Jingle All the Way is a 1996 American epic about a father who must fight the greatest warriors in Minnesota to get his child an action figure. Will he be victorious? Or will Sinbad stand triumphant. Find out. Twitter: / hubpointless
I like how surprisingly diverse Schwarzenegger was in his movie lineup. Like, in one moment, he could play an uncaring, unfeeling being attempting to be human, and in the next he could be the T800.
As an immigrant child in the 90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a hero to us immigrants, not least of all for his ability to get so many jobs despite not speaking English very well.
Fun Fact: The story is based on the 1980s shopping frenzy over the Cabbage Patch dolls. However, it ended up perfectly mimicking the Tickle Me Elmo craze of Christmas 1996.
I mean, craze toys tended to be that way prior to 2005. Online shopping and shifting release schedules for toys have made it so these kind of last-minute riots are less common. Until Sony underproduced the PS5.
My favorite part about this movie was that sinbad's backstory was that when he was a kid, he wanted a gun for christmas, and someone else got the gun and they grew up successful, while sinbad got stuck being the mailman, so he doesn't want that to happen to his kid. Truly the greatest villain origin story of any christmas movie
We have entered an interesting point of history where the Nostalgia Critic is an important cultural touch stone critics have to reference when reviewing media.
The dude's an internet veteran. I haven't watched him in years, but every time I see a reference to him in stuff like this I have to urge to go back and watch some of his more recent stuff. I never actually do though, he's probably more annoying than I remember, and I don't want my fond memories to be tarnished.
@@beatthegreat7020 Wise. Cherish the simpler times of bat credit cards that at worst will make you cringe, instead of giving yourself skit-laden brain damage.
This movie features what is surely one of Arnold's most impressive on-screen feats. His car runs out of gas on the Hennepin Avenue bridge, and he's able to push it all the way to Mickey's Diner in downtown Saint Paul twelve miles away. The movie implies that this did not take him very much time at all - perhaps 15 or 20 minutes. We cannot rule out the possibility that Arnie's character is another Terminator sent back in time to either protect or kill young Anakin Skywalker.
Honestly, Arnold was perfectly cast here. He knows his way around a character can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with, doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear and absolutely will not stop, ever, until he fulfills his duty - no matter how much physical harm and collateral damage he leaves in his wake!
Weird how this movie keeps getting more appreciated as time goes on. Might be because it's from the age of movies where a movie could take itself 100% seriously without having to be meta about how ridiculous it is.
I mean, I kind of get it. People seem to think being intentionally silly is better then being unintentionally silly, so they have to communicate that it's on purpose through being meta or people will think they're stupid.
I grew up in the 2000's and seen this movie a lot thanks to this being one of the films my mom likes to put on. I always enjoyed this one plenty of times but I was never a fan of the "demonizing the parent that works a lot" bit that I swear only went out of style because the 2008 recession happened.
I watch this movie even off of the Christmas season as a part of my "pre-9/11" nostalgia movie collection Also apparently Arnold Schwarzenegger really enjoyed filming this movie and hanging out at the Mall of America
That final ending clip really is my favorite part of the movie; the switcharoo of Sinbad bluffing that he's carrying around mail bombs that he mysteriously knows how to identify and hold on to, only to himself be disgusted when he discovers that someone actually sent a bomb through the mail. That and the Turboman theme is pretty dang great.
This and the live action Grinch movie are about the only Christmas movies that truly capture that raw, unfiltered feeling of chaos. Which makes them the only Christmas movies I can sit through and unironically enjoy.
Funny enough I really enjoy the live action grinch film and I don’t know why. Probably because of the comedy (and the accidental perfect tablecloth swipe)
Legit my favorite Christmas movie, I've spent my life mastering my Arnold Schwarzenegger impression. It's a movie that to me is filled with nostalgia and just a lovable another of absurdity. Thank you
It's interesting to watch the lifespan of a meme unfold. This has now moved so far away from its morbius origins that it's almost unrecognizable. Memes evolve so much overtime now "vs their early 2010s origins" that if a young person were just now waking up from a year long coma and saw your comment they wouldn't understand it because they would have none of the original months old context.
