I watched *MATILDA* because..... *First Time Watching/Movie Reaction* 

Fun fact, during the whole table dance scene, Mara was nervous about doing it. So, to make her feel better, Danny had the entire cast and crew dance along with her behind the camera.

In case no one has mentioned it, this movie was being filmed as Mara Wilson's mother was suffering a terminal illness. Danny Devito not only pulled strings to get her an advance copy of the movie to see before she died, but he and Rhea Perlman all-but-adopted Mara, letting her look to them as parental figures before and after her mother's passing.

Honestly that was so heartwarming to see how much pride and happiness you had introducing your little girl! Congratulations to you and your wife! 🎉

This is one of those movies where the production's creative take is just as unique as the book. Danny Devito was perfect for that because he truly respected the source material and had a genuine love for children

Solid theory. Matilda is a Muggle Born Witch.

Congratulations on becoming a father!! The fact that you almost shed a tear talking about your daughter is everything a father should be!!! Your videos is so entertaining, and hopefully your daughter will join you watching movies as well!!

Ooooo Matilda! Fun Fact, the person who played Miss Honey here also played Peter’s mom in the TASM films. Also Congratulations! Another thing, if you liked this film I’d recommend Gifted. It’s a really good film.

Congratulations on your baby girl!! I loved Matilda growing up and there's a lot of behind the scenes stuff that also tugs on the heartstrings. The actress actually lost her mother to cancer right after they wrapped filming and years later Danny DeVito told her he snuck an almost finished copy of the movie into the hospital for her mother to watch before she died.

Man, this whole video is just wholesome Congrats on being a dad Pug

As a lifelong Roald Dahl fan, this is one of the best adaptations of his work. The changes they make don't detract in anyway, and add sequences that make for a fun movie. But more than that, I love the behind the scenes stuff about this movie. Look it up if you decide you need a good cry after all.

Can't get over how good that voice acting is, so proud of you Alex.

Pam Ferris (Ms Trunchbull) plays Laura Thyme in 'Rosemary & Thyme' & its such a big difference, like she plays a really kind gardener/detective & so when I saw this it gave me such whiplash 🤣 Danny & his real life wife Rhea Perlman did everything they could to be guardians for little Mara, her mother was dying at the time & they managed to get an early edit for the mum to watch before she died, they took such good care of her during filming & made such a great movie

27:35 She's practicing her powers, not being lazy

Premiered the year you were born, re released the year your daughter was born. Too cool.

The actress who does Trunchbull/Marge was tragically typecast as this mean lady but in real life she's really nice and she reportedly felt really bad about having to yell at the kids in the movie.

Roald Dahl,, the author the book this is based on, had a tendency to really dive into childhood fears with some horror elements. Other films based on his works you cans always see an element of horror, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, Gremlins (loosely inspired by the roald dahl book The Gremlins) and more. The setting is one of the biggest changes in the film. Matilda was originally set in the UK. The author had a pretty hard childhood by most reports and his own autobiography. He lost his sister and his father when he was very young and went to a boarding school that was extremely abusive to the boys. He referred to the school as a "living hell" which sorta explains the depiction of the school in this.

First of all, congrats on the birth of your little girl! I wish you, your wife and your little girl so much happiness. Also, Matilda has to be one of my favourite films. Everyone in it are so great and it’s the only film I’ve ever preferred to the book. If you’re looking for suggestions, I’d be interested in seeing you watch The Lost Boys or The Crow if you haven’t already.

Trunchbull is more terrifying to me than Michael Myers lol. This movie is one of my favs ever and I had it on vhs as a child. I felt a bit like Matilda myself as I would spend hours reading. I also taught myself to read at 4 and wish I’d had access to a library all the time. School library was best I could do. I also had a stepdad that was very much like her dad so I felt this whole movie. My Kindergarten teacher was very much like miss Honey and even remembered me when she ran into my mom at the local library like 2 decades later. ❤ I don’t read as much as I used to back then but I never stopped my love of learning. Anyways, Congrats on the baby, man! Wish you all the best!

Awww that’s such a sweet way to introduce us all to your daughter, congratulations Alex 🎉

The musical version of Matilda is incredible and has been running in the west end for over 10 years! The songs were written by Tim Minchin so obviously they're great It took me ages to realise that the actress who played Miss Trunchbull was playing a nun in Call the Midwife. She was a tough no nonsense nun but still a nun

So my dad is a mechanic and I grew up with this movie so when I asked him if turning back the mileage with a drill was real he looked at me sideways going “quien te dijo eso?/who told you that?” And when I said I saw it in a movie he was like “pon lo allí pa ver/put it on lemme see” after he saw the scene he was like “casi casi verdad/it’s almost truth” when I asked him to elaborate he wouldn’t 😂

Bro congratulations, there is NOTHING, better then being a father. My outlook on life and my drive everyday has only went up since my son came into the world. I wish both of you luck and good fortune in the experience to come.

