Ferdinand - REVIEW (spoiler free) 

Yes this series is continuing in 2018! I love this series so much and I’m glad you’re still planning on making it.

2018's Animated Movies (ranked from most-anticipated to least): 1. Incredibles 2 2. Isle of Dogs 3. Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 5. Early Man 6. Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 7. Smallfoot 8. Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero 9. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 10. Gnome Alone / Sherlock Gnomes 11. Duck Duck Goose 12. Teen Titans Go! to the Movies

I don't agree with the boss baby being higher then Lego batman but such is life we have different opinions and I just wanted to vocalize them

THAT RANT IS ON POINT *from a parent* kids don't need fart jokes, they can make their own.

Glad to see that Coco was Number One. I’m embarrassed to say that I actually payed to see Emoji Movie in theaters.

Fighting bulls are not only expected to fight, they're expected to be bled out and tortured by a matador and then finally finished off by a sword to the heart. The reality of bull fighting is truly horrifying and disgusting if plays straight.

Okay but Pumba farting in the Lion King was actually a quite genuine plot point

Hopefully Wreck-It Ralph turns out good. I really enjoyed the first one

The truth is... Mlp movie, Coco, and Cars 3 were pretty much my favorites too

Not another madagascar film! The third one wrapped everything up so perfectly

Good video man, I was planning on seeing Ferdidand so thanks for the review on it and have a Merry Christmas bro. :D

I see your point about the horses, but they have one of the funniest lines in the movie "I bet his parents aren't even related"

I still can’t believe they casted John Cena... JOHN CENA.

I havent seen Ferdinand yet, but if his options are become a steak or be a fighting bull, I'd say go with the steak. He'd be slaughtered quickly and get to be himself before that. Be a bull in the ring and he'll be facing a slow, painful, agonizing death because of an ancient blood sport that still goes on because "tradition".

I’m excited for 2018! We got Nick Park’s Early Man, Isle of Dogs by Wes Anderson, Pixar’s Incredibles 2, another Lakia movie, Teen Titans Go to the Movies, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Spider-Man. I might missed a few but 2018 is really exciting for animated movies. Also there is no Madagascar 4 in the schedule, in fact there’s no DreamWorks or Blue Sky movies in 2018.

7:45 No. The original was WAY WORSE.

If anything Nut Job 2 was better than the first one. It wasn't good, but I felt more indifferent to it while I legitimately hated the first one.

My List 1. Coco (10/10) 2. LEGO Batman (9/10) 3. Cars 3 (8.5/10) 4. MLP Movie (7/10) 5. Captain Underpants (6.5/10) 6. LEGO Ninjago (6.5/10) 7. Ferdinand (6/10) 8. Leap! (6/10) 9. Despicable Me 3 (5/10) 10. Smurfs: The Lost Village (5/10) 11. The Star (4/10) 12. Rock Dog (4/10) 13. The Boss Baby (3/10) 14. The Nut Job 2 (3/10) 15. The Emoji Movie (1/10)

You really need to check your facts. Madagascar 4 is NOT getting released next year, and there are no plans for it to be released anytime soon. In fact, Dreamworks isn't even releasing a movie next year. Like I said, check your facts.

My biggest issue with Leap! was that god awful soundtrack. My girlfriend and I both found the songs super jarring when they started playing. The soundtrack didn't match the movie at all.

What about the award ceremony like you did last year? Please do it again!

Happy to see that you’re doing this next year!! And of course coco is first!

The Lego Batman Movie is a bajillion times better than any MLP crap, and definitely better than Boss Baby.

So glad you are doing this in 2018!!! I always enjoy your reviews. Have a Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year!

Oh wow this seems great, maybe I should watch this. I wonder who the voice actors a-nonono JOHN CENA *trumpet music'* Seriously was not expecting that. Edit:I love John Cena though

The first Nut Job was also awful, much worse infact.

"Kids want those butt jokes" Nope haha, we really don't!! Even as a child, i hated dumb butt jokes. They annoyed me a lot.

Instead of the Nut Job 2, go watch Pom Poko. It's the same idea but done right with insanely good hand drawn animation. The Ghost Parade in particular will leave you stunned.

oh,but we cannot lie, we are really waiting impatiently for the incredibles 2

I don't know how you made me interested in Ferdinand

2018 every animatied sequel of the year.

I saw Ferdinand at the theater, and while it was one of those movies where you knew what was going to happen, it was also one of those movies that just made you feel good.

Looks like two Pixar movies and MLP movie have won me over too this year!

im so glad you did this series again this year, i absolutely love these reviews! (:

The horses in Ferdinand once dabbed in the dance battle. D A B B E D .

Ferdinand is a really enjoyable rilm

I completely agree with your review of Leap, cute but not quite memorable, but you forgot to mention how beautiful it is on its production design, it is a beautiful movie to look at, in my opinion that is its most redeeming quality.