How dreary an existence you must have that you can't even enjoy something without thinking about something better. Like watching Die Hard and wishing it was Godfather
Thanks to Ted! LOL after being adult I realized how outrageous/creep and (at the same time) hilarious the concept of his character is.. conquering the wives of his neighbors lol.
@@clamum9648 The last nuclear family .. And the best. Kids these days have never seen anyone get their azz kicked for acting stupid ^^ The covid kids are growing up and they need their face punched allot to make up for lost time.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my 11th grade honors history teacher for playing this movie the final day before Christmas break in 2019 and opening my eyes to this masterpiece. You a real one Mr. Hamlin
If you think about it, this movie has a lot in common with The Oddyssey. Like Ulysses, Arnold wants to go back with his wife and son but fate puts every single obstacle possible in way, and like Penelope, Arnold's wife is pestered by a lecherous creep she has to politely but cleverly keep away from herself. Is really a tale old as time
When I used to work at Sherwin Williams, one of our sales reps came in and he looked EXACTLY like Sinbad from Jingle All The Way. I even changed his picture in my phone to Sinbad from this movie. Such great memories.
Ted is the rogue of the party. Except he's a rogue played by a player who really wanted to play the bard, but wasn't allowed to by the DM, because the last time he was the bard, he married the campaign's main villain.
I know that this movie isn't technically great or even good but its always had a special place in my heart growing up, my dad wasn't really around a lot growing up and when he was things weren't great so watching a movie was Arnold Schwarzenegger the biggest badass of all time, fighting tooth and nail just to give his son a special Christmas always made me feel warm inside
The first time I ever heard of this movie was the screen rant pitch meeting… and I can’t believe they were actually able to undersell a movie because they made this amazing experience of Cinema sound lame. Its genuinely a good watch just because of its insanity. You can tell the writers were writing what they wanted to write for a Arnold comedy, not what would actually make a good movie.
The vibe of this movie feels like a hungover movie exec greenlit a script meant to be a parody and critical of consumerism, but through more booze and cocaine became oddly heartwarming and nostalgic.
As someone who works in hospitality, an industry very similar to retail, I can confirm that seeing a bitchy, needy or rude customer getting upset and helpless is better than an orgasm
You have quickly become one of my favorite channels on RU-vid. Your editing is absolutely top notch and your commentary is surprisingly insightful. Fun fact: Arnold started doing comedies because he saw Ghostbusters and loved it. He literally said "I want to be a Ghostbuster!" I think it's wholesome that rather than a cynical ploy to make more money, Arnie's motivation was literally "I want to make people laugh the way others make me laugh."
Fun Fact: He started out in comedies. _Hercules in New York_ (1970, credited as Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe' although all his lines were dubbed), _Stay Hungry_ (1976, he won a Golden Globe for Best Acting Debut), and _The Villain_ (1979).
That moment when Sinbad body checks the Christmas present in the parade and yells, “OUTTA THE WAY, BOX!” ….. My sister and I thought that was the funniest shit we had ever seen when we were kids, and I honestly still laugh at it. Jingle All The Way is a great movie!
"I guess sometimes the greatest victories are just barely meeting the lowest of expectations" Holy shit, man. I wasn't expecting such depth from a review of a millennial holiday classic.
@@fullmetal_3961 lol some people will get up in arms and bitch when they get presented with a fictional situation where they have to suspend disbelief. Sometimes they legitimately seem to imagine the writers sitting there telling them to not question anything like big brother from 1984, meanwhile all that really happened was a forgettable scene with a weird hiccup.
In my head cannon, Arnold’s character was officially cast as Turbo-Man, and is the longest running actor to play the character. Sinbad is cast as that brain guy, and the guy in the pink suit thing is kept on. They go on to make the most successful super hero trilogy of all time, being praised by critics and audiences alike. Each move is given full scores, five starts, 10/10, and 100% on every movie reviewing platform.
I was grinning my ass off all the way through this video. Great stuff and the much deserved digs at a certain critic of nostalgia were much appreciated
Being a Twin Cities native this movie always hits me right in the nostalgia feels. Since it was filmed on location, watching this movie is a bit like walking down memory lane. It’s like, “Oh yeah, the Mall of America used to look like that as a kid, didn’t it?”
