I'd like to bring up, my boyfriend and I were going through the IMDB reviews for giggles, and among all the hateful comments complaining that it was terrible because it wasn't the same as g1, there was a person that said they came across it at their hotel and actually enjoyed the movie even though they knew literally nothing about the franchise. It warmed my heart
When I saw draculauras outfits for the movie, I felt like something was just slightly off about them, like something was missing- but I couldn't pick my finger on it. Now I know what was nagging at me though. Its the lack of white in the color scheme. All of draculauras outfits are totally pink and black, but I guess the stylists overlooked that draculaura's color scheme has white in it as well. It really pops and makes the color pallete feel more...well rounded? The black, pink, and white look is just so iconically draculaura.
Yeah! I hope we will see more white added to her attire later on especially due to her being a bit nicer now and not having to seem mean or at least too mean.
it would be cool if they used it as a way to show character development, like how it was utilized for clawdeen. maybe we'll see it in the next movie or show whatever theyre doing
i also think some red would add some more variety to her wardrobe. probably because i'm not a fan of color coordinated characters (if that's the right term) but idk i just think it would be a nice tweak and a bit of a step up from previous generations (also i'm just personally a fan of the red white black pink color scheme haha)
I noticed something while watching the movie. Her first outfit mostly camouflage like she was trying to hide. The coming out of the dark outfit had a moon top but very simple skirt and jacket. It looked like something a human would wear. Around the middle the outfit with pink moons had a bit more prints and fur details like she was starting to embrace her monster side. And at the end she was wearing a fur coat, animal print skirt, a moon top that looked similar to the first top slightly sheerer. I think it was to symbolize that she accepted who she truly was. Just a weird thought. Love ur videos!
I noticed it too, that her outfits got more colorful and expressive as the movie went on. A nice detail, I just wish they played with the silhouette some more- it would have really amplified it!
Yeah but at the end that means that she accepted her wolf part but she still half human and half werewolf so is she avoiding her human side but showing only her werewolf side I was a bit confused bc her character development wasn't a big conflict ? It felt like she had to choose between her two sides but she never hated being half human half wolf she hated that people hated her either way ? If you understood the movie better plz lighting me
I find it a bit sad that Clawdeen's ears don't really look like they are her real ears - if that makes sense. Might be because of the budget of the movie, but it would've been nice if her ears would've been actually articulated so they'd look like part of her body and not like she is "wearing" them. On another note your top is absolutely fabulous!
I agree. They did a little CGI twitch in the opening of the movie, but were just still for the rest of it. I think having them move around more would have made her overall more expressive (and it would have complimented Miia's acting really well too imo)
I completely agree! I feel like budget shouldnt even be an issue when cosplayers are doing more for less. The ears she had looked less realistic than a pair you could buy off etsy, and when you considered they made technology to make ears (and tails) mimic your emotions, they could have done wwaaayyyyyyy better with the design of her ears. Costuming was seriously lacking in this movie.
@@TheGrossDemon I see your point but the tech that makes tails and ears move with the wearer's "emotions" are bulky novelties with the kind of battery life that isn't very good for a movie set, the ears are known for tangling in wigs so concealing the hardware with hair is nearly impossible, and the only movement that they have is that they wiggle unnaturally from side to side when the wearer is concentrated (so not even really tied to emotions). Imo if they couldn't swing CGI in every scene they should have just gone for really really nice fake ears. Maybe posable ones if they could manage that with shot to shot continuity. Though we also don't know what the budget was, if they had $50 to spend on ears they couldn't exactly spring for nice ones from independent artists, which start at $80. Not to mention that with things like that you need to buy multiples. It's true that cosplayers do "more for less" in a way, but cosplayers are typically costuming only themselves and only for their own approval. They don't have to costume 6 lead actors in multiple outfits plus all the extras while gaining studio approval. Like DD pointed out, a lot of these pieces look like they were purchased due to time and budget constraints. Most really spectacular cosplayers make everything by hand. That is immensely time consuming and while cosplayers are only paying for their materials, paying someone to make something like that for your film is also going to cost you their wages, and garment making is very expensive when the people doing it are paid what they're worth and not sweatshop wages. Even Disney with all the money in the world opted to get existing stormtrooper cosplayers to be their extras for one of their star wars shows instead of making their own costumes or having them rendered by VFX artists. It's just cheaper, faster, and easier to use things that already exist. If you wanna argue that they should have been given a bigger budget, I'd probably agree, if for no other reason than I'd like to see what this costuming team could have done with more money, but that isn't really the way these made for TV kids movies meant to sell toys work.
@@tylerd8289 I think it would’ve been easier to have just bought the outfits. Draculaura could’ve gotten her clothes from popular j fashion brands like Liz Lisa, ma*rs or dear my love as an example. Frankie from popular preppy brands like Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger etc. and Clawdeen from 2000s cool girl brands like true religion, Bebe, Baby phat, Apple bottom, juicy couture and just simple jewelry with moon shaped stuff. Clothes like these would’ve suited them much more and look less cheap and outdated. Because this movie sadly looks like it was released in 2016 judging by the fashion. All in all this movie would’ve needed more current hair, fashion and make up trends.
@@ItsMe-jn1cg The Japanese brands you listed run very, very small, with the exception of DML who goes up to around a US 14. You don't know that they would have fit the actress. Also the average piece from any of those brands is $100+ before international shipping. Futher complicated by the fact that many Japanese brands don't ship internationally so you have to make use of a shopping service, which will cost even more. And again, you have to appease a studio who is giving you the money and gets final say in your choices. All the brands you listed trend expensive, actually. Not to mention the complication of having brand logos in your film that wasn't sponsored by those brands. Also they probably did purchase much of the outfits... thats what I said and what DD said....
Monster high is supposed to be a place for open minded and supportive people (or Monsters) but the reboot has shown that the fandom can be ruthless and UNHINGED
Yes, but we also have to remember that many people rely heavily on euphoria caused by nostalgia. This is the risk you run when you resurrect a cult classic of any genre. There are diehard fans who look back on things like Monster High that they got so much joy and security from as children (or teens or adults) and feel a strong connection to the brand as it was back then. When the line died it was left pristinely perfect in their memory. MGA bringing the line back but so heavily altered that it almost doesn’t resemble what they remembered it as can absolutely desecrate those core memories of blissful nostalgia. I like all three MH generations equally but I do understand why some people are reacting negatively.
I maintain that there had to be scenes involving Heath & Lagoona that were cut. No way they would’ve used all that promo material money on them if they were THAT small of a role. Like I actually think Ghoulia has more lines than Lagoona and MIGHT be on par with Heath. Also all the behind the scenes footage makes me wish the cast was all on the screen together? Like they all have such fun chemistry together and it’s a shame we didn’t see more of it
Clawdeen being Afro latina makes her having one necklace as a consistent piece make a lot of sense as our culture values gold pieces you wear and never take off. I thought it was a cultural reference but I can understand how it being a bit larger and obvious made it seem more like just a random accessory
not sure if this is true or not but i saw somewhere that the movie and TV show weren't connected so Clawdeen from the movie may not have the same cultural background as episode Clawdeen. it is cool though that they are giving afro-latina representation SOMEWHERE in the reboot, especially in episodes because there was only 3(?) Latina/Hispanic characters in G1 and one in G2.
@@nemashan3701 I'm glad others are happy, but it still upsets me that some representation for monoracial black girls/women were taken away for biracial. Especially since Lagoona is already made to be latina
@@jazzyqueen4980 exactly, im black, and i saw clawdeen as one of the characters that looked like me. She was going to be fully black looking at the prototype dolls, but she was replace for biracial representation like always.
@@akirniayt3543shes actually still fully black! or at least in the show. in the show both her dad and mom are black, but her mom (or it might be her dad but im pretty sure its her mom) is also latina while being black
@gray_beloved I feel like they only made her mom to be black in the show due to the backlash they received from the live action. The show still actively took part in changing a character that a lot of black girls looked up to. Clawdeen should have been black in the live action, and her prototype doll should of never been switched to a lighter skintone option at the end of the day
I just hope no one is hating on the actors, because they were great at their jobs and this is a good oportunity for all of them to create a career. The movie as good, they clearly put some effort into it, with the costumes, scenarios, backstory and all. We do have to remember it's Nickelodeon, not Disney. Disney would have bigger budget and better songs, but they would never have NB Frankie.
