The Bear has the best acting and is a hero to cartoon movie villains everywhere!!! Why to I always root for the bad guy especially in badly edited holiday toons? For once I wish the Bear would have eaten those kids.
Yeeeeah, I don't know if this kid is the Director's, the Producer's, or even the Casting Agent's, but...there is no way she got through any kind of audition process.
Lily: (looking extra-tipsy, being surrounded by bottles of ale) "'Cuzee has special reindeer to pull it and each one... (burps) has his own special name..." (falls over) "Ow."
Let's all take a moment to remember Doug's mom. While many of us didn't know her that well, we know that Doug loved her, that Rob loved her, that her husband loved her, and that she will be remembered. Even if Doug himself doesn't see this, know that I am sorry for his loss, and that he has my condolences.
Mrs. Hopewell? Awww...she's married. Oh no, shes's single What happened to Mr Hopewell? (cuts to the lumber Judy uses to decorate Mrs. Hopewell) She doesnt like to talk about it
I dunno. Both are abysmal, but if there’s anything good to say about Santa Inc., it’s that there was effort put into the stop-motion animation. No effort of any kind was put into this special, whereas Santa Inc. is terrible due to unnecessary and heavy-handed political pandering with awful humor
@@curiousguyontheinternet9023 agreed. With the Christmas tree,Santa Inc and rapsittie street kids, it's like trying to pick your least favorite deadly disease. Like, would I prefer Marburg virus, ebola or rabies? That's how I feel about these films
When I realized that Doug shows his parents at the end...I was blown away. Doug’s message was really good, and it was wonderful to see him with his parents and his family at channel awesome.
+Donald Grump (CEO of Trash Co.) because of delay.. you know, the reaction time.. for example if you are driving a car and see something that makes you feel like you should stop.. the time between you seeing the reason why and the moment you actually start doing something about it.. that delay is about 2 seconds (mostly under that time but some seem to be slower)
Even years later this still brings a tear to my eye and it truly shows that even during his worst moments Doug is genuinely a good man who just makes some mistakes and he still means well and wants to spread a good message.
Jacob Crawford Well we've been watching Doug for years. Even if we don't know him personally, we still feel a connection with him.If he hurts, we hurt.
It was also a big reason why war propaganda became so popular. You need soldiers who believe the enemy is essence of evil so they don’t stop fighting them.
I can't get through the final message without tearing up especially since Doug's mom has passed. She was clearly an amazing woman who was very deeply loved
The ending is wrong and bad we all know we should have "shut that door" Merry Christmas though let's enjoy this time with the people we care the most, as they won't be around forever.
Nostalgia Critic: This is the WORST Christmas special ever made! Internet: *AHEM* Hold My Beer. "Rapsittie street kids believe in Santa" Nostalgia Critic: GODDAMN IT
7:02 Actually that kid is the actress who voices Judy's real-life daughter. So yes, she probably didn't go through any audition process and got the role because nepotism. After Earth logic strikes again!
Just came back from Channel Awesome's website (to watch the Nostalgia Critic episode like I usually do on Tuesdays, then come back here on youtube to watch on Wednesdays because you guys give me so much joy) and omg I didn't expect to be cry like that... I had to come here and watch this episode in its entirety. I can't imagine what a loss like that must feel like but I wish your family well Doug during this Christmas season. Season's Greetings everyone!!
Maybe this Special was made by the same people who made Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Because they are so stupid that they don't know the fucking difference between gas powered and electric powered.
4:06 This child was wearing a dress. That means that odds are this child is a girl. This means we are holding uncomfortably on a shot of a five-year-old girl with no shirt. *FBI OPEN UP!*
Bruh, it’s not like there‘s anything there to sexualize. At that age, girls look exactly the same up there are boys. Now whether half-naked children forcibly being stripped of their clothes is something you‘d want in a Christmas special is another question…
absolutely! I rly like how the whole family was included! cause I think thats what its all about. friends and family. or maybe your friends are your family. it´s about the people you care most about and thats how it should be imho ;)
the speech at the end of the video had me on the edge of tears, but when he started talking to his parents, I actually did cry. Doug, you really do know the meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday I believe. Doug, Rob, and Mr. Walker, you all have my condolences. No need to worry about uploading anything. Take all the time you need to heal during this difficult time.