I forgot how this movie was basically a live action cartoon. I remembered it being a goofy comedy, but dang it’s like Looney Tunes levels of nuttiness.
i fucking love the whiplash this video gives. besides the absurd movie itself with literal murder at every corner, it constantly swaps into other genres like video game tier lists or sci-fi universe novellas. not to mention how the entire thing is formatted like a video game or novel essay where he dissects every major character/faction
Man: "One thing we all agree on, is that once this season passes, none of us are ever going to think of these movies again until next November." Me, an Afro Canadian living in French Canada: **having PTSDs of 'Home Alone' 1 & 2 and other Christmas movies re-runs that my grown a&s little brother can't stop watching in February, March and freaking JULY**
The 3 times as of now in my entire time I've been on this earth where I've seen snow in the Carolinas are like treasured memories that rival actual accomplishments
I will always love this movie in a nonironic way. It's simplistically funny in a way movies just aren't any more. It's also a sort of perfect time capsule of 90's tropes in media and the way we were starting to think about Christmas consumerism. I'm aware it's not actually "good". But I love it.
When I was little, this was one of my absolute favorite Christmas movies. In fact, it made me really want a Turbo Man of my own, to the point where cried and begged for my parents to give me one. Eventually, my dad fished out an old Red Power Ranger toy he used to have, and that was enough to shut me up. (Apparently the giant T-Rex head on his chest didn't tip me off that it wasn't a Turbo Man.) So I have Jingle All the Way to thank for introducing me to Power Rangers, which in turn introduced me to the wonderful world of Tokusatsu. Thanks, Howard Langston!
I'm the exact same way with this movie popping into my head during all seasons. Especially, "It really was a bomb? This is a sick world we're living in with sick people!" I think of that pretty much any time there's a gag explosion on screen.
Having only ever seen this movie while in a public school, I can definitively say it was the most surreal, dreadful, and bewildering experience a film has ever given me.
I kinda love this movie, for all its flaws and...incomprehensible moments. Maybe with a few more rewrites it would've been a pretty smart satire of holiday commercialism, but would it really have been so memorable then? And frankly, the scenes of everyone LOSING THEIR MINDS over trying to get their hands on a Turboman doll are only SLIGHTLY crazier than the crushes to get Cabbage Patch Dolls, Tickle me Elmos, Skylanders, Hatchimals, or whatever the fad toy of the year was.
Jingle all the way is one of my favorite Christmas movies when compared to the rest. With every other Christmas movie, There’s a sense of seasonal monotony and tiredness, yeah home alone is an ok movie, But it’s tired, You watch it every year and the story blends together. But there’s a sense of pure chaos and identity that underpins jingle all the way that I’ve always appreciated. This movie adds a bit of pulp to what would have otherwise been a very basic Christmas movie
This is a movie that knows what it is. It’s a Christmas comedy starring Arnold. It never tries to be anything more and does what it does well. That may sound like a criticism but it’s not. It’s just a good movie that doesn’t bog itself down with trying to be great.
I suddenly and desperately want to see an Avenger's Endgame style clash between all my childhood Christmas movies. A grand, jolly, and very bloody dash to retrieve the most powerful weapon in the Christmas multiverse: the cotter pin that sheared off the Polar Express's throttle.
I remember watching this movie over Christmas in Kuwait. The sheer mysticism and confusion that befell those that had never seen this movie before created a core memory.
Arnold’s accent makes this movie so much better. Just a guy named Howard living in the suburbs of Minneapolis with an Austrian accent makes this movie even more ridiculous
I remember seeing this in theaters because my orthodontist had a holiday event for all the clients/their children. They rented out a whole theater and we got to see this movie. They were cool.
Ok stop, I was just telling my cousins about this movie a few hours ago just to learn they’ve never watched what I deem a certified Christmas classic. Moments later I get the notification for this vid. Real glitch in the matrix moment right there
As a clerk who works at the post office, we get so many hazmat packages like you wouldn't believe. So, assuming Sinbad is a City Carrier he'd be crazy enough to pull out a bomb.