Love the proud dad moment in the beginning. Congrats ❤ Matilda's got a great papa... also I do think there's a remake of this movie coming

I was at school with Embeth Davidz the Glen High school Pretoria South Africa She used to do cross country running 🏃‍♀️😇🙏🎉🎊🎃👻🎃Blessings to you and congrats on the new baby! 🎈🎊🎉

When u press the like button before watching because u know this reaction is just gonna be amazing. Completely different but if you haven't seen bridesmaids you will love that it's just pure laughter through out ❤️

It is such a happy movie yet feel good one. Fun Fact:Mara Willson's mother was in the hospital during the filming due to cancer, so Danny (The director and mr wormwood) put the movie on tape, so Mara's mom could watch the movie before her passing and Danny became a parental figure for Mara Willson. He may be a horrible father in the movie but in real life, he is a good man. congrats becoming a dad by the way!

Danny and rhea act so mean the movie but they are both so sweet and kind to the kids cast behind the scenes. I love Matilda movie so much. Thanks for your reaction. Matilda was my favorite book as a kid and I loved all the scenes that were brought to life in this movie.

Congratulations on the baby Alex. I see the dad jokes won't be slowing down anytime soon!

Pam Ferris absolutely nailed this role. she was legitimately scary

im so happy you enjoyed matilda :') it's always been one of my favourite feel good films similarly to the parent trap with lindsay lohan where it also had this really enjoyable atmosphere/mood and also congrats on the baby Alex!

she's not afraid of cats in general she's afraid of black cats cause she's supersticious lol

Congrats Alex!! She's adorable!! I love the musical of this movie.

Apparently the actor that plays mrs trunchbull is actually a really nice person.

That actress playing the evil teacher should have won an Oscar honestly

When I first watched Matilda I was 10-11 yo and it instantly became my favorite movie. I just felt so seen. Even though I'm not that smart or have super powers like Matilda, the feelings and message that the movie conveyed hit home. Only that I didn't get 'saved' by my teacher when I was 6 but had to save myself when I was 14, 15 and 16. Now I have countless mental illnesses as a result of my upbringing.

Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito are also married in real life😊

Congrats! 🎉 Love this movie, it was a HUGE part of my childhood

I never realized that actress was also aunt marge interesting, very interesting. "And when Matilda turned 11 she got her letter informing her she was a witch and inviting her to attend hogwarts".

Congratulations!!! So excited for you and Kara ❤️

When I started reading the book, it made me think of Matilda like Kevin McAllister from home alone.

I'm so glad you liked it so much! I think it's generally beloved as a classic.

Congrats! Now you can legally make more dad jokes than ever before

As a whole grown human being - Trunchbull still scares the shit out of me lol - the ending to this film always hits just right too ;)

36:20 Devito directed, narrated, and played Mr. Wormwood

Congrats on fatherhood. I hope your baby girl gets as many laughs from you as I’ve gotten. You’re going to be great.

Speaking of Scream, Trunchbull’s house is also the sorority house from Scream 2 that Daphne from Scooby Doo got thrown off the roof of.

Congrats on the new baby! 🎉 can’t wait to see this reaction. It was one of my favorite films as a child

Awwwww that’s so special congratulations ❤️

I got a notification and when I saw it I clicked on it immediately idk why but whenever you post a video I get hyped but this time I got extra hype because you are watching Matilda, keep up the good work

Congrats on the baby and love your content keep up the good work🎉🎉❤

Congratulations Alex. What a gorgeous bub I just know you and kara are going to be spectacular parents.keep up the great work your going to be a fantastic dad♡♡♡

Congrats on your newborn daughter.

My mom and I can probably still recite this movie word for word as I watched it daily for the better part of a decade.

Aww so amazing she is beautiful 😍 congratulations 👶

Every time you mentioned the cat I died laughing every time I'm new to your channel and I had to subscribe off of that alone 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Pam Ferris (Trunchbull) is also one of the co-leads in a show about mystery-solving gardeners/landscapers that I think is fairly good (Rosemary & Thyme, 22 episodes).

Love 90s movies and suggest A Little Princess and the Secret Garden from the 90s. Along with this top tier. If I join the 100 dollar tier is it a request a month?

Man you need to watch the first Hocus Pocus movie. It has this energy as well for a childhood movie

Dude, this is the first video I watch from you... And I genuinely got excited when you mentioned the release dates match with the year of birth haha that was very wholesome for real.

