we watched The Lorax and it DIDN'T AGE WELL... ft  

It was "a movie". 1/10

The fact they went the entirety of this reaction without saying the word "Tumblr" once is shocking to me

A Lorax movie with Danny DeVito voicing all of the characters would’ve been an absolute masterpiece, what a missed opportunity.

The fact that YMS doesn't know about all of the rabid fans of Onceler is insane

the sheer popularity the onceler had on tumblr and fanfiction sites is insane

The “THATS A WOMAN?!?!?” Line was at the end of every trailer lol

YMS not knowing about this movie's relevance to meme culture is sending me 💀

There is a cut song from The Lorax called _"Biggering"_ which the song actually stayed faithful to the original book's message. It's like _"How Bad Can It Be?"_ but more like a dramatic rock opera than an upbeat pop music. The story of the Lorax is maybe about raising the environmental awareness, but it's also a cautionary tale of corporate greed.

I'm so sad none of them seemed to know about the rampant selfcest that went on through the Lorax fandom. Tumblr was full of teenage girls shipping Onceler with himself. There wasn't enough shipping material in the movie, so they just made the Onceler before and after the green suit separate characters and shipped the living shit out of them. I feel like these guys would've had a field day with that knowledge.

“I am the Lorax I speak for the trees. If you cut one down, I’ll break your knees.”

Ted is 12 and Audrey is 15. Feels like a Dipper and Wendy situation.

It’s so weird having YMS In a milk video it’s like having a grumpy old man hanging out with children

There was a separate twitter for 14 year olds that this was big on. It's called tumblr.

This movie robbed us of one of the greatest villain songs ever.

Fun fact: All the equipment used to make this movie was powered by the centrifugal force of Dr. Seuss spinning in his grave.

The environmental message may be skewed, (and hypocritical, when you consider the film's promotional deals,) but you must admit Danny DeVito was the perfect choice to voice The Lorax. Every one of his lines land perfectly. And "How bad can I be?" Is a great villain song. Though I wish they had kept the much more powerful and cutting "Biggering" instead.

The fact that yms had like no experience with Lorax memes actually floors me. I could barely escape the “how thicc can I possibly be?” Meme among others on tumblr as a kid

the second the onceler puts on that glittery green outfit i get like war flashbacks to greedler smut. they really cracked the code with their evil twink in a suit

The funny thing about “How Bad Can I Be?” Is that it was originally supposed to be a song called “Biggering.” But illumination cut it from the movie because it portrayed corporate greed too well, and they claimed it was “Too intense for children.” We all know the real reason why they cut the song tho.

They should have just given the Lorax a gun. Dr Seuss himself said “the trees can’t be harmed if the lorax is armed”.

Spilling The Milk is just gonna collab with everyone at this point.

I never understood why the Onceler never thought to replant trees while his business was in operation. The US logging industry plants almost 2 billion trees annually, while harvesting only 950 million. So we have a net GAIN for trees every year.

Apparently Audrey is 15, and Ted is 12. So a 15 year old literally kissed a 12 year old simp on the cheek because he planted a tree.

The cut demo song "Biggering" was so much more fantastic than the entire movie that was tossed to us. I will die on this hill.

Its almost poetic that studio meddling prevented this movie from being *much* darker and taking itself more seriously like the original In fact, the Onceler's original song for this movie, that was cut down in the actual release, was *much* darker and more thought provoking as it suggested that his main flaw , and the reason why he went as far as he did, wasn't his *greed* but rather the grandad of all human flaws: *pride* Which honestly fits much more into what they were going for with the Onceler in this movie. His family treated him like garbage, so he developed an inferiority complex. So once he realised that he had an idea that could actually make him rich and famous, he took it to make sure *everyone* respected him. But he went too far and lost everything anyway. Obviously, this is a far cry from the original Onceler who wasn't intended to be sympathised with, have a backstory or even a face. The Onceler was simply the personification of human selfishness and the idea was that *anyone* could be the Onceler. But, still, this could have been an interesting take had the people making the movie not had their creative process meddled with.