I thought overall it was cheesy and kind of mid, but I know if I was a kid watching it, this movie would've been my HSM or something similar! I will say, however, that the entire album is a bop. No misses, all bangers.
i agree. the movie was a 4 or 5 out of ten for me but the album was fire. "I Can Trust You" has been stuck in my head even though i hated Deuce x Clawdeen together
Yeah, I always think about how if high school musical came out today with the exact same quality, people would’ve ripped it to shreds and not consider how enjoyable it is for younger audiences. Of course older monster high fans are allowed to have their criticisms, it’s just kinda obviously not for us to begin with.
Sometimes its nice and refreshing to watch a low budget kid's film. Not every movie has to have a massive budget with tons of cool unecessary CGI to be enjoyable Btw loving the outfit
I really enjoyed the movie! I was hoping for some Descendents-esque cheesy musical fun and I got what I wanted. Frankie made me legit laugh out loud at several points! The songs were catchy, the dancing fun... I think this is a promising start to the new gen
As an adult male and someone who isn’t into dolls at all but knows about them because I enjoy your channel and content, I kinda enjoyed it lol I liked the characters, the songs were cute, the dancing was a bit “high school musical” I LOVED Frankie introducing themself as they/them that made me smile so much. I couldn’t understand why the burning head man and Lagoona (apologies for spelling) were in it at all, they were very side characters (were scenes cut?) But I would watch it again with my nephews and nieces and pretend I’m only watching it for their benefit 😂😂
I really appreciate your point of view here. I do want to see it. I'll just go in with reasonable expectations and try to enjoy it as low budget Halloween fun. And thanks for the reminder that this is a REBOOT, and that this is a new series of dolls targeted at children.
I was really sad that Lagoona didn't have screentime, she was my favorite from the designs of the movie and really wanted to see more of her. And I was a bit meh with the "fight scene" in the end, I was hoping that like everyone would try to stop komos but looses they power and Clawdeen realizing that her human self could end with him, but no, everyone just stayed there looking good... I just want to see more of them, specially Lagoona and her water powers.
i was someone who went into this thinking i wasn’t going to like the movie at all. when we saw the first leak of the main three months ago i liked how they looked but as we saw more teasers i felt worried because i wasn’t ready to see my favorite characters being changed so much. but when i actually watched i was shocked by how much they’re actually kinda the same just with a fresh cost of paint! i also loved the costumes SO much (besides the marge simpson extra lmao) i was also so in love with how the set building handled. the setting was absolutely magical and tbh this is one of my favorite monster high movies to date! and the music was so good. i agree i wish it was a little longer but i’m hoping for a sequel to wrap up lose ends. overall i think i give it a 7/10
My opinion was largely like, a soft smile and an ''It's fine!''. It was predictable, it was definitely a children's movie, but it was cute, it was sweet and there was a lot of really sweet moments. I loved Frankie. I related really well to them, and I wish younger me had a character like that to relate to when I was younger. I hope other children who watch the movie and happen to be like myself or Frankie see themselves represented in a way that tells them its okay to be themselves, that there are people who will love them for who they are and they should never be ashamed of themselves for being uniquely them.
Frankie truly is the character ever, like I knew they were gonna be my fave because I am a simple person who sees a character who's nonbinary like me and gets very attached. But this time, it was 100% the right choice because like you said, every time Frankie was on screen, they were the highlight. Also the whole time I was watching I kept noticing outfit pieces of theirs that made me think the costume department hit up Hot Topic, which is truly so on brand so good for them. Also, the more people I hear talk about this movie, the more I think I am literally the only person that was genuinely surprised that Komos was the villain. The vibe I got from the beginning was he figured out Clawdeen was half human and was totally good with it and would like stand up to Bloodgood for her? I don't even know. I kinda liked the Clawdeen and Deuce thing, but the more I think about it, it's probably not because it was well done but because a) I've never vibed with Cleo and b) my taste in men is sad and cliche and I thought Deuce was kinda cute sorry not sorry lmao. (please excuse the essay, I just needed to scream about this movie somewhere)
Some of the older fans just gotta realize that this new Monster High isn't for them, it's for the next generation of children who'll get to experience their kind of Monster High. As for the rest of us, we have to let go of the past and move on or hop on on this ride of new Monster High.
Ngl I think you're like one of my favorite youtubers rn, I always enjoy your content and fine you easy to relate to, especially with Monster High stuff. I really enjoyed the movie though still agree on the small things you mentioned, but I'd say my bigger issue would be with the new show's first 2 episodes. The pacing was just really fast to where it was hard for anything to be comprehended, at least to me, so nothing really felt urgent or serious. Though the animation? I love it model wise outside of Heath, I still think they could have done much better with his outfit.
Fun fact: the reason Frankie is different in some of the design is that Mattel lost the right to use the green skin/bolts design popularized by Universal. They have the rights to that color scheme, so Monster High can use Frankenstein but not the original Frankie design
I think the glasses thing with Duece might just be a filming thing, like a room being light enough to see in but its dark for the characters. They wanted to show off his eyes, but still needed it for the plot. Also they are tinted, so it would affect the color of everything for him, though I still feel others could see his eyes plenty well. He could also just be self-conscious of them, and so keeps bringing it up for an in-character explanation as well.
i definitely didnt go in expecting too much, in fact i was kinda scared it would be terrible, but the moment it started i couldnt stop smiling, im just genuinely so happy that monster high is getting to continue at all, i was scared the franchise was going to be left to rust forever only a year or two ago. it definitely helped it was a decent movie, though you could for sure feel that it was a nickelodeon live action movie for sure. (well, i watched it on nickelodeon anyway, i dont know if they actually had any hand in making it, but it felt like it.) and oh my goosshhh i love frankie so much! genuinely the moment the movie was over i made them my discord icon, theyre definitely my favorite character so far, though only the live action one as the animated counterpart wasnt as full of personality and fun as the live action version. i just also sooo love that i get to see someone nonbinary on tv in one of my favorite franchises :]!! also for some reason the animated counterpart, i dont know if you saw it yet? is weirdly on a totally different continuity than the live action? like, in the live action frankie is made up of famous genius humans, but in the animated is made up of different monsters, and the school seems ignorant to draculauras witch status even though i thought it was kinda clear in the end of the movie? idk
As someone who grew up with High School Musical and still occasionally check out teen musical movies I enjoyed this movie. Songs are catchy and the characters were easy to empathize to with fears of disappointing their parents, feeling too much like an outsider, and not catching social norms easily. I really enjoyed it. The resolution of the conflict was waaaaay too easy though.
I did not see the twist of Kosmos as being the villian, I was shocked and I saw other people were shocked as well. I thought Kosmos was Hyde not his son. RIP Jackson. The movie was better than I thought it was gonna be. Frankie, Draculaura, and Kosmos's actors played it to the hilt. I died when Frankie said this is a pickle.
Totally! Before the movie came out, everyone was like "i hope the cartoon is better" and "the cartoon looks better at least". But... cartoon Frankie doesn't even begin to compare to movie Frankie, at least from what we've seen so far. And, honestly, movie Frankie is the absolute best thing to happen in this reboot
I REALLY hated how all the backgrounders looked, like I know Nickelodeon doesn’t have a great budget but like???? Where’s the wings? The tails? The horns?, like these kids don’t even look like they got costumes from party city, literally ALL of them just have painted skin and crazy colored outfits and makeup. The only acceptable backgrounder was the cyclops dude. Like I know they don’t have a horror movie budget, but like y’all don’t have a halloweentown budget either?? Like in halloweentown, there was ghost, skeletons, dog faced ppl, werecats, pumpkin head ppl, sea monsters, and they all actually looked like the monsters, even the witches and warlocks looked like witches and warlocks. It just turned me off from the whole movie. Like it was cute and all but it didn’t feel like MONSTER high to me. But anyway I just wanted to get this off my chest, idk if anyone else agrees hahaa😅and just to be clear I’m only talking about background characters here, the main cast wasn’t that bad, the only ones I really liked was Cleo, Frankie, and draculaura because to me they actually looked like monsters. Deuces cgi snakes were weird, ghoulia and abbey literally just looked like humans and clawdeens ears barely even moved😭
Your shirt is so stinking cute. It looks so good on you too! I think that I’m just kind of sick of there always having to be a romance for the main characters. I know romance was a big part of the original (Draculara and Clawd,Scarah and Invsi Billy, Cleo and Duece all being so adorable) but it could have just been about the friendship and it would have been really great. Hell, maybe give the awesome song to Cleo and Duece when they start to get back together? I’m more than fine with shaking up relationships and exploiting new ships, I just really liked how the OG girls were friends first and I think that’s important for kids and adults to see. You don’t have to have a romantic relationship, it doesn’t have to be a priority to look for one, enjoy your friends. Especially since a lot of us like to see “found family” situations; Monster High is perfect to show found family and finding acceptance through friends. It’s a small nitpick honestly, the romance doesn’t hurt anything. Keep doing you, your videos are awesome!
