@@Some_random_Stickmanfor God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son that whoever belives in him shall Not perish but have everlasting life Amen 😘
@@vzxlidsammeee. I remember not even being a horror movie fan but a creepypasta fan. And his design just felt like it fit those sorts of designs and got me excited as a kiddo. Disappointing that after all these years the movie was garbage.
@@merriquelynn I’d suggest watching the Horror History on Patrick Bateman, where Zach goes into detail on his entire life, not just American Psycho. His longest Horror History to date
I gotta be honest, I don't think that I could sit through this movie because of how grating these characters are. Maybe because I wasn't around for RUclips's early days so I have no clue who 98% of these people are but goddamn the clips from this movie are brutal.
The scene debating about the internet becoming a higher consciousness feels like it was taken from another movie because it's actually interesting 😂 Also, I'm worried about CZ and his mental health after watching this movie 😅
You forgot the post credit scene that reveals that Ashley survived jumping out the window. I like to have this theory that not only did she survive, but she became the real Smiley seen at the end because she "sacrificed" herself.
The way you talk about this movie like it’s an actual movie and attempting to take it seriously is way beyond my comprehension but I’m super impressed and idk how you do it.
I love you. As a content creator and a film professional you cut to to heart of what is objectively awful about this movie. Regardless of what you think of creators, or the creators of the time specifically, this movie is awful. Both as a creation of old-school RUclips creators and as a basic film. You put it so beautifully simply. Edit: I really have to learn to finish the whole video before commenting. I actually was introduced to Smiley by Pinkstylist. Who I found while researching stage and Fx makeup. Never watched the movie though. Too silly even for my dumb ass BTW I did it for the lulz. I did it for the lulz. I did it for the lulz.
Can we all please celebrate that the teacher is an amazing actor on Broadway. Great singing voice. And if I remember correctly, he sang young Hercules part in Disney Hercules.
@DubExp it was hostel 2. Great turn as a bad guy. He was the lead in Young Frankenstein, the musically on Broadway. It's a fun soundtrack and he does a great job in the part. He was also in midnight meat train.
I unironically like the design of the "REAL" Smiley here. It actually is kind of unnerving to look at. It's kind of fitting if we are to compare him to actual Creepypasta monsters because... let's face it... most classic Creepypasta are hot garbage with their only saving grace being the designs of the creatures within them. Like, Jeff the Killer has a pretty alright design that if you're scrolling late at night and suddenly stumble upon a picture of him completely at random, it will most likely startle you or at least surprise you. But the story that he spawned from was just absolutely awful. Slenderman's stuff, while better, still isn't very good. But his design is iconic. Then we've got crap like Sonic.exe where the design and the story aren't really scary but the design does still kiiiiind of stick with you to the point that it became sort of iconic. Smiley is in a similar vein where it's an actually kind of alright look and concept but executed poorly just like so many classic, yet still kind of iconic Creepypasta.
Dude I remember finding the camera work so funny back when this came out. Like, look at the framing during the 2nd classroom scene. The characters ears are the center frame, meaning their faces are right at the edge of the screens 😂😂😂
Smiley outliving his source material is rather on-par for creepypasta characters. Most of the more famous creepypasta characters have horribly-written stories: Jeff is overly violent after being bullied once, Sally was supposedly adored but not believed when trying to reveal her uncle's abuse, Ticci Toby's story is full of barely-complete sentences, and Zalgo's "story" is an incomprehensible short poem. It's not the source material that makes these characters memorable and beloved; it's the characters themselves. So I'm not surprised Smiley is still fondly remembered today. Thanks for bringing a more obscure Internet character back into a more public consciousness, CZ. While the movie itself is bleh, the concepts it brought forth is something to think about as the world gets more and more connected.
If I remember correctly, I believe "Smiley" used to be available on "SHUDDER" but I'm not subscribed there anymore so I'm not sure. Also, I agree with most all of your commentary/review, except we greatly disagree on how we view Shane Dawson. In my opinion he's just as problematic as ever, just not as popular. EDIT- a friend told me that you can stream the movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime, but I haven't verified that because (again) I'm not subscribed to those either, lol)
1:46 Nick DiRamiooooo!! 🎉 Love them so much, if you like listening to witty, hilarious ppl ripping Shane Dawson to shreds, they've covered a lot of his catalogue at this point. It's truly the only way to experience Shane content ✋
I did it for the lolz I did it for the lolz I did it for the lolz Love watching your history lessons. Recovering from eye surgery and it’s helping. Thanks for all you do.