"Was there a separate twitter for 14 year olds that this was big on?" Yes it was called Tumblr

"Thats a woman?" is the best quote in all of the lorax

I just love how the entire movies problems (the trees being cut down) would have been negated if the once-Ler used a ladder to get the cotton on top

The fact the Onceler fandom never simped for the gilf Onceler tells me tumblr back then didn't have taste

There's a 1972 animated adaptation of the Lorax, (one year after the release of the book) which it's really faithful to the original source, well paced and delivers the message of the book about capitalism and deforestation in a genuine way.

HOLY SHIT YMS?! This is a crossover I never would've expected to happen. That's awesome.

Fun fact, there was another song that was supposed to be played called 'Biggering'. But they cut it and replace it with 'How bad can I Be'

The humor difference between STM and YMS is so staggering 😂

The onceler really got his product on the shark tank and was able destroy a entire ecosystem afterwards

This movie has the "Bet On It" guy as the main character. I loved the part where he danced on the golf field and did dramatic Ballet.

LOL I love how you pointed out Taylor Swift’s hypocrisy by pointing out how she claims that she cares about the environment but constantly flies on her private jet everywhere. It’s hilarious how the majority of celebrities who claim that they are environmentalists own their own private jets and yachts.

I need someone to let the milk krew know that the Onceler is a literal icon in the fanfic and fanart spaces

the consistent attempt at gaslighting Kor and Jack into believing the Lorax had no cultural impact was funnier than the entire movie.

this is so frustrating how unaware they are of the onceler's impact "there's ship fanart of this movie? which character?" "is there like a separate twitter for 14 year olds where this was big?" ALSO LET IT GROW HAS SO MANY MEMES MADE OF IT HOW DO THEY NOT KNOW WHAT IS THIS

you guys should see the 1972 Lorax movie, the story, animation, and overall message are a million times better than the Illumination movie

The editing in this one is so good.

I unironicly like this movie because of the memes

Why didn’t they include the “Let it die” part. That’s the best part of the entire movie.

This movie just shows why Dr Seuss didn’t want his books to be turned into movies.

12:58 "Was there a separate twitter for 14 year olds that like, this was big on?" Yes. And it's called Tumblr.

I was not expecting YMS to make an appearance, but as a gay furry he really fits in with the milk

"Why is he so pretty?" Tumblr is knocking at your door

The original Lorax wasn't about oxygen at all. It's just about how much it would suck if we couldn't see trees.

"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees-" My brain, finishing that sentence for me: "Say that again, I'll break your fucking knees."

Even though the movie didn’t age well, you cannot deny the fact that “how can I be” is a banger

“is there a separate twitter for 14 year olds” THAT IS TUMBLR

The original cartoon has a reason for the trees not being replanted, they take a long time to germinate and grow, abd the pollution created by the factories would've overpowered any seeds they were potentially planting anyway. "Progress progresses too fast."

I love the "one slur"

I've said this before and will say this again: Princess Mononoke is literally what this movie couldn't be.

You’d be surprised how popular teenage onceler was..

I remember when I first watched this movie as a 9 year old, that I cried at the end when the old man hugged the lorax. Weird times

After a surgery I had when I was 8, the Lorax was the very first movie I saw, and I remember it so vividly from that. It will always be close to me.

They turned the Onceler into an emo band member.💀

This truly is an ironic masterpice.

This collab arc you guys are in right now is amazing and having the actual Lorax in person joining the reaction pretty sweet xD

If anyone is curious: Ted is 12 and Audrey is 15, Once-ler is 20s in flashbacks and roughly 50 in modern day

If I had to change one thing about this movie, it’d be how the handled the reveal of the Once-Ler’s face. If they had found a way to not show it thru-out the movie and then revealed it at the end (where he cuts down the wood covering up the window) it would’ve been way more impactful. And Tumblr wouldn’t be thirsting over him which is a bonus. Now we wait for them to react to another Dr. Seuss movie. I nominate Horton Hears a Who

17:23 "SHES A PDF FILE" Dumbledore said calmly

"Was there a separate twitter for 14 year olds?" Yes. It was tumblr and when this movie came out, it became a lawless land. The Onecler was where the term Tumblr Sexy Man was coined.

