An American Tail - Nostalgia Critic

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[@w1ndgeneral226]

Review hoodwinked sometime.

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review The Simpsons Movie.

[@jerricablackcat4303]

My favorite was Thumbelina Early Nostalgiaween request: Remember when you reviewed Scary Godmother? Well I have another early 2000's Halloween special I'm hoping you'll review, The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow.

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Barnyard (2006).

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Rio and Rio 2.

[@danielscott5673]

Fun fact(s): Fievel is steven spielberg's grandfather's name. spielberg's grandparents are russian-jewish immigrants from ukraine. so the film is loosely based on spielberg's family's roots.

[@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz7392]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@francisthecreation2707]

So is real life fievel separated

[@KnittingGirl28]

Wow, that's pretty cool if this is parts of his family's actual story. Makes it hit even harder in a way.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

It rhymes with Bible

[@Herowebcomics]

That is awesome!

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

This movie taught me that the Statue of Liberty used to be a different color.

[@meganparrish807]

It's almost prophetic too, considering today. A statue once bright and shining now tarnished by moisture. A nation once great and the hope of many now stained by too much shit.

[@Dorkofmm2]

Yeah but the green patina keeps it from aging

[@meganparrish807]

@@Dorkofmm2 True that, if I continue the symbolism it'd be; but beneath the shit the bones are still strong. It can work, unless the prophetic eye is off.

[@Ynthawn]

same

[@guillermoelnino]

minecraft taught me that too

[@zacharycardon2353]

"Now you are a mouse." "Before you were a hamster." "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"

[@loturzelrestaurant]

What the fluff? Did Dougles hit a Cat in this Video? I know it didnt really harm her, but wtf much anyway? Anyway!?

[@dragoninthewest1]

How dare you sir! My mother was a saint. I demand satisfaction.

[@zacharycardon2353]

@@dragoninthewest1 I was referring to the joke in the review.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Terry Jones as Brian's mother: "SHUT UP!" (slaps)

[@neoforrester4401]

@@zacharycardon2353 Is there someone else up there we can talk to?

[@Tadicuslegion78]

"How many kids do you plan on traumatizing with this movie?" Don Bluth: Yes

[@ericjanssen394]

After Secret of NIMH, An American Tail was the first time a group of new Don Bluth fans realized it wasn't fun going to Grandpa's anymore... The "Scream drinking-game" of Land Before Time would be two years later.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

@@ericjanssen394 Funny enough Land Before Time didn't traumatize me as bad as An American Tail.

[@MoriShep]

Don Bluth: HA, have you seen my plans for the rats of nimh

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 😆

[@ellnats]

and that is why i avoided this movie when i was a kid

[@pepito2847]

Fievel is one of the most adorable characters I’ve ever seen honestly

[@kurlykayla9013]

his big wittle head ~ I wanna pinch his cheeks, give him a hug, and tell him everything will be okay 😭

[@jhoughjr1]

yeah i liked it when I saw the previews.

[@w.centerprisesbluestar8603]

Fives must be protected at all costs!

[@robproductions2599]

is it ok if i say he looks sexy in his underwear

[@leonhardeuler7647]

@@robproductions2599 This comment: Exists. God: *Aight, imma head out*

[@djmocha7]

That part when Fievel loses hope for the last time, even after he helped get rid of the cats really was, and still is heartbreaking; especially when he says “This (Orphan Alley, of all names) is my home now.”. I don’t doubt that countless people, no matter what age, have found themselves there, or are still there

[@PandaMonium92827]

Its literally how I felt so hard for homeless people. They don't just wake up one day and choose this, shit happens to them.

[@Sailortwilight]

Fun fact: The Ancient Egyptians actually did train their cats to hunt with them. I wish I could have seen it, I think Don Bluth’s vision captures it well haha. XD

[@anarchomando7707]

They also called call the cat "meows" Literally ancient Pokemon

[@sullysquid674]

Yeah i remember that they just called them meows and worshipped them like gods@@anarchomando7707

[@Alejandroigarabide]

RAMESES: What do I do? My cat Chaplus won't learn to hunt with me. It's impossible to train a cat. SETI: Who cares? Just draw some hierogliphics about us training them successfully. People will believe anything in a few thousand years. CHAPLUS: I'm Chaplus.

[@benzelwasington4059]

They trained caracals the ancient egyptians domasticard Than as hunting partners

[@RealCoolstriker64]

80’s PG stood for “PUTTING the fear of GOD in them”

[@LucyLioness100]

I miss when PG meant something for us as children. I remember when I had to watch stuff like this with my parents though I didn’t get too scared by things like that Mouse of Minsk

[@cam62cam811]

FACTS !

[@VocaloidRoxs09]

Parental Guidance means "Shh I'm watching it and using you as an excuse" era.

[@bluubandette8871]

12:07🤣

[@retrofan4963]

Remember, Howard the Duck is rated PG back in the 80's when it would've been PG 13 or most likely Rated R in this day and age.

[@Leafy1-j1l]

The cowardly cat's sob-story is actually kind of hilarious, because cats are hyperfecund, meaning they can have multiple simultaneous pregnancies by different tomcats. So yeah, it's quite possible for a cat to lose eight brothers, ten sisters and *three fathers*, technically.

[@shadow_shine3578]

That's really cool!

[@stormstrider1990]

I've read somewhere it's nature's way to counter inbreeding.

[@midnightnavigator]

Tiger.

[@itfigurescomics6704]

I know, right? That kills me XD

[@goldcherries]

@@stormstrider1990 Wow, I never knew about that. I always wondered how animals knew how not to mate with their siblings, but that pretty much helps to lower the constant inbreeding out there.

[@richardsmithiii5272]

"Now, you are a mouse." "Before, you were a hamster." Oh my god that line just kills me XD

[@Apathygrrl]

Ditto 🤣

[@jidtoons]

Like the weasels from Roger rabbit, I nearly died myself!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richardsmithiii5272]

@@jidtoons Same. I was eating dinner when he said that and nearly choked on my food. XD

[@retrofan4963]

Same lol

[@Christopher_TG]

While angry NC is how he got famous, I really love watching Doug review films he genuinely likes. The Prince of Egypt, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, now this.