Thank you for introducing us to your family Doug. Your mother was a wonderful person. That is so true that helping someone have a better day will make your day a little better. Rest in Peace Mrs. Walker.
Did anyone else choke up a bit at the end when Doug was talking with his parents? This year will be the first he has without his mother... Rest In Peace, Mrs. Walker, and here's hoping Doug and his family find some joy in this holiday season. ❤️
"You always win when you are good." Wow. What a wonderful message. Really well thought out and sincere. This review ranks up there with "The Room" as among Doug's funniest.
Oh my gosh, noo don't tell me that. I wasn't even going to look in the comments. Video ended, I was smiling. Then I looked down. I'm so sorry, my condolences... I'm so heartbroken.
The whole, "You always win when you are good," is such a stupid strawman message to give to children, especially for this movie... First off, this movie has been about ORPHANS who LOST their parents (that probably died) and, for what we can see, seem to be pretty well behaved and good kids. One can argue that before the kids lost their parents that they all could've been spoiled little brats and /somehow/ became very selfless once their parent's died and they were sent to live with this bitch of a caretaker, but still... Were the kids once upon a time very bad children and therefore deserved to lose their parents because of it?
Bloody Belle so, you're saying they all lost their parents because of karma? Statistically speaking, that's not very probable. They couldn't have all been spoiled.
I just realized something, the beginning of the movie was the FIRST SIGN IT WAS GOING TO BE A BAD MOVIE because it broke the NUMBER 1 rule in storytelling, show, don’t tell. The narrator FLATOUT told us that Mrs. Mevillda is evil. He should’ve left that out and let us see this for ourselves. Like, let’s take an example from Marvel, in their storyline, Messiah Wars (which is one of their weakest storylines, in my opinion), there was ONE THING ABOUT CABLE, he was poor. The text boxes didn’t tell us nor Cable himself didn’t see it, instead we can conclude that because they show him doing things suggesting he is poor such as eating out of trash cans, not putting clothes on his adoptive infant daughter, Hope, and having to use old clothes as diapers. That evidence alone told us that he’s poor, Marvel didn’t have to tell us, instead they showed us. See? It would’ve worked better if we figured out Mevillda was evil ourselves. Also, I have a question, who was the intended target audience, it’s clearly not for kids because of the gambling and drinking scenes and Mrs. Mevillda having a hangover at some point. And it’s not for adults because it’s insulting to our intelligence. So, WHO IS THIS FOR EXACTLY?! Also, where’s Mr. Mevillda? Given she’s Mrs. Mevillda, this suggests that she’s married. So, where’s her husband? Well, given she’s evil, she likely killed him. Or he left her because who would want to be with a woman like her? Ugh, this movie is so terrible and has many MISSING PIECES.
LunaticThinker 10:10 Inebriated Klux Klansman 1: Hey fellow Klux Klanstrumps. I got a great idea! Let’s kill the NRA! Inebriated Klux Klansman 2: Yeah, I’m on board with that! How did you come up with this? Inebriated Klux Klansman 1: I got the idea from while I was watching the Christmas Tree, while burning a cross that had a tree and drinking 2 gallons of Bud Light. Anyone else who’s with me, go drink the Bud Light and watch the Christmas Tree! Inebriated Klux Klansmen: Yeah! Alright! Let’s go drink 2 gallons of Bud Light and burn down the NRA and Fox News while we watch the Christmas Tree!