It was. Honestly, I'm eager to see more, maybe sticking with the cartoon since that's the most palpable format currently, but I'm a little worried. I loved Frankie and enjoyed some of the changes, but I fear for how G3 is gonna approach reintroducing legacy characters with all the wanton changes they've made. Jackson/Holt is probably going to be nonexistent if the cast is meant to be consistent across both formats. Monsters that were considered Q before executive meddling will probably remain meddled into being cis and straight if the Clawdeen having Deuce as a pseudo-love interest thing is any indication. Also, the concept of making Lagoona into a feisty Hispanic monster and calling it a day and making Ghoulia just another normal girl offers a troubling sign of how the international monsters and monsters with either symbolic or literal disability will operate in G3. I guess all I want at the end of the day is my other favorites (Finnegan, Skelita, Jackson/Holt) to be done justice with the same bomb treatment as Frankie. Also Heath is the spawn of Satan, and that's hilarious and already makes him my second favorite of this gen.
I'm a newcomer to the monster high brand, i thought this movie was cute for what it is the cast did good with what the material they were given. I think younger fans would enjoy it, it encourged me to check out the older monster high content great video! 💕
I was surprised on how the set and costumes were designed. The actors did a great job on the roles they played. The writing could've been done better, but it was alright and I hope it'll be improve in the 2nd movie is they ever plan on making it.
And I loved that Clawdeen's actress has a really different body time than what we are used to see in movies, it made me feel embraced, cause although my body isn't exactly like that, it is different than the usual look for actresses
I haven't seen the movie yet but from your review it does seem worth watching. I actually haven't seen a lot of the original Monster High movies but I do know that they are great and I did enjoy a few episodes of the show so I'm thinking maybe I can follow this plotline and understand the Gen 3 characters a little better.
The lack of a reasonable budget was blaring . The costume’s were bad, and not because of a time issue “it was the budget”.. I’m sure the younger targeted audience liked it, but the film overall was a bit cheesy, but they gave it a go. My biggest critique a live adaptation of a movie like Monster high where CGI is a must , costumes/makeup/and all types of special effect’s are a must “it demands a much larger budget than what they had to work with”, that being said Nick tried to do it on the cheap, and the movie suffered .
I like your point at 17:31. Wish I could point to this to explain myself half the time. For some reason, after watching a movie/show with someone, people tend to think I didn't like it. But if I'm criticizing or asking questions or making jokes, that means I'm engaging with the material. (I try to explain this when people are showing things they like to me, but they still seem to think I hated it :( )
I haven’t watched the movie but I’m tempted to because I love Kyle Selig (mean girls Broadway OBC) and Lagoona before she was an actor, was a college vlogger who I looked up to for admissions advice etc, so I virtually grew up with her haha
I finally caved and subscribed to Paramount+ so I could watch this on premiere day, and I was not disappointed. I expected a fun, colorful, cheesy, formulaic kids' musical, and that's what I got - along with amazing world-building and acting and songs that I have not stopped listening to. MH, Descendants, EAH, and the like are my escape from the real world. I like kids' movies as an adult because they're going to be fun, the songs will have positive messages, the villain will get their comeuppance, and there's always a big happy song at the end. So much of what I deal with at work, and in the politics where I live is so frustrating and negative. Things like this remind me there's good around, and I know this is going to end up being comfort viewing, like Descendants is. I adore this film and this franchise. I would love, if there are cut scenes with Lagoona and Heath, or with anyone, to see them on a DVD release. I want a DVD release so I can buy it and support it further. One of the perks of being an adult with a steady income and career is I can afford to spend money on the things I like. And since I want the sequel that's teased, I'm going to put my money toward the franchise. I'd also love a music video for "Triple Up", which might be my favorite song on the soundtrack that isn't in the movie.
This is probably the only mh movie review ill watch (other than xcanadensis talking about it lol) due to the absolute negativity and extreme reactions ive seen from a LOT of people, and i dont really have anything super extra to add cause everything i generally agreed with LOL
People sharing hate for unoffensive opinions is too weird to me lol. Like, I'm pretty sour on several elements of the reboot like the compulsive heterosexuality in characters that previously lacked them, the pinkification of characters who were a reprieve from the need to be pink all the time, etc. But like, that's hardly an excuse to be mean to a good natured person.
I would give it a 6/10. I agree with a lot of the things you said. Like I got so excited about some things and then they never went anywhere’s. It was very frustrating. Will I watch it again? Absolutely. Do I hope there’s a squeal? Yes. Honestly I’m secretly hoping it gets turned into a mini series but I doubt it will happen, but the cast was very good.
My question is why is Abbey here and not Toralei? I mean Toralei has a doll and is a main character in the show. I feel like there should’ve been better brand synergy with this.
As a mixed Black man, My issue with how some people defend it is it comes off as them labeling whoever has issues with it as just “angry grown man”-when thats not true Its hard to seperete the movie from the director when alot of his racism is seen in it, not only in the casting but with the story too with it labeling how monsters snd humans are treated as one and the same even tho-monsters in this universe are systemtically oppressed like ??? It just feels like its purly just cause its mh :/ if it was something like disneys zombies i doubt people would ignore its racist aspects as much and excuse it as being just a kids movie , if your gonna go hard on zombies then go hard on the mh movie too-or else it just comes off as you picking and choosing when to speak out on those issues depending on if you like the product or not Thats a similier issue i have with the bratz movie too-the only character who was accrautly casted was chloe-all the other girls who werent white got casted as people who look nothing like them I do appricate that you mentioned the issues with the director and casting-i just wanted to share my frustration with how certien fans react to critiques towerds it
@@helloill672 in g1 and i believe g2 its been made estiblished monsters are systemtically oppressed by human-twisting it into implying the monsters hate humans because they believe their “lesser” when its shown they are afried of them isnt a good look
You have such good taste in cute tops I want them all! Also, the jokes you suddenly deliver after being a little deadpan are so hilarious and take me off guard lol
*spoilers* I think the movie was not bad. I do think it's an odd introdction to G3, especially considering the cartoon is already inconsistent with the movie (and that's only 2 episodes in). I think it's funny that every main character has to have a crush on Deuce in every generation (Melody in the books, Frankie in G1, and now Clawdeen) but he always seems to get back to Cleo so that's fine with me. But I do wonder how the whole G3 was planned because it seems like , the movie is a readaptation and reimagination of G1, the dolls seem to have been designed after/during the movie's development and the cartoon is obvioulsy made after the dolls, which sounds like an insane way of planning for a doll line. Also, the movie really buried the idea of Jackson and Holt ever coming back
I watched negative legend talk about the movie too And you know, it could have been a lot worse at least it ended on an upbeat parents support their kids Kind of note, because someone like me who doesn't get support for their things from their parent its nice some fictional characters can at least have it I guess I kind of want to go watch this movie now. I wasn't ever a monster high fan but strangely enough im kind of warming up to it Idk if it's because I'm older or what but I move the cheesy monster designs and costume efforts put in it just seems like a fun time
You said pretty much everything I was thinking, I really enjoyed the movie ! Yes there were flaws but they weren't as glaringly bad as I was expecting, the new portrayal of the characters wasn't so out of left field that it didn't feel like monster high anymore, i think it did exactly what it needed to do. Hopefully we get to see more of Lagoona, Heath, Ghoulia and Abby in the next movie and they have more time to iron out any of the issues that may have been caused by lack of time. I also just have to say it's so nice to see a positive review of this film on my youtube feed to contrast all the negative ones I keep seeing. Another 10/10 video from u
Strong disagree: Keeping some things the same is still vital in reboots. If you keep the same name of the character it doesn't make any sense to totally make them unrecognizable personality-wise and background-wise. We welcome a new take on them, sure! But it shouldn't be like it's invasion of the body-snatchers! If they wanted new personalities, they could have just made a new group of freshman monsters with new names and designs. You don't show up to a classic monster movie to find out Dracula, while dressed in cape and wearing fangs, is actually a goofy guy and just sells grass instead of drinking any blood. Everyone would say that isn't Dracula (just a cash-grab) and they'd be right. Nobody would be happy to see a Spider-man movie where Peter is just discovering his powers as a rich, older man with no personal problems. Reboots can add new hobbies to characters, maybe rewind time to show them before they were totally confident, but if you take out the parts of the character that were at the core of the character then they become twisted alternate-reality strangers to us.