[@errorloadingmusic821]

He's been doing it more and more lately and it shows how he can be mellow and entertaining at the same time. I bet a ton of people thought he didn't have it in him.

[@swaglevi4315]

@@errorloadingmusic821 honestly, what i want is movies where they aren't 100% good nor 100% bad. that way he can be angry, but he doesn't have to be you know..too angry. but honestly these recent reviews are awesome.

[@astrowolvez]

I mean look at his country bears review, shows that he can find good things in a widely hated or ignored movie.

[@FritzyBeat]

*"You loved An American Tail"* Yeah true. *"You saw An American Tail 2"* I did, though to be honest as a kid I remember really enjoyin-- *"Your mom accidentally bought you An American Tail 3"* ...wait how did you know tha-- *"and you died a little when you found out there was An American Tail 4"* Ok, this is all getting a little too real.

[@luigipowdemo6458]

I never knew about the 4th and frankly I kinda liked the 3rd one. Mainly because it's the first one I saw as a 10 year old (I think). I'm 17 as of writing this.

[@Termina2018]

*Laughs in 13 Land Before Time sequels*

[@phousefilms]

The first movie I saw of the movies when I was a kid was "Fievel Goes West"and I didn't learn for a decade that there was a starting film. Felt pretty stupid, but I honestly didn't mind 2, even though it wasn't Don Bluth. It was funny, fun and I probably would have been terrified if I saw it when I was a kid(the Cossack Cats, among other things). Of course, I saw "Secret of Nimh"when I was five, so I might have been ready...

[@beastmaster0934]

The third one is actually surprisingly dark.

[@supermariof0521]

​@@beastmaster0934And feels like a proper sequel.

[@averymerrick]

Credit to TV Tropes. Vindicated by History: The film received mixed reviews when it first came out, including a dreaded "Two Thumbs Down" from Siskel and Ebert. However, airings on TV and the love and respect of a generation who grew up with the film have elevated it to minor classic status, with many considering it one of the best (if not the overall best) films made by Don Bluth.

[@acefalcongaming9711]

one of the few times i highly disagree with Siskel and Ebert

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

You know they can just go to the review and read it.

[@rommix0]

Land Before Time was also mixed (being criticized for being too baby-ish), but like American Tail the cult following is huge.

[@gerawallstar3487]

@@rommix0 how is it babyish when you have a lot of dark moments in the movie that are traumatic for its target audience: children?

[@jclkaytwo]

@@gerawallstar3487 honestly, I found it kinda babyish myself. the dark scenes are admirable but everything else, especially the main group of characters, was clearly aimed at toddlers. the main characters were one dimensional and repetitive and the lessons were targeted at a very young audience.

[@brianvalencia7717]

As an adult now, I never realized how emotionally-heavy & relatable this film was for me. It was definitely an animated movie WAY ahead of its time.

[@MiscellaneousVariety]

How was it ahead of it's time?! The film is placed in the mass immigration period before the great depression...both events in the past.

[@eternalypissed]

@@MiscellaneousVariety I think what they meant is that it's a film that explores real life events that happened (immigration, Jewish persecution etc.,) in a way that is more understandable and appropriate for children. Especially children who's parents and grandparents have actually lived through those events.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@eternalypissed It is kind of relatable for me too. Both of my grandparents who came from Italy had their names Americanized as well

[@MiscellaneousVariety]

@@eternalypissed These were mice hiding in the walls, a common mouse behavior. The fact that the mice were in an immigration line made no sense since mice try to waste less time as possible to avoid being caught by predictors.

[@eternalypissed]

@@MiscellaneousVariety They were also wearing clothing, something that mice don't do in real life. This is a kid's movie so you're not going to get a nature documentary about mice.

[@averymerrick]

"Don Bluth's philosophy was that children could handle just about anything as long as you attached a happy ending. Fuck you Mr. Bluth! I may be able to handle it, but my therapy bills won't! -The Nostalgia Critic

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

That basically sums up a lot of my experiences with Don Bluth’s earlier work for sure

[@ddjsoyenby]

thank you bluth............OH NO LITTLEFOOTS MOM DY1NG I THOUGHT YOU WERE REPRESSED!

[@KaiNLinda]

To be honest, i like that philosophy. XD

[@morganyoung3557]

Don Bluth is going to make the protagonist of his movie earn that happy ending.

[@Perid0tStar]

Maybe we're all in a Don Bluth picture lol

[@CombineDeCold]

Well now after learning that was toned down, I really want to see how scary that monster was supposed to be originally.

[@KnittingGirl28]

Same, but also Im scared of the nightmares that would have induced😯

[@UdoShan]

Watch the Original "Hell" scene from "All Dogs Go To Heaven". It might give you a good indicator.

[@haythebug5290]

@@UdoShan that scene terrified me as a kid

[@retrofan4963]

I definately want to see as well. Don Bluth originally wanted An American Tail to be a darker film, but Speilberg toned it down. With all that being said though, An American Tail still turned out really dark and sad in the end product and still don't hold back punches. So imagine how much darker it could've been if Bluth isn't restricted by Speilberg himself 0_0

[@monsterhanna6691]

Same. 😂

[@zacharymiller9583]

I think when Pappa says to Fievel "You are now a mouse," it's a call back to the rally scene where Gussie asks the crowd "What are we?! Mice or Men?!" To which the crowd responds "We're mice!" A mouse father telling his son "You are now a mouse," is the equivalent of a human father telling his son " You are now a man."

[@J.R8765]

Also was that a Of Mice and Men reference?

[@superzilla784]

Mice: "There are no cats in America" 2019 Cats movie: "Hello" Mice: "We are going back to Russia"

[@fry4guy421]

Wasn't he supposed to review that one last week?

