Mouse Hunt - Nostalgia Critic

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Nobody knows what to make of it. Is it dark or light? Clever or dumb? Beautiful or hideous? Nostalgia Critic looks over the late 90s slapstick family film Mouse Hunt.
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Mouse Hunt is a 1997 American black comedy slapstick film directed by Gore Verbinski in his directorial debut, written by Adam Rifkin and starring Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, and featured William Hickey.
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[@soyeahwhytv4012]

Nope Jk yes

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[@crystalcomedy1117]

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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).

[@TurbidTG1]

You have to review the old Beethoven dog movies, Nothing But Trouble, or the ridiculous Meet The Hollowheads! Their trailer, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ_EZqJ-eb92rMU

[@CommanderOfTheSun]

FUN FACT: The pound worker is also the voice of Pumbaa. So this movie literally has Timon and Pumbaa.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I guess that makes this The Lion King 1 3/4

[@lenini056]

And yet the critic decided "nope, he ain't important so no jokes for him!"

[@anthonydeadman]

@@lenini056 Decided, or maybe just wasn't fully aware?

[@xgray2012]

Nice.

[@chrisshobris670]

Correct, the actor’s name is Ernie Sabella.

[@belleofbrightside97]

As a child I was always convinced that the mouse in this movie had their dad's spirit and was just trying to get the brothers to get along.

[@hayleyrobetoy147]

That's actually not bad of a theory.

[@lovemurgod939]

Same!

[@sarahmcmann5253]

That makes sense

[@juliabrnssr]

That's what I thought too. Especially with that one shot at the end, where his painting it starting at the mouse.

[@slayer0235]

So did I. Theory still holds up.

[@xeruexe1624]

"A world without string is chaos." To be fair, they got on the string theory before most pop sci-fi brands did.

[@akatoshslayer7599]

It works as a string theory joke and a truth about civilization. String, rope, and thread have advanced human society more in 100,000 years than anything but agriculture. Without them we would be limited to pointy stick and pelt with hole in it as binding is required for clothes and advanced tools.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@akatoshslayer7599 nice

[@Dillweed9001]

@@akatoshslayer7599 "...binding is required for clothes and advanced tools" Holy shit, you just blew my mind. The purpose of string is to bind things. Their late father wanted Ernie and Lars to share his pocket string, binding them together, but the mouse ends up eating it partway into the movie. Then at the end of the movie, the Mouse causes cheese to go into the string machine, combining both brothers' passions and truly uniting them to work together in harmony for the first time. The mouse BECAME the pocket string.

[@RedTail1-1]

String theory has been a thing longer than you've been alive.

[@brendanforester4601]

"Imagine if you were to create a comedic movie that's a cross between Tom and Jerry and Home Alone, have it star what looks like Mario and Luigi (or Laurel and Hardy) as the protagonists, set it in a Retro Universe of the 30's/40's and today, and for good measure, give Christopher Walken an extended cameo. The result would be this film." - TV Tropes. And boy is it awesome. One of the greatest childhood cult classics of all time.

[@goldkraken7]

That is literally the best way to express this movie

[@Justin-hs2kf]

I wish I could give more than a like for your comment, that movie WAS/IS awesome!

[@brendanforester4601]

@@Justin-hs2kf Thanks. And yes, Mouse Hunt is one of the best.

[@joshuaosborne9203]

The Chef with the expression being confronted by the press hasn’t been made a mainstream meme yet? How? That’s high class meme material!

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

It could happen. If whitey from 8 crazy nights can be a meme then anything is fair game.

[@Haterator]

Nah, because it's intentional and that's why.

[@DuelaDent52]

Pheunith: Psychic-Water Type ...Whitey became a meme?

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

@@DuelaDent52 yup

[@jinhunterslay1638]

Whitey from 8 nights is a meme?? When!? Where!?

[@epicrapfan73]

Christopher Walken: "THIS IS NOT OVER!!! MOUSE!!!"

[@phreakazoith2237]

good night mouse...

[@PTMWontDie2]

Bears, kangaroos, apes and now mice. Christopher Walken could rival Steve Irwin and Eddie Murphy with all the animals he’s put up with over the years.

[@cartoondinosaur7491]

hey son i have a bucket of milk and a mouse from store and one from one of my extermination jobs lets see what happens!!!!!!! and as Christopher welkin watched one mouse drown and the other climb out he was so inspired he worked so hard he became a very successful stoke broker

[@phreakazoith2237]

@The Eyes Of A True Demon "Chiswick, fresh horses!"

[@ellnats]

*clapping* bravo

[@aneasteregg8171]

I don't care what anyone says, I found this hilarious as a kid and I still do.

[@jakemcculloch1374]

Yes it’s the best totally agree with you

[@wim1wam]

As a British person, this film was on all the time, because of Lee Evans and I also found this to be funny as all fuck

[@toxmuertos]

I've never seen this movie before and this review had me dying. I need to see this now.

[@jayg6405]

Hell yeah brother, same. Movie objectively sucked though. But yes I agree.