I'm a horror addict and have never heard of this....Smiley guy but I won't torture myself trying to watch the whole thing. This was perfect, thank you.
Actually there was a story behind Nyan Cat and the story was that Cats always land on their feet meanwhile a slice of bread with jelly on it will always fall on the jelly side. So if you stick a slice of bread with jelly on it in the back of a cat and throw them, they will spin until the reach infinite speed and they will not be able to touch the floor because it will be impossible for the cat to land on his feet and the slice of bread to land on the jelly side at the same time. That's why nyan cat is travelling through space.
Sorry but Shane Dawson is so scary. I’m not sure you know the full extent. There’s this podcast episode where he interviews Mitchell Musso and the way he was describing underage girls in vivid details was INSANE 🤮. Even if what he said at that time was a joke, there’s just too many videos of him being weird about underage people to ignore it.
Yeah, weird that CZ only mentioned that one thing that was taken out of context but doesn't at all mention Shane having underage fans twerk for him on Omegle even though he literally mentions Omegle being used for sexual exploitation.
I remember dragging my family to see this in NYC one night, I think my brother and I were just young enough to be excited to see RUclipsrs on the big screen
Even if we ignore the "joke" that Shane made, it's not like it was his only offence that made it weird regarding him and kids. Shane also sexualised his young fans for years: got them to twerk for him, send pictures of their best "r@pe face", kissed a 12 year old fan on the lips, swapped gum with a 15 year old fan, pretended to jerk off to a poster of Willow Smith when she was 11, and had an entire channel with the Fine Bros about a 6 year old puppet where the entire "joke" was that she was being s3xually @bused and r@ped. It wasn't just some joke taken out of context and saying that it was is condoning everything else Shane did. And what I said isn't even counting the blackface, racism and animal @buse/b3astiality.
I remember I watched the movie purely on liking Smily's design so much. Someone needs to buy the rights for the character and make a better movie or series with the character. I genuinely think Smily just by design alone has the potential to be one of the greats in slasher movies.
There is a story behind Nyan Cat. It was a gift for a hospitalized kid. I can't remember the details but it is probably not the best contender for "random humor example".
The fact people refer to the Guy Fawkes mask, literally CREATED for V for Vendetta, as the 'anonymous mask" makes me sad for history, literature, and theatre
The smiley character deserves a story rewrite by a different group. A much better quality and less cringey story.
That's the part I feel disappointed the most with this movie, the idea is actually pretty solid and they totally did not know how to execute it well.
Certain dialog was not bad. I enjoyed the teacher for the most part... but agreed, the structure is there, just needs some love and reworking
Exactly
True
@@Some_random_Stickmanfor God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten son that whoever belives in him shall Not perish but have everlasting life Amen 😘
Despite this horrible movie Smiley’s design is actually very creepy and sadly it has to be tied to this puke fest of a film
Right! Smily scared me when I was a kid!
I definitely thought he was creepy asf as a kid and was excited for it bc of how the character looked. I never saw it lmao
My thoughts exsctly
There's something so unsettling about the design!
@@vzxlidsammeee. I remember not even being a horror movie fan but a creepypasta fan. And his design just felt like it fit those sorts of designs and got me excited as a kiddo. Disappointing that after all these years the movie was garbage.
Damn, Smiley was a lost memory we worked so hard to erase many years ago. Can't believe people remember this monstrosity.
Most of us have been actively trying to forget about it lol
At least people remember Nyan Cat.
The mask at least looks cool
@@to_ur_heart always
I thought Smiley was a fever dream
Definitely waiting on a Horror History on Hannibal Lector someday
I second this proposal!
I third this proposal!!!
But will it include the books or only the movies? I actually love Hannibal Rising so much. Gaspard Ulliel is amazing!