The moment you start to realize that they made Ted only want to learn about trees, simply because he was a literal SIMP. This dude is literally Milhouse trying to make a move on Lisa. Tell me he's not the person who would say, "I'm very passionate about the planet!" to Audrey only to be caught, sucker punched, and told, "That's for selling out your beliefs!".

This movie will never leave my mind and it kinda scares me

He's called the once-ler because he uses everything only once. As in they're disposable

I went back and watched the original cut of "Biggering" as well as the original 70s short, and gosh, they do it in different ways, but they get the point of the story across much better. The 70s cartoon had the guts to end with it hanging - that things are really bad - so what are we going to do about it? By giving this story a happy ending with a single bad guy, it means everyone can walk out of the movie feeling good about themselves, and not think about the message that Illumination tried to bury.

now we need a video of you guys showing YMS all the lorax memes lmao 😂

To be fair can something age poorly if it was never good to begin with?

I was a camp counselor this summer and the kids were obsessed with the Lorax, literally made a shrine obsession.

2:34 guilty as charged 🤭

So many quotes from this movie are stuck in my brain; the deliveries of them make this movie so fun for me, even if it really sucks!

Yo this has been a crazy stressful week for me, but your uploads are always something i look forward too.

YMS AND SPILLING THE MILK COLLAB LETS GOOOOO

"A seperate Twitter for 14 year olds" yeah it was called Tumblr

Love how yms actually did a pretty good review but still made it funny with you guys

My favourite meme is “I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees, but why are they speaking Vietnamese” 🤣🤣

The funniest bit is that Corporations would privatize air if they could.

Honestly, I would love them to react to original short adaptation, it is so much better.

I'm in genuine disbelief adam doesn't know how INSANE the memes and the onceler obsessive fandom were for this movie were. I've literally never even seen this movie and I know everything about it somehow through osmosis. You couldn't escape it, it was like Brony level honestly. It's probably one of the most infamous well known fanbases of all time on the internet.

8:32 "Boat" 🛏️

"was there a separate Twitter for 14 year Olds that this was big on?" yes it was called Tumblr lmfaooo

YMS and you guys. I never expected this.

Any veterans from the initial Once-ler fandom on tumblr here? 2012/2013? Witnesses to the rise of Oncest? Because I saw it. I was there. I was in it. I can never forget.

Spilling the milk should do a collab with microwave society

YMS? Most random crossover but I’m all here for it

The collab that everyone needed

I'm still upset that they had Zac Efron (Ted) and Taylor Swift (Audrey) in a musical movie and not have them sing. Although Ted did sing in the original/demo versions. Audrey didnt exist.

Canonically everyone in the movie hasn't touched grass

The director should’ve known how much of a toll this movie had on internet culture, with the memes the fan arts and fanfics

They should watch the whole Mr.bean live action ngl That would be fun af

In 5th grade whenever we'd have inside recess or any free time (say after standardized testing) we would watch this movie over and over again. I saw it probably 20 times in one school year

I love how YMS sounds like Cleveland Brown

You guys HAVE TO WATCH the Green Eggs and Ham series, it would be the funniest thing ever!! 😂😂

I never knew i needed a spilling the milk x YMS crossover

12:58 yes it's called Tumblr, he's literally one of the Tumbler hot men

it’s crazy how quickly you guys are gonna hit a million soon 🖤

Truly one of Dr Seuss’ greatest directing pieces ever

This abomination was disgusting they literally used the Lorax to promote car dealership ads and etc.