney instead of successfully challenging it like Prince of Egypt and Anastasia did.
the only reason it was was a mess because that the movie was about to be a pg - 13 movie but then warner bros made it a disneyfy film.
I love this movie and I'm not ashamed!
The people who made it are
*You should be*
+Faxerton30 You called?
you're entitled to your opinion
I love it too, and I'm not ashamed.
This was the very first NC episode I ever saw.
Having seen this movie more than a few times growing up, I dunno whether to be proud or mortified.
same
Quest for Camelot isn't nearly as bad as he tries to persuade you it is.
First of all, most of his "EXPLAAAAIN" hysteria is answered in the movie. Most of the movie takes action in a "magic forest" as they clearly call it. Yes, that's more than enough for an explanation "why the fuck those leaves are flying? Why are those trees moving?!". I don't remember him shouting "EXPLAIN THE FLYING CARS!" in the Star Wars review. How the hell is "future" more self-explanatory than "magic"?
I mean, really, he pretty much missed a line while making stupid jokes about the villain and built the whole episode around his own mistake.
Second, yes, the magic forest wasn't in the original Camelot lore - as well as the whole story of Excalibur being stolen by a griffin, lost, found by a wannabe-knight girl and a blind hermit and all that stuff. The story has to take place somewhere. It could be a story of any magical sword and any kingdom, but choosing the Camelot setting actually saves so much screen time from explanations about what kingdom this all takes place in and why the fuck the sword is so important. The movie isn't hi-jacking the Camelot name for advertisement sake, it actually uses it to explain important story stuff without wasting screen time on it.
Third, the "acme" label is a self-ironical joke about how they couldn't slip a set of scenes and characters into the movie for an explanation where this magical potion came from. You can assume he picked it up from a wizard, or a witch, or whatever - it has nothing to add in to the story - why would you need another useless character eat the screen time just to pass a bottle to the main villain and never appear again? All the shitty devices Willy E Coyote is using have an ACME label - do you really give a fuck where they come from? Would that add up to the story? This isn't criticism what NC did with this poor cartoon, it's fault-finding. Should we call him Nostalgia Fault-Finder?
The axe cock(I had to say it) didn't "turn good", he never really was a bad guy to start with. He is supposed to be a lovable cute little socially weird guy, who simply tries to help the first person who asks him to do something, even if that's bad(as he is too silly to realize it). You know, like Butters from South Park. He might do stupid things, but in the end even he finds out who are the baddies and does the right thing.
The song during the chase is a debatable aspect. IMO it actually gives the whole thing a unique feel. Instead of a boring "chuga-chuga-chuga-chuga-doon-doon-doon-doon" chase melody you expect to hear, you actually hear a slow passionate song. What I'm trying to say is, when you put a fast-paced song into a slow-paced scene it becomes comical, but what happens when you put a slow-paced song into a fast-paced scene? It becomes a highly debatable conceptual aspect. Reminds me of Celene Dion's "My heart will go on" music video - it has several scenes from the ship-crashing part even though it's a slow-paced song. Guess the "Quest for Camelot" makers were trying to give this chase scene the same feel as the above mentioned music video.
The twin-dragon goes all Genie for his song because that's a way to show how he is all living in his dream world. The girl's song showed us she wants more from this life than being a farmer, the blind hermit's song showed us how he is all one with the fucked up magical nature, and the twin-dragon is simply a dreamer. I agree there could be better ways to show it without bringing up weird anachronistic shit, but taking it as painfully as the Critic did is just wrong.
The movie has its' flaws and many of them are addressed in the video, but talking about them isn't nearly as amusing as shouting at flying leaves, is it?
True but even as a five year old I realized some of the flaws this movie had
+RaptorAnton you can't deny the stupidity of the movie tho lie srly dude it's kinda weird and just saying a magical forest doesn't mean anything
David dz According to your logic, saying "future" means nothing either. Now go on, explain the flying cars in Star Wars. EXPLAAAAAIN!
So, when did the Nostalgia critic become the Fallout version of Katsuki Bakugo?
Tsu Lee when the movie decided not to explain
I like this movie especially the music. It brought me a lot of happiness and good memories as a child.
SPIDAAAARS
If anything the songs outshine the entire film
Another thing they got wrong, Excalibur isn't the Sword in the Stone. They are two completely different blades. The Sword in the Stone was enchanted so that only one of Uther Pendragon's bloodline (aka. Arthur) could draw the blade. Where as Excalibur was a blade given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake with the promise that he would one day return it to her.
Psion what is the name of the sword in the stone
KumaoftheForest It depends on the account. In some later accounts, the Sword in the Stone is called Excaliber. But after killing one of his knights with it, Arthur discarded it and sought out the legendary blade that he would name Excaliber after his old sword. But the elements this movie uses point to Arthur being well past the point in his story where he got the sword from the Lady of the Lake. So even if they were going off that account, there are glaring problems.
Older accounts don't directly give the Sword in the Stone any particular name than Sword in the Stone.
Me: Nostalgia Critic! stop! You need to know this! It’s important! If you’re going to save the world you need to know this!
Critic: What?
Me: SpIdErS!!!
*Gunshot sound intensifies*
I think the first was a warning shot second he missed lmao
One of my favorite Nostalgia Critic reviews. I used to like this movie as a kid, but NC making fun of it makes this review hilarious. This is also how the "Explain Nuke" was born. It became one of his moves in Smash Bros Lawl.
My too
What's Smash Bros Lawl?
ah that Sin City scene with that music is pretty fucked up actually.
yeah i mean how would u like it if in the 2k7 TMNT movie they played that song when the turtles start fighting the stone generals?
I was just thinking the same thing. I was like, "HE'S DEAD ALREADY JESUS CHRIST STOP PUNCHING HIS FACE DEEPER INTO THE CONCRETE"
that song actually works during that scene in a weird way
+Meta Melcan I was thinking the same thing. In some really strange and fucked up way, it works
That whole scene is just f'ed up, actually.
This movie is actually a guilty pleasure for me and my family. We all know it's bad. We just love to watch and make fun of it every now and then.
One thing that would have been great for this review would have been a clip from doctor who of a dalek saying EXPLAAIIN!!! EXPLAAIIN!!!
what bugs me the most is how nasty Ruben's nails are! villain or not that has to be a inconvenience
"We're the reason cousins shouldn't marry" Devon and Cornwall the dragon(s) LOL
actually i think that the Acme means that the company started in the "dark ages" of the looney toons universe, and started simply as, "some witches"
Despite the lack of context, I love this movie. Have since my childhood.
Same