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@fry4guy421 No, it was filmed this week. It’ll be out next week

[@darthstarkiller1912]

LOL

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Wow

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Lmao 🤣

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

Fun fact: Don Bluth's American Tail outbeat Disney's The Great Mouse Detective in the box office: which itself lead to the Disney Reinsannce.

[@ericjanssen394]

With a LITTLE help from 1985's Care Bears Movie beating out Disney's The Black Cauldron the year before...Ouch. That's harsh. (And steered the animation industry in the direction it was known for for the next six years.)

[@CaptainCat101]

Everyone knows that.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

ironic

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

yeah well even though LBT beat Oliver and Company at the weekend box office, Oliver and Company outgrossed the film

[@OrganizedChaos1117]

Well, now I want a Great Mouse Detective/An American Tail crossover.

[@Nintendo85]

This movie taught me how close you can be to your goals without realizing it. It made me paranoid to check all my options. Imagine how much torture could have been avoided if they simply looked around themselves.

[@nsasupporter7557]

I liked the sequel better

[@mullaoslo]

If Don isn't going to able to complete a new movie I'd love for him to make a new cut for this where the family spots him right away and he misses out on all the horror after he gets to America 😂 it could be a 20 minute thing you watch after watching the original

[@theguybehindyou4762]

@@mullaoslo It could work as an alternate ending.

[@JDWalker495]

The scariest thing Don Bluth owns, will always be that disapproving stare

[@pronounjow]

His stare pops up in my nightmares!

[@TheSharkIsWorking_23]

James Horner’s score…especially for a kid’s film, is so tear-jerking beautiful! From the man who gave us Aliens, Star Trek II, Titanic, Glory, Apollo 13, and Braveheart, An American Tail is one of Horner’s best scores.

[@LovetheRainbow]

Add The Land Before Time to that list as well 👌.

[@whitewolf1310]

Don't forget Jumanji, The Mask of Zorro, and Avatar.

[@garrtoons4303]

Don't forget Amazing Spider-Man.

[@YankeesFan0620]

I would like to add his scores to The Pagemaster (1994), and Field of Dreams (1989). His score to Pagemaster is the best part of that movie

[@darthkaiju5600]

MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

[@Annabelle78]

I remember seeing this in the theatre and crying the WHOLE TIME. I was 8 years old, my dad died 4 years prior… abandonment issues… and I had a Fievel ornament for the Christmas tree from McDonalds (or one of those fast food places)… this movie was so traumatic 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nsinger998]

9:55 - The first of the Hebrew is a traditional hebrew acronym placed on tombstones that in english means 'May his/her soul be bound up in the bond of life' and the second word is the name Fievel. You are looking at Fievel's tombstone. Never noticed it as a kid.

[@monsterhanna6691]

Well, thanks a lot for ruining my childhood. 😂

[@nimrodgolan1390]

I think it's yiddish, since it uses the same alphabet. beck then Hebrew was used only as a language of worship, so people spoke yiddish on a daily basis

[@JoshuaSolomon]

@@nimrodgolan1390 The acronym is Hebrew ("t'he nishmato tzaror b'tzror hachaim", or "may his soul be bound in the bond of eternal life"), whereas the name Feivel is Yiddish (derived from the Greek name Phoebus and commonly associated with the Hebrew name Shraga).

[@nimrodgolan1390]

@@JoshuaSolomon yes, it’s in Hebrew. Just that Jewish people back then spoke Yiddish rather than Hebrew. Didn’t knew fievel is the equivalent of sheragga. Thanks for that.

[@shotaaizawa1206]

i sorta did, but saw it more as a memorial

[@kingsleycy3450]

I appreciate films that are honest about the human condition. Yes, life is tough and you will get kicked to the dirt. Films nowadays are too glossy and too committee produced.

[@gerawallstar3487]

Hollywood is scared of taking risks and mature elements in children's movies because they think that it would scare children, get angry parents to clash at the exec's, and we are unfortunately still in this mindset that animation is only for kids and they have to dumb down everything to their level.

[@MrChickennugget360]

that and they just want to fill them with pop songs. still come to think of it that Trolls movie had a bunch of Trolls get eaten so that is something. But nothing can compare to the quality of the hand drawn animation from the Bluth movies. CGI is just not as good

Do not forget the part where sulking about how life is like that, and talking down on anyone who does not do the same, does nothing to make things better.

[@brendis16851]

Animated movies became too comercially appealing, shallow and safe since the mid 2000s

[@miciso666]

Brothers grimm: agreed

[@jackcarraway4707]

Bluth's time at the top was brief, but his 80's trilogy of NIMH, Land Before Time and American Tail made Disney sweat.

[@SapphireDragonDX]

I don't know what cat terrorized Don Bluth when he was a kid, but man does he let it out with some of his films!

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

Cats are the devil manifested to Don Bluth. A cat must have killed his parents or something

[@jackieversa5470]

like in secret of nimh. Dom Deluise as the crow is allergic to a cat twice my size that can run across the entire property. my cat would either give up or lash out at me instead.

[@NillanthirZ]

@@logicaloverdrive8197 That's not Bluth enough. It'd be more likely that the cats kidnapped the parents, tortured them, killed them, pissed on the bodies, cremated them, shat on the ashes and presented it to young Bluth in a doggie bag saying "Never say never".

[@jm0lesky]

It's ironic that his first project after he left Disney was a short named "Banjo, the Woodpile Cat"

[@SukiNoKoe]

At least Tiger's a nice cat? xD And the MC of Rockadoodle spent the movie as a cat...

[@TheRibottoStudios]

*critic throws sock at Chaplin* *Chaplin:* Oh jeez what the heck....oh hey a sock!....I'm Chaplin.

[@Movypro23]

Chaplin’s all like “piss off, sock!” 😁✌️💥

[@Jamley-my1ei]

I was shocked for a moment there, I rewatched it just to make sure what happened and the only words that left my mouth was PBFFFFFF

[@ghostbonepunk1683]

I love Chaplin

[@MasterGeek-mk5ne]

The sound effect really made sound rasher

[@astrowolvez]

@@Jamley-my1ei I just thought I bet people are going to be so pissed, even if it’s a soft sock.