@@merriquelynn I’d suggest watching the Horror History on Patrick Bateman, where Zach goes into detail on his entire life, not just American Psycho. His longest Horror History to date
He did didn't he
I haven't even watched most the horror movies he talks about... I just like watching him in general
Oh?? Are you a kazuha main?
You gotta say no homo when you say things like that
K......
I have him but I don't main him, and I quit plating a while back@@Jacobloafbread
@@terrencepoinsett4169you thought you did something bahahah
The girl who plays Roxy actually played in the movie “The Den”. A really good horror movie based on a computer app like Omegle
That one was honestly more scarier than Smiley
The other actress was in "The Wind" which was even better!
@@daniboy4153 yes it was!
Thank god that Omegle is shut down, that shit’s scary
I gotta be honest, I don't think that I could sit through this movie because of how grating these characters are. Maybe because I wasn't around for RUclips's early days so I have no clue who 98% of these people are but goddamn the clips from this movie are brutal.
This was exceptionally bad even by 2012 youtubes low standards
The scene debating about the internet becoming a higher consciousness feels like it was taken from another movie because it's actually interesting 😂
Also, I'm worried about CZ and his mental health after watching this movie 😅
I would love a video with CZ and The Theorizer.... That would be pure insanity
It’s called Terminator 2. And 2001 a Space Odyssey. And Maximum Overdrive. And like 300 other movies.
@@MrRyan-wu4jx yes, I know. Just compared to the rest of the movie, this scene is quite nice.
@@MrRyan-wu4jxclearly dont know what they meant
You forgot the post credit scene that reveals that Ashley survived jumping out the window. I like to have this theory that not only did she survive, but she became the real Smiley seen at the end because she "sacrificed" herself.
As someone who devours RUclips drama I’m living for how unproblematic CZ is trying to be when discussing these people 😂
At the same time he hardcore took Shane's sign without providing any evidence.
The way you talk about this movie like it’s an actual movie and attempting to take it seriously is way beyond my comprehension but I’m super impressed and idk how you do it.
I'm glad Pinkstylist is getting a little recognition. He's a very skilled FX artist
omg I forgot about him!! He was my favourite RUclipsr
I completely forgot about that guy gawddam
PLEASE make a horror history about the Hell House LLC movies 😩✨️
dead meat got their video on hell house LLC blocked with a copyright claim, so I doubt it
Shane is perfect for horror, he’s such a scary person
It is horrifying that he still has a career, for sure.
@@daniexists6 yeh mother
@@daniexists6and fans 💀
@@daniexists6and children.
Wait, what else did he do? Heard he fucked a cat, but mentioning kids is quite disturbing... Edit: Yikes never mind.
I love you. As a content creator and a film professional you cut to to heart of what is objectively awful about this movie. Regardless of what you think of creators, or the creators of the time specifically, this movie is awful. Both as a creation of old-school RUclips creators and as a basic film. You put it so beautifully simply.
Edit: I really have to learn to finish the whole video before commenting. I actually was introduced to Smiley by Pinkstylist. Who I found while researching stage and Fx makeup. Never watched the movie though. Too silly even for my dumb ass
BTW I did it for the lulz.
I did it for the lulz.
I did it for the lulz.
I forgot Shane existed. How dare you remind me of him.
😂😂😂😂
Ikr?
Right! Was not expecting to get reminded of that felon on this channel.
Not onlyy remind but try to say shane isntt what he is despite all the evidence
@@pandapies6703 100%
This is one of those times I’m thankful I missed so much of “popular Internet”
I did it for the nookie
I did it for the nookie
I did it for the nookie
Now where's Fred Durst?!
"People aren't texting in the year 2012?"
I have grandparents who don't text in the year *2024.*
Can we all please celebrate that the teacher is an amazing actor on Broadway. Great singing voice. And if I remember correctly, he sang young Hercules part in Disney Hercules.
He's also was in Hostel 2 or 3. Was was one of the bad guys
@DubExp it was hostel 2. Great turn as a bad guy. He was the lead in Young Frankenstein, the musically on Broadway. It's a fun soundtrack and he does a great job in the part. He was also in midnight meat train.
I think Doc Brown in Back to the Future is his most recent role on Broadway, but I could be wrong.
@DubExp you are correct my good or madam! Sorry try to be P.C.