[@Tonyd5736]

Me too but that part with the crying kid always made me feel bad

[@BugsyFoga]

Mouse Hunt : The Live action version of a cartoon.

[@altarush]

It was probably what they wanted to begin with.

[@Rgoid]

Tom & Jerry + Laurel & Hardy

[@thecriticalthinkeroutsidet4947]

@CipherRage0909 There is a live-action/animated Tom and Jerry movie coming next year. It's going to be a Who Framed Roger Rabbit type of hybrid film.

[@Mariorox1956]

Honestly with all the live-action-movie-made-cartoon shows out there, this could've had an animated series and it might've been good.

[@alexjewett7455]

@CipherRage0909 with Christopher Walken being 3 different flavors of bizarre.

[@DangerVille]

I watched this movie as a kid, and certain points have been ingrained into my brain. It used to terrify me, but I couldn’t look away, but i guess thats how it left an impact.

[@meeshee37]

SAME. The dark look/tone and the violence (which to me was kind of extreme for a kids movie...) always left me feeling WEIRD when I watched this movie as a kid. But the mouse was adorable, which is probably why I kept going back to it

[@LuisSierra42]

Same for me. I still remember some scenes from that movie as if i saw it yesterday (in reality last time i saw was like ~15years ago)

[@RYMAN1321]

@@meeshee37 I always thought it was hilarious and entertaining. I still have the VHS of it.

[@BethGoth15]

The guy choking on the cockroach terrified me

[@insertclevernamehere6607]

Your parents didn't like you, did they?

[@greyworld6242]

Sounds like this would’ve been better if it was animated instead of being live action. Oh my god the ending just made me realize this is actually a prequel to ratatouille! Think about it!

[@Rgoid]

Sounds like an idea for a remake.

[@MrJmanrey]

I think animated would have been better since the movie won't be hindered by the way things work in the real world. But then we'd have a Tom and Jerry clone.

[@azazellon]

KZbin: 1 comment Me: may I see it? KZbin: *no*.

[@gabrielgingras814]

No. Just... no

[@tyrant-den884]

I like it better as a sequel. Remy's restaurant fails and he goes insane.

[@MrBizznessMan]

"A World without string is chaos" But Hey! That's just a theory!

[@Chaos89P]

I'd continue the joke, but I don't wanna delve any further down the cosmological rabbit hole than I have already.

[@bubbalove9556]

A string theory🤓

[@valiang8867]

I'm not gonna lie, I wish I made the joke first.

[@masonasaro2118]

A fellow homestar runner fan, eh?

[@SonGojit456]

Ah Like String Theory

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

This movie is basically _Home Alone_ with Macaulay Culkin dressed up as a mouse...

[@notsure1367]

So if Home Alone was owned by Disney

[@fawful94]

Live action Tom and Jerry.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@fawful94 Yeah, if Warner Bros. or Turner Home Entertainment actually had a brain to come up with this instead of turning it into garbage.

[@yaboirezzy]

@@fawful94 Jerry's solo movie

[@Luffymon88]

I never thought of it like that

[@Crashingeddy]

Anyone else have an “I REMEMBER!” Moment when he started recaping the film?

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

'Member how delicious that string cheese looked? I 'member!!!

[@cassidywhitfield7648]

It was less "I REMEMBER" and more "wait.......this was real???!!!"

[@coranbaker6401]

Not really. I watched this a ton as the kid. Recognized it as soon as I saw the title screen.

[@katherinepfister4177]

I watched this so much when I was little. So I recognized it as soon as I saw Nathan lane on the thumbnail.

[@Gay_Priest]

You fool! Why’d you remember? He does that so you don’t have to!

[@tonyjackson1636]

The hand down the dress joke is saved by the other girl jealous her date isn't being as grabby, I laughed.

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

The scene where the mouse pulled Walken down the stairs with his own cable was hilarious and it looked PRETTY FUCKING PAINFUL to me Also the scene where they're so traumatised that they can't speak words was also one of my favorite scenes

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

Doug's kind of a slapstick snob, being a big fan of Tom and Jerry and the Looney Tunes, so he's going to have his own standards.

[@DigitalInsurgent]

Yeah, that bit especially where he's going face-first through the floor is some Final Destination shit. The fact that it's not animated makes it seem more painful to me, not less.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

I have that reaction to so much of the movie. It's a tad painful to watch, but it's so dang funny and absurd.

[@bsgtrekfan88]

the behind the scenes on how they made it is insane!

[@garrtoons4303]

"Is it dark or light? Clever or dumb? Beautiful or hideous?" I don't care. It's one of my favorites.... Not even kidding.

[@doupleonature2833]

Garrtoons very good but interesting and kind of unique film too.

[@batalhadaseras]

Also looooove this movie!

[@bluewinkle123]

Me too. It was one of the first childhood movies I saw that leaves a lasting memory to this day. I'm glad it wasn't animated.

[@Jackie-McCann]

Likewise!