[@Hufflepuffozian]

“Just tilt upward you fool” That got a laugh out of me.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

What the fluff? Did Dougles hit a Cat in this Video? I know it didnt really harm her, but wtf much anyway? Anyway!?

[@eternalypissed]

I actually like that "somewhere out there" is sung like little kids would sing it. It just feels more authentic than if a professional was singing it.

[@Lucailey]

Yea, I love that song. It's so cute and they do really sound like squeaky little children. Plus I really like the lyrics. It makes me think that people I have lost connections will are still out there and that there is hope I will also find the love of my life one day because they are out there too. Lastly it makes me think of my mom and dad who are in Heaven.

[@madielarson609]

Review Suggestions: Joseph King of Dreams All Dogs Go to Heaven

[@hannahmellinger6789]

The old Barbie movies or the bratz movies

[@AndreNitroX]

Yes please!

[@b3rz3rk3r9]

King of Dreams was admittedly a bit underrated. True it wasn't as good as its predecessor, Prince of Egypt, but the film was beautifully animated and had some memorable songs like "Miracle Child" and "You know Better than I." Plus, the storyline is captivating.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Maybe he’ll talk about the alligator scene!

[@theasexualvampire13]

Both which should be on his dark toon series.

[@janschlienger3223]

I never realized that Warren t. Rat looks like a gritty interpretation of disney itself during his introduction... the hat stands for his greed (Scrooge Mcduck), he is constantly shown smoking, while disney erased all images of their founder Walt doing exactly that, his wardrobe looks like Mickey Mouse with red and yellow buttons but more sophisticated and on top of t(hat) is digit which function as his own bad version of Jiminy Cricket. Mabye Don Bluth wanted to stick it to the man!!! But what do i know, i'm just a cat. I'm Chaplin

[@UmmYeahOk]

Interesting comparison. I wonder if that’s true. Don Bluth definitely was out for blood. He released all his 80s movies same day as Disney.

[@shadow_shine3578]

That is hilarious!

[@KnittingGirl28]

Damn Don bluth, what disney do to him to make him so made😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@MistbornPrincess]

I can see that. The gloves really cement it.

[@UmmYeahOk]

@@KnittingGirl28 it wasn’t so much Walt Disney himself, but more the company after Walts passing. “What would Uncle Walt do?” Well... ...innovate for one, but the company felt that was too risky. They literally copied cells from previous animated movies frame by frame. They were also afraid to do anything dark, which is funny when you consider how dark Black Cauldron was. Anyway, he and a bunch of other animators did not like how things were going and made off. This delayed Fox & the Hound significantly, and crippled Black Cauldron.

[@runedragon1985]

Why, thank you, Doug, for exploring what is possibly one of the most defining films of my formative youth. I cannot begin to express how much I love this movie and my emotional attachment to it roughly 20-24 years later. This is one that evokes emotion and nostalgia far more than other movies have.

[@chaniw5294]

Same here!

[@MasterSwo]

The movie that made me a man... by making me sob like a baby. Now THAT'S irony.

[@KnittingGirl28]

Yeah, this def a tough movie, no punches pulled, no hope, no dreams , only harsh reality😅😂

[@MasterSwo]

@@KnittingGirl28 Well, until the end that is. GOD that happy ending was fucking earned!

[@KnittingGirl28]

@@MasterSwo But that's the whole point, the satisfying *sigh* relief and happiness that came after all the crap. Movie like this would not fly today unfortunately🙁

[@orangeslash1667]

@@KnittingGirl28 Fun Fact: Soccer Moms complained about the use of voodoo in Princess and the Frog being too scary for kids. Thus they demanded that the film have a PG rating. If thats the case a Don Bluth film would case Soccer moms to riot.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

Critic: (throws sock) Chaplain: Why would he do that? I’m Chaplain!

[@furydeath]

Critic throws sock at cat internet: >:|

[@maximumrisk2004]

Let everyone know about this atrocity. NC is mistreating Animals! I´m Chaplain.

[@brandonmccorkle8944]

Everytime I see the words "I'm Chaplin" I hear it in my mind with Critic's voice.

[@Hufflepuffozian]

And this is why I don’t review movies online, not because I don’t want to, because my cat wouldn’t let me. She’d want to be included with everything

[@ImAFatNerd90]

@@brandonmccorkle8944 That’s the point.

[@delayed_reaction_man]

8:05 like a hot knife through cheese, this scene cut through me. I love how the artist expressed Papa's mourning for the death of Fieval.

[@wstine79]

"There are no cats in America and the streets are made of cheese."

[@rexgomez2281]

There are no cats in America so set your mind at ease

[@w1ndgeneral226]

*WELL THAT'S A @#$%&+€ LIE!*

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

Mice:" There are no cats in America!" Cats:" Hey you mice. Hello. We're here." Mice:" Oh...never mind. Lets go back to Russia. America stinks."

[@MforMovesets]

"Who do you believe, me or your own eyes" - oh no, it's election day too.

[@jackmack4181]

I JUST GOT THAT SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

[@darthstarkiller1912]

I dare you to review Don Bluth's "Thumbelina". Not his worst film, but wonder what your thoughts would be.

[@booqueefious2230]

I know I saw that when I was a little kid but honestly I can't remember what it was even about. I remember it was called Thumbelina and it was about like a really small girl or a fairy or something, but that's it.

[@stevenbowen9216]

Don bluth thumbelina is my childhood favorite grow up with it is a underrated don bluth animated films

[@mrpurple11]

the film has some stuff that didn´t age quite well, the songs aren´t that great but overall is beautiful sweet film and can help but have a soft spot for it. That´s how nostalgia works

[@garrtoons4303]

I'm more on the levels of wanting him to review Don Bluth's last feature film- Titan A.E. 😅

[@InfiniteSky2020]

ive seen that one countless times as a kid but yet i vaguely remember anything about it

[@FatherTime89]

The line "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?" was originally from the Marx Brothers.