Also great in the Producers. I know he had a different character on the Broadway run but he was great in the movie version.
What's scarier, Smiley or Shane Dawson's actual career?
Shane, easily
Death and taxes
Shane bc I think his cat deserves better
Shane cause the poor kids and animals. Plus the fact he got away with a lot of stuff that wasn't just well the horrible stuff he did
Shane because he's real
Can you do the horror history of:
Slappy the Dummy (Goosebumps)
The Sleep Master (Goosebumps)
John Carver (Thanksgiving)
Can we just take some time to give our condolences to CZsWorld and to thank them for watching this so we don’t have to
I still can’t believe this was at the movies
I unironically like the design of the "REAL" Smiley here. It actually is kind of unnerving to look at.
It's kind of fitting if we are to compare him to actual Creepypasta monsters because... let's face it... most classic Creepypasta are hot garbage with their only saving grace being the designs of the creatures within them. Like, Jeff the Killer has a pretty alright design that if you're scrolling late at night and suddenly stumble upon a picture of him completely at random, it will most likely startle you or at least surprise you. But the story that he spawned from was just absolutely awful. Slenderman's stuff, while better, still isn't very good. But his design is iconic. Then we've got crap like Sonic.exe where the design and the story aren't really scary but the design does still kiiiiind of stick with you to the point that it became sort of iconic.
Smiley is in a similar vein where it's an actually kind of alright look and concept but executed poorly just like so many classic, yet still kind of iconic Creepypasta.
Dude I remember finding the camera work so funny back when this came out. Like, look at the framing during the 2nd classroom scene. The characters ears are the center frame, meaning their faces are right at the edge of the screens 😂😂😂
The scariest part of this is how it’s associated with Shane Dawson.
My exact thoughts!
Smiley outliving his source material is rather on-par for creepypasta characters. Most of the more famous creepypasta characters have horribly-written stories: Jeff is overly violent after being bullied once, Sally was supposedly adored but not believed when trying to reveal her uncle's abuse, Ticci Toby's story is full of barely-complete sentences, and Zalgo's "story" is an incomprehensible short poem.
It's not the source material that makes these characters memorable and beloved; it's the characters themselves.
So I'm not surprised Smiley is still fondly remembered today.
Thanks for bringing a more obscure Internet character back into a more public consciousness, CZ. While the movie itself is bleh, the concepts it brought forth is something to think about as the world gets more and more connected.
Okay the call-out about only listening but not watching gave me a bit of the chills as I was folding laundry. Well played CZ.
I swear you should do The masked villains like “The red devil“ & “The green meanie” from the TV show scream Queens.❤
If I remember correctly, I believe "Smiley" used to be available on "SHUDDER" but I'm not subscribed there anymore so I'm not sure. Also, I agree with most all of your commentary/review, except we greatly disagree on how we view Shane Dawson. In my opinion he's just as problematic as ever, just not as popular. EDIT- a friend told me that you can stream the movie on Netflix or Amazon Prime, but I haven't verified that because (again) I'm not subscribed to those either, lol)
Buddy a shane Dawson horror movie is called his apology video
The paranoia I got from this movie after someone just smiled at me happily is crazy
Have you watched Smile?
@@deathbymazda Something I will always regret doing
@deathbymazda smile is actually a good movie
@@hellboygrim666 It would have been interesting if it wasn't so weird
sure.
lots of ppl smile.
So you were walkin around scared all day due to D-horror
Movies😂?
Somebody get CryptTV to do a remake & do it some justice.
The idea of humanity being the connection to a greater consciousness via the internet was best explored in Serial Experiments Lain.
Lisa Weil was the school counselor!!!! Why isnt that at least mentioned? Paris Geller was SUCH a fun character to watch, I loved her!
Phelan Porteous’ review of Smiley will always be my favorite!
Okaaaaaayyyyyy...!!!!!!!!
1:46 Nick DiRamiooooo!! 🎉 Love them so much, if you like listening to witty, hilarious ppl ripping Shane Dawson to shreds, they've covered a lot of his catalogue at this point. It's truly the only way to experience Shane content ✋
Please do the history of Sidney Prescott
I did it for the lolz
I did it for the lolz
I did it for the lolz
Love watching your history lessons. Recovering from eye surgery and it’s helping. Thanks for all you do.