Thank god the outfits weren’t as bad as people were chalking them up to me. Of course it’d be cool to see more modern and iconic looks but they did what they could and I honestly thinks it fits the gimmicky aesthetic of the movie.
could I just say that the missing context might be taken care of in the later movies? Because I totally understand how it feels incomplete or under-explained in some places, but they hinted at another movie! I think everyone will be fleshed out more! And I’m super excited if this turns out to be a trilogy or something!
Your extremely insightful perspective always hooks me in on your videos so much! I know it is difficult as someone who's a sensitive bean, and susceptible to criticism for others to be so careless and strong with their dislike. I understand it's disheartening sometimes, and nigh-impossible other times to let negativity roll off of you. Especially when you're doing something like creating videos about your hobby you love so much. "Collecting little plastic women" (I absolutely love that phrase, btw). But. It's impossible to please everyone, as I'm sure you're aware. The fact that you continue to make these videos is so meaningful on so many levels just beyond the sharing of your hobby. THAT has infinite value. The amount of effort you put into being as inclusive as possible is super inspiring! So thank you for that! (Pictures of your mischievous kitty, when??) As for the movie- I super enjoyed it too! I think it very much appeals to the demographic it was meant for. Am not sure why so many adults find it in themselves to so strongly hate something that was not really meant for them. The details of the set were one of my favorite parts about it. Like- everything from the decor on the walls, to the way the "main 3" had their room arranged... to even the ceiling of their classroom being a mix of typical modern office space square panels with classical gothic/Victorian filigree. I feel like there was some budget cuts, or that perhaps their budget did not cover the costs of things they were expecting to be able and insert into the movie. That, to me, explains why there was a good few... holes. In plotlines and mentions. I also love all the actors and their work. I do hope they all go on to do amazing things. (Legit, Frankie was my fave and Cici did an amazing job portraying them. Sparked a new-found love for the character all around for me.) Am hyped for the possible sequel they teased! And I genuinely feel the movie did a fantastic job of laying the groundwork for the animated series. I feel that was its main intention. I hope that the animated series, as it airs more, touches on perhaps some of the features that the movie missed. Either way- thanks for another fantastic video! [Sorry for my comment being so long-winded. >.
I feel like people are reacting the same way as they did with hocus pocus 2- in that they forget that the main audience is children. Was it groundbreaking and cinematic and expertly written? No. Was i entertained for the short period of time i watched it? Sure! Will i say it was a favorite of mine? No- but it doesn’t mean it was bad. Things can be enjoyable without becoming a “new favorite”
I just wish Fankie had a bit more to do than exposit plot and help their roomats' personal growth... sure, they had that social anxiety subplot, but it was barely a blip. I love their characterization as an awkward (possibly autistic) enbie, totally relate, but when advertised as one of 3 main characters, I just wish they had more focus.
A lot of your thoughts on the movie mirrored mine. I don’t really pay attention to what parts of the fandom think when they are intentionally looking for things to hate, but when I saw some complaining that they didn’t like how the makeup looked or thought the outfits looked cheap…well it’s a TV movie. There’s only so much you can do. There’s a reason it’s been animated until this point, and even that hasn’t always been stellar either. And I have seen very little of Descendants, which is what I think this movie is trying very hard to be, but I agree that the make-up and costumes convinced me more than what I’ve seen of those movies. I was not taken out of it. And the thing is Monster High, as much as I enjoy it, the series is far from brilliantly written lol. So even though I enjoyed the movie and thought it was a decent entry point to Gen 3, I also had plenty of criticisms along with it. I personally found the music to be forgettable outside of one or two songs, but this is coming from someone already disliked most of the music from Monster High and couldn’t stand most of Boo York, Boo York because of it. I also thought breaking up Cleo and Deuce was unnecessary, Ghoulia is my fave character and while it’s nice to have her back in the series making her talk kind of misses the point, some of the dialogue tried really hard to be unnecessarily self-aware. But in the end, I liked the characters and believed in the friendship between the leads, and that’s really all that matters. Anyway great review 🧛♀️🐺🧟
I don't understand why lagoona wasn't even coral pink like in the upcoming animated series, I just kept getting doja cat vibes. My favorite fits came from Frankie, I loved all their fits except for the plain black box shaped dress with the chunky plastic chain. Also cece said that they went through testing for the clothing, so I don't understand why the actress playing clawdeen didn't say anything about the fashions. Like I hated all clawdeens looks, except for the big purple fluffy jacket. And I'm not even gonna talk about ghoulia, cleo or dueces looks💀. Overall it was ok but it was just a cheesy nickelodeon movie, I didn't expect much. The cgi was something but it gets a pass because it's a kids tv movie.
LOVE your top!! x I love G1 MH but I've always been (cautiously) hopeful for G3- So far I really love the dolls and what I've seen of the new TV show. For the movie... It's about what I expected. I went into it with low expectations wanting a fun, cheesy low-budget movie with the characters I love and I was mostly happy with it. I hate how they changed Draculaura's character but overall I can see how a new generation would really love this version of MH, and the cast and crew (especially the director) seems like they really cared about the project, even if it's very different from G1. Regardless of the quality, I hope people can let each other have different opinions on it! x
I was one of the people who hated the costume designs but we got the first leaks of this movie before we got any look at the new dolls at all. The more i fall in love with G3 though the more I feel I should give the live action movie a chance.
Great video as always. I'd like your opinion on that failed Mattel doll line Wild Hearts Crew and how it relates with the Monster High line. (was it an attempt to replace MH?)
I really like g3 I've heard they plan to make it a trilogy and I hope they flesh out the secondary characters more, lagoona is my favorite and I have like no reason to like her besides her aesthetic lol
IMO all of the faults of the movie could have been fixed with a bigger budget and maybe another draft or two on the script. There definitely were some people in place that cared about the movie and its message and its characters but did what they could given the constraints. I would love to see a sequel with a decent budget.
I feel like if these get sequels, the budget will be much higher, which means we'll get better effects, costumes and set design. For reference, just look at the quality jump from the first Z-O-M-B-I-E-S movie to the last one that came out last summer. Or the first and second descendants movie. But all in all, I did think this movie was pretty cute. If I were a kid now, I'd probably be obsessed with it the same way I was obsessed with MOST TV movies aimed at kids back in 2007-2010.
I'd like to bring up, my boyfriend and I were going through the IMDB reviews for giggles, and among all the hateful comments complaining that it was terrible because it wasn't the same as g1, there was a person that said they came across it at their hotel and actually enjoyed the movie even though they knew literally nothing about the franchise. It warmed my heart
Also, I hope eventually we can see deleted scenes...
Everytime you call dolls "Little Plastic Women" I laugh so hard like yes that's exactly what I do I collect little plastic women lmfao
My favorite thing he does is when he refers to dollars as ‘doll-hairs’
Lol. I refer to them as "my girls"
Same
My dad tells me to get real women and not plastic ones 😂❤ it's true thoo 😅
I came here just to comment on how that made me smile 😄
When I saw draculauras outfits for the movie, I felt like something was just slightly off about them, like something was missing- but I couldn't pick my finger on it. Now I know what was nagging at me though. Its the lack of white in the color scheme. All of draculauras outfits are totally pink and black, but I guess the stylists overlooked that draculaura's color scheme has white in it as well. It really pops and makes the color pallete feel more...well rounded? The black, pink, and white look is just so iconically draculaura.
Yeah! I hope we will see more white added to her attire later on especially due to her being a bit nicer now and not having to seem mean or at least too mean.
agreed. the outfits she had needed a color to break them up and white was such a nice touch of color
it would be cool if they used it as a way to show character development, like how it was utilized for clawdeen. maybe we'll see it in the next movie or show whatever theyre doing
We got it in her doll design. She’s got white on her shorts ☺️
i also think some red would add some more variety to her wardrobe. probably because i'm not a fan of color coordinated characters (if that's the right term) but idk i just think it would be a nice tweak and a bit of a step up from previous generations (also i'm just personally a fan of the red white black pink color scheme haha)
I noticed something while watching the movie. Her first outfit mostly camouflage like she was trying to hide. The coming out of the dark outfit had a moon top but very simple skirt and jacket. It looked like something a human would wear. Around the middle the outfit with pink moons had a bit more prints and fur details like she was starting to embrace her monster side. And at the end she was wearing a fur coat, animal print skirt, a moon top that looked similar to the first top slightly sheerer. I think it was to symbolize that she accepted who she truly was. Just a weird thought. Love ur videos!
I noticed it too, that her outfits got more colorful and expressive as the movie went on. A nice detail, I just wish they played with the silhouette some more- it would have really amplified it!
I totally agree! Even a small change to the silhouette of skirt would had made it more noticeable!