[@FatherTime89]

@Poglavnik Joe Bidenović They said that line word for word in Duck Soup which was a Marx Brothers movie that came out in 1933. As an aside Duck Soup is a hilarious movie and I'd recommend it to everyone.

[@GodzillaFan528]

Am I the only one who thinks he should review The Road to El Dorado

[@NEVETSGILBERT1233]

He got an old dreamworksuary on it and if that review still holds up he doesn't really care for the movie also much like in Tarzan he doesn't like how a lot of the song aren't sung by the main characters I mean I disagree in both cases I love both Road to El Dorado and Tarzan

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

chEL Dorado

[@rkproductions7180]

You’re not the only one. I think he can get some good material for a review.

[@LucyLioness100]

@@NEVETSGILBERT1233 I think part of what he doesn’t like is the artists who did the music (just listen to his jab at Sir Elton and Tim Rice in the “Prince of Egypt” review). I do agree both movies have issues, but I’ve always had a soft spot for “Road to El Dorado” due to the chemistry between Kevin Kline & Sir Kenneth Branagh

[@thewindthatblows]

@@pamoweiberezi5315 Elado

[@hidden_animator522]

“We rode that titanic for days and there wasn’t one rapping dog!” ITS PARTY TIME, ITS PARTY TIME-

[@artloveranimation]

Dang it, every time it gets to that scene where he whispers "Papa?" 24:57 that's when the tears start before they hug 🥺😭

[@JustinWahlne]

We've done Iron Giant, Prince of Egypt, and now American Tail. When Secret of Nimh?

[@garrtoons4303]

Yeah. He praises this film so much to the point where we're all like "If you like it so much, why won't you review it?" I mean, sure he would only review bad movies, but he also reviews good movies nowadays. So, I think it's about time he reviews the movie that he has praised for years and years. 😅

[@MrChickennugget360]

he did kind of review it. maybe he will now that he has done An American Tail

[@TheatreJosh24601]

I suspect the idea of reviewing it intimidates him to some degree. Like no review could ever do it justice. Honestly, I'd never even heard of it, and after all his hype, I was somewhat disappointed when I finally saw it. I thought it was fine, but nowhere near the level of _An American Tail_ - but that's just me.

[@connieta8630]

To this day I cry everytime I see that scene were he FINALLY finds his papa.

[@PersonaChick]

Ikr. Everytime he throws that hissy fit about how he doesn't care about his family I tear up

[@PatZalatoris]

And his hat finally fit on his head

[@eternalypissed]

And the "somewhere out there" song scene.

[@theguybehindyou4762]

With a few minor alterations, Tony could have had a similar arc: -Tony stayed in the sweatshop because he thought his own parents would return for him. -He decides to leave with Fievel to help him locate his own parents. -They survive NYC together and he teaches Fievel how to speak english. -Tony does a bit of detective work and discovers Warren had his parents murdered, then placed him in the sweatshop and lied about them coming back for him, which means he waited and suffered in that hell hole for most of his life *for nothing!* -He helps Fievel reunite with his family just before winter sets in, but thinks he has nowhere left to go, and finds a quiet spot to let the cold take him. -The Mousekewitzes look for him, and Mama finds him first, just as he's on the brink of freezing. -Tony wakes up in a warm bed in their home with the family tending to him, and they convince him to stay with them. -A year or two later, the Mousekewitzes adopt Tony, giving Fievel a brother.

[@WaterCrane]

I think the rotoscoping works brilliantly for the GIant Mouse of Minsk, because it makes it look otherworldly. Not to mention the build-up of the roaring and explosions before the door bursts open and you're met with this massive skeletal face with dead white eyes... even though it's only a vehicle operated by the mice, I found it freakish and awesome in a way that makes you feel just a little bit scared! Size-wise, it looks no bigger than a motorcycle, but to the mice and cats, it's a colossus!

[@mr.twists9302]

An American Tail, AKA: The film that can make even tears shed tears.

[@rayzorduality2396]

Tears among tears upon tears beside tears above tears within tears because of tears...

[@SqueakingLion]

"Anything Madeline Kahn does is funny". Abso-fucking-lutely. Probably one of the funniest female actors in history, and I adored her completely. I was very sad when she died, God rest her soul.

[@LucyLioness100]

The woman was/is a treasure of humor. Just watch her in Mel Brooks’s films or “Clue”

[@SqueakingLion]

@@LucyLioness100 I've watched pretty much all of the Mel Brooks films, and Clue was hilarious. :)

[@jailcatjones3250]

She is sexy and hilarious!

[@Kodaigon72]

“Life is hell before you die, Then it’s real hell! AAAAAAAAAA” - Doug Walker

[@WasabiSniffer]

It’s a little weird seeing reviews of movies you like, between this and prince of Egypt. It’s nice tho. Also, just realized this is one of two times Chris plumber played a bird. Tweedly dee

[@LucyLioness100]

I think he’s trying to do movies he likes also. It’s nice when we get films that Doug enjoys like we do along with the crappy ones we love to make fun of

[@monkekun3033]

TWEEDLEDEE

[@undeadgentalmen]

80's "G" meant "Geez" while 80's "PG" meant "Phreaking Geez!"

[@LegitMan335]

Mr Garrison: Geez

[@ACETYGRA]

True story. Hell, if anything if The Goonies was released in 2021 it would probably get a PG-13

[@garrtoons4303]

Nowadays, PG now means "Pretty Generic". 😅

[@NozomuYume]

There are no more G-rated movies because PG is the new G and G means "inoffensive to absolutely everyone", which is literally impossible. Society continues its intense effort to prevent kids from growing up.

[@richcarp8403]

I actually did die inside when I heard the words the “American tail 4”

[@retrofan4963]

The video to direct sequels of An American Tail are surprisingly good(At-least in my opinion anyway). They're actually more faithful to the original than Fievel Goes West interestingly enough.