I feel like if the "Horror review" folks on RUclips got together, they could do a decent remake of Smiley.
I'd start with Zac, Big Will, Mike from The Horror Geek, and the entire Dead Meat crew. 🙂
Ahh memories shane was the first channel i found on youtube in like 2011-2012 and watched him up until maybe 2018-2019
You just took me back to the past with talking about pink stylist omllll
I'm a horror addict and have never heard of this....Smiley guy but I won't torture myself trying to watch the whole thing. This was perfect, thank you.
Just watch Cry Wolf instead. Similar concept, much better execution.
Did the cameraman stitch? His eyes up was the most hilarious thing I've heard in my life 😂
I did it for the lulz. I did it for the lulz. I did it for the lulz.
Great video, CZ!
1:44 Hey! There’s a familiar face 😆
As always a very in-depth and entertaining look at this cinematic eye sore.
I've never heard of this movie before. I'm glad I didn't miss anything!!
You're lucky you never heard of it. Because I wish I never heard of the movie and never watched the movie
I went in to this movie with no idea what it was about...📺 I couldn't even finish it, but I LOVE CZsworld. 😍
Been waiting for a new video for what feels like forever, thank you!!
Such a bizarre lost memory of mine. I'd enjoy your covering more like this
Actually there was a story behind Nyan Cat and the story was that Cats always land on their feet meanwhile a slice of bread with jelly on it will always fall on the jelly side. So if you stick a slice of bread with jelly on it in the back of a cat and throw them, they will spin until the reach infinite speed and they will not be able to touch the floor because it will be impossible for the cat to land on his feet and the slice of bread to land on the jelly side at the same time. That's why nyan cat is travelling through space.
But it's a Pop Tart. Not a sandwich.
i love you're videos please never stop posting
Now we need a horror movie with you in it!
Absolutely! CZ would be perfect for a horror and he better be either the villain or last person standing
I would love cz playing a randy Meeks character type he already has the practice.
He is like Randy from scream
To be fair, having the professor be an alcoholic -while unnecessary to the story- was probably the most accurate thing in this entire movie.
Sorry but Shane Dawson is so scary. I’m not sure you know the full extent. There’s this podcast episode where he interviews Mitchell Musso and the way he was describing underage girls in vivid details was INSANE 🤮. Even if what he said at that time was a joke, there’s just too many videos of him being weird about underage people to ignore it.
Yeah, weird that CZ only mentioned that one thing that was taken out of context but doesn't at all mention Shane having underage fans twerk for him on Omegle even though he literally mentions Omegle being used for sexual exploitation.
I think that was implemented, and if you say too much shit RUclips hits you with a strike.
It's cuz he's gay and he thinks he can get away with it that's the truth
That was the humor. Don’t watch always sunny you flimsy snowflakes
The way people are terrified of WORDS nowdays really amuses me. The best of retarded entertainment
I really enjoy how you break these down so specifically.
It's awesome seeing PinkStylist featured in here :) he's such a good creator
29:37 much appreciated I looked away doing something else and u kept me in the loop lol
Should've saved this for April 1st. 😂🤣
After Grimace, nothing I do could be considered that weird anymore
@@CZsWorld I liked Ron more tbh. The power of influence... 🤡🍔🔝📈
@@CZsWorld face smiley guy evil unsupecting or murder people
I have a weird memory of this movie and it had a whole different plot from what I remembered
If Shane Dawson really wanted to film to be scary, he should have based it off himself.
I love how good you are at the artistic analysis and that you really love the art form and this makes you genuinely angry!
I did it for the lulz 😀 loved hearing more of your opinions in this one! You made several points that gave me pause. More of this CZ, please!!
Shane has done SO much more than a few "out of context" jokes?? hello??
Ik i rlly wish he didn't defend shame like that 😔
Who cares?
@@justaprttykitty827
You're in serious need of basic education. Starting by a careful research on the meaning of "defend"
yessss to the pinkstylist make up tutorial at the beginning!
I did it for the lulz
I did it for the lulz
I did it for the lulz 😝
Great video!! I’ve never seen the movie, but it looks like a fun ride 😂
Ooooh thanks for the early birthday gift CZ!!!