Yeah but at the end that means that she accepted her wolf part but she still half human and half werewolf so is she avoiding her human side but showing only her werewolf side I was a bit confused bc her character development wasn't a big conflict ? It felt like she had to choose between her two sides but she never hated being half human half wolf she hated that people hated her either way ? If you understood the movie better plz lighting me
I find it a bit sad that Clawdeen's ears don't really look like they are her real ears - if that makes sense. Might be because of the budget of the movie, but it would've been nice if her ears would've been actually articulated so they'd look like part of her body and not like she is "wearing" them.
On another note your top is absolutely fabulous!
I agree. They did a little CGI twitch in the opening of the movie, but were just still for the rest of it. I think having them move around more would have made her overall more expressive (and it would have complimented Miia's acting really well too imo)
I completely agree! I feel like budget shouldnt even be an issue when cosplayers are doing more for less. The ears she had looked less realistic than a pair you could buy off etsy, and when you considered they made technology to make ears (and tails) mimic your emotions, they could have done wwaaayyyyyyy better with the design of her ears. Costuming was seriously lacking in this movie.
@@TheGrossDemon I see your point but the tech that makes tails and ears move with the wearer's "emotions" are bulky novelties with the kind of battery life that isn't very good for a movie set, the ears are known for tangling in wigs so concealing the hardware with hair is nearly impossible, and the only movement that they have is that they wiggle unnaturally from side to side when the wearer is concentrated (so not even really tied to emotions). Imo if they couldn't swing CGI in every scene they should have just gone for really really nice fake ears. Maybe posable ones if they could manage that with shot to shot continuity.
Though we also don't know what the budget was, if they had $50 to spend on ears they couldn't exactly spring for nice ones from independent artists, which start at $80. Not to mention that with things like that you need to buy multiples. It's true that cosplayers do "more for less" in a way, but cosplayers are typically costuming only themselves and only for their own approval. They don't have to costume 6 lead actors in multiple outfits plus all the extras while gaining studio approval. Like DD pointed out, a lot of these pieces look like they were purchased due to time and budget constraints. Most really spectacular cosplayers make everything by hand. That is immensely time consuming and while cosplayers are only paying for their materials, paying someone to make something like that for your film is also going to cost you their wages, and garment making is very expensive when the people doing it are paid what they're worth and not sweatshop wages.
Even Disney with all the money in the world opted to get existing stormtrooper cosplayers to be their extras for one of their star wars shows instead of making their own costumes or having them rendered by VFX artists. It's just cheaper, faster, and easier to use things that already exist.
If you wanna argue that they should have been given a bigger budget, I'd probably agree, if for no other reason than I'd like to see what this costuming team could have done with more money, but that isn't really the way these made for TV kids movies meant to sell toys work.
@@tylerd8289 I think it would’ve been easier to have just bought the outfits. Draculaura could’ve gotten her clothes from popular j fashion brands like Liz Lisa, ma*rs or dear my love as an example. Frankie from popular preppy brands like Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger etc. and Clawdeen from 2000s cool girl brands like true religion, Bebe, Baby phat, Apple bottom, juicy couture and just simple jewelry with moon shaped stuff.
Clothes like these would’ve suited them much more and look less cheap and outdated. Because this movie sadly looks like it was released in 2016 judging by the fashion.
All in all this movie would’ve needed more current hair, fashion and make up trends.
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The Japanese brands you listed run very, very small, with the exception of DML who goes up to around a US 14. You don't know that they would have fit the actress. Also the average piece from any of those brands is $100+ before international shipping. Futher complicated by the fact that many Japanese brands don't ship internationally so you have to make use of a shopping service, which will cost even more. And again, you have to appease a studio who is giving you the money and gets final say in your choices.
All the brands you listed trend expensive, actually. Not to mention the complication of having brand logos in your film that wasn't sponsored by those brands.
Also they probably did purchase much of the outfits... thats what I said and what DD said....
Monster high is supposed to be a place for open minded and supportive people (or Monsters) but the reboot has shown that the fandom can be ruthless and UNHINGED
I've had people calling me a fake fan for defending this reboot... and even saying that if I buy the dolls I should burn them, like WTF??
Yep… pretty much. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but seeing people get attacked just for liking the g3 dolls is very :///
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Reading hate comments about the g3 reboot always breaks my heart, like they all just disregard the message of monster high as a whole
Yes, but we also have to remember that many people rely heavily on euphoria caused by nostalgia. This is the risk you run when you resurrect a cult classic of any genre. There are diehard fans who look back on things like Monster High that they got so much joy and security from as children (or teens or adults) and feel a strong connection to the brand as it was back then. When the line died it was left pristinely perfect in their memory. MGA bringing the line back but so heavily altered that it almost doesn’t resemble what they remembered it as can absolutely desecrate those core memories of blissful nostalgia. I like all three MH generations equally but I do understand why some people are reacting negatively.
I maintain that there had to be scenes involving Heath & Lagoona that were cut. No way they would’ve used all that promo material money on them if they were THAT small of a role. Like I actually think Ghoulia has more lines than Lagoona and MIGHT be on par with Heath.
Also all the behind the scenes footage makes me wish the cast was all on the screen together? Like they all have such fun chemistry together and it’s a shame we didn’t see more of it
I REALLY wish we could have seen more of cleo and lagoona's friendship. they're such an interesting pair!
Clawdeen being Afro latina makes her having one necklace as a consistent piece make a lot of sense as our culture values gold pieces you wear and never take off. I thought it was a cultural reference but I can understand how it being a bit larger and obvious made it seem more like just a random accessory
not sure if this is true or not but i saw somewhere that the movie and TV show weren't connected so Clawdeen from the movie may not have the same cultural background as episode Clawdeen. it is cool though that they are giving afro-latina representation SOMEWHERE in the reboot, especially in episodes because there was only 3(?) Latina/Hispanic characters in G1 and one in G2.
@@nemashan3701 I'm glad others are happy, but it still upsets me that some representation for monoracial black girls/women were taken away for biracial. Especially since Lagoona is already made to be latina
@@jazzyqueen4980 exactly, im black, and i saw clawdeen as one of the characters that looked like me. She was going to be fully black looking at the prototype dolls, but she was replace for biracial representation like always.
@@akirniayt3543shes actually still fully black! or at least in the show. in the show both her dad and mom are black, but her mom (or it might be her dad but im pretty sure its her mom) is also latina while being black
@gray_beloved I feel like they only made her mom to be black in the show due to the backlash they received from the live action. The show still actively took part in changing a character that a lot of black girls looked up to. Clawdeen should have been black in the live action, and her prototype doll should of never been switched to a lighter skintone option at the end of the day
"... minding our own business with our little plastic women." I'm stealing this, thank you.
I just hope no one is hating on the actors, because they were great at their jobs and this is a good oportunity for all of them to create a career. The movie as good, they clearly put some effort into it, with the costumes, scenarios, backstory and all. We do have to remember it's Nickelodeon, not Disney. Disney would have bigger budget and better songs, but they would never have NB Frankie.
Sadly there is so many people sending hate to these actors on tik tok i feel so bad for them
That’s what I was hoping for but people really hated on them.
I thought overall it was cheesy and kind of mid, but I know if I was a kid watching it, this movie would've been my HSM or something similar! I will say, however, that the entire album is a bop. No misses, all bangers.
i agree. the movie was a 4 or 5 out of ten for me but the album was fire. "I Can Trust You" has been stuck in my head even though i hated Deuce x Clawdeen together
Yeah, I always think about how if high school musical came out today with the exact same quality, people would’ve ripped it to shreds and not consider how enjoyable it is for younger audiences. Of course older monster high fans are allowed to have their criticisms, it’s just kinda obviously not for us to begin with.
Sometimes its nice and refreshing to watch a low budget kid's film. Not every movie has to have a massive budget with tons of cool unecessary CGI to be enjoyable
Btw loving the outfit
I really enjoyed the movie! I was hoping for some Descendents-esque cheesy musical fun and I got what I wanted. Frankie made me legit laugh out loud at several points! The songs were catchy, the dancing fun... I think this is a promising start to the new gen
Draculaura's outfits in the live action and the dolls are fr always on point 💕 she's my favorite.
As an adult male and someone who isn’t into dolls at all but knows about them because I enjoy your channel and content, I kinda enjoyed it lol I liked the characters, the songs were cute, the dancing was a bit “high school musical” I LOVED Frankie introducing themself as they/them that made me smile so much. I couldn’t understand why the burning head man and Lagoona (apologies for spelling) were in it at all, they were very side characters (were scenes cut?) But I would watch it again with my nephews and nieces and pretend I’m only watching it for their benefit 😂😂
I'm so glad to hear a positive review!! It's nice to see people embrace or just enjoy it as the cute introductory movie it's meant to be.