[@victornoel36]

I watched that movie as a kid with my sister and my at the time friend. Even as a kid I thought that movie was the equivalent of junk food, but I didn't care, we watched it for the humor and nothing more.

[@ianchristie3995]

The dark, ugly, sterilized, foreboding style of wherever this movie is supposed to take place is pretty much just Gotham city. Even the people seem like DC characters. The pound, the scary string factory, the mansion... it's Gotham city!

[@Florceleste28]

Now, that´s a cinematic universe.

[@dangurney1042]

and Max Schrek legally changed his name to Caesar and became an exterminator.

[@spencerkindra8822]

Also like Tim Burton's Batman movies it looks like it takes place in the 40s though not only is it never explicitly said, there's also lots of modern technology . And it seemed like it took place in upstate New York.

[@elementalb3m957]

@@spencerkindra8822 It's later than the 40s it looks like 60s or 70s

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Maybe this was the origin story of the Ratcatcher... that's what Christopher Walken became after this encounter.

[@JohnCAbb]

Gore Verbinski is one of my favorite directors of all time for doing Pirates of the Caribbean 1-3 and Rango. I just love how creative and insane those films are.

[@nspcrazy1122]

It looks like this movie accidentally inspired Ratatouille.

[@BRIANOCONNER2003]

Yeah but Tom and Jerry Did it first

[@kristavaillancourt6313]

I still haven't seen Ratatouille because the trailer reminded me of this movie.

[@Juber777]

@@kristavaillancourt6313 I feel sorry for you.

[@PACKERMAN2077]

@Gir Doodie yes Tom and Jerry and home alone have more in common with this film

[@kartikraghunath9662]

Krista Vaillancourt see it. It is an amazing movie

[@nikky8000]

I loved this movie as a kid, it's like a live action cartoon.

[@MrGabeanator]

loved it then and i love it now

[@Takeiteasy1489]

it's live action tom and jerry, except tom is two dudes

[@philipgilbert3772]

Yeah same. Loved it when Nathan Lane did the tie wave like Oliver hardy would do.

[@Ebalosus]

Same here. I’m not sure how I would react if I watched it today.

[@thatoneguy9399]

NGL, every time Doug said “This isn’t funny”, I was laughing.

[@andrewmonske8356]

Same

[@redjed100]

Fine. You like what you like. It’s not his job to tell you what to like, it’s only his job to tell you what _he_ likes, or, in this case, feels is on the high end of okay-ish.

[@Briaaanz]

@@redjed100 obvious fanboy is obvious

[@redjed100]

@@Briaaanz ❓

[@definitelynotapervert5602]

"A world without string is chaos" Now we know where Kojima got his inspiration for Death Stranding.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

This is a true strand-type movie. A movie about finding the hidden connections of different natures (Cheese factory, string factory), restoring a ruined future back to its original promise (The house renovation) and exploring the frustrations and horror that creeps into the process.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Actually now that Kojima has done pastiches of action movies, sci-fi movies, B-movies, horror movies and a ton of spy movies, he just might start considering some old-school slapstick cartoons with a cruel twist.

[@whoslord6702]

truly U_U

[@ugonnachit4661]

Before the review starts i just want to say "I love this movie."

[@hairltabbjr94]

Me too

[@nuteniumtokyo7172]

I concur

[@justking6998]

Lol bold statement to make as it's most likely about to be roasted

[@Editslovejazzy]

I love it to death

[@QMckoy]

ALL FACTS! 🙏🏾🙃

[@Th3Chuckinator]

"Why isn't this funny?" "It's not a good movie." What are you talking about? This movie's hilarious.

[@sauvagess]

A movie can get laughs but not be good.

[@daveturbo6292]

It is , I love this movie.

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@sauvagess Like Elf Bowling the Movie?

[@sumspring4112]

I've watched about 45 minutes as of this writing, and I feel more like I'm watching a horror movie where two brothers try to end an innocent mouse's life.

[@supermariof0521]

DOUG: Its never funny when you have a bathtub and stairs. PADDINGTON: Challenge accepted.

[@mrcritical6751]

Pirates In An Adventure With Scientists: hold my dodo

[@robbiewalker2831]

Ah, two for the price of one!

[@Schecguitarfan]

Money Pit!

[@darthcinema4262]

I would agree, if Paddington and Pirates Band of Misfits didn't exist.

[@cherrybombstudios1671]

Things I learned watching this review: 1. This movie exists 2. Steven Spielberg helped create Dreamworks 3. Nathan Lane is actually gay

[@candychrissweets4353]

I'd know it didn't mind to help this containments.

[@toxmuertos]

Same. I just thought Lane played flamboyant characters all the time.