[@supermariof0521]

@richcarp8403 I actually told retro fan about my ideas for a 5th installment.

[@smaakjeks]

So what if he's not the best singer! He's got-- [Feivel croons] [NC's glasses instantly shatter] -- heart. This made me laugh so much I woke the dog.

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Don Bluth movies and drinking out of the garden hose: 2 things that made 80's kids tougher than fucking diamonds.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Well at least things weren’t Xtreme yet.

[@therandomd2717]

Definitely don’t ever drink water from a hose again. You could get seriously sick

[@psylocke2001]

so did falling off the merry-go-round at top speed

[@DamonNomad82]

I loved drinking from a garden hose as a kid in the 80s and early 90s. All sanitary concerns aside, it was a great way to cool down quickly when playing in the hot sun during summer vacation. But what was even better was putting your thumb in the hose when other kids were trying to drink from it and half drowning them with the resulting powerful jet of water to the face...

[@josephperez2004]

@@therandomd2717 To be fair, you could do that somewhat safely in the 80s. Tap water quality has fallen because a lot of places in America essentially got their water privatized.

[@MrAlfmen]

That simple "Poppa?" at the end will haunt me tonight.

[@stevenhedge2850]

Ok, that reference to "If I was a Rich man" Actually got me

[@LucyLioness100]

That made me giggle since I had just watched that movie the day before I watched this review. It makes sense as “Fiddler” deals with Russian Jews who were forced out of their homes and had to immigrate to other countries

[@Floki-D.]

Thanks for sharing

[@summerjonz]

Nehemiah Persoff was also Barbara Streisand's father in Yentl@@Floki-D.

[@fenrisfalcon5648]

Personally, i just love how much fun critic had with this one.

[@BoneForest]

When I watched this as a kid, I asked my mom about why the the Mousekewitz baby wasn’t seen later in the movie, and she told me that it may have died once they came to America due it to getting sick; considering that they were just on a damp ship and in tight quarters with other mice. Anyway that’s been my soul crushing headcannon since I was five. Enjoy!

[@UglyKenHart]

Good news! Her name is Yasha, and she is in all the sequels and the TV series. Why yes, I did scramble to look her up because I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight if I didn’t…

[@inaciosthirdstudio]

I remembered that you put American Tail on the Top 11 Saddest Animated Moments.

[@chaikate591]

"Unless you have COVID in which case fck offfff." JESUS CHRIST this made me spit out my drink laughing lol

[@locke103]

same here. kinda hard to clean iced tea off a keyboard...

[@ShinKyuubi]

@@locke103 this is why my keyboard is UNDER my desk on a roll out tray and I know how to type real good without seeing my hands...also it's at a more comfortable level than on top of my desk...thing stays there so long I have to forcefully pull the tray out cause it locks up from disuse...but it keeps liquids off my keyboard incase of spittakes.

[@locke103]

@@ShinKyuubi considering the furniture isnt mine and i'm in no position to be picky right? i aint so lucky.

[@jxy566]

This film has the greatest song about hope ever. Fievel and his sister singing together while apart but still believing they'll both be together someday...I'll admit I'm tearing up just thinking about that scene.

[@fastflash6775]

Wasnt this movie in the Top 11 saddest nostalgic moments? "An American Tail, Just An American Tail. Everything about this movie was depressing. Im surprised everyone didnt get depression by watching it."

[@wstine79]

Brad: "Hey, Rob. Wanna here about 'American Tale 5 meets Land Before Time 15?" Rob: :::sigh::: "You sure there isn't a new 'Norm of the North' movie to talk about?"

[@christinalittleton3771]

"Yesn't."

[@MiamiGameHunter]

Parting ways with Spielberg was the worst mistake Don Bluth ever made. Yes, he wasn’t really getting to make “his vision”, but they were an incredible duo that blended their strengths together well. It’s a damn shame Bluth hasn’t made another animated film since 2000.

[@mr.twists9302]

6:05 *AH! CALLED IT! FIDDLER ON THE ROOF REFERENCE IN A MUSICAL! That deserves a shot.*

[@ghariiscool]

If I was a rich mouse Yabba squeaka squeaka

[@mr.twists9302]

@@ghariiscool all day long I'd squeaka squeaka bum, if I were a wealthy mouse.

[@JMDarkly1]

"His head is still inside." LOL, my stomach hurts. Can't stop laughing.

[@Jacob-ge1py]

Bet your stomach doesn't hurt as much as that mouse though

[@Music-Man189]

His scream made me 😂

[@Music-Man189]

24:40

[@SithBunny1]

Doug Walker is this era's Sam Kinison.

[@jessedellross3245]

That is so ridiculously dark….and the worst part is that it fits completely with the tone of the movie.

[@Bulls3ye86]

17:47 Did anyone else notice that the wake they're at is for a dead mouse named Mickey?

[@bruhchamp16593]

is “rated 80s G” the new “a *FAMILY* picture”?

[@kcuf_ad]

I hope.

[@SupermarketSweep777]

"Anything Madeline Kahn does is hilarious clause" Me who has seen Clue who knows how many times: "Yeah that's fair."

[@LucyLioness100]

She’s hysterical in that film with her deadpan delivery. Her comedic chemistry with Tim Curry is delicious

[@SupermarketSweep777]

@@LucyLioness100 That whole film is just 99% quotable lines.

[@davidhibbs4737]

Her mouse character has the same German accent as her Blazing Saddles character.

[@atomalexander2377]

It’s been 15 years since I last saw this movie and I completely forgot how terrifying this movie is.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

same, though i think it's been closer to 25 years for me

[@jameshunt4611]

A land before time also was absolutely relentless too. But Bluth has this philosophy that kids can handle nearly anything in a movie as long as the movie has a happy ending, within reason obviously.

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

@@jameshunt4611 it certainly shows, sometimes it gets so dark, i mean jeeze lol

[@QueenSelphie]

I need that Rated 80's G on a t-shirt. I don't know it would make me laugh so hard.