"minding our business with our little plastic women"
my new life motto 🤣
I really appreciate your point of view here. I do want to see it. I'll just go in with reasonable expectations and try to enjoy it as low budget Halloween fun.
And thanks for the reminder that this is a REBOOT, and that this is a new series of dolls targeted at children.
I was really sad that Lagoona didn't have screentime, she was my favorite from the designs of the movie and really wanted to see more of her. And I was a bit meh with the "fight scene" in the end, I was hoping that like everyone would try to stop komos but looses they power and Clawdeen realizing that her human self could end with him, but no, everyone just stayed there looking good... I just want to see more of them, specially Lagoona and her water powers.
Frankie was the HIGHLIGHT of the film!
i was someone who went into this thinking i wasn’t going to like the movie at all. when we saw the first leak of the main three months ago i liked how they looked but as we saw more teasers i felt worried because i wasn’t ready to see my favorite characters being changed so much. but when i actually watched i was shocked by how much they’re actually kinda the same just with a fresh cost of paint! i also loved the costumes SO much (besides the marge simpson extra lmao)
i was also so in love with how the set building handled. the setting was absolutely magical and tbh this is one of my favorite monster high movies to date! and the music was so good. i agree i wish it was a little longer but i’m hoping for a sequel to wrap up lose ends. overall i think i give it a 7/10
My opinion was largely like, a soft smile and an ''It's fine!''. It was predictable, it was definitely a children's movie, but it was cute, it was sweet and there was a lot of really sweet moments. I loved Frankie. I related really well to them, and I wish younger me had a character like that to relate to when I was younger. I hope other children who watch the movie and happen to be like myself or Frankie see themselves represented in a way that tells them its okay to be themselves, that there are people who will love them for who they are and they should never be ashamed of themselves for being uniquely them.
Frankie truly is the character ever, like I knew they were gonna be my fave because I am a simple person who sees a character who's nonbinary like me and gets very attached. But this time, it was 100% the right choice because like you said, every time Frankie was on screen, they were the highlight. Also the whole time I was watching I kept noticing outfit pieces of theirs that made me think the costume department hit up Hot Topic, which is truly so on brand so good for them.
Also, the more people I hear talk about this movie, the more I think I am literally the only person that was genuinely surprised that Komos was the villain. The vibe I got from the beginning was he figured out Clawdeen was half human and was totally good with it and would like stand up to Bloodgood for her? I don't even know.
I kinda liked the Clawdeen and Deuce thing, but the more I think about it, it's probably not because it was well done but because a) I've never vibed with Cleo and b) my taste in men is sad and cliche and I thought Deuce was kinda cute sorry not sorry lmao.
(please excuse the essay, I just needed to scream about this movie somewhere)
I love watching the shelf behind you slowly fill out
Frankie had the best outfits in every scene and school look surprisingly good love the coffin lockers
I'm sorry it's off topic but your shirt is amazing and suits you very well !
Some of the older fans just gotta realize that this new Monster High isn't for them, it's for the next generation of children who'll get to experience their kind of Monster High.
As for the rest of us, we have to let go of the past and move on or hop on on this ride of new Monster High.
The costume designs for Clawdeen, Draculaura and Frankie are fantastic also the makeup effects for them is really good.
Ngl I think you're like one of my favorite youtubers rn, I always enjoy your content and fine you easy to relate to, especially with Monster High stuff. I really enjoyed the movie though still agree on the small things you mentioned, but I'd say my bigger issue would be with the new show's first 2 episodes. The pacing was just really fast to where it was hard for anything to be comprehended, at least to me, so nothing really felt urgent or serious. Though the animation? I love it model wise outside of Heath, I still think they could have done much better with his outfit.
Fun fact: the reason Frankie is different in some of the design is that Mattel lost the right to use the green skin/bolts design popularized by Universal. They have the rights to that color scheme, so Monster High can use Frankenstein but not the original Frankie design
I think the glasses thing with Duece might just be a filming thing, like a room being light enough to see in but its dark for the characters. They wanted to show off his eyes, but still needed it for the plot. Also they are tinted, so it would affect the color of everything for him, though I still feel others could see his eyes plenty well. He could also just be self-conscious of them, and so keeps bringing it up for an in-character explanation as well.
i definitely didnt go in expecting too much, in fact i was kinda scared it would be terrible, but the moment it started i couldnt stop smiling, im just genuinely so happy that monster high is getting to continue at all, i was scared the franchise was going to be left to rust forever only a year or two ago. it definitely helped it was a decent movie, though you could for sure feel that it was a nickelodeon live action movie for sure. (well, i watched it on nickelodeon anyway, i dont know if they actually had any hand in making it, but it felt like it.)
and oh my goosshhh i love frankie so much! genuinely the moment the movie was over i made them my discord icon, theyre definitely my favorite character so far, though only the live action one as the animated counterpart wasnt as full of personality and fun as the live action version. i just also sooo love that i get to see someone nonbinary on tv in one of my favorite franchises :]!!
also for some reason the animated counterpart, i dont know if you saw it yet? is weirdly on a totally different continuity than the live action? like, in the live action frankie is made up of famous genius humans, but in the animated is made up of different monsters, and the school seems ignorant to draculauras witch status even though i thought it was kinda clear in the end of the movie? idk
As someone who grew up with High School Musical and still occasionally check out teen musical movies I enjoyed this movie. Songs are catchy and the characters were easy to empathize to with fears of disappointing their parents, feeling too much like an outsider, and not catching social norms easily. I really enjoyed it. The resolution of the conflict was waaaaay too easy though.
This was just spooky, fun, Halloween floof. I watched it after I binged Hocus Pocus 2 and Werewolf By Night.
So sad tho that it has like 4,4/10 on imdb like critics need to understand what a tight budget means....
It wasn’t even the critics that said that it were most of the g1 fans who haven’t watched the movies 😭
Deuce in this movie looks like Jughead
Agreed
I did not see the twist of Kosmos as being the villian, I was shocked and I saw other people were shocked as well. I thought Kosmos was Hyde not his son. RIP Jackson. The movie was better than I thought it was gonna be. Frankie, Draculaura, and Kosmos's actors played it to the hilt. I died when Frankie said this is a pickle.
Frankie was also my favorite part of the movie. Was a little disappointed that they weren’t like that in the cartoon.
Is they/Them! Common mistake
@@laraprisma6381 my bad! I keep forgetting, sigh. 🤦🏽♀️
Totally! Before the movie came out, everyone was like "i hope the cartoon is better" and "the cartoon looks better at least". But... cartoon Frankie doesn't even begin to compare to movie Frankie, at least from what we've seen so far. And, honestly, movie Frankie is the absolute best thing to happen in this reboot
@@BlueShadow7777 bruh that’s exactly how I feel
I REALLY hated how all the backgrounders looked, like I know Nickelodeon doesn’t have a great budget but like???? Where’s the wings? The tails? The horns?, like these kids don’t even look like they got costumes from party city, literally ALL of them just have painted skin and crazy colored outfits and makeup. The only acceptable backgrounder was the cyclops dude. Like I know they don’t have a horror movie budget, but like y’all don’t have a halloweentown budget either?? Like in halloweentown, there was ghost, skeletons, dog faced ppl, werecats, pumpkin head ppl, sea monsters, and they all actually looked like the monsters, even the witches and warlocks looked like witches and warlocks. It just turned me off from the whole movie. Like it was cute and all but it didn’t feel like MONSTER high to me. But anyway I just wanted to get this off my chest, idk if anyone else agrees hahaa😅and just to be clear I’m only talking about background characters here, the main cast wasn’t that bad, the only ones I really liked was Cleo, Frankie, and draculaura because to me they actually looked like monsters. Deuces cgi snakes were weird, ghoulia and abbey literally just looked like humans and clawdeens ears barely even moved😭
You have the funniest dry sense of humor sometimes. That beginning took me out
Your shirt is so stinking cute. It looks so good on you too! I think that I’m just kind of sick of there always having to be a romance for the main characters. I know romance was a big part of the original (Draculara and Clawd,Scarah and Invsi Billy, Cleo and Duece all being so adorable) but it could have just been about the friendship and it would have been really great. Hell, maybe give the awesome song to Cleo and Duece when they start to get back together? I’m more than fine with shaking up relationships and exploiting new ships, I just really liked how the OG girls were friends first and I think that’s important for kids and adults to see. You don’t have to have a romantic relationship, it doesn’t have to be a priority to look for one, enjoy your friends. Especially since a lot of us like to see “found family” situations; Monster High is perfect to show found family and finding acceptance through friends. It’s a small nitpick honestly, the romance doesn’t hurt anything. Keep doing you, your videos are awesome!