[@tristanhartup4936]

I already knew these

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

Nathan Lane being gay is so disappointing to me.. Dude is hot af and I donno why

[@B-Dad]

MangoSalsa90 Have you seen the movie Birdcage? Nobody “plays” gay THAT GOOD! 😂🤣😂🤣 Something to think about considering Robin Williams also played the same. There’s an old saying...When someone shows you who they truly are believe them the first time! Or something like that 😂👍✌️

[@Jokaanan]

As a kid, I always thought the mom dragging away the crying little girl was Catzilla's previous owner. I couldn't imagine for an instant that the mom had abandoned a cute kitten at the pound and traumatized her daughter for no reason. Only a cat as evil as Catzilla could warrant that distressing scene.... right? So, I always loved Catzilla. Because apparently he was vicious towards everyone in the world except this one little girl who loved him.

[@jamesvanitas]

Plot twist: Catzilla is in fact a Red Lantern from DC Comics

[@Zeder95]

I always felt sad for catzilla when they said he spent most of his life in that box, and they even tortured him with electric shocks. No wonder he went insane and wanted revenge. He looked more like a victim than a villain.

[@cartoonmaster2401]

"Have fun with _THAT_ , Film Theory!" MatPat: "Do NOT underestimate my power..."

[@crackerjack0349]

Wait where

[@xKingReyx]

Meh...

[@plpfangyrl]

As soon as I heard that, I went to check the comments.

[@jessakinney]

Lol, yes 😂

[@pagawn1640]

I am disappointed by the lack of prequel memes

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

Okay I’ll be honest this film is an extreme guilty pleasure for me in terms of comedies I don’t watch it often but when I do it’s hilarious

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

I think it's not that bad. Not great, but not bad either.

[@psychicfriendfredbear5131]

Same

[@TheGrimFamily]

I think this was me and my older brothers favorite movie when we were kids right next to cool runnings

[@seanjenkins2188]

I feel the same way about Hocus Pocus.

[@thatguynamedgeorge9218]

It does make me want to eat some cheese though i mean imagine a yarn ball but with cheese.

[@CreditR01]

This movie was hilarious. I'm sad more people don't remember it.

[@nsasupporter7557]

This is the only kids movie I’ll watch, It’s very entertaining. This and Jingle All the Way with Arnold Schwarzenegger. But you’re right, this movie is forgotten about for the most part

[@simoneichler7320]

I remeber it and not in a good way

[@qunt100]

I remember watching this at a friends house way back.

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

I more remember a scene where a man is trying to find a mouse on woman's breasts.

[@rydermccall3590]

“Mouse Hunt” was a film I never went out of my way to see, I couldn’t help but watch it when it was on TV.

[@Ebalosus]

Likewise. I loved it when I was younger.

[@abigailmaturana741]

oh that rymed! nice 👌🏼

[@bluejet2235]

Didn’t they show it on Cartoon Network a few times...? Could’ve sworn, but I know exactly what you’re talking about

[@RodneyBeufordJames]

The other day I was thinking, “Man, I wish there was a nostalgia critic episode for mouse hunt”. And well, here we are.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

yeah I too kept thinking "Will he ever review mouse hunt" for a very long time

[@gabrielvitoria6665]

I wish he would review Iron Giant.

[@redeyedbandit1251]

I was thinking of the movie Mouse Hunt recently too haha.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

@@iHeartsNostalgiaPit i was the same way with this movie and freddy got fingered. The next one on nostalgia critics shlocking block I hope he reviews is adam sandlers Click, i love his sandler reviews.

[@jaycerrito3142]

There aren't any reviews of Mouse Hunt on KZbin

[@blakeellis9171]

When I was a kid, this was one of me and brothers favorite movies. Somehow, we grew up on VHS tapes despite us being 2000s kids

[@TGWTGCensored]

I grew up in the 2000s, and my family still watched movies on VHS - at least during my *early* childhood in the late 90s and early 2000s, before we switched to DVDs in 2003.

[@alfiecox1183]

So I was born in 2005, and my family was never particularly well off, and I grew up watching vhs and had a box tv with a built in vhs player😂😂

[@GalenNight]

I grew up with VHS tapes. I was born in 91 and that was during the transition from tapes to discs

[@TheEldritchHyena]

@@GalenNight I was born in 2003 and grew up with both VHS and DVD at the same time.

[@astrowolvez]

I was watching 101 dalmations and shrek nightly on vhs well into the mid 2000’s.

[@PetaHatingChris42]

Missed joke opportunity: The guy at the cat shelter was played by Ernie Sabella, who did the voice of Pumba. Timon and Pumba reunited, sort of.

[@leon46295]

Dude I was laughing my arse off at Christopher walken dragged through the house.

[@TalesofTheshadows]

I've seen this move a million times and seeing him dragged everywhere still makes me laugh.

[@ForrestFox626]

Could of been funnier

[@zenmanlovesgames9906]

Darius Brown that’s it! It’s funny, but it could be funnier.

[@turntsnaco824]

@@ForrestFox626 Could've said "could've".

[@chelsey4908]

That’s because seeing Christopher Walken being dragged through a house is funny by default. You don’t have to try to make him funny.