[@ddjsoyenby]

it's so true too.

[@TomMSTie1138]

If Madeline Kahn gets the "Everything she says is funny" pass, then so should Dom Deluise and John Candy.

[@Velgar_Grim]

And a lot else and others. There is definitely ill-spirited humour purposefully belittling others for their differences and then there is just recognizing that people are... Surprisingly enough... Different! And it's okay to be surprised, amused, delighted, curious, heck even angry or full blown falling in love with them. Just... Let them be, unless they're really actively hurting someone (and not just hurting feelings). Yes, the line between the two is muddy as hell at times and it's not always clear cut what is actually harmful and what is not (again, people have those very, very fragile feelings and others are actually way too dumb to be shown anything that doesn't represent at least 90% of the shown populace or they'll believe all 100% is like that actual 10% pictured...). But when it's part way just silly voices and accents people still to this day actually do have here and there and we're tip-toeing around them like here... Heck, I'm confident even the stereotypical mannerisms can still be found somewhere in their respective countries, let alone back in the day this film portrays... Yeah. It's not muddy. It just really isn't.

[@wildcatste]

5 minutes in and I'm already tearing up. Don Bluth's early films still got it.

[@UmmYeahOk]

The thing that bothered me about the whole “Dreamed we moved west” bit was the fact that there was an actual animated series where they were still at Green River. So it wasn’t that the entire 2nd movie was a dream, but the entire animated series as well.

[@Gibn89]

I was so confused as a kid, when the third film got released... used to watch the cartoon series on the morning cartoons, so i was like... wait what?

[@jyoster6447]

So basically the whole thing never happened? For a film series like this, that's not a good move, making the whole thing treated as meaningless.

[@DracoMagnius]

I never even knew there was a third movie until this video. Let alone an animated series.

[@lainiwakura1776]

Anything that happened after the 2nd movie and series isn't canon, just cash grabs.

[@Gibn89]

@@jyoster6447 well, I got a theory, that the movies after the second, actually takes place before the second movie, timeline wise. Since in the second, both fievel, and most noticeably; his sister, had clearly grown a lot, since the first movie. (Tanya was portrayed to be in her early to mid teens. ) Meanwhile in the third movie, suddenly feivel seems shorter and speaks with a heavy childish accent again, and Tanya is not anywhere near puberty. It's clear, when they made the third movie, they wanted to continue not long after the first movie ended. Perhaps a year or two at the max.... still... since fievel utters the words he had a dream, they moved west, at the beginning of the third movie, I'm afraid this is just wishful thinking...

[@scottbuckley823]

I'm Iirish and one piece that may be overlooked by you Americans is that The Irish mouse specifically notes that the cat that killed his love was a calico. In other words, she was killed by a Black and Tan cat.

[@whatsawhizzerwebnovels4927]

I'm sorry to tell you a lot of Americans won't even know what Black and Tan implies. Had to look it up.

[@johngibson4874]

I had to look this up. I am glad you brought it up

[@darylchurch2115]

Oh... oh that's clever and sad...

[@zealotguy]

But the real question is did that cat have a brand new shiny helmet and a pair of kinky boots?

[@lunayoshi]

American here and I didn't even know this was a thing. Man, this movie has layers.

[@joekaput747]

The giant mouse of minsk at the end gave me night terrors for years when I was a kid

[@Jeartozer]

finally... I found the comment I needed lol

[@JosetteFret93]

Really surprised they didn’t show everyone at Channel Awesome staring out their windows, singing Somewhere Out There.

[@malcolmthorne9779]

80's animated movies had the right approach to telling stories to kids, in my opinion.

[@RYMAN1321]

Agreed This alongside Fox and The Hound, Last Unicorn, Land Before Time, and All Dogs go To Heaven were my favorite 80’s animated films. Granted I was born in 1995, so I may be missing more though

[@Princessmisery]

I cannot look at that ending reunion scene without crying, it's that good. Somehow feels impossible to NOT cry while watching Bluth's early works.

[@KTKomedy2813]

25:55 A perfectly reasonable reaction to seeing the Statue of Liberty wink.

[@rommix0]

It has that weird stilted feel to it.

[@danielscott5673]

Don Bluth quoted: "If you don't show the darkness, you don't appreciate the light. If it weren't for December, no one would appreciate May. It's just important that you see both sides of that. As far as a happy ending... when you walk out of the theatre there's [got to be] something that you have that you get to take home. What did it teach me? Am I a better person for having watched it?" so you can show children anything so long as there's a happy ending?

[@jp3813]

Sounds like a masseuse joke waiting to happen.

[@LucyLioness100]

I’m happy with a good ending for kids if the story requires it 😄

[@ChristineTheHippie]

Pretty much. And consideraing how beloved his 80s works were, he's not wrong.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

What the fluff? Did Dougles hit a Cat in this Video? I know it didnt really harm her, but wtf much anyway?

[@jp3813]

@@loturzelrestaurant This thread is about Don Bluth.

[@eaglesmight8321]

Still to this day when fievel finally finds his father it brings a tear to my eye.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: An American Tail (1986) was Universal Pictures' 2nd animated feature film after Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965).

[@AndreNitroX]

wut?

[@ghariiscool]

Pinnochio WHERE? 😳😳

[@retrofan4963]

An American Tail is also Steven Spielberg's first involvement in an animated film.

[@locke103]

waitwut?

[@mewgirl6914]

Lmao cant believe that thats a real movie

[@wintersoldier164]

Fievel is a role model. If went through what he went, i would have given up and become a street thug

[@Karanthaneos]

At that age? I would've probably just died.

[@RedaDoodles]

Funny… A lot of people think the same but when it comes to Thumbelina, they hate her and call her lame even though it’s basically the same journey as Fievel.

[@wintersoldier164]

@@RedaDoodles never saw that movie

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@RedaDoodles There really is no comparison there. Fievel only really gave up just before the movie ended. The rest of the time he was a trooper and kept his chin up through the thick of it. Thumbelina, on the other hand, was a defeatist (on top of being incredibly naive) who had to constantly be coaxed throughout her journey. The damn sparrow basically had to drag her to the "Veil of the Fairies" and BEG her not to quit.