So unexpected to see Keith David pop up in a movie like this, he's an actual good actor.
I remember dragging my family to see this in NYC one night, I think my brother and I were just young enough to be excited to see RUclipsrs on the big screen
Hey! I love your channel & have been watching almost everyday since finding it. Could you please do a video on the movie “Predestination”
Thank you CZsWorld for a great video.
Did it for the lulz x3
The only thing you need to remember is, don't let Shane Dawson near Mittens
It's like Real Smiley was thanking Zane for spreading the legend bro!
im not done watching but i know this is about to be a BANGER
good video bad movie lul
Your shirt is the icing on the cake for this one 💓
Czworld can you do a history on the species franchise even though it's science fiction? 😊
Yessssss, even the splice movie (species remake)
Not the Doctor being Paris from The Gilmore Girls! Oh no!
Not you wearing a parody of Shane’s merch 💀
Also idk if defending Shane’s creepy “jokes” about kids is the best take 😬
Exactly
Even if we ignore the "joke" that Shane made, it's not like it was his only offence that made it weird regarding him and kids. Shane also sexualised his young fans for years: got them to twerk for him, send pictures of their best "r@pe face", kissed a 12 year old fan on the lips, swapped gum with a 15 year old fan, pretended to jerk off to a poster of Willow Smith when she was 11, and had an entire channel with the Fine Bros about a 6 year old puppet where the entire "joke" was that she was being s3xually @bused and r@ped. It wasn't just some joke taken out of context and saying that it was is condoning everything else Shane did. And what I said isn't even counting the blackface, racism and animal @buse/b3astiality.
Tbf.. With how some of these people get (sueing and such) its probably to avoid any drama with shane about "defamation"
Perfectly fine take
I remember I watched the movie purely on liking Smily's design so much.
Someone needs to buy the rights for the character and make a better movie or series with the character.
I genuinely think Smily just by design alone has the potential to be one of the greats in slasher movies.
That's what I am trying to do with my fan film!
Nick DiRamio AND Elvis the Alien featured on a CZsWorld video? 😍😍😍
I have never seen this movie but heard about it, I’m glad you’re doing a history on it.
There is a story behind Nyan Cat. It was a gift for a hospitalized kid. I can't remember the details but it is probably not the best contender for "random humor example".
Nyan Cat was created by Torres after someone suggested the concept while they were doing a red cross drive. Where did you get this information?
The fact people refer to the Guy Fawkes mask, literally CREATED for V for Vendetta, as the 'anonymous mask" makes me sad for history, literature, and theatre
I was trying to focus on the killer when you brought him up
Zac, you're going to have to suffer.
Texas Chainsaw, or Hellraiser.
I did it for the lulz 3 times in the chat and I really enjoy your videos CZ💙
my cat is trying to escape my house while i'm watching this? does anybody know why this is?
Definitely need to do pumpkinhead next!! That would be cool 😌🙌🏻
Bruh you can’t just say Roger Bart is somebody husband like he WASN’T Hercule’s singing voice
CZ calling me out with "if you're listening to this audio only.."
If you say CandyLand three times in a mirror, Lord Licorice will appear
Can confirm ⚰
0:18 call my family fake one more time and I'll come after you-
Sixteenleo my boy is getting noticed
This movie was really creepy, I watched it a whole lot, movie deserves more attention, the ending of the movie was totally unexpected
I thought they just meant that he preferred calls to text.
i’ve been doin it for the lulz for years. thx for validating my life choices
We were this close to getting a horror history of From…
Seeing and hearing Keith David was not on my bucket list but it was a pleasant surprise for sure.
Zac, I want to know if you are going to do a story review to the Jeepers Creepers creature. I feel like this character is worth talking about.
I mean I’d stay away from anything jeepers creepers since the creator/director/writer is a chomo.
Probably not due to the director.
@@happyChappy96621anyone who does that shit should lose something, mainly below the waist.
@@Daniel-nn8mr well he should’ve lost his life tbh. He sexually assaulted a child as well as having CP.
@@happyChappy96621thats messed up but it has nothing to do with how great the first two movies were.
now that im in college, id say the part with the people in the library is accurate bc damn, looking for books in code in coded shelves is pain