Oh my gosh Ninjago is like at rock bottom, I didn’t enjoy the movie either but wow. Sad though that’s gonna give the tv show such a bad impression now :P

Very glad to see this series will continue next year, and you picked an excellent top three!

Oh thank goodness! I don't know what I would do if Ferdinand was spoiled for me

I was waiting on your view of Leap since I saw it last year with my friend in cinema and came out absolutely loving it, I adore the film but couldn't place what it was about the film I liked. And honestly I agree with most of the points you made about the film, I really do, but I finally figured out why I like it so much. When someone is passionate enough about something and they start talking about it I always find it amazing to listen to even if I previously had no inclination towards the topic or had no knowledge of it. When someone gets excited about something I get excited about it too! And I realised that with films like Leap thats exactly what it felt like. It was someone getting really excited about dance and it got me excited too. I felt exactly the same with the animes Haikyuu, Free, Yuri on Ice, Hibike Euphonium etc, every single one of them got me excited about whatever the characters were excited about, be that swimming or playing in a concert band. And I know I dont enjoy playing in a concert band I used to do it, same with ballet. But watching these made me want to! And that's why I like it so much. I 100% get why Leap is where it is on your list, but even with all the tropes the fact I was still on the edge of my seat wanting her to succeed and coming out of the cinema wanting to dance made me love this film xD Anyway, Merry Christmas!! And I cant wait to see Coco when it finally comes out in England!!!!!!!!!

Love it! I love watching these series of reviews. Hope next years is better. Happy holidays

Thanks for the entertaining reviews this year. Looking forward to next year!

We're also getting a new Dr Seuss animated movie from Illumination next winter. It's How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

I just found out The Swan Princess now has a few direct-to-video 3D animated sequels. If you can't review them, can you at least comment on the cover for "The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover"? I cannot get over the image of Odette posing and wearing sunglasses.

I saw a clip from Ralph Breaks the Internet at D23. I wasn't excited for it beforehand, NOW I AM. I had never laughed so hard during a movie.

Honestly, this year has been pretty disappointed for animated movies. The only animated movies I️ watched were The LEGO Batman movie(have 0 clue why it’s so low on your list), Coco and The Pokémon movie

yas!

I don’t know... the art style in Ferdinand is just too vanilla for me. Everything is just way to smooth. I’m not planning on seeing it, but I’m happy you liked it.

At least Spider-man: Into the Spider Verse is the first of it's kind. Too bad we have a to wait a whole YEAR for that one, coming out next Christmas. Also looking forward to Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (Fantastic Mr. Fox still being one of my favorite animated movies of all time and a dog-lover, I have high hopes) Early Man looks like a good time, with it's animation and caveman humor.

6:03 I liked that because of you watched the first movie you would think they all bowed to simba and mufasa. I can no longer unsee that

Ferdinand is a christmas classic here in sweden and we will watch it 3 o' clock go sweden

good to see mlp up there

Thanks for another wonderful review(s). So excited for next year!! 😊👍🏼

I miss this series 😢😢

Thanks for doing these! I've enjoyed your reviews.

I love this series! I don't agree with some of your points sometimes but I still enjoy watching your take on all the movies! I am looking forward to it next year!

Well, let’s hope it’s a step up from Surfs Up 2 WaveMania

I must say that I absolutely ADORED Ferdinand. I thought the story was gripping, many of the jokes were hilarious and it had one of the best messages I have seen in awhile. I liked that it did not sugar coat the horrific nature of such a disgusting, barbaric sport that takes giddy glee in watching something die an agonizing death. While you did not see that in the movie itself, which...who would want to? It let you know exactly what it was about. I loved the juxtoposition of Ferdinand's morals versus the very idea of what he was 'supposed' to be. This movie to me can be summed up with Peace vs Popular morals. This world pushes that you must FIGHT to be on top, you have to FIGHT and kill the bad guy that destroyed your parents, you have to FIGHT the other country to be on top. when....If we were all like Ferdinand the world would be such a better place. He was willing to die to stay a peaceful person, to not become all that killed his father. He was willing to stand there and let death take him rather than to hurt anyone else. To me.....that is the greatest sign of a hero.

The dance scenes were a bit long. I didn't mind them but it did throw things off focus now and again. Your review of Ferdinand was the best so far. Everyone is writing it off for some reason and saying it is just okay. I loved this movie for the same things you said in your review. You are awesome!

Disneys short Ferdinand is a considered a classic in Sweden, it runs on tv every Christmas Eve in a programblock called Donald Ducks Christmas (even though it is Mickey and Jiminy Cricket who presents it) so when I saw the commercials for blue Skys Ferdinand I felt just a bit iffy about it....