[@HORRIOR1]

Personally, I like this movie. The comedy is intended for all age groups so you get some variety. The acting and the characters are pretty good for a one off comedy film. You get invested in the struggle that the brothers go through and seeing them get on top at the end, makes you smile even though it makes no sense. The whole movie feels like a chaotic mess, because that's what it is going for. The brothers are trying all they can to keep their lives from crumbling apart. It feels like a darker, more mean spirited Home Alone movie.

[@robbiewalker2831]

That, or Tom and Jerry… in fact, how come this film feels more like Tom and Jerry than the actual Tom and Jerry theatrical movies?

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

😑

[@LivinMyJeffLife]

There was one day that I was at my grandma's house. She had no cable and the only VHS in the house was Mouse Hunt. I watched the movie a dozen times back to back...It's an amazing movie!

[@MazeDaGr8]

This movie is basically Tom and jerry meet Laurel and Hardy and I luv it

[@eddymadison9655]

More like if Terry Gilliam wrote a Laurel & Hardy film

[@GrandiaKnight]

@@eddymadison9655 You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@mr.bluependant1871]

Laurel & Hardy Lars & Ernie That can't be by coincidence!

[@eddymadison9655]

@@GrandiaKnight No, it's not a bad thing at all

[@joellindhorst3083]

I actually low-key consider this to be a great movie. I'm sure you could find nitpicks for it here & there but I really think the positives more than outweigh the negatives here. Plus, Nathan Lane is one of my favourite actors & I think he's criminally underrated & underappreciated.

[@leenut91]

I was so traumatized by the poor girl leaving her kitty when I was a kid. Luckily I was able to suppress it for my own mental well being..... UNTIL NOW 😭

[@filmfangirls9163]

When I was little I thot the "kitty" she was crying about was the demon cat 😂

[@DCPTF2]

That scene used to give me nightmares, if that child was real you can be sure that mother was left cold and alone on her deathbed after that

[@RettMikhal]

Could have just been an old cat they had to put to sleep. Sad, but necessary thing to do to avoid them suffering from problems in their old age. Why you'd BRING THE KID WITH YOU is up for debate. WHY YOU WOULD WRITE IT, STORYBOARD IT, SCREENTEST CHILD ACTORS, DIRECT THE KID TO CRY, AND NOT EDIT IT OUT is yet another.

[@melanieklump592]

For me it was the cockroach scene. I'd forgotten how grossed out by that I was until watching this video.

[@Drakin292]

@@melanieklump592 To this day, that is a phobia I have whenever I eat something soft and suddenly feel a crunch between my teeth. All thanks to this movie.

[@krimsonklaww611]

Mouse Hunt is Home Alone but with a mouse. *CHANGE MY MIND*

[@feathero3]

There are 2 main characters, so they are not alone at home. The mouse also lives there and isn't robbing the place. They also become friends by the end. (Actually I agree they are very similar films, I just wanted to be a wise guy.)

[@theoriginalredbirdgamer3607]

Somebody get this man/woman/genderless more likes

[@UsonoHoushi]

Home alone where Kevin becomes business partners with the wet bandits. 😂

[@Ohem1]

@@feathero3 But the mouse is living alone and to "it" the characters are invaders.

[@StewardofAutumn]

No no, you have a point...

[@somerandofromoregon]

I watched this movie a lot when I was a kid. It's criminally underrated in my opinion. Great review, Critic. This goes to show that despite what most people say, you are still able to make great videos even to this day.

[@aliciab33]

My dad loved slapstick in anything, so fond memories are of him laughing loudly at moments in this. He replayed the whimper conversation like 5 times and was wheezing. William Hickey was only 70 when he died?! Every movie i saw him in i thought he was 105. I mean, rest his soul.

[@edwarddore7617]

The whimper scene is probably my favorite

[@darkrose9793]

I used to watch this movie all the time as kid, and honestly it’s still just as weird and good as I remember.

[@nickel7o740]

Same.

[@LuisSierra42]

It's one of my favorite movies from my childhood, together with Baby's Day Out

[@megamage911]

I had 100% completely forgotten this movie existed. I couldn't even recognize the title, but once I actually started seeing the clips, it all came back to me. I remember rewatching this movie numerous times as a kid xD

[@averymerrick]

The film was originally intended to simply take place in The Present Day. When Gore Verbinski decided to go for a Retro Universe aesthetic, it shocked the studio executives, who had, of course, just wanted a Home Alone clone.

[@Abbojnr]

When I saw the thumbnail I immediately went, "Oh, hey, I have that video," And then I spent 5 minutes realising that I grew up in the bridging gap generation between VHS and DVD...

[@ursaminor9780]

Well, I didn’t have the second realization. Until now.

[@geo7803]

To be fair the bridging has even us access to both older and newer movies growing up as a VHS/DVD combo device seemed quite a common choice

[@hofx666]

This is one of the few movies that makes me still laugh out loud as a kill. This is a 10/10, Nathan Lane has the most perfect performance, the slap stick is amazing, and the mouse is a perfect character.

[@LimaFX]

One of my fav childhood movies

[@RVRgeek]

Same

[@MoisesCharles]

You all have horrible taste.

[@randomdude-4353]

How did you not get traumatized?