Draculaura not having the accent is giving the Mario trailer
It was. Honestly, I'm eager to see more, maybe sticking with the cartoon since that's the most palpable format currently, but I'm a little worried. I loved Frankie and enjoyed some of the changes, but I fear for how G3 is gonna approach reintroducing legacy characters with all the wanton changes they've made. Jackson/Holt is probably going to be nonexistent if the cast is meant to be consistent across both formats. Monsters that were considered Q before executive meddling will probably remain meddled into being cis and straight if the Clawdeen having Deuce as a pseudo-love interest thing is any indication. Also, the concept of making Lagoona into a feisty Hispanic monster and calling it a day and making Ghoulia just another normal girl offers a troubling sign of how the international monsters and monsters with either symbolic or literal disability will operate in G3. I guess all I want at the end of the day is my other favorites (Finnegan, Skelita, Jackson/Holt) to be done justice with the same bomb treatment as Frankie. Also Heath is the spawn of Satan, and that's hilarious and already makes him my second favorite of this gen.
I'm a newcomer to the monster high brand, i thought this movie was cute for what it is the cast did good with what the material they were given. I think younger fans would enjoy it, it encourged me to check out the older monster high content great video! 💕
I was surprised on how the set and costumes were designed. The actors did a great job on the roles they played. The writing could've been done better, but it was alright and I hope it'll be improve in the 2nd movie is they ever plan on making it.
And I loved that Clawdeen's actress has a really different body time than what we are used to see in movies, it made me feel embraced, cause although my body isn't exactly like that, it is different than the usual look for actresses
obsessed with your shirt
A lot of people seem to have found them cute with this top, and I must admit, yes! They look cute with this top!UwU
I haven't seen the movie yet but from your review it does seem worth watching. I actually haven't seen a lot of the original Monster High movies but I do know that they are great and I did enjoy a few episodes of the show so I'm thinking maybe I can follow this plotline and understand the Gen 3 characters a little better.
I heavily recommend the animated G3 series. The jokes are too meta for their own good.
the movie is honestly a 5/10. the last 20minutes does it dirty honestly but the music was good and frankie had really cute outfits.
The lack of a reasonable budget was blaring . The costume’s were bad, and not because of a time issue “it was the budget”.. I’m sure the younger targeted audience liked it, but the film overall was a bit cheesy, but they gave it a go. My biggest critique a live adaptation of a movie like Monster high where CGI is a must , costumes/makeup/and all types of special effect’s are a must “it demands a much larger budget than what they had to work with”, that being said Nick tried to do it on the cheap, and the movie suffered .
I would prefer it to be animated anyway. The show has a more beautiful animation!
I like your point at 17:31. Wish I could point to this to explain myself half the time. For some reason, after watching a movie/show with someone, people tend to think I didn't like it. But if I'm criticizing or asking questions or making jokes, that means I'm engaging with the material. (I try to explain this when people are showing things they like to me, but they still seem to think I hated it :( )
I haven’t watched the movie but I’m tempted to because I love Kyle Selig (mean girls Broadway OBC) and Lagoona before she was an actor, was a college vlogger who I looked up to for admissions advice etc, so I virtually grew up with her haha
I finally caved and subscribed to Paramount+ so I could watch this on premiere day, and I was not disappointed. I expected a fun, colorful, cheesy, formulaic kids' musical, and that's what I got - along with amazing world-building and acting and songs that I have not stopped listening to. MH, Descendants, EAH, and the like are my escape from the real world. I like kids' movies as an adult because they're going to be fun, the songs will have positive messages, the villain will get their comeuppance, and there's always a big happy song at the end. So much of what I deal with at work, and in the politics where I live is so frustrating and negative. Things like this remind me there's good around, and I know this is going to end up being comfort viewing, like Descendants is. I adore this film and this franchise.
I would love, if there are cut scenes with Lagoona and Heath, or with anyone, to see them on a DVD release. I want a DVD release so I can buy it and support it further. One of the perks of being an adult with a steady income and career is I can afford to spend money on the things I like. And since I want the sequel that's teased, I'm going to put my money toward the franchise. I'd also love a music video for "Triple Up", which might be my favorite song on the soundtrack that isn't in the movie.
I'm just waiting for Musical Hell's inevitable video on this movie
This is probably the only mh movie review ill watch (other than xcanadensis talking about it lol) due to the absolute negativity and extreme reactions ive seen from a LOT of people, and i dont really have anything super extra to add cause everything i generally agreed with LOL
People sharing hate for unoffensive opinions is too weird to me lol. Like, I'm pretty sour on several elements of the reboot like the compulsive heterosexuality in characters that previously lacked them, the pinkification of characters who were a reprieve from the need to be pink all the time, etc. But like, that's hardly an excuse to be mean to a good natured person.
It is such a nice film and so suitable for kids and for adults who just wanna relax with something wholesome!
I would give it a 6/10. I agree with a lot of the things you said. Like I got so excited about some things and then they never went anywhere’s. It was very frustrating. Will I watch it again? Absolutely. Do I hope there’s a squeal? Yes. Honestly I’m secretly hoping it gets turned into a mini series but I doubt it will happen, but the cast was very good.
My question is why is Abbey here and not Toralei? I mean Toralei has a doll and is a main character in the show. I feel like there should’ve been better brand synergy with this.
I haven't even started the video but can we talk about how cute your top is???
As a mixed Black man, My issue with how some people defend it is it comes off as them labeling whoever has issues with it as just “angry grown man”-when thats not true
Its hard to seperete the movie from the director when alot of his racism is seen in it, not only in the casting but with the story too with it labeling how monsters snd humans are treated as one and the same even tho-monsters in this universe are systemtically oppressed like ???
It just feels like its purly just cause its mh :/ if it was something like disneys zombies i doubt people would ignore its racist aspects as much and excuse it as being just a kids movie , if your gonna go hard on zombies then go hard on the mh movie too-or else it just comes off as you picking and choosing when to speak out on those issues depending on if you like the product or not
Thats a similier issue i have with the bratz movie too-the only character who was accrautly casted was chloe-all the other girls who werent white got casted as people who look nothing like them
I do appricate that you mentioned the issues with the director and casting-i just wanted to share my frustration with how certien fans react to critiques towerds it
Wait, are monster systematically oppressed in the new reboot? They aren't part of human society, so how can they be oppressed systematically?
@@helloill672 in g1 and i believe g2 its been made estiblished monsters are systemtically oppressed by human-twisting it into implying the monsters hate humans because they believe their “lesser” when its shown they are afried of them isnt a good look
You have such good taste in cute tops I want them all! Also, the jokes you suddenly deliver after being a little deadpan are so hilarious and take me off guard lol
*spoilers*
I think the movie was not bad. I do think it's an odd introdction to G3, especially considering the cartoon is already inconsistent with the movie (and that's only 2 episodes in). I think it's funny that every main character has to have a crush on Deuce in every generation (Melody in the books, Frankie in G1, and now Clawdeen) but he always seems to get back to Cleo so that's fine with me. But I do wonder how the whole G3 was planned because it seems like , the movie is a readaptation and reimagination of G1, the dolls seem to have been designed after/during the movie's development and the cartoon is obvioulsy made after the dolls, which sounds like an insane way of planning for a doll line. Also, the movie really buried the idea of Jackson and Holt ever coming back
I watched negative legend talk about the movie too
And you know, it could have been a lot worse at least it ended on an upbeat parents support their kids
Kind of note, because someone like me who doesn't get support for their things from their parent its nice some fictional characters can at least have it I guess
I kind of want to go watch this movie now.
I wasn't ever a monster high fan but strangely enough im kind of warming up to it
Idk if it's because I'm older or what but I move the cheesy monster designs and costume efforts put in it just seems like a fun time
Your shirt is so cute! 🥺💕
They definitely did a good job with draculaura and frankie wardrobe for there reboot
I actually liked it, and surprisingly I liked Clawdeen + Deuce in the movie, don't want to see it again, but strangely I did like it there
I haven't even watched more than 1 minute of the video yet but I just have to say OH MY GOSH that blouse you're wearing is so cute!!!!
You said pretty much everything I was thinking, I really enjoyed the movie ! Yes there were flaws but they weren't as glaringly bad as I was expecting, the new portrayal of the characters wasn't so out of left field that it didn't feel like monster high anymore, i think it did exactly what it needed to do. Hopefully we get to see more of Lagoona, Heath, Ghoulia and Abby in the next movie and they have more time to iron out any of the issues that may have been caused by lack of time. I also just have to say it's so nice to see a positive review of this film on my youtube feed to contrast all the negative ones I keep seeing. Another 10/10 video from u
I haven't watched the movie, but I do plan on watching it with my younger sister soon for her birthday.