1.) Gruff, injured mentor. Just... Give us a mentor who has been trained to actually teach. Like, and actual teacher. One who's kind and fair but not afraid to be a little rough. Constant negativity (as so many gruff mentors seem to be) is psychologically taxing on young kids, and when they're like "OMG SO PROUD" that 180° can be even more confusing to kids. 2.) Forgets friends once they get a taste for fame. Granted, _some_ people are like that, but I feel most people aren't. Personally, if I had "made it big" I'd want my best friends right there with me to celebrate my success, and you can be damn well sure I'll be there when they've achieved theirs. 3.) OKAY so as far as I know, ballet is kinda a team thing. Of course, most people love to strive to be the main character, but you need _everyone_ to work together to make a big show work. I saw _Swan Lake,_ and while the actors and actresses who portrayed the main characters got more stage time, the background characters provided much needed depth and activity to make sure to keep everyone captivated on the whole stage. 4.) Not a point you made Chad, but I wanna add something here. Not everyone who wants to do something will end up being "good enough" for said thing, no matter how long they dream and hope and practice. I want to see one of these movies that pulls the rug out and shows us, "Hey, they tried their damnedest, but in the end, they just weren't good _enough_. And that's okay. There are other ways to be involved in an activity you like without actually being a part of it. Like ballet. Sometimes, you just can't keep your ballance. But that doesn't mean you couldn't help teach them. Or you could design costumes or help out backstage! Not everyone can follow their dreams, but it's still a good thing to try, because you might find you have different talents that can be put to use elsewhere, and that's great too.

So exited for the next year! I also loved coco and mlp

Why is lew only getting 1k likes on his videos... He is such a good channel (editing, format, commentary ect.) And considering he is sitting on half a million subscribers it just doesn't make sense to me.

Once a again, Pixar is on top for animated and I’m glad that you agree that Coco and Cars 3 are the best animated movies of 2017. I really liked both films and hopefully Incredibles 2 will add on top Pixar’s line up of good/great movies for the past few years.

Rock Dog, And Coco were my favorite movies this year.

Glad you're going for another year

Omg I finally found you I haven’t watched you in sooo long!

Dude I dunno what you didn’t see in Captain Underpants, but I went to watch it after seeing your review (for a date with my husband) and we were crackin up the whole time! Even bought the DVD when we first saw it pop up, which never happens. It’s probably a humor difference, but even for story and characters it was good.

I would be very interested in hearing you compare and contrast "Ballerina" and "Leap," since I've heard they're actually rather different, with "Leap" being made more pop-culture-y for American audiences.

What you said at the beginning about you're grandma telling you you read Ferdinand as a kid but you not remembering is interesting. I went to see the movie with my mom and she said she read the book to me as a child, yet I don't remember it myself.

It’s been three months. Where’s the reviews for the 2018 films?

Woo! I was hoping you would go and do this again next year! I remember last year you were pretty unsure and looking at next year seemed like you could get a similar feeling, but we need to have you review that upcoming Teen Titans Go movie that allegedly is coming next summer! lol (But honestly, can't wait for Incredibles, you might like Island of Dogs... I'm not anticipating it, but I remember you liked Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Wreck it Ralph 2... it's exciting!)

I can't believe that 2016 was jam packed with amazing movies...two new Disneys, Kubo, and even Trolls and Angry Birds which were a little trite plot-wise but extremely colourful and enjoyable, came right before this year where literally nothing was of note. And the worst animated movie of 2016 came out January 12 so it was almost forgotten by the holiday season whereas the worst animated movie of 2017 came out July 28, smack in the middle of the year. Weird how deep the contrast was.

Haha. The load amount of sequels planned for next year makes me want to break into a film studio and tell them to get to work.

When you notice this was lewtoons' last animated review😭

I remember the book for Ferdinand, good stuff.

Good ranking list, Lew! Here's mine IMO: 1. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2. Coco 3. The Lego Batman Movie 4. My Little Pony: The Movie 5. Ferdinand 6. Despicable Me 3 7. Cars 3 8. The Lego Ninjago Movie 9. Loving Vincent (although I saw it on limited release) 10. Rock Dog Take Or Leave: 11. The Star 12. Leap! (2017 US Release) 13. Smurfs: The Lost Village 14. The Boss Baby 15. The Emoji Movie 16. The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature 17. Spark: A Space Tail

Make video on which movies you are looking forward to for 2018. Or make a mock list at the beginning of the year with some predictions on which you think will be good and see how close you got to it by the end of the next year.