[@FlackoWeasel]

Same. I grew up with this film :D

[@Jokaanan]

Same, it was one of maybe three VHS tapes my grandma had

[@Nytemare2all]

I love how weird this movie is! One of my favorite recurring jokes is the painting of main characters father. I don't think it looks the same in any scene it shows up in, it just keeps changing throughout the movie! A simple joke but pretty fun detail.

[@brocksampson3405]

As much as I love this film as a kid growing up and found it hilarious. My memory on parts of the film have come and gone. I remember most of this whole film but my memory on possibly a few things have slipped my mind but I'm surprised I still remember most of this film after all these years when I thought I'd forget something. But I think what made me laugh the hardest was the look on Oz's face when he pulled out a metal hammer from a drawer to use on the mouse and how he reacted as he was running around with it, screaming like he went nuts. But I'm laughing myself out of my seat to when you mimic Nathan Lane's voice during the mouse traps scene or when you said "Poop is a physical fart" I laughed when you made the Home Alone joke and how the hole in the floor formed so fast.

[@thesaltiestspoon]

Ah, mouse hunt, the movie I used to think people were talking about when mentioning of mice and men

[@rMachete]

LMAO

[@p.z.arnott2329]

Good thing you missed the bullet there

[@Logitah]

I remember watching this as a child and honestly sighing out of relief when the ending was happy. I felt SO BAD for all the characters that I wanted something to go right!

[@mapplemoore197]

Same!!!!

[@chrisgonzalez5883]

Likewise

[@YOURNOTSAFEAGAIN]

Not even joking, i watched this film when i was literally 1 year old AND I COULD NEVER FORGET IT TO THIS VERY DAY NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED

[@IsleofJaya]

This explains why Snowball was so mad at Stuart when they first met.

[@awesomeness1122]

Man I Just remember this movie as the one where Mario and Luigi try to kill Jerry.

[@jonrobbins3524]

Super mario bros operation: KILL MICKEY MOUSE

[@firelightyear]

@@jonrobbins3524 I thinking Mario and Luigi are after one mouse villager from Animal crossing or Pikachu.

[@TheVandrell]

Fun fact : Mouse Hunt was released a week later to Home Alone 3, and kicked its ass at the BO! Gotta love the irony considering this film was more 'Home Alone' with a mouse compared HA3.

[@TheVandrell]

And bless Christopher Walken for not saying anything like a human!

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Me watching this as a kid: * laughing at the painful slapstick * Mother: "Don't laugh at that -- it's cruel!" Me: * laughs harder *

[@joshuablade6974]

Present Me and Young Me: *dies laughing at the movie...but only at the parts where someone was in humorous pain*

[@casper6405]

Same here

[@bemasaberwyn55]

HORSE.....I WON'T EAT IT

[@freethinker1277]

And/or covered in shit.

[@thatsandslashguy420]

8:45 that wasn't even a joke, that just made me feel uncomfortable. Like REALLY uncomfortable. Great job mousehunt

[@swordhunter12]

You get the feeling someone on the crew had an intense hatred for cats AND children. Like, psychotic level hatred.

[@brittanyr613]

Me too. I had completely blocked that scene from memory until now. I have stupid high empathy and scenes like that just upset me. Thanks movie... you’re not funny

[@ARossiEsquire]

Honestly overjoyed to see a Teacher’s Pet reference. Such an underrated show

[@darthstarkiller1912]

So glad I grew up with it. Even saw the movie when it was in theaters.

[@sarahmcmann5253]

darthstarkiller1912 so did I

[@Treeeee2008]

I’m surprised you remembered it, but good Nonetheless

[@brothaNblue]

Ehh... It just had a good theme song.

[@brothaNblue]

@Seth Belfort So you're saying the theme song didn't slap?

[@wesleyhargis5115]

And here I thought I was either the only one who remembered this movie or that I hallucinated it when I was younger.

[@BaronessVonHizen]

Lmaoo true

[@ShoppingForBlood]

Not the only one. I thought I was hallucinating also. Turns out I just couldn’t remember the name of this movie and I’ve been looking for it for years

[@jwr2904]

I guess I just accepted it was real lol. I remember renting it

[@zombefyer2.047]

Mousehunt: A Dark Slapstick Comedy, basically Terry Gilliam meets Laurel and Hardy.

[@georgemills4829]

So when I was a kid I showed this movie to my extended family and my aunt threw up at the restaurant scene because I forgot about mentioning the cockroach bit. Lol

[@leon46295]

That should be in the movie

[@eb-the-gamer6287]

Ugh....that little girl being dragged away was more heartbreaking for me than funny...

[@victoriawhitcomb6475]

It just makes me... uncomfortable. Something about it just... rubs me the wrong way

[@eternyti]

probably because it feels too real and raw. like it's actually genuine but the context of whatever made that little girl cry and scream isn't what's shown in the movie. the thought of adults purposely making that girl so upset to get that shot is probably why it's so discomforting. either that or mommy issues.