[@james13sylar]

A masterpiece by Don "You can show kids hell, as long as it has a happy ending" Bluth.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Cough All Dogs Go to Heaven

[@geardog24]

17:00 Don Bluth knew what he was doing here.

[@jovalleau]

"This enormous woman will devour us all! Raaaaagh!" I'm dead. XD

[@loturzelrestaurant]

What the fluff? Did Dougles hit a Cat in this Video? I know it didnt really harm her, but wtf much anyway? Anyway!?

[@tristanhartup4936]

"I meant the statue."

[@a.h.s.3006]

I just realised that Don Bluth literally made my childhood. An American Tail was recorded in one of our VHS tapes, and I must have rewatched it a couple of dozen times when I was like 4. And I loved every moment of it even when I couldn't understand any English, and it must have terrified the shit out of me a couple of times. But Don didn't stop there, he decided to make me understand the meaning of losing your parents in "The Land Before Time", and all its sequels were aired within a small time frame that I almost certainly watched all of it. The dubbed "Anastasia" is one of our favourite singing dubs of all time, and it starred one another one of my childhood makers, Rasha Rizk. Nostalgia Critic is indeed nostalgic.

[@TehLucario]

"I'm never using you again cartoon bear" So when's the cartoon bear coming back?

[@briankelly130]

I guess whenever Stampy comes back.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Just when I thought Dragon was one of the most terrifying Cat in animation...Don Bluth tops it with Russian cats with teeth that break wood and demonic cat oceans that's clash into your ship!!!

[@CadDriftarus]

The Pledge of Allegience bit hit hard, because I never noticed how creepy being made to say it every morning was(and how freaky the repercussions for even just saying it wrong can be). It got even weirder when I learned other countries find our pledge eveb creepier, and I agree with them lol

[@dreamworldman5504]

Most kids these days don’t do it.

[@imanis.h.8431]

I think it’s not just the US. I used to recite mine every morning before school when I was in primary. I personally think it’s quite necessary to have at least an ounce of nationalism/patriotism in you, and having to recite a paragraph is not too much to ask.

[@alexandraluster284]

Yeah, when I got out of school, I really noticed how creepy that was. That's like cult indoctrination shit.

[@sethraelthebard5459]

Good for you. If you don't like to say the pledge, you are more than welcome to move to one of those "other countries." I am sure you will fetch a decent price when some middle-eastern pirates decide to harvest your corpse for spare parts.

[@alexandraluster284]

@@sethraelthebard5459 You upset that we called out our "Great Nation" for being just as fascist as everywhere else?

[@Craxin01]

16:56 had me laughing until my ribs hurt. Man, there were a LOT of furry stuff in kid's movies we never noticed until adulthood. Anyone remember there was a stripper mouse in The Great Mouse Detective?

[@KnittingGirl28]

Hahahah, barely. And I didnt realize she was till years later. Disney was ballsy there for sure, wouldn't fly today though😅😅😅

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I was wondering if you'd ever do the first one, considering you did Fievel Goes West a few years back.

[@GypsyCountMatthewA.Zielinski]

I'm so glad you got to this one. It wasn't just a childhood movie I grew-up with, it was the first movie I ever watched EVER. After I was born, barely a year old, and I love it to this day at 36 years old. I wouldn't even realize who Don Bluth was or the fact that I watched all his other movies with the same love until the age of the internet. And that includes his arcade laser disc games Dragons Lair, Dragons Lair II, and Space Ace.

[@mrpurple11]

this film is a animated masterpiece and has one of the most remembered beautiful /sad songs ever in cinematic history. we all got traumatized and loved it at the same time

[@ChannelAwesome]

So true!!

[@retrofan4963]

I agree :) An American Tail is a masterpiece. Even to this day, it's my favorite movie of all time.

[@Lithiel]

My parents sang "somewhere out there" to me as a young child.

[@WasatchWind]

That just sounds absolutely adorable.

[@brandonw6139]

Same

[@Lithiel]

@@WasatchWind Dad sang it the most- and thing is, he sang in a choir as a tenor, so he has a lovely voice~ "thanks Daddy

[@Ynthawn]

Nice

[@nsasupporter7557]

@Lithiel nice! When I was 11 in 5th grade, my school went to a camp called Camp Classen. The last night we were there all of us stood in a circle and did the sign language for this song when it was playing

[@williamrobbs]

I really want Doug to more reviews like this of where he shows more underrated films and shows all the work and effort put into the movie. It can be the script, character development, and the amazing artistic elements/messages in the films.

[@NavySharkz]

"No Cats In America" is better than 90% of the songs in Disney movies.

[@Rye-like-the-bread]

Wasn't that one of the songs in the second animated Titanic movie?

[@NavySharkz]

@@Rye-like-the-bread It is one of the songs in this movie.

[@KnittingGirl28]

Hearing those stories was like the one song I can really remember in that movie, it felt so real and sad. Now that history has put context as to why some of those immagrants would have left in real life as humans its made it so much worst, yikes😂😅.

[@NavySharkz]

@@KnittingGirl28 Absolutely agree. The stories/flashbacks definitely help make the song more memorable.

[@oxtheunlikelycontemplator2682]

I like it but no it is not.

[@isaiahlozano5301]

22:00 "Who are you gonna believe, me or your own eyes" Fun Fact: this quote is actually a reference to an old movie called "Duck soup" from 1933 ( how I know this is because I watched Sword art online Abridged: Episode 11, where Heathcliff was fanboying about his movie references to Kirito )

[@SpotTheChicken]

I watch sword art online too!

[@isaiahlozano5301]

@@SpotTheChicken awesome man

[@SpotTheChicken]

@@isaiahlozano5301 Fr

[@haylestormable]

RIP Nehemiah Persoff (Fievel's dad) April 2022 (102 years old)