I have an Aunt who used to live in California, where this movie was filmed. She was headed to work one day in early 1996 when she faced a road block... It was closed off because Danny DeVito was filming in that area for this movie. He personally spoke to everyone in the area to inform them about what was going on and apologized for any inconveniences. My aunt had recognized him from the Schwarzenegger-DeVito comedies and kindly asked if she could have a picture taken with him. Danny happily agreed and to this day, in her bedroom, the very same (autographed) picture of my great-aunt and Danny DeVito on set of 'Matilda' still hangs there!

I was frying eggs and pancakes at 5... with parental supervision. I watched this movie as a kid and got disappointed when the magic powers didn't show up. Then again now I can cook better than any restaurant I can afford so... that's sorta magic.

the way you were GAGGED when the cook brought out the whole chocolate cake😂 loved this video so much, congrats on your beautiful daughter!!❤

25:02 I actually have a theory that this sequence of escaping the Trunchbull’s house may have inspired the game Hello Neighbor! 💡

The Dad exchanged the car to Miss Trunchbul for free to get Matilda into school.

Congratulations, being a dad is one of the best things I’ve ever done with my life.

Bizarre when people older than me haven't seen movies from the mid 90s.

the portrait of Magnus is also a portrait of Roald Dahl the author

When you walked around and yell your head off like that ended up acting like the principal in the movie you look like you’re charging up energy just like in dragon ball

This is a good movie to watch in my opinion, glad you decided to see it...

To Pugapillar and other younger reactors on RU-vid:Mid/End sequences were much less common then than before the Noughties🎩

I love this movie, I had no idea it was directed by Danny Devito

that comment “now I get to do it for the rest of my life” was so wholesome

I'm so happy for you!

Congratulations Alex on your new Baby. I only saw this Movie, Matilda, recently because it was on when flicking through channels and I saw Carla from Cheers. 👍😎🥰🙂

This is the first video I've ever seen of yours. Congratulations on your little girl! I can tell you're going to be an amazing dad!

At the end, the schools name should have been changed to 'Honey Hall'-and it should be painted nice, bright colors!

WOAH…….how am I only just noticing that when they put Matilda in the sink at the start there’s some sort of tub next to her that clearly says “Poison”

Congratulations 💜💐

Congratulations! Well come to the world Matilda.

Congrats on the kid!! Now the dad jokes are warranted lmao

I think Matilda should have been in Charles Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters

congratulations with your little girl! I already know that you and your wife are great parents 🥹

"WATAH! HOLD THE NEWT." This movie's a gem. One of my favourites growing up!

Congratulations man becoming a father is the greatest feeling you can ever experience.

If you wanna see miss honey for 2 hours you should watch "Bicentennial Man", great movie with Robin Williams

Late as heck of not. This was sweet. Congrats!! But yeah Ms. Trunchbul (forgot how to spell her name) is scary as heck. I grew up watching this movie from a young age as well as The Witches. Creepy but neat movies and books. My parents would read these to me and my brother every night we behaved. Though dark the stories are awesome and written with Just the right amount of monotone that a kid could fall asleep. Same as Alice in Wonderland or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Danny devito is really multi talented great character actor great director

This movie is so wonderful it transcends time. Was a favorite of my mom's. I miss her so much.

Congratulations!!!! You're Gonna Be A Great Girl Dad!! 💞❤️❤️🚼🍼

I love this because of the positive fat kid rep😂😂😂 Bruce Bogtrotter is my hero

CONGRATS

One of my favorite movie classics! A Joy to watch with you! 💯

My second grade teacher would play this movie every once in awhile and I remember my class always thought of our teacher as the real life Ms Honey, genuinely loved kids, was the biggest advocate for all of us, and still remembered me 13/14 years later when I found her on Facebook. She was a huge breath of fresh air since my parents were getting divorced and my mom was with a man who abused her, my brother, and me. I was sad and lonely but felt genuinely at peace in her classroom, she’d let me rest on my bad days and helped me talk through all the feelings and emotions I had. She’s since passed but I still think of her and how fantastic she was whenever I see anything about this movie.

Have you seen the movie called "A Little Princess"(1995 version) based on a novel? No it's not like some cheesy Disney Princess thing, I thought it was gonna be looking at the title but man it was good, and the ending knows how to hit at your emotions The teacher in that movie (Miss Minchin) is Cinderella's Stepmother levels of evil. I'm willing to bet she will make you mad

She's not "Mrs. Trunchbull" just "Miss Trunchbull". No one would want to marry her. Plus she was very upset during the alphabet scene of all of those letters being married.

Matilda was one of my favourite movie as a kid even now I am 31 and I still love it. However I don't think Matilda have magic, I think she have telekinesis which is the ability to movie things with your mind. Like Carrie.

I found this by accident at first changing channels. Then I saw "Honey" and searched for this movie. Found it on HBO and loved the movie.

Maybe you will cry what happened behind the scenes with Mara Wilson’s biological mother

Congratulations on your beautiful daughter brother kids are awesome

From Matilda to Harry Potter back to Matilda