[@swordhunter12]

It's not even black comedy, it's just the filmmakers going "Hey kids! You feeling good today? Well, TOUGH SHIT!!!"

[@T3nMiDGET5711]

What was she yelling

[@T3nMiDGET5711]

It kinda looks like she’s being dragged to prison

[@normanmerrick9493]

15:50 "Ok Shit! You made the tub work! I'm so sorry, I was looking at the four year plan and not your eight year plan." That was one of the funniest lines you've had all year, Doug... JFC my sides.

[@geardog24]

9:46 This actually does feel like it was going to be a live action Tom and Jerry movie?

[@thecriticalthinkeroutsidet4947]

There is a live-action/animated Tom and Jerry movie coming next year. It's going to be a Who Framed Roger Rabbit type of hybrid film.

[@joseyanez5199]

"WHAT'S THAT?" "HORSE?" "FIENDISH!" "I WON'T EAT IT!" "AAAAHHHH!"

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

The scariest part of that sentence... Where the fuck did the mouse get horse meat?

[@modisp]

Maybe he said Horseradish? :D

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

@@modisp ...Well I don't like horseradish.

[@CosmicG777]

@@white0thunderwhite0thunder71 Neither do I.

[@LetsTakeWalk]

BEARS

[@siko-society5635]

I saw Doug Walker at a costume store in Chicago yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “Huh? Huh? Huh?” and pointing a prop gun in my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him screech as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen wigs in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the wigs and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any plot holes,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a legitimate critical term. After she scanned each wig and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by screaming "A BAT CREDIT CARD" really loudly.

[@anthonydeadman]

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[@ZoeLycan]

many time when people try to tell me "Home Alone" is a great movie, all I remember is THIS movie instead. I remember REALLY enjoying it as a kid

[@AzrialAlaria]

Hello ^.=.^

[@skydiamsteam6005]

Azrial Alaria Double owo combo

[@bigmoe9856]

Same

[@quincybriley4113]

I wonder if it's coincidence. "A world without string is chaos." In science, the string theory tries to explain how the 4 fundamental forces in the universe interacts in order to make the universe operate.

[@rMachete]

Yeah I always found that quote very interesting.

[@t-spintriple4185]

That, and Yo-Yos wouldn't be nearly as fun.

[@Immolator772]

16:30 this is how the DoomSlayer went to hell to hunt the demons.

[@Blade_Corps]

"If you hear purring, thats why" me: "BEST REVIEW EVER!!!!!!"

[@strawberrylime33]

Buster has taken Chaplin’s place.

[@dillonohlemiller9027]

Not even a mention of the fact that the guy who sells them CATZILLA is Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa)

[@dhightower910]

I remembered him as Leon Carosi (saved by the bell) that was Stacy's dad during the beach episodes.

[@Poever]

Talk about clever casting

[@thecrazyape7051]

Funny enough, he also made a cameo in a deleted scene in the Producers. Where he is a drunkard at a bar Bialystock and Bloom (Nathan and Matthew) are at and they all sing together for a brief moment.

[@cavareenvius7886]

"A creepy exterminator played by...who else could play this part at '97?" You mean John Goodman? *Christopher Walken appears* Ahhhh. The Emphasis was on "creepy" not on "exterminator"

[@brianalambert1192]

Ok, I think Doug needs a stamps intervention. He's losing it more and more with these commercials.

[@lrgogo1517]

He's seemingly treating the stamps.com ad roll like a meme- you could imagine that segment of him grooving, but to the FitnessPacer Test or the Tesco self-serve voice clips.

[@feigekatarina5745]

Lol, cat's like: if you're going to be talking about mice, I should be here!

[@firelightyear]

What about the Neko girls?

[@takeshikujo2909]

The ending was odd as hell to me. Throughout this whole movie this mouse has been putting their lives through living hell because their remodeling destroyed its home, they sent a bloodthirsty cat after it, then Christopher Walken, nailed it with an orange ball and mailed it to Fidel Castro... and in the end it saved their family business and kept them from being destitute? It made more sense when we were led to believe that it intended to finish the job in the last few minutes!

[@mrcritical6751]

The mouse was hinted to know the father, my guess is once he found out they were the sons of his friend and saw the state his friend’s business was in he decided to help them

[@takeshikujo2909]

Aw~, that’s actually really cute. Sure makes sense of the whole thing. Smart too since the string must have been a clue for the little guy at the end.

[@Metroid4ever]

@@mrcritical6751 I thought it was because the brothers had a chance to kill him after getting knocked out by the orange, but because they couldn't bring themselves to do it, that's what made the mouse have a change of heart.

[@cabellones]

in the end. the tree of them lost the house they fight for so long.... they became basically equals... there is nothing more to fight over.... so when he do the cheese string, they A) can fight for it again, ending in disaster again.. B)try to make the better with this blessing for all of them... I think I always love this movie because there is no villain... just big misunderstandings...

[@Metroid4ever]

@@cabellones That's true, they all lost in the end with the house.