I was debating on whether or not Ferdinand was worth watching because the hedgehogs seemed like they were the typical comic relief that would ruin the movie. However, I actually am considering watching it after seeing your review! As for Leap!, I’ve been interested in seeing it for a while now, I’m not the kind of person who normally watches Dance movies (because the most I can think of are all Disney Channel cliques), but since it’s animated, it will probably hold my attention better (I prefer animated movies usually). I just so happen to be a type of dancer too, so I wanted to see if the way certain things played out actually seemed like it could happen. It might not, but I’m still curious either way

Great video!! This has been a weird year for animation. Coco is so far out in the lead for me it's almost worth putting it on its own list. xD

I totally agree with your opinion on Leap

I agree with your statements on Ferdinand. I heard some guys at my high school talking about The Ferdinand movie, and they said it sucked because it was animated and that was there whole argument about why they don’t like it, and they haven’t even seen it! And animated movies Cavan be just as good as regular ones, except the emoji movie, the emoji movie should be burnt in a pit :) .

I just reviewed Ferdinand yesterday.

Good final decision. Though there is no Madagascar 4 coming next year.

Thank you for being honest about body humor (aka poop, fart, and burp jokes) and how kids really react. There are only two jokes about those subjects I remember laughing at as a kid. One was Pumbaa, when you had to put together he "got down-hearted every time that he (farted)" and the "brimstone" joke in Shrek. Maybe it had to do with putting it together in my head and then getting the joke? Otherwise, it was all just gross then and eye rollingly gross now... Though I still hold that "Nacho Libre" has the best fart joke ever. Didn't see that as a kid, not a fan of fart jokes, but it gets me EVERY time.

The book is a classic! The story places the message that you don't have to use violence, but use pacifism in tough situations. The art by Robert Lawson is the most gorgeous and memorable part about the the book, plus it puts Spain's culture alive when reading. Although, the movies additional pop culture and characters an comedy humor, in the film and supposed "development" purposes for Ferd, it never made me laugh but cringe, but I still enjoyed it a bit throughout the film. Yet the movie only got 10 parts right added from the book, with the additional add-ons and removal/additional characters compared to in the film, is wrong, yet it still holds the books story theme. The mother figure in the book is a concerning mother who wants to help Ferd participate in activities with the other young bulls and make friends so he wouldn't be an outcast, but the figure is replaced by a father figure who still supports his son neither way and a goat only helps him to be transformed into a brave and strong indestructible bull from his pacifist counter part. While the human family nurtures/cares Ferd in showing/sharing more kindness into his character while not learning about self defense like the kids in his childhood from the beginning part of the movie. Ferdinand in the book wants to be pacifist and chose that way instead of accepting to fight against the matador to show bravery, the flowers and gifts are what he likes that makes him that kind hearted character to look up to. In the movie- its a 👎 eeeeeh for me. But an okay for family i guess.... (( except for the comedy that needs to be removed and the additional characters too that are rather forgetful for the sake of development and plot point for the movies story.)) If the book needs to be adapted into a film, I'd recommend that it needs to have 2d art style same from the book but in 3d platform animation while still telling its narration. Btw One part they left out in the movie- *WHERES THE CORK TREE??*

Where are the "every animated movie of the year" videos for 2018? :o

you better give Isle of dogs next year a good review

Hey man, good video. After 2016, I wasn't expecting much from 2017 and... yeah... there it is. I think the only great animated movie this year was Coco. The Lego Batman Movie is second, but it didn't even crack my top 20 films of the year. So pretty underwhelming for animation this year. With the exception of Incredibles 2 and Wreck it Ralph 2, I'm not looking forward to 2018 at all. With that being said, I think the more dramatic aspects of Ferdinand enhanced my experience and made the film more enjoyable for me, because I wasn't actually sure if I'd enjoy this movie or not. I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't great, but it was still good.

There's a movie coming out in 2018 called Small Foot. It has a trailer out and it has my interest.

Lewtoons I want to become an animator and I promise once I start making shows I will make them all be unique.. a Scientist who discovers immortality and helps an orphan , a foolhardy wizard and his adventures .. our dreams forming into characters. We need more storytellers and less greedy developers who just want to make money

MLP for Number Three! Wooo!

I liked Leap and have never seen any other dance movies, so... and not to mention it was made by an independent French animation company, so that's a bit impressive.

Too bad Gigantic didn’t get made, it would have been original form a major studio for next year. But I rather have them cancel something that not being confident with it. I liked the original idea of Jack being in a love triangle since it would be new for Disney (and the only love triangles are Hunchback and Frozen which aren’t typical) even love triangles are common otherwise. The later project sounded a lot like Wreck it Ralp. Ideally they could work it behind the scenes for a couple years and release it anyway.

I'm excited for Isle of Dogs next year ^^

It's funny that your mom said that about Ferdinand because my mom said the exact same thing when we went to go see it this past weekend.

As a dancer I hated Leap, mainly because I was just annoyed that she could go on pointe on normal boots not pointe shoes.

All of my friends for some reason (we are seniors in high school) want to see this movie and... why? It looks so bland and not has simple bad childish humor...

I so agree with your tangent about the twerking and farting in kids movies. Just because something's for kids, doesn't mean it needs to be dumbed down.