Everything looked half-assed. Bad animation, horrible acting, terrible plot, pointless moral. It was absolutely horrible. It seemed like this movie was made by kids who still believed in Santa. Also, the Santa in this special looks exactly like the Coca-Cola Santa. It's creepy. Also, the whole basis of the orphans being under the control by Mrs. Mavilda is exactly like Annie. Sounds like plagiarism to me.
Alternate ending: Mrs. Mavilda is assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood! Update: For those who don't get the joke, there's a cruel and abusive Orphanage owner in Elder Scrolls 5 (ironically named Grelod the Kind) and you're hired as an assassin of the Dark Brotherhood to murder her in her own orphanage!
Not to mention the fact that Lily is in that shot. Isn't she still missing at that point??? The substandard acting/writing/animation is one thing, but that kind of sloppy inattention to detail is absolutely inexcusable, IMO, and as Doug said, is a blatant example of a lack of effort.
This movie is like buying tons of cheap Tutti Frutti and Banana flavoured candy canes from Coles, and having to eat them all to get rid of them without throwing them back up. At least, that's what I did last Christmas. *Why couldn't Phelous review this??!* The Old Man jokes write themselves! RU-vid is screwing up my comment so that I can't write a new line so my sentences are going to seem jumbled together, just like the editing of this movie.
and to preserve continuity of the series (Dr. Smith is/was supposedly Nostalgia Critic's abusive dad), they decided to add the line (for Doug's real life parents): "who the hell was this guy?" (and to return it to funny)
I bought this DVD for a dollar at a bargain store like 15 years ago and watched it once and then never again it was that bad. It's sad when you pay only a dollar for a DVD Christmas movie and feel like you wasted money, time and so much more. I so regret buying this and it's something that you can't unsee.
Holy shit I just realized something , the Mayor in this is Old Man from Phelous , no seriously they look identical, his voice even turns into the Old Man voice at the end.
Dalibor Jovanovic I know it's been a year so you've probably forgotten this comment but Phelous did a review of this movie as well. The mayor and Old Man are "cousins"
I hate Christmas due to it being the time of year my mother was the most abusive and neglectful. I listen to Christmas music and have mini flash backs to the shitstorm that was the holidays. I stumbled upon this review by accident today and the ending... It makes me want to enjoy Christmas, and now that I'm living on my own that might just happen. I am looking forward to Christmas this year and I want to thank you for reminding me that Christmas is supposed to be good, and for teaching me something more about what Christmas really means. Regardless of if you see this or not, Happy holidays Critic and Crew. May fortune follow you wherever you go.
I come back to this review every year, and it never fails to touch my heart. Doug absolutely nails it in his speech. And it also touches my heart reading your comment. Seeing someone who has a reason to hate the holiday given new reason to make it a happy time of the year. And I hope that happens, too. A Merry Christmas to you, and hopefully many more to come.
No joke, I saw the actual DVD of this heinous special at Goodwill. Much later during my next visit there, I saw that it was gone. I feel sorry for the poor, lost soul who bought it.
22:11 this line makes my blood boil every single time I hear it that’s not how that works at all if you’re not gonna understand what makes Christmas so special then don’t make a movie about it
Surprised he didn't comment on 20:11. WTH is Lily doing there? Isn't she still missing??? ETA: Just saw 23:01. I guess they reused that bit for budgeting purposes. Who cares about consistency???
That ending speech is the most wholesome and beautiful Christmas speech ever. My personal favorite part is the point that Christmas isn't about Christianity, you don't have to be religious to have Christmas spirit, all it is is a belief that humanity can be good, and that we ourselves can do better, and that everyone around us is just as deserving of happiness and goodwill because we're all human and we're all equal in that sense. Truly beautiful. Merry Christmas.
@@wolfgangamadeusmozart1293 Yes, but even if you don't worship Jesus, you can still have a Christmas spirit by doing the things Jesus would do, namely loving and being kind to your fellow man unconditionally. A person doesn't have to be Christian to be good, nor even to follow Jesus's teachings - it's about love, sharing, kindness, and giving.