[@djh491]

This was probably the first movie I saw as a kid that introduced me to the concept of dark comedy. I remember a lot of jokes like the cat dying made me really upset.

[@malifor00]

I never thought the cat died... Don't tell me that

[@nathancardenas2719]

I was JUST thinking about rewatching this film! Such an underrated slapstick classic

[@Real_Amphy]

When I was young and watched Christopher scream "I won't eat it" I was honestly scared and I didn't know why.

[@evrbdlvsme]

20 years later i'm still terrified by that scene with a mouse hideout and a goddamn nailgun

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

SAME. Shit made me cry when I was little. He looked so peaceful in his little house

[@dogman9291]

@Gabe Davis It was pretty funny.

[@gwibus]

How has 3:54 not become a meme it’s fucking hilarious

[@jessicawurm23]

The waving at the ladies with his tie at 13:23 was a direct Oliver Hardy reference, he did that all the time

[@HrJhns]

For some odd reason I remember having fond memories of this movie as a kid. Lets see.

[@PREGAMEDISCHARGEENJOYER]

I recently remembered the idea of this movie and I watched it all the time as a kid with my mom before she passed. Makes the world to me to see it again and remember the name of it. Thanks Doug

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

Who else remembers these movies?: Catch that kid Mr Magoriums wonder emporium Marmaduke Push Jumper Dinosaur Zathura Madigascar Peter Jackson’s King Kong

[@doupleonature2833]

justanotherchannelonyoutube me

[@dastvan8002]

*Begrudgingly raises hand* Please tell me this won't become a regular thing?

[@hugeackman8182]

I don’t think that we’d want to remember Marmaduke...

[@markcasadevall9509]

um I remember Marmaduke, catch that kid, zathura, king kong, and dinosaur

[@dreddpiratebromando5953]

I remember

[@Music-City-Mania]

“Poop is a physical fart.” Put that on the Blu-Ray sleeve!

[@WyattLoftin]

This film is delightfully dark. And I think the critic underestimated the slapstick’s affects, and the just overall tone of the comedy duo and the time period and place which it is based. They just don’t make movies like this anymore and it’s Sad. Mouse Hunt deserves to be remembered. And the score to this movie is amazing too.

[@scottbuckley823]

please do a robin williams movie for his birthday the 21st bicentenial man or Jumanji

[@vincenthawthorne9360]

How bout One Hour Photo?

[@abowlofoatmeal9013]

@@vincenthawthorne9360 yes 100%

[@tyrant-den884]

Bicentennial Man does not get enough love. I Robot get all this hate for being a bad adaptation but nobody mentions what a pretty good one already exsisted.

[@liizzset]

Maybe Jack? Or Flubber? But agree that Bicentennial Man does not get much appreciation.

[@PlayThenSay]

"Best jokes in this movie are the insanely mean ones" normally one of the two types of comedy British comedy does better, but it is very un-Lee Evans

[@hasielsarsby5558]

9:43 I am so glad they released the Snyder cut of the Tom and Jerry movie. Dude you predicted the HBO Max leaks!!

[@meganparrish807]

Now we just need a Dennis the Menace and Problem Child review.

[@dannydorko7075]

god even as a kid I hated problem child. loved Dennis though

[@FlackoWeasel]

Ooh both problem child films I'd love to see!

[@helpyourselfimbusy5747]

Yes, on both. I loved those movies as a kid.

[@BobbyDrake2000]

I've been waiting for Problem since Baby Geniuses.

[@Popplio3323]

Gore Varbinksy is legendary. Look at Rango. A family western that has intesity and self-reflection

[@kfcroc18]

Me too

[@Supervillain725]

I liked that movie.

[@azazuraazura964]

also a rattle snake with a gun for a tailt. xD

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I liked Rango, but I have absolutely no clue what it was about.

[@RYMAN1321]

Loved how for a "kids film", it was quite mature. Reminded me of Roger Rabbit.

[@arthurtaylor2593]

Thanks for reviewing this one, Doug! For years, I've always wondered what to make of this flick. Even after watching this, I still don't! But, it's good to know I'm not alone. It's worth a watch I think, but it's so hard to pin down a theme or motif. Definitely has good moments, but it needed so much more Walken. He was brilliant, as always. Great review, thank you so much! (When I watch this again, I'll keep my ears open for Buster purrs!)

[@francyflynn]

Nostalgia Critic has this ability to make me want to watch movies I literally never heard of before Edit: I watched the movie, it's the exact type of dumb fun movie I like so thanks for that,it was a great hour and a half distraction

[@francyflynn]

@@Winterfang pretty much 😂

[@ayar2]

@@Winterfang well thats kind of the point.

[@Valhobino]

“Spielberg, catsonburg, and that other one” I would go terminator and the 2 others but this is fine.

[@DM-it1qf]

When Blockbuster was still around when I was little, my sister insisted on continuously renting the DVD of this and I absolutely hated it, it creeped me out to no end.

[@swagkirby3449]

3:30 I mean it IS Nathan Lane, bugs are his favorite snacks