No one should get hate for an opinion that hurts nobody, especially since you were so respectful. You're doing great Dollz.
Okay...Where'd ya get your shirt!?
Strong disagree:
Keeping some things the same is still vital in reboots. If you keep the same name of the character it doesn't make any sense to totally make them unrecognizable personality-wise and background-wise. We welcome a new take on them, sure! But it shouldn't be like it's invasion of the body-snatchers! If they wanted new personalities, they could have just made a new group of freshman monsters with new names and designs.
You don't show up to a classic monster movie to find out Dracula, while dressed in cape and wearing fangs, is actually a goofy guy and just sells grass instead of drinking any blood. Everyone would say that isn't Dracula (just a cash-grab) and they'd be right. Nobody would be happy to see a Spider-man movie where Peter is just discovering his powers as a rich, older man with no personal problems.
Reboots can add new hobbies to characters, maybe rewind time to show them before they were totally confident, but if you take out the parts of the character that were at the core of the character then they become twisted alternate-reality strangers to us.
You bring up the best points in such a nuanced way. I love it
Thank god the outfits weren’t as bad as people were chalking them up to me. Of course it’d be cool to see more modern and iconic looks but they did what they could and I honestly thinks it fits the gimmicky aesthetic of the movie.
Off topic with the topic of this video, but your top is so cute and adorable!
Your top is so cute my jaw dropped I'm obsessed with your style
could I just say that the missing context might be taken care of in the later movies? Because I totally understand how it feels incomplete or under-explained in some places, but they hinted at another movie!
I think everyone will be fleshed out more! And I’m super excited if this turns out to be a trilogy or something!
Your extremely insightful perspective always hooks me in on your videos so much! I know it is difficult as someone who's a sensitive bean, and susceptible to criticism for others to be so careless and strong with their dislike. I understand it's disheartening sometimes, and nigh-impossible other times to let negativity roll off of you. Especially when you're doing something like creating videos about your hobby you love so much. "Collecting little plastic women" (I absolutely love that phrase, btw).
But. It's impossible to please everyone, as I'm sure you're aware. The fact that you continue to make these videos is so meaningful on so many levels just beyond the sharing of your hobby. THAT has infinite value. The amount of effort you put into being as inclusive as possible is super inspiring! So thank you for that! (Pictures of your mischievous kitty, when??)
As for the movie- I super enjoyed it too! I think it very much appeals to the demographic it was meant for. Am not sure why so many adults find it in themselves to so strongly hate something that was not really meant for them. The details of the set were one of my favorite parts about it. Like- everything from the decor on the walls, to the way the "main 3" had their room arranged... to even the ceiling of their classroom being a mix of typical modern office space square panels with classical gothic/Victorian filigree.
I feel like there was some budget cuts, or that perhaps their budget did not cover the costs of things they were expecting to be able and insert into the movie. That, to me, explains why there was a good few... holes. In plotlines and mentions. I also love all the actors and their work. I do hope they all go on to do amazing things. (Legit, Frankie was my fave and Cici did an amazing job portraying them. Sparked a new-found love for the character all around for me.)
Am hyped for the possible sequel they teased! And I genuinely feel the movie did a fantastic job of laying the groundwork for the animated series. I feel that was its main intention. I hope that the animated series, as it airs more, touches on perhaps some of the features that the movie missed.
Either way- thanks for another fantastic video! [Sorry for my comment being so long-winded. >.
I feel like people are reacting the same way as they did with hocus pocus 2- in that they forget that the main audience is children. Was it groundbreaking and cinematic and expertly written? No. Was i entertained for the short period of time i watched it? Sure! Will i say it was a favorite of mine? No- but it doesn’t mean it was bad. Things can be enjoyable without becoming a “new favorite”
I was surprised on how even with a low budget, it was a good movie I hope they make second movie
I love the movie, I watch it every now and then singing along with the songs. I can't wait for the sequel!
On another note, I LOVE your shirt xx
Ok I am twenty second into this video and I have to say: I love ur shirt! It's so so cute T_T
I just wish Fankie had a bit more to do than exposit plot and help their roomats' personal growth... sure, they had that social anxiety subplot, but it was barely a blip. I love their characterization as an awkward (possibly autistic) enbie, totally relate, but when advertised as one of 3 main characters, I just wish they had more focus.
A lot of your thoughts on the movie mirrored mine. I don’t really pay attention to what parts of the fandom think when they are intentionally looking for things to hate, but when I saw some complaining that they didn’t like how the makeup looked or thought the outfits looked cheap…well it’s a TV movie. There’s only so much you can do. There’s a reason it’s been animated until this point, and even that hasn’t always been stellar either. And I have seen very little of Descendants, which is what I think this movie is trying very hard to be, but I agree that the make-up and costumes convinced me more than what I’ve seen of those movies. I was not taken out of it. And the thing is Monster High, as much as I enjoy it, the series is far from brilliantly written lol. So even though I enjoyed the movie and thought it was a decent entry point to Gen 3, I also had plenty of criticisms along with it. I personally found the music to be forgettable outside of one or two songs, but this is coming from someone already disliked most of the music from Monster High and couldn’t stand most of Boo York, Boo York because of it. I also thought breaking up Cleo and Deuce was unnecessary, Ghoulia is my fave character and while it’s nice to have her back in the series making her talk kind of misses the point, some of the dialogue tried really hard to be unnecessarily self-aware. But in the end, I liked the characters and believed in the friendship between the leads, and that’s really all that matters. Anyway great review 🧛♀️🐺🧟
I don't understand why lagoona wasn't even coral pink like in the upcoming animated series, I just kept getting doja cat vibes. My favorite fits came from Frankie, I loved all their fits except for the plain black box shaped dress with the chunky plastic chain. Also cece said that they went through testing for the clothing, so I don't understand why the actress playing clawdeen didn't say anything about the fashions. Like I hated all clawdeens looks, except for the big purple fluffy jacket. And I'm not even gonna talk about ghoulia, cleo or dueces looks💀. Overall it was ok but it was just a cheesy nickelodeon movie, I didn't expect much. The cgi was something but it gets a pass because it's a kids tv movie.
1:14 don’t let nostalgia critic be as disgusting to it as he was to sailor moon basically 😅
LOVE your top!! x
I love G1 MH but I've always been (cautiously) hopeful for G3- So far I really love the dolls and what I've seen of the new TV show. For the movie... It's about what I expected. I went into it with low expectations wanting a fun, cheesy low-budget movie with the characters I love and I was mostly happy with it. I hate how they changed Draculaura's character but overall I can see how a new generation would really love this version of MH, and the cast and crew (especially the director) seems like they really cared about the project, even if it's very different from G1. Regardless of the quality, I hope people can let each other have different opinions on it! x
I was one of the people who hated the costume designs but we got the first leaks of this movie before we got any look at the new dolls at all. The more i fall in love with G3 though the more I feel I should give the live action movie a chance.
Omg living for that top🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤
Great video as always. I'd like your opinion on that failed Mattel doll line Wild Hearts Crew and how it relates with the Monster High line. (was it an attempt to replace MH?)
I really like g3 I've heard they plan to make it a trilogy and I hope they flesh out the secondary characters more, lagoona is my favorite and I have like no reason to like her besides her aesthetic lol
Your views are wonderfully balanced. It's very refreshing
OMG I’m sorry but your top is so gorgeous on you!! Where can I get one?
THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT MARGE SIMPSON IM GLAD IM NOT THEONLY ONE THAT THOUGHT THAT
I hope you’re not talking about my babies Danny Gonzalez and Lisa Fevral at 1:11 😭😭😭/j
I like some of Lisa Fevral’s vids but he called her out fr… some of her restyles are beyond unrealistic
I can’t get over your blouse 🥹😍
IMO all of the faults of the movie could have been fixed with a bigger budget and maybe another draft or two on the script. There definitely were some people in place that cared about the movie and its message and its characters but did what they could given the constraints. I would love to see a sequel with a decent budget.
Nice and informative video, also I love your shirt😍, where did you get it?
I feel like if these get sequels, the budget will be much higher, which means we'll get better effects, costumes and set design. For reference, just look at the quality jump from the first Z-O-M-B-I-E-S movie to the last one that came out last summer. Or the first and second descendants movie. But all in all, I did think this movie was pretty cute. If I were a kid now, I'd probably be obsessed with it the same way I was obsessed with MOST TV movies aimed at kids back in 